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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
lb Ooss THe TLANTK B : 1 c Feet buritania recaAr mewon Me oya$e of tho cfavarwah, pionoer in fSfcam navigation As large and as powerful as. Is the Lusitania, the big liner's memorable trip across the Atlantic did not create half so much Interest as did the voyage of the little American steamship, the Savannah, which was the first steam vessel to brldRe the great ocean. The Savannah's trip was made In the year 1819, and was only Intended as an ex periment, as she did not carry a passen ger or a pound of freight. From a financial viewpoint the trip was a fail ure, for, while there were several offers to purchase the new steam vessel, none of them regarded as acceptable. The Savannah's trip Is historic and was accomplished at great risk. So fearful were mariners generally of the fate of the experiment that the com mander found It Impossible to obtain sailors In New York, and was obliged to seek them In New London, Conn., the home of the sailing master, Stevens Itogers, who was well known to the sea faring men at that port. Much of the data regarding the Sa vannah has been lost, but It Is certain that she was a full-rigged ship, with auxiliary steam power, and of 350 tons. Originally Intended as a sailing packet between New York and Havre. While she lay on the stocks at the shipyard at Corlear's Hook, New York, she at tracted the attention of Captain Moses Rogers, who had been associated with Fulton and Stevens In commanding sev eral of the early steamboats. He In duced a wealthy shipping firm In Sa vannah to purchase the vessel and fit her with steam engines, with a view to giving that city the credit of being the first to inaugurate a transatlantic steamship line. Queer Paddle-Wheels. Scarborough & Isaacs, the firm refer red to, bought the ship and had her fit ted with an Inclined, direct-acting, low pressure engine of 00 horse power, the diameter of the cylinder being 40 Inches and the stroke five feet. The en- wis" FKsjpi? a . -2".;-. THK Ul ANT CLIN.VUUKU LL'SITAXIA. glne was built by Stephen Vail, after ward connected with Morse In the In vention of the telegraph at the Speed well Iron works, near Morrlstown, N. J. The boilers were built at KliKnbetb by Daniel Dod. A peculiarity of the equipment was that the paddle wheels, which consisted of eight radial arms held In place by one fiange and ar ranged to close together like a fan, were so constructed that they could be unshipped and taken on board If the weather proved to be very heavy. In tliose days such contrivances were only regarded as fair weather adjuncts and not to be Intrusted to the huffetlngs of a rough sea. The vessel was designed to carry 75 tons of coal and 25 cords of wood. It cost $50,000. An account of the Savannah, pub lished after the trial trip between New York and Savannah, says "her cabin Is finished In elegant style and la fitted up In the moat tastj manner. There are 32 berths, all of which are state rooms. The cabin for ladles Is entirely distinct from thnt Intended for gentle men, and Is admirably calculated to ufford that retirement which is so rare ly found on board of passenger ships." Captain uj SatlXlutf Maater. The captain was Moses Rogers, and the sallng master was his brother-in-law, Stevens Rogers, who was not re lated to him by ties of blood, although their surnames were the same. Captain Rogers, a native of Connecticut, who was responsible for the experiment, commanded the Phoenix built for John Stevens and his son, Robert Livingston Stevens, In 1808. He took the. little rhoenix on her memorable voyage from Sandy Hook to Cape May, the first time a steam vessel had braved the dangers of the ocean. He also commanded the Eagle In 1813, when that vessel made her first voyage from New York to Bal timore, and he was associated with the owners of the New Jersey, when regu lar bi-weekly voyages were Inaugurated between those ports. Captain Rogers was regarded as a person whose opin ions on the subject of steam navigation were Important and valuable, and he frequently was consulted by steamboat owners and constructors. The first long voyage of the Savan nah was from New York to Savannah. The trip occupied 8 days 15 hours, and r.urlng that time the engine had been worked 41 hours. The vessel left New York at 10 o'clock on the morning of March 28, 1810, and arrived at her des tination on April 6, at 4 o'clock In the morning. Arrived at the southern port the ship attracted a great deal of at-tentlon.-for It was known that she was to try for the record across the At lantic. J The revenue cutter Dallas sa luted the ship as she entered the har bor, and the bank of the river was lined with "patriotic citizens, whose en thusiasm found relief In shouts of ap proval. After showing her paces to the citi zens of Savannah, on the morning of Saturday, May 22, 1819, the Savannah set sail for Liverpool. The log of this historic trip Is still to be seen In the National Museum at Washington, where there are several other relics of the daring Captain Rogers. When the ship was off the coast of Ireland, a British cutter, the Kite, noticed her, and seeing the smoke belching from her funnel believed the strange eraft was afire. When the cutter, after sending several shots across her bows brought her to, the British commander was much chagrined to find his mistake, and ordered the captain to take down the pennant he was flying, but Captain Rog ers answered that be would do nothing of the kind, as he was entitled to fly the colors. While he was off the Irish coast, Captain Rogers had another experience which sorely tried his pride. He found imiuutjifiirv Stuart , t j. t v sis xw-rnrm when about fifteen miles from Co.-lr that lie uau run out of coal. He was In a ..aim, but -bs unable to get up steam, and while he had luied to steam into Liverpool, he was compelled to enttr like any other sailing ship. On the voyage, which ended ou June 20, at 0 o'clock In the evening, he came to an chor In the River Mersey, In front of LIveriooI. The voyage had lasted 29 days 11 hours, during which steam had been used 80 hours. Crnlaed la European Watera. Although the Savannah did not en ter Liverpool under steam, she shipped coal as soon as possible and gave the people at that port a sample of her work under engine power. Richard Rush, the American minister, sent a dispatch to the State Department, not ing the arrival of the ship. In this note he refers to the vessel as being the first of her description "that has ever crossed the seas, and having ex cited equal admiration and astonish ment as she entered the port under the power of her steam." Others at the time make note that she entered under ' her steam, but the log shows that thli was not me case,- . For several months the Savannah cruised In European waters. From Liv erpool she went to St Petersburg, hav ing made a stop at Stockholm, when the Swedish royal family visited th ship and praised the captain's darlnj and enterprise. While the vessel lay it Stockholm, Captain Rogers was sev eral times In negotiation for the salt of his craft to Cue Swedish or Russia:: governments, but the terms were no satisfactory. A Triumphal Return. The return vovasre was heeiin at Cronstadt on Sept. 29. Stops werl made at Copenhagen and at Arendal,! Norway. The latter place was theUasl port on the homeward Journey. Th Savannah left there on Oct 24. Forty days later she steamed Into the harboi of Savannah, after an absence of sii months and eight days. It was a tri umphal return; the Atlantic had been crossed and recrossed by a steam ves sel, but the projectors bad nothing t show for their outlay. They tried U sell the vessel to the United States gov ernment, but falling, they removed th engines, which were sold separately t an Iron company In New York, and th ship placed on a packet line which ran between New York and Savannah. In 1822 - she ran ashore on Long Island and became a total loss. Eight years elapsed after the remark able voyage of the Savannah before an attempt to cross the Atlantic by i steam vessel was again made. In 1828 the ship Curncoa crossed from Antwerj to the Dutch West Indies, and whll the voyage was regarded as successful It was found to be unprofitable. In 183 the Royal William, built at . Quebec safely crossed the Atlantic from Mon treal to London, and there was sold t the Spanish government to become thf first steam warship in the world. The Loaltanla'a PI rat Trip. It was a thrilling sight on the bank, of the Mersey when the giant Cunardei Lusitania swung out into the stream al Liverpool and began the Journey over the Atlantic which wos watched keenlj by more people than ever gave concert ' to a nautical event before. England j had at last produced a boat unequaled In size, In grandeur and In appoint 1 ments, and the only thing left to guess work was how fast she could thread her way over the boisterous and befog I ged ocean lying between Englond andi our shore. A great multitude lined th four miles between. the pier andth Irish channel to bid her Godspeed oi he'r first trans-Atlnntlc trip. From th throats of 150,000 English men and! women came the words of "Rule Brlant nla" as the great anthem was sung ai never before. But this magnificent sendoff to the Lusitania did not reston to England the supremacy of the sei now held by the Germanic fleet, an the sturdy Anglo-Saxon must try on more before this eagerly sought dlstlnc tlon comes to him. The big boat be haved beautifully even If she did not lower the record. She was superb li everything save this. It may be thai the Lusitania later on, when her ma chlnery Is free from friction and thi working parts are unusually well oiled will shorten the Journey between thi continents to less than five days. Hej owners believe she will do this. Bluffing the Bin iter. The talkative man In the smoklni room was boring the company with hit reminiscences of the great people h( had met. "Last week," he said, "I speni a most delightful doy with my frlen Lord Broadacres." "Indeed," said a gentleman on a cor ner, who had not hitherto spoken j "an so you don't recognize me as Lor Broadacres?" The boastful one Instantly collapsed and, muttering some apology, left thi room. "And I'm not Lord Broadacrea a all," chuckled the gentleman as thi door closed upon the discomfited one. London Tit-Bits. Some women have such stnal waists that It makes you uncomfort able to look at them. A Talented Writer ikjf t M Poises Peruna as a Catarrh Remedy f I'm MRS. C. M. TINNEY . Mrs. E. M.. Tinney, story writer, 825 E. Nueva St., San Antonio, Tex., writes: "During 1901 I suffered from nasal catarrh, which various other remedies failed to relieve. "Six bottles of Peruna, which I took, entirely cured me. the catarrh disappearing and never returning. "i inereroie cheerfully recommend Peruna to all similarly afflicted." Mrs. Ellen Nagle, 414 4th street, ! Green Bay, Wis., writes: j "I have often heard Peiuna praieed ' and it is more widely known here than any other medicine, but I never knew what a splendid medicine it really was nntil a few weeks ago when I caught a bad cold which settled all over me. "The doctor wanted t- prescribe, but I told him I was going to try Pernna and sent for a bottle and tried it. . "I felt much better the next morn ins and within five days I had not a trace of any lameness or any cough. "I consider it the finest cough remedy." Peruna Tablets: Some people pre fer to take tablets, rather than to take medicine in a fluid form. Such people can obtain Peruna tablets, which repre sent the solid medicinal ingredients of Peruna. The Seaaon Lie Explained. "Blowhard says his vacation cost him $600." "Well, Blowhard was seeing double a good part of the time." Kansas City Star. Two Since. Hostess You seemed embarrassed at meeting Mr. Smoykle, Mrs. Travnoo. . Guest I thought you knew, Mrs. Longshore. 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As the blood goes to all part3 of the body the ca tarrhal poisoa affects all parts of the system. The head has a tight, full feeling, nose continually stopped up, pains above the eyes, slight fever comes and goes, the stomach is upset and the entire system disordered and I had Catarrh for ftbout fifteen fctf d'iS ? to WaSte o! rears, and no nan could have time to try to cure Catarrh with sprays, heouldh8aroHufn washes inhalations, etc. Guch treatment ulted. I then beg-an S. S. 8., and does not reach the blood, and can, therefore, frnfthsioWe nothing more than temporarily relieve taking- it a short whilo was cv.red. the discomfort of the trouble. To cure 2.aweTAVdla Mood must be Catarrh is a blood disease, and thoroughly purified and the system cleansed know there is nothiner on earth. f all .-4 . Nobody thinks more of 8. b'. b'. strengthened and built up. Nothing equals than I do. . 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The selection ofthelaathers and other materials for each part of the ihoe and every detail of the making! slooked after by the most complete organization of euperin tendenta, foremen and skUledshoemakera, who reoeive the highest wages paid in the thoei ndustry, and who's workmanship cannot be excelled. 1 f I could talu youi nto myl arge f aotories at Brockton . Mass., and show you how carefully W. . Dougla- shoes are made, you would then understand why they hold their shape, fit better, wear' x onger and are of greater value tbeno, - $4.00 mnd $6.00 OILT EDaki ! A U T I O N I The genuine have W. L. anv WM M ak. !. Amk nm dealer for W direct to factory. Bhoeat everywhere by A Terrible Thought. "I want to, be loved for myseif," ex claimed the romantic heiress. "My dear lady," rejoined Baron Fu eash apprehensively, "is there any pos sibility of this being a case of mistaken identity?" Washington Star. Tentative. Nan Jack seems to be considerably devoted to me, don't you think? Fan Yes; he seems to be considering whether to be devoted to rou or not. Contagion a Question of Prevention. Rinks, drain, e ating and conk ng ute sils, sick room linen and clotting frj quently carry the dreaded disease girin uinio icea oy ine n insenuld. Th'-rough and hygienic cleansing is the best safe uard ai-ainst infection, and such a safeguard is found in the universal house-' hold necessity Borax. This simple preventive carries in itself, disinf ting qualities whi h enter the fabric or act upon tha arti. Ie to be cleansed in a hygienio niann r, eliminating every un wholesome nrnnerl v ivnilpriiiff it -...-.....(,... I rroof, while nt the fame time Borax is of Itself as harmless as salt, i U n 'ike most disinfectants who depend ; upon their strength of odor or harnif.il-to-t tlie-system qualities to arrest or prevent contugiun, Borax is Nature's remedy, being easy to obtain and easy to apply, a s niple solution in hot water being all the appli cation necessary and requiring no prescrip tion, it can be obtained irom any groceror 1 druggist in convenient, economic. 1 house : hold pa1 k ges. I In a dition to its disenfectin? qualities, Borax is especially a household necessity, as it can be used for softening water, cleans- skin, whitening hands, makes an excellent dannruh" remover and can be used on the iinest laces or most delicate fabrics without injury, while as sn sdjnnet tothebnthit removes all odor of perspiration and leaves the skin soft and velvety. Abont It. "Pop, what Is an Immunity bath?" "A plunge, my son, to tell on the other fellow first" Baltimore Ameri can. Catarrh Invites Consumption It weakens the delicate lung tissues, deranges the digestive organs, and breaks down the general health. It often causes headache and dizzi ness, impairs the taste, smell and hearing, and affects the voice. Being a constitutional disease it re quires a constitutional remedy. Hood's Sarsaparilla Radically and permanently cures. In usual liquid form or In choeolated tablets known as SarsatabS. 100 doses L Partlenlara Wanted. Customer Where is your hose depart ment? New Floor Walker Er garden or parlor variety, madam? B BLOOD DISEASED uucaoc at ALa ncuu, guta uowu luc very bottom of the trouble and makes a complete and lasting cure. S. S. S. removes every particle of the catarrhal poison from the blood, making this vital stream pure, fresh and healthv. Then the inflamed mem branes begin to heal, the head is loosened and cleared, thehawkin? and spittinp- cease. THBC"WT IN WORLD other make. omnnot bm mmtmHmd ml awty rna. iglae name and prioe stamped on bottom. 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