The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-15
Nautical Correspondence.
OFF SANDY Hook,
On BOARD THE "HENRIETTA.r


On BOARD THE "HENRIETTA."J
Mr.. SERIES EDIToR:-I left the New York
Yacht Club House last Wednesday, as you know,
on board the steamer Rjuer Quefn to join our
fellows on the (my friend Mr.. Bennett's) yacht
Henrietta. OF course, going down the bay, some
of our fellows aboard the steamer, being nautical
fellows, made observations, some of them not
complimentary to the chaps that hadn't the pluck
10 sail in their own canoes across the pond but,
as ! said before, we all made and took several
observations; they passed the bottle to me, and
/ took one or two myself. The weather being
cold and bracing without, II became necessary
for us to brace up inside, by taking few
"bunpers," else our ribs might be stove in,
as l have seen many fine craft served
by not having the proper 'bumper.n on board.
At the table on board the steamer things were
little unsteady on account of the wind blow
ing sou'west by SOU, and the Commodore's
bottle being empty, tipped over; he thought it
an omen that his should turn over, while the
others didn't, and he was about going to Ego
back on the boys" / told him it was easily
accounted for, his bottle was all drunk. This
created some laughter by the chap who gets up
the Budget Of Fun. He patted me on the
shoulder, and said it was good joke. send it
TO you, Mr. Editor and if you see joke in it,
l shall think there is one.
Leaving Trinity Church steeple, Castle Gar
den, Bedloes Island, and other Notifications in
the distance we arrived at Stapleton, and there
was the Henrietta, sitting on the waves like
duck, and, indeed, from the amount of sail on
deck, you might say canvas-back duck. We
steamed up TO her, and Commodore Bennett
myself and few other plucky fellows got
hoo rd of hat honnnnad off thotT |
must refer to the Log.
1045 A. M.-The crew now began wetg hing
anchor; the exact weight was not motel, but,
Judging by the pulling, it must have been pretty
heavy After the anchor was weighed we were
taken in tow by tug, as were the Vesta and
F1eetlcinJ, when we all steamed for Sandy Hook
on our way to the "Needles.n The Commodore
and myself went below to see that the wines
and things were carefully packed away; each Of
us packed away little wine ourselves.
Ills A. M.-We have now reached the "Buoyn
off the Hook; Mr.. Bennett suggests that we all
get ready. I go to the side of tine
Yacht and unpack some of the wines
and things that l took aboard
coming down on the steamer. A sailor comes
along with mop, and tells me TO ''go to
lu'ard." 1 had never heard of the place.
Couldn't go if had; l was too sick.
ll'5O A. M.-Wrnd high about these times; but
our Commodore having been so long connected
with the newspaper press, the Mate told me,
was used to "heavy blowing" The sails now
began to go up; 1, at the same time, began to go
down. Heard the fellows halloing out, ''Set
the foresalw l just wished they could set me,
for felt completely upset by the rough treat.
ment received at the hands of Old Neptune.
Not more so, however, than was a chap on
board the tug, who was making some sketches
for one of the pictorial papers, when the Cap
tain shouted OUT