The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-12
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THURSDAY, AUGUST ~, 1886.
ROUND THE WORLD.
COMING TO HONOLULU.


of San Francisco, of the New York
schooner-yacht Brunhilde, now on
her second year out on tour of the
world. The Brunhilde is owned
and commanded by Mr.. w. Phelps
of Englewood, N. j., and was only
launched a short time before the
long cruise was commenced. Her
registered measurement is 119 tons.
Smith of Nyeck, N. Y, was her
builder, and her lines were specially
designed for cruising and seaworthi-
ness. That some element of speed
enters into her composition is proven
by the fact that her log shows fire.
quent entries where her speed was
fourteen knots for the hour. Her
dimensions are: Length on the
water line, 102 feet; over all, 1913 !;
beam, 25; depth of hold, 10;
draught forward, 8; draught aft,
~. Her main spars are not of I'M
usual dimensions, but extremely
lengthy topmasts give her lofty
appearance. Her run is not long
and clean as would be looked for in
a racer, but everything has sub
stantial appearance, that even seems
to penetrate the white outside paint,
and is calculated to give her passen-
gers added confidence. The deck
is flush and inclosed with an I'M
usually high rail for yacht. Be
low she is roomy and comfortable
and deliberately fitted with every de-
vice that the ingenuity of sailors have
so far been able to originate. The
saloon runs aft from the cabin, and
is finished in cherry, with hardwood
panels and black walnut trimmings.
A piano is portion of the furniture.
There are four cabin staterooms,
two officers rooms and berths for
four extra guests. Two of the
cabin staterooms are occupied by
Messrs. III. H. Strong and T. r.
Hillard, friends of Captain Phelps,
who have accompanied him from
the outset, and are sufficiently de-
lighted to continue until New York
is again reached. 7. Whitcom and
j. Brort are the first and second
officers; the galley is manned by
two cooks and two stewards, and
the foremost hands number eleven
ten seamen and boatswain.
There has been but one unpleasant
ness since the start, and that was
due to the original officers desiring
to handle the Brunhilde, in opposi-
ton to her owners orders. Their
services were dispensed with at
Cowes, and the present navigators
shipped. Capt. Phelps has as much
discipline as man-of-war, and the
scrupulous nicely of his craft re-
pays him for it.
The Brunhilde's canvas is extern
sive for cruiser, but the tackle and
gear are fine, and it is easily re-
duced to meet the exigencies of the
weather, and considerable rough
experience has demonstrated her to
be splendid seaboat. Aloft she
carries immense standing gaff top
sails, which, of course, necessitates
ratlines on her standing gear. But
few mishaps occurred during the
trip, and one was the loss of the
Brunhilde's bowsprit, occasioned en-
tirely by the carelessness of tug
master near Alden. At other times
heavy weather parted portions of
her rigging and gear, the worst mis-
hap occurring between Port Said
and Bombay, when the foretopmast
and jibboom were carried away and
the yacht had a long beat against
strong easterly gales. Many of the
Red Sea Islands were touched and
excellent shooting was found where
the barren appearance of the land
from sea betokened nothing in the
nature Of game. The Brunhilde's
log shows that she and her passen-
gers were well received at the vari-
Gus ports of call, and that her route
has been as follows: New London,
Conn.,, was left on the 29th of June,
1885, and arrived at Cowes, Isle of
Wight, late in July, and this port
was made her rendezvous until after
the great annual regatta. On the
Bird of September she sailed for the
Mediterranean, calling at Cadiz,
Tangier and Gibraltar, the stay at
each port being very brief on ac-
count of the stringent quarantine
regulations occasioned by cholera
rage in the first named place. From
Gibraltar her course was shaped for
Alexandria, calling at Ovan, Algiers,
Bougie, Bona and Malta, at each of
which ports a limited though most
enjoyable time was spent.
After thoroughly doing Alexan-
dria, Port Said was made the next
port of call, and here the services of
a tug were called in for the passage
through the canal to Alden, which
was reached after the unavoidably
monotonous trip through the barren
waste. From Alden course was
shaped for Bombay, taking in the
Lacadive Islands en- route. The trip
to Colombo was uneventful, but
was fully compensated for by the
enjoyment afforded during the visit,
and the same report is made of
Penang and Singapore. Pulu Con-
dore, Hongkong and Nagasaki all in
turn affOrIad tho nou uoII h,on,oI