The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-08
BOATS TAKEN ABROAD.


In Cuban and South American waters
are 10 be found a large number d
steamboats, and ferry boats that start
ed their careers in and about NORTH
or East river and the bay, says the
New York Times. Nearly all the fer
ryboats to be found in Havana harbor
formerly piled about New York wa
ters. There are also many New York
built ferry yboats running on the Mis-
sissippi, and there is said to be one
on the Rio de la Plata All went down
on their own bottoms, either under
their own steam or being towed.
Old sailors and longshoremen about
West street tell Of some long trips
taken by this sort of craft. One Of
their pet yarns is Of the Chebucto that
came across the Atlantic and now is
running in Halifax harbor to Dart
mouth, distance Of ~ miles Che
bucto is an old Indian name for Hall
fax. The boat itself was built in Glas-
gov to replace the old Annex that
was taken from the East river to Hall
fax. On that occasion an immense
crowd was gathered in Halifax harbor
to greet the Annex. So great was the
crowd that the wharf broke down and
many persons were drowned. The Che
bucto is a vessel Of GOO tons gross, has
a screw propeller and capacity for
222 passengers. which in these waters
would mean fully 1000 passengers.
The trip across from Clyde was made
without starting even rivet.
Long trips with vessels Of this sort
have been taken by Capt. Samuel Mar
tin, of the Jersey Central's steamboat
inc. He took the first New York steam
boat ever sent to the Pacific. She was
the Cornelia and the captain rugged |
her out ais a three-masted schooner
and went around by the Straits Of
When the Cornelia reached
San Francisco She was fitted out as a
steamer again and for several years
Was run on the Sacramentoriyer
Fifty years ago many side-wheelers
we're taken to China. The first ever
ent from New York to Hong Kong
vas the Confucius, built by Thomas
1olyer. She went away in ls49 and
ew years later the River Bird fol-
owed, being used as a transport by
lhle British government during the
ndian mutiny Of 1857. During that
eriod tie River Bird was lost on the
iooghly The White Cloud, which
ad beam engines, went to China
round the Cape of Good Hope. She
vas 175 feet long and also was built
y Colyer. Capt. Josiah Paul was in
harge during the trip. This trip, COW
ring in all I4,195 miles, was made be-
ween March ?, when she cleared Sandy
look, and June z, when she reached
ongNKong. This included calls at
t. Vincent, Cape Town, Point de Gale
nd Singapore. Afterward she was lost
/ a typhoon. The Plymouth Rock
lso made the long run to China under
er own steam and there changed her
anne to Foong Suey. She is still afoat
lere. The Nautilus, built by Fletcher,
arrison & Co., was sent to China a
w years after the Plymouth Rock.
he City Of Kingston, for long time
ne Of the regulars on the Hudson,
DIV is engaged on Puget sound, having
zen taken to the Pacific through the
rats of Magellan.
Most of the American-built steam
BATS that have been sent to South
merica and to East India were
tipped in sections and put together
ere. The West street salts tell many
ories Of finding American steamers '
over the world, declaring they have
en- American side-wheelers on the
yer Rhine and in the English chan =
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