The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-01
THE DYNAMITE MONSTER.
Personal RccoiIcciions Of Thomnsson-Inci-
dents Of n Sea voyaae.

Dom Plat IN the Washington Capitol
As time wears on that curious mental
process called memory, left to itself, recalls
many events connected with our pleasant room
mate, the dynamite Mend, Thomassen. There
that we would wish to have explained. We re-
member on leaving Liverpool, beng somewhat
DISCONTINUED at nnding ourself In the same
stateroom with another passenger, while two OF
three stateropms were vacant. Making our
troubles known to the purser, he Gained us by
have the room to ourself. why he should say
this we never learned but the day after our
stop az Queenstown the purser gave us the
assen To the enjoyment OF the premises alone.
IN slowing away our luggage we were struck
with the quantity OF parcels our roommate had
to arrange, and among the Others, IN memory
serves us, were two queer-ooking boxes that
would not 90 under the berths, and were mo-
ticed because 80 much I'm the way These. We
have since learned, disappeared shortly after
leaving Queenstown; and doubtless one was ~. To-,
ship's destruction, and our roommate sue
ceeded IN securing the insurance he sought In
We were putting our part Of the room in or
der the chill. dun, rainy afternoon we sailed
from Liverpool, when Thomasscn entered. MIR:
Coches ter, the agent at Liverpool, had informed
us that our roommate was "A very agreeable gem
tleman' and we found him man SIX feot IN
| from which hair and whiskers were brushed
back, cleanly shaver. that showed as pleasant a
| countenance as one cared to meet. He greeted
us kindly, expressing pleasure at having us as
roommate. and taking from his valise box
OF not tho ChOtcCRt cigars even from England,
not only invited us TO smoke, but said the box
would be found open upon the shelf for our use
| SO long as the cigars lasted. We told him that
| sca-siCkness put stop to that comfort on our
| part, whereupOn ne Informed us that he had
crossed so frequently, and been at sea so much,
| that he did not know any difference In feelinR
between land and water.
1T must be very rough" he sad, when
| cannot shave myself every morning"
lie retired early and, as nearly as we could OBJ
| serve, slept the sleep Of peace and innocence
| As we were given another room, we next saw
1 rnn mi nj Inn. IN nfl ~
| ing under some excitement. He told us that the
| Captain had insulted him In the grossest man
ner, and when the vessel reached New YORK
| where they would be on an equal footing, he In
| tended having IL out with him. 1t seems that
| Ihomassen had been smoking upon deck and
| spat upon the painfully clean planks. The Cap
| tain, very precise and somewhat dyspeptic Of
| ncer, approached and said:
| "What do you do that for, sir. when the ocean
| makes the largest sort Of a spittoon all around
your Ladies' walk this deck. sir
Thomassen made no reply to this rough de-
maud but his face indicated an ugly future fol
| the Captain. They seemed 10 have made II up
however, for aftetwsrd we saw the two In close
| conversation, pacing the deck together,
During the passage amock trial was had In
| the smoking room, and while we presided al
| Judge, Thomassen acted as foreman OF the jury
| The case YVES breach OF promise, brought by I
| colored maiden against Hebrew, and we had
| the fun incident TO such Affairs on shipboard
We do not remember the verdict brought In b,
| Thomassen, but II was greeted with considerable
LAUGHTER.
| there WIS certain reserve that repealed init
macy. We observed that he was much given &c
| walking the deck alone. and one night, wher
| blowing rougher than usual with a bhndinl
| rain driven along the boat, we sought shelter oil
| the quarter side Of the house, above the gang
| way. IL was dark as dark can be, and the hug,
vessel seemed TO tremble as she plunged alonl
| IN the teeth Of the wind. riding heavy head seas
| We soon became aware OF the fact that we wer,
| not alone, for pleasant voice at our elbow asked
II We were suffering from sea-sckness. We an
swered In the negative, and added that the vile
night had such fascination for us that It KEEP
| us on deck.
We told him that while staring out into tn,
| black night we had thought what a mere specl
| our YES Ell was upon the world OF waters, anC
were We to founder at sea what little bubbl,
would go down. Thomasscn did not seem I,
take in our idea, but followed with eulogies o
the White Star Line, that, he assured us, sale,
the safest boats on the ocean. He said tue Gu
narders had only luck, and one of these days
| dreadful disaster would awaken the travelling
| public TO the truth OF this fact.
IL Is when crime gets out OF lite well-knowr
grooves that We recognize It's magnitude. Tn,
| great captains whose wars OF ambition hav,
| nlled desolated households with mourning di
In peace, to have monuments erected TO thei
| memories.