The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
gARRY's PERILOUS VOYAGE.
,-~c1E SAN,s LITTLE rug THREE
MONTHS ON WAY TO SAN JUAN.

The Trip a Hazardous enc and Has
Becn Full of Vicissitudes-The
steamer Owned by the Government
md VIII BE Used IS Harbor
1oat in SAN Juan-HeH Plucky Cap
tain and Crew.
There is an unpretentiols little tug ly-
,np at John Rourke & Sons wharf with
voyage ahead Of her fhat VIII be
test of her sea-going qualities The tug
Is the Harry" and halls from New York.
She is a staunch little craft, but there is
the trouble. She is too snail for the trip
before her unless she can make it in
.mooth water If the weather is rough
he voyage will be a dangerous one.
The Harry is on her way to San Juan.
She left New York Dec. 6, and has been
bsating her way down the coast, stopping
at several places for repairs or to lay in
SUPPLIES Her stays at some of the ports
into which she put were rather lengthy,
the longest being at Charleston, where
she underwent repairs for nearly month.
The tug is owned by the government
and is under the direction of the quarter
masters department. She was bought in
November. but for some months before
had been used by the quartermasters de-
partment. her owners having leased her
Ia The government. There is need for such
n vessel. at San Juan, the quartermaster
general believes and it is under orders
rom his office that the Harry is going
here. She will be used as a dispatch boat
n the harbor of San Juan. 1t il said she
will not be expected to 90 any other work
than this, and viii not have to leave San
All.
satisfied on this account as it has had
trouble enough with the little craft in
stormy weather already. The men will be
perfectly content to keep to the harbor or
within safe distance of it.
Capt James II. Pierce is in command of
the Harry" Seven other men make up
the crew, all of whom have signed for
three months duty The time will be up
in about a week, but it is thought all the
men will stay with the vessel. Her pay
roll is tidy one, and good wages are re-
ceived from the captain down to the mess
man
The Harry made her way down from
New York by the inside route. She had
Instructions to stop at the different ports
on the way down at which there are depot
quartermasters, to report. These stops
were made, and a number of others as
well. Repairs have been necessary from
time to time all the way from New York.
and the bad weather had a great dead to
do with the delays. The little tug had TO
hang around Morehead City for some days
waiting for a chance to poke her nose
out. When she finally started on her
way South a squall sprang up that came
near laundering her. She had to be light
ened by the crew, and all the supplies on
deck and lot of coal in bags were chuck
ed overheard in order to save her. An
another time it became necessary to cross
bar that had but five feet of water on
IT, while the Harry was drawing five and
a half feet. She crossed it stern fore
most her propeller tanning out a chan
mel for her
Capt. Pierce win take his vesesl out to-
DAY or tomorrow. The repairs to her
boiler and the ffrebox that have been left
with the Rourkes will probably be com
peted to-day. She will go to Jackson
wife from here, and there the captain will
make his last report TO depot quarter
master He win then start on his trip to
san Juan, but Capt. Pierce says he will
Watch his chance for good weather before
he makes the venture.
Inc Harry is IS feet long and IA feet
woe Her captain says she is the smallest
vessel that has attempted the trim from
the United States to Porto Rico. He was
asked yesterday as to the prospect of get
ing over safely and answered that he
would do it if there is no storm encounter
ed W. -
me crew of the Harry has had no
trouble about pay The depot quartermas-
teIS arranged this matter for the captain
WHeh ne reported and the mems nav was
uue AT Charleston the entire crew was
PAD off by Maj. Willis.