The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-09
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY g. 1857. a

jbs set dsssrz lupus and fonas, who headed the two
watches xhch the divided, We'd with each
other handling the yacht carefully and through thin
Storm a. throughout The entire voyage, the Henretis
had all the canvas she could safely carry. but
inch Consequently her speed was steadily main
tanned, but nothing strained and nothing carried
away. At on the second nautical day We scored
two hundred and miles by observation and hun
ded aud thirty BY Log the discrepancy being accounted
BY current which had drted the yacht twenty
miles TO southwest Gear sunshny weather during
the day. and bright moonlight, with occasional snow
squalls q night closed the record for the 18Th Decem
/ be-.
1 on NETT noRsxo.
| The next morning the weather cloudy and warm
and The had faeu Of The guests enjoyed their
rss,a deck the SERVANTS snexpsctedly appearing il
white trousers seemed IKE ghosts from tbs long de-
parted summer. Nothing was In sight upon the
| ocean except nocks OF quits and Mother carey's
chickens Al noon We had made two hundred and
four mica BY fine observation In tho evening
| tue placid moon showed silvery upon . sea as
| emooih as the Thames Reclip,ng In the comfortable
REACH. the guests listened the captains stories Of
haunted ships and suicides q and dismal wrecks Of
the southern Ocean Towards midnight, howsves, the
changed and repeated squais With rain ana hall
struck tho Juy craft and howcd her along n the raid
q, eleven twelve and thIr.sc Knots IN hour Al sno-
sise the next morning sorm beeaa; tbs 60 aa
sky seemed Una and both were deep sat6 color; ~
Asn hail white wi,hihe sncv. moved slowly = thssv
the snow drtsisd dnwn tho Hsnrstta passed Through
the water that loaned upon the deck 70 isewasd
great skeleton Gngrr Indicative of rain; 81
ronnsin-s we're niorniul and depressing No Ooserva
gained tao nnd.cd and ,rSesSve m,ies dnr,us ths
past twenty -four hours As night fell the yachts sailed
Aser and fesie until as looked the side where
the waves came cascading tho dminuvo bulwarks
we seemed to be fairly lying along The sky cleared,
bu' The VIM reshepec at sunset and tho light sails
were hauled Down and the mainsal rcefed The yacht
quivsrea hko horsc oyerdriven. and the pumps,
which were tested hour, sounded dsmaily. but
showed leakage Sra after ba&Edsd the stagger-
Ing crDf. wave bursting through the skylight
into the CABIN. All night long this heavy weather con-
nued; bus the yacht easily before the free wind
thai everybody slept quietly ~ II the Henr;tta were
the Great Eastern.
PASSING BRIG AND CROSSING THE sAsKs
In the gray oil the following morning Sunday De-
ccmbcr l6. passed brig bound TO Newfoundland,
and her crew who had evidently heard n0tnuS az the
dashed swiftly and silently b. ike the Flying Dutch.
We crossing the Grand Banks, and 1t
noon We had sailed two h"ndrsd and miles for
wnd still! rennired porthery. and the yacht kept her
without variation Al two o'clock tbs captsin,
occrs and yachimcn assembled In the cabin for dvins
worship. while the winds wsted shr.ly withoss and
the waves splashed across The deck lights overhead;
The prayers for Inc day were repeated, ard chapter
from the I,b,e and Of jays brief scrmoas verc
read. A, ten +. NJ we of the Grand Banks and
c soundnes 20 ~ The rate Of twelve knots hour
Heavy seas si boarded the vessel washing overheard
OF the the wind still; held from the north ward,
and all hands were not too sensible ~ credit the cap
sa,us superstous scries and refrain from changing
their attire lest tai hould bring change OF wind.
The night passed quietly and the ship averaged eleven
ike marine Vuicans.
snow STORM.
vs. had been taught 10 dread the character or The
ocean had entirely changed; instead Of dancing
snort ch"rping waves hke those Of the EnE''ah Chan
ans. Running thus in the trough Of the sea, there
seemed 70 10 no horizon. Tho waser sissed by The
saow that fell almost SANITY, had the consistency Of
~ the sky was flied with dull ieadrr csouds; but the
barometer rose steadily: tho VIM, which he'd been
rurtii once mora me observation gave two hun
cred aud eighty miles for the yachts pfogse1s dsrng
The s. as u ~ asy Ss Az
In the sftcrnoon beautiful rainb0w Frightened ths
horizon; but this 'bcw Of promise, proved most do
ceitu and brought rs renewed hail and snow squalls
instead al pleasant weather During ths nshs he wnd
shifted 70 wsstsOuthues We s1bed" shsp apd hossed
lew hours as the signs Of dirty weather ominously In
creased The effect OF 'jibiugwe may explain 70 the
70 ns e Tn Ss
xuno W when the yacht had inclination Of
ave degrees 10 ono drccton suddenly swoke, cross and
saen when they were rolled over In their berths Dy
the careening Of this yacht to fcrty-nvs degrees
| =. ~ Y i Hxxvmo 10 m GAZE sft 81 "a
The weathete Nsss excsedsnsly threatening.
| Che mainsai Eas double rssfcd for the nrst time
sad y, ys eSs Y Sass fs e., sS. -.
wsA wind frsshensa afser noon, and q four ? ~ u
blew regular gale the mAinsall We fuzsd and three
with this small spread OF canvas the yacht was driven
uus miles an hour On deck the rain and spray shut Ia
ns sns rs ~Is s
Of water placed near The stove 70 extngusn the
nre shona necessity arsc The dead lisht. leaked nm
staeroom floors 20 lot out watcr should the skyght b
broken in The servants were dashed about the cabins
~ n sbos FROM pvincibs casapuIss Tho guests had
enough To 10 hold themselves inside their bertha
INDEX these circumstances which would have delighted
ssSsd ss' s,us ssn good y.eSs ~s.
| struck by . Tremendous sea, that burst over
The quarter, struck full upon the rO,ssa,l
the yachts boat Simultaneously the carpenter rushs
ed wildly into The cabin, pals With alarm and shouted
WIN great good d. sense
save Nj. Bennett who quietly Informed Captain Sam
uels Of the carpen,srs report AS quietly the captain
leak which turned 10 be nothing but the bilge water
oons through the line pankng near the cooks berth
decided that the Henrietta could be driven longer
Preparations were made 70 heave 10, which simply
that she rides at The trysss hap
pened stored In the cabin, the sailors
silently down, oiled tho tackle ssd carried the al upon
ss he burial Il !. our sps xs
,Sn, IL hs thirty years SsS never sssa
vessel that coud face such gale 20 long and was
Charitable To nope thai our rivals were having better
weather than ourseves Once hove n the yacht rocked
azy and pleasant tho waves rushed and the winds
ho~ied past, bull did not disturb her. ssf
~ OFF AGAIN. ~ .ts. =
Before noon the next dsy Dccembsr 10 the wind had
ulled tho ship again started al brsky, - u rested
and refreshed. Everybody changed hs attire, and
for once old superstition proved true for tho wind
shifted 70 The north and west again. The sun shone
PLEASANTLY, but the still running high; the
waves blown about ike the sandhiils OF desert dis
closing strange tents and sails, - they
veaied strips or the horizon here and there. We made
dinfou nm liz
ons hundred and fny-thrce mica AZ three r n we
gong nfteen Knots, and kept up this pace fer
several hours In the evening we sailed calmly IN the
its sheen; the capin Ere allowed 70 dis out and
discarded. Tho rueo on either side
ikc walls and the yacht ran swiftly between them a.
the Of thirteen knots an hour There could have
been stronger contrast 70 the incidents Of the previous
night Sailing al the same pace the next morning
scored Two hundred and sixty miles By noon.
The clouds, moving In a grand procession from
east to west and forming in solid masses oehind