The New York herald., 1879-07-10
TRIP OF A MINIATURE SHIP.


PROPOSED VOYAGE TO MELBOURNE IN An
| ELEVEN TON MISREPRESENTATION OF THE
BOAT AND SKETCH OF THE FooLHARDy
| MARINERs-THE START FROM RosroN.
| (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
| Boston. July 0. 1879.
| The passion for navigating the ocean in miniature
ships seems to be on the increase in Massachusetts,
for now comes Herbert Il. Burrill and Andrew b.
| Coon. with the smallest boat that attempted to
cross the ocean. who propose to sail to Melbourne
in time to be present at the Industrial Exhibition
| in Australia next year.
Their boat is called the Golden oate and is 10 feet
in length. feet inches beam at the water line
feet inches in depth and IT. tons burden She Is
schooner rugged and carries seventy-hve square
yards of canvas. Her stern is of the OLD
style "Pinkey" build. Not the least prom
inent popularity Of her build is that
from the water line to her upper streak
she tumbles in leaving her breadth OF beam across
the deck feet ii inches This is SO as to conform
with the deck, which crowns to an elevation OF hve
inches and is intended to enable her to accomplish
the feat rghting herself in she is cspszed by
a sauall or a heavy Her knees ana tmbers are
of white oak, her deck OF white pine and
her planking Of cypress wood. She is well
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and eac Ii OF the hardy mariners carries chronom-
eter watch OF the latest style. They are also we'll
provided with the best charts or the Atlantic ana
Indian oceans and the Australasian seas harbors and
bays.
Her water tanks are OF copper, lined with tin, and
can hold two and half barrels The ships stores
in the matter of provisions have been selected with
especial care; they all canned. hermeticaliy
sealed, and if no accident occurs are sufficient
to last five months. All the spars except
the mainmast, can be unshipped and slowed away
1tnda daRE MA PNnn fnr AS wall as
sails being provided The cabin is wstcrtight in all
sorts OF weather, and accommodate two sleepers
who, by system of brass tubes, can have all tho
ventilation needed even with the matches closed.
The Golden Gate s very graceful little craft, which
quickly and seems to be excelienty built and skill
fully ballasted.
THE voYAGERs.
Herbert +. Burrill, who Is commander, and who
furnished the plans and model, is native of Fall
mouth. Mass, and is now thirty-fvc years Of age.
Since his earliest days he has been to nav
CATION and has had practical experience OF twenty
years in all branches of that calling He has been in
the Whaling and merchant service and also
in the navy, and in all positions from cabin boy
to master. Andrew b. Coon, the first mate
is native Of Nantucket. and is twenty-eght years
men OF the island; went to when he quito
young; has been around Cape Horn five times, and
is Us confident of success in his perous undertak
ing as that he the Golden Gate. The little
vessel has been lying at Milton Lower Mills tor
nearly week. She was brought over to South Boston
Monday night and anchored. Here she the centre
OF attraction among yachtsmen and visitors. The
course will be from Massachusetts, Bay direct to
Cape de Verde, the African coast, which, unless
accident happens, will be the first stopping
place; thence through the North and South Atlantic
to the Cape of Good Hope where short stay will be
made at Cape Town for rest, provisions and repairs;
thence the Indian Ocean for Australia where
the hardy Captain expects TO enter as an attraction
ut the International Exhibition October 1880.
TIE START.
At two o'clock to-day large crowd Of interested
spectators gathered on the wharves Of South Bos-
ton Point the little vessel start her long
voyage. Everything was in readiness. and just
thrce-quarters OF hour later Captain Burrll
orders let CO. and the tiny craft dipped into the
and started her journey forced on by agood
western breeze. She had one mast up and her jib
and mainsail set. As she sped before the wind the
spectators cheered the hardy mariners and waived
their handkerchiefs and hats till the mast OF the
Golden Gate sank behind the fort and her sail was
hidden. At half-past four p. NJ. a HERALD corre-
spondent, who out seeing the Eastern Yacht
club regatta, sighted the vessel she skinned the
blue OF the bay just under the shadow OF the
lower light. She behaving beautifully. and her
captain and in excellent spirits. No more
auspicous start could be made, and no better day
selected for the men to get accustomed to their
quarters