New-York tribune., 1877-01-05

lighter in the COasting trade DuTHis th" " "i"''' u"
frequently made voyages in her himself. Daring the
three years which followed the peace OF 1919, hiS
income sweled rapidly, that before he reached his
tvcpty-third year he had a cash capital Of $4,000,
and several Of the finest craft in the harbOr.
A BUNDLE OF ANECDOTES.
The anecdotes which are told OF the varied ex'
per,ences of his early business hfe illustrate many
of the most striking traits OF the man. In Sepeia-
ber 1913 the British fleet made an unsnecessIni at
tcmpt Ia run past Fort Richmond during heaVY
sonth-easterly gale. The commander OF the garrison
after the oannonadng over. sought out 'ai'ie'-
bilt az the best boatman on the island ana ashe'i
him TO hear to the city tid!ngs OF the repise Oh no
Acct The Storm was at its hight and the officers
who were to accompany him shuddercd as lh''
stepped into the boat II shall have to carry them
under water part of the wayp said he to the com
mander. When they landed they were sreShed
fron head 70 foot and stiff with the cold. The
same day reGpforcements were dispatched 70 the
garrison.
One day while he was transporting detachment
of soldiers from the Narrows to the city, an 0:hcer
shot out in boat from the Quarantine station ana
hoipd him. The boat belonged To one OF ms rivals,
and tbe owner was with the officer "A soon a. they
were ALONGSIDE the officer jumped on board, ant or
dered the soldiers to ashore with him III the "ther
boat for inspection. Vanderbilt saw that 1t was
shallow device transfer the passengers to his COM
nctitorJs boat. He would not be imposed upon. lie
Indignantly told the officer that the soldiers must
stay where they were. The officer drew ms SWORD
in a passion but the boaman knocked hun down
and showed him into the other boat The soldiers
were landed at the Whitehall wharf, according 10
the original order
Tn the Spring of 1914 the militia OF New-iorS
were called out for three months, under heavy pen
here
starnation at tho boat-stand off toif c-houSeSllp
The service was disagrecable in it>ef, and bust
nos. seasou of exceptional promise was opening Inc
Co,,m;ssorv- General Matthew l.. Davis advertised
for bds from the hoatmcn Of the hlrb0r for the con-
tract of Transporting supplies to the posts during
the thrcc months. the contractor being pFo"i'rd TX
emption from military service. and LETT iFce 10 carry
ON his Business All the Doatmen except |motfDu'
cauubt at the chance and pnt in bios at rdcu!onsy
low rates without the slightest expectation oi ge-
ting the award, Vanderbilt offered TO do the wOlK
NJ figures which were fair to the Government an"
himself but clear above The hali-TaeS OF MS com
petitors Gen. Davis was one of Aaron hhrr
sbr,v,Iest friends. lc distrHstcd cheap labor ana
gave the contract to the highest Dhtlef, OF 'uc
Ground that he wanted the work dOHe not nail aohe'
There were six posts ana each required one ioid o'
g,n,,,l,rs = week. Vanderbilt did all the work At
n'S"'i H. f,rt;e.,ti.,u. .t the Narrows. "Cor-
''',',' , f,.,,;I;,,l,. tr,yn + the Battery
"'"' - 80 ~, la. .-,rJ o,J tb. o,,rjsons never ran
-, r ,,.,.Iios
n,. - a.. 80, ,,,o, his first cxperIencr as 4 CON
tractor. When he was only II years old, his father
took a contract for removing the cargo OF vessel
wrecked of Sandy Hook, aud Transporting 1t To
Ncw-Yorl i'm lighters and left him in charge OF the
i,b The cargo had To be carried III WAGONS across
J''' ~ 49,: - H. 1ri,,., tho d,,. and
'n' '"''J i -. llol for tbe cit,-
d, 81 "'-' '"' ,.;.i,. III. ,,.,,,..,. MAKING .
lie started ho"'c"'i,' van 80 VI, l,,,i,.I
i'hR uo'o'l W. '.' "a 49,, ,..,,,,,.. bo
South Annoy he lo"h" 'iii' "' ''''i y s'
stIi had long distance 10 -" anu '' ~ 'ii'''
"oula ch',rs' "I r''' Fo ~ tan. wv p'''' 49,;
ISLAND. lie Mvn' 10 Tue '" ,a'.t
propo'ti"h' nav 'i',,' ''.,'' '''''' I,,
over 10 Htdieh lsi'i'"' u ~" " P't u" -
Leave one "i ihS H' ~ III Pr"''' " "
You pacA the Po "4'i'i" 40 NUNS '0 -"''
heFse''
VANDERHiLT' STEAMSHIP 'AftH"'
All the srit ot tAe boy o. l., "hlc" 'dliiei h9
point IL this iiictaAce, tougHeheu 'y IL years Oh al
EontUrOus experience Ia the hIpoi "'l'. o' l"'
coast he took ,nto the steamboat business III lois.
Thomas Gibbons a Ne"-JcrScy capitalist VINO h''
large interest IN the transportation ol passengers
between NcW-lnrN aht Iil'''' P'''"' '"''' nm.
the command OF small steainpoat at 'a'aIy Oh
$1,000 year. C"pt. 'dhuerbu'S business "'S
yIrldng him much more tidn thIa ana the accept
ance OF Subordinate position III INC SoiN'c VI
another involved Il Surrender OF independence. lie
was one of the few man OF the time who compre,
hended the significance OF fuitonS invention ana
lorcsaw the revolution Whicn II Wo"'d cause l'
nayigaton. 1t was IL years aiier hiton h'o maze