The New York herald., 1874-11-04
STRUGGLING WITH THE OCEAN.


New Jerseyman Jumps Overheard
from an Ocean steamship-science and
Nerve Conquer tho Waves and Wind
ON the Irish Coast-Captain Paul Boy
ton Landed After . Thrilling Adven-
ture.
CORR, Ireland, oct %, 1874
When It was announced in the city this morning
that an American seaman had In the gale OF Tues
day night jumped overheard from transatlantic
liner and, alter swimming for seven hours. mad
landed on the Sklbbereen coast, people while quite
prepared TO give Americans credit for doing big
things. were yet unprepared for such demand on
their credulity as this The thing, however. was
done. and the hero OF 1t was
CAPTAIN PAUL BoYroA.
OF the New Jersey Lifeguards, Atlantic City.
This gentleman. professional diver Of well
known daring. lett New York aoout fortnight
ago In the National Company's steamer queen,
taking with him patent swimming costume. 1t
was Captain Boyton's intention when nom two
TO three hundred miles distant from New York to
jump overheard and swim back. but the cCm-
mander OF the steamer was a man OF little faith
and vetoed the experiment. Captain Boyton
had therefore to remain an involuntary passenger
until the vessel approached the Irish coast on
Tuesday evening. when the commander having
been repeatedly imporsuned, gave his perms.
sion.
DOWN INTO TEE DEEP.
Captain Boyton drew on his India rubber air
tight suit and inflated the air chambers In his air
tight sack he placed food for three days. . CON-
pass, bull'seve lantern, some books Dust to
begule the time on the water), some signal
rockets and q United states nag. In his inside
pocket ne placed mail which the passengers had
given to him to post, he strapped his bowie knife
and axe to his side and grasping his paddle was
lowered into the water amid the cheers OF the pas
sengers, at hali-past nine O'Clock r. NJ.
1T WAS WILD, DARK NIGHT,
he was close TO the Fastnet rock with Cape Clear
three miles from him and Baltimore, toward which
ne intenaea 70 MAKE M w was s IN crect le seven seven
ously, and the lights OF the vessel were in
the night In quarter OF an hour more his spirit
almost qualed, wnen tossed high on the crest OF
wave he could no longer see the coast line or any
lights. The wind blew, the ram poured down and
the tide set dead against MIN.
HE WAS DRIFTING OUT TO SEA-
and, to add 10 the awful loneliness OF MS situation
commenced Tnat M ntret Tor many hours no mall
boat crossed the risa Channel, and great destruc-
ton was done on the coast And through these
awful hours Oi darkness tnts man was tossing
a0out at the mercy OF ihe waves some fifteen miles
from land. The wind was SO violent that he had
10 give over padding. and with one hand to shade
mis- lace (tne only part OF his Dody exposed) IRON
the cutting blast. Once his paddle was wrenched
M1 ns apa s again For Fer several @ seconas ''' o
WAVE WOULD COMPLETELY SUBMERGE HIM,
then he would shoot on 10 the crest and take
breath before he again was hurled down soping
mass OF water which seemed 100 leet TO the Dot-
tom. AS a result OF this tossing
HE BECAME SEASICK,
thing, he says, which never happened to him be-
fore. HIS indomitable spirit, however, conquered
to blow diiecty on shore. His paddle was pied
vigorously, and at three O'Clock on Wednesday
morning ne perceived he was near breakers, and
THE RoCK-BOUND COAST
west OF Skibbereen loomed up before him. His
danger now was not less than It was during the
height OF the gale, Tor as wave would raise him
almost on level with the cliff tops he couid dis
cern nothing but threatening wall OF rock. He
made his way along parallel 70 the coast, and
tunateiy lighted upon almost the only safe landing
place Tor miles round. He saw an opening In the
cllfs and propelled himself cautiously toward 1t.
While hesiatlngiy examining the entrance o sea
struck him, CARRYING MN on another and another
followed IN quick succession, and, IN an almost
sonseless state,
HE WAS HURLED HIGH AND DRY
upon the beach. 1t was then four O'Clock in the
the water traversng distance OF thirty miles. The
apparatus had behaved admirably, ana having oi-
Uniform. ie s6i, which he wore 5eneath: That hay. nav.
Ing been done he let on one OF MS signal
rockets without effect. It showed him, however.
Up this he clambered and got on to mountain
road. which brought HIM to the coastguard ste
ton. He was Hospitality received there and dis
covered that the place he had landed at was Tre-
iasKa Blight, some miles eass and south OF Balti-
more. During the morning ne reached Skib-
bereen and posted the letters intrusled to him,
and arrived IN Cork Wednesday night, where
he is now the hero Of the hour. On Monday he In
sw1x OUT OF QUEENSTOWN HARBoR
some distance; that Will be followed the week after
Dy little swim across the Straits or Dover to
Calais towed by kite; ana TO cap all, on his re-
turn to the States ne intends to carry out his
original idea OF jumping overDoard at $50 miles
SWIMMING TO NEW YORK
or Long Island. Alter his achievements In the
gale on Tuesday night these last.named experl-
ments, startling as they seem at nrst. cannot be
regarded as impossible.