W illiam H. Tripp and Don W aters Return, 
with Fine Tan, After Six Weeks’ Voyage 
as Members of John R. Manta Crew- 
Seven Whales Caught 
* 
Browned by six 
to the sun and 
weeks’ 
sea winds 
the whaling- schooner John 
exposure 
on board 
R. Manta 
WATERS AND TRIPP 
HOMEWARD BOUND 
T( 
Mrs. Don Waters received a radio¬ 
gram from S. S. Virginia yesterday 
which was sent by Mr. Waters and 
stated: “I will phone from New 
York tomorrow morning. Both are 
well.” 
Mr. Waters and William H. Tripp 
went out on the whaling schooner 
John R. Manta for a cruise on Hat- 
teras ground, to get some whaling 
experience, and intended to come 
home if they could get a steamer to 
bring them in after about six weeks. 
The radiogram would indicate they 
are on the steamer Virginian, prob¬ 
ably from a southern port, which 
will arrive in New York this morn¬ 
ing. The New Bedford men should 
be home Friday. 
we 
a 11 - 
day.s 
off the Hatteras grounds, Don 
■Waters and William H. Tripp, man¬ 
ager of the safe deposit department 
of the First National Bank, returned 
to this city this morning. 
Mr. Tripp and Mr. Waters sailed 
on May 2 to get pictures and first 
hand details of a whaling voyage. 
Mr. Tripp, who has an extensive col¬ 
lection of whaling pictures, added 
about 26 0 photographs to his col¬ 
lection on the voyage. 
Two da 3 ’s out of New Bedford t.he 
masthead was manned on the look¬ 
out for'whales. The same day some 
finback whales were sighted. On 
May 6 a whale was sighted by the 
schooner but got away. 
“On May 8,” says Mr. Tripp, 
captured two small whales and 
other the next day. A few 
later we took three more, and then 
for a whole week we got none. Some 
-were sighted but it was either too 
dark or too choppy to lower the 
boats. ” 
Altogether the schooner captured 
seven whales while Mr. Tripp and 
Mr. Waters were on board. The last 
whale was captured on May 27, the 
total catch yielding about 100 bar- 
of oil. 
When it was necessary for Mr. 
Tripp and Mr. Waters to return, 
Captain Mandly signaled three boats 
before one could be persuaded to 
pick up the two passengers and take 
them to New York. 
“The first steamer paid no atten¬ 
tion to our signals,” said Mr. Tripp. 
“Then we sighted the Altengamme 
of Hamburg- who answered our sig¬ 
nals, but refused to pick up / any 
passengers. 
“Wednesday we signalled the Brit¬ 
ish steamer Virginia of Ceiba, Hon¬ 
duras. First we asked them if they 
would carry mail and then If they 
would Lake passengers. When they 
hot weather, 
was only one 
went without 
were satisfied we were American 
citizens they took us aboard. 
“We reached Sandy Hook at. mid¬ 
night. Wednesday night, were in¬ 
spected at quarantine early the fol¬ 
lowing morning- and docked in New 
York two hours later.” 
During the recent 
Mr. Tripp said there 
day at sea when they 
coats. 
Mr. Waters rigged up a small 
radio on the schooner and managed 
to get concerts from Porto Rico 
Some of the Portuguese sailors, he 
said, would sit for a long time in 
wonderment at the sounds of music. 
“One of them,” said Waters, “af¬ 
ter listening to the radio went, away 
convinced that the next thing would 
be to ‘bring dead men back to life’.” 
Mr. Tripp brought back mail for 
the families of the captain and the 
crew of the Manta, but was not able 
to deliver it personally owing to the 
law, which states that all such mail 
must be sent through a United States 
Post Office. 
Mr. Tripp Secured 260 
Photographs for His 
Collection..^ \' 
Browned by six weeks’ exposure* 
ito the sun and sea winds on board 
the whaling schooner John R. Manta 
off they Hatteras grounds, Don 
Waters and William IT. Tripp, man¬ 
ager of the safe deposit department 
of the First National Bank, returned 
to this city this morning. 
Mr. Tripp and Mr. Waters sailed 
on May 2 to get pictures and first 
hand details 'of a whaling voyage. | 
Mr. Tripp, who has an extensive col¬ 
lection of whaling pictures, added 
about 2 60 photographs to his col¬ 
lection on the voyage. 
Two days out of New Bedford the 
masthead was manned on the look¬ 
out for whales. The same day some 
finback whales were sighted. On 
May 6 a whale was sighted by the 
schooner but got away. 
“On May 8,” says Mr. Tripp, “we 
captured two small whales and an¬ 
other the next clay, A few days 
later we took three more, and then 
for a whole week we got none. Some 
were sighted but it was either too 
dark or too choppy to lower the 
boats.” 
Altogether the schooner captured 
seven whales while Mr, Tripp and 
Mr. Waters were on board. The last 
v/hale was captured on May 2 7, the 
total catch yielding about 10 0 bar¬ 
rels of oil. 
When it was necessary for Mr. 
Tripp and Mr. Waters to return, 
Captain Mandly signaled three boats 
before one could be persuaded to 
pick up the two passengers'and take 
them to New York. 
“The first steamer paid no atten¬ 
tion to our signals,” said Mr. Tripp. 
“Then we sighted the Altengamme 
of Hamburg who answered our sig¬ 
nals, but refused to pick up any 
passengers. 
hot. weather, 
was only one 
went Without 
“Wednesday we signalled the Brit¬ 
ish steamer Virginia of Ceiba, Hon¬ 
duras. First we asked them if they 
would carry mail and then if they 
would take passengers. When they 
were satisfied we were American 
citizens they took us aboard. 
“We reached Sandy Hook at. mid¬ 
night Wednesday night, were in¬ 
spected at quarantine early the fol¬ 
lowing- morning and docked in New 
York two hours later 
During the recent 
Mr. Tripp said there 
day at sea when they 
coats. 
Mr. Waters rigged up a small 
radio on the schooner and managed 
to ,get concerts from Porto Rico. 
Some of the Portuguese sailors, he 
said, would' sit for a long time in 
wonderment at the sounds of music. 
“One of them,” said Waters, “af¬ 
ter listening to the radio went away 
convinced that the next thing* would 
be to ‘bring dead men back to life'." 
Mr. Tripp brought back mail for 
the families of the captain and the 
crew of the Manta, but was not able 
to deliver it personally owing to the 
law, which states that all such mail 
must be sent through a United States 
Post Office. 
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