Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-30
Monday, June 80. 1884.
His DOry.

Captain TraIn0r Visited Yesterday-
 Many Take a Look at His Boat at Nor
 ris Cove-Hts PrOpOsed Trip Across the
 Ocean i'm His IF Foot Craft.
 Two New Haven gentlemen yesterday af- ter church time drove to Morris Cove and there visited John P. Vidvard, of Utica, N. Y., who is occupying the Manchester cottage in the Cove. MT. Viddard introduced the gen. tlemen to Captain Trainor, the man who pro poses to cross the ocean in 8 rowboat, Cap tain Trainor invited the gentlemen to take 8 look at the rowboat. They accepted and in spected the boat, which lies of the Cove. While inspecting it gentleman drove down, a member of the New Haven Yacht club, who rendered Captain Trainor the use of the club house and accommodations, which he accepted provided he remains in New Haven over the 4th, which he will do if the city can secure him to appear with his boat in the great 4th of July procession. If suitable ar engagements are not made he leaves to-mor- row to start on his trip across the ocean. If he remains here over the 4th he will decide to make New Haven his port of departure and return port. large number of our NAS waraly in favor of the project of the 4th of July, committee to engage the captain and dory for appearance in the procession Friday. Two New Haven gentlemen, Messrs. o. A. Dorman and John Gilbert, have arranged to donate Captain Trainor beautiful silk flag, which he will carry with him as 8 souvenir on his round trip. The captain on his trip to Europe in a small sailboat three years ago carried an ordinary flag. This boat was one foot longer than this one in which he makes his present trip, which ia seventeen feet long, He showed some friends the craft by which he crossed the English channel. It was made of two small timbers of hard wood, secured together. He padded across. Capt Trainor also showed the visitors letters and presents from crowned heads, given him when he was in Europe in honor of his exploits MT. Dorman will send his team down this morning to bring Captain Trainor to pay a visit to His Honor Mayor Lewis.
 Capt. Trainor is 27 years old and native of Georgetown, Me-, 12 miles from Bath. He has followed the water for some years on coasters and has been for some time perfect ing life boat and life raft for steamers and ships. In order to show it's merits he pro- poses to cross the ocean in it. He has just finished 1t. His former trip across the ocean was made two years ago. The trip was in an eighteen foot sssailboat or dory. sHe left Bath, Me, on the 9th of July and landed at Havre in 46 days. He had a companion, Ivar Olsen, young Norwegian who is 8 civil engineer. For his present trip he will take three pairs of oars together with an abundance of provisions, tools, ropes, and all sorts of things necessa- ry. Nobody but his dog Jumbo will accom- pany him. He calculates to get over in one hundred days. He will row nights and sleep days He will TOW nights instead of days because at night he can steer out of the way of vessels and steamers and in the daytime the vessels and steamers can look out for him. In the center of Captain Trainor's $ boat is a cockpit in which he will sit and row. The boat has two water tight compart' ments and is well ballasted with round bags. The boat is light, flat bottomed, high, and with faring sides and somewhat like those used by fishermen on the Grand Bank. sIt draws but an inch of water. It is named the Harold T Rihber