The Republican journal., 1871-07-27
From the Galaxy for August
The Golden Arrow.

rLo co,do. .uuow
me oo'uen Arro"'
Mis- l. ,bo story of . diSsointo o.;lor
who ,,ras ,.ni,,oI ~, r,o,,,,o ~ iattor
tha, 1,;n,saIf IF i soo,,s sa,,,at;ona1 os
vail a ,,1ra, Ca, ,,nIor,ta1 ,llt
stow daoIinr with low naonla is nncoSs' ,,l.cl .
VIZ, oa, anI,, tb,t i :. st,.;5.t
w. Ivy Tollar tbnro ,'.o sna,os af saa
,,o', ~ 10 ho nat On Sonth stroot ~, u tbo
na;nbhorhooj of Inno Wharf who bo1o
snen ..Rloodv Dick - and know tbn storv
of tbn mutinv on hoard thr Golden AZ
row 7 havc cx,ooer,ted nothino bnt On
tbo contrary have avoided dwall;n~ at
nraotnr lrnGth than was absolntelv nacas-
sa.v ,nnn tbn ho,ro.s which led to tbn
mniinv Ict thc reader remember, tbat
thn 60, and tbc land are two distinct
worlds. and that the landsman know less
of the daily life of him who tolls and snf-
frrs ON the sea Than the AVERAGE American
knows of the life that is led bv tbe K,l-
mucll Tartar o., fine wanderino Arab
In tbn DAYS when America Possessed .
mercantile marine. 1bc American c]inncr-
shins We're amono tbe lust objects Of M
tional pride. No patr;otic American
woul1 WILLINGLY admit th,t onr Enolisb
co,sins could build \ shin capable Of ont
sailino such snlendid vessels rs thp Sow
creirn of the Seas. the Contest or tbe
Comet. We agreed to ignore the exist
ence of the Aberdeen clippers and the
| Clvde-built ships. and firmly believed that.
in comparison, with our McKays and
| Webbs. the British shipbuilders were but
little in advance of the Dutchman who.
until a few wears since, still clung fcndly
TO the quaint model of the old Dutch cal
| lot. And indeed we had good reason to
| be proud of the beauty and speed of our
own clippers. 1t is true that occasionally,
as in the race between the British Chal-
| lengcr and the American Challenge, the
British ship proved faster than her rival;
| still. we could point TO the famous log OF
| the Sovereign of the Seas and challenge
the world to produce its parallel. Such
magnificent fleet rs our California and
| China trade could boast had never before
been seen, and has never yet been sur
| passed. Where Is it now? What has be-
come of the Typhoons, the Tornadoes, the
Whirlwinds. and the White Squalls, the
| Wings Of the Morning, the Winged Racer,
and the Neptune's Car? Were they
| wrecked on coral reefs, or-stlll sadder
| tatc-do they float alien flags and coin
| freight for foreign golfers?
The average public, proud as it was of
t'" ->"n1ries'A =. 20 "linper-ship9, httln knew
no" col'lal'1 tne> "ele i''leo ny ihe men .l
VINO ill'l'ilieo tne'iiIl'e COMMON SUI
| ofS' IL lespect"plt =, l'"''si,icil usually call
mem oii p1lr'. 'heSc siils eNclS .ii:ns
was s1'lllicc'' ~ li1e r one o''Je'' VI
u faplo PaS9a9t' NY Mele I',hiiilan,'':'.
ny INC ooloeSt ",''l iilost l1ch'esa men ~, III
tiie serN let' o'lil was t'Iilc't ul'tii el' tno
| iilteSl PosSlolc lilohle''' 'llo' aS .nc salc,}
OF !he snip ol.e'i l,'''l9 on ''le laplolty wl'n
Wll'ch 'he r!ptAni oloers We're eHee''eu' S'
instant anu lhtclli?eht 9oe''ieiice rom t!c
men was i Necessity ~ many II Ho1 III
most cases this shafP sevefily ol alscil,11ilc .
ue9elelate't liito ie'hieso piulitll'S' nc
sli9atesl i!esil'n'y VI 'e p'.e oa 'ne s.'iloa
| whether II alose from lsnoi'lce =, VI .eluc-
pcllS M Pn ~ 1;. sl'tsrs "eiL osei uti,In
o,,'.y nv. VI ,lie :iem VI a oeii.ol ma
ls'' lllles ni'',s' ui - ,ip,i ~ poItlo oo't
~ ",'S "''1i ] - 'a',.. nIli La ~ 'rI ho iirser
'1I,' rh lmu hn'l ",,a
,ta nu ~ ,1ai 'itu ra f o' 7oll
iel'ut'.eio,l :" osl,''In i.,'es vi l-'clpool
5000 "onn ipo, r1aIn Iu1 n1 ti tl,o
llenl"'h el''e'''GS T, Common "n % poa1o tli1
cLipper-Slil's: m lneS were d' laleu l anu
summed ny Seitmei'' 'h'' ll'eir crews were
usually mace up IN great part by kionap,
ping drunken sailors ana shahghalhSS'
uhSnspecilns lanusineh.
had been lor Two years IN the Liver
pool lfaae @ when o aecloeu TO snip lor + oan "a
Francisco on poaru Ihe elipper,shiP ,, ,'olu-
en- Arrow captain James omlth- 10 my
n9altles s. as TO- lnf captain teeeIvea I've an
variety OF information; l was told by one
that old Jimmy omilll hau been 1or years
one OF the easiest ana pest men IN inc