Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-05
VOL. LXXVII.
& VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
PUBLISHED DAILY By
E,o@AH SNowDIN.
r,ne Dory Voyage Across the Atlantic

Tho Lopdoo News of the % gives the fol
,o,r;nr details of he dory Centennial's daring
p1Tb Tb. boat Centennial arrived at Liverpool
rost4rday morning after voyage across th,
i a,iantic She was sailed by a man namec
,I,rai J chosen, Dane, and left Gloucester
uass ~ June Is. johnson is in good health
t,, .nffcrs irou waIt Of sleep, aHd bis legs are
~; ard weak owing to the confinement of the
rnr.rc Ha is smart, Intelligent Dai oil
'Sont a Or arriving at New Brighton be
WA. rtrered oy the passengers 90 ferryboat.
iIa did not luud at the laDdiug stage, where a
nnuhar Of people had assembled to meet him,
Iu, lied up the river and was ultimately met
-" nu' ,bc nrorretor of the Rock Ferry Hotel,
9TH whom he arranged 10 exhibit hts boat 10
,hs grouods. The Ceotennial was accordingly
r,kso I'D and will be shown to the public to
d,y The Centennial is boat of tn" kind
snnwu IN Am arica as a dory. She Is 70 feet
lony par tally fat botI omed, and has ceutl Q
hoard. She is dccked over, is built 10 three
water tight compartments, and was supplied
,rrh PROVISIONS fer ninety days. She was built
expressly for the trip, and Is OF pine, extra
t;mbrred with oak. She carried one mast, and
can ST maiusail, TWO jibs aod squaresail.
,lo;,pscn lelt Gloucester on the 18th June. the
pcopIc cheering lin heartily as be sailed away.
The weather was 6na a: fist, but it afterwards
changed to togs and head winds, which lasted
uo;i! the 22l. when he put into Shake Harbor,
his compass being Affected by his iron ballast.
II, started again on the 25.h, and had fine
passage aud :ar winds unil the 9TH July, when
in !.lruda II 81 aorth, longitude "a west, a
hcayr gale from the southwest spraDg up, dur
ing which the boat shipped heavy sea, which
start the combiug Of the hatchway, and the
w1,,r got in and spoiled some of the provisions.
At this time be spoke a bark bound from Mr1
leo 70 Liverpool and the CAPTAIN Invited
Johnsen 10 20 on board. saying he would
drop him ctf Cape Clear, aud not mention
aoythiug about it; but Johnsen declined. The
yale passed away, and he had foe weather un-
I'll the 10th July, when strong breeze came
from the southwest, aud he made good run
until the ID Of August on which day, being
then abou; 800 miles from Cape Clear, he spoke
the brig Maggie Gauder, from New York for
Sgansee After running for couple OF hours
with the brig, which shortened sail to keep
company, johnson hove his boat TO 10 order to
ride u, tie gale which had greatly increased.
He uushipped the mast tor this purpose.
About half an hour after being hove to, the
boat got broa,i>ide on to heavy sea and cap
sized, but johnson got ca the bottom and re
paipad there about twenty minutes When
another sea struck her, and he succeeded 10
rlghIing her. This was about three o'clock 10
tie afternoon. just after getting into the b ,at
again he saw shark alongside, and its fins
struck aga'st the bottom OF the boat. He
fastened kniIc to an oar and cut at the shark,
which then went away. The boat was halt full
oi water, but he pumped it out, and weahered
tI,c gale, which lasted till the next day. Every.
hing was wetted, and he lost bis kerosene
stove, and bis square sail by the upset. The
weather contiouyd rainy and toggy for four days,
during which time be could not dry aoything.
Ga Monday, August 7 alb ut 100 miles OFT Cape
Clear, he spoke the brig AIfredon, from Liver.
pool to Baltimore, and got some bread and wa
ter, his Own bread having been damaged by the
salt water. N.xt day he got sounding, to the
south OF Cape Clear, but it was toggy, aud he
could not see land. On the 9th he spake the
ship Prince Lombardo, which gave him the
bearings of Wexford Head as fifty three miles
east by north. On the 10Th he sighted Mil-
tord, but the wind became contrary, aud he
nnt into Abe1castle. He sailed again on the
l2th, aud reached Holyhead last Friday, aud
liverpool yesterday morning. Johnsen estl-
mates that lis average run durlog the voyage
yas 70 miles day. He was provided with
mcdiciues before starting. When asked yes
t.riuy if he would care to repeat the voyage,
.Johusen replied that he Thought be bad had
about enough of 1t.
HopELEssLY INSANE Il Sad Lucident-
70 day ,nere was sent to the hospital for the
lpsanc white woman named Sarah Perkins,
whose sad history will proby interest many of
our readers. Miss Perkins is the daughter OF
d uncc wealthy Virginia psoter, and was born
amid luxury, August 30. 1874 Raised tender.
Iy and educated thoroughly, the early portion
Of her life was spent among the hills and dales
of her nativity, Gloucester county, Va, 90
the banks of the ! yrk river Wben the war
began she was just budding loto womanhood'
aud uauy W re her admirers, but heart whole
aui fac; free, she moved among her trleuds
uatli tn. Dreadful seven davs tight around Rlch-
mlnd, at which time she Was Oh visit to that
c!Iy aud became desperately 10 love with q
Confederate iniautry captain named Ward
They became engaged, and the day fixed tor
the wedding arrived but instead OF marriage
there was fuucral-her lover while passing
Through the picket lines to JOIN her was, shot
by sharpsnooter 10 ambush. Her grlet can
be better imagined than described, and 1t was
mouths before she became reconclled. 10 make
uatterS worse aud ill her cup OF sorrow to the
brlm, her moi her aud father died within week
Of each other, aud the frebraod OF war was
applied t, her once beautiful home and It's sur
rouullnes. When the war closed the property
vas cont ,ca,cl. and frieudless and penulless,
she wandered from city to city 10 search OF
work. rhl, was difficult task, and after
havug Exhausted. her sna stock OF money,
She secured minor position IN female
scuiaary 10 Boston, Mass. This she held but
few months, as her manners were singular at
times aud the scholars became afraid OF her.
\ Y she cured an under leadership 10 New
70 K, and after the faithful performance OF her
duil,s for three years was discharged, agaiD.
She then went to Baltimore, thence TO Florida
and from there to Chic.go, her misfortuneS
following her TO each city; and IN the early part
found several trieods, and they like hersel t
We're in reduced circumstances, but they took
her il and cared for her. One night duriog
the past summer she was Frustrated IN front oI
poIlce headquarters. aud cared for by the po
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