, 1870-11-04
A DlSTILLERY ON THE SEA.

. nUtain Edward 4loppeFsA f'1ontiuE
lueotSate A%yllsui-Ass AboFtiyc Ex.
pertinent tas she SrnonuE OF Old
'Tapcr>-No I.t1uor ~ the Shtp, Iet
the Ctcw Crazy Drank in a storm.
F,v1. the Ser FORK Sun.
Captain Edward Hopper may be considered
practical temperance lnan- 10 has paid
visit 10 the inebriate asylum on Wards leland.
md speaks favoEAbly Of the Institution. He
..LteI 1ai1lr, however, serious doubts coccern-
ing any svstem OF reformation, and thinks
that everything depends upon the man. 4
norcl cxErl itncnt til. i by hltu before he lift
thr sta ts reform t few forlorn drunkncds III
tnll Vi rcnsau:s.. ln June. 1864. he saisca from
this Port with. Ise1hapr, ono VI the must G<-
lfaorlinary Crews that ever shipped op toard
airy rrsstl. llr had fitted his cEaft out at
New netlio11. Alass:. for Whaling vo,Ase,
ard liad manned her with onl7 =
uufl!cien: nu,ul'er 10 work tho ship to New
York. Here 1ls intended tu liz reaao his crow
to thu cs,,n1lement of tllity-fiys men. Tia
Captain was iiSid IN his total abetincnco prin.
| cirles. lie was Sou Of Temperance, aud
had 1,ce,, the 1'reeident OF fiourshin- -o.iety
| for the rrevt ,ition q: the sale Of alcollolic
| etitnIlants in Lin native town. llc hal spent
n.anv years ut eaa md had always daiied
under the Temperance banner; consequently
| be had conceived the notion TINT drinking
| was but = temptation, and that men wcse nor
70 much tho erestures OF vitia;ed tastcs as the
| victims Of hatit; that it was only necessary to
remove temptation to destroy tho tas.s for
| lfqucr. Practically to demonstrate this
| tl.eury. lie determined to mate his last
Whaling voyage double undertaking.. lie
hoped to fill his ship with m my tstrcls of oil
md bring back . crew Ut reformed insbsiates.
The Captain knew very well that At
| shilor- boarding houses the men wcre
| made drunk before they were shipped. 1t
was not that kind Of people no wanted
| to experiment upon. Neither was 1t the COM
| mn Snf mi In SY4 SFt
hummer that Ee desired to deal with. What
ho hoped for was tie reformation Of gentle
tpen. E.s plan xas to engage a. = portion Of
his crcw : number Of intslllGeut men who had
ways, hut who contJ Lot Withstand temptation
sufficient to break themselves of their Ind
Labits nnaided. With thoao men l,0 pro posed
to reaaon, persusdinE them to ship with hin,
A. y uatter Of self-psescryation aud profit &c
themsclves, aud finally on their return to gu
ptans were we'll msturel, he found cont
difficulty in obtaining the right kind O
material for his expcrimelt- Ha knew
, tl.at under the n,iat favorsblo circunl
, stances it would not do for him II
tako \ crew Of entirely green mon. Ill
! Of trained Eean,en TO work his vessel in ~
! emergency. The others be managed 10 cal
: atouud him BY mcAna Of several ingeniousit
, wortted Advertisements. He announce,
:, through the papers that gentlemen who, il
! consequence Of FREQ living, laG become EN-
! barrasset, could hear Of IN opportunity O
i making favorable arrangements for wAalin1
, | VI gage for prptit and health, provided the
were willing to work about the slip. Thor
:, wsre many applicants, but few Of the class h
/ wanted It WIS not un'i after the expiration
, of two mGnths that hs SECURED twenty- thtc
gentlemen. several OF wln.na represented pro
!, fesslone-all educated aud relited-but know
I among their ae4naiu'ances III hard drtukcr,
With these le entered into An agree
4 mcnt, the substance OF which was, that tho
= were TO ''touch not. taste not, handle not
:, any Kind OF intoxicating liquors during tn
= xoyage, and they wero 10 take none on boar
4 | tho trip. OF couEse, tho inst two days o1
"a were spent veg misc1ably by those Of tn
~ crew Who had bten accuHtumed to stimu1ants
r Tho Captain s.ys that no pen can descEit
10 their misery. Some Of the poor fellows rave
ID like madmcn, and nc c:uscd him Of . conspir
), | cy to tnkc their lives. Otherd denandt
liquor. and ewore thar thtro WAS plenty 10
Ind, hut that 1t was withheld to torture then
IL 1rons hasito be resortcd to in cx'resae csse
Il. and few Were with difficulty restrained fro
II jumping overheard.
,e Tie noskIng OF tho ZIP dcvolved upou ii
NJ old sailor. Fo1tun.tely the weather was fin
Ii al:d but little Vas required 10 be done to ma
Ill ags tho vessel. Gradually. hoEever. Il
T. whole pa1ty began to recover. and in less tbl
+, three Weeks happier ret OF men never trt
II ship's deck. Tie duties of EACH indlvilu
" worc soon determined upon, and ss rapidly
L. the crow were reported wcil thoy were assls
r. cd to such work as they were beet abs 10 Pc
3. form. The Captain had provisioned his ali
ID hle, and lie hoped to TO able to rcmain Il 8,
Of At least three months before finding it neee
it. eary 70 enter port for supplies There "
10 eome dlthculty e1pcrioucel 1t first in appc
he tloning the work to the men. The Captain
n subjects for reformation wcro nor used
te. anything ycty 1Aborious- Some had mar
m. tecn ship under sail. 4n1 many had had !
Iii experience except in the counting room. 3
:et the voyage had not been undertaken for
1t. strucfion in navigation. nor for profit to t
Of o"per- Captain 1Iopper's paramount objs
.ot was to reform his men and return them
m lives Of sobt,ety and industry. To this end
ri had determined 10 bend ali his energies, N.
Ia ing everything else / matter Of eecondary !
70 portance- He had pzomise1 not 10 divul
tho nauaesfof tho.e who sailed with him !;
fact it VAS mutually understood tbs. the ',
of sci WAS ! sort OF bethel ship, aud that all
An embarked with view to l1srlng improreut
he ana permanent reformation. The minor
IS, tails OF the voyage arc. unintesestil
s. 9a' .saa., ss,a 'ssi .aa ts.s s.s tsas sSos
ho inexperienced portion o! the crew,
81 WAS not until they had reached the Gulf
ic- Mexico tbat anything Of importance occurr,
IN The weather bad been mild and the ship b
lie been lying nearly beealmed for eeye1zl d.
m when one morning tho Captain wont on dt
": and found \ majority Of his crew drunk. /
ca- astonishment may DO imagined. How sucl
na- thing could occur was beyond his comprsh
To- sion- There Was not drop Of liquor in
,dv ship to hir knowledge, and get his crew Vi
~ unmistAkably intoxicated. Some OF ths
.se known only to the Captain as mild aud iuof'
"a siyc men, Lad suddenly become demons Z
tha few who were sober gathered around I.
.ty. commanae1 Hnu ooeyea NJ ~ ooe.a eneei1n q
nv A deererate fight ensued. Reasou did
ost eutef lusg nAe Suiee. .,e VI sns y. .ne
!, ia tineee. 11e o3tAe W. aoa tuo Hae'eet' t