The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-31
Sketches of the Captains OF the Yachts.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE HENRIETTA


Captain Samuel Samuels was born in 1922. in
the city OF Philadelphia, Pa. He has follow
the sea from his youth. When he was sixteen
years OF age he went as a cabn'boy on a
schooner, and has served before the mast. BY
energy and perseverance he was promoted
through the various grades untn he rose to the
rank OF captain. This was in lS4S, when he was
appointed to the command OF the ship Manhat-
tan. He made two trips on her, one TO Constan.
unople and the other to Batavia.
~ the expiration of eighteen months he took
command Of the ship AngeliQue, owned by
Tne ship Dreadnaught was then building, and
when she was completed, IN December, 1863
CaItaln Samuels was appointed to the command
OF tnat vessel. The remarkably quick passages
which he made in this ship have rendered his
name famous, she having made the two quickest
trips across the Atlantic on record. The flst of
these was in the month of December, 1864. The
run from port to port was accomplished in thir-
teen days and eleven hours.
The second and fastest trip ever made by a
sailing vessel from port to port across the Allan
NC was In February, 1859, in thirteen days and
nine hours. Captain Samuel remained nine
years on the Dreadnaught, aud made thirty pas
sa2es in her IN the Liverpool trade, when his
I.f was broken by the displacement of the
rndder in gale. In consequence of the damage
Nhlch the ship sustained in the storm the
Dreadnaught put into Fayal into Distress From
the effects OF the accident Captain Samuels was
twelve months.
In June, 1861 he was employed by the Gov
ernment and appointed to the command of the
steam propeller John Rice, plying between this
CITY and Fortress Monroe. After remaining on
hor three months he was transferred to the COM
mand OF the steamship General Mcclellan. In
this vessel he was at the siege Of Wilmington,
and at various times during the war Piled be-
tween this port, New Orleans, and the Texas
&C asst.
The last trip that Captain samuels made in
rue General Mcclellan was TO New Orleans,
whittier he conveyed General Scott-the steamer
having been placed at the disposal of that chief
tam by the Government. In April of the same
year he took command of the steamship Fulton,
o. the New York and Havre line. On the third
u'p home, in November last Mr.. Bennett, the
owner OF the Henrietta, engaged his services as
caetain o. bis yacht in the greet race across the
Atlantic.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE FLRETwING
Captain Thomas, in command OF the Fleetwing.
made several remarkable passages in the ship
j. Boyd. He was afterwards appointed 10 the
command OF the ship Victory, owned bv Mr.
David Ogden, of this city. After making two or
three voyages in her, he took command of the
ship City OF New York which he left by permis-
sion OF Mr. Mason to take command Of the Fleet
wing.
EHE CAPTAIN OF TIE vEsTA.
Captain johnson, in command of the Vesta
was in the employ of Mr.. Ogden for many years
as mate in the ship St. Patrick, which vessel
he left TO take command of the InVinclble He
has since taken out one or two steamers to
China.
1t is singular fact that all the CAPTAINS of the
yachts have been in the employ O Mr Ogden,-
Neoo York Herald.