New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-02
CAPTAIN GRACE, IDEAL OF DUTY.

IN the Fdftor Of me Tribune.
SIR: YOu had in the edition OF OCTOBER - III
editorial On Captain Grace, Late OF the steamer America
which was without criticism On the whoe so"ei"
suniect VIII you not write another on lhe y" ''' ""
lion Of .e and OF Elor-y." taking points somewhat as
f0llowsl .
Cantatn Grace well known. favOrite experienced'
sfu devoted 10 the safety or sh pa and phsseng'r-
I'm a storm stays fOry.two hours on the Drh'g ro''o'
10 his stateroom aud dies dies from ov'r-"orN' over
exuosnre dies n nero after heroic coniuct through
tho immediately proceeding forty-two hours MAS hls
necessarily was IL audasle Was 1t the true ideai vi
co,dnct IA It TO be folio wed an ideal Is IL h"'
nc,i, inns and sentimental ideat Does not Captain
Crace's fate condemn such standard OF nohor a"u
duiy why did Captain GrAca stay on the or'uHe' uH
relieved through storm OF wind ano moving ""'e'
througn cold AMI wet, without food. Without Sleep
w,tnont rest Why. t, get MS SNIP ani paSseu-e'S
sa,cv across the ocean, We'll, he is gone who Is gong
10 get ships aud pls1engers acrpss tue ocean
now through jdst such stormsf captain
Grace's first Officer DOcs tho taxing OH oi
CAPTAIN Grace qualify man TO run sn'P'
l. , a ann Ist "a No with first officer IN CON-
maud AID CAPTAIN Grace asleep ms berh' AS WITH the
arst oiicrr connan aud Cap'Ain Grace asleep III
cm.tery in England waers hs cannot 10 awakened ior
cnnnse Was not Captain Grace too yalJaDIe han u
be sacri feed In such way
lam writing from the point OF vie " Of medical man
who Is xppsed to and Suffers hunger, lack OIL
, Lack sic ep at limos. WHO Se'S Pc"P'N
their SICK sees the family unnecessarily anu 10
ma nnrpo.. put on strain caring for the sick, sees the
nrofe,slonal nurse, abl~sd ana exhausted oy deai
watchnx, going prema ure death icouhHo' '""' III"
family DIVIDE the labor OF nursing all take part II theY
will but relieve one another that no one In exhausleu
ant nt , less bat the hirrd nave rest ana sleep
IA Captaiu Graces nrst oincer IA now comp lr,
cnm ua,ld shIl accept that hs w+r whe ho ast le'
Orerusowu lnrrri after Captain Orace h4i sot n
S,neria off ne coast shout bave zone 10 ury hu'
warm aIinsrlf. % rest To eat' 10 sie1p al" ,h' Nm
sci rrfrc-hm Dei com mana. VIM" III" nr7t
re red to pr pare hu>ef for new season ~ CON
IA ulrrr matter OF fac AM OF Ssley - ru So
WIN A man IN comm .nd who 10 oil ltleh' Nho', "a
trent.ies are wet anu cold, whose blood ~ kept ruu
rfrrulattng whose heat is congsste , WHO'S" nervous
nalanre IL wholly distnrordf Are hiS pcr'ePious as
= .nr can his fuix good anh AS PROMPT V.n
nts fnV alert Was not CAD avn 6gacr
condition rather weighing IN probabilities hs st .he
safety OF the ship aud p.sseng-r@ was IL hot r".h
! houor and duty TO pu, tn" sip ia charge OF !" u
rbn I-.s ay4gr and fresh spare his own llIs Y"
dlyrr The re- ponsibiTcs oi brnaink SHIPS AMI
gers saiey across the ocean III supsr9 ueu' Lu"Io
trips -....t-.. ,.n,.,, -
A. a pnysioozi~t, give a captain VINO u goot
eepsr abh does s.rep, captain Trace h~i uonS .e'
such tnuSs b'for, Yes, aud ne "a uSe' up is 49, w.,
aud thts was Tue msuy' tn's when he uu =;
ami no natJ ma debt TO Naure. Events have proven
thai the America had two men Aeohr WHO c''i' ,
tuct her safely. Moreover. two mrh OF ao'l'y VIZ ~
ubnnrt That lhey mtght relieve rtru "thrt 80 =.
ro.r m rms OF ship AMI true "c"nv'"9
r,oIIr, that they do IN storm a. weti % !" iif "
n cap ain hnis That hrs i'm nrdtte M .H.r,, et
f.e,nsa IN sau for he may DIE On tue Pi-s"Sc.
~ nat viii th-n bee o. the 81 aha ~. 49,,
TScEnnwiedge that hrrO rs hero. bht rec"'oss os
49,, 70 =, ,trainrd unbt need sentiment 'tn""t ~
.on 6 not avn though n be tas WORKING ldeSi o.
phuu' NV wv J. &. KENDALL, NJ ID
| Norfok Conn October 49, lss6