The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-19
Lief the Lucky's Boat Sails For tho
Worlds Fair.


The Viking ship, which is to bs shown NJ
the Worlds Fair, Chicago sailed from Chris
tiania, Norway 4 few days since Animmense
crowd gathered at the docks and cheered as
the ship passed down the harbor, firing sa.
lutes, which were answered by the land bat
teries. She will cruise along the co,at 1,
order that the people may have an oppor-
tunity TO see her, AMI early in Nav win sail
from Bergen to the Unitel Statas If tba
winds and the waves of the Atlantic ars as
favorable as they were TO Lief tho Lucky.
son OF Eric, and 60 Thorwold and 10 Thor.
nm, ana other bold vikings OF near a thou.
sanh years ago, some fine day in thai
month the pines aud the hamlocks of the
New England coast will see upon the hori.
Zoh n stout viking sea rover with her great
big sail set. AZ her masthead will he the
red square, with the black raven nanpiny its
wings, that flag beneath which the fierce
Warriors OF the Northland s<immei the
seas and pounced upon southern coasts 10
uart away with boats laden to the gunwales
anu with the smoke of pillaged VILLAGES ris-
ing ns the marx of their scourse
IN lsSO near Sandefiort nj N yillage
caleh rodstad they introduced a viking
snip, one OF the smaller vessels OF the navieS
ol those ancient days when Thor still ruled
III Norway The Norweginns decided TO
take this ancient ship as a model and To
uulld aud send across the Atlantic sucn n
Nessel as mad accompanied the greater shin
Ot L.ei the Lucky when he coasted Ney
England nine centuries ago. On February
fthls vessel, the first of lts kind to kiss the
waves IN bali thousand years and more
was launched at Sander jord. Sheis seventy.
seNeh ieet long, sixteen feet IN the beam,
ana SIX ieet from gunwale to base of keel
her rudder is at the right side, as IN NIL the
oiu vessels. There used TO be the steer.
poiru, whence the mo iern starboard side
She VIII pull sixteen oars to the side. each
oar eighteen feet long. Her mast will be
htty ieet tall and the lugsail yard twenty-six
leet. The shields which ornament the side
AZ each oarlock are three feet in diameter
ana are painted black and yellow alter
nately. She is of solid, century defying oak
throughout. II the old fashion we're strictly
iollowei she would have no covering, But
some concession ms been made to the soften.
ipg effect OF civilization upon the descend
ants oi the Nikings, and there will be an
awning TO shelter the rowers from the spray
am the wash and the rains which beat
without stay upon the bearded faces and
broad, hairy chests of Liers hardy crew.
Inc crew OF modern vikings for this shin
whlch Is TO he called the Nisiny was selected
IRON n list.ot $50 volunteers, and will num-
Der IN all about eighty as good sailors and
as brave as can be found in all Norway, the
nome OF brave and good seamen. The launch
Went on without accident but while the
viking was being towed by a tug TO Chris
uania she and her tug we're caught In the
Ice. For two days her crew fought through
the freezing cold, and at last saved her from
wreck.
She will make her first landing at New
port, X, l., where is that tower from under
which came the skeleton in armor of Long
fellows ode. Then she will come down the
Sound and the East River and go up the
Hudson, through the Erie Canal and the
lakes, and so to Chicago and the Fair. She
will be received at New York with great
ceremony. The first Sunday after her arr
rival she will be escorted through the East
River by yachts from all the various clubs
thereabouts, and there will be much firing
OF guns and raising and lowering Of flags.
In addition to the ancient standard of the
vikings she will carry the American flag
at the bow and Norwegian Gag at the
stern.