The New York herald., 1876-11-24

ton chop. Tho coffee quite wildly ag'satcd Al
the sea aud just as uncomfortable. While this cx.
citing hunt was going IN the cabin the bell In the
engine room was heard 70 Jingle signal for Gi speed
Ia rnopeni the table WAS deserted Al! hanes
assembled IN the pilot house The wind had freshened
up llttle alter suDGown and the log was rapidly
clearing away. Through the mist
TAX sAs At rnx WHEEL
had discovered the masthead light OF ship far In the
distance She steering for the laud and sterr
chase IN progress soon the toy thick again.
aud The light Went out o sisht Captain Lyons OF the
Herald yacht. held his course Tor The Hook aud
shorty before midnight, just al the mouth ol the hnr
bOr the sluarc.rgEcr WAS made out again We were
quite near her before saw her iight again, anc
through The strong glasses she Was made oI TO bc
tuIi.rigged ship. Every thought The FrankIin
was al hand but rounded the ship TO get TO
windward of we were wouliy disappointed. for t
was tho ship Admiral The mortihcation consequent
upon this wild goose chase was somewhat mitigatcd,
two days later, when. on getting some New York
papers outbound brig, was discovered that
the the lookout at the HIGHLANDS, WHO, u IA
said can tell the OF steamers by the color
OF their smvke, had also been deceived. aud had IN
deceived the public through the press IL VIII be
remembered that the day succeeding this chase all
the morning daillcs, except the HERALD. published
report that the Franklin was below The man on tho
lookout may have caught glimpse oi the yacht her.
aid chasing the lofty square-rascr and so concluded
the latter the Franklin, AS n. knew one would nos
come iato port without The other.
wIrH HOPES HITTER LICK
the next adventure ali hands retired to the cabin
aud the yacht headed 70 the south The Jog
having cleared away completely arrivals from ali
directions were numerous, ana tho yacht spoke every
likely craft and inquiries were made for tho irgae Al
tho reading matter board had bcen scanned and le
became rather monotonous Tho whole advertising
portion OF few old HERALps were conscientiousiy
read, ana every one on board knew just what The
world wanted and what the world had for sale ON
October Is and 10, the date OF the triple shcets
Betting the inevitable resort VI all weary voyagers,
was indulged in TO relieve the tedium Tho list u
ships expected 10 arrive was carefully scanned aud ~
sail appeared above tho rim OF the horizon wascrs
laid to her Cards were not IN the IN
ventory OF the yacht poker was out OF the qucs.
uon Ingenuity aud the reputcd mother OF invention
lent their influence aud In u short whc peck Of
transformed
With chess many tedious hours were whied away and
the Franklin almost forgotten. Chess, though worry
entertaining game, s liable at times to lose ts In
tsrcst and this fact coupled with the decreptuds VI
the kings, queens and blshnps resulted IN the aboli-
ton ot The game
one OF The artists a young man in tho '.marins
linc. mad complete outfit with him, and he soon
regulated Tor himself studio on board. HIS brush
caught everything and before The cruise was ended
III. cabin looked ike studio that had irted With
hurricane. Pictures OF tho Scotland igh:ship upside
down. oil the sandy Hook hRhtship END up, full
rugged brig, barks, ships, OF the pilot boat Fanny
tho walls and ceiling OF the cabin Every inch Of
stretching room was utilized and covered with scraps
OF artists canvas. Alas that tho constructor OF
such fairy scene should be subject TO the HIS oi orui
nary humanity. The sea began TO rise. the vessel
began to rock, somachs became unsteady. and rc-
spects were paid to Neptune
SECOND REPORT
On October the yacht Herald went TO dock ~
Sandy Hook ior tho purpose OF coang, and while
there received telegram lc the effect that The Frank
lin was coming up the beach on ocean Grove The
despatch was received At nali,past niue M.
way having hauled down nres and closci coal BINS
IN the snorl space OF twenty minutes. At 1920 wc
spoke the scoolship ST MLrys four days from PnilA-
delphia, bound in she had been mistaken by tho
lookout Ocean Grows tor the Franklin As wc ROUNDED
TO ner port quarter and spoke the trim lieutenant
there noticeable in his eye mIschcvous Twinkle
Alter handing him paper, he asked:-' nave you
hoard anything OF tho Frankliny' and smile stole
over mis- face
..Yes; mn hour aud q half she reported OF
Ocean Grove. What time did you pass that pointf"
"About ono hour and hall ago The man ut .nat
see, very Ioty, and we didnt show much over
The horizon and ne smiled again.
IL is more than probable that tho officer sought 70
test the seeing powers Of the man at Ocean Grove
and showed his mastheads just over tho rim.
TIM THIRD FALSE REPORT.
Another false report was originated on Saturday
night during tho gale to the effect that the Franklin
by the yacn,, proved TO DO false and on Sunday tho
HRRALD was the only paper that did not publish shs
Two days later she was reported or Absecom Light,
seventy eight miles south OF Sandy Hook. This report
also investigated aud the result reported In yesssr-
days HEkALD.
On Wednesday night the coal and water gave out
and yacht again pus into The Hook for luc and ~
the morning OF the chase alter tho 81 Marys, was
engaged coang up whom tho Franklin Was reported
OF Cccan Grove
During the tho yacht Herald spoke aboSt 20a
vessels and, except the o few foreign crafts,
tho nrst question asked was ''who's .icctsdf" or,
h,eru aud matter or fact nd.vidua always answered
the first question with Nobody" tho second with
"Grani.' Among the occurrences Of the cyrise NOS
found IN the l0x book is shave tn gale. hunI ior
dinner tame affair compared with shaw % gale
Tue thrilling interest born Of the imminent danger o.
cutting your throat Is unique
OTHER SCENES OF TwEEDs LIFK-A PRxsxN.
TATIoN BY THE AMERICUs CLUB.
Tho newspapers Of Saturday. April 4, 1868, contain
an account OF presentation by the Americus Club %
william N. Tweed which transfers US back almost
into another epoch OF our lives. strange and
faucful appear these actions OF only eight years
ago, whom Tweed, instead OF being q criminal,
was tho hero OF the day. This was the occa-
sion OF his forty-nth birthday. The reports de-
scribe the sp!cndiu scene at tho rooms or the
Blossom Club, Broadway near Fourth street, which
mad becn sumptuousiy decorated with Gags. flowers,
&c .'The presentation servlco" thus reads the do
scrption consisted OF two immonse bowls and
ladies' and gobiets to MATCH and above these
was faithful portrait OF the special guest Tho punch
bowls stand each twenty inches height and the
bowls proper many inches In diameter Figures
OF Fame holding out wrcaths of laurel from the
handles are each side OF tho bowls and around the
rim are embossed representations OF tho agricultural
products Of tho country tsuch corn and tobacco)
forming q handsome ireze. The shnnks Of the
bowls formed so as u convey nm idea OF
massivencss with beauty OF proportion and ON the
pcdcstas OF each bowl four large tiger heads
crccd by garcrs bearing the names OF the club. ON
The upper edge, between the handles are two a5len
resting on the embcms OF the club oars and anchorh
on ono OF which Is engraved the inscription OF the
occason and tho other the arms Of the Scottish
family Of Tweed.dal The bowls OF the iadlcs ar
formed TO represent massive scolIoped shells, while
crouchng tigers form tho handles, and, on small
disc pressed the shank. Is beautiful monogram a
the recipient The cobcls have two sides small
tiger heads the garter OF the cub and the otho1
SIDES respectively, the monogram and tho inscription,
April g. $685. the weighing 500 ounces
and costing 5000 Tho raised ornaments and de-
vices on tho pieces finely frosted, whio the bai
ancc of the service Is highly polished aud the bowh
lined with pure gold" Supervisor Henry Smith vek
coined Mr. Tweed aud congratulated him on tho rscur
renee his anniversary, after which Supervisor Wal
Roche tho service on behalf OF the clu