The evening world., 1910-12-12
Capt. Weller Is Building Craft
and Has Signed Two
Of Grew of Five.
TO START NEXT JULY.
viii Keep Near Coast to st.
Johns and Then Cut Across
to Galway Bay.

Across the Atlantic Ocean In a Nifty
foot motor boat
Would you like to make the voysge7
Capt John Weller, boat builder and
able seaman. who holds forth at carls-
stadt, N. j.. proposes to take Just such
a trip. He Is now building the launch.
and unless mis- plans mlscarry will start
COR the other side next July.
Two others-Antonio Mebro OF Hobo
ken and julius ~sargavey OF Brooklyn
have signed for the voyage. Capt
Weller desires three more to complete
the crew. and lie promises 10 give them
q perfectly ripping time OF II.
Capt. weller has n passion for cross.
ing the ocean. He has lone Il twenty.
nve times already In all manner OF craft
from the old wind-Jammers to the big
record -srna shing liners.
This viii he the first time" he said
to an Evening World reporter to-day.
that I've ever attempted the voyage
IN . boat Of my own.
VIII We get there safely?" he said,
surprised when the reporter mentioned
the possibility OF n breakdown In mid
ocean. why. II viii be a cinch. Well
make II In two weeks easily"
Captain 10 Confident.
The captain. who Is a small. good
natured man OF forty-eight years. with
an abiding confidence IN his own ability
to do whatever he sets about. reached
for a map. He pointed with pride to the
route already outlined.
on" he said. I've studied Il very
carefully. and It's the best I've been
able to nGure out. First. we will 10 to
Boston. hen TO Halifax. then to st
Johns. N. +. From st. Johns we viii
cut across the Atlantic between the two
steamer lines from Quebec and New
York, landing In Galway Bay. Ireland.
We ought TO make Galway Bay from
St. Johns In seven or eight days"
On the other side II Is planned to coast
around ireland. England n France.
and after . few months return TO
America.
Il am Eo,ns to call the boat the Ro-
MANIA" said Capt. Weller. II once had
n boat by that name and II was the best
boat I W saw"
The Romania will be 80 feet over all.
with q i1-foot beam. She will draw
three fesx OF water and will have q 37h
horsepower automatic gasoline engine
capable Of sending her ten knots an
hour In the open sea. The deck will be
perfectly clean. except for . s~x%-foot
pilot house that will stand fourteen
inches above.
1900 Gallons Gasoline.
There viii be Ave windows n seven
portfolios, each protected by a heavy
wire screen. on either side Of the craft,
Tanks to hold 1000 gallons OF gasoline
more than twice as much as Capt
Weller expects TO use-wili be installed
IN the bow md sides OF the launch
Provisions Do last two months will b.
carried.
I'VE expect 70 have a wireless ap'
paratus, too" said Capt. Weller. 1--WE
already arranged for II. but as ye'
haven't found an operator to TAXI
along"
From the present outline Of tho Ro'
mania (euly the keel and ribs OF the
framework have been set). she will b.
one Of the otoutest motor boats eveI
hunt. equal to almost any sea. This kee
10 I 1ncA0 wide and IL inches deep. Ar
idea OF the strength OF the craft may
BE- found when Il u considered the en-,
gins alone weighs 1000 pounds. An 8
inch stesi pipe will be set IN the kee
and win run flush with the deck. II
. o II becomes necessary to use sal
this viii b used as a support for tn,
mast Two masts will be provided. II
case q should break or be carrie,
away.
The snGars distance covered by IN,
Romants. from New York to ireland
win be l.soo miles.
Capt. Weller In an Austrian by birth
lie came 70 America twsnty-slx year
ago. Besides being an expert boa
builder. he prides himself Oh speaking
Olx languages.
That may come In handy, too,'' h
said. recurring TO his ability as a lin
guist. maybe IN have 20 talk to IN
fish. but ! hardly think so.'