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FOREST AND STREAM. 



SAIL PLAN OF CANOE "CANUCK." Owned by Mb. Foed Jones. 



THE WRECK OF THE URANIA. 



LORD CANTELUPE'S body was washed ashore by Tuesday 

 night's storm within a few feet of the spot where the crew of 

 the Urania had been landed by the rocket apparatus. The body 

 has therefore been in the water for nearly a month, and the 

 features were not recognizable. 



An inquest was held on Dec. 3 by Dr. Parke. The first witness 

 examined was William Blizzard, the master of the Urania. 



You say you can identify that body as the body of Lord Cantel- 

 upe? Yes: I can identify it by the clothing and the boot. 



The Coroner: When did you leave G-areloch? On Nov. 5. We 

 ran down the Irish coast, with the wind changing from north to 

 south-south- west, as far as the South Light. The weather then 

 became heavy m the Channel, then we turned and ran for Bangor 

 Bay. This was on the morning of Nov. 6. The wind was then 

 blowing from the south.. We put into Bangor Bay about midday. 

 It was still blowing hard and raining, and we anchored a mile off 

 the shore. About midnight the wind shifted to the north-north- 

 west. When the wind changed I gavs the yacht more chain, and 

 got the other anchor out and let it go. We gave her more chain 

 when she began to drag at 1S2:45. 



Did she continue to drag? Yes, and none of the chains gave way. 

 The vessel went ashore about half-past two o'clock on the morn- 

 ing of the 7th, and struck several times. We took to the rigging. 

 Lord Cantelupe and his valet were first on the rigging, and some 

 of the crew were on one side of the vessel, and some on the other. 

 We were in the rigging about a quarterof an hour, when deceased 

 -was washed off, and several very heavy seas washed over us. We 

 ha,d a job holding ourselves on. One of the men who was along- 

 side the deceased sang out, "His Lordship's gone." There was a 

 man below his lordship. 



Had any of you lashed yourselves to the rigging? We hadn't 

 time to do anything of the kind. It was two or three hours before 

 we were rescued. 



Did it never strike you, when the wind was blowing so strong 

 from the north-west, to let go your anchor and run? The change 

 of wind came on too suddenly. 



Could you not have slipped your chain and run? The wind 

 changed, as I have said, too suddenly, and there was a great sea 

 running at the time. It was also very dark. 

 You were not aware there was no holding ground there? No. 

 The Coroner: I am asking you these questions only with the view 

 to elicit the fact why you did not make an effort "to run" when 

 the wind veered round to north-north- west. 



Witness; The reason why I could not do that was because the 

 change in the wind was go quick, and also it was very dark at the 



Do you think you would have been rescued sooner if the 

 apparatus had been on the spot? Yes; there was the whole length 

 of the vessel to fire over. We had a barometer and I noticed it 

 falling in the afternoon. In the evening it began to rise, and it 

 kept rising all the time until the wind flew round. 



The Foreman: Well, I think a master of a vessel should take 

 notice of a circumstance like that, especially when he is lying in 

 an open roadstead like Bangor Bay. A master of any steamer, or 

 coaster, or yacht when he comes into an open roadstead, with 

 wind blowing from south-south-east, should know that the first 

 change after that will be a gale from the north-east. As an old 

 seamen myself I think that the proper place for you to have run 

 into would have been either Carrie kfergus or Whitehouse Roads. 

 Bangor is far too open a roadstead to enter with a wind blowing 

 from the south-east, as the first time such a wind veers round it is 

 sure to turn to the north-west unless the vessel carries sufficient 

 sail to enable her to slip out. I don't blame the captain, because 

 of his ignorance of the place. The only thing to be deplored is the 

 loss of a valuable life all from the fact of the captain not knowing 

 where he placed his vessel. 



The Mate: You must remember other persons ran the risk of 

 their lives as well as Lord Cantelupe; and would we have run the 

 risk we did if we could have helped it? 



The Coroner: I don't blame anyone. 



The Mate: By the way you are expressing yourself you are 

 blaming this man (the captain). 

 The Coroner: I don't want any argument in my court. 

 The Mate: Very well, sir. 



Witness: After she struck the last time she went down directly, 

 and that was the time his lordship was washed off. I was in the 

 rigging when she sank. 



Did you throw anything to Lord Cantelupe? No; it was such a 

 heavy sea. 



The foreman of the jury (Mr. W. McCormick, master mariner) 

 commented on the danger of yachts seeking shelter in Bangor 

 Bav during the winter months. 



The jury, after considerable deliberation, came to the following 

 verdict: "That the said Lionel Charles Saekville, called Lord 

 Cantelupe, was accidentally drowned at Bangor by his yacht the 

 Urania coming ashore on the naming of Nov. 7; that the body 

 was found on the morning of Dec. 3 at Seacliffe; and we, as a jurv, 

 say that if a rocket apparatus had been in Bangor deceased's life 

 would have been saved."— Field, Dec. 6. 



FLEtJR DJ5 LYS, g e hr,. Mr. Geo. Trotter, has gone to Piep. 

 grass's yard, wbare ahe will be hauled out for tne winter. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all 

 items relating to the sport. 



CANUCK. 



THE accompanying drawing shows the sail plan of the canoe 

 Canuck, whose lines have appeared in two previous issues of 

 the Forest and Stream, Sept. 18 and Oct. 16. Though not so 

 large in area as some other rigs, these sails are noted for the 

 longest and probably heaviest masts carried by a 30in. canoe, the 

 mainmast of the largest rig being 17ft. 9in. from heel to truck, 

 3%m. diameter at deck, and l^in. at truck, a grown spruce stick. 

 The rig has a double interest as being the largest and most ob- 

 jectionable example of the standing rig, and at the same time the 

 best and most successful sailing representative of. Canada and 

 the Northern Division. While derived directly from the Pecowsic 

 rig, Canuck's sail plan differs in many details which are original 

 with Messrs. Jones and Sauve, her owner and builder. 



The lower batten joius the boom at its fore end. but the others 

 are parallel to this batten, while the cotton of which the sails are 

 made has its bights parallel to the battens, and not to the leach of 

 the sa'l; there being one seam or bight between each pair of bat- 

 tens. The battens are of spruce or pine, about Mx%in„ oblong in 

 section, and of necessity slip very easily into the pockets. Owing to 

 their position it is impossible to fold the boom and battens close 

 against the mast, and in order to stow the sail it is necessary to 

 remove or loosen the bat tens. In setting sail each batten, which 

 has been rolled up with the sail, is slipped into its pocket, the sail 

 is hauled out and made fast to the end of the bolter. In order to 

 do this quickly and securely a saw cut about J^'n. deep is made in 

 from the end of the batten, while in the sail is a loop of cord 

 about 4in. long, rove through two grommets, one on each side of 

 the pocket. One side of this loop is slipped over the end of the 

 batten into the slot, then the other end is hauled on, making a 

 purchase to draw the sail taut, and also slipped into the slot. 

 Tne fall outfit includes five sails, as follows! 



