The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
! JUNK CROSSES
OCEAN IN 81
Days
Sturdy Little Chinese Graft
Braves Pacific Storms
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VEST Fla, April
1LayesiAg 81 800 miles over the rough
n0 stormy waters sof the Pacific,
SSa s1p seOrge Ward, q modern
vIkang OE The sea, hreezedA into this
R0rs les other day in hts little
nlEsXsh0ot Chinese Junk. e Captain.
,WaaEq made the trip from Shang-
hal. k5lllLa to Victoria, British Col
yLnDla ln eighty sseven days Then
~ me down the coast and
snrongR the Panama. Canal, his 1T.
Lle noat being the first OF its kind
ever atQA make the trip through that
Captain WARDS staunch little
vessel bears the name Of Annoy,
after the Chinese town in which ii
was built. 1T Is thirty feet long
ana shas Is diauglit Of four feet. III
ines 1ree flags--the flag OF IIOl.
Iands Beeauae 4 Its master Is aS TIol.
lander by birth, although q Cana.
dian by adoption; while at the fore
mast Tiles the British flag, because
q the ships registry; and the
mast. u. g
Built BY Hand.
This unique craft was built en-.
tlrely by hand and is the work 81
the captain. No nails were used in
the construction. The wood used is
Chinese fir and hardwood, with
camphOr wood for knees and bows.
Bolts Of these woods join the parts
or the vessel.
The interior Of the vessel is dec
Grated with and-painted scenes Of
chinese life about Z. 900 years ago.
Tne work. Captain Ward explained
was done by famous Chinese artists,
who used their finger tips. The pic.
Iureaque backgrounds for the paint
lngs We're put on with the palm Of
the hand. Handsworked draperies
about the Small windows and low
Goors give the cabin q home-like ap.
The vessel has a crew of five
captain Wand, Robert. his son.
who acts as quarternaster Mrs
Ward, his wife, who Is mate NJ
thef vessel and two deck hands
Alfred Nelson and Benjamin Whit.
ing Robert is a boy of ten, robust.
Jolly tull Of life and good swim.
mer. Mrs. Ward, dressed in her
native Chinese costume, is a large
seafaring type, jubilant, and speaks
English very flnently.
Adls five can speak English, and
All were ready and anxious to re-
late their narrowing experiences
over 5000 miles Of rough and mer.
CHESS sea. n 49, SO sas j. s8
First there were the difficulties in
getting away from their native
land. Captain Ward was arrested
Tor some :tIftl and thrown into
q Chine e tenlple: He cut lli wy
out With 81 sHk0r to find stllst
his vessel had been stolen. They
managed to get the craft back in
time, however, to make their escape.
"a few miles out a. huge snake
nlOlested the happiness of the lit.
lie crew. Captain Ward finally
killed the monster, and" he said,
''for dinner the following day we
had stewed snake.
s.Indeed stewed snake is good, !"
continued Captain Ward.
The skin Of the huge reptile was
dangling from the cabin ceiling.
They related tales of the many
storms, typhoons and gales encoun-
tered during the eighty seven days
Of; travel over perilous seas. Being
e0 small, the craft drifts very
much" the captain said, "and at
times. we gave up all hope of ever
surviving the tremendous breakers.
At those times we turned to Joss,
and to Joss we give thanks for the
lengthy and safe voyage"
Joss ReVered.
Joss occupied q prominent posi-
tion on the deck Of the little vessel.
After leaving Shanghai the first
stop was made in Japan. Captain
Ward intended to follow the usual
course across the Pacific. but storms
drove the small boat almost into Athe
Beilring Sea. From Alaska stops
were made at Victoria, British Col
utnbia: Seattle, San Francisco, Los
Angeles and then the Annoy headed
Tor Balboa, Canal Zone.
Coming through the canal, the
Annoy sailed direct for Key West
and will continue up the Atlantic
coast. Stops will be made, the cap
tain said, at Miami, Jacksonville,
Norfolk, Newport News, Atlantic
city, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
From the New England States the
i Annoy will go through the st. Law
\ renee, into the Great Lakes and
come down the Mississippi River,
making the return trip through the
Panama Canal.