The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

Eisenbraun reported in thirty-seven days,
when the British steamer Greenbrier gave him pro-
visions in mid-ocean. He put into Madeira October
90 after seventytwo DAYS route and after overhaul
ing and rettting his boat continued to Gibraltar.
reaching there November 20. after a voyage of one
hundred days. He in good health and
spirits, though he had not escaped his share of ad
ventures. On September 5, during heavy gale and
while hove-to with sea-anchor out, its bride broke
the boat fell off and popped by sea- carry
ing off his rudder tller, sea-anchor and the watch
he used for navigation. and spelling his provisions
that he lost Everything but hope, he entered
it in his log. -Four days later steamship bound for
Gibraltar supplied him with stores and ninetv-cent
watch to replace the other The next week another
ship spoke him. tried to induce him to abandon his
voyage, and when he refused gave him water and
food. On October 10, while taking short nap, his
boat collided with sleeping whale, but luckily he
escaped with only duckng.
Eisenbraun claims that the voyage not lonely
depressing, but that he found abundant occupa-
ton and contentment. Frequently he welcomed
storms, he could then take in sail, set his sea-
anchor crawl into the little covered space he called
his cabin, close the hatch behind him and sleep
comfortably Nor had he any fear of accident recog
nzing the wide expanse of and how tiny speck
his craft formed upon it. His voyage, having been
broken at Madeira, cannot be considered great
achievement Blackburns especially in view
of the latter's physical intirmities Blackburn
tainly stands unequaled dory vovager.
The others who essaved the VOYAGE in 100, were
Joseph Chavres. Portuguese American and William
Schneider a Gerrnan-Amcrcan. The former like
Blackburn has of his hands crippled. the work of
an insane Comrade fishing vessel He left Boston
June 20. in the twcntv-foot dorv Portugal but after
going about two hundred forty miles returned de-
claring that his boat was fast enough Schneider
in a fftecn-foot dorv, and rescued from her
the Banks by the fishing schooner Procyon after hav-
ing been three weeks at and making little progress
Rarely IS the from England to America at
tempted, though there conspicuous instance
of this in the Little Western which sailed from Glouccs
ter, Massachusetts, in 1885, and arrived at Cowes
Isle of Wight fortvsix days later manned by George
Thomas and Fred Norman returning again the next
year from London to Gloucester in sixtv-two DAYS
She the only American boat up to that time
to make the Atlantic voyage in both directions and
her doing made occasion OF great rejoicing
bv the thousands of who resided along the
New-England seaboard
The transatlantic traveller who the tiny fabrics
tossing the choppy swell of the Grand Banks with
their hardy occupants fishing while the parent barks
lie within easy reach marvels at how they live
through the gales that srnitc them. But perlous
their plight is it be nothing compared that
of the marine wandercr who deliberately sets out
to cross the ocean, and subjects himself to every
hardship and discomfort, having scarcely room to
move, and living for weeks with only thin board
between him and eternity. From the narratives of
those who meet misfortune these sks and are
cued it is easy to understand what suffering must
be endured by those who fare still worse when their
boats become crippled and unmanagcable their food
spoiled and water salted their boat starts leaking
and they begin desperate, unequal fight to keep
afoat, hoping against hope for rescue until with