New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
gDHE OLD SAILS.

From Letter IN me Boston Egentng Ga;ette
Thr Ira ettcr. W lis ou'uAty ne nee ol the
late taptau David BabcOck, Incidentally refers 10 tao
Old school OF American snipn"scrS oi whicn captain
That references pr alinsiJn ihdi1,s
contcmporarcH. and it also Induces r To say M "ii
liOnal la Regard to the cuar,ctor tiurl"g aud
pu tai N II "a siplnsser Of fift years captain
hlarryat Ia his novel Of 1hc Nsv" Ohccr d"s ri'',
nn iott w,It the captain OF rlgate was then and
what the chances fUr mblShipmaG %etc. But even
Marrytt fell tar short of ito truth III fact the mel
csht6 marine II tao Unel states numbered "Eon4 W
lusi ' guirhrI cnuuu .crs tHe grcs Drdtr1 ilst
ever .hrd fine reason rtlnlg vac Tits; boy wonii
rrrr tho service carih hoy. He was kickr,l an"
cfed by Ill the oncrrs II he hal natural uIc lguuce
uneIsu,H the uUtive. II he ma more tnan atIaI
intelligence Il ch'kc down the nilenilirs ani bIdrd
hi trIe. what wonder. then. That nUy OF this Class
whrn hc arri:"d at tie distinction or masier Sb"ui
repeat the lessons thns early taught MN t.. ,..
It, nay Utty sears experience with sl masters have
,enrnoI ~ make this di~lin ton. Tie boy VINO was
m tt and a still mOr1 cruel cattln Learned tong.
le--on cuch hoy made tIc crrllcst 'crnd mate sud
vi ,rnfn tyrnrnr; first crr ana very hrLtr Ia
captain. He taking cnmponnd interest for tu"
,rt,'nos 10 a mid nu Ciiisfan CAPT in lie wa, sourcs
~ tnc start by III Treatment DID he pn uis start Gesr
make hmHcf first class sailor and myEa Or his
r. ne e.,,laned l vac lola ri. ia disci line WI
honri riip ant with an % lie WAS oldrr'd {" .Gbi'
III i,a'r. wrr' no. sloa In following the example.
This wac tie style OF nirn WHO commanded the best
: Irs OF the United rlatrS at the time Captu"
BIhcock in hts prime dsier Of ola" 0r the hmrSI
-lips ont OF YORK. There were exceptions vhic.
s.hn note. I knew mort OF hJs cOutr puraries, ali
Gentlemen Oh gh"re hut between p,lrt AID lil";,
Whether nn inng II short voyage, itt the opposite.
don, prppO-o u r"pta- the -tJrrA BOB Waterman
or Bu!.y lsssttnn Ea.t II tnr hHd foundation liz
Iuct vntrr'nIp q sdilpr. every inch AMI II ht
!i kaCcE Down lni drag out" he not a.~aya IA
blame. ~ regulation ger"rny dr. y 70 If, sap
ere ana ""rri wIi1 d"tcru ed 10 It out, AID tUeS
4. l. Bob Waterman coming first br- Bat tncre
class of gruilIrrt ~ cap piOs VINO were ugy ard
,irp hntn tLru Dhcfrs tlf Il hn male Their
-ai,- he, "a at, "tIHi'Is 20 ruli not distinguish
n gcu.iIr sailor trsI no. ard " hu Wml tIrLt
TIER uHlrrfs rs ti ,.-h thy hcl no risits hcyCEd
~rrplrg aud caiIr 80. Captun DunIares IIe. one II
u"t.d Of Ai' rcaL sni,mHStcr-. OF ills
c,,-S H. O. al II 4 Iyiut ku",K 10 An every
uI,lrr ha. NuUy aud then lie got up with"
,cous. "-!l youi la d. sam Captain -. Naai
. asked jack My rl'ar'' 10 pat y)a In iv"As
~ Che time drawing p-tu. J"'E r"act'd down
% the leg 81 his boot and drcw a Sheath Emile, AID
cSrln.nlr,i, On son but vii ran yuu Though.
$ ella hen W.rO ada . 'ruru1 Thug JACK wa
auHcd retire lie Is now living TO tell the story fJr
himself
Captain 4 A. Bnrwell who for many years was in the
rupt6 81 JUhu 4 'l"tI'W Fu!rlrui. Lincoln * 20 aut
Isaac Kcii couIiI...iing such Sill tie kentncky,
tuurIh ALHI ll'i and Ni,Jur Flske, wdS mBn who
frr thoTc forty tUIOugL.y F"cw bat, paih-
duxltl &c IIdy en-. never thoroughly understood
something ~ his early he carl. experience nal
-ouirl INN. He known to officer
ward "A cabin boy d-ceatlN. II an 1lIccr
-Ii.ui aptyulcl llm tie qu rter deck AMI ODER u
slgyt ~ .le reply woul les tviI Snecr aud crrl ~
want YOU wil .cud for YOU ll' Scd 40 Jartuliiy
Ills oldest -0.. who aNcyWFd hcC,ur one 81 The most
- III" steamships - y lrtcns line. WAS
exception. II, iupr,' ed upu his fathers discipline,
and Wa. u tyraut L.iI t..G-trr IL the core.