The Republican journal., 1892-04-28

the things which make up this wonderful
and Systematic home. The carpenter shop
next attracted my attention, and too much
cannot be said t" its credit. | could ."
ON from one department to another and
think each one is | looked around me,
was betttrin appointments than the others.
Each department was run with SO much
system and order, and kept neat and
clean. that | came to the conclusion that
the whole was the best had ever seen OF
lear,! OF in the world.
Five Years service in The merchant ma
1ine of the 'nited States entities man to
become a member at this family. pruvi,l-
inc he is in any way unit fur active ser
vice. There are ROW NJ inmates in this
Institution. They have little or nothing
to 40 hut to keep themselves neat and
clean. and WHEN their services arr lequjl-
ed iii any Department they are paid tor
their labor. There is a reading room and
a large library connected with the 'IIar-
Dor. and thcy have every facility for inn
proving theil time and keeping posted Oh
all the topics OF the day. There is moth
inc wanting that would add to the comfort
and happiness OF this family OF ocean rov-
ers. No one oi this family need be ignor
ant of what is going on in the world around
them. They are provided with ample ma
terial to make them the best posted men
in America. There is an air OF dignity in
all its discipline, and in all its depart
ments there is moral tone which strikes
the observer too forcibly to be forgotten.
1t is deserving of notice how o57 men can
be governed under a system of discipline
perfect in all its parts, dignitied by the SUI
roundings in their own immediate vicini-
ty, with an air Of elevated morals which
needs neither policeman nor constable to
watch its course. Volumes could be writ
stitution. 1t cannot reasonably be expect
ed that this motley crowd of people,
including men from every part of the
globe, can all be gentlemen. There are
about 23O American ship masters. and the
balance are composed of every nationality
in the world.
1t is not my purpose to ver-rate or at
tempt to eulogize any official connected
with the place, beyond their merit | am
no paid servant to polish up an article, be
cause | have received attention from the
l 81 Al IL.
| must speak of him in the highest terms.
or | will get no material for another letter
were to visit the Harbor again | have
no axe to grind nor the least object beyond
justice to the present governor, in speak
ing of him as being the head, the organ,
by which the most complex machinery Of
world is put in motion and run without
stop or laying up to overhaul or repair.
The man who is guiding this intricate ma
chinery so successfully, should claim the
attention of every person who attempts to
, pen one word about this famous institution.
| The master hand is visible in the order,
the neatness, and the discipline, which is
the key note of any organization, and that
master hand can be found in the right
place and in the person of Capt. G. D. S.
Trass, the present governor OF the Sailors
Snug Harbor There are others to whom
l must call your attention as deserving of
public recognition. Mr. Clark, the stew
ard, upon whom devolves the task of furn-
nishing the food for this big family; the
farmer for the neatness in his department;
and the gardener for the perfect order of the