The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-07-19
SHIPS unique TRIP
Voyage, Just Completed, win Sci.
dom Be Duplicated.
WIN the Opening Of Pasrama Canal
There VIII 30 Little Necessity
for Long and Dangerous Trip
Arosssed The Horn.

Philadeipl1ia.JThe threemasted full
rugged ship Aryan, the last wooden
ship OF her type to be constructed in
this country. and one Of the few at
present under the American flag. has
arrived here from Fort Blakely.
Wash. after thrilling voyage Of $50
days, in which she rounded Cape Horn.
The vessels arrival recalled the glort.
ous days ct tho clipper ship, when the
fearless American skipper and his
crews made the stars and stripes gu.
preme on the seven seas.
More than ordinary interest was at
tached to the vessels arrival because
of these features and because che
carried a cargo Of 1,ooo. 900 feet OF
Oregon pine. the. first to be received
hero in il years. The timber. some of
It 80 fest in length and nearly two
feet square, was PACKED solidfy aboard
tho ship. Nearly $4,000 fest ot it was
staclDsd On tho deck.
Capt. James MeI4aot1n. the captain.
said the voyage was uneventful, but
the log book told . different story.
Two winters and three summers were
met on the voyage, with tour hurrt-
canes thrown in tor good measure.
Lightning played ies prau1s on ono 90
casion. A mirage was .sesa, 6t Blzno's
fro illuminated the ship. and 1t times
she sailed through the lurid glare Of
seas lit with phoSphoresoenoe. A
young shark Was captured and his tail
was attached 20. ths bownpEk Tor good
luck.
The vessel began her dong trip Of
eight O'Clock On tho morning OF Oct
ber 20. About TWELVE hoars later Oh
struck a gale. which tore.o1 tho out
bobstays. On the next day tho toi
upper topaatl was carried away.
NATURE sent The crew a Christine
present when they were 68 days on
1t came in the form Of mirage Of
besutiful tropical island. Everything
on it was paainly visible. Despite the
GOODNESS OF the weather at the time,
some Of the seamen say they even felt
the warm wind that must have been
blowing over theSpot. !;
The strangest part of the voyage
was expeeteooed on New Years day.
The vessel Yves roaring along on the
edge Of hurricane. The wind from
the northwest was blowing rs miles an
hour. Rain came down In sheets and
the crash of thunder sounded like q
battery Of heavy artillery in action,
Lightning flashed from the skies at
frequent Intervals. One bolt struck
the main skysaal yard and leapcd in
bounds from It to the upper forcsail,
to the lower toresnil and then to the
cross3ack yard. which it snapped off, !
Second Mate William Swnter was
standing beneath tho mAinmast. Ne "r
by stood Augustus Rose. and CO
boy Fred Hart WAS passing wit
tray Of food. The pipe which S.
WAS smoking was broken of a.
stem by the lightning. Roses wood
en- leg was shattered and the tray Of
food was tossed into the sea. A pine
loK about St fest in length and about
| IS inches square was split in halt az
though by saw.
The last hurricane of the voyage,
January 80, tone away every sail.
vessel sprung . leak just above
water line.
The Aryan was constructed % years
ago at PhippsburS, Ne. She will prob
ably b. the last ship from this port to
make the voyage around the Horn. a.
tho opening Of the Panama canal Win
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