The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-26
Arrival Of the Schooner Yacht
Enchantress at Newport.
aER RECEPTION BY THE SQUADRON,
Narrative Of Her Cruise and Voyage Across the
ocean-Interesting Details Of Her Expo
riencs in Storm and Sunshine.
NEWPORT, r. l., August "A. Il

daGip ana loRRy, anu SO RunnerS OF yacntS looked
sharply AFTER their wen polished pieces in order that
the salutes soon TO be fred honor OF the new vsi
tor should have the true ring OF welcome. After
passing Fort Adams the Enchantress came IN by the
steamboat wharf under jib ana mainsall. Before
the order LET go the anchorn was issued the
crews OF several OF the yachts adjacent TO her
gave three rousing cheers, and then commenced
the cannonading, which lasted several min
utes. shortly afterwards the deck OF the
Enchantress was crowded, ana MI. George Loril-
lard. her owner, was the recipient OF the warmest
congratulations from his brother yachtsmen. AL
though the vessel had just completed a rough
voyage across the Atlantic everything on board
looked exceedingly trim and neat. nor did the
weatneriy craft present externally any OF those
SYMPTOMS generally upon ocean travellers upon
their arrival The log of the Enchantress is 1ull OF
interest TO the yachtsman from the start TO the
nnish of her cruise. Ii WIN be remembered that
she passed the Narrows on the 4th OF March iast a
morning bitterly cold ana far from suggestive OF
a pleasure trip across the sea. Undeterred,
however, by circumstances, Mr.. Loriiard started
upon his yachting cruise, and well merits the COM
mendations OF his brother yachtsmen for the ster-
ling pluck he has displayed. Throughout the voyage
has been most agreeable, and the owner has been
afforded the best OF opportunities Tor testing the
seagong capacities or his craft. 1t will be seen
that the Encnantress has helu her own In fair
weather and foul a fact that must be gratifying to
her owner, who has spared nothing TO have
good yacht as floats. Although the Enchantress
did not enter into any contests on the
other side the log shows that she has
proved herself a stanch ana swift vessel. MIR.
LOrillard had as guests Messrs. Belknap and
Carroll Livingston. The Enchantress has fine
crew, shipped at Southampton, IN consequence OF
the mutiny 10y the previous one. She Is very
handsome vessel, and was much visited during the
day.
She left New York on Sunday, March q. arriving
n Madeira on the 25th Of tnat MONTH aiter an ex-
ccedingiy rough passage. On Wednesday, March
8, heavy Gloss sea threw the vessel on her beam
ends lifting OF skyhght after skylight and flooding
rlghted immediately. The following extract from
the log sets rorth the only fatal accident that
longitude 80 As. at i've p. M, Joseph Benson, sea-
man. from Farsund, Norway, thrown overheard by
the staysail sheet tripping him over the rail to lee,
ward de went astern. crying
.uELP, HELPr'
hut there was no help Tor the widows son. All
hands on deck. Launched dingy with two men in
her; threw overheard three life Duoys within thirty
under storm staysail and foresan. The two men
came back disappointed. We found the three
heavily clothed in ocloths and rubber boots. The
yacht was hove TO forty-hve minutes, with two men
NJ the mast head. Brother Almar, boatswain, with
an able seaman, were In q boat In high sea in
search OF him. but he had gone into the presence OF
our Supreme Grand Master who presldes In the
lodge. Lord be mercifu TO US ALL" The En-
Chantress anchored at Gibraltar on Friday at 1890
A. NJ, April T. After passing day or two there she
SET SAIL FOR ALGIERS
where she arrived the morning of April 10. Left
on SATURDAY, Aprl %, for Turns, where she came TO
anchor at eleven A. NJ. on the following Wednesday.
Al this port the Enchantress lost another man. the
account OF whose death recorded III the log fol-
lows:-"On Tuesday May 2, at seven p. NJ, pre-
pared for striking topmasts, port watch on foretop-
mast, starboard watch on MAN. When topmast,
ready foy lowering ioretopmast head block broke.
cutting The masIlall, which caused the topmast
stay broke the spreader aIoft which came down on
nQlfsWQIQ.
head, causing
The captain ana surgeon OF Her Majesty's gun
boat Wizard examined the unfortunate some fifteen
minutes later and pronounced him dead, Ehe skull
cemetery on the following Thursday Started for
Naples May II and arrived on Sunday, May IA. Left
eight days run. Went TO Southampton arriving
there on the l4th June. During The trip from Glib
raltar
THE CREW NuTINIED
and the vessel was worked by the stewards. The
anchor at Southampton and replaced by an English
crew. On the day following the Enchantress was
lowed over to Cowes, where she remained about q
month
The Enchantress left Cowes at two p. NJ on the |
nth OF July,a with light westerly breeze, and !
anchored Oh Gurnard for the night She got under |
way tile following morning at 1--WE, passed the |
iress was heading her course west nah west, under
q light breeze AT haf.past ten O'Clock the same I
nlgnt stark Point north-northwes OF the yacht.
Passed the Lizards at eight O'Clock p. M. next DAY;
wind light and changeapie. Hove TO for pilot at |
M. of ST. Marys. The log goes 70 say that on |
the afternoon OF SATURDAY. July p, she left the |
sea. At noon on Sunday she was eighty iT I'VE |
miles TO the eastward OF the Sclys. At one p. M.
MH2das ss got INTO s sseS
up at four A. NJ, and during the next |
twenty -four hours run OF LOB miles was made; fell
into light wind the next three days At ten A. NJ. |
Oh Friday, tie 25th, 1t began TO blow very fresh
from the northwest; took IN mansai and set the |
maintrysaii Hove TO next day,
THE GALE STILL VERY HEAVY.
AT Ave p NJ same day started again under staysail
and three reeied foresaD. Next morning at $3.50 |
The weather moderated, took IN the uysal and
set the mainsail. AT midnight on Monday. July
81, the mansai split caused by the tapping, rolling
And heavy swell. AT eleven A. NJ on TUESDAY re-
pairs were completed and the mainsail was reset
made 100 miles IN the next twenty.iour hours. On
"Wednesday, August 2, at tour p. NJ, the wino
neshened; housed fore and malntopmast and took
two reefs IN foresall. The weather continued thick
until Thursday evening. Early next morning sent
up main and foretopmasts and set main and fore
sail. During the next tweRty-four hours
she MADE TWO HUNDRED AND FoRTY-NINE MILES,
steering northwest, breeze fresh mad both topmasts
housed portion Of the time and two reels in the fore
sail. AT ten A. M saturday. August gale increased
took IN mainsai set malntrysall, and two hours
iaier, wind still increasing, move TO under storm
maintrysail and reef in the foretopsa. Started
again AT six O'Clock z. NJ. saturday evening and
during the following week the weather was variable,
August H. latitude IS A. ongi1ude IS ia became BEANIE
enveoped In dense log winch clearing away soon
1our hours. On Saturday, August 49, very sun
breeze prevailed;
CARRIED AWAY FoREToPBAsT
and preyenter backstay. On the following morn.
ing earned away ioretopmsst jumper stay
On Tuesday, I'D August, lowered the gig ana
boarded q fishing schooner and procured some
nsh; latitude Al 10, longitude 81 % Passed Nan
iucket Shoals llghtsbip at eleven A. NJ. wednes-
day morning. AT one y. NJ. same day there was
nue. clear weather. At $3.50 =. n. Nantucket bore
north by east ten miles At eight Z. ~ light breeze,
nne clear weather. AT one A. ~. tins Thursday
morning light wind and thick FOG, Point judith
northwest fourteen miles; took ia squsiesali aud
fore aud maintopsails Al two A. NJ. heavy ram,
squalls ana thick fog; 1880 a. NJ a pilot came on
board from Brentons Reef ghtsbip and at 1880 the
Enchan'ress anchored IN Newport narDor
Not beng In racing trim the EDchantress VIII not
enter Tor anY OF the races now on the programme,
but Will doubtless enter the list OF competition Ut
later day.
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