MR RICHARD BROPHY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19734, 26 September 1929, Page 11

MR RICHARD BROPHY.

DEATH REPORTED. [THE PBBBS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 25. Many people in New Zealand who met Mr Richard G. Brophy, shore manager in the Dominion for the Byrd Expedition, will be interested to read the following New York telegram which appeared in the "Springfield Republican" of August 27th:—"Clothes containing cablegrams from Commander Richard E. Byrd, and business cards bearing the name of Richard Gale Brophy, former second in command to Byrd on the latter's expedition to the Antarctic, were found in a locker room at the Washington Baths at Coney Island to-day. The clothes had been checked there yesterday. The police learned that Brophy had been living at the Hotel Belvedere, bnt had been missing for two weeks. His wife and child were said to be visiting friends at Toronto."

One of the cablegrams signed by Byrd in Little America, and dated April 2nd, read: "Much obliged for your message. There was some delay in it reaching me. Remember that no matter what hard luck you may have had we can work things out if you will continue to have faith in me. Best of good wishes, your friend, Byrd." The second message, dated April 22nd, read: "How are yon feeling? Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Cheerio, old fellow. Bvrd. "

"Brophy was active at Byrd's headquarters here during the months of preparation for the Antarctic expedition. an d shortly before the party sailed last vear Commander Byrd named him second in command, a post previously held D v Floyd Bennett, who went to the jforth Pole with Byrd, and who died while going to the aid of the Bremen Atlantic flyert stranded on Greenly Island some months ago. Brophv returned from the Antarctic saying" that he wa*. going into private business*