The New York herald., 1878-10-20
NEW YORK HERALD

"what's the hrst thing you do destroying ves-
seis, snd moving up 10 has SIDE
ave TOW her into port and beach her." he moved
of three steps.
.'what next 2"
spars and everything" He stopped short and hard.
as though thai wore the lest word, and moved Oh
again ana turned his back to me-
L went up bohind snd SAID mildly and conhdentialy
over his shoulder, "What do you do next?"
saav,y W psssk mn
machinery INTO pieces that can be handled; II heavy
snafllna is 10 be broken we use ni,ro-gly osrine"
s.rben do you sci her on hrc 7"
"Non he saia, moving of again and closing tho
por.hole after discharge Of tobacco juice
..we tow her up as high as she will float on tho
beach aud her on hrc. Then, when she's burned
ana put on more Kerosene and set her on 6re
After while all her bolts ana metal are LETT bare
eau get al them and PICK them up"
,sWhat DO you get out oil her that pays tor the
workfn ,
ship a lot OF copper, such as bolts and fittings and
sheet copper Oh the bottom. Inc iron lsn't worth
NV ha. IS done with tho sturG"
s.rhe paint works buy OF the copper and grind
II up Tor paint; aud the ioundrios melt H."
show long does Il take 10 destroy . stsamerf"
81 don't know"
swell, guess"
"That depends; some month, others two"
SHOW many ships have you broken up hereP"
..In inc last tour years we've burnt the Goriah,
Albany, Nevada, Rising Star, Macsaonian, ST. Law
renee Potomac, aud now the Henry Cnsuncey. She
was jusl a. rotten dirt Look at that' The paok-
inp cru,nbIed under his heel
..Wnat DO you pay Tor old ships"
al don't know that; any wnero from S. 900 up
10 $50, 900 During the war, VIII IN copper ana iron
were hisn. there was money IN them, especially IN
copper fastened government vessels" ("
walked up the gang plank 10 look into the hull or
tho Henry Cnauncey. IL Was great black sholi OF
charrsd limbers, all Oristling with iron bolts and
braces When / returned TO tho Allegro the man
was examining her IN silence, but he was evidently
soitsned BY her graces or no very k'ndiy ana ten
said never word AS padded away.
OLD CAPTAIN BAxTER's GUN.
Port Washington quaint htile village on hill
overlooking It's bay hiied with hsning smacks and
along mpond OF pure spring wafer II - entirely
gwen over 10 pursuit Of the OYSTER IL Is place
are neat little cottages WIN honcysuckes and
climbing in orderly way over the porchcs and tue
paroens are properly laid out in ge0mstrc patterns
with BRICK walks covered with green moss. The fish,
ermen almost all INDUSTRIOUS and thrifty. very
many have made competence ani some have gath
cred quite considerable sums Twenyf 1--we years ago
tncre we're u dozen houses In The place had
scarcely moved Tor hundred years But during the
last ar the profits OF oyster trade built up quite
village. although Il Is W thout either boat railroad
gave lt d a auaint ami common the
CITY, The early history Of The place, then called Cow
Bay, has some interesting episodes connected with
Inc wnaleboatmen. Israel Baxter kept his sl0ops In
the little bay since made into the mlpcnd. The
LANDING on the point on the east shore Of the
pond, now built up with stone wall HIS vessels
were sn exposed to maraudsrs; yet he saved
his soops by ingenious dovco and spirited do
fence. Oae nigh. tho pirates came In force: the
tide was high, that they entered the cove with
their boats and boarded the soop No
was on guard; they silently slipped the
cable and commenced TO tow her out. she
'c.mc a certain distance and then stopped They
pulled the harder TO get her OF, but At that moment
hcy were surprised by the discharge OF swivel into
their midst the oank overlooking the cove. See-
ing It 10 free the slo0p they landed TO
ture their assailants and the gun. Captain Baxter
sa,d they came within lew lset Of him. But they
soon rercd their boats and let tho cove without
discovering either the gun mounted on q stump, or
the captain, or knowing that The sloop was moored
Ly chain fastened low tide 10 her keel rudder.
The Oldest house IN The town Still stands further
up the pond, though II has very nearly succumbed
20 It's zoo winters. | met tnere young man oi the
town ute given 10 historic matters, quite impres-
siye with hs sonse OF responsibility last scion
OF his race. He showed me an old family Bible re-
cording the hrst birth IN the old house In 1890.
Twelve Hessans occupied ono end OF H. rhe most
charming spot the place Is nne spring jast below
lne house, unaor old beech. century ago tho
TOP ui the tree was Kept closely Gu. to permit q
ysw Of the cove from the house whom
II was necessary 10 Keep guard
watcn. The side limbs grew thick and
long and spread all ihs spring. its brook and the
cieau, sodded banks clear 10 tue edge OF the pond
The children from school swung on lis low branches;
the villagers often gathered there to cnat over tnoir
paiis and pitchers, await the return OF Usher.
men. Many idle hands nave cut their initials In It's
BARK. Among other des,gus is nowerpot with Two
stlI stalks growing up and the letters ~ d., 1907"
on It's sue Tue old s weird, with gnared knees
and strong arms, brooding low over the spring and
broox IL seems bowed with Us oads-its secrets Of
moon light nignls aud the many human experiences
told lelt under It's snolter.