The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-05
q Remarkable Vovage.

The sailing of the Viking ship from
Bergen, Norway, to this country was
much more wonderful performance than
the bringing of the caravels from Palos.
The Spanish vessel, besides being larger
than the Morse boat, were provided with
a naval escort that reduced the perils of
the trip to a minimum. But the bold
NOrsemen, in an open vessel of but 81
feet draught, and without deck or stable
cabin, braved the Atlantic and made
brilliant voyage Their success puts
fine point on the Norwegian claim that
Lief Ericsson crossed to the new world
in a similar vessel before Columbus vow
age of discovery.
The Viking sailed from Bergen on May
l with a crew of thirteen men, under
command of Capt. Magnus Andersen.
Such another crew as Capt Andersen's
probably never sailed before the mast
Each member of it is ship master,
man of education, and in several instances
of wealth also. Each is competent TO
command any class, rig or tonnage Of
deep sea ship and not one knows fear of
the ocean. They have all been brought
up "sea Dogs and they love their ele-
ment The crew is quite as striking as
the vessel.
The Viking is IS feet long, over all,
built Of the stoutest oak. Her keel is so
feet beam l515 and draught 80 feet. AS
referred to above, she has neither deck
nor fixed cabin, though Capt. Andersen
had erected temporary cabin for shell
ter. The vessel is an exact counterpart of
an old Morse craft dug upat Gokstad near
Sandefiord, in the southern part of Nor
way, some years ago, and which is now
in the National museum at Christiania
Her '1inesn are very graceful, being very
much like the lines of modern boat Her
planlling is laid on ''clinker'' pattern and
the seams are calked with cows hair.
spun into a cord. On her trial trip,
preparatory to starting, the vessel de-
veloped the remarkable speed of 9 knots
under the single square sail with which
she is provided
During the trip across Capt. Anderson
encountered several storms OF more or less
severity. That he brought his vessel
through them IS proof of his seamanship
and the correctness of the system Of ship
building employed by his forefathers of
hundreds of years ago. 1t is safe to say
that Capt. Andersen's log book contains
as interesting a story of the sea as has
been written in a long time.
South Carolinians. it seems, are a little
dubious about investing money in their
own state. Recently a prosperous but
small manufacturing concern at Green
vile found its business expanding beyond
the power of its capital to handle. II was
desired to enlarge the plant, and few
thousands of dollars SIS, 600 in round
numbers-were wanted for that purpose.
The citizens of Greenville were invited to
furnish the money, but they declined. An
effort was then made. to have Charleston,
with millions of idle capital to take hold
of the enterprise and remove it to that
city But Charleston declined Geor-
gians were then appealed to, and down
they went into their pockets, when they
had investigated the enterprise, and up
came the money. The factory, now at
Greenville, will be removed to Augusta
in the near future and established on the
exposition tract. Augusta is to be con-
graduated on picking up the enterprise.
That is the way to build up a city.
Mr.. collie" Teall, of New York, the en-
ergetic candidate for the position of direc-
tor in chief of the smart set in society,
has organized an 'anti-treat society"
His members sign a pledge that they will
not treat others or be treated themselves
to any spirituous liquors in public drink
ing places. If Mr. Teall really wishes to
avoid drinking or treating he should
move down to South Carolina. No anti
| treat society is needed there.