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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Pace 5 Clipper Sailing Ships Put Into Use Jiscov the dct ery of gold in California cause of the birth 01 trti ... t . a- nrtevrieees of saiung M..p .Stn. known in song and .vn-IU" as the "Clippers. j,."..- before or since has the incentive to tXct!! in ship speed been so great. Amer- A little error in judgment; a few sec onds of relaxing the control of the 1 entire vessel, and the whole fabric j may go to pieces. In the wink of an ! eyelid, what was but a moment be- J fore one of the masterpieces of man's creative genius is in an instant's time reduced to a mass of tangled wreck-1 age, left to the scant mercy of wind ill i-idv set the world ! and sea, probably lost with all hands !. Hal! pace ing skill in for record and for sail the down in the wild frozen waste of the desolate waters south of Cape Horn. of our seamen; Courage and , skill! Yes, every iot;i seamanship, naviga-; of them at top pressure every sec- ; fearlessness in driving ' ond of every hour for days and weeks j :.n an. Vi,ss(,j8 through any at a time! No wonder the "Flash-'u-rrsitv of wind and sea. i Packet," and "Clipper" ships pro-1 ' were truly master ma-! duced a race of super seamen. They 'htt Hltn , -. ..v.;c Iriwn tn ' htu to hp to sinvivp with their shiws -Vi.i knew men , - -- ---- - ------ :U'!1 ...,t.;!ni'o tn thi in the mad SDeed demands of the I. ... ounce oi jaii-M" - - spars, t... ...... ..... ... ...... d their light sails ; the conflict between the states. In all probabilities the Clipper ship would never have come into be ing had it not been for the stam- , .11 ..nni'C Cl mil . unii ........ h. juried fraction of speed produc- them until tney were .run' ,n; cairu-tl . -f ti'intc I nede to the newfnnnii l:init nf oolil iblH'HS 0.Y me 1U..V y r-- - i i ti .. . i i e ,'hi-;llier 10 lose uirac i" ........ .,. '' . At- ; anile V'Vt(Y H,11 thu liivo nf Vi vil. , v, ,. Atlantic, or 10 v"'"" : " -- j ..'i'l' Horn. t cnnnrU nimnlp low wealth had to ito Lv wav of CaDe ; ,l,mmon place on paper, this hang- Honi; a long, tempestuous road. 1 .... !.;! in the face of the Everyone was in a fever heat to get r'V 0! fVia ' thpir hnnds into th. oolHin ;ic . ,i nnll It oursi asuuuci ...-, - .101 m uiuii ;i.i ....oii.i., tv, .,r i of a cannon, une must, nave i k""01"- !. ' .u M-ilri o'ptip to hierh nrices for nassaee in the onlv v' i nJ cUll shins availahlp. Thpiv npt-Knnal h- -n,,w what reai ui8c "7 - , y V . T " drivinir of those winged ships re- longings and the food and other sup ;'ind fl.om the masters of them. ' plies needed to sustain them in a new 3 If'-' IK APIACE IfJTME 5UfJ DeSoto 100 Pure Ready Mixed Paint :N This paint has, literally, a place in the sun! tt was formulated to stand up under the intense, prolonged Sunshine of the South. The ultra-violet rays of sunlight, so destructive to poorer grades of paint, have a minimum effect upon this sturdy Southern Paint. JUNALUSKA SUPPLY COMPANY LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. C. Made in Memphis Paints & VtoNi sh es for Southern Climate ' Belting Henry Adds Another i t . 1 O I i first record passage in 1851. "June 7, 1851. (Three days outj from New York): Lost main and miz- j zen topgallant masts and main top-1 sail. June 7th: Sent up main and nuzzen topgallant masts and yards. June 8: Sent up main topsail yard. June 14. Discovered main mast badly1 sprung about a foot from the hounds and "fished" it. July 11: Very se vere thunder and lightning, double reefed topsails, split fore and main topmast staysails. At 1 p. m. dis covered mainmast had sprung, sent down royal and topgallant yards and studding sail booms off lower and topsail yards to relieve strain. July Ki: (i p. in. carried away maintopsail tye and band around main mast. July 2:!: Cape Horn north 5 miles whole coast covered with snow. July :1: Latter part strong gales and high seas running. Ship very wet fore and aft. Distance run this by ob servation is H74 miles. During squalls speed to eighteen knots, , Aug. Lost fore topgallant mast. Aug, .'HI: Sent up fore topgallant !mat. Night stormy and squally. a. ni. made South Farallones bear mir northeast hall' east; took a pilot at 7; anchored in San Francisco bar- bor at 11:30 a. m., after a passage of 89 days, 21 hours." From these scattered extracts of the log book of the "Flying Cloud" one gets an idea of the loss sustained to spars and canvas during the aver age run around the Horn when speed was required of these clipper ships. They carried a complete set of spare spars to replace those carried away, and the carpenter and sail makr were constantly employed in repairs to damaged equipment. The "Flying Cloud" stood this driving for many years. She was burned and destroy ed at St. John, X. B.. in 1874. She was a huge ship for her launching period, being 178'! gross registered tons. Her captain, Josiah Perkins Creesy, of Marblehead, Mass., was one of the most distinguished clip per ship masters. To him and to others of his type must go the credit of gaining for America at least a tempo rary supremacy upon the sea. All of the clipper captains started to sea as boys, and most of them rose to 'command in their early twenties. Read The Ads Henry Armstrong's arm being raised With the raising of Henry Armstrong's arm following his bout with Barney Ross, welter champ, in New York, the fast-punching feather weight champion adds another title to his belt In New York's Long Island Bowl. Armstrong won the decision over Ross In 15 rounds in the catchwelght title scrap ber- ' ? mo persons. r "... cn,'il co ine ?3 to 18 ., , J.. brid. time .Mi-- ilZVZZl" let lime loiunw tight wuh.MW r..o w. knb,, , Maientic R.n. Nrw beiuw. New J"" ,n",,.io,M. New dc- lIUMlt1 u MASS1K Fl HMTUHE CO. ji YES- THE lAUHPtOr POESITFOR. ME AND MUCH BETTER. NOW" YOU SEEM TO HAVE MORE TIME SI NCE YOU FOUOWED MY ADVICE . . i1RfR HM-t Found An Extra Day It's a wise mother who rids herself of laundry cares and has a day a Week EXTRA to spend with her family. 1)(n t be a drudge, when we can make you a lady of leisure and so economically! WQi7nntM7.il a T nnAV IflP II UTllCYIIIf: IjQUIIU l W. KILLIAN m 1 f 111V BOYD AVENUE Phone 205 country had to be transported by the same means. This all resulted in the highest bidder getting accommo dations, for there were not iships enough to meet the demands sudden ly placed uion the. transportation facilities. The enormous earning ca pacity of ships with speed as the first requisite made possible the sac rifice of cargo space for fleetness oi" passage from port to port. At once shipbuilders began to ex periment with entirely new ideas in hull construction. They recognized the necessity for streamlining their vessels, that they might' offer the least resistance to the water, yet be of a shape over a part of the ship's body, to give stability sufficient to enable them . to carry the enormous spread of canvas that gives them speed. The results of the designer's efforts were to but 'afloat ships much longer and much sharper in propor tion to their width, than anyone had dared to do before. And Upon these radical departures in hull construc tion they erected lofty masts and long yards to spread a cloud of can vas the like of which - made the. old fshfU-backs along the jwaterfront hake their long grey beads in won- deiy prophesying dire calamity to ships with so little width for such a spread of lofty spars and canvas. These ships far surpassed the fondest dreams, of even their most ardent advocates. But they drew to the limit upon the courage and sea manship of their commanders, Haial- Ilcd properly, however, they were found to be much easier in heavy seas, they strained less, and were much easier on their cargoes. They were "wet" ships cutting through the seas with their sharp bows at speeds that were impossible for the old type of full-bodied dtit-ign. Their lofty canvas allowed them to "ghost" along in light winds, and their sharp lines enabled them to work into the wind when the old type of blunt, low sparred vessels would be standing still. This enabled them to make the long voyage with a regularity al most equal to steam. During 3050 thirteen new Califor nia Clippers were launched, and many niore were under construction Great wealth was in sight for the successful ship owner, and they resolved to take advantage of it Ships entirely, or almost, paid for themselves in a single voyage. The "White Squall" cost, with a year's stores and supplies aboard;, about $90,000. Her frieght on the first voyage to San Francisco bioght her owners ?vo,uuv. j nis, witn money received for passengers and mail wiped out her .original' cost the first year of her service. Uuring Jbol thirty-one extrome Clippers were launched, including the most famous sailing ships of mer chant marine history. The "Flying Cloud" was launched at this period She was the masterpiece of that mas ter builder, Donald McKay. She was a flying ship, making the all time sailing record around the Horn to 'Frisco of 89 days. She did it twice. This record was never lowered and but once equaled. The best previous record had been 97 days, made by the "Sea Witch" in 1850. , No more graphic idea of the driv ing of these cb'ppers can be given than to quote extracts from the log book of the "Flying Cloud" during her OR PROMENADE FOR S ;"A'!v:i picnic t , ii' '' -; ' '' n. U-' (nV For picnic or promenade ... we suggest you start out by looking over our Jarman Sports . . From soft. 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