The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-21

The Trip Which y Boston Man md uls
Wife Will Make in an Open Boat.

lUGIU HNNNA WINS . HWAWK WHO
accomplished a difficult and hitherto
unprecedented feat requiring nerve.
magic. muscle or endurance that had not
many imitators. and eventually a supe-
rior, who excelled in some particular.
So il Is with those fool-hardy ~adventur.
ers who cross the Atlantic in an open
boat. First Capro and his wife, OF New
Bedford, went across In u dory safely:
then the Andrew brothers, Of South Bos.
ton. a year or w later, went across in
a still smaller boat, and made "A snug
little sum by exhibitions at Havre and
other cities. Last Christmas a man
named Burrill advertised To start on a
similar reckless expedition, but recon
sidered his determination, and, it is said.
will start in the spring. Encouraged BY
the success Of these adventures, a new
aspirant has determined t. Guido all
others, and will undertake in jane 10
sail around the world in a boat only
eighteen and q half feet long. lie will be
skipper OF the craft, and will have for
mate and crew his wife. The name Of
this last aspirant for fame is Lewis G.
Goldsmith, who Is a short, thick set
Dane, about 40 years Of age, possessed
Of a thorough knowledge Of the sea,
having followed it from youth until
within a few years. Born in Denmark
in 1889, Goldsmith shipped before the
mast as o As he was big enough to
pull a rope, and traversed the ocean for
81 years, when circumstances brought
him to Boston at the time of the rebel
lion. He enlisted in the navy in 1861,
and Jaw active service on the rivers Of
North Carolina and Virginia until his
time expired in 1864, when he came
North, and very shortly after enlistedin
Company G, First Rhode Island Cav
airy but his military career was short,
Is the Wal closed six months after bis
enlistment. Returning To the pursuits
Of . peaceful life, Goldsmith secured
work at his trade, that Of an iron mold
er; married a lady Of Warren. X. l.,
and settled In this city. In 1877 Gold
smiths wife died, but the following year
he made . second matrimonial venture
with y Boston lady, who is to accom-.
pany him on his p~erilous voyage.
The route Goldsmith proposes to take
will be to q great extent governed by
circumstances Of course; but as map
ped out the tirst trip will be acfoss the
Atlantic from Boston TO Copenhagen,
touching at Ireland.or England,or both,
on the way. Arriving at Denmark, his
next move will be \ "trip north, visiting
the principal cities Of Norway and Swe-
den; thence he proposes 10 cross the
North Sea to Leith. Scotland. His stay
at Scottish ports will be governed large
ly by the time consumed in reaching
Leith by the roundabout route laid out,
as he proposes to reach the Mediterra-
mean by March l, 1880, where he will
anchor in the port OF Alexandria. Sail
ing hence through the Suez Canal he
will stop A. Alden, in Arabia, and then
clear for Bombay, in British India. II
successful in safely crossing the tenn
pestuous Indian Ocean, be will sail for
Penang, a British port in the Strait Of
Malacca, stopping 1T Galega on the way.
From Penang the adventurous voyager
proposes TO sail ~northward, and after
touching ut Singapore, of the southern
extremity Of Malay Peninsula, will as
tonish the Celestials at Hong Kong,
Shanghai, Yokohama and Yeddo with
his Yankee craft, after which he will
sail for California, which he expects 70
make in the fall Of 1881. From the
Golden Gate he will come east to Boston
by rail, with his boat and crew, and be
expects TO turn an honest penny by exhib-
ting the craft on his way. such is the
programme As now laid ont by Mr..
Goldsmith, but circumstances may
change IL somewhat. For instance, Il
sufficient Inducements are held out the
daring seaman says he would diverge
from his path and take . little run Of
5000 miles to Melbourne, in Australia.
Again, II Burrill starts on his trip across
the Atlantic, Goldsmith is willing 70
make q match with him on "the run
across" Mr.. Goldsmith expressed him
self ~ confident Of completing his jour
ney, relying on his skill As a navigator,
and his knowledge Of the climate, winds
and currents of the various quarters Of
the earth which he will visit for safely
travelling around this sphere Of ours.
The boat il now being built by w. b.
Smith, at City Point, on the most aP.-
proved scientific principles. 1t Is lsi
feet long ard 6 feet beam, with 5 feet
depth Of hold, built OF oak and hard
pine planking. II Is so constructed %
TO be q boat within q boat, having fine
air-tight compartments or chambers on
each side which will float the craft. even
II the boat ships a sea and is filed with
water. II is pink-sterned, that Is, sharp
ut both ends; has q shifting bowsprit,
and by q unique arrangement Is so con-
structed as to ssbail" itself. Every thing
about the craft Is compact, strong ana
convenient for the hazardous voyage
contemplated.
The papers Of St. Petersburg, Mos
COW, and other Russian cities with uni
versities, contain many advertisements