Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Wed. June 2 1937
Buffalo Courier Express
June 9 1937
New York Sun
Sept 26 1934
(attachment removed..wrong Gardner Island)
Schenectady Gazette
May 04 1956
Quote from: Dave Lima on November 12, 2014, 01:24:46 PM
Schenectady Gazette
May 04 1956
Very interesting. We have correspondence from the archives in Tarawa about plans to build a bridge across the lagoon entrance but it was our impression that the bridge was never constructed.
One more for the day. :)
Evening News, North Tarawanda
July 3 1937
sorry page 3 not avaialable
Quote from: Dave Lima on November 12, 2014, 01:12:37 PM
New York Sun
Sept 26 1934
From Chronology of the
Seth Parker Voyage (http://www.galapagos.to/TEXTS/PARKER.HTM) by John Woram:
As stated in Note [1] above, the captain's name was Constantine Flink. But to add a bit of confusion to the story, the following excerpt is from a
New York Times report dated September 30, 1934 (p. S10):
| Radio reports from the schooner Seth Parker promise possible solution of the disappearance in June of the tuna clipper Belle Isle, out of San Pedro. Ten men, according to the reports, were sighted on the southern shore of Gardner Island, southernmost of the Galapagos group, 400 miles off the coast of Panama. | They were thought to be natives, but when Captain John Gabelich discovered that the island is supposedly uninhabited he notified authorities. Ten ships in the vicinity have been asked to aid in determining the identity of those on the island. |
Gardner Island is neither the southernmost, nor are the Galápagos Islands 400 miles off the coast of Panama. Presumably the men were sighted on the southern shore of Isla Coco, which is 400 miles from Panama. In context, the news report implies that John Gabelich was the captain of the
Seth Parker. However, in The History of San Diego (http://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/pourade/rising/risingchapter5.htm), author Richard F. Pourade refers to "... the
Belle Isle, skippered by John Gabelich... ." From the evidence, it appears that the
New York Times got the story wrong on two counts—the name of the island, and the name of the captain.
ok...1, perhaps 2 more
From the Syracuse American, Sunday July 4 1937
From the Syracuse American, Sunday July 4 1937
Article titled: "Fate of Amelia Hidden By Storm"
Subject: radio signals received.
Buffalo Courier Express
July 04 1937
Look at these faces, would they lie to you?