Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
WALKING THE WATER.

WALKING THE WATER.
Pleasant Excursion on Vogeler Co.'s
Steamer, st. Jacobs Oil---Water Exhibit
ton by Capt. Paul Boytop--A Public Ex-
hibition Proposed for This Week---To
Float Down the Yellowstone Next Week.
An excursion is not always pleasant
thing for the reporter who goes as an in
vited guest. There are few entertainers
who are capable of treating a reporter as
a guest and there are few excursion par
ties formed of which a majority are not
of the calibre either to consider it neces-
sary to talk "slop" to the newspaper man
or else to ignore him as if he were ser
want or dumb waiter of the establishment
of which they are guests. The excursion
of yesterday was very happy exception
Capt Greiner, of the steamer est. ia
cobs OIL" and his guest and coadjutor,
Capt Boyton, are thoroughbreds in their
style of entertaining, and their guests of
yesterday being all newspaper men and
about reporting-not the slightest sug
pay for his pleasure or his company by
putting. In this respect it was in agree
able contrast to many of the st. Paul en-
tertainments of which newspaper men
are sometimes guests.
The day and hour was selected to &C
commodate the guests, few OF whom
could have taken the excursion on week
day The boat left the lower levee soon
after p. M, with party of about TWEEN
ty and steamed up to Fort SMELL
ing, where other guests were taken on
board and dinner was served. After din
ner, the boat being then on her way back
to the city, Capt. Boyton donned his wa
ter suit and gave fine exhibition of the
merits of the suit and his skill IN opera
tions on the water while wearing it. The
exhibition included padding and sailing
The construction of raft from logs and
boards, cooking and serving a meal on
the raft from victuals drawn from the lit
tie tender boat, "Baby Mine," which
Capt. Boyton lows on all his aquatic ex
cursions, firing of socket and bomb sig
nails, hosting a signal flag, ETC., and
finally telling illustration of the torpe-
do service in which one clad in Copt
Bayton's suit might safely engage. From
first to last it was very interesting exhi-
bition, fully justifying to the
minds of the spectators the
numerous medals and decorations
Capt Boyton has received for life-saving
aud for his illustrations of how life might
oe saved. The return landing was made
about p. M, when the company sep
srated with unanimous expressions OF
qualification.
Capt. Greiner, whose business is to dis
tribue printed matter for Vogeler & Co.,
of Baltimore, Md, proprie'ors of ST.
Jacobs OIL, will remain here with his lit
tie but perfect boat through this week,
and will then 90 to the Missouri to meet
Capt. Boyton at Kansas City, or above,
after which he will go to the lower Mis-
sissippi and prose cute his work through
the winter on that river and its tributa-
ries, where he is mostly employed, be-
cause there express and freight facilities
are not equal to the large necessities of
The owners of the popular remedy for
which his boat IS named and which it
represents.
Capt. Boyton will also remain here for
new tender to take the place of "Baby
Mine," which has been nearly used up
in the many long river and sea voyages
the captain has made in his rubber suit.
After that he will 60 to Fort Keogh, or
| to Fort Custer if the water is deep
| enough, and from one of these forts will
start on his longest and last great river
voyage, down the Yellowstone and Mis-
souri, rivers to st. Louis. The prin-
cipal object of this Yellowstone
trip is to round up the observations and
experiences which Capt. Boyton intends
to relate in book he will publish soon
| after the conclusion of his Yellowstone
trip Judging by his relation of a few
| incidents IN his eventful career. to the
excursionists of yesterday, his book will
be an interesting and popular one. The
story of Queen Mercedes and the dove
| which sought refuge with her when re
leased from Boyton's boat, with the kind
ness of the young queen, will make ro-
mantle chapter; and the bluff heartiness
of Victor Emanuel will enliven another.
And here and there, all over the world,
our aquatic hero has met with men and
| women of historic prominence who will
be the characters of his story of his life
aflOat and ashore.
During the week, at the suggestion of
friends, Capt. Boyton may give public
exhibition in the river at st. Paul. Capt.
Greiner has placed his pretty steamer a,
his disposal and will assist to make the
exhibition complete. If given it will af-
ford thousands an opportunity to witness
what the press excursionists saw yester-
day-convincing proof that Boyton, or
any strong courageous man in Boyton's
water suit, can swim, sail, fish, cook, eat,
work, etc., in the water about as easily
and safely as he could take care of him
self on land.