The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-25


held my own until the working slackened. and then
crept in. All the American ships had flags out and
NTH NTH ypp .nem up and down. shook nanas
nearly dead. They had banquet prepared for me.
out was quite sick. sent for the doctor and found
had a rib broken. As got plastered up off
went again. We the editor OF the Ga-etta in the
aaie q large crowd sestculating and describing
DOWN THE RHoNE.
After trip to Malta and Tunis Captain Boyton
went north again. first to Lac Trasimene, lake cee-
lake visit and paddle it, This he did in about
six hours Here the only serious accident that occurred
hi Tue .apialh ~, vosagss .ooa place. 1--WE persons
river visited was the Rhone. down which he passed
from Seyssel to Lyons and Arlesa perous journey of
800 kilometresperformedi in sixty hours. He started
on the 18th of May, and shot away with terrible
rapidity. "Such rapid notion" says the Captain.
"makes you greatly excited. Yonr heart beats fast;
whereas you have no power at all. There is some
thing in the danger which pleases and thrills you.
On the slopes could here and there old
woman with . cow. Each seemed always to
have an old woman attendant in that country Every
two or three miles one would catch sight of me- look
for second and then skedaddle-she and her COW.
saw one old dame to whom rose and said "Bon
jean. She crossed herself cried "Jesu 4hdrio - and
went off at . rapid trot. You can hear enormous
distance on the water. Fave heard steamer the
Mississippi twenty five miles away The water rush
ing past YOU keeps you awake all night.
VOLUNTEER BOTTLE HOLDER
, The first man met was at daybreak. He had
SoeAA"St
waiting for you." The people had come out on the
river with him. The distance 1 had run was about
about here came out and shouted, ''Look
out for the rapds!" would sing ont "On which
sas !, "on the the ieit they would cry Then it
the middle all along" took \ look at it. It is
rapid running amid big black rocks and crossed by
bridge which was black with people. went into it.
could not stop myself and shot through like an
arrow. The last thing remember was being carried
priest came with little flask of cognac and gave me
drink. Then asked the distance and bore away
again. At every place along the river had kind
reception. At one place saw countryman tho
bank. rose and sang out, "Ho, ho!' He stared for
q minute, and then said:-
''Who il there ~
"The DEVIL"
. .whsr rear are you going"
"wel get along. then you are going home
Icame dying into Lyons as the clock doomed two.
had been exactly twenty-four hours under way.
got magnificent reception there. From Lyons I
went at the rate Of twenty Kilometres fteen miiesl
an hour. Many people came off i'll boats and accom-
pallied me down the stream. The banks broken
here and there and the country flooded. Sometimes
the river led me into grove of trees. went
on that night and all the next day and night then
reached Pont st. Esprit. 1t is the longest stone
bridge in the world The river gathers up and PUSHES
through one arch. The next day arrived at Corles,
where all the population was out to receive Tho
Mayor sent lot Of policemen to escort me to the
Marie and then in the procession after 1t over
had to carry my flag and my boat. and so march
DESCENT OF THE soAMR AND THE LOIRE
After visiting Marscilles Captain Boyton went to
Aniens to do the Somme from the latter place to
Abbeville. journey which he performed in twelve
hours. Leaving Amiens in the morning he reached
his destination in the evening He there unfor-
tunate enough to receive some shots fired by q man
who ont duck shooting, and who took the
Captain feet. which he could just see. for couple
of ducks. few Of the shots passed through his
costume but did no particular injury He then took
journey down the Loire from Orleans Nantes
taroe OF about 400 Kilometres leaving the former place
on the sth Of December 1877 and arriving at Nantes
the 14th.
OF this journey Captain Boyton says:--'I started
down this river on Saturday morning. The Loire is
full OF quicksands. ran until Saturday night.
Passing Bois struck obstruction. imbedded in
the sand which nearly broke my leg. and had to
ney. Sunday ana Sunday night / was frozen over.
ice covering my entire costume. / had my little
boat with the lamp OH 1t travelling companion.
the tramping OF feet the bank and the singing
drunken song. turned my lamp full myself.
immediately the noise of song and footsteps ceased
then heard . scamperng along the road, and that
was all heard or saw Of the fellow. who doubtless
went home with the full belief that he had seen
something uncanny.
IMMERSED A ouIcKsAND.
That same night ran upon a quicksand and stuck
gradually sucked in almost up to my neck. thought
my time was come The lamp glared right into my
face and could not get away II awful to be held
to the shining. glazing water sliding--sling away
past you into the darkness. was all taken aback.
and worked until the sand slackened with the
ton OF who realized that IL he failed get free
his doom was sealed and not . trace would be lett on
earth to tell of his dreadful end AT last got myself
free. and, after that, padded to Tours.
There was an immense crowd out to receive here.
glided on to the city by the light Of decorating
rockets. stopped to have some hot wine then COM
menced again and bore on day after day. being cor
daily received almost everywhere. At village
the Marie would persist in receiving and had
to stop all night. Ny last night the river
stopped in the house Of the brothern-law of Jules
Verne"
surely n Jules Verne h,mse,f baa bccn there be
would have allowed the gallant Captain leave
without first getting from him the story of his
markable voyages, which he would work up into n
book interesting the Voyage to the Moon or
s.Three Thousand Iea0uee Under the Sea -