, 1877-02-10
As Narrated by the Voraoious Cor
respondent Of London
Paper.
Remarkable Tugging Exploits by
a Couple Of Marine fe.
males.
ACctaceous Solution Of the Ocean.
Transportation Question.
Big Fishes Good for Something
Else than Gobblinq~Up
Prophets.

Nnston Day, which proves cunciualvEly that the
Americans nre mot only the most ingenious and
original, but the most daring, people on tho
face Of the eart1I. On tho 2lst, 2ed. and 2}d
lays Of December, In boston anu oil the prtnci-
pal cities and towns tn the New England, Mid
die, and Western States, and In Canadn, certain
handbills were lavlsh1y distributed. These
handutils and the cxpc1ses Of distributing ttcn,
were paid for by all the railway companies ter
muaiing in Boston; mud OF every train leaving
md entering Tint city were buys dressed in
scarlet, who gently placed envelopes teach con-
tanning one ot tl.css b1s) into the hands VI the
passengers, who, melted by a natural curiosity
to Learn, what It all meant, opened tic envelopes
t,ppatently and per1lecd the following nstound-
Ing advertisement
..o.t, rk WHALES nLEsn rE THE LORD"
Tho uperlntendents whose 1,ames are undcfsian-
ell iutorui ths people uf the United ssates aad Can.
nda that
M snhSt 's aas III ns.s s Spi ~
IN boston Lay,
ss iams ana rancd at Nanuckst ia hs
huge cesaceous Nursery. These
vii, be shown l,asncsse and bsided. Just ahead of
tlc three buats which they viii tow nbo tic buy,
shreo sons Will turn them 10 the right and LIFT;
!sart them, st2p shoin and raise them to the sas
ac " tnnt a.! speetatGht,s ay pahy IT, Wan .sa
sh III hs srs u" qsn ' sfss s
hn rst1,rnrt to aj nasscnrcrs Who visit Uoston to
sse tbs ~ "''
WHALES.
and witness their performance, md the satl pas
stngers viii 10 sent back to their aoca With free
j: I. Ca9ne. Superintendent Of the Boston 4
K. i. TarDef. Superintendent Of tho Boston &
II q Trri. suncrtntonient of the Boston, Tic.
vcrs Heaci i Lynn I,aiiway.
u. I'm. Uakcf SUPERINTENDENT Of the UoBton,
/: Il. TtItton, Superintendent of the New York
New Engla,ni Hallway.
4; psndTicx' supeFntehaens OF 'ne o'o eoio"
ny Ail",ayi, ,asy;,.nn, snnc,,otcoacnt q, Tim po,,op
pro,,i'oncs ~ na'isnh. tsatis.s s"'
a, NJ. Moss sapc;.utculcnt Of Tho Boston, Dsrro
L uarInor % NsiiWaY. '>~''~
Il. i. HhatnbuFtlu, Superintendent Of tho boston
No s9"se,o tew.t Ms, liz foregoing ,e, au from
,tl porta ri shc rrnJtr tate. anil Connn lcttcrs
- Pas ~. ."s y. 49,. 1,'ss.as MI
ana teIeslania pcEua ~ poas .usI nos.J" .1 unI
ITS suburbs, bcsesehlng hotel ptoprletors' ooata-
Inz-house.keepers, parents, unctcs, aunts,
hrothcrx- sistrrs. nnfi ro,,,fns Ia rcterye roona
s,.-,.' .aas. ~, ~, a.w af.o, fehrt.,,r,. t,,o
~. o' '"' 1"' "''e' 0'' ''''1' '''e
ifains "ero .--.. -....-.
and from that day to this strangers kept arriv.
inr. mi ryrry BUILDING texccpt tlle Old soutl,
CSarchj IN tl;u eitY auJ suburbs va. a!led from
nuiRhboriur ports, and even New York, steam
erstt M tnat witt viii toat lbs las been htsd to cfabl.
oustsrs @ ST aisl tLeir psriurula.so. By usipg great
tlii.entr wos cnahicd to tIiscuycr Tic sccljel
quarters ot III. Jabcz Ryder; anti then, by *:
isu Of q plaeo In onc 81 tis boats. At 10 o'clock
ills mofniug / mt. him aceo,dlug tu appoint
uent, and Nc proceeded to Grat,ltc Wharf,
wsfs s''a @ Sgs Il e ssf sn t%o S wf u
Iauvlltcrs. Mfss RyIcr ufes}ieti with murh
grate At the tiller.rorca, while her most practi.
I'll papa uIM brother bcnt the oars and pulled
out into the Gay. IN q lew MINUTES WI drew
up br Lie sido Il a larVe boat that was ,nadc
fust a. tlle stern 10 a buoy, and cOnurctcl. hy
means Of coupio Of small, liunt, but very
slruug lawscrs II the bow, with two otler bouts
floating thirty feet In advance. Into
this boat entered the affablr mother and
her daughters. With a few strong strokes lie
olrssnen tlnpellcl their. boat between tho two
war1 tite s east: % into tLe southern una tunnS,,
AIr, Nyucr aud bis youngest son; the northern
was aircal1y occupied by his two eldest. ~
majucd in The s,nalj boat which was secured be.
tween the two: and Mr, Ryder begun at ouce TO
iudicate
THE rxcuI,AH1T,xs
that marked tic bouts on either stlo Of me- md
Nhy u,ent,s al whlrh IL flse his own wor]s1 I nm
aby to hnist INV wEa1es. and atso control them.
LII oucxr that ran RuI,io two witIlout anv
trouble, while can't 1 mi ytt,in. wE,ateyer wifi,
QUE" bv saving hp proceeded to puint out ttIat
yery carrfi,lly.sricctcf stronr pea1n Of oak.
liz Inches thiek and twelye wiuS, Yos Ion,ie fast
to tie hi1brst pnrt OF earh aide OF the ouartcr
md stern Of each boat, and projected
from tlcuco sir feet out over tha
water and Tue two {0clopgjug 10
evil, 1oa,) werc 1ouvd together Ut tletr extreme
t,.is Gy s,t,,ilar bestu fuur feet four nrhes in
leuVth. IL tLIs cruss-beau was 1uued, bystuut.
easlly-moyinQ hiuges, q Well-H!aIe, door.liks
frame Of ieai. two inches thick, tlye feet lopn.
aud fur wlIs: one Ut tbc fpur-fcet ends MI
hinged 10 the crUss.Gcanl, aud llal two inches
spaSu Ut, sact side bctwceu the projecting Gcaula
whrn il was drawn up between t4et,l. % It youid
h., by Two ropes tisat wcru made last to tlY
cor1csa opposite to the hinges. When thc.e
rupes verv luoseuei. TIC end 10 which thay wero
txtyuci tirouned down ito the wntef. sni ths
frame assun,tl thc appta ara1,:o Of door hung by
iss upper portion, having thyce feet and lia3 ot
its owcr ,,art 81. .hu,crsst. itwas rstane.I III ner
peudiculpr position II Tic rupes attached 10 its
tuwrr trrners: trsc w.rr I'D fhrnnph blacks mi