New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-27

On the dav we found the dismasted vessel. but
hO' ,ha dav orr ship left Liverpool for America.
how ia that for the clean white thing" as
~ say in the mountsins' have italicized the
- first" for ask you to understand that that
=, rerfectly dazzling promotion to achieve with Just
- minutes wOrk-it would have taken those
- Ton or twelve years of slow hard work in the
Compapy's service TO accomplish that, as matters
lilly 90 in that methodical old private navy. In
s,ad those practical, hard-headed, unromantic
Cd people would not take Noah him.
1s a, first mate till they had worked
- nm through all the lower grades and
"a him ten wears OF such a matter. They make
- officer serve an apprenticeship under their
". ~ their own ships before they advance him or
. him. Capt. Mouland had been at sea 10 years,
ID was in command Of big 1,6OO-tun ship when
- took him into their service: but they only made
-: fourth officer. and he had to work up tediously
s.a.rn his captaincy. He has been with them is
as now. Officers Gilies and Kyle have suddenly
'nmned over a whole regiment of officers heads and
,..Sed within one step of the captanCy, and all in
- time they will be promoted that step TOO. lhey
"a tbe rank and receive the pay Of first officers
u ~ and will continue TO do So though there are no
sorsncies at present. But they will fill the first
VACANCIES that occur
,,erS AND QUEER OLD WAYS, ETC, OF A PIONEER
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
nj. curious, self-poSsessed old-fashioned Com
Inv the Cunard (Scotchmen they are.) 1t was born
.fore the DAYS of steamships it inaugurated ocean
.ner hnes il never has lost moro than one vessel
49, never lost passengers life at all its ships
..var insured great mercantile firms do not insure
, goods sent over in Cunard ships itisrather safer
= ~ IN their vessels than shore. Old-fashiOned
!. tba word When thing is established by the
Cunspders. it is there for good and all. almost;
Ssfore adopting a new thing the chiefs cog1tate and
o;tate and cOgitate then they lay IT before their
- puryevor, their head merchant, their head
S;Ider their head gneer. and all the captains in
40 service and heg 20 off and cogitate about year
iben II the new wrinkle is approved 1t is adopted,
nd nut INTO the regulations In the old days, near
al years ago when this was an ocean line OF sailing
rsSsals cOrpses were not permitted by the company
Ia take passage, OF so freight, elther-salor su-
narstition You know. Very well; TO tins day they
won't carry corpses. Forty years ago they always
hsd stewed pTunes and rice for dinner on 'duh"
dsys; we'll TO this present time whenever duff day
comes around, You will always have your regular
STAYED prunes and rice in Cunarder. IL you do at
Sst ANYTHING else You can always depend on that
nd depend on il with your money up, too, II you
are that sort Ofiaperson.
acaptan shut when they have got ham manutac-
Bred to suit as last they have full confidence III
sm, The only order they give Gaptai5h y t tIs
Der; speed is nothing follow your own ROAD, de-
liver her safe bring her back safe-safety Is all that
is required ,.,-
If two or three grandchildren who have stepped |
into the shoes of two three children who stepped
oto the Shoes of couple of old Scotch fathers for
Burns and MacIvor were the Cunard Company
when 10 was born II was Burns ana MaclNeI "heI
ths 0rigilatOrs had passed away; II is burns ana
Nsclvor still in the third generatlon-neVer mas
been out of the two families. Burns was Glasgow
merchant. MaclveT was an old sea-dOg VINO saled a
ship for him in early times. mat NesseIs
earnings were cast into SINKING Iuhu;
vjtb the money they built another ship, and then
another and thus the old original packet line from
Glasgow 20 Halifax was established: Al that tiiie
Al .rI.~ -NN~ rrT mans
English Government vessels. Burns d Maclyor ana
Judge Halliburton (' sam Slick y fell TO considering
scheme Of getting the JOB OF carrying these mans
in private bottoms. In order 10 manage inc luIhS
thew needed to be quiet about 1T, and also they
needed faster vessels. Halliburton had a relative
who not shining success IN pIacuc3l me- DIt
had an inventive head name Sam Cunard; he TOOK
bis old iack-knife and a single and sat dOWh anu
Whitfield out this enormous Royal Mail Line OF YES
sls that we call the Cunarders-a great navy, II IS
dong business in every ocean owning lortyss
steamships of vast costs conducting lts affairs
with the rigid method and system OF ma
aoaal navy promoting by e servids: using
\ company uniform; retiring superannuateu
Al disabled men and officers on permanent
passions, and numbering its servants by hunuIeGs
III thousands In It's own private estaDnsnInent IL
NysTpOo II keeps 1000 men under pay: Inat Us Is
VhI sam. Cunard whitfield out. That is to say, ne
vbted out little model for fast vessel; III was
satisfactory; he was Instructed 10 go anu Het IiiS
nal contract. simply under his own name ne u I
Il and the company became commonly known as Vne
Cunard Company then the Company tired steam
I'D Taade IL work they prospered and bought out
Haibrtou and also CunaIds nttle interest; LLuR |
removed Cunard 10 England and made MN theH
London agent; he grew very rlch ana unsPodhdDly
respectable and when de died he died not as poor
dreaming provincial whittier OF expermShtl Biou
Gle but a, the great Sir samuel Cunard, n u d. VI
G W x or something like that, Tor the sovereign
bad knighted him.. :4;.4;
Well Che Cunard Company is a great institution
and has got more money than you ana DOth p!ut
together and vet none of the family ever write ed
toals OF deliver lectures. The Company have putt
schooh0uses and they educate the chiidreh OF theH
sfgp5v6 they are going 10 build dwellings, 1or tner
shore men that shall be cheap and clean ana coln
fDr lle: when one Of their men dies, SUBSTITUTION
lii yes about in his ship or IN whatever arm OF tne
service his name is booked and whatever sum is
raised the Cunard Company add Just similar sum
And n en- goes 10 the mau's heirs Their system OF
ornsODs- 81, IL;
But have never been offered cent for all this
am not acquainted with InempeIL YI elIe
Cpnard COMPANY. / think will wait awhile before |
20 ont cramps nv hand 70 write so much on a
stretch. But II Is all right, any way, % many
Thousands Of Americans have travelled IN those
steamers that they will like TO read about that Com
.pauy.
VALUE OF THE GOLD MEDAL
Capt Mouland has got the gold medal; but II
were 70 try 10 tell YOU how much fire and blood and
pe sailor will gladly go through to get that darling
prize would have TO write all night. believe
captain would rather have that Royal Humane 30
ciotys gold medal for saving life at sea than be MADE
sc0mmOdOre and have fleet of vessels undeI hln:
The Cunard steamers always carry some CASKS VI
water and provisions where they can DC h0steu ouS
81 moments warning for the relief OF diSIesSeu
vessels at SEA, and they Il: f
But really. / can't advertise these paTtles ioi
nothing 1t is Mt business" MAXI Twain
Hartford