The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-16
BOAT DAMAGED IN
A STORM At SEA
Return of Dan FoWIe and HUI
bert Haywood, Jr.
BEACHED BOAT AT MIGHT
Exciting Cruise From Morehead City to Wrights-
Vile Beach in Mr.. FowIe's 20 Foot
Yacht Haywood Furious
Storm at TopsaI Inlet.
Storm at TopsaiI Inlet.

Daniel c. Fowle. son of the late Gov
ernor D. G. Fowle Hubert Haywood,
Jr., son of DR.. Hubert Haywood, of this
city, and Louis Davis, a United States
Naval Cadet, son of Mr.. Junius Davis, of
Wilmington, have just returned to their
homes after spending their vacation on
an exciting cruise at sea in the Hay
wood" the twenty-one foot yacht belong
ing to Mr.. FoWle.
The story of the summer cruise, as told
by the young men is full of adventure
and fine sport, one days sailing covering
over seventy miles at sea, while the pro
gress made toward destination amounted
to only one mile as the little vessel had
a hard fight against sea and wind and in
fierce rain storm.
Mr.. Fowle, who has just returned to
Raleigh, left here several weeks ago for
New Bern, accompanied by Mr.. Hay
wood, and the two took the yacht from
New Bern to Morehead City, where Mid
shipman Davis, of the Navy, joined the
crew for the voyage to Wrightsville.
Speaking to a representative of the
News and Observer, Mr.. FOwle said that
the trip down the Neuse in the Hay
wood was full of interest and pleasure
After leaving. the Neuse the Haywood 81
course was through Club Foot Inlet and
only smoothe sailing was encountered on
the voyage to Morehead City. The trip
was made IN good time stiff winds shov-
ing the boat along at an eight-knot rate.
At Morehead City the young men spent
some days at the Atlantic Hotel joining
in the social festivities.
Finally the Haywood" was put in
trim for the trip to Wrightsville Beach
Mr.. Fowle took his little ship through
Bogue Sound and out Bogue Inlet, where
camp was struck and the crew INDUCED
IN drum fishing with the result that six
fine specimens were landed weighing be
tween thirty and forty pounds. From
Bogue Inlet the sail was made to New
River Inlet, where the crew again camp
ed, but were driven onward by the
fiercest army of mosquitoes ever encoun-
tered
A storm was brewing when the "Hay-
wood" set sail from New River Inlet for
New Topsail Inlet. Six miles off New
Topsail Inlet the storm was encountered.
The heavy Southwestern beat the Hay
wood" right and left and the little vessel
was forced to struggle against great OBJ
stacles. Seventy miles were covered in
the tacks that day, but when night came
on the boat was only one mile nearer New
Topsall than when sail was set. 1t seem
ed as if the frail little craft would be
crushed between the waves. The wind
grew fiercer, and with the darkness came
binding rain which gave double work
to the crew. Four miles from land it
was determined to run through the break
ers and Captain Fowle steered his craft
dead for the shore. Through the waves
the Haywood" plunged and finally rush
ed on the beach.
The crew worked hard and faithfully
through the storm, managing to get the
boat safely high on land. The night was
spent at New Topsail, camp being pitched
on the beach and the storm raging
1ercer than before. Next morning there
was a lift in the clouds, and work was
begun repairing the damage to the little
craft, which had fought so successfully in
the heavy sea and storm the day before
One part of the keel was so damaged in
Bleaching that it was necessary to steer
with oars and a canal forty feet long was
dug to get the Haywood back into the
surf.
From this point to WrightsVille Beach
was eighteen miles, and Notwithstanding
the distance was covered in two hours.