New-York tribune., 1899-03-16

The yacht referred to is undoubtedly the old
racing schooner Norma designed by A. Cary smith
in 1sSS and AZ one time known one Of the wet
test" craft In the New-York Yacht Squadron
In October 1896 the Mona fitted out for
cruise around the world the passengers having the
intention Of writing up foreign countries ana
rhotoeraphing picturesque scenes y. j. Weaver,
a New Enslander. engineered the scheme. pur-
chased the schooner and had her taken to the snip
yard Of Hugh Ramsays CO.. OF Perth Amooy
y j. where she was overhauled and put In thor
ough condition for the "trip
K A. Morris Nova Scotan. was put In charge
of the Norma. and she nosted the flag Of the At
IantIc Yacht Club and sailed her long voyage on
November 2 ls96 The party on board In addl-
tion N y j. Weaver. consisted Of Mrs c. {. Col
lins of Greenboro. y. c.: Dr. 7. A. Worrall. ot
Northeast Ind: A. G. Danforth. jr.. Of 81. Louis:
Harry p Taber. OF Buffalo. and W p Newcome
The Norma reached Fayal. In the Azores aoout
March IS
At the time she sailed from New-York statements
were published 10 the effect that from the point OF
view Of an expert sailor the schooner was not eN-
acty htted FOR her trip around the world II was
said that she looked NJ 20 sail in regatta
than go encounter an Atlantic gale. Her stormsatls
were reported to he few in number. and IT was
added that she had only main storm trysail TO
bend II It blew hard.
one 90 the passengers on the Norma is reported TO
have said To "a reporter on october 10, 1896 hacn
of goes to Hades our own road. and darn the ex-
pens"" rhs remarN IS supposed 10 nave been
made after attention had been called 70 the 700
yachty condition OF the Norma by the reporter
To-day he schooner Norma can weigh her
chor ami 20 10 sea # she feels 80 DISPOSED ~ sne
Is caught in a gale OF wind with skylights unpre-
pared. with headsas ready for racing and storm
trysaii below when it isn't on deck, why, the snip
viii be to blame and not the captain
CAPTAIN Morris however. Is understood 10 nave
left The Norma before she sailed and II Is presumed
that his reason for doing so was tns' M nf @ ber br
believe her 10 30 equal To the task or hghtns her
way around the world
When the schooner sailed her itinerary was
roughly as follows. She to touch at Baltimore,
charleston and Jacksonville when the last stores
were 10 De taken board and the cruise proper
20 10 the Bermudas and the Azores. and thence 10
Caiz and Taugier through the strait or 'Ilora1ta
to the Ba earc Islands DorSga an" ga ga ~ Norma
Adriatic Sea was next 10 he visited and me Nor.a IA
was then 10 cruise around the coast or Greece 70
the Egean Sea. Turkey. the Bosporus the biack
Sea Southern Russia. Asia Minor, Egyp, am
Tlnis the north coast Of Africa. the cape OF tIooH
Hone Madagascar. the Indian Ocean the "ut oi
Aden the Arabian Sea. Ceylon. Sumatra Java,
nearly every other place on the glone .a.
Put It Is evident that this timer was mae tbaf
the schooner scheduled 20 SAL ron te % s IN
Sea around the Cape Of Good Hope ana tlcm Slals
Madagascar, the Indian Ocean ana me fa5 ~
Aden and II Is to be presumed mat inSteaG @ ..
doing so she may have gone through tne ne SHeI ped
canal and was making her way through the rSin Edn
Sea when taken In TOW ny me hrl,isn ~tIonr M'Io
Brisk The weather rough when the schooner
was lost 10y the Brisk. the Washington ddispd'es pa s
savs and only Mr. Weaver was referred 10 ar
hing on hoard But this does not necessarily mean
that the Norma lost. though the nellet mas
been EXPRESSED that she went ashore som" O.
1rta Norno IS a wooden schooner of about y
tons she is IO5 feet inches long over all "a, and
% foc inches on The waterne. 9ne hn ns of water
e., ,,',s desiened hv G. & r Pollon. and was built
~ Rrooklvn i'm 1919 She hailed from New ork
a. -" Har ~ the Atlantic Yacht Club. Of which
George J. Gould is commodore.