New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-11

had the following article lying past for several weeks. did
think worth while to ask tn print it, r DO not
the Of presenting almost any important subject TO that big
stupid ttnghe public However disaster d.afer
perhaps mey open It's sleepy eyes and look, a. least If
does not sct. THOS. a DbNiR
Your ship ia alone in the desert ocean. Her cam
pute beats INCREASINGLY and day and night che travels
On to her destination. Her venture IS crowned with
succear Her three hundred human lives are landed 10
safety again she enc succeeds so oen
that foregone certainty But il It ever
lie there not always mortal danger 10 crossing the
oc an deser in solitary ALPHABETICALLY 10 ate amahp
fIeiehed with men and women, and children ID es
net every additional human being hoard increase
the danger Of fire of fire. that greatest Of all clla
iet-one that is forever lurkiog at your side like
couchant tiger ready for a spring. Let me illustrate:
CONNECTED with Customs service a few Of that
class Ct men who live only in order and drink"
A convenient sample of those accompanied US down
New York bay. Wit and song, and champagne, 10
teDsy each other till they apt to become uproar
ius. So at least il in case, and | an afraid
that festivities in the cabin throw less Of their
influence into the forecastle.
Ho~eyer that may be, number of the crew, sent
10 regulate tie freight and luggage below the grand
ssloon seen ed exc more than the sailors habi ua
rtcElessnefs. They working by the light Of d
lars lamp, Fixed upon a wood pedestal three
feet high, and peTehed upon heap of boxes and lug
case The glass chimney Of t-is lamp they c1ntryed
10 break, and the liberated flame shot mp in a large
dangerous column TIE work was directed by an
uLder-steward, whom the sailors despsei, and who
wac not, cit er in grade, or intellect, one whit
superior TO them'evss. In short, the saors were
excited AID without CONTROL when half dozen pa SEN
gers rushed down snd took p sfefsion of the lamp;
procured aTep chimney for it, and held il in their
bands till the work was terminated. Had they not
done So ere was grea, danger that il would nave
been overturned among the heap Of inlammasl.
ma eIials by which il was surrounded What then
Why probably one other lost ship one other "sensa-
ton through the public mind And that would be a l.
We are three days at sea. The Ueaiber ia bright
the ocean slumbers aud toose two boys, who chase
each other al'rg tho &c k and down the stairways
seem very happy They are ste Yards assistants aod
ire sent 10 the locker storeroom in the lower hold
for bottled q1ors. TIE place is full OF dry straw in
which he bot les Lave been packed There is no light
| Int What enters by trap-do9r; so they bring with
them qua ced laup aud Gcifer match TO IL. The
lamp ia lighted, and the N .tcb thrown aids-uo ex
actlJ into the straw bat besi ton WOO len bench
There, by god lack It hssed AID expired without
leaving on fate a conjecture for future times.
It's Sita,oay eveDng-weaher ina, and We exrec,
10 TIE Iib coat morrow. Forward tue 81 lors
have gone bach three thousand years and present you
tn trsmsIi, muse. probably as sls 1T 5h1 yed
h,self on the earth. Aq1auelinp kis ing wife and
husband loyer-jsslousy-aj ldgs-a constable. \
crude solid at empt at nature, both in co,t1ne and
dia)oeue-Iewardtd by "shouts of laughter and a.
plause."
But silence TIE qQerier-deck is cleared, end, tired
With tie lcsas-s Of the piano down stairs he " ole
"cstin funi ure' il up gyraiuR to "The Young
May Moon, as II vihrates from be elho OF .gay
fcGleJ-a Galwsy f1ol,r bih.rto undstogui.hed
among the s'eerage passengers.
HMM health is promoter Of regular hours and. as
was re ring fl the gay sceoe the ward informed
me that a ,gLt WIS IN my DON, which en- pqss4at,
the Te1notesr in the VIII ls fb5. reach IL i1-t
as q ping c.nGle-ck bad discharged the 90 kat con
tsiuiDg that eight mo place that would have
quickly lighted o fame, the very existence Of which
mieht moi have been krown I Il il was pas al human
rem edy. But reached The remote room Just m timsl
Relating 10 tlis fut G.. found the following printed
regulations hung up:
On discovery fire. the officer watch shall acquairt the
Commander
Ring alarm bell stop sBsiues, Bosswsin call hand, 10
Carpenter ne pumps Second officer supentend their WORKING
Crew fore and maintopmsni not engaged n boats.
Third Officer Ill bosts clear for lowering with bow aud
Gnt assist Set boys to hl beakeIs with fresh water
and put plugs and compass into each boat.
"ForrL Officer tend Tr.snnhsors with four hands and
Keep he key Of magazine valve for flooding
Bcrtsu all hands otherwise stationed on the
Geek thin sails required, and along water
Chief Engineer viii remain with the engine
ROOM and Keep his crew TO duty.
"Fipt Boawains mate and two hands tend hose Second
Boatiwsin eTsw water.
"Chief Steward muster servant with wet blankets
"CooL get bread and provisions and pas into The
boats 10 which thsy arc stationed