The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-22
Gales, ghettbes, 3netOotts, Nt.
A DARING VOYAGE.

The following detailed account of the
rash and foolish, but fortunately success
ful voyage, of the little boat "City of RAJ
gusa" across the Atlantic is given in the
Boston Herald:
Ninety days ago tiny boat, less than
twenty feet in length, and carrying two
men and dog, left Liverpool, England,
with the avowed purpose of crossing tie
Atlantic to New York The bold and
hazardous project was the subject of much
amazement at the time, but since then the
startling events which have been trans
piring on the scene of the eventful war in
Europe have absorbed the interest of the
public to such a degree that the bold ad-
venturers have been to great extent for
gotten. Information has been received of
their whereabouts, however, at several
points on The voyage, from other crafts by
which they have been seen, and about
five o'clock yesterday afternoon the tiny
craft was siSnalled approaching our har>
Dor. At 6 O'Clock the collectors tug
started down the harbor and met the ven>
tuTesome marines at about o'clock, ops
posite the lower light, and towed them in.
The boat which has thus accomplished
voyage so hazardous and so altogether
novel, is named the City of Ragusa, is
twenty feet in length over all, six feet
beam and two feet eight inches in depth,
drawing two feet of water: she is yawl
rigged, and spreads seven yards of can
vass is fitted with a two bladed steam
propeller, worked by hand, and her hull
3 tI,
half an inch in thickness In this minia-
ture ship are all the arrangements for
cooking, etc, and the capacity for carry
inc provisions and water sufficient for the
voyage which has just been SO successful
ly terminated The screw consists of
two men, John Charles Berkeley, the
commander, and Nicholas Primoraz =
These are the two men who, actuated, as
the former says, by ''mere whim,
were induced to make this attempt, which
few could regard as anything but fool
hardness after seeing the craft in which
they launched their destinies and hung
their lives by mere thread. The former
has followed the sea from boyhood, and
has passed an eveniful life. He saved
two lives off the coast of Kent on the 28th
of September, 1853, for which he was
awarded medal by the British Humane
Society. He is an Irishman and has a
home in Dublin. His companion is an
A ustrian.
On Thursday, June 2, these daring
spirits launched their fraiI bark, and, ac~
companied only by dog, left Liverpool.
In ten days they put into Queenstown,
where they were Obliged to remain four
days in order to have some caulking done
on their boat, which was leaking, and
left there on the 18th, having on board
one ton of ballast and 500 weight of
Goals They took the Dorthern route, the
same as taken by the Cambria, the pre-
vailing winds being westerly, and for the
first thirty>fve days they suffered great
deal, being kept wet through continually.
They were compelled to eat their meat
raw, which added to their discomfort, and
helped to discourage them. After being
Is days out they became short Of fire.
wood, with no means of getting a supply.
At this time they very luckily picked up
a barrel containing about four gallons of
tar, which was perfect godsend, they
using tie tar upon the decks and The
barrel for fuel. On the 4th of July they
celebrated "The Day of the Great Re-
pudlic," drinking the health of President
Grant in some prime Irish whisky, with
which they were supplied. On the even-
ing of that day there was a heavy gale,
through which, however, they rode safely.
On the 28th of August they lost one
of their crew, the dog, who died of sour
Wy They had great deal of heavy
weather, but the little bark bore herself
nobly, and the men themselves expressed
surprise that she rode the heavy gales so
staunchly. She was leaking all the way,
and the pumps, OF which they have two
were kept at work constantly. In the