New-York tribune., 1873-05-10

ABOUT sE4-CAPrAISs.
II a man could choose his captain as wei as his suip
would venture some advice TO the sort OF man 90 pick
but You can't do this very we You must take whoever
the Company sees no trust their property aud your
ife with There are captains aud captlins good ma
tred and l.natured skllful and uns!iul. companion
able and morose sober and given 20 drink, just like
other men, good captain can do much toward making
the IFS OF the voyage easy 20 bear. remember certain
cartan ON one of the steamers of the Guou ne buf,
hearty fellow with Wholesome hayor OF the sea about
him. who vas always checry and ehaty that II was
impossible 10 feel lOw-spiriei IN his presence. lie
would come into the cabin from his post on the bridge
IN the midst OF a bowling gale, drenched with water,
and with a merry laugh would assure the fright,
eued ladies that 10 was not Iuuch OF DoW anu
mat 5nat hin ~ was Nm Tn bod ien twice wrecked and once
washed ashore spar ana uart say ht sept cH'tl
fl an tine tmc aud ugned at these mshaps as soon as
they were over IN contrast W. 'ii, - - a. a. s,,
comes 10 mind with whom crossed iuur Years ago from
Liverpool % New-York lie was cross ana iimnnnerel.
and what worse was badly gwen 10 diihA AZ soon
the Irish coast faded away IN te cast ne looh 10 LIS
butile and kept MS staterOOm most OF Lhc voyage com
ing to the table occaslonaliy ID ssAle o. ~ t &
icatOu grOwl az the walters and swallow Ms Iood iAe
"a surly dog. He was probably g1Od siIOI aug Wu,u t
we had blow nm the Devils Hall soDer and az his
post. and again m thick fog on tne bdhhs uul In HJ
never should have been trusted with shp: cln
another type my observation was captain VINO Was
recent that De never volunteered "oIu lu paat
ger answered question exceptin the sloIes nannel
possible but ne watched his ship with neverialing
vigilance. inspecting IL from stem 70 stern every usy.
"a
came 10 the cabin his meals, but was almost CON
tanty on the bridge. We were ready 20 forglye DIS
silence when saw how faithful he was 10 Ms duty'
PREPAaATIoNs FOR THE VOYAGE.
An ocean steamer ought TO be 10 some sort hospital
There ought he provision for the care OF the sick as
well as the feeding and transportation OF the vel but
there is not All the arrangements contemplate con
dOn OF health and appetite on the part of the passe
gers equal 20 that Of the officers and crew There are
no easy chairs for people who ache In every mD irOn
wing their backs for days, and who would become
well II they could only be encouraged 10 SIT up by Je
offer Of comfortable seat There u no tooi ~ Ior
weak and deranged stomachE-nOthiug but grehy
meats vegetables aud ndigcshle puddngs, except
waerrue YDn pass at once fron the grnei 70 the
meat and puddng-. or starye. You cannot even get
piece Of toast "A fresh spoonful OF Jelly, OF
sce Graham bread. When fOurnfths OF the passen-
gers their Derths the cooks are HepJ az "ofk
preparing Tour meals day Of hearty, heating bilepO-
ucing for benefit OF the captain ana perhaps
dozen passengers whose 0Daehs never fal them fef
sons sea-sek for the 1rst four or ave dhYs
ufen got mandy IN the end from oyeT-eaung and
ack 0f exercise What needs at s cool iarina-
es fOOG we'll cooked aud this ~ ust what cannot Oe
obtalurd. 4 hops BeY American INC 0I strainer
tt II begin rlamng n jane viii reform this abuse
ANA usuie that DOt make wen DeOpe SICK and