BYRD EXPEDITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20832, 26 September 1929, Page 9

BYRD EXPEDITION.

MR RICHARD BROPHY MISSING ■ % CLOTHES POUND IN BATHS LOCKER. (Special to Daily Times.! WELLINGTON, September 25.. Many people in New Zealand who met Mr Richard 6. Brophy, shore manager ( in the Dominion for the Byrd expedition, will be interested to read the fol-' lowing New York cablegram, which appeared in the Springfield Republican of August 27: < Clothes containing cablegrams from Commander Richard E. Byrd and business cards bearing the name of Richard Oale Brophy, former second in command to Commander 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 Belvidere, but had been missing for two weeks. _ His wife and child were S «“ e v ’ s ’ting friends at Toronto. One. of the cables signed by Commander Byrd in Little America and dated April 2 read: '3luch, obliged for your niessage.- There was some delay in reaching me. Remember that no matter what hard luck you may have can work things out if you will continue to have faith in fne. Best of good wishes.—Your friend, Byrd.’ • " The second, message, dated April 22, read: 'How are you feeling? Please let me know if there is anything I can do lor you. Cheerio, old fellow.—Byrd.’ ” _ 31 r Brophy was active at Commander Byrd s headquarters herei during the months of preparation for the -Antarctic expedition, and shortly before the partysailed last year Commander Byrd named mm second in command, a post previously held by Ployd Bennett, who went to the North Pole with Commander -Byrd and who died while going to the aid of the Bremen Atlantic flyers who were str&ided on Greenly Island. Some months ago 3lr Brophy returned from the Antarctic, saying that he was going into private business. ’