Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-28

wfIn1o twenty TOUT ncuxE, roRe0 the coz
u,a,.der. III bet the wine On It.
at was a very handsome pun, but he tool
st Tor SELL q form Of wit In which he con
s;dered himself an expe-t booked the bet,
nevertheless For tins stipulated time, or of
least tkat part Of 1t during which We saw
each other, tire captain tried to catch me.
He would make the most fnsinuating suyges-
tons; he would stop abruptly In the midst Of
the most wonderful yarns; but svaded all
snares and avoided asking any questions. At
the next lunch time the steward brought me
the wine. These midday meals were i'm
pOrtant factors in the sum Of our existence
on board the Dreadnaught When the first
officer had taken the sun, and the log had
been written, we were all called into the
cabin TO attend divine service, at which /, as
the youngest of the party, otfciated as clerk
and read the responses, Capt. Sarnuels himself
reading the lesson of the day and the prayers.
As soon as these devotoos were concluded,
and the books removed, luncheon was served,
and Later, when the ladies left the table
and retired TO their own cosy little cabin. the
gentlemen played penny poker until it was
time for constitutional on deck before din
ner. What voyage it was! [ have synpa-
thiZed With M. RJisEin IN his hatred Of steam
ever since. The ship was like frigate in
shape and size, with the tail, tapering, rakish
spars the sea novelists are SO proud of de-
scribing, end which gave a romantic favor
OF piracy to our innocent experiences.
The only thing not man-of-war like was
the absence Of guns The discipline was
there the decks were like snow, and every
sal was bent that the stout masts and yards
could bear. At last came the day-or night
rather-the thirteenth after the one upon
which Navesmk had faded from our view,
when we found ourselves running UP st.
Georges channel An outgoing steamer,
which it was sUrnaised might be Collins or
= Cunarder, hove IN sight. There were brief
words of command, and rockets sprung up
wards ana blue lights blazed, Illuminating a
broad expanse on the port quarter, inscribed
with the name of the ship in big letters. TIE
next morning before breakfast we dropped
anchor in the Mersey, and sent to the news
papers the latest intelligence from America"
The most thrilling experience Capt. Sam
uels ever had was in the Dreadnought 1t
was III 1892 while on a return trip from Liver
pool In a gale OF wind his leg was badly
broken and the ship lost her rudder. The
ship was 600 miles from the island of Fayal,
and after f-uitless efforts to get the ship
around by means Of drags he finally con-
cluded TO hack her into Fayal. For go miles
this almost incredible feat was performed
When the ship finally arrived in Fayal the
doctors declared that the captains leg would
have to be enputated, but he declared that
he had come into the world with two legs and
proposed to keep them, and he did
He lay in bed in Brooklyn from February
TO December, 1855, but finally recovered, and
never afterward experienced any trouble
from his injury. Another thrilling expert
ence of his was In quellinS a Eutiny on the
Dreadnought In those days Jack was q
hard case, and when the crew came aboard
in Liverpool it was unIorstood that Capt.
Samuels was to suffer the penalty Of their
brutality But he starved them out, and de-
clared when he arrived safe in New York
that DE had made them good sailors, any
one of whom he would trust his life with.
In 1864 Capt. Samuels was general super
intendent of the quartermasUer department
il New York city, having charge of the re-
pairing, victualing and dispatching of YES
sells In 1865 he commanded the Mcclellan
at the taking Of Fort Fisher He was cap
tain of the Fulton, the last Of the packet
ships between New York and Havre in 1896
In the latter part of this year occurred the
first ocean race between the Henrietta,
Fleetwing and the Vesta for stake of
$50, 900 Capt. S&muels commanded the
Henrietta, which won the race to Liverpool
by q few hours. The last hours Of the race
are thus described by passenger on the
Henrietta:
Toward midnight the wind began to die
away. The weather became damp, foggy,
thoroughly English. We were in the chops
of the channel 1t was Christmas Eve, and
every one did his best to assume holiday
humor, but the effort was dismal failure.
Nobody listened to Larry Jeromes stories,
and, Just aS he ponpously reiterated his
stereocyped announcement that any gentle
man who is dissatisfied with this yacht may
take his carpet bag and so ashore the car
ponter distinctly saw the Fleetwing a little
ahead Of US on the port bow and reported
her accordingly. There was rush on deck
and then scurry for the carpenter. His
Fleetwing was an English topsau schooner
bound in the opposite directioni
Before the night seemed half over all
hands were summoned TO wear ship. We had
nearly struck the SciLy Islands. At 2:40 a
Cowes pilot hailed Us through the mist OF
Portland Bill He boarded Us IN what up
peared TO be q significant silence, and for a
moment everybody was afraid to ask him
the nomentous question that trembled upon
every lip. But the pilot had heard of tho
race; he recognized the Henrietta, and as he
shook hands with Capt. Samuels he grufiy
observed: There's no other yacht in the
channel WHAT u it trusi Hurrah, thenl
Three cheers, my menl The Henrietta has
woni1
He commanded the Dauntless in 1870 in
her race with the Cambria, and again in
ISS1 in her race with the, Coronet, in which
the Dauntless was beaten.
Woran's Crown of Glory.
A womans hair may grow TO the length Of
six feet. Nine. Hess, OF Paris, refused 5000