Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-24
Boat With a History.
Captain crownnsheld's Plan to Take Napoleon From
St Helena.


I mont that there was no mistake. Three
French warshirg were cr0wdinr on all
1ii in hot pursui The departure had
been discovered Tho American skipper
aud bic crew had every conidsuce in
their little craft Ind lost un .W" To-
ierm.nlnr 90 give the Frenchmon the
race % their lives They know well n,
truth VI the nautical maxim tnlt IS
10 rn chase b. a long unc,' and OIL hands
wore iuhlnnt.
captain Crowinshbld ordered che tor
gallant rtli and rlnrs1ll set. ana as they
| caught the wind the little two. master
pl1w0d through the waves at ihD rot
~ ~ knots nu hour The race ht
progressed about two hours neither sd.
apparently rulnius any advantage.
| when ihH boom ~ n cannon rIunicl
from the leading pursuing v0saoi IN
Hhlt struck hurml.sH'y about 300 yard.
1atorn NJ Clropatrfr barge. 10 nr1usei
The captains American lrr however
and b. ran up 90. signal, 'Cltch m.
| iio aH the day wDr. ln ihH Frrnehmau
seemed 90 rlin hIt and lr1ln end
again The Cleopatra skipper ordered
un moro aHli
"sh.ll stand no. more. alr" hli N
/ FIRST officer "rhH inpmWt a. already
bending near lu two under tha tfemHn-
duus firlIn." Ana lH he spoke ih0 cap.
I "st.U." d. said, 'it must b. done
Yankee honor De- lt stake"
Tho llh was aHt 1ui th"f was not n
man on h11ri but expected in aHe th.
W1HfH come rrlHhInr fu ihH deck Nut
atill ihry held o. WlH blowing almost
hurricane. and fha waves uHariy rv-
ofy moment d1eh.nE over ihc cleo
rlifu'H pilot house.
ThH three nuuuera w0re constantly
gaining nu fhH ifNH yacht and when
about fhrHnsuuffi "fH M % milo distant
SECOND shot woe nrrd u wlH aimed
y %. i1r 70 dll what ODE wind had noi
done, carried away ihH mTinmHHi and
rendered che nttl. vessel helpless. Cap
tain Cr1WniuahIcil. arrinF hls o.
move o. ana awaited The coming ~ tnt
ffenr hm1ur boat when 10 arrived
alongi.de he shouted o. the lieutenant
in command
What vcraei Dr. thntq"
Limpcniflrn, eighteen guns. N tho
Frlnrh navy" was ihn ropfv.
What iH The meaning OF thia proceed.
lnrI' further asked the American can
tom. MY country o. not ut war with
yours, nnd have I not o. firht 10 SAIL on
~ hlEh Halaf Your captain shall sur
we have undouhioi proc, thnt In,
object NJ YOUR voyage iH 90 provide sue.
cor 90 nn enemy ~ France" came back
the answer.
Repairs were mnde 20 the injured
mast nnd conveyed hy the vessels o'
wfr Clrup1ttn'f h1fEs returned tn tho
hlrhnr nf clv'tl Nccrhla. and. Hn ln the
nature ~ th'nr1 was necessary. the NJ
tempt 90 rcHcue Napoleon was given
up
Captain cruvnlushicii ihentcned Q,
htlnr "a damage suit against The French
O. Al
Wnf nice question NJ International law
lH in whether The French naval official,
had the right o. overhaul h.r ln me
open sea. hut fa tho captain know ho
vas technically guilty. h. decided not
10 press The clelm Though atil looked
uuun With suspicion hY French officials,
b. sailed fHr America on September 20
watched hv French wnrships until fHf
out ~ drht M land. Ito arrived ai
Salon ON October 10 Ten days after hia
return home h. dioi M Hr0picxy.
The yacht was converted tho next
summer INTO no reliant vessel ana
made une voyaFe o. Rio Dc Jnneirn
/ Then Hhr was sofa o. klnr khmrh1mr.
| hn ~ Hawaii who uH q hor Tor r. yacht
1 Tor about 20 year. owing 10 unHuoroHa,
fui n1amnnHhir she was run upon thf
rocks and wrecked hut she was built
30 strongly ana 30 We'll that many
months NJ r1uEh a,a failed IN break
her up. Parts NJ the remains were
removed o. Honolulu. Hnd, being among
tho personal pc aHlnrH ~ the great
Kamthhmthn at h.s death were placed
In museum there. 4 portion N tho
wood work. that adorned the cabin is lr
tho uifhnp museum IN Honolulu tndHv
labeled "WHmnlus ~ tho private yacht
81 knmrhnmphH Travellers look nl
o.. but 40 not know lH history. chit
ctgn Inter ocean,