Sharp County record., 1879-04-03
TEMPTING FATE
The "Trip which n Boston Wa
Wife YTiu Make In an One,

The "Trip which n Boston W,-
Wife 1Yill Make IN an Omen,
From the Boston GIobar
There never was a human
accomplished q difficult and
unDrecedented feat reQuiriB,
maoic. muscle or endurance thS
MANY imiratOrs, and evantugUr
riOr, who evcelled in someD NJ.
So it is with those f0ol-hardv y
srs who cross the Atlantic IN
boat. First CaprO and his VITA
Bedford. went across in q dor
then the Andrew brothers, Of Ss
ton. p year or two later, went
o still smaller boat, and maas
little sum by exhibitions at H
other cities. Last Christmw
named Burrill advertised toy
similar reckless expedition. br
sidered his determination, and
viii start In the spring. Encon
the success Of these adventure
asuirant has determined to a
others, and viii undertake IN
sail around the world in a b
eighteen and a half feet long. IN
skipper of the craft, and will
mate and crew his wife. The
this last aspirant for fame is Z
Goldsmith, who is a short.
Dane, about 40 years of AGE. d
of o thorough knowledge OF
having followed it from v0Ds
within q few years. Born inn
in 1889, Goldsmith shipped bal
mast as soon as he was bio en-
pull p rope, and traversed theo
Il years. when circumstances
him TO Boston at the time Of t
lion. He enlisted In the navv
and SOW active service on the r
North Carolina and Virginia o
time expired in 1864, when
North. and very shortly after en-
Company G, First Rhode Isla,
airy. but his military career wsF
as the war closed six months q
enlistment. Returning TO the
Of a peaceful life, Goldsmith
work at his trade, that Of an ir0
er: married q lady of Warren.
and settled in this city. In l8-
smiths wife died, but the follow
he made a second matrimonial
with q Boston lady, who is to
panv him on his perHoUs voyage
The route Goldsmith proposes
will be to a great extent g0vaH
circumstances OF course; but al
ped out the first trip will be acr
Atlantic from Boston to Cope,
touching at Ireland'or England
on the way Arriving at Denma
next move will be q trip north.
the principal cities of Norway al
den: thence he proposes to on
North Sea to LeIth, Scotland.
Ut Scottish ports viii be gOYernH
" BY the time consumed IN n
Leith by the roundabout route i
rs he proposes to reach the Ne.
mean bv March /. 1880, where
anchor in the port Of Alexandra
ing hence through the Suez CI
viii stop at Alden, in Arabia, a.
clear for Bombay, in British InG
successful in safely crossing ID
pestuOus Indian Ocean. he will
Penang, a British port IN the 5
Malacca- stopping at Galega ont
From Penang the adventurous
proposes to sail uOrLhWaTd. al
touching at Singapore, of the
extremity OF Malay Peninsula,
tOnish the Celestials at Hong
Shanghai. Yokohama and Y9d.
his Yankee craft, after which
sail for California, which he eE
make in the fall of 1881. Ell
Golden Gate ne witt come easEh
by rau, with his boat and crew
expects to turn an honest penuYr
ting the craft on MS way. SUI.
programme as now laid out
Goldsmith, but circumstance
change 1t somewhat. For ms &
sufficient inducements are held Z
daring seaman says ne would
from his path and take a ittla
5000 miles to Melbourne, in AZ
Again, If Burrlll starts on MS trip
the Atlantic, Goldsmith is WI
make q match with him on "M
across" Mr.. Goldsmith eXur66 y
self as confident Of completing
neY, relying on MS skill as ns'
and his knowledge OF the climate
and currents OF the various qua
the earth which he will visit 70
travelling around this sphere OF qs
The boat is now being built b
Smith, at City Point, on the D
proved scientific principles.
feet long ard 8 feet beam, wiz
depth OF hold, built Of oak si
pine planking. It is so constr
to be a boat within a boat, hsEt
air-ight compartments or chan
each side which wild float the en-
if the boat ships a sea and is Alf ,