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ROOSEVELT PARTY(i>) I 
HAS POOR CATCH 
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I President and Two Companions 
, Land Only 28 Fish on 
I Galapagos Excursion. 
I By the Associated Press. 
1 ABOARD CRUISER HOUSTON IN 
' GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO, July j 
I 30. — President Roosevelt and the sci- 
entists in the presidential party were 
disappointed in the results of their 
stop at Seymour Island, one of the 
smaller units in the Galapagos group. 
Mr. Roosevelt spent six hours in a 
small motor whaleboat yesterday aft- 
ernoon, fishing in the lee of the isle. 
He and two companions caught only 
28 fish, a poor catch compared to 
! those made by the President in other 
Galapagos excursions. 
The President also was disappoint- 
ed that the fish were common varie- 
ties, tuna, barracuda and sea trout. 
He had hoped to hook another of 
the savage blue wahoos, a 54-pound 
specimen of which was brought to 
I boat the previous day at Hood Island. 
: Scientists went ashore from the 
I Houston and explored Seymour Island 
in a vain search for pink flamingoes. 
This rare type of flamingo had been 
reported to abound on the island. 
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Roosevelt Vainly Hunts GravP^ ^ 
Of Navy Duelist on Galapagos Isle ^ 
ROOSEVELT. 
Aboard Cruiser Houston, Ga- 
lapagos Archipelago, July 30. — 
Led personally by President Roose- 
velt, a party of 50 officers and men 
from the cruiser Hous- 
ton searched San Salva- 
dor Island fruitlessly 
today for the grave of 
Lieut, John S. Cowan, 
of the U. S. frigate 
Essex, buried on the 
island in 1813. 
One hundred and 25 
years of erosion by 
wind and water had 
erased all evidence of 
the grave. Lieut. Cowan, 
aged 21, believed killed in a pistol 
duel with another member of the 
Essex’ company, was buried by 
Admiral David Porter, then com- 
Sharks Despoil (0^ 
Roosevelt Party 
t iO/ Their Fishes 
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Aboard U. S. S. Houston. Cocos 
Island. Aug. 1 (JP) (via Naval Ra- 
dio). — Members of President Roose- 
velt’s fishing party returned aboard 
tonight blaming sharks for their 
failure to catch fish in greater num- 
bers. 
The party put out this morning, 
but reported on their return that 
time after time, when game fish 
were hooked, only their heads w'ere 
pulled in. 
The President took his small boat 1 
well out to the windward side of 
the island, though other members j 
of the group elected to stay in the 
more calm waters on the sheltered 
side. When the catch was weighed 
and counted, honors for the biggest 
fish and the most fish went to the 
President and his boat. 
The battle between fishermen, 
fish and shark will be resumed to- 
morrow and possibly Wednesday 
forenoon. The Houston will pro- 
ceed to Balboa, Canal Zone, at 2 
p. m. Wednesday, and is scheduled 
to arrive there Thursday afternoon. 
mander of the frigate, which was 
anchored in James Bay to search 
for fresh water and tortoises. 
President Roosevelt was assisted 
in the search by Capt. 
George Paren, Com- 
mander Daniel J. Cal- 
laghan and Commander 
Paren N. Barker. They 
had hoped to be able to 
remove the remains of 
Lieut. Cowan to the 
United States Naval 
Academy at Annapolis, 
with permission of the 
Ecuadorian government. 
The party captured 
two small kids on the island. The 
animals, believed to be descendants 
of goats landed by Admiral Porter, 
M'ere made mascots of the Houston. 
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President Reaches Co: 
Two Days’ Fishing Du 
ABOARD U. S. S. HOUSTON, Co- 
cos Isle, Aug. 1 (By Naval Radio to ) 
United Press)— President Roosevelt 
arrived at this tiny island about 450 
miles west of Panama today for two 
days of sail fishing and exploring ; 
pirate lore for which it is famous. J 
Marking the President’s third visitH 
to these fishing grounds since he en- 
tered the White House, the Houston 
arrived here early in the morning 
after a cruise from San Salvador 
Island of the Galapagos group 380 
miles away. 
Prof. Waldo L. Schmitt, Smithso- 
nian Institution scientist accompa- 
nying the President, reported that 
during a week of fishing and explo- 
ration among the Galapagos, he has ■! 
collected several hundred valuable 
specimens of animal Ufa. 
