The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02
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ARRIVAL OF THE YACHT LIVOyIA.
The Log Of Her Voyage Across
the Atlantic.
From Ccwes to New York in Twenty nine Days
Three Hours and Thirty Mirutes-How
She Behaved During the Run

She Behaved During the Run.
Commodore Ashhurys new yacht Livona, under
command OF Captain Woods, lett Cowes. as the ac-
cOmpanyng copy OF log shows, on Saturday, Sept.
q at $40 r. NJ, and her voyage ACROSS the Atlantic
has been rather stormy one. the yach was hove TO
thirteen hours on the 9TH and 10Th, and for thirty
three hours Saturday ana Sunday, 10th and 18th,
the latter storm being described as hurricane in
every particular.
TIE LIvoNiA's CREW.
Her navigating ana racing crew is thus CON-
posed:-Captain, J. R. Woods; Messrs. II. Rood
Qate in Cambria) and J. Strickland, mates; f..
Timpson. guarermasler; TWO COOKS, two stewards
thirteen A. BIS, and Nj. II. Horne lof Be,rs Lire IN
>London\ no passengers having come across In the
vessel.
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE LIvONIA.
Appended her full particulars, dimensions
Of spars &c. The Lvonia is 1913 feet over ALL
ll5 feet inches between perpendicuars, 20
feet inches beam, IL feet 81 inches
deep. and measures l2s tons, British Custom
House measurement. She has but little sheer, q
cresent-shapcd bow and semi-cliptcal stern. For
the passage she bent jury canvas and the masts
were cut feet at the stop, her topmasts sent down.
and, with racing boom, crosstrees and other racing
spars carried on deck three boats also included
and round the vessel canvas weather cloths were
stretched, as y protection against the sea. Com
menclng forward the bOwsprIf, which was pitched
short OF In gale, is 30 feet outside The span
shackle: mainmast from deck to masthead, rs feet;
foremost, do, 20 feet; maintopnast, above cap, 80
feet; foretopmast, do. sc feet; foregan, % feet;
mMngan. 40 feet; malnbo0m, Cs feet inches; main
topsail yard, 80 feet; foretopsail yard, rs feet;
sguaresail boom, "a feet. Her length on load
line Is 106 feet inches; breadth ON
w tno tnufh a NJ InoI
line, IL feet inches; amdships, II feet II inches;
forward, 8 feet inches; height OF rreeboard for
ward, 2 feet inches amidships, feet inches;
att 4 feet inct.es; height OF buwarks, foot II
inches; distance Of greatest TRAVERSE section from
centre OF load liue, feet inches: distance Of
tire Of lateral resistance from centre OF load line,
feet inch distance Of centre OF gravity OF dis.
placement. feet II inches; distance OF centre or
gravity below load line feet inches. Appended is
! THE LOG OF TIE VOYAGE.
| SATURDAY, Sept 2-5:3O p. N. got under way
from Cowes Roads under all plain sail, light airs OF
wind W. 8. W.; P M. brought up Cowes Castle
bearlss S. f. by E.. Calshot light =. i've miles.
bing tde, on Pennington splt run out kedge anchor
when we weisie d. and with q inc W. s. W. breeze a
passed out OF the Needles at 2:40; p. NJ tackled of
shelter; $40 brought up In she Roads, eight fatnoms
tairty iathom chain; strong wind, W. $. W.. hard
| rain.
MONDAY, Sept. A. Strong wind, W. 8. w. gloomy
| SKY; sh0wcry; unbent staysa ana sent IL on shore
to pe altered 1 evening cleared away nne wind veer-
| TUESDAY. Sept. 5.-Day begins with fine weather
ana proceeded to sea under all plain saul passing snH
out Of the passage IN the Breakwaierj 2 z. N.
Dreezes; fine weather; r. III tackled ship or iyn.
mouth; very nne evening, win light westerly airs,
no eas Z; nn g
log Kept according to civil time.
WEDNESDAY. Sept. e-Midale watch light winds
and Gains, very fine; morning watch, weather
overcast; Z A NJ. Start Point north three miles,
sent squaresa yard aloit and rugged Il; II a. A.,
thick, ltE RAIN noon, EddystOne bore w. :. W. four
fish; winds n W., westerly afternoon. hard rain and
We T. Ienns w. Sp fns
first watch hard rain; loao tackled and stood in for
miles, moderate nortnerly breeze Departure taken
nom here at midnight the ship being then due
THURSDAY, Sept. 7.-Morning very dne long head
swell; o A. M. tackled ship and set up preventer
6P. NJ reeIed bowsprit and snted ji6s; +. H.
slowed fOresail and took single reef IN mansaI,
fpIs sas 0 Winds uose
&C. W.; distance "a miles; latitude at noon-by &C
count, 20 rs; by observation AZ 80; Longitude by
FRIDAY, Sept. s.-Mddle watch hard squalls OF
wind and rain; A; M wind suddenly shifted TO
the northward; tackled ships noon, still squay and
moderate ana hne winds n. TO N. W; course n. IS
40 81 by observation, 40 30; longitude by account
10 2o longitude ny observation. 10 ~; altitude OF
SATURDAY, Sept 9.-Flne aud clear fresh breeze,
N. n. W.; set foresai and out reef in malnsal IO4o
from Liverpool for Philadelphia. Afternoon fresh |
N. by W. wind; very hard squalls and nigh head |
and clear; $50, wind increasing, took in tie fore.
sail. Midnight very sglialiy, hauled down reel IN |
n bv acc a ngSh o az - mo- m
course >. wv. Distance run, ll5 miles.
uay sea r ssn and ey saay na
cloudy; $3.50 P. NJ, carried away the hobsay fall;
took the bowsprt IN % last reef hole and used pre-
s s S Il s as PH isS!e2 LIZ Srn nn noS Es
BY obs As 80; Ion. by acct. Is 3 lon. BY cnrononi-
eler Is II; variation, ~ points; course, s. 81 W;
His ssSa Te ss b e ssMosn,ua ssa running uer
and p. NJ. ontreefs IN mainsai'. Evening 1nc
n night cloudy, moderate breeze; ~ an amplitude Of
the sun Variation observed 70 be 8 points W., at
lat by account 4s ia; no observation; lon by ac.
Count 81 50 course s. so W.; distance run l4l miles.
1Sv Sept ScGsav Is m sSus
IA. NJ out reef in mainsai 10 A. NJ. SET The square
SAL; noon nne and clear; evening overcast light
veering to the southwark; cloudy SKY; lat by ac-
count Is III a ey rs ~ 81 ii lon
WEDNESDAY, Sept 13.-Morning, fresh $. 4. wind,
passing showers; l4O jiDed to starboard; A. NJ,
showed commercial code letters to bark Asphodel, |
OF Boston, aud an English ship, both Lound east;
10 A. NJ. signalled Guon steamer steamlng east,
set up prevcnier shrou,ls afternoon showery, fresh
s0utncry vino; evening, increasing VINO, WIN
thick rain, TOOK In squaresall; midnight slrong |
winds, dirty weather, EMP going spienddly; lat |
by account 40 NJ; lat by observation, 4S 81 N; !
lon. by account, 2s IS; lon by chronometer, 2s 80
W.; course N. 81 W.; distance run $50 miles.
THURSDAY, Sept. lA-Morning. 5W.,wind slightly |
modciating, but nasty cross sea running; 10 a. |
NJ In q heavy roll, snapped The ioreboom, which
cleared away, ana set forcsail, with sheets; ll:40
carried away the after leech rope OF the foresail;
lowered down ami slowed the SAIL the starboari
light screen washed away; noon, thick with ram;
wind strong vcering casterlv very heavy sea. |
r. N. took in three reefs OF the mainsail; T. M.
pitched away the bowspr, which broke close INTO |