Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-09-23
Trip Of the Dory Little Western.
Across the Atlantic.

New York Herald.
A dispatch Just received from the
herald correspondent at the Scilly
Islands reports that the dory Little
Western, with the two adventurous mar.
liners forming her crew, passed there at
quarter to eleven o'clock this morning.
The expedition of the Little Western,
now virtually accomplished, is one of
the most remarkable voyages of modern
times. She is the smallest craft that
ever attempted to cross the Atlantic.
Her trip proves that it is not alone the
large steamships and sailing vessels that
dare brave the dangers of midocean.
The Little Western, manned by George
p. Thomas and Frederic Norman, sailed
from Gloucester, Mass, the IL of June.
She was first spoken on June 30 in lati-
tede A, longitude AZ, by the British
steamer Bulgarian. The captain Of
fered to take the two men off but they
declined.
The Little Western was next spoken
on July 10, by the Bremen steamer
Neckar. The chief officer Of the Neckar,
speaking Of the indident, said. 1--WE
met the Little Western right slap in
midocean. 1t was on the afternoon of
July 10, shortly after noon, that we
sighted tiny speck on the horizon. 1t
was bright, clear day, but astiff breeze
had started the sea in lively style, so
that even the Neckar heaved about like
sick pOrpoise. You can imagine how
difficult it was to get, through our tele-
scopes, glimpse of the little black atom
that danced in the distance. At first
it was thought that some vessel had run
into an iceberg and left her crew ahOat.
The captain ordered the iife-boats ready
to pick up the wrecked men, and all
passengers crowded to the rail, eager to
see what they anticipated would be a
dozen or more starving sailors. Ina few
minutes the dark spot proved to be a
white one, and then we made out a small
boat, with main sail and jib set, scud-
ding along at spanking rate. AS we
approached the tiny craft the crew and
passengers were thunderstruCk. 1t was
the strangest sight | ever saw. Just
think of running across a vessel no big
ger than one of her lfebOats steering
on her course as though merely cruis-
ing in New York IIarbor. When we
got near enough | saw two men on
board. The boat was a large dOry,
decked over trinity, and they were seat
ed in the hatchway, not seemingtO have
noticed our presence. When the captain
yelled out to them the two vOyagers
looked up in apparent surprise, and one
of them cried out, Look out there; in
another minute we'll run you down.
This raised laugh among the passen-
gers, who gave three cheers for the two
men, who answered the usual nautical
inquiries, This is the ship Little West
ern, sailed from East Gloucester, Mass,
on June 10. We are bound for Eng
land, and don't you forgetit.' The strang-
er's faces were weather-beaten and
bronzed. hut they seemed quite happy.
They said that the voyage was u pleas
ant one and their boat was storm-proof.
Before we left them the occupants Of
the dory refused to take any provisions,
saying that they were well stocked. As
the two vessels kept together the diff
ference in size, added to the independ-
dent demeanor of the men, made the
scene humorous"