Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
YIAlER'S YACHT LOST
The Craft and Owner Well Known
in Norfolk.
Touched Fsere i" 1890 or 1887 sor
Ecrntrs ana Wn. I:baicd Poorly
Equipped OK voyage around the
WorId description.

Washington, March l5.-United States
reports to the State Department that
the commander of IL. NJ. S. BrilSo has
picked up. but lost again, n small
American yacht or schooner after tow
ing her about 200 to go miles in the
western part of the Red Sea. There
was afterward rough weather. ana II
was believed to be possible that the
yacht had gone aground somewhere
as she was much overdue. Her name
vas unknown, but the British officers
said she had aboard Il man from New
York named Weaver. The Consul. on
February 20. received a cablegrnm from
one PerciVal. at Colombo. Ccylou ask
ing for news of the yacht Norma.
THE CRAFT IDENTIFIED.
New York. March 15.-The American
yacht referred 10 in the dispatch from
~ ashinSton as having been picked up
eFnd lost again in the western part of
I the Red sea- by the British cruiser
Brisko. is undoubtedly the old racing
schooner Norma, designed by \. cary
smith in 1883, ana at one time known
as one of the 'wettest" yachts in the
New York squadron.
In October 1896 the Norma was fitted
out for u cruise around the world. her
passenger having the intention OF
writing up foreign countries anf pro-
tographing picturesque scenes.
WHO WERE ON BOARD.
r. a. Norris, n Nova scotIon was
given charge OF the Norma she hoistcd
the flag of the Atlantic Yacht Club
ana sailed on her long voyage on No
NeniDer :. 1896. The party on board
the Norma. In addition to Mr.. n. J..
Weaver. a New Englandcl. who enei-
ncered the scheme. consisted of Mrs. c.
{. Collins. of Greensboro. y. G.: DR..
II. y. Worrall. of Northeast. ma. 4,
o. Danforth. Jr.. of ST. Louis. Mo:
Harry Z. Taber. Of Buffalo, y. y. and
W. i. Newcomer
The Norma reached Fayal. Azores,
about March 18th.
POORLY FITTED OUT.
At the time the Norma sailed from
New York statements were published
to the effect that from the uoint of
view OF an expert sailor the schooner
was not exactly fitted for her t.ip
around the world. II was said that she
looked mere like fit to sail in a regatta
than To encounter an Atlantic gale.
Tier storm sails We're reported 10 be few
IN number and 1t was added that she
mad only a main storm try-sail to bend
IL IL blew hard.
one of the passengers on tho Norma
is reported to have said TO Il reporter
on October 49, 1896: Each of us goes
TO Hades by our own road, and darn
the EXPENSE"
captain Morris is understood to have
left the Norma before she sailed. ana
1t is presumed that his reason for doin,.
so was that he did not believe her to
be equal 10 the task of fighting her
way around the world
THE NORNNS ITINERARY.
When the schooner sailed her itine-
rary WAS roughly as follows;
she was to touch at baltimore
Charleston and Jacksonville: thence To-
the Bermudas and Azores island. ana
thence 10 Cadiz and Taneler. through
the straits Of Gibraltar to the Balearlc
Islands, Corsica and Sardinia. Tho
Adriatic sea was next to be visited. ana
the Norma was then TO cruise around
the coast of Greece TO the Aegean sea
the Bosphorus. the Black sea. southern
Russia, Asia Minor. Egypt and Tunis.
the north coast Of Africa, the Cane OF
Good Hope. Madagascar the Indian
ocean the Gulf of Alden. the Arabian
sea, Ceylon. Sumatra, Java. Australia.
the South sea islands, China, Japan and
nearly every other place on the habit.
able globe.
DESCRIPTION.
The Norma is n wooden schooner of
about So tons. She is lO5 feet egh,
l''nches long over ali. and % feet inches
on the water line. she has u feet Z
IN hAa 10 ,,+, \ faas . ;,,ot. ~.