The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29

How ala Capt. slocum ever come to think
chat he wanted to DO itf This 10 one OF
the questions raised by the surprising feats
OF tho author Of sailing Alone Around
the World" which his very entertaining
account OF the voyage Of the Spray does
not answer. He tells Us how he built that
wonderful boat and II sounds so easy that
one IL almost tempted to 70 and do like
wise; and then he takes away our breath
By asking casually "But at last the
time arrived to weigh anchor and get to
sea. I had resolved on . voyage around
the world; ana N the wind on the morn
ing Of April 18th. 1885. was fair. at noon
weighed anchor, set sail and filled away
from Boston, where the Spray had been
moored snugIy all winter"
Except that tho captain ID almost too
modest. he seems to know as much about
writing m about sailing. and he II obvi-
ously past master In the latter craft. al
though he contrives to give one the feel
Ing that tho Spray was such q remarkable
craft that she practically did the voyage
Of N.oo0 miles 'off her own bat" Tho
sloop was forty feet long over ALL four
teen feet two inches beam. and four feet
four inches depth OF hold. She was also
planned TO smash ice. although II was
never necessary for her to do 10. For
ships boat she had a half OF cast-away
dory. which also answered for washing
machine and bath tub. In place of a
chronometer the sailor took tin clock,
value $50 hut purchased for 500. because
the face had been smashed in.
Ono must 20 to the book itself for the
account of all the strange and interest
Ing adventures that bcfcli the little boat
and her capable captain. Among the in
cidents which are Of interest at the PRES
emit moment to everybody IL his meeting
with President Kruger. His Exceilency
received me cordially enough but my
friend. Judge Beyers. the gentleman who
presented me. by mentioning that was
ON voyage around the world, unwilling
" gave offense to the venerable statesman
which We both regretted deeply. Mr..
Kruger corrected the Judge rather sharply,
reminding him that the world 10 nat. You
don't meant round the world." said the
president. 1T ID impossible! You mean In
the world. ImpossibleY' h~ repeated. sim
possiblsi" and not another word aid he
utter either to the judge or me. The
judge looked at me and I locked at the
Judge. who should have known his ground.
20 to speak. and Mr.. Krusar glowered at
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me moro than anything else that could
have happsnsd. 1t was nugget Of infor-
matien ouAsrisd out Of Dom Paul"
Capt 1loeum had . marrow escape from
pirates on Africa, and . tight with the
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