The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-07

The three captains agreed to carry the
same sail and steer the same course until
the next morning, in a trial OF speed.
| The Josephine came out ahead. They
eruised around the equator some time
with little success, taking only small
sperm whale that yielded only about Is
barrels The course was laid for Hong
Kong. where the oil was coopered and
the ship fitted out. A return was made
later 10 the Okhotsk sea for another sea
son OF whaling. Whales in japanese wa.
tiers were plenty but wild. Japan was
closed TO foreigners then, and little was
seen beyond an occasional junk that sailed
away as the Yankee ship approached. Mr..
tnry relates that the ship Manhattan
from Sag Harbor picked up the crew OF
wrecked junk and took the survivors
into the principal japanese port. The
Americans were kept close on board. All
were treated courteousy, supplies were
furnished and suitable recognition made of
the humanity displayed in rescuing the
crew, but they were cautioned not to do
so any more. While at Hong Kong the
ship "Hoqua" from New York, command
ed by Capt Charles Low, after encoun-
tering fierce gales that dismantled her,
put into port, having covered the last
$500 miles under jury masts.
The latter part OF the season in the
0khotsk was a good one, the catch max
ing about 200 barrels with that OF the
last season. IL was in these waters that
Mr. Frary had an experience that brought
home TO him in lively fashion some OF
the perls of whaling A COW whale and
calf came up almost under the bow OF
the captains boat. Fastening on to the
calf with the knowledge that the mother
whale would stay near her offspring, the
COW moved off fast enough to elude cap
ture for two hours. The captain killed
the calf in order to get a chance at the
old whale. The creature turned on the
boats in her fury and struck the boat
Mr.. Frary was in, cutting it in two. At
tempting to swim to the captains boat, |
he was entangled by the line. He swan
back to the boat, and when it filed and
capsized swan back to the captains boat
and was taken in. All were finally picked
up, the boatsteerer, who could not swim,
being helped by the oars. The whale was
finally captured after lively and eXcit-
ing chase In lS4S, at the close of the |
season, il was decided to return home.
At Petropaulovski the English ship Her
aid, engaged in the search for Sir John
Franklin, the Arctic explorer, arrived.
From Honolulu the course was to Hong
Kong. The trip homeward was unevent-
full. Mr.. Frary, who had been away three
years without hearing from home, was
glad to get back to Sag Harbor and the
friends at home.
1t was in 1856 that a friend of Mr..
Frary called his attention to an advertise
ment in the Scientific American for man
familiar with the pail business to go to
foreign country, set up machinery and
run the business. S. Tyler Williams of
NJ cd, ffnr
some correspondence Mr. Frary went to
Valparaiso, Chill, where brother of Mr..
Williams, William P. Williams, had start
I'd woodworking establishment. Mr..
Frary sailed for Panama Nov 20 in the
California steamer George Law, Capt
William L. Herndon, lieutenant in the
navy. Mr.. Frary's contract was for two
Years at $3.50 per day and expenses. The
are from Colon to Panama, distance Of
M miles, was $3.50 per pound for all
baggage in excess of so pounds. The
works of Mr.. Williams were on the Plaza
lei Orden. Mr.. Frary installed the pail
making machinery and had the pleasure
If making nearly the first pail for the
PRESIDENT of the republic, Senior Moonttt,
Who looked on with women. The bust
table, largely on account of failure to
.rasp the situation in a practical way. !
,ails and brooms could not be made as
ow as they could be sent down from the
United States, inasmuch as the material '
lad to be imported. In some lines the
BUSINESS was highly profitable. Rev. Da-
id Trumbul, for 40 years a minister I
here, was a valued friend of Mr.. Frary. 8
n the fall of 1857, brother of Mr..
'rary, who was familiar with the pail
BUSINESS, went out and remained several 9
months after he had left for home. Mr.. /,
'rary states that in all his wanderings he !:
ever carried, or owned, more danger
us weapon than a jackknife. His expe- q
fences in South America and before that /
n whale-ship satisfied his desire to see
he world, and he was quite content to 9
ettle down in his native land and follow e
he paths of quiet industry.