The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13

Tow. III is always the snip, the Mhcauldy,
the Baltimore clipper, or that fine old relic
down at the inlet. She is classed In the
shipping lists now as schooner barge,
though perhaps more properly a tern, having
been converted a decade ago when the pro-
Gtable days OF clipper cargo-carrying had
passed. She is OF ,O92 tons. gross measure
ment, 1865 feet long, OF 37.5 feet beam. and
22.5 feet depth. She is Of oak and was built
at Baltimore by Cooper & Sicer In 1850, the
year in which was built also the Great Re-
public the largest wooden ship ever built.
and the largest sailing vessel built prior
to 1892. The years 1854 SO were, accord
Ing to the only report on the ship building
industry OF the country which has been in
cluded In the United States census years
that never have been equalled in the United
States for the aumont OF sailing tonnage built
or the gigantic size and great beauty Of the
large vessels and no other age that report
said, has seen so noble sailing fleet as
that which sprang into existence from the
shipyards of Baltimore. Philadelphia, New
York and Boston," in those years.
To those the Macaulay belonged. to the
days when the song was:
An open and a flowing sail,
clipper ship and a driving gale;
A golden broom at the gallant mast
That fearless sweeps the ocean vast
Her graceful lines almost seem to take on
motion now, al the humming Of the tripping
gee. Those were the ships that ran across
the Atlantic at average speed or nine
miles for the whole journey. with spurts as
high as thirteen. One Of them made the
passage in something more than thirteen
days. The Lightning, built year before
the Macauay, did 436 miles In twenty-four
hours, a distance record not equalled by
steamship until twenty years ago The
Macaulay was originally a double-decker
Her fastenings arc of iron and copper. In
1869 she was owned by A. Schumacher d Co.
OF Baltimore. In 1879 new copper sheathing
was put on her, which at some subsequent
time was ripped off 1t Is not needed on
barge and is not on her now. She was run
ming as a clipper in 1882. her owners then
being G. A. Won Linsen OF Baltimore. Her
history must have been somewhat varied for
| the American Loyds Of 1882 said Of her that
she had last been seen in Baltimore in 1879.
She was still double decker in 1885. The
next year she was again copper sheathed
and her bottom was calked. She changed own
ers. and was repaired several times, and In
| 1889 disappeared from the record, probably
| going to the "boneyard"; in other words, be-
| ing laid up. likely in Baltimore.
She was then converted into a coal barge
| or a schooner barge, the records after
| wards put 1t. with single deck and three
| masts as she appears to-day, all her inner
timbers being cut away and only the shell Of
the great oaken hull being left. Her hold
| now seems a mammoth pit. She will prob
ably hold from 1900 to 1000 tons Of coal.
| II an ocean liner struck her when laden, II
| would go hard with the liner. Her high poop
| deck still rises in its place and there Is
| an old carving representing Macaulay; these
and the fine lines Of the old clipper are about
all that remain Of her former glory. they
and the memories they call up. But they
| are enough to induce the continued photo
graphing OF the old shell by the amateurs,
and to lead the artists to sketch her from
various positions, even swimming under her
| stern to get near view OF that section, for
small boats are not to be had at the Mill
Inlet.
The painters, who used to be heard Of
more often on the South Shore, come fire.
| quently to this vicinity now. Among those
at present here are Irving Ramsay Wiles,
+. A. Bell. who as usual makes his home on
| his sloop yacht. the Daphne, with head
quarters at New Suffolk but all quarters his,
| and Henry Prellwitz; and a young artist
who with companion makes his home
aboard the smallest OF the schooner barges
which came ashore from the tow in the
November storm, the Escort. The Escort is
| the fartheSt a thraa liao
nearly opposite the village OF Oregon. The
two men who live aboard her appear to
enjoy their life there, going over the side
by means OF ladder which they haul up
after them at night, saving the necessity
for lock or key. They entertain their
friends on board. leaving the ladder instead
OF the latchkey out. The Escort was form
erly the British bark C. E. Robinson She
was built at Gardeners Creek. New Bruns-
wick. in 1876, and measures 541 tons.
Between the Escort and the Macaulay,
and within sight OF the latter. is the Nave
sink, with her prov facing the reverse di-
rection from that of the Macauay. although
in the tow they had been on the same
course. She Is In such a position that she
can never be foated, and II Is intended to
burn her to recover the copper in her
makeup. She was built at Newcastle, Me-,
in 1866, and measures 724 tons gross.
The stranded ships are not the only re-
minders OF the winter storm. The mill
which visitors used to come many miles to
see, was partly wrecked by the same gale
that swamped the long tow. The great
arms OF the wind-whcel which had a spread
greater than the height OF the mill. were
smashed by the force Of the gale and the
whole wheel went over Some idea OF what
the great wheel looked like as it spread
above the building. and of the force Of tho
wind on that November night. may be
gathered from the single remaining arm
that is to be seen in the picture, hanging
over at one side OF the roof.
IN THE MODERN TAIL BUILDING.
| Things Likely to Attract Attention
| from Those Not Familiar with Them