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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[FEB. 24, 1900. 

different persons, getting their living in boats and 
on the beaches, has failed to reveal the fact of 
the existence of any drawings, and they are built 
entirely by eye. 
In the drawings of these boats it is of interest 
to note the curves of areas, showing how each 
one is to be loaded. The sections of the pram 
and oyster skiff are also strikingly similar. It 
has been a pleasure to obtain these drawings, and 
more so to add them to the already large collec- 
tion that has appeared in your valuable paper. 
; MarTIN C. ERISMANN. 
Port Ricumonp, S. I., Jan. 22, 
From an Old Diary. 
June 7.—This day began like the last, like the 
last six, for that matter. I am, in truth, very 
sick of these “horse latitudes,” as Capt. Hinck- 
ley calls them, and would that we might escape 
them. Seven days of tropical heat, seven nights 
as hot as the days. Only once has a faint breeze 
set all hands to wetting canvas in the hope of 
escaping—futile hope. 
This evening I ventured among the men on 
the forecastle deck, and heard the boatswain, 
a queer old grizzly, tell one of his many ex- 
periences—they all seem to turn on some super- 
stition. 
“Back in ‘forty-five,’ said he, “I was on ‘the 
topsail schooner Martha Ann, whalin’ out of 
New Bedford, and we were hung up some- 
where’s near here for two weeks. One night 
Jim Phinney, a big fellow an’ afraid of nothin’ 
but goin’ to the devil, he an’ I were on watch. 
Everybody else on both watches was below, 
tryin’ to sleep. Long about seven bells, Jim 
hollered loud as thunder, an’ I looked aft to see 
fire spoutin’ up through the main hatch. Well, 
we called all hands, but it warn’t no use, an’ we 
had to man the boats. 
“Just as we shoved off, the foremast fell on 
us, smashed every boat to bits, an’ laid out every 
man Jack of us but Jim an’ me. We managed 
to scramble ’round an’ make a little raft an’ 
paddled clear of the Martha Anna. She cer- 
tainly was a sight—all over fire, with flames 
lickin’ up the jibboom. All night she burned, 
but when daybreak came, there was no Martha 
Ann, no hulk, no breeze, no clouds—nothing 
but Jim ’n’ me ’n’ the raft, ’n’ that ain’t sayin’ 
much. We were in a tight hole an’ we knew it, 
for all we had was a breaker of water an’ one 
little box of hard tack—an’ weevils. 
“All day long the sun shone on us, an’ the 
raft was as hot as the hinges. We tried getting 
overboard, just keepin’ our heads out by hang- 
in’ on to the raft. Lord! the water seemed 
boilin’; I slipped once an’ swallowed a mouthful. 
After that I stayed on the raft. When night 
came, it wasn’t any cooler. You fellows know 
how it.is. Seems as if it ought to be, but good 
Lord! it ain’t. There was a full moon that 
night, an’ it seemed to laugh at us. Jim swore 
he could see it laugh, so he cursed it. 
“About eight bells Jim touched my shoulders 
an’ pointed at the moon. His face was as white 
as a lady passenger, an’ he couldn’t speak. I 
knew why, when I saw what he was pointin’ at. 
There was a little violet cloud that made a cross 
against the iace of the moon. You know what 
it means. One of them what see it will die 
within a day. 
“We were both of us scared most to death, 
though, the Lord knows, we expected to be with 
Davy Jones ’most as soon as that any way. 
What made it bad was that we had always heard 
as how it meant hell sure for him as died. 
“All night Jim an’ I sat and watched each 
other. He was white as a new royal, an’ I felt 
like it. When mornin’ came we just kept on sit- 
tin’ an’ watchin’ each other. Jim’s eyes began 
to get red. He said mine were red, too. Any- 
how they felt like it. Once we drank some 
water. We didn’t dare to drink much. there was 
so little. The sun was hot; I never knew it so 
hot. My tongue began to swell an’ felt all puffy. 
My head got all dizzy. I didn’t talk, but Jim 
was always cursin’ the sun. I never heard him 
curse so before. All the time the sun shone on 
the water and was reflected up into our eyes. 
By an’ by I thought I saw hundreds of little 
devils dancin’ in front of me, an’ they fired 
arrows an’ spears into my eyes. I could hardly 
see, but I sat an’ watched Jim. He was watchin’ 
me, an’ cursed me for not dyin’. 
“After a long time night came, an’ we still sat 
an’ watched each other. Lord! how I wished 
he’d die. I was scared I’d have to go first an’ 
burn in hell instead of him. He tried to take a 
drink, but I drew my sheath knife an’ wouldn’t 
let him for fear he’d live longer. A hot, damp 
breeze began to blow from the south. It was 
sort of choky, an’ only made us worse. I got 
to thinkin’ of home, an’ I guess I cursed Jim 
an’ the moon an’ God, an’ everything; anyhow 
I felt like it. 
“The time began to be most gone, an’ Jim was 
still as live as me. Lord! mates, but I was 
afraid. So was Jim. I could see it. Then he 
begged me to die, ’cause I had no wife or family. 
That made me madder than ever, for he hadn’t 
any wife or family himself. 
“The moon got way up an’ started down. I 
knew it was near time for one of us. I thought 
of my knife an’ looked sideways at Jim. I felt 
of the handle, but I was so weak I could hardly 
hold on. Lord knows how I could sit up. Jim 
asked me would I draw for it, but I wouldn't. 
I wouldn’t trust him to hold the white an’ black 
buttons he suggested usin’. It would ’a’ been 
too easy to juggle them. 
“Finally I got terrible weak, an’ could hardly 
see to look at Jim, who kept cursing away, just 
like a baby talks to itself. My mouth was so 
dry I couldn’t speak to curse, but I felt like it. 
Then I heard him mumblin’ over and over to 
himself. ‘T’ll fix it—I’ll fix it, I dassent go 
myself, ’'d burn an’ burn forever. I'll fix it, 
He kept on mumblin’ an’ drew his knife, while 
his hand shook so he could scarcely hold it. 
Then he got to his knees, one at a time, an’ I 
could see what he meant to do. I tried to talk 
to him reasonable like, an’ tell him what good 
mates we had always been; but I couldn’t make 
a sound. I could just sit an’ watch him while 
he crawled toward me an inch at a time. I 
couldn’t even shut my eyes, but just sat stupid 
an’ stared at him. It seemed as if I couldn’t 
even breathe. 
“When he was close to me—he hadn’t far to 
come, but it felt like hours—I thought it was all 
over. He didn’t look at me, an’ he was talkin’ 
to himself; but he fairly yelled, ‘Yes, by God, 
[ll fix it? an’ he made a feeble lunge at me with 
his knife. Lord! he was near as weak as I, an’ 
his knife just brushed out of his hand when it 
struck me. As for him he just fell across my 
legs, an’ his head fetched up on the edge of the 
rait. 
“T don’t remember much more, except that 
the breeze kept prickin’ on, an’ I saw a brig 
comin’ down on me. I couldn’t call to them or 
wave, but they saw me an’ lowered away a boat. 
Jim was dead when they reached us. They said 
afterward that he had a bruise on his forehead 
where he struck when he fell—a broad mark, 
that their mate said ‘looked like a burn.’ ” 
When McFarland had finished, we sat very 
quiet, and then, with one accord, all looked, up 
at the moon. But its cold, round face had no 
more to add to the tale than have I, 
WitLttAM LAMBERT BARNARD. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
ANEMONE ENTERED IN HonoLutu RAce—Mr. 
C. L. Tutt has entered his ketch Anemone in the 
2,100-mile race from San Francisco to Honolulu, 
which starts on May 5. Mr. Tutt is a member of 
the New York Y. C. and the South Coast Y. C., 
of Terminal Island, Cal. Anemone left New York 
for San Diego, Cal., on Dec. 13. 
RR E 
AUXILIARY SCHOONER For E. B. DANE.—Messrs. 
Robert Palmer & Son, of Noank, Conn., are 
building from their own designs a large auxiliary 
schooner for Mr. E. B. Dane, of Boston. She is 
135ft. over all, 1o6ft. waterline, 26ft. 6in, breadth 
and 14ft. draft. The yacht’s auxiliary power will 
consist of a Murray & Tregurtha motor of 125 
horsepower. She will be known as Cone. 
ReReEP 
Brookityn Y. C. OFrricers.—The annual meeting 

of the Brooklyn Y. C. was held at the club house 
on the evening of Feb. 14 and the following offi- 
cers were elected: Com., Bird S. Coler; Vice- 
Com., David E. Austin; Rear Com., John Lewis; 
Treas., William Graham; Sec., Frank W. Brad- 
ford; Meas., William H. Griffin; Trustees—For 
three years, William M. Campbell, Dr. James A. 
Voorhees and A. C. Soper; for one year, Samuel 
S. Fontaine and Frank Maier; Regatta Commit- 
tee—Dr. J. E. De Mond, George E. Reiners and 
Arthur T. Wells; Membership Committee—N. T. 
Cory, M. W. Hall and James Moffatt; Delegates 
to Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay—Dr. J. E. DeMond 
and George E. Reiners; Delegate to American 
Power Boat Association—E, W. Graef. 
RRR 
ANOTHER LARGE RACING AND CRUISING 
SCHOONER.—Messrs. A. Cary Smith & Ferris 
have prepared tentative plans for a 93ft. water- 
line racing and cruising schooner. The boat is. 
said to be for Mr. William E. Iselin, who re- 
cently purchased the yawl Vigilant. Word has 
been received from Boston that the yacht will be 
built at the George Lawley & Son Corp. yards 
and that work will be commenced on her early 
in March. 
RR eR 
AUXILIARY YAWL For G. B. Hopxrns.—The fine 
cruising yawl which is now being planked at the 
Jacob yard, City Island, is for Mr. G. B. Hopkins, 
of New York city. She was designed by Mr. 
Henry J. Gielow and is 94ft. 6in. over all, 64ft. 
8in. waterline, 2o0ft. breadth and oft. gin. draft. 
The yacht’s sails will be made by Messrs. Ratsey 
& Lapthorne and she will be fitted with a 4o 
horsepower Standard engine. The yacht will be 
named Sieglinde. 
ReReEe 
CARNARSIE Y. C. OFrricers.—The annual meet- 
ing of the Carnarsie Y. C. was held on Feb. 11 
and the following officers were elected: Com., 
C. A. Martin; Vice-Com., Joseph B. Acker; 
Treas., J. K. Alexander; Fin. Sec., George E. 
Winters; Rec. Sec., P. L. Rollings; Meas., J. A. 
Cass; Board of Trustees—Louis Heckler, D. J. 
Rinsley; J. P. Start, C. M. WynchWandee wee: 
Patterson. 
Ree 
Bay Sipe Y. C. Orricers.—The following offi- 
cers were elected at the annual meeting of the 
Bay Side Y. C.: Com., G. Waldo Smith; Vice- 
Com., G. Howland Leavitt; Rear Com., W. W. 
Cole; Treas., Hugh L. Weber; Sec., William H. 
Johns; Meas., D. H. Van Name; Members of 
Board of Governors—Charles E. Coleman, Edwin 
Andrews, Jr. Commodore Smith announced the 
following appointments: Fleet Capt., John H. 
Taylor; Fleet Surg., Dr. Charles B. Story; Legal 
Adviser, Elmer G. Story; Regatta Committee— 
A. D. R. Brown, Charles L. Willard, William W. 
Knapp, W. W. Knowles, Charles H. Roberts. 
RRR 
Morss SCHOONER TO BE NAMED DeErvisH.—The 
schooner building at the yard of the George Law- 
ley & Son Corp. from designs by Messrs. Tams, 
Lemoine & Crane for Mr. Henry A. Morss will 
be named Dervish. 
Rene 
BALTIMORE Y. C. Orricers.—At the annual 
meeting of the Baltimore Y. C. the following offi- 
cers were elected: Com., Henry B. Gilpin; Vice-’ 
Com., Daniel B. Banks; Rear Com., Isaac 
Emerson; House Committee—Baker Waters, 
Arthur Hale, Frank C. Bolton, J. Austin Dinning 
and William E. Dibbell; Regatta Committee— 
Walter Ancker, Robert Ramsay and Dudley Will- 
iams; Treas., William E. Dibbell; Sec., J. Austin 
Dinning; Board of Governors—Walter Ancker 
and James A. Smyser; Meas., Frederick A. 
Savage. 
eRe 
AuUxtLiARY YAcHT EpitH Soitp.—Mr. Hollis 
Burgess has sold the auxiliary yacht Edith, owned 
by Mr. C. D. Wainwright, of Marblehead, Mass., 
to Mr. Rodman Paul Snelling, of Needham, 
Mass. Mr. Burgess has also sold the sloop yacht 
Squeteague, owned by the George Lawley & Son 
ons of South Boston, to Mr. C. F. Allen, of 
oston. 
