The sun., 1870-11-02
A DISTILLERY ON THE SEA.
carr. EDWIRD HOPPER'S TLOATTNO
INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
An Aporuvo ESperllnen, in tho wennins of


| Unsuitable Thirst for Gin.
Capt Edward Hopper may be considered q
| practical temperance man. lie has paid visit TO
| the inebrate asylum on Wards Island, an speaks
foyorsbly OF tho Institution. He en,crlans, how
ever, serious doubts concerning any system OF
| reformation, and thinks that everything depends
uron the man. novel experiment tried By him
he ore he lett the tO reform few forlorn drunk
| ards is lull OF romance In June, ls6i lie see1
from this port with perhaps one OF The most extra
ordinary crews that ever shipped on board any
vessel. IIe had nod bis craft out at New Bedford,
Mass, for q whaling voyage, and had manned hor
with only Sufficient number to work the ship 10
New York. Here be intended to Increase his crow
to the complement Of thirty Eve mcn. The captain
was -gid In his total abstinence PRINCIPLES, lie was
a Bon Of Temperance, and had been the President
ofa 1ourshing society fOr the prevention OF the
sale Of alcoholic stimuants IN his native town. lie
had spent many years at sea- and had always sailed
under the temperance banner; consequently ho had
conceived the nCdon that
RuM-pRINKiS0
was but temptation, and that men were not so
much the creatures or ytatel tastes as the victims
OF habit; that IL only necessary TO remove temp
taton TO destroy the tlste for liquor. Practically ~
demonstrate this theory. he determined to make bis
| last whaling voyage a double Undertaking. lie
hoped to fll his ship with many barrels Of oil and
| bring tack a crew Of reformed inebristos. The
| captain knew very wcll that st sailor boarding
| houses the men were made drunk before they were
shipped. II WIS net that Kind OF people he whntod
| to experiment upon, Neither was II tAe common
barroom sot nor the
ORDINARY SALOON nrHAgR
| tiat he desired to deal with What he hoped for
Was the reformation Of gentlemen. Ills plan Was to
engage as portion OF his crew number OF intol.
| lig mt men who had brains enough to know the
| error Of their ways but who could not Withstand
temptation sufficiently 20 break themselves Of their
bad habits unadcl. Will these men he proposed
to reason, persuadng them to ship with him as a
matter Of self preservation ani proal to themselves.
aud finally on their return to entire rcformat' on
Although the captain plans well maturcd, he
found some dinicuy In obtaining tue right kind OF
material for his experiment lie knew that under
the most favorable circumstances II would not do
for him to take a crow Of cuurr!y green men, no
| therefore wisely sl ppci suMcicrt nuuher OF
trained seamcn TO work biz vessel ar emergency
TIE Others he managed to call around h'u by means
| Of several inscuion IN worIcl advertisements Ie
| announced throu-h the D1pers that gentleman who
IN quence OF free Twin hgd become cmhlrrles
| cori heir OF an opporturItv of ,,tine tyoraLie
| arrangements for q Nhaliug VOYAGE for
PROFIT AND nrALru,
provided they were willing TO work about the elir
There were many applicants, but f. " the class be-
months mai tc .,.rr,, t,yspty IN srnfcWac 80
| - .'I'.,,. .''r'.-t...- "a
snJ ,cg In, o,,,r oa,,,, tl,s,r ~
hlrd drnkcrs Wiz thcsr he entere int1 M agree
mcut the substance of which was tlat t'Cy were 20
touch not taste not. Ian ~ not any kiNi of In.
toNiclilng liquors during The vp.H-e and they were
TO take none on bo1rd he ship o. course TIE Gr.i
Few days out wore sr,At very mis- rotly hy o,c Of
TIE GO Who had been acoustic ID a. siiru'guta.
The captain says that ro ZEN can dcs rbe their mis
cry. some ot the poor fellows rsVci Ike malmen
and accused him oi con iiracY 20 take their lives
A tew sank into sulcn asa ot despair. OuCrs de-
mlrdol lqlor, aud srore t'at there was p'on'y 10
nc hGl lut that % was wttALe'd to torture them.
Irons h1d in D, r.-ori. .! go ~ t1ircm sc', I'D
| idw WeIe with difcuiiy ft-tr iucd nom
trurfx9 p,,ru,..,
-,,,
| -hc WoiNhf q. iht ti.p deNolNrd upon NO oid
| ILus wa ir4ultl 10 o' "ntt 'o muuagc 'r Ncssei
ofldu4ur, however IN. "loe pary DC an 10 re.
cover .hN .u ss- ,Na 'u''' We Is n VIPER stt ol
m.n never never trod shlps ".ce. ne duties of each
idIy a. tbe crey wer9 r.,or,sl ,ys Ia We
| assigned 10 such work az tLey werc best able Io
perform. The captsin had proSislonei IN. slip
hc horni to be able TO remain at soa vt ica.t three
months before finding 70 necessary to enter port ror
| supplies. ThoIc was some lIhCulty experienced Al
nist in a0poruonin- the work to nc mcn The
Ctp'mna su'Jrt,s ior reformation were not O. Sod tO
| ANYTHING Ncg hborous. some Ind never seen 4
-nlp uH,er ra ~ @ il,"u1 h~u lHI no cAl.l,,hc =
| ee2t IN t,e coanansiroom Hn' the voyage bad not
| .ccn Undertaken Tor instruction IN invitation. nor
t9'r rrolt to the 3gwner CAp' Hopper Iara1oaai
! object Vas TO felora W., men agI tsiu'n them q
v,s "l & sopt. n h a3i IN Rdu @ 10 tn' eaa We li
l''rA hcu 10 oehd ull als ti,ftits, ma ing t'try
| Ghng e.Ne mater o' se'0AHATy importance Ho
lad promised
MOI To pivuLGE THE NAMES
| Of those who sailed with him: IN f,ct II was p,utu
Ally understood n A. the vessel WA a sort or e
shin ami thai sll bsd erblrket with a y.,y to last
| ing Improvement and permanent rcform,ti.n Tho
minor cea.ls OF the voyage are uninterc.fiug IN,
wo,6 hloi Na- enc oY We oll sai'oIs ana inst be
We not untI after tbey had reached The Gplr Of Nov
leo that snytIing OF Importance oceurrrb m,
weati er had been mild AMI the shin h4I b,Cn vinf
nearly becalue,i lr several d,ys whom ono morn n,
| tho c,ptiin went IN deck ana ionId a msiorii. a.
| L. crew aruuk His lsLment usV be mod
| low such thin- could occur vas D, yhrd h,s com
prelensIon. TLero MAS not drop OF hqnor in th'
ship TO his know Ledge. ami YET fis crew wers mn
c | mlstakably intolc1 o. ONE OF ,hcm know oni
10 toe CAPTAIN as ui a. and ihof ensiye en- osd Al /
| dsntv 2 one dem. H. Tie 10 y WIN usre soLei
| aAtterel uluutd Ia. ,oitnt a Ter and ,blvel n
orders cuctrLly but the l,ubk, n "a Ss O. the crow
WoulI not.
| prsPrnAfr riGur
, ~. a., 80. 49,. -,
thsDeu lW.soh ei9 hot ei1"t , lht' me eoht't ~
We lhl' OF we nNNinVSStr luV u''NC Was llr V'
| nNSttY o. u' D. lP' luI P.llH'ehtai hof1on o
tNe crew iai utguA un'i. th.t lte'Le hAImcn u
| shin Ia land no matter wIere TLe c,ri,in and M,
few who had rallied az und him wore drycn be
, | tween decks hhu VIC hlltNtH were patterned toWt
: | over them IN ms situation tley remained viii