The Washington herald., 1907-05-18
CAPT. SLOCUM IN PORT
Lone Skipper and the Spray
Here from West Indies.
MEMORIES OF HIS GREAT TRIP
Quaint Cabin Store House of Natural
Treasures of the Sea-Vfsit steven
sons Home in Samoa-some Rem
iniscenccs of the Famous Voyage
Around the World Alone.

Wave-worn and SCARED by many a
slashing battle with screaming gale and
mountainous sea, the good ship Spray,
with Joshua Sl3cum. skipper. mate.
crew, and cook. swings 10 her hook of the
foot of Eleventh street. while her far
famed captain extends a welcoming hand
% boat load after boat load of visitors.
Al who have read Capt. Slocums Sail
ing Alone Around the World" and there
is hardly "A lover Of the sea to whom this
narrative is not familiar, mus. many
times have stood in fancy beside this gal,
liant Yankee mariner as he drove his little
yawl into the bite of a tropical yowler
through a wild waste Of tropical sea. Let
all such now in Washington drop along
side the little craft as she rests quietly in
the Potomac and have chat with Capt
Sl0cum. It's better than any tonic.
Homeward Bound from Indies.
Capt Slocum was homeward bound "a
Block Island from a winters cruise in
the West Indies. The old Chesapeak,
took his fancy and the muddy mouth OF
the broad Potomac looked enticing. and
there he Is of Washington for a few days
stay before dropping down stream again
and bearing out into the Atlantic for his
run up the coast TO his home anchorage
The tiny but stanch thirty-six f0Oter
that back in the ninetles bore her lon,
skipper from New Bedford round the
Horn, and through the South PaCih,
island clusters. Circled the Cape Of GoOl
Hope and tracked her way across th'
/ Atlantic TO the Massachusetts port again
/ lies opposite a luxurious hoUseboat Tn,
two craft represent the extremes Of, sea
faring. but the Spray Is decidedly th'
more interesting.
Cabin "a Quaint Treasure House.
The main cabin Of the little yawl pre-
| seuts a curious spectacle. Slowed al
about the cabin sides, completely fillini
I the bunk space usually occupied by capt
+ Slocum, is a forest Of tropical plants
mostly orchids, picked up by the marine
/ during his recent cruise in West Indial
/ waters. The plants are green and grow
/ ing Capt Slocum is taking most Of then
/ home 20 Block Island, d.sposing Of p fey
.
/ less natural wonders Of the sea li
/ strewn about the little cabin, with her
/ and there a quaint bit Of savage carving
+ basket work, or weaving.
Since his memorable voyage around tn
globe. Capt Slocum has been IN the habi
/ ~ making yearly trips alone 70 tho Wes
+ Indies for the winter months These lit
/ tje iaunjs are as nothing to him. and %
/ c0nfesses with delightful sincerity thl
/ while making such spins he sometime
/ grows "a lttie careless iu the uavigatio
and misses ou; his land fall' by seTer5
miles. Whereas the average skipper. pro
. fessi0ual or amateur looks upon such
/ trip with as much seriousness as wuUi
/ be necessary f0r successful fling acros
/ % Good Hope, Capt. Sl0cum boards Cap
/ Hatteras and the Gulf Stream In hi
/ CoCkiC-shei craft with a blink at the com
1 pass and "a couple of lunar sights
skipper and His Boat.
/ Capt Slocum likes nothing better tha
10 sit in the hatchway Of the Spray an
/ spin remlHesceuces of his voyages. In ht
. br1ad-brimmed West Indian straw hat
almost hiding his keen and kindly gra
eyes, he suggests little Of the marine