Evening star., 1903-12-16
THROUGH MANY PERILS
TRIP OF COLUMBIA II ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC.
Was Capsized and the Plucky Captain
Lost Everything but
Hope.

The American consul at Gibraltar for
wards the following regarding the Column
bia II, the little boat that recently crossed
the Atlantic, printed in the Gibraltar Of
fetal Gazette Of November p:
1.-THE Columbia II arrived here at noon
yesterday after a voyage of 100 days from
Boston, Halifax and Madeira. She Is a
fine. trim little boat, but Of rather frail
appearance to face the heavy seas prevail
ing In the north Atlantic. Her dimensions
are nineteen feet over all. six feet beam.
with a draft of ten inches. and she is fitted
with a center board, and Is believed to be the
smallest boat to have crossed the Atlantic.
The bill Of health from Madeira states
crew and passengers consist Of one man.
Columbia II carries jib and mainsail
similar to a number Of the local pleasure
boats at this port. Capt. Ludwig Eisen-
braun is German by birth. but is now
a naturalized American.
Columbia II left Boston on the 11th of
August with a crew Of two men. but on ar
rival at Halifax on the 23d of August the
chief mate refused to proceed any further,
saying he had already gone far enough,
leaving Capt. Eisenbraun to proceed on the
voyage by himself. During his stay in
Halifax Capt. Esenbraun met Capt. Black
burn, another noted Atlantic adventurer.
Owing to the mate leaving in Halifax Capt.
Eisenbraun changed his plans and instead
of taking a northerly passage took a south
erly one.
''On the 25th Of August he left Halifax
about noon with a fair wind and fine, clear
weather. On the 31st Of August he passed
$4,000 tons), within speaking distance, but
as each captain was waiting for the other
to speak they passed without any commu-
nication.
Only Hope Remained.
Nothing unusual occurred to log up to
the 9th Of September. when during heavy
gale from the southwark. while hove to
with sea anchor out. the bride carried
away. causing the boat to fall off in the
trough Of the sea and get capsized, losing
the rudder. tiller and sea anchor and the
watch used for the navigation Of the boat
All of his provisions also were spoiled, and,
as the captain enters in his log. he lost ev-
erything but hope. On the 9th of Septem-
ber. at 2 pm, he spoke a British steamer
bound to Galveston, the captain of which
steamer very kindly gave the lonely voy-
ager a watch. which took the place of the
lost one for navigating purposes On the
17th OF September he spoke the British
receiving fresh supply of water and pro-
visions. Nothing unusual occurred to log
up to the 10th of October, when while the
captain was enjoying short mar his little
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luckily escaped with only a drenching. On
the 18th of October he sighted the land
which was supposed to be Madeira. arriv-
ing there on the goth of October in good
health after passage Of ffty-six days.
During the stay OF twelve days in Madeira
the Columbia II was cleaned and painted.
Arrival at Gibraltar.
con the 1st of November he left Madeira
for Gibraltar, and after a fine passage ar
rived off Europe Point on the Goth of No
vember when the captain of the port very
kindly sent boarding officer with the port
| launch to convey to the lonely voyager his
compliments and to ask IL he would like TO
| be towed into the harbor. which offer was
readily accepted"
The consul states that the little craft
| has undergone slight repairs at Gibraltar
| and will leave for Marseille at the first
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