The Republican journal., 1892-03-31

The Great Admiral had been within 15C
miles of Boston for 10 days past. but the
heavy westerly gales which have prevailed
off shore prevented her from entering the
harbor with safety. If it had been posi-
BILE for her to make the harbor when she
reached the outer bay, the sailing record
for the distance would have been hers
with two days lead over the Mako.
| The Great Admiral has capacity of
1896 tons, and her cargo is $40 bales of
wool, the largest consignment Of that pro-
| duct ever carried from Australia to Boston
in sailing vessel.
| The Great Admiral is the last ship of
the once noted Baker and Weld fleet.
| A Globe reporter boarded her and talked
with First Mate A. E. Cakes of Yarmouth,
Me-, who said:
'We left Melbourne under very favor
able circumstances, and enjoyed good
weather all the way to Cape Horn, which
weather going round the cape 1t was
cloudy and little thick, but the wind
was light and sea good
''FrOm the cape we made the run to the
equator in % IL days. 1t was pretty hot
there, l can tell you. and | was not sorry
when we left it behind. At 16o north
we lost the trades. which for this time of
the year is a little peculiar as they gener-
ally remain up to PAP.
''Ten days ago we were within $50 miles
of Boston, but the heavy westerly winds
prevented us from entering''
The bark Bosguild. Capt. Hunglehand.
made the trip from Melbourne to Boston
in 81 days, and the captain has frequently
boosted that that time could not be beaten
by the Great Admiral. but the latter has
succeeded in eclipsing it by three days.
HALF A CENTURY UNDER WATER.
The two masted schooner James A.
Fisher, which sunk off Cape May inlet 40
years ago, will soon be tloated. This is
the result of the two fierce storms which
have swept the Jersey coast since March l.
When the Fisher went down she settled
SO that not even the main truck was visi-
heavy surf ate away the sand, and where
the beach was formerly covered only at
the highest tides. the water is now about
ten fathoms deep. This leaves the Fisher
entirely clear of the sand and she is now
being lightened, and within a week will
be floated.
When she sank she carried with her her
cargo of corn and everything aboard
Capt. Andrews, who commanded her,
and several of the crew were frozen to
death, and the steward was drowned in
an attempt to reach the shore She is in
a remarkable state of preservation. not
even bulwark being crushed in. The
watches, shoes and clothing of the crew
are still ON board.
The corn, although turned black pre-
serves the shape of the kernel, but it is
now decomposing under the action of
water and light. \ watch, which has
been found on board of her, was stopped
at 2.21 and was in fair condition.
THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD SCHOONER.
An exchange publishes the following
''Probably very few of our readers are
aware of the origin of the word schooner,
this peculiar rig not being known previous
to 1114. Cotton Tufts, Esq, writes under
date Sept. s, 1890: Andrew Robinson of
Gloucester, having constructed a vessel in
TIA, which he masted and rugged in the
same manner as schooners are at this day.
on her going Oft the stocks and passing in
to the water a bystander cried out, oh,
how she ScooNs.' Robinson Immediately
replied. A schooner let her be- from
which time vessels thus rugged have been
called Schooners.
Sch. Harry White, Capt Lowell, from
Philadelphia for Lynn, Mass, was run
down and sunk in Vineyard Sound Tues
day night, March %, by steamer Joseph
Whitney. Grew all saved. The Harry
White was built in Bucksport, Me-. in
1870 She was LOT feet long, u feet wide
and of tonnage of 171.2O. She was own
ed by Ambrose f. White, of Bucksport,
Me-, and her captain was Ephraim Hop
kins. of the same place. She had a crew
OF seven men.