The sun., 1896-09-13
AROUND TIE World A1oyE.
On Aug. I He Had Sailed $4,000 Miles To
His Little Vessel.

IRON The Sumonn Times
Our reporter had pleasant interview last
Monday with Capt Slocum ON board his yacht
the Spray. His trip had IFS origin in want OF
employment for the Spray-huilt by her pres
ent Captain and owner when the original in
tenton To cnrcr the fishing business had been
abandoned. The happy thought suggested IT.
self TO make a lone hand trip around the world.
To another man such an idea would have
seemed rreposterous. in so small u craft. and
without assistance: but to our Captain who in
the past lad had vast xperence OF the sea and
its dangers under circumstances requiring the
exercise OF se'freliance. the venture did not ap.
pear TO be improbable OF accomplishment.
He knew his craft. and he knew himself, and
his enterprise has borne satisfactory iru. SO
far. Capt. Siocum calculated that, wherever he
might be- he must ca: and drink: and that 1t
would not be moro expensive to satisfy nature
In this respect on board his boat than on shore;
and the Spray herself would be but little the
worse for her voyage in comparison with laying
her up on shore. II will bc seen therefore that
there were no serious expenses for Cant. Slocum
to provide against doing his decentralization
of the globe; more particularly since he had q
yacht license On the credit side of tho venture
may be counted the establishment OF the yacht
as museum of curiosities tincludinE the Cap
tain himself on her return to port and the
ssIS OF printed account OF the voyage.
there is something further what about the
lasting Tame attached to the accomplishment
venture such us no man ever executed Tor prob
aeiy conceived before1 Is this not something
SSomplishing his task OF which We have but
ntiis ilt doubt And for which he has our best
partment as the great nineteenth century ex-
poneat of pluck. srlfreliance. and indomitable
'Srry on ami thr smrsv chart,
traced the course OF the vessel from Cape Sable
her starting point. to Gibraltar: thence via Ca
the nearest point on the northwest of the south
american continent; thence to Rio Janeiro.
thence through the Strait OF Magellan. M the
vest const OF the continent to the island OF .Tuan
Yuesas; the last part of the journey in sixty-two
days, the same tim" as the schooner Adrlatico
statss that although his isolation was
In sense irksome. yet he had no men
Strait OF Magellan and looked toward the
broad ocean WHICH separated him from Samoa,
threatened with what appeared to be nfu.nsa'
nls snnn,n'nG @sm,a sIm,Hr and to use the words of
you to tackle n direct course in n stormy lati. III
tude; you had better go north and sweat out
scrna s%nr s.iment n the sun" This wns done this
he safely and comfortably continued his lonely
1oTrtney across the mighty waters.
Ihe taptain says that he knows his vessel 40
well that, incred ible as II may appear even to
nSSn,Gal S mind ho can let her steer herself with
course Although at times of ruiEh weather
the hours OF sleep enjoyed by Capt. slocnm
were Iew and far between. yet on the whole n
ihir average amount of rest has been obtained
during the journey, as evidenced by the apnar.
emily robust health which the Captain is enjoy.
Space viii not admit of a more extended re-.
port OF This really miraculous venture which
~ iar pas covered over 5000 pauIical miles
Cant Joshua SlocuuI. during his forty Years OF
seafarlnG HE, has conmande Tho f6liowinr
vessels barks Constitution lwrcrked in sn,
,rh;cii nn"m'i -, a. Mar, Am.thy.t. AquGneck tof
Whch hn was owner. and the slim NorIhern
,aI Light; he also was NAVIGATING oiicer OF the
war machine Destroyer when on her VOYAGE 10
brazli To annihla,e. for and ON account ~
miTsI IirsiashI M Pe1o,1 the navy of tho rebel Ad.
nn,ao. ,tn Meio. and asst but not the least OF this
canoe thn thirty,hve feet long from the wreck OF
dIstsnnana non and with his family, sailing