New-York tribune., 1890-04-15
OLD CAPTAINS IN A GALE
A SQUALLY MEETING OF THE MARINE
SOCIETY.
CHOOSING SECOND vICE-PREsIDENT@AN IN
VESTIGATION OF SAILORS SNUG
HARBOR ORDERED.
HARBOR ORDERED.

Fifty-three old gentlemen. portly OF frame. hale
and hearty Of visage and choeric to disposition
scmbed in the room Of the Marine Society. at No
81 Wallst., yesterday afternoon. 1t was the regular
meeting Of the society," and all the gentlemen present
had been shipmastcrs Naval officers before they
left the bounding main for the delights Of retirement
or mercantile and professional life. There were Cap
tain Samuels, of the famous old Dreadnoucht; Cap
tain Lachlan the superintendent Of the United states
and Brazil Mail Steamship Company; Captain Am
brose Snow, and various other captains known to fame
The principal subject before the meeting was the cleo
ton OF second vice president to fill the place left
vacant by the death of Captain William Alien IL
was understood that this election would show whether
not the society approved the action OF Captain
Parker, president Of the society," in regard to captain
Trask, the governor of Sailors snug Harbor.
Captain Benjamin +. Marsh the candidate OF
the members Of society who favored the course OF
Captain Martini first vicepresdct OF the soclcty' III
the fight against Captain Trask. resolution OF
respect for the dead second president was passed.
Captain Snow making culogistic remarks, when were
rcvercntly listened to by the members. Then came
the election, Captain Albert Spencer being put IN
nomination against Captain Marsh The vote stood
81 TO % In favor OF Captain Marsh who was there
upon declared elected, much to the discontinue Oh
Captain Parker and the satisfaction OF captain lrasK'
So far the meeting had been conducted with stald
and respectable decoum, but sooner was the eiec-
ton than sOmchOw-nO one could tell eSacty
how aftcrwardhc subject Of tine Sailors snug liarbor
sprang before the meeting and the old shlpmasters
forgot their dignity and repose. From that time until
the meeting adjourned. at $50 o'clock.
the room was as lively as bear garden.
Sometimes one man would get the floor for
few minutes, his remarks being supplemehted
as he went along by his shpmates, and then sudden
squall would strike the ship and everybody would
shout at at the top of his voice. Able ana re-
nowned sailors they were. not man among the"
could have recfcd topsas without carrying away some
thing in such gale of wind as swept every few min
ucs across the room. They lost their temper called
each other bad and generally transformer
from sober and calm old gentlemen to state WHICH
would have justified any Of them aboard snip
in using Captain McCaas patent appliances " ior te
better preservation Of discipline and order"
Captain Parker as president Of the society, was OF
course in the chair but he uneasy there ana lef'
il at frequent intervals IN Ia the floor and huri
forcible language at Captain ask and his friends.
Captain IAchlan, who mantaintd his sell possession
better than most Of the others, now and then got
hearing and offered suggestions and resolutions caicu'
lated to smooth things over. but his efforts were
drowned Immediately In tumuN captain lrask az az
one time got the floor and delivered an able dc1cnco
Of his conduct a, governor Of ne snug Harnor; n-,
\ resolution had been offered by captain bFo"n'
providing for the appointment Of com,
mittec TO act with committee OF the trustees OF
snug Uarbor to investigate the management ot that
institution Captain Lachlan suggested that the re-
nn,st for the appointment Of such committee should
come from Captain Trl>k. II was on tils tlat zap
tain Tra,k spoke defending and explaining III, con.
duot a. governor of the iiarbor lie invited al te
members of the society 10 visit the arbor AZ any time
and investigate II all hey pleased But he SAID.
am an officer Of the board of trustees lhey nave
investigated my conduct. and al their last meeting
passcd resolutions approving my course am re
lponsblc TO that board for my place and my conduct
and il would be- ont of place for me ofciay 10 ASK
for an invest i-ation hy the Marine society. c.a,
Al ono time when the fight was hottest taptaln
Tralk and Captain Parker indnlged In a heated dis.
cns.ion ot the youare another" kind across the
table which occupied the centre + the room captain
Parker accused Captain Tras Of writing letter 10 inc
Hoard of Trustees in regard 10 captain 'rluhar'S
hrofher who wanted 10 b. admitted u me harnor,
which he had afrerward been obliged 10 retrac Ihen
cries of THAT Is false. sir" flew back ana torth, az
accompanied with serious dctrimcnt To the table "hch
Hnaliv resolutions were passed asking the Board OF
Trustees 10 appoint committee to investigate zap
tain Tnsl<'s managcmen of the Institution a COM
tee OF the society and representatives OF the press 10
he present at the investigations . . .-, .
inc that they had not had much excitement since
they box hauled ship IN "A gale on liatteras'