The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-26
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A Square Rigger Arrives at New York from
Honolulu.

If the ancient mariners at Sailors
Snug Harbor could have seen the John
Ena, big four masted bark, with the
American flag flying from her signal
yards, slide majestically through the
Narrows into the lower bay Nov. 10Th
their ewes would have lighted up at the
unusual sight, recalling as it did the
days when the lofty rigging of American
'windjammers" dominated the skyline
along the water front instead of the tall
buildings which are now to be seen.
In the present day it is an event for
more than passing comment to see
sailing vessel in anything above the
schooner class come into harbor fly
ing the American flag. The arrival yes
terday of the John Ena was somehow
the first striking evidence to shipping
men of the return of the American flag
on the high seas.
Since the new registration regulations
went into effect the rehabilitation of the
merchant marine has made itself known
practically every day in the arrival or
departure of some steam vessel which
had been changed to American registry,
but the presence in the bay of an Amer
lean owned and American manned sail
ing vessel of the type of the John Ena
was the most eloquent reminder OF all to
those who are acquainted with the days
of boarding house masters, shanghaled
crew and leather necked mates.
Circling the Horn, the John Ena, un-
der command of Captain Olsen, left
Honolulu on May 9th with cargo of
raw sugar She reached Philadelphia
one hundred and fifty days after clearing
from the Hawaiian port, where Captain
Olsen was ordered to proceed to New
York
According to Captain Olsen, the long
voyage was characterized by what he
termed as the most hellish weather that
he had ever seen in his forty odd years
of experience at sea. For Gays at a
time the John Ena was becalmed in a
dead sea with hardly a cat's-paw dis
turbing the surface of the water and
with her canvas Tapping idly on the
yards. These experiences in the dold-
runs, however, only furnished brief
respite in which to repair damage
wrought by gales and high seas which
the vessel had previously passed through.
Off the Horn gales were encoun tered of
such intensity and duration that the offi-
GERS and crew were worn to shadows by
the incessant work. Canvas, rigging
and frai deck structures were carried
away and the water was often waist
deep on the decks. but it was matter of
life or death which was realized by the
most ignorant Lascar in the crew, con-
sequently there was no grumbling.
1t was not until the Falkland Islands
were passed that the weather eased up a
bit. There was another session of doldrums
lasting more than a week, followed by
more heavy weather and the loss of sail.
Approaching Philadelphia the canvas
locker had been depleted to such an ex-
tent that Captain Olsen grew anxious,
particularly in view of what might be
expected off Hatteras. A favorable wind
was encountered off the Virginia Capes,
much to Captain Olsen's satisfaction,
and the Delaware Breakwater was pass
ed without further untoward incident.
The vessel is owned by the San Fran
cisco Shipping Company and probably will
reload with coal for the Pacific coast
New York Herald.