The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-07-12
THE NAUTILUS SPOKEN
The Daring Little Craft Quarter Of the
Way Across the 0esan.
New York Herald june 23d.

New York Herald juno 23d.
The dory Nautilus, the smallest
boat that has ever attempted to
cross the ocean, was spoken OH the
10Th inst. by the STEAMER Adriatic,
Capt. Jennings, of the White Star
Line. 1t will be remembered that
the little craft sailed from City
Point, South Boston, OH Monday,
June sd. 1t contained only two
persons, the Andrews brothers,
expected to reach Hayre in safety
and exhibit the vessel in Paris.
Mr.. VIM. L. G. Grayburn, purser
of the Adriatic, gives the following
account of the meeting between
the big steamer and the little dOry:
On the 18th inst. at 9:15 am. lati-
tude Al degrees AZ minutes north,
longitude SO degrees 80 minutes
west, the officer on the bridge
sighted small white speck on the
ocean, and soon found it to be the
sail of small boat. There was
excitement among the passengers,
many believing it to be a ships
boat with,a distressed crew. The
officers and wiser keads on board,
after reflection, came to the conclu.
sion that the sail belonged to the
Nautilus, named By the brothers
Andrews, freu. Boston, on their
voyage to HAvre. The two vessels
rapidly approached, and in about
fifteen inmates the Nautilus hauled
alongside and one of the brothers
caught the rope thrown them from
the Adriatic. Kind.hearted Capt.
jennings inquired their wants and
pressed them to. receive supplies.
These they refused, saying that
they had stopped merely to inquire
the latitude and longitude. They
were somewhat impatient and
seemed to chafe under the delay
they experienced in getting the in-
formation they asked for. Neither
was incliued to be communicative,
but they said that they had been
becalmed three days since leaving
Boston. In about ten minutes their
position was handed them over the
ships side. Then their limited
canvas was spread and away they
sped and we're SOON out OF sight.
Three ringing cheers aud a tiger
were given them by the passengers
and crew of the Adriatic as they sped
away. The brothers looked we'll
and happy, and had all the appear
ance of hardy American sailors.
They, said they bad provisions for
six mouths, but where it was slowed
one could hardly imagine. The ell
der brother seenied much rougher
than the younger, who had an un-
handsome face, with u
mixture of sadness and determine
ton in his cOuntenance not often
seer. Many were the opinions Civ
pn during the day as to their jour
hey, and many termed the exploit
tOol-hardy, but one and all wished
them God speed.
The NAUTILUS was built at Glouces-
ter, Mass. She il 10 feet over all,
l5t Oh bottom, and q inches deep.
The sails contains % yards light
luck or drilling, bent on boom
% feet long, % feet in diameter,
and is what is called lateen rig.
Her mast is s feet long above deck
and 81 inches in diameter, the hoist
ng and lowering movement being
IDENTICAL with that OF II jib on IL
schooner. Her other sails consist
If square stOrmsail of 81
-ards, rugged on boom 0 feet
ong, and a still smaller one Of II
ards, which is bent on to a rope
from the mast head to the
raveler like topping tilt. She is
opper fastened throughout, is
as a cork and weighs about
i've hundred pounds in complete