Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
A PERIiOUs VOYAGE.
A Projected Trip Around the World In
n Dory.

| Dory.
A Bath (Msine) telegram says Near
lv two years ago John Traynor, a sailor,
started in dory from this city TO row
across the Atlantic. The boat, which
was thirteen feet long, was furnished
and equipped for the voyage by DIR. r.
d. Bibber, Of this city, at cost Of
nearly three hundred dollars. Since
the unsuccessful attempt Of Traynor,
who is supposed to have been lost, as
nothing has been heard from him since
leaving Newfoundland, where he put
in for repairs from a collision with a
schooner, DR.. Bibber has received
many offers from sesfaring men
to row across if the Doctor will fur
nish and equip the boat. None, how
ever, applied to him in person until
Yesterday afternoon, when a stout,
well.built man walked into the Doctors
office. He informed the Doctor that
his name was Richard Chandler, and
that his native place was Northampton,
Mass, where he was born on Septem-
Der %, IS40. Chandler said he had
made up his mind to row across the
ocean provided boat Of the same class
and equipment as the one in which
Traynor made the attempt could be
furnished him. 81 have been in a dory
since was ten years DID," said Chand-
Ter, land what | don't know about
that class Of boats amt worth know
ing. have felt great interest in the
attempts that have been made, and
firmly believe that / can make the
trip"
Crossing tho Atlantic is only
small part of the voyage" said the
doctor. "After arriving in England
you are to go by water to Norway and
Sweden, thence to France, Spain, and
the Mediterranean across the Red Sea,
through the Suez canal, across the In
dian Ocean and Southern Pacific to
Australia thence to Japan and China,
and from there by steamer to San Fran
cisco, then overland TO the Mississippi,
where the dory will be put into the
water for you to row down that river
to the Gulf, and around to New York.
1t is big undertaking, but | believe,
with the right boat and man, it can be
accomplished"
II feel like tryingit," said Chandler.
"For the past seven years have been
thinking of making the attempt to'row
a boat across the Atlantic, and | have
come here to enter into an agreement
with you. Furnish the boat, and | am
your man,"
Chandler was told that it would be
done. The date Of departure has not
been decided upon. The doctor is Of
the opinion that it is rather late in the
season to make the boat this year.
Chandler, who is single man, is anx-
ious to start at once, and said If he had
q suitable boat he would start to-mor-
row. lie seems bent upon going over
the route laid out By the doctor.
Chandler was seen Mt his boarding
house to-day. lie said the necessary
arrangements were nearly perfected for
the trip, and believed be would be
ready to start on the perlious voyage
in about two weeks.
The beat in which Chandler is to
cross N;ll be u feet long at the bottom,
with about II feet gunwa'e. She is to
have ws,ertight compartments built for
ward and aft. The only open space in
her will be cockpit in the centre. In
width she will be feet and in depth 80
inches. Besides large supply Of food,
she is TO be fitted with life suits, cork
pickets, lie lines, Boyton rubber suit,
and everything thstcan comfortthe voy-
acer. John Williams, Of Georgetown,
who built the dOry Harold T. Bibber' in
which Traynor sailed, will build the
new boat for Chandler. She is to be
similar in build 70 that dory. Chand-
ler's trip from Proyincetown TO this
port was made in q leaky dory, and
when oil Seguin he came near going
down. a heavy sea striking her start
cd her to leaking very badly. When
ne reached :,.s .sl.nl che was nearly
full Of water. Chandler SAYS 't'r h'
has 10 bad habits ana 44oa Az .yo1ccC
on intoxicating liquors.
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