New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

could tempt the genius OF uhIeutNh ch'oiP'''N'
thor Of tins very agreeable volume, however mas snow"
that soua things ran he done as as Others, and II
wood and iron are wanting for the materials OF wafer
craft structure of paper NAV answer the PURPOSE as
well as stronger outfit, IL only adroiuy mahaseu. j."
fact Mr. Bishop sarted the voyage OF when he mere
presents the record in q wooden canoe intending 10
sail from Quebec to the Gulf Of Mexico with picked
crew Of single able seaman besides himself After
making about 400 miles, he reached the City OF Troy on
The Hudson where lie found that certain ingenious
binders had succeeded in pushing the construction VI
paper boats to marvellous degree of perfection lie a'
once resolved 10 change his mode of travelling Seo't
Ing boat Of less than sixty pounds weight nc husoio'
out his crew and solitary and alone proceeded on m
VOYAGE Of about 1000 miles He claims Tor the ne" n
yention the advantage OF less weight greater stehE
ond moro speed than wooden boat of the same size ana
model The moulded paper shell retains 'he "C
lines essential TO speed, while the brlttie wooue
more or less warped by the action OF moisture anu .
SIM Paper neither swells, nor shrlnks' hor 'r"cAS
hence il does not Leak ready for use ana al
ways seryicea6le.
AR Bisbous canoe was completed at Troy. in October
1874 and on the 21st of that month he embarked from
the landing OF the mandatory on the river uusoh TWO
miles above the CITY, His little craft was fourteen ce
in length breadth Of beam, twentyeieht nches ueP'n
amidships, nine inches; height Of bow, twenty
inches and height Of stern, twenty inches sie was
only one.eighh OF an inch in thickness she was ntted
vim par of steel outrggers. which could be easily un
sbipped and slowed away the oars were OF spruce
seven foet eight inches long, and three POUNDS ana
ouarter each i'll weight. The double paddie was seven
feet six inches in length and weighed two pounds ana
half When everything was on board the DoaI aho her
cargo including the weight of the skipper and proVis
toned for long voyage. weighed less than three Sara
,oca Trunks containing fashionable wardrobe for -four
weeks visit at that popular waeIingpldoe
His first experience on the Hudson, as described Dy
the author was Of an exhiaratng character The gor
eeous cooring of the aumnal foliage presented scene
of beauty never to forgotten soit hazy ght per-
vaded the atmosphere, while the bracing OCTOBER an
0ave fresh impulse the nervous system AT CLOCK
n m the canoe reached Hudson City, and after passing
The night in dismal hotel the vOyager pushed on the
next morning on the river, which was covered WIN
thick Jog Steamboats, and tugs, with canal boats III row.
were cropng about the river the dark; bat at noon
there was grand clearing up; the sun broke through
tho mist and the beautiful INTO view ike
gancing fame OF scarlet yellow, brown ana green Oh
approaching NewYork the utmost skill OF the mariner
was called into requisOn. Strong squalls Of wind
blowing against the ebbde sent swashy waves INTO lhe
omen canoe the sides of which amidships were only
five or six inches above water every athletic lnsthc
was now challenged; every muscle brought INTO play
and it was no chd task to dodge the tugbeats steam
ers yachts and vessels while running the hoToughfare
along the crowded wharves each side Of the river
Proceeding on the voyage through the State of New
Jersey Mr.. Bishop found his canoe the object Of
general curiosity especially from the eergymen on the
banks of the rivers, Of whom are themselves ac
eOmpished caDoests. One Methodist minister had left
word with bricgetender TO give him timely notice OF
the approach of paper canoe and possible to detan
the yoyager till he could him. Most persons had the
IMPRESSION that 1t was rowing enterprise for wager
and when they informed that it was voyage Of
study we're inQuisve to the profit which IL would
bring Upon learning that 1t was neither for bet nor
for money they shrugged their shoulders and often set
~ I'LL 10
down the canOeist as boekhead Tor rsklng his Iho
without being paid for IL.
Nor was the danger of the enterprise mere matter Of
imagination. While cruising in Delaware Bay, the
weather became dsagreeaby COOL the wind arose. and
the long, low seas, which broke on the salt-marsbes
carried the little craft their to the land and
packed in thicket Of high reeds Here the travel
Ter passed his first night board. The tall fringe Of
reeds which enercled the boat formed excellent sub
stitute for chamber walls, giving him the starry blue
heavens for o ceiling, and screening him from the
strong wind that blew. With the canvas deck cover
and rubber blaI keep off the heavy dews the night
was not uncomfortable The river mists not dis
peled the next day until o'clock, when our adven-
turer quilted his nest in ereeds and rowed down
the BAY which seemed TO grow broader he advanced
After rowing twentysx miles, sQuall struck the canoe,
and forced her on an oyster reef upon the sharp shells
nj which she was rocked for several minutes the
shallow breakers Fearing that she was badly cut Mr..
Bishop landed the bank OF in the vicinity but
surprise ana rellel Iere only
few superficial scratches upon the hOrnke surface OF
the paper she'll The applying Of shellac with heated
iron TO the wounds made by the oyster shells the
work Of a few minutes, when the craft staunch
and sound as ever.
Soon after embaTkng the next day, the wind came
from the north strong squalls The little boat took
the blasts her quarter aud for hour after hour kept
herself free of the swashy At lcngth the wind
and seas struck her the port beam. and continually
eIO too ut to oft ~
landing on the hard sandy beach OF the arshy coast
Amidships the canoe only few inches out of wafer
but her great sheer, full bow and snoOthneSs of hull
with watchfu management, kept her from swamping.
The pilot had struggled along for fourteen miles since
morning. and was almost tired out with the strain Of
maneuyrng his boat thorough the rough waves. On
reaching point where the bay has width of nearly
nineteen miles, the tempest to such pitch that the
big seas threatened every moment to wash over the
canoe force her close in TO the beach As she
and fell upon the waves. the heads OF sharp
pointed stakes appeared and disappeared in
the broken waters. They the stakes OF
fishermen TO which they attach their nets in the
of troutAshing Fearing to be impaled Of these
the canoelst pushed off shore again. There uU-
dertOw. The driven shoals were broken and
irregular. AT last wave rolled up without q crest
square and formidable. In moment it broke astern
sweeping completely over the canoe, and llingit with
water The canoe settled below the surface; the high
points OF inc eDuS OCCdsiOhdIy from
other heavy seas faowed the first OF which struck
the canoeIst high the head and shoulders, and
turned the whole completely upside down. He
kicked himself free from the deck struck out
from under the shell, and quickly to the surface
The boat turnee keel up, rolling about like a slip
perry porpoise in q tideway, that he could
not possibly hold on TO her polished sides
He had become very stiff in the icy water and
struck out in an almost exhausted condition for the
shore The seas rolled his head and shoulders in
such rapid succession that Le could get head
above water 10 breathe, while the sharp sand
scratched his face filing his eyes, and nosis and ears
The land was not eighth OF mile away, and
tha prlle oF no linz