New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-16
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

You have only to read the papers to sec how frc-
quent are drowning accidents this summer. some
OF them show beyond doubt that the trouble Is due
wholly to foolish idea that many men have, an idea
that any one can sail boat II isn't an easy matter
to sal boat in the crowded waters around New
York. Only cool head and an experienced hand
can save man from getting into difficulties with his
craft where one is at all times exposed to embarrass
ments and danger. II the smart pan who knows IL
all would not expose the lives of Others TO danger by
assuring them that he knows all about boats the list
No one need be ashamed Of the fact that le cannot
manage-a boat and need be ashamed 70 refuse
to enter boat when he IS donbtfpl about the sklu
OF the man who Is to take it in charge. For many
nves are thrown away on the water In SHY ana
genuine. able-bodied tramp IS the most perverse
creature in the world II has always been supposed
that trampS would risk their lives ard their future
happiness to get ride train without paying for
II. Yet a tramp who run down by engine the
other day gave the lie TO the whole tradition about
tr0mps The train was stopped aud the railroad men
on 1t rushed back to the man, expecting to find him
cut to pieces He seated on the track, unnIured
and calmly smoking pipe. The others insisted upon
his boarding the train and riding to the next station
where medical attendance might be secured for nm
Nav said the tramp, I've heard too much aO9 out
walk Now the conventional tramp always rides.
He NAV ride on the rear platform, or In box car or
astrlde truck. but he rides lie rides because Us
against the law Perhaps in this he wouldn't
ride Just because railroad men were willing TO let hi
Jurors should bear in mind the case of woman in
Brooklyn who horsewhpped man and afterward de-
clared that she would shoot him on sight, She
added that when committed such crimes juries
acquitted them. 1t Is not difficult to draw conclusions
from the results of trials where sentiment and silly
notion Of clvalry 70 law and Justice
When luries try a woman who has committed murder
there are more things at stake than many Of them
seem TO THINK. what would Jury decide IN the case
Il
Of crime from the verdcts of mocksentlmenta juresa
When New-YOrk sets out 10 give people an illustration
Of freak' weather other places would better retire
quietly from the stage. The other night the moon
was shining clearly and brilliantly from free sky
One could the shining sails of vessels far down
the harbor. Liberty's statue was mass Of white
from whose head streamed q dazzling shower Of light
The churn Of the water in the river plainly dis
cernibe. Against the sky stood out every spar and
rome of the vessels at anchor And yet in fifteen
minutes It all blOtted from sight: A great wave
hiding everything as 1t came The sound 81 fog horns
suddenly arising came over Inc d %SF III, qd TSE ryeT
the boats the sky aud the lights were all out OF sight
ferryboat which had started across the North
River was lost and was delayed half hour in max
ing its trip 1t stumbled into the slip like blind
thing. And yet five minutes later. when the boat iad
started on It's return trip the sky showed In Hight
blue there was not thread Of mist betweeR the two
Where the Hudson curved up above the CITY was the
white rolling bank of mist. 1t swayed away Ike
tidal wave and left no trace behind II.
Cornell Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania
are endeavoring to arrange plans which viii make
il possible for them 10 have their dnnual eightoared
races on the Hudson The Oarsmen of the colleges
believe that If they here Harvard and Yale will
follow them II all OF them should decide 10 row on
the Hudson it IS not unlikely that larger crowds would
see the races than have before been gathered at
any similar contests. However that Is. 1t is certain
that New York would like 10 the college boys come
to the Hudson All roads In this country Lead TO New
York
young woman from Philadelphia. who didn't know
what a lot Of work person could do in short while
when he tried to- was discouraged at tho prospect be-
fore her the other day she arrived from Philadelphia
on the ! O'Clock train. She wanted to 90 to Forty
ffh-st 10 luncheon, 10 three places where she h1d
some shopping to do ard then 10 catch O'Clock
Sound steamer II was l 80 O'Clock when she arrived
IN New-York. That only left three hours in round
numbers and she was discouraged and wanted to give
Il up Encouraged by a friend she started out went
uptown took luncheon with her friends, did her shop
pG and got to her boat thTeequaTters OF an hour be-
fore the time for starting. Now, as she herself ex
presses IT, she is furious with herself for huTytng so
when there need of it. There is nothing Ike