Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-31
ST. PAUL TO CAIRO.

Paul Boyton Starts from the Head Of Navi-
cation for Tour Down the River
Sketch of His Companion DIR. Cronau-
An Immense Crowd Gather to See Them
Off-Two Baby Mines in the Party.
At 1890 O'Clock yesterday morning, at a
point where Washington street strikes the up
per levee, Capt. Paul Boyton, the world re-
nowned navigator. stepped into the swift cur
rent of the Mississippi and. started on his great
swim from st. Paul to Cairo. AS he stepped
into the surging stream gentleman handed
him fresh cigar and he floated out TO catch
| the current amid three hearty cheers from the
crowd. 8,sae
THE hour for starting was fixed at 10 o'clock,
but as the weather bid fair to improve the
start was delayed half hour longer. An
hour before he was ready to start jackson
street in front of the Merchants hotel was
filled with citizens anxious to catch glimpse
OF the voyager as he left the hotel. His swim
ing suit OF rubber was put on at the hotel,
and shortly after 10 O'Clock carriage was
taken for the upper levee, Capt Boyton being
accompanied by Mr.. Ehle Allen and a repre-
sentative of the GLOBE.
On reaching the levee from which the start
was to be made, an artist from Zmmerman's
produced camera, and asked the privilege of
taking some views of the navigator as he ap-
peared in his rubber dress. Five minutes was
occupied in this, and some very fine impress
SiOnS were secured.
"Baby Mine," the miniature gunboat and
companion dm Uoyage of Capt. Boyton, which
he regards with the affection of a thing ami
mate, was then put in the river, and armed
with his two bladed paddle he was ready for
the start. salssf5as {',artf
The send-of was witnessed by thousands of
spectators. Third street was lined along the
bluff and the st. Paul bridge was black with
spectators, while house-tops, lamp posts, and
other convenient points of vantage were gar
nished with sight-seers. ls ere 80
In dressing for the trip Capt. Boyton first
attires himself in wooden shirts, pants and
socks he then dons his rubber suit, which is
perfectly alr-tight. description of the dress
appearing in Sundays issue of the GLOBE
The effect of such an Theoretically sealed con-
dition is of course trying, being sort of per-
petual Turkish bath. Between st. Paul and
the end Of the trip Capt. Boyton will lose from
fifteen to twenty-five pounds of flesh.
On reaching the bridge, where an immense
crowd was gathered, he stood up in the water
and fired two rockets. In passing the river
freight house. at the foot of Jackson street,
he signalled the crowd with, more rockets,
and then leisurely resumed his trip.
AS he passed the boat house by the bridge
he was Joined by his companion on the trip,
DR.. Rudolf Cronau. The doctor is represen-
tative of the Gartenlau6e, of Leipsic, journal
having the largest circulation of any illustrat-
ed paper in the world. Its circulation is AGO.
600 copies, some 5O,090 being in this
country. DR.. Cronau travels in common
rowboat, and goes for the purpose of making
sketches and writing up the country. He was
very much struck with the beauty of St. Paul,
and made fine sketch of the city for his pa
per. He also sent sketches of Rifle park and
Fort Smelling.
Some of the Doctors friends proposed that
he should be equal to Capt. Boyton and they
! accordingly presented him a "Baby Mine" in
the shape of a key of Hamm's best. He had
it duly labeled and tied to his boat ana towed
it down the river.
DR.. Cronau is gentleman of fine education,
amiable and modest He is young man, be-
ing but twenty-eight years of age, but has al
ready achieved fine reputation, both as a
landscape painter and journalist. He is now
engaged in making tour of the world, and
his trip will occupy four years more.
After completing the journey to Cairo with
Capt. Boyton they will 60 to the head waters
of the Missouri, and make trip down that
river similar to the one now being made On
the Mississippi. From thence he will part
company with Boyton and 60 to the Pacific
coast. After investigating that section he
will go to Central and South America, to Asia
and Africa, and continue until he has emphat-
ically made a trip round the world"
In the course of a few weeks Capt BoytOn
will return tosSt. Paul for visit.