The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
m CROSS THE SEA IN A DoRY.
Mr. Andrews, of Roston, VIII go to
Europe in Very Small Boat


William A. Andrews, of Cambridgeport,
Mass. will start from Boston on June Is
for England in the smallest boat that has
aver vet crossed the Atlantic. The expert
,,oa will not be new one to Mr.. Andrews.
In 1878 he, in company with his brother,
Asa w. Andrews, achieved worldwide
Il fame by sailing, in forty-tve days, from
S;tv Point. Boston, to the Lizard, England,
A =; ~ The tiny Nautilus, a dory of only Is feet
n i-ao The voyage excited widespread in
II aorost at the time, and after its successful
onding it was generally thought the utmost
n the way of navigating miniature vessels
aver great distances had been accomplished.
The feat surpassed all similar ones in that
line, and had the suggestion been made that
Tithin few years it would have been sur
nsssed. nau ical people would have laughed.
81 Bnt this is precisely what Mr.. Andrews in
tends to do.
The trip across the Atlantic has been
made by four small American boats, the
Centennial the Nautilus the New Bedford
~ and the Little Western, all OF which were
"a nj such dimensions that the trip was in each
case a most dangerous one. The craft in
which Mr.. Andrews will go over is smaller
# than any of them. The Little Western,
W hainq % feet III length and having
ship rig; then came the Centen-
# nal 20 feet over all, 16 feet keel and 21@
# feet deep; the New bedford, ~ Ieet Inches
over all. - feet keel and feet inches
deep, and then the Nautilus, IL feet over
all and IS feet keel.
Mr. Andrews boat, which is now build
ing at Higgins & Gifford's yard in Boston,
Il has the following dimensions: Length of
boat IA feet inches; width, 5 feet. depth
2 feet; length of spirit, II feet; of mast
above deck, feet; of boom, 6 feet 8 inches;
sail. Is feet 3 inches on the fore; foot and
leach, Is feet.
Half-inch cedar is the material of which
SIZE is built, and she will carry lateen rig.
Her name has not yet been decided upon.
4 pecullar feature of the boat will be her
keel. During his trip in the Nautilus, Mr..
Andrews was considerably Inconvenience
by the scarcity of space caused by the water
lars. and the new keel is intended to do away
with this, 1t will consist of heavy piece
of timbe'. which will be followed out,
leaving space in which nearly forty gal
Ions of water can be easily carried. By
means of pumping apparatus this can be
drawn out at any time. Along the bottom
of this keel is attached shoe of cast iron
weighing 200 pounds Should a storm
arise and the situation of the boat become
dangerous, the iron shoe can be cast off in
seconds time by the simple twisting of
screw. This combin al with the fact t. at
there are three air-tight bulIheads in the
bow and that the hatchways are entirely
alright when closed makes 1t evident that
the boat need fear but little from whatever
storms it may encounter. As an additional
precautloo, Mr.. Andrews will take with
him a two-gallon can of oil, which he has
4 learned by practical observation, possesses
4 marvellous power in subduing too threat
ening waves. Whenever squalls were en-
countered during the voyage of the Nauti-
lus be dripped oil from the bow and thus
converted the combing waves into long roll
lie 1xybi oh fbo lad
easily and with perfect safety.
M The cargo which Mr.. Andrews will carry
includes q varied assortment of articles.
The list is as follows: One hundred bottles
Of apollinaris water, which will serve
double purpose, being dsed as ballast; fifty
pounds of biscuits in alright cans, fifteen
cans of Boston baked beans, ten cans of
vegetables, four cans of corned beef can
of condensed milk, one dozen lemons, one
fop-horn q liam, a cake, a loaf of bread
matches. knife, fork and spoons, plates,
alcohol lamp, three lanterns, a jug of mo-
asses, a Jug of vinegar, two boxes of sar
dimes ten pounds of tobacco, five clay
nipes. a hammer, Ratchet, a saw, screws,
nails tack, a life belt, rubber boots,
towels. harikerchiefs, blanket, pillow
and a bec5ick, comb, brush and tooth
brush.
In magical instruments he will carry a
North Alautic chart, quadrant chronom-
eter vltch, Bakers oil compass. air COM
mass. rsralel rule, two pairs divlders, nauti-
cal snanac and navigation book In
a5djlon to this Mr., Andrews will take
AledOzen bottles of champagne, and on
thfFourth of July will celebrate in patri-
OF; manner.
during the greater part of the voyage he
vii wear perfectly water-tight suit of his
on design, hut brand-new suit sealed up
j TIN box will be taken along for wear
Pon the other side.
Mr. Andrews will go entirely alone His
other, Asa Walter Andrews, who was
companion in the Nautilus died of con
nption in Beverly, Mass, on Feb. o.
%, andrather than take any of his friends,
)ugh many of them are willing to ven
re, to expose themselves to the dangers
the voyage, Mr.. Andrews will make the
alone
The start will be made on the noon of
ne Is, from Bostons Coney Island and
sat Watching headquarters, City Point
The day is a holiday, being devoted to the
ebration of the battle of Bunker Hill,
anniversary of which falls upon the
seeding Sunday. Excursion trains,
clal boats and the city horse-cars will
ng crowd from the city and the sur
ndlng districts that it is expected will
number less than $4,000 people,
Mr.. Andrews will have royal send off.
boat, which will be placed on exhibit
at City Point on June l, will be
ought down from its hall at noon and
lnched. Mr.. Andrews will then take the
I'M and, amid the popping of guns and the
GERS OF the crowd, set out over his dreary
san path for far off Queenstown, which
expects to reach, should the weather be
n, IN some thirty-eight days
he dangers which he will encounter out
lie OF storms include whales, icebergs,
reckage and swordfish. The first of
csc, the whales, he considers to be the
orst, and when in the Nautilus they were
constant source of anxiety to him Being
companionable nature they would fol-
wv him sometimes for entire DAYS and
ghts putting and blowing, and not infre-
lently diving under the boat When
olng this they were so near that Mr.. An
ews could touch them upon the back
TN ms hands. 1t took but very little to
arm Them, and when they were startled
-oy would bring their enormous hukes down
pon the water with force sufficient, had
struck the Nautilus, to smash it into the
,ialeSt kind of kindling wood At other
III, While running at night, sleeping
nale would be run into, and then for a
oI1 period there would be the liveliest
M Oh time. This trip MIR. Andrews
~ take along dozen or so waterproof
Ia eIoeS which explode on the surface
VI report equal to that of six-pounder.
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