New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-15
NOTES FROM LONDON.
A SAILORS STORY-THE TUDOR TRANSI.L
TONS UES-SOUTHAMPTON-
TIE DAILY THEATRE-THE
MAYOR OF CHICAGO.

London July e.
Among all the narratives Of the Victoria dls.
aster the most remarkable is the letter describ.a
as written By young sailor to his parents. and
published in "The Daily News" That it wa
written by a sailor is clear: only sailor could
show so mIch knowledge OF ships. 1t HIS been
sand before now that sailors and soldiers are often
the best critics of their commanders. When Al.
miral Tryon gave his order, we ALL" says thi,
hov. stood amazed at such signal, knowing
voll that there was not for the ships to turn
/ in. but orders had to he obcyed.' When thu
C,npnrdown struck the Victoria, d" Sir George then
and there although the ship was sinking under
him made signal nc boats to be lowered which
had 70 be obeyed.' What was done after the
collision, was "a case of wholesale murder men
ordered below and watertight doors shut upon
them. Them after doing what they could, the
m., aboard had the order to fall in on the fore
castle four deep. We could see them standing
,bero and us not allowed TO help them, the water
coming ID to the level Of the foreeastle and clos
inr round their feet. This VIII show you how
naval discipline is ground into people What he
s.vs Of the deaths of the men md officers in the
stoke-hole and engine-room has not been said
lefore so plainly-tle former burnt or scal1ed to
death. the latter, when the ship turned over,
thrown in among the moving machinery and torn
limb from limb. Such is one result OF the way
in which naval discipline is ground into people,
Tho drtv If disobeying orders in certain crcum.
et,nces' has been the text OF half the sermons
rreacbed in journalistic pulplts these last two
DAVIS since Admiral NIarkhams report came ont.
Whom the Birkenhead went down of the coast
or South Africa the world admired. as well I.
r,icht. that awful and beautiful spectacle OF men
drawn up in line on her decks, and SO sinking
with the ship, obedient and orderly. ana quiet 70
tbo last. The Birllenhead was troop SNIP and
fine discipne on board was Military not naval
or all the tributes paid to the soidiefiy herosn
Of those soldiers tine finest was that OF the Oh
Emperor William Of Germany, lie ordered the
narrative of what then befell to he read out az inc
lead of every regiment in the German ArihS' ana
:, w,s What requiem for those gallant souls!
The bravery and stcadiastness OF inc crew VI .u'
yictori, cannot BE- praised too highly. blt Tor
tlo man who sent them wantonly 70 thelr h'ei'
less and useless death-what is TO be said OF hhnF
The third and completing Book has appeared
of The ESSAYS of Montaigne Done into Engllsh
nv Jobn Florio. now edited by Mr. W. r. Henley
with an Introduction by Mr.. George Salntsoury,
the whole reprinted and printed ny Mr. Da'ia
Mutt in the Strand, just two huhdred am niheV
wears after its first issue Inc three NoiuheS
Love many interests for the reader and for the
buyer of books, on most OF when onlio u u"ci'
r. cannot he said they belong to the order of faml
T., T+or,turo but they none the less belong TO
literature It were absurd to make such re-
mari, Of the immortal Montaigne himself
sneak of Florio's translation only
Mr. Henley has undertaken to edit reprints OF
what he calls the Tudor TRANSACTIONS, ana ne WINS
tho sympathv of his public at once by treating
.hon not as TRANSACTIONS TO b, brought INTO rei*
ton 10 the scholarship of to-day. but a. mohu.
ments OF the Golden Age Of English. they are
70 the English student or 10 '"7
studcnt of English original documents.
Mr.. Henley may well say that th'y arc
scarce less remarkable in their way than the poems
and the plays of the Age of Elizabeth III 'n''"
They are frcehanded, and they are oiteh ind''
noccs Nevertheless with the exception OF o"e
~ t,vo of thc more famous they have pdSsei oue
NJ SIGHT and memory for all but the learned
WAS we'll 10 begin the rrprinfinG OF 'henn WIN,
pcrhaps the best known of alt florio his va"
thr good fortune 10 connect his name VIII" ''"N
suoaro's AMI his Montal2nc was pPrh'pN wv VI
tho hooks which Shakespeare poss 'Ssel' anu =,
toirlv one which was known 10 him. Next VIII
,ome Adlineton's Apulcius and underdowhe' '
iodorus Nortl's Plutarch. far more consIdera'
,rn hook than these. i 10 follow. :" If due encour-
,c.mo,t hc given" Tho lover of wellprin'e'
bool,s "a we'll As of books we'll written ouSht
10 give encouragement.
The printer and publisher have done th'ir par.
No, only handsomely. but with originality, ana OF
.ach volume the edluon consists OF ooo copr'
md no more
tributa 70 America comes from an uneNpecteu
,uarter on an unexpected subject. Nh d. LAY"
iay is the author of it. Mr.. Nav describes "i.''
elf as having had thirty-hye years eAlFrrnF !"
liz,
college. proprietary, and free pupllc io''''
}, thc strength of that experience. tlr learner
,riton declares. or confesses that tho Ahl'ti''u
nd I'm, Germans are in advance of us IN the stiuS
, h;Llioor,nbvr and not ONLY in the study, ouc
- fine practice Of it. In America they nave
ound ont that traditional customs re1ulr" 10 "
doptcd 10 the scientific needs of tn" present "''
heir catalogues are very much superior 70 brus"
catalogues The inference i, plain. that III" p''''
n cataloglcr has not found ont VIZ" "
avs s'encc ought TO supcrsede moulN
oms Mr. Nay cites as examples OF S"pl An',,'
an work Agasriz's Nomcnclator IoologcuS' VI
= Rllinrs's Catalogue OF the Library 81 'rS
urccon Generals Office of tue United o'a''
rmy. the classified Index Of th" Patent Oihcr ~
Washington the Indexes and Nub-lnieNes 10 All"
ones Dictionary Of English Literature, anu
Tiers. Mr.. Kay, you will perceive, l. pi'a"'"7
10 cause of classification. He wants subject IN.
,r Poole Index to Periodical Literature. ana us
rticlc. which appears in the July "Ninetecn''
cpturv." entitled How TO Catalogue Books,
piece of pure utilitarianism
If your new Newlorli Postmaster has any spare
mo left from working the sulllotine on Mr.. 'i'N'-
nd's Civil Service Reform principles. h. might
\ his rae a moment on southampton, ana ~
.ci,lIv on the mail service between Southampton
nj London He may think it beyond his JurS'
ction and | suppose it is, but he is at least III
,si,ion 10 demonstrate or u ask his Department.
Washington 10 demonstrate; the Postoiiice IT,
,rtment at Washington being not muca moro
ian = branch of the Ncw-lork office. compu"
IA average time from the arrival of the last nine