Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-08

OF the accommodations afforded by the
cabin floor and the river Jacks below.
All night the schooner plunged and wal
lowed before the gale. and there was
not a great deal of sleep among the land
lubbers gathered down below. The gallo.
coming as IL did. on the schooners star
board quarter, made the motion n pecu-
.iarly rough, tumbling one. TO quote the
experience OF one Of the party, 81 had
a comfortable bed. consisting Of n couple
OF blankets spread on the soft side Of
q pine board, which was laid on the river
Jacks In the hold. just where the inner
skin OF tho vessel began 20 rise from
the horizontal TO tho perpendicular. Tho
motion, although horribly rough, was toll
erably regular-hrst the boat would
shlver and totter around on a fairly even
keel, then the bow would rise until my
feet were way up higher than my head:
then down would come her nose with
crash and n smash into tho hollow ahead
with q sickenlng swing, and the stern
would rise until 1 felt that 1 would slide
feet foremost OFF my plank; then she
rolled 10 starboard, and 1 would put out
my hand on the floor 10 keep from rolling
up toward the vessels deck; then would
come a tremendous roll 10 port and 1
would dig my toes I'm among tho river
Jacks 10 keep from fetching away bodily
across the hold, on top OF Ernest Har-
mon and Collins"
However, all things have an end. even
n stormy night at sea, and when the
bold mariners assembled on deck early
next morning they found tho schooner
inside Sandy Hook. in the lower bay, at
New York harbor, with the Navesink
Highlands off the port bow; Coney Island,
with its multiplicity OF big hotels, chutes.
Eiffel towers, Ferris wheels, and other
playthings for n pleasurc-seeking city or
tho starboard. and the waters ahead.
astern. and al round fairly swarmlng
with countless ships, schoOners, smacks.
tugs, steamships, and every imaginable
species OF water-craft. The sight was
an interesting and beautiful one 70 our
land lubbers and one that every one en-
joyed 20 the full.
The schooner kept on her course up into
New York harbor, under a Hight breeze,
and at 1890 dropped her anchor off the
village Of Stapleton, on Staten Island.
Razors were brought into requistlon,
billed shirts and good clothes were de-
yeoped from the recesses Of gripsacks
and telescopes, and by $3.50 everybody
was IN New York for the rest OF the day
and night.
Several OF the men put themselves in
telegraphic communication with their
families at home, as a result OF which
Colonel Cooke received kilograms call
ing him 10 Richmond on important BUSH
ness by Monday; so, to the regret OF
every one, himself included, the genial
Colonel left tho party here, and pro-
ceeded 70 Richmond by the speedier
though more prosaic. Old Dominion
Line steamer.
At A. NJ. on Saturday the anchor
was laboriously lifted out OF Jersey,
and with a fair wind and tide the Es-
teila went bowling out OF New York
harbor, with a fair prospect OF reach
Ing Cobb's Island by Sunday afternoon.
The wind was very fresh, quite az
much so as on the up trip, but as 1t was
of the land, Il did not kick up much OF
sea. and the days sail was much
smoother than that OF the up trip. A
long smooth swell set in from the open,
against the wind, all days, over which
the schooner rose and fell with sooth-
ing regularity. as she swept along on
her course at good ten knots an hour.
Atlantic City was passed late In the af-
ternOon, but the voyagers were quite
willing 10 accept New York I'm lieu OF
Atlantic City and were, moreover, anx-
tOuS 10 rcacn GOODS island as soon as
possible. so as TO fish for the remaining
few days OF the trip. The schooner had
passed the Delaware capes by dark,
both OF which were plainly visible from
the vessel. az, owing to the land breeze
Captain Dick did not make anything
Ike as big an oding as he did on the
up trip-in fact, from Sandy Hook clean
down 10 the capes, he was not over
from one to five miles out. and the con-
slant succession OF villages, towns,
cities, summer residences, etc. that
lined the coast from New York TO AS
bury Park-almoSt. in places. as close
together as houses on town lots-was
an interesting sight.
DISGUSTED
Our intrepid adventurers were inf
niteiy disguised, when they came on
deck on Sunday morning, TO find that
the wind had died and a calm was again
prevailing with the monotonous rolling
OF tho vessel from side 10 side, accom-
panied by tho maddening tapping Of the
huge sails, and tho creaking. rafting.
and pounding OF the cordage. blocks,
and tackle generally. This sort Of thing
prevailed all day and ell night, and I'M
III or 10 o'clock Monday morning. In
thirty-six hours tho schooner did not
make fifteen miles. The discomfort OF
the bold mariners was much heightened