The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-03
F0UR-IN-HA OF WHALES.
PREPARING TO DRIVE ACROSS THE
OCEAN IN THREE DAYS.
An Astounding Revolution In Navigation 10
be Effected bv tapt. Elijah Mtiltam--The
Motive Power OF FISHES Already Trained.

Capt. Elijah Williams lisa weather-beaten
old = ilOr VINO lives ON the north sh re OF Long
lslaHd. over thirty Ve r he wa engaged In
tho VIII en,herV. ans wis known ma one Of the
most smc ce-sf i cant ius In the trade. He Ia
btrh Tor. ard his homeste d-w hich looks as
wea H. beaten ~ h n-"lf-siands u tne emo o!
ere, X. milcs away from aty natit ittpn. Old
Ell h"-is nc IA Gale is SHOWN to be eccen-
tric, but some We 'rs aao when ne put down
fence at thu mouth OF the creek and was seen In
q httle boat, II " long, TALKING 70 lnyis, ,ls
old man had gone cr ~. Last summer a lazy
ir"m tne city determined o. ply Nun Sisit:
farm, bul after a white he took her do WI to I g
creek ~ show her his woode,. which he said
wOuli revOlutlOntze sea travelling.
he lady followed tho Capt in. and without
hesitation stepped into httle boat with ninl,
and wis soon In the middle ~ the stream. Tue
CAPTAIN took In his oar and blew tie Wills le.
winch nme 4 tely brought several monsters TO
the surface. The ladv WAS so tho oughly fright
enef tnat she snneksd, ana compelled CAN'T.
Wilitns 10 nd her. As soon IA her feet
touched terra nrma she n home, and since
ten the people have verified he lad sta a.
ment, that the ola man kept several large pets
Last Christmas the community Of the North
Is ach were thrown In con-tern itiOn by the re-
p oIb AM PAT ia po ns ts ,S w con-
struction 81 vessel, t. be built un Ter the per
sonal suuerVisiSl OF the G 'ptain, ami soon after
the Keel WAS Lid. nd the rihs OF curl nus con-
ructioh became visible. The shipbuilder said
that the Captain was "all right" tut that the
vessel would have neither stea or sail-, TIA
| the Captain discovered "A over bv which
| The vessel could be drawn to Liverpool in three
| u IS.
| rne star reporter started for the Ciptain's
| farm. ana liking down the rorih road found
| the old CABIN Ind away between n cluster ~
| trees. No one answering the knocking at the
ont door, rep rter walked around tue
| house. and I'VE t-ng vnices IN tine barn went IT,
| W ri II. aud ON pushing open the door di.cov:
| cred an old man sewiug ON a large stHp Of
| lraher
| rue Captain said he had heard Of Barnum
! training a seal, and why shouldn't we train tho
! hsi IT, pun rs around ON ths water as tue horses
well Won see" continued the Captain,
must comm ence AZ the comm N ement. When
| | was "A boy anu made nv hrst trip on n wnaler
| saw "A boat pulled ny narpoOned whale about
~ fast ~ ever seed anything 90. II made
deep Impression ON me. aud lmade M my mind
| II ever became ANYBODY. would tame a wnale
the me as Tue farmers tame colt. and drive
tue zane things many time. and have ften
| been IN boat pulled along Ike Lightning by one
! Of them. On INV return, after a tong cruise.
| found that an old maiden aunt OF mtne had left
me TINS farm and little ready money. l soon
| after poupht "A snare In "A ~ hating shin. which I
commanded until few We Rs since tn pught
| would give w going To sea and live the rest OF
nv dys in quiet. went to farning the anne
~ other folks here. and one Y seen a how
| man East had caught a WI Ne. That ST ifted
me aeons az lin. went to NV Bedford. aud
plank he mouth 81 tue eek 50 he couldn't
get out. ana tneu let him loose liy the time
| had flushed fencing the creek-fOr did II all
| rysef-l had tanned the creature so that te
! knew me, and would do anything | waited
! MIN to. ! chustened him Btaudv,' and every
Il | rlaved with MIN for hours m the water,
the me "a yOi citY folks would with kitten.
! lie " fulu let me roe on ms DtCk. ara ne as u
| l." ppll my DO I aud pay with me as long |
| wanted. / ttcn wrote to paper m New Bed
| f"id. advertising live wnale Guns nd SON
| found couid get ~ many 81 them M W Wted:
snelfy,' Port and 'Rum,' keepna them
The, were a. iaime IS = iir ,ndS." VIII, Ii ne
went on, ana Brandy Il 81 feet and over. and
tue otnt r. not much below that figure. hen
maize Kind OF a harness and titched up one
ofter the other of them. ami made hem pull
me 70 md. ABOUT On istr as time | thought ne
INV NV pets were trained enough for me to
IN ke agr nu Trial 80 went 10 Port Jefferson
I look about me for a bigger boat. cOaldn't
IND one tx Guy to INV t,.e, so | concluded TO
but II don't land IN Liyerpo Il tnre- avs aft er
leaving here. | will eat them up myself"
| On asking the Captain to show his sea coach
and four ne commenceu by snowint some nuce
collars hanging on tho wall. You see." | !
the G ptain. "the Greenland VII lie l. the only
one | eau use the head - mucD larger To 10
! ahy other KIND, an they rave "a nptrh just back
/ Of tAt head, winch d s me coll r. not TO
iutef ere with tue working OF the ms. When
the 'oli r D. ou tnem, just uttch on the traces
and the harness il all 81 Ut. o., elch side nf
tncir jaws nave IA, eued a uug, aAd 1 can
r-cs. lnr thing that bothered me most was
t.at ina 'creter- would Dip and go 80 down
uler water, but rement 20 th q ~ attaching D.
sffal-nt tir of IRON To tie ho tom ~ tnc col ar.
] lnc iron bar has a KNOT az tho end; ON tuls b r
uNtI % Hat. round piece Il thtn COPPER, win
I'"LN "l -NM. hal'7 pilHi,nR INV d. u lhihi
:. tuAt ne ua.e wa d siIde up AMI down as.ly.
You se", when tney 90 along TIC weight Of tnf
o. per ke~p7 % o""u 10 the KNOB Out ~ soon as
thew go To dive tine ptt~-uto Of the water FORE %
IA
ionk some time 20 ~ A7 them understand it.
anu wltn they were stuck, theY kicAed up
dht ma ION. y ", a. WrNet when IN harness
they mean business all the timr, end just s,o"t
figut along only raising tueir heaus now ana
then to blow. l am coin.s to mitch the traces 80
far down a. not To intcrf re with their tails.
Ihe Mrrmaid-the name gwen hy the captain
, to the ves~tl-i+ almost finished, ana as she ap-
B y ars on uer shores looks vers much ike an
urniuary vessel Sue 20 tons harden. VERY
sharp forward, ami mas straight up- anu d ow Il
ltwdcr. she has no buwspt and hrt X al
proi eta about two feet. ending ~ an Immense
iron hook. Her deck slants down forward from
lnidships. the santing part wing no buiwarks
from the - MIDDLE Toward there ~ cove red
passage, tnit leaus u the steering house. Mhicn
IL Immediately over the cutwater, and through
this the whales will be drveG by long reins. In
TINS VIII also he placed tue hoisting apparatus,
which viii nook and unhook tn, ~hlnletrees
From midships aft the deck IA covered with a
poop deck. aud on that promenaOe Will I've ar
ranged. lhe poop viii be arranged into gor-
80 people; under III agdin IL the dining-rnom
wuicn Is large the saloon ubuVe tins y
room, adde's rooms 81, and the mold below
contains 20 elegant beftns. Under the slantinp
deck are toe provision room, galley, mems apart
, mruts and store rooms. rhe captain inlend-
cnarge 81 IN gold, or $40 Ton tue round trlD.
cat, Will ms then led the way to hs whale
barn. which Ia regular building under water
| Win pine plank DIVISIONS ana uoOr Tor the nye
monstats. Tho div,s lons are regularly clio I'd
every evening, the wh lies going out and return
iuR before dark. Brandy" Ia. uf course, the
| { ptatn's favOTite, ana Occupi = stili nearest
3 shore. ON being sked why ne g. al gone to such
| expense IN building the hou-e under water, the
Captain stated that the whales h 20 almost been
4 | tlnded by the mud near snoIp, snd that he d
! built u barn SO that no Impurities could enter
} IL the morning, as soon a, the doors are opened
tuev 20 Tar out as toe fence, and Remain tnert
almost all day.
Rising Against u RituRlistie Pastor.