The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-02-01
NUMBER 81.
PAN-AAERlCAN EXPOSITION At BUF-
FALO, NEW YORK, 1901.
Captain Siocum and His Famous Sloop.
The Spray"
THEY WILL BE AT THE PAN AMERICAN
EXPOsITION-THE YANKEE SKIP
PER WHO vOYAGED AROUND
THE WORLD IN A SMALL
BOAT Is COMING WITH
HIS CRAFT TO BUF.
FALO NEXT SUM

HIS CRAFT TO BUF-
FALO NEXT SUM
MER.
The nautical adventures Of the vik.
ings OF old. which have been cclcbrat-
ed in sony and story.are ovcrshadowed
In Importance by the remarkable vuy-
age OF Captain Joshua Slocum around
the world in Il sloop thirty-six feet
nine inches in length over all and of
nine tons net burden. The solitary
Yankee sea-king crnsed g. 900 on all
the oceans. ten times the distance
ever claimed for Viking ship. It
was the lirSt and only successful at.
tempt tn circumnavigate the globe
alone in a small boat. The extrnor;li-
nary character Ut the VOYAGE eau uuly
be gauged by those wiz, have devoted
their lives Ia sailing the seas and
know their varying moods. aad they
one and all regard it Is Il mn,t reniark-
able exploit.
Captain SloCum and the boat in
which he made his around-thc. world
vnyage will be at the Pan. American
Exposition next summer. The craft
viii ride upon the waters Of the Beau.
| titul Park Lake. where it may ne
viewed or boarded by Exposition
visitors. That it will prove to be
great attraction goes without saying
The intrepid Yankee globe-circlcr is
a slender man. not above the medium
height, and is somewhat bald. but
there is little gray in the fringe uf sur
viving hair or in his fun beard. He
has blue eyes, which are frank and
direct. He possesses Il dry lumor.
which is very amusing. That he IS
daring and plucky, is attcsted by his
long and solitary trip.
The boat in which Captain Slocum
made his voyage is named the Spray"
Ii was originally a fishing boat, sup
posed to he a century old. and when il
came into Captain Slocuns posses.
sion, was in process Of decay. Unaid
ed, ne rebuilt it up0n the original
lines, and the splendid manner in
which it behaved on the long tour is
sufficient evidence that hc buldcd
well.
Captain Slncum sailed from Boston
IN April II. 1895. and his voyage con
sumed three years aud two months.
coming to a close during the Spanish.
American war. In lieu of Il clfonom-
eter, he had an cid tin clock. hut he
was rarely mt fault in his longitude.
The voyage was attended with many
unusual incidents. Tie first occurred
after the spray" had left her tirst
port Of call the Azares. Tho Captain
had eaten freely Of plunls aud a nitive
cheese, and they did not agree with
him. He was attacked with Stum-
utuiO NihtuDNs TIC ufuJlt-ittltNl iltt
manSail and. with full jib. put The
slOOp on her course, laShed The wlrrl.
and went beluw lothc cabin. where he
rolled in agony TN the tlnor. Bccom.
ing dellrinl>. he Imagined that a
str;inge man came on board, announce
cd hin,SclfaS zone nf Cnlumtus' crew.
and guided the craft. A blow came
up and the 'Spray' ran like Il deer
When the Captain rcganed his rull
senses and was able to go on deck. she
was holding true To her course She
had made 80 miles during the nigltt
in the rough sea.
The SPRAY" went through the very
dangerous Straits of Magellan. whose
shores are strewen with wrecks and
Inhabited by pirates. without acrl-
| dent, but after weeks con>uned'in llfc
passage was driven by il furious gale
southwark and thence eastward
around Cape Horn, neccssitating II
second passage OF the Straits
Captain Slocom was received at
every landing place with the most
cordial hospitality, for his name was
known the would around among sea-
-faring men, and the cahled news of
his progress went before him In Sa-
moa, MIS- Robert Louis Stevenson
visited him. In TasMania. Lord
Hampden wasa caller. At the Cape.
Sir Alfred Miner saw him. A pass
over The Cape railways permitted the
skipper TO pay his respects to Prcsi-
dent Kruger OF the Boar Republic.
While he was cruising, the Spanish
American war broke out and his tirst
intiMation OF the fact was cleaned
from the United States cruiser, Ore
gon, which signullcd, "Arc there any
Spanish men-of.war about?' Captain
knew OF nune being in that locality.
lie flippantly replied, mo, but let Us
keep together for mutual protection.
| 1t WAS On Juae q, 1903, that ths
"Spray" cast anchor at tile moarlpRs
she had left on her voyage srund
the globe. M
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