New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-25

No man has been more closely allied and identified
with the shipping interests OF the whole country una"
he He took great interest In everything reiathS 70
the sea. and introduced many Improvements in the
construction and equipment of vessels OF all classes
CAPTAIN Forbes was born at Jamaica Plains Mass
on September IS 1904 and on January II, ISL MS
mother his brother Thomas F.. and himself embarked
at Boston on board of the schooner Midas bound lor
Marsellles TO Join his father. on the port inc
schooner was captured by British higate' when
sent her to Fort Mahon. After considerable delay
Mrs. Forbes and her boys reached France. Here the
bovs were sent to school The master was as is-
norant of English as they Of French, yet by
close attention and the use OF french ana Ehs"Sn
dictionary the boys acquired sulncleht hho"-
edce Of French pursue their studies On me I"'h
Of May 1913 Mr. and Mrs. Forbes and tncr Doss
embarked at Bordeaux on board the American schooner
Orders in Council, bound for Boston Shortly after
leaving this port the schooner attacked by a
British cutter which she beat off after an hour 5
fight but was captured soon after by the ilsa'e
Pomone and taken to Lisbon. The FORBES iamiiy
embarked in another vessel and were again captured
but finally reached Newport r. l., In the snip Ledu'
At the OF thirteen year, Robert b. FORBES Went
to sea before the mast in the ship Canton, pachet
bound for China. hen sixteen years Ola ne Wa
thld mate; at twenty he was captain at twcnty
six he owned a ship and commanded her; AT twenty
eight lac left the sea, and al thirty six he was al the
head Of the largs American house in CHINA ana man
Thomas was drowned Canton. lie provided hDerally
for his mother and his younger brother }. NJ FORBES
During his seafaring be traded between emma
the United StaCs, Europe, California and south Amer
lea, and emlnently successful in all his voyages:
In ls47 Captain Forbes COMMANDED the Unitcd sta eS
slOop of jamestown. laden with provisions fOr
the starving poor in Ireland, and made the voyage
nom Boston to Cork and back in forty nine days and
then helped TO load the fgate Macedonian on me
same euand OF mercy. During the War Of the Rebel
lion he was employed by the GOV eminent 10 inspect
the building Of several gurboat, and had built Tor
himself the frigatc Meea OF 100 tons, TO cruise in
search of the vessels which were preyng upon Amer-
can ships. In all he built about seventy sail lie
took great ntereAi in everything connected with sea-
men. so much that he was called the Howard OF
the Sea- He did much and wrote much about the
best means Of saving life in cases of disaster In
1892 he published his Personal "reminiscences,
model Of condensed writing. At the age OF thirty
wears he was married to Miss Rosa Green Smith, who
died the cightytrst anniversary Of his birth lie
| had by her two sons Robert Band and John Murray
Forbes and Two daughters. Captain FORBES was a
liberal supporter Of every benevolent institution Tor
seamcn and sold He was a most wOfshpped
by the boys Of Milton, for he made for them with
his own hands 100 models of sail and row boats