The morning call., 1890-09-05
THE SAILORS CONGRESS.
Departure of the Three Delegates From
the Pacific Const.

Departure of the Three Delegates From
the Pacific Const.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Edward
Cringle, Andrew Furuseth aud Frank
Warehouse, the three delegates from the
Pacific Coast Seamen's Union TO the Sailors
International Congress, to be held in Glas-
cow, Scotland, early in October, departed
overland on their long journey to the land
O. cakes. The three aDove-named represen-
tatives were the choice of their 5000 COM
Iades, and better or more representative
trio could not have been selected. Born Of
sea-going families, the gentlemen have tol-
lowed the sea ever since they were first able
TO haul on rope, and have been on this
Coast for quite number of years.
Captain Edward Cringle is well known to
every sea-goiug man on the Pacific Coast
both as thorough sailor aud gentleman.
He has had the advantage OF college edu-
cation, of which he makes good use, as is
shown from his many contributions to the
newspapers of this Coast and in the East.
There is no doubt, Therefore, that Captain
Cringle will give the International Congress
good account OF the shipping interests OF
the Coast States.
Andrew Furusetb, the second representa-
tive. is as well-known to the sailors of the
Pacific Slope as is the Bay OF San FRANCISCO.
He was the Secretary OF the Coast Seamen
Union during its younger and most trying
days, and to his abilities and tact the coast
| seamen owe their present f0urlShlng and
| influential position. Although a sailor be-
| fore the mast Furuseth has had the advant-
! age of attending the University of Christi
| ana, Norway, where be was born. VI stu
| dious, conservative and far-sghted disp0sl-
ton, he gladly availed himself OF the priY-
leges to be obtained at that noted seat OF
| learning. He is cool, gifted and eonserya-
tive speaker, balancing wei and faithfully
| every word before it is uttered. To him Is
assigned the care Of the vOIuminous statls-
| ties and other matters pertaining to the
Coast sailors and their shipping. Without
doubt lie will have the attention of both the
International Congress and the British ship
ping world, and therefore the sailors and
Pacific Coast mercantile world need not be
afraid that full justice will not be done
them.
a comparatively young man, is from the
State of Maine, but with an amount If
push and foresight not to be expected in
one of his age. He has both the sailors and
shipping of America at heart, and undoubt-
eddy will make good impression on the
other delegates of the congress. Although
not as gifted a speaker as his two compan-
lens, still he has the rare knack of making
his few sentences convincing.
There were many of the 5000 union sailors
who would have been most gratified and
| willing to accept the delegateship, but among
them there are few more competent to act as
representatives than the above gentlemen.
From information received 1t is more than
likely that the Lord Provost of Glasgow
Will welcome the International Sailors Con-
gTess TO Scotland, and that the Prince OF
Wales, on behalf of his mother, Queen Vic
toria, will welcome them to Great Britain.
AS It Is, however, the doings of this congress
VIII be watched with close interest by the
shipping and mercantile worlds, this being
tne hrst OF its kind. Much inform alton will
90 given and received, and many changes
and suggestions made. AS every civilized
nation on the globe will be represented il is
safe to say, in that case, that these delegates
represent several millions Of sailors.