New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-15
E. C. BENEDICT ON LONG CRUISE.
Starts To-day on the Virginia for Southern
Waters with Party.

Flying the pennant of the New-York Yacht Club
her fore truck and the private signal OF Com
nodore z. c. Benedict at the main, the steam
yacht Virginia. owned by Isaac Stern, and char
tered by Commodore Benedict for three months will
sail at noon to-day from the pier at West Twenty
third-st for Brazil and the Amazon River There
will be ten guests board and a crew of thirty
four men. under Captain Leander A Jeffrey, who
has commanded the yacht since she built, in
1898
Commodore Benedict is much pleased with the
accommodations board the Virginia, and he
took special pride yesterday in showing his visitors
about the yacht. Our first stop will be made at
Bermuda said he. Then shall proceed to
Martinique and from there TO Barbados Para and
finally one thousand miles up the Amazon River to
the city OF Manaos. OF the return trip 1 am
quite certain, but it is likely that after visiting
Port-au-span we shall go La Guayra. Jamaica.
Cuba and Nassau going thence to the of
Florida and TO the Dry Tortugas for fishing.
l have travelled over a great deal OF the ground
in my steam yacht the Oneida but she hardly
pig enough for the party that is going this trip.
We hope TO return to New-York in February
1t is understood that Commodore Benedict and
his friends will combine business with pleasure.
for all of them are interested in rubber, and they
are going into the heart Of the greatest rubber
producing country in the world. His guests for the
trip are William NJ. WINS partner Of the late
Mayor Grace and Chamberlain of this city in the
Iatters administration; Charles w Keep. of
the oldest members of the Stock Exchange: Melville
rruesdaIe, son of William II. Truesdale, president
of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Rail
road; Mr. Colt, son of Colonel Samuel p. Colt.
president of the United States Rubber Company;
E n Backus of the company who for
Ynerly American Consul at Para; l.. D. Huntington,
of the Stock Exchange; DR.. John F. Gains. of the
Hahnemann Hospital; Richard Arthur, private ser
rotary, Mr.. Wins: J. Howard Ford, treasurer of
the United States Rubber Company, and Charles f.
Hastings
While at Manaos the party Will help TO celebrate
the opening OF wireless telegraph communication
between that place and Para. which number
OF representatives OF the Brazilian government will
1.e he q n q fire.
works along 10 be set of at the celebra ton. The
Virginia has made several trips across the Atlantic
with her owner and his family, and has proved
herself a good boat. She designed by the
late George l.. Watson and built at the Bath Iron
Works. Maine. Her interior design ventilating
plant and other accessories installed under
the supervision Of Tams. Lemoine s. Crane, this
city The Virgina's principal dimensions are 200
feet over all l65 feet water line. Is feet inches
beam and y feet draught. Hosea Denny is chief
engineer and his assistants George Hummell
and Thomas Richards. There are three hremen
two coal passers and three oilers. Peter McGreavey
is first officer. The yacht carries seven boats IN
GLIDING power launches a gig a cutter two
din gies and the latter in the South
harbor-. The Virginias international code
signal is X + n w