The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
FAMOUS TRIP OF A TINY BARK
CAPT. FITCH SAILED on THE
RED. WHITE AND BIIE.
one % Two Men VINO NaViEaIed . no
Feet DoAt Prom New York to Lon
don In ls80-NOw In the sailors snug
IIArbor-I.OE OF 1000 Nile Voyage.

Iiarbor-LoE OF 5000 mile Voyage.
1HE SrS ask ing IL ANYTHING was known
OF the present whereabouts of the two men
who in th" 10 foot bark Red. White and
Blue crossed tho Atlantic in isGs, from
New York 60 GRAY cs"ud. in 20 DAYS and
10 hours. One 81 tho two men. Capt
Frank r. Fitch. is now an inmate 81
Sailors Snug Harbor The captain has
como to anchor there after spending
tW enty-One years in the Orient, during
the latter part Of which time he was
cuanect"i with tho nuating eIuipment
OF tho quartermast"r'- department. L.
). A.. in the Philippines lie was for a
time port officer AT Manila.
/ Capt. fitch'S most pri,~d possessions
are tho log of the Ra.l. White and Blue.
copies Of the illustrated London Nc,rs
picturinE tho lt;l. ship on exhibition
IN III" CRYSTAL Palace. London. curic-
II Hur''s rGcbrrg ydqGsirc. AN English
publication which took up the fight on
behalf Of tho little crafts navigators
against storm Of protests that the
Nos AZ" had never been made and cN-
tracts from scores OF American. British
and European papers relating 20 rhe trip
80 N'fhN n ANAA IHlfNA lhtAFh fllN ~ itfhf
over all hal mad" tho "trip was douht,..
and dcnicd until arpl" CONFEDERATION
slowly came from dozen shius arr,yinr
AZ American and Euror"an ports who's"
logs rcport"d sighting the little craft
B'toro telling sonnet hing Of the VovaE.
WhOso s'cCassiul termination. ~ the waN.
" as relat't IN uns 81 the first news de
sIHatchcs sent bv Atlantic cable. son "
.l.H HHV .. 81.
from capt. Fitch VIII h" - interest So"
was hnilt bv q. y. IuE"rsou. huiLirr
~ "a then new type of li" saving boat.
~ 100 South street IN thu ,ffv. Her
dimension were. Length ~ fr.-. beam
feet inch. depth yf hnII. @ f..-r = inches.
from dc"H o. keel. , f,-.t She nsd -h.rp
stem and stern, four foot va'"rIrht
co'upartwont, m each "ud tho hulI Vas
all If metal. and for IA" ,ovag" she vas
completely locked uvv- y.Itn ,n. cac"r- .
ton 81 a small cprau.- a''
Herr ara some Dimensions wi iCh morr
ytvINy pr''s"nt "a" r."tgre of her ;iuruc-~
Her bpw.prI Wa feet tong. jlhhu1fu
f'~'i, Tying JIhno'n to-.t Her foremost
from drck 20 top was o i,o'. tcrrra.t
feet inches Her other ma-t- and spans !,
w"r" ~ such nl.' yrur,rt .un that a pi.-
'ir" @! Nor. unless th" fl,Irn 81 man -
'nCluH''d - suggest lcr s.y" tv cunIras..
makes Ter LOOK liz" any at'-Sodr,d ship
that might "ufn" into 'l." hartur to-day
Her tonnage. duly entered 40 Ga. Gus
tom House. wIs uu'"t a. two and oae-
half tons -" was further d"-c~i ,.ni a.
having recommendation tor two men or
on" woman. A. o." TIM" 80. was ruaA.u:
her way from a." hudson Co. a." Thames
Ia" Gr"at Eastern WIS making tha voy-
1g" m tho OPPOSITE direction laying ~"
Atlantic cable. ana what ~ ie-t 'ho
Red White ana Blue really was % further
realized 4 one rcualls that ~" otr"- ship
wa ~ Ei-tcr'd a. = 22.5lo tonnage. c,p
Feet IA length. - fo"' In breadth. ~ fo"t
deep anu had aCcu'Tmoda' lonS for 4Uu
saioon passenger
Tie Red, Nnlra and Eno had b.ar on
"Nh n.N,n 20 '.u- '.'y - a ht"ruI, ou"
..ay = VI Hudson. who lad sDr, ~ a.
acting FHs.-u aui ",tjuS Fret Lieutenant
"a iayr4 o." = = ~i.-'.-I kulrr
n o." c.vl Ha-. w.,."t .uro VIZ Ing.
soils o"i"" auI md .." would .,r 20 ..
lp th" lf-hut' with ra-t- and -ar..
SAL her 2" London and 't"n - Pan, and
exhibit h'r "a tt~ pIr.- exhibition Of
~; 4 bargain was e.acSlv r4p,,n AMI
ilN'A-''ta 'lih-g''4 at'I ~ Us com 'tlUHu
for n" voyag"
Together tH"y ~r.rcl un ~" I'..o C-af,
wh"r" -Lo wa, hong c,hih.t"t 90 Broad
way and 1hir'c"Etg frr,"' " ."n fully
= gg"d -he Wa hauled ~ truck g. I,,-A
slip. Lat R.y"-. ant thrown u,o~.pa-yl
Literally -" Wa thrown over. oa--i. not
lowered. h""au -" lng"rSuu wanted 20
500 II 81" would r sht hc--rr Ss" did
Then t.'v keyed up her rlrs.uE and
slowed away h.lpv ~" dock - pounds
4 bread five bounds Of coffee two e tea.
Ten Il butter. four loNss = smoked her
rings. dozen cans = '..Ik and fifteen
pounds 81 smoked l""' and >. y-nta..n
4 cheese. Her bottled stores consisted Z
4 six bottles II pickles ,duly noted =,
having Zen stolen. -" - Wurr"-frr-
-hir" sauce, two - brandy. On" e wlIskev
and two ~ hIt'"r- 50" Lad twel," -,n
gallon water kcEs Infs was -rrrnsai
O D." stores enough 30. 'h-"" months
Then thor" w"r' y'.yr'...-s vAp -,nt 10 ,
H." it'll" ship rar- - '..rl.."-. AID th.-. 4
anne IN very handy ~ "a" rough d.vl d
p hon ia" "ri STOVE could not u" used far
i"at!rs fH"d ur 'npk.ug '"a or cole"
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