SENSATIONAL ADVENTURES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3564, 18 July 1890, Page 3

SENSATIONAL ADVENTURES.

a nlno mouths' Voyajc

Albahy, July 2.' The Storm King lifeboat, whioh was sighted from Brcaksea laland 0D Monday morning, did nottoach' the harbor till tho evening, in consequence of tho nnnsunlly light wind which pvovailed, Tho little craft, which was in command of Onptain Jorgenson, was accorded a warm reoeption. The crew consisted of ono man only Johann Millson. The only living things on board wero Jon>eosen and Millaon, and two cockroaches, which the Captain did not liko to kill. The veasel Icit London on September 12, and occupied eighteen dsys in the voyage to Madeira, experiencing good weather except in tho Bay of Biscay where a strong galo and hraw seas

woro oncouutercd, Good, . e'atber after leaving Madeira, (hough •■"lhere wero sorao thunderstorms. In tho doldrums the boat had a miserable time, and occupied fourteen days in passing through. Sho then'made rcrnarnbuco, on tho const of South America, After a short stay there' sho sailed for tho Cape, which was reached after an uneveutful voyage of three months, Just outsido Cape Town, however, wbcro thoy knocked about for a month, the boat and occupants experienced a heavy southeast galo. Erenlually they reached JRobin Island, where they anchored, but a heavy " south" easier" drovo them a hundred miles to sea. This wis ft great hardship, owing to tho captain and Ins man having no tobacco, though the provisions Were ample, The boat then returned to Bobin Island, and was towed

to Capo Town, whero sho remained for six wooks and attracted great attention. The Storm King was visited by Governor Loch, the Mayor, and nil the leading citizens. She left tho Cape on March 18th for Australia, and 75 days were occupied in the voyage to Albany. The first fourteen days from tho Capo she had bad weather, nith heavy south-east gales. They met a ship, which hove down and spoke, Captain Jorgenson afterwards had a narrow escape, IVhilo at the holm ono beautiful evening the Storm King struck a sleeping whale, which was desperately frightened, The whalo spouted heavily and plunged vigorously, tossing water all about the vessel. Moro than once the whalo almost struck the vessel, and Captain Jorgensen considers ho had a wonderfully narrow escape, Aftorwards he had somewhat exciting times when passing through the cyclones, in which the Storm King behaved splendidly. He had several gales and rough weather round Cape Leuwio, though in these the Storm King was never in danger, and tliero were provisions enough for three months longer, Captain Jorgensen is a Norwegian, but holds a master's certificate, He intends to exhibit his boat, which is his own invention, in the colonies, Ho declares that the voyage from England has proved that his vessel is unsinkablo and be asserts that it would be impossiblo for her to capsize in the heaviest storm, He also claims for tho Storm King that she is the best lifeboat extant, as sho hns greater life-saving capacity, and can bo launched with greater facility than boats built on the usual plan.