National Republican., 1883-08-22
TIE 1NNocrNrs ABROAD.
Sketch OF Their Trip from Baltimore TO
Now YorIk--Incidonts OF the Voyage.


Special Letter
BAY RIDGE, NEW YORK HARBoR, Aug. 90
We sailed from Baltimore one week ago Sat
urday at 1890 o'clock, previous to which Mr..
Joseph Henry, owner Of the schooner Samuel
Wood, which is the name of our trusty craft,
boarded u.s. and after introducing tho cap
tain,-Sidney Monsell-bade us bon voyage,
with instructions that IL we allowed any sail
ing craft to beat us we need not bring tho
vessel back to Baltimore. Thus far we have
carried out his instructions, as we have not
only not allowed anything Of the kind to beat
u.s. but we have passed every sailing vessel
that has showed up; and il is but fair TO pre-
sumo that we will do the same on our return
trip SO that Mr.. Henry stands very good
chance of having the vessel returned to him.
Owing to unfavorable wind and tide we
failed to reach Chesapeake City in timo to
20 through the canal until Monday morn
ing and in the meantime anchored in tho
mouth of Elk river during Saturday night
and Sunday passing the time as best we
could, singing sacred songs and listening to
recitations from one or two of the younger
"Innocents" We passed out OF the canal
into Delaware bay at Delaware City at 2:30
o'clock Monday afternoon, and uuder the in
flucnce of good breeze the fast sailing quali-
ties of the Wood" were fully demonstrated.
Off Bombay Hook some of the "lnnocents"
received their first practical lesson as TO a
genuine stiff blow or squall, which came up
! in tho shape of water spout. Capt. Monsell,
however, able seaman that he is, had foreseen
the impending trouble, and had all sail
! taken in 80 quickly that some of the boys
were more surprised by being caught under
! tho canvas than they were by the squall.
! The latter was of short duration aud tho
| good ship was again soon on her way, and
/ nd
whero We dropped anchor for the night.
| Tuesday morning found us on our way down
| the bay and soon Capo May light loomed up,
| where il continued to loom for the balance of
| the day and all that night, as VIC were be-
calmed so completely that we drifted hither
and thither until Wednesday morning, when
! q favorable wind put us out on the broad At
! lantic. Out came trolling lines with the hope
of catching bluefsh, but owing either TO the
| wind being northeast, which sailors say is al
together un-fshy, or to the fact that the blue
denizens of the deep had been warned of our
coming, we didn't even get nibble.
We arrived or Atlantic City about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, and here again Capt Mon
sell proved himself superior to any of the
paid weather prophets, as he predicted
! storm, aud suggested that we had better 60
inside for harbor, which we did, and fortu-
nate we were in so doing, rs a heavy north
east gale set in that night which lasted all
| tnG neAu uay. OIOIlnDOuuu, dS we NGTG, Az
lantc City proved not only city of refuge,
| but city of welcome and hospitality to us,
as we were the recipients of courtesies from
many of its best citizens, notably among
whom were the editor of the RepieC, Archie
| Field, chief engineer of the fire department.
and proprietor of Niagara house; also, MIR.
! Mchrcr, one of the proprietors of the Schafler
| house, where we met many Washingtonians,
among them being John l.. Vogt and wife,
| George w. Bergling and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Sautter, Mrs. John Hockemeyer, George S.
Kraft, Jacob Appich, and Mrs Ferd Rockar.
Mr.. A. b. Coppes was also very
kind in his attentions, but to Mrs. G.
L. Rines, so we'll and favorably known in
Washington, proprietress of the Colonnade
hotol are the Innocents indebted for the
crowning event Of their stay at the city by
the sea. Through her son, she extended an
invitation for us to dine at the Colonnade on
Friday at 1 o'clock, which was accepted, and
at the hour designated the club repaired to
this celebrated hostelry, and was escorted to
the capacious dining room where we set down
to a dinner that would make the stomach of
an epicure jump with joy. Ample justice
having beeen done to the viands set out aud
the cloth removed Commodore Pitcher raped
to order, when toasts were offered compli-
mentary to the hostess, Atlantic City, "The
Innocents Abroad" and the press, which were
N responded to by Mrs Rines and her son
Joseph NJ. Wilson, and Mr.. Allen Of
the Reu,e,u Mr.. John B. Dawson
sang q couple of songs, and innocent Harry
Lyon gave a recitation. "Auld Lang Syne )
concluded this festive occasion, and we left
Atlantic City with full determination that
in all future cruises it should be fixture al
an objective point with the Colonnade, Sc
long as Mrs. Rines presides over it, as oul
headquarters.
splendid run up the coast brought us t,
our present anchorage early Saturday morn
ing and the Innocents have been busily en-
gagged seeing the elephants of New York
Coney Island, and other points Of interest
We sail on our homeward voyage tomorrow
} morning, and before leaving will endeavo
to review the history of the namesakes o
Mark Twain S.