Ingraham Expedition: April 14, Thursday

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Ingraham Expedition: April 14, Thursday

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Encoded texts are derived from three typescript accounts of the 1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition found in the James E. Ingraham Papers and the Chase Collection in the Special and Area Studies Collections Department of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries. Digital reproductions of the typescripts are available at:

Moses, W.R., Record of the Everglade Exploration Expedition

Ingraham, J.E., Diary

Church, A., A Dash Through the Everglades

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Text encoding by John R. Nemmers

Published by John R. Nemmers.

George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

2015

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Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge, Thursday, April 14th.

The wind having shifted to the south east and not very heavy we started at 5:30 A.M. for Lake Worth. Got out of the New River inlet about 7:30 A.M. From 10 o'clock the wind increased until it blew very heavily. The sea also became very large, so much so that it was not considered safe to come to and reef, as we should have done, compelling us to carry all sail with a great risk of the main boom catching in the water and capsizing the boat. No such event occurred, however, although the boat was kept within 1/4 of a mile of shore and we arrived off Lake Worth about 2:30 P.M. distance 50 miles. In going over the bar, took several seas and the men had to jump out and push the boat over bar, as we grounded and broached to. After getting into deeper water inside the bar and in the channel, the tide setting out very strong, we came to anchor and were unable to sail until sunset for the Cocoanut Grove Hotel 5 miles south. The wind was ahead. At 7 P.M. a heavy rain squall occurred from the west which forced us to go to the Lake Worth House kept by Mr. H.P. Dye. The house was closed for the season but the proprietor made us welcome and did what he could for us.
April 14th. Left Refuge #9 at 5 A.M., beating against wind, which hauled a little more to south in the night, and fresh enough to be rough outside for awhile anyway. Don't like going out to sea in open sail-boat.

Arrive Lake Worth Bar at 2:30 P.M. Very rough trip. In going in over bar, water was so low boat grounded, sail jibed and boat was broached too on her beam ends, and took in two or three seas, drenching us. Got her off by hard work. Capt. Pent fell overboard. After much trouble go through the most wretched inlet on the coast and ran into H.P. Dye's house to escape squall. Stayed there all night.

Lake Worth impresses me very favorably by reason of handsome improvements, but does not compare with Biscayne Bay, in my opinion, for fruit or residence; don't like the dirty lake water.
[There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]
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Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge, Thursday, April 14th.

The wind having shifted to the south east and not very heavy we started at 5:30 A.M. for Lake Worth. Got out of the New River inlet about 7:30 A.M. From 10 o'clock the wind increased until it blew very heavily. The sea also became very large, so much so that it was not considered safe to come to and reef, as we should have done, compelling us to carry all sail with a great risk of the main boom catching in the water and capsizing the boat. No such event occurred, however, although the boat was kept within 1/4 of a mile of shore and we arrived off Lake Worth about 2:30 P.M. distance 50 miles. In going over the bar, took several seas and the men had to jump out and push the boat over bar, as we grounded and broached to. After getting into deeper water inside the bar and in the channel, the tide setting out very strong, we came to anchor and were unable to sail until sunset for the Cocoanut Grove Hotel 5 miles south. The wind was ahead. At 7 P.M. a heavy rain squall occurred from the west which forced us to go to the Lake Worth House kept by Mr. H.P. Dye. The house was closed for the season but the proprietor made us welcome and did what he could for us.
April 14th. Left Refuge #9 at 5 A.M., beating against wind, which hauled a little more to south in the night, and fresh enough to be rough outside for awhile anyway. Don't like going out to sea in open sail-boat.

Arrive Lake Worth Bar at 2:30 P.M. Very rough trip. In going in over bar, water was so low boat grounded, sail jibed and boat was broached too on her beam ends, and took in two or three seas, drenching us. Got her off by hard work. Capt. Pent fell overboard. After much trouble go through the most wretched inlet on the coast and ran into H.P. Dye's house to escape squall. Stayed there all night.

Lake Worth impresses me very favorably by reason of handsome improvements, but does not compare with Biscayne Bay, in my opinion, for fruit or residence; don't like the dirty lake water.
[There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]
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Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge, Thursday, April 14th.

The wind having shifted to the south east and not very heavy we started at 5:30 A.M. for Lake Worth. Got out of the New River inlet about 7:30 A.M. From 10 o'clock the wind increased until it blew very heavily. The sea also became very large, so much so that it was not considered safe to come to and reef, as we should have done, compelling us to carry all sail with a great risk of the main boom catching in the water and capsizing the boat. No such event occurred, however, although the boat was kept within 1/4 of a mile of shore and we arrived off Lake Worth about 2:30 P.M. distance 50 miles. In going over the bar, took several seas and the men had to jump out and push the boat over bar, as we grounded and broached to. After getting into deeper water inside the bar and in the channel, the tide setting out very strong, we came to anchor and were unable to sail until sunset for the Cocoanut Grove Hotel 5 miles south. The wind was ahead. At 7 P.M. a heavy rain squall occurred from the west which forced us to go to the Lake Worth House kept by Mr. H.P. Dye. The house was closed for the season but the proprietor made us welcome and did what he could for us.
April 14th. Left Refuge #9 at 5 A.M., beating against wind, which hauled a little more to south in the night, and fresh enough to be rough outside for awhile anyway. Don't like going out to sea in open sail-boat.

Arrive Lake Worth Bar at 2:30 P.M. Very rough trip. In going in over bar, water was so low boat grounded, sail jibed and boat was broached too on her beam ends, and took in two or three seas, drenching us. Got her off by hard work. Capt. Pent fell overboard. After much trouble go through the most wretched inlet on the coast and ran into H.P. Dye's house to escape squall. Stayed there all night.

Lake Worth impresses me very favorably by reason of handsome improvements, but does not compare with Biscayne Bay, in my opinion, for fruit or residence; don't like the dirty lake water.
[There is no entry for this date. Last date in this text is April 7, 1892.]