Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-29
OUTINGS VOYAGE BEGUN.
CAPTAIN CLOUDMAN STARTS
AROUND THE WORLD.


Little yessel-st. Augustine Creek too
Much for the Navigator Who IL to
Circle the GIobe-The Outing In the
Hud-She Goes Ashore in the Greek
and Waits for the Tide-The Reception
at the ThunderboIt Club Bouse Post
ponsd.
"All ready there forward! Up with
the jibl Wheel hard to starboard."
The orders were followed by rafting
of lines as the ropes slipped through the
blocks and the canvas was hoisted. A
faint puff Of wind filled out the jib, the
mainsail jibed and the sloop yacht Outing
swung around gracefully on her heel and
headed down the river on the starboard
tack. The national colors and the colors
of the New York Yacht Club loated from
her topmast, and a small burgee tapped
lightly from the gaff peak.
Ten minutes before the clock in the Ex-
change, just opposite which the yacht had
been lying, struck one. The tide had been
running down tor two hours, and Capt.
Cloudman mad been impatientiy waiting
that long for two canoes to turn the bend
In the river above where he was lying.
CROWDS WATCH THE START.
All the morning tine Outing had been
bverrun with visitors, who came OF from
the Exchange dock in small boats. The
wharyes were lined with crowd, assem-
bled to see the less than hve-ton yacht
that was to start on a voyage around the
globe. The scene recalled the wood cuts
an the old histories of the crowd that
gathered ON the pier in Palos a little
less than 400 years ago to see the
iSante Maria and her two consorts
.start out on long voyage. Be-
fxU frnA nF oil M hn
nwindled away before the order was given
toraIse the Outings bow anchor. When
DIR. Made and Capt. Ed Andrews, of the
Philadelphia Canoe Club, did come they
slipped lightly by and got a good lead OF
the sloop. Hardly had the Outing got
fairly started before the breeze died away.
The limp colors we're dipped thrice as a
farewell salute.
THE PARTY ON THE OUTING.
On board the yacht were Capt. It. A
Cloudman, his father Mr.. A. L. Cloud
imam, a representative of the MORNING
News and a crew of two. For tue first
mile or two the little feet did scarcely
more than DRIFT down with the tide, as the
wind came only in light puffs. After Fort
Oglethorpe was passed a slight breeze
sprang up and the party made better
progress. AS her sheets filed the
Outing showed that she was no laggard,
for she skinned along and passed the
osnOes in a jfy. From that time on she
kept the lead easily. There was no
breeze to give her a good test, but she
worked into the wind, which shifted
around to the southeast admirably. 1t
was seen that her bow was down too deep
and that she did not have enough ballast
aft and amidships.
THROUGH ST. AUGUSTINE CREEK.
In st. Augustine creek it was firsta
long leg and then q short one. She
obeyed her rudder quickly and went
about capitslly.
Those who were not engaged in hand
ling the boat amused themselves by pop
ping pistols at ducks heads and corks at
the top OF the cabin. All went
slower than was wished. until
the boats got down within half a mile OF
Runaway-Nigger's creek. st. Angus
tine creek is narrow there and the long
est stretches that could be made were
only a hundred yards or so. In some
places the east bank runs out pretty well,
and boats have to keep near the west
bank, and in other places it is the reverse.
just as the sloop had made one 1.-THE long
stretches and was going about on the
Sport tack tbs wind left her.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
She had been run in close SO as to make
every inch on the tack she was on, and
when the puff was spent her sails failed
to jlbe, and her bow stuck in tho soft,
DoZy marsh mud. Oars were put over.
but the bottom offered no more resistance
than the water. The .jib was hauled
down In twlnkling aud the crew jumped
In the small boat and tried 10 pull the
yachPs stern around so that
the tide would cut her off
the banK, but 1t was no good. The
small anchor was then carried out over
the stern, and those on board tried to pull
themselves out into the channel. They
would probably have succeeded had there
been anything for the fiukes to hold TO.
AS 1t was the anchor was pulled through
fhe mud and the boat was not budged.
TRYING TO GET OFF.
A suggestion was made that come one
should jump overheard and push, but the
bottom was considered rather too yield
ing. The two canoeists passed, and there
was not wind enough for them To stem
the tide and come back. 1t was then
o'clock, and the tide was at three-quar-
Iers ebb. Tie Outing was drawing three
feet and was pretty tight in the mud.
livery minute left her in worse fix, and
all hands came to the conclusion very
Ihortly that there was moth
ing to do but wait for high water,
which was between seven and eight
b0urs off. All handle did not in that in
etADOo lbtlhuc Tue NEWS man, WDOD Lne
prospect did not strike as particularly
cheerful. Capt. Cloudman's protfer OF
his small boat and crew was accepted
and an hours rowing landed the reporter
at the club house of the Savannah Yacht
Club.
AT THE YACHT CLUB HOUSE.
Com. YIN. Zone, Vice Com. j. N. john
con and quite a number Of members were
on the clubs wharf locking out for the
Outing, which was stuck six miles away.
Capt. Andrews and Or. Made anchored
near the Outing and said they would wait
until she could get on, which Capt. Cloud
man expected TO do before midnight. He
will probably be at Thunderbolt this fore
noon, and at high water the three boats
will start again. The two canoests expect
10 spend the winter in Florida waters.
Capt. Cloudman'e father NAV accom-
pany MIN to San Francisco. TIE Captain
says that two magazines have attempted
10 smuggie correspondent on board in
the guise Of a seaman, but ne will not take
any one except his father.
RAIDING THE TRANPS,
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