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

WALKING THE WATER.
Pleasant Excursion on Vogeler g Co.'s
Steamer, st. Jacobs Oil---Water Exhibit
ton by Capt. Paul BoytOn--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
vlted guest. There are few entertainers
who are capable of treating reporter as
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 "St. 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
gentlemen, there wasn't word said
about reporting--not the slightes: sug
gestion to any one that he would have to
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
lions on the water while wearing it. The
exhibition included padding and sailing.
The construction of raft from logs and
boards, cooking and serving meal on
the raft from victuals drawn from the lit
tie tender boat, 'Baby Nine" which
Capt. Boyton lows on all his aquatic ex-
cursions, firing of socket and bomb sig
mails, hosting 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
be saved. The return landing was made
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arated with unanimous expressions OF
qualification.
Capt Greiner, whose business is to dis
tribue printed matter for Vogeler & Co.,
of Baltimore, Md, proprietors 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 prosecute his work throug b
the winter ON that river and it's tributa-
ries, where he is mostly employed, be-
cause there express and freight facilities
| are not equal to the large necessities of
| tho owners of-the popular remedy for
which his boat Is named and which it
represents.
Capt Boyton will also remain here for
| the week, waiting the construction of a
new tender to take the place of "Babv
Nine" 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 go 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 a book he will publish soon
after the conclusion of his Yellowstone
| trip. Judging by his relation of 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 a 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
afoat 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 at
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-conyincing 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.