New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
FEATURES OF THE JUBILEE
arrm wHo WILL BOW THE rREsIDENE
. SKETCH OF THE CREW THAT HAS BEEN sE-
d xunonn TITLE N AnrhrE SOCIETY.


.Arcularas" an old Hell Gate pilot. is seeptacal
.,ot tie safety Of allowing lot Of shipmasters to
- president Harrison ashore from the steamboat at
a.. soot of Wall-st when he arrives IN this city on
40 % and expressed himself in strong Language
~ other day 70 several Of his colleagues who were
eating about downtown resort
swho ever knowd Of a shipmaster that could row
a boaass he exclaimed "Pu tell you what IL u.s." no
mi ON. am not goin' TO risk tho Presidents being
a,oUnsd by them greenhorns, an Pm going to have
soat out there myself SOS to give the President
ssna ~ sny of them captains gets excited and 60 to
catchin' crabs and upset the boat"
rh. rnembers of the crew OF thirteen including the
eoxsyan do not expect to have anything OF that KIND
haypen in fact they proud of their titles and ex
pect to conduct themselves In manner that VIII
mako aay crack man-ofwar crew green with envy
Thev .nprecate that IT will take great deal OF prac
es 10 do this and they practising two or three
times a week They out the other afternoon
I'm the Navy Yard Bay and showed considerable I'M
provement over their earlier WORK. FOLLOW
ing IL short sketch Of each man in the crew
Captain Ambrose Snow, coxswn' REFUSES Sgr,I 70
the pamy days Of the american me hn marine mar
Many ago he a ns WR5CSs s nTn eS
ma Captain SHOWS grandfather served as private
soldier under washington at the OatueS Oh Long Is
''I Captain austavus .. S. Trask; stroke oar Of
barge Is annals Of se Mass as WAS ns
ham a. Msrtha's Vineyard, Mass, In 1887, and CON
T. Is ssSssn vs s Pan 4 '4s Ae eH
brief trial OF mercantile pursuits he shipped for
Sasi ne srS So%msnsd sSccessiVOy Tor i number q
yeafs and was for several years marine surveyor
FOR the Nev-York Board Of Underwriters For the
last i've wears he has been governor Of the Sailors
snug Harbor, at Staten Island He became men,
Year - treasurer and for fifteen years member Of
the councl of the American ship Masters Association
Captain John Il. Dewar began seafarfng life
,~A.ra hov In 1880 began sailing between Now
York and liverpool; In 1856 was made master OF the
ship d Sss ss Ws%s SaS uon the
Of the 0uon Inc OF steamers: In 1906 ne was LEFT
on shore sek with snip rsXer: thsn Sommanded the
ST. Thomas and bringing General Santa Anna and
sus Sew We Sno s ~ nc h SupGr
Captain william A: EMS began going to sea In the
vessels commanded by Captain Els may be mentioned
ss foow1ng ships Bsiyi tU, Henry and France
Yo a.,..,, ooor0. no.,Aorr -,s horn ., p.,s,on
Me- and IN Ms5cS is4l at t4c age Of
Of Gardner, Ne. His frat command was the bark
Trident in 1919 In 1880 he left the scafarng hte and
was gponSS nspsssT O the Orient GIoy Mutual al. Isg
peny Until they went out OF business In 1887 when he
Ess appointed By the Dock Commissioner one Of The
holds
Captain Samuel G. Fairchd was born IN Westper t
early 10 his teens Tbs first command was cne
schooner Connecticut, from March, 1880 TO 1853 1913;
inspector Of steam vessels for the NewYork District
IN isss, which position he stin holds Re was never
shipwreoked dIsmasted put into port In distress,
met with any serious msshap OF any kind.
Captain James PARKER was BON In Ne%arE LIE LEE
be was appointed a cadet et West Point but he was
two years toe young to enter In is46 MT. Parker an
and ssha TO the naval school at Annapolis. HIS
ssssmses were the present tss k ~ n1
and cumberans as an oficer until is55, he resigned
e : e Of e SS aT CGs sr q be enc
tho Navy again and eventually became captain,
Il 1889 Parker resigned his SS%ns $40 thu IN
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, of York,
soson he held for nine years n he was s0gSitRtfSd
x wasoS cspscity ne became tie manager as he had
ssy bean ss sGhS Of s R SsyS Of nt eSe
Rsgstsr % successful state, he resigned his position
Captain Aeers ssn W. ws sea eIrh ire IN john GEs
sommsnded the ship Ocean Queen, 1854 TO 1856, and
PsiestiDe in 1857 and 1858. He Joined Gnnnel q
xss " sbst sbIn and the Yorktown up to December
lse r5sn he was Tan Sr $50
and hsx renamed as such since
sgssn ssePmon :, pnston 10 IsIe NJ France with
M sr't cspgn ~ ce aver landed there in is10 from
there to Mans and back to Bps nos IN h5 aBd
sooS com'nsnS of the brig Julia and Helen in is47.
I'LL ~ i. s,chsas Seers cantain Whitman has
esn suryeynr and inspector of vessels loading petro-
isnm st the mort Of NewYork
rants,n Georee 7 Norton Is a native OF Maine He
adonfsd ssafarng life at the ago Of twelve years.
gogah shu ~. ~ IA bin, 80 ~ The civil War
tndlS usne up W tne m sco1d .nd Nrst oe1ceI
DuIhe no va ne soiFoa 80 a. ,i - one trnn hninc
on tae sesnsaP srai ti 90 tbs Cnf ~ Nexic5
INC nss-snIp ~ oen t Tn ISeS tbs sfeaner
siuaeryyn VI Sis nrtor mas nronoted In tbe
r so' % Ssr 8tfing her ont in New York for
wrecSfns expedition In June, 1871. he was mado
Cs1tsin ~ Inc port OF New Orleans by the Governor
a. Tonisisna This posjtIon he held for Eve years
vhsn be was appointed by President Hayes Supervis-
bnidinS that noxttjon for eight years during which
fime IL engaged 10 some extsnt In politics. and in
isan WAC deleeate from Louisiana 20 the convention
~ Cbies ~ which nominated General Garfield for
prasdent In January 1885, he purchased a half
q an. Tsastna Ionrrat y ~ which ne js now