New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
THE GUESTS OF NETWORK.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN
OFFICERS NOW IN PORT.
HOW TIM CAMPBELL AND "/ANDY' WHITE
ENTERTAINED THE FOREIGNERS IN THE

Thursday was an experience for the Americans WHO
were aboard which they greatly resiFd ana VIII not
ANN forget Congressman Tin" Campbell. Tor
instance. although he has some connection win inc
House Committee on Naval Affairs. never ran up
against" Russian Of rank before. ht for all that he
was not long in making himself al home lin Is
what is known among Irishmcn IA landowner
that Is native Of Ulster, though why the northern
nroyince Of tie. Green Isle should be called down
instead of cup" is Il piece OF information which IS
exclusively the property of the Hberihans Ahoy
White was there. too. and the Central PARK Is
ahout the only thing the city officials haV" 10 snow
foreigners for the millions that expended annually
In the government of NewYork. so * Mr.. White the
ideal specimen of self sacrificing patriot he having
given up a salary Of $1,000 year as police justice,
TO which office he resppointcd recently Tor
period Of ten years accept the post Of Dock Com
missioner, at the greatly reduced sum OF SoOOo
year. when Mr.. White sits down. with the back
of his left hand resting his knee and turned out
ward does invariably "wuful stiffness enter
tain, with purpose to be dressed In an opinion or
wisdom gravity. profound coBei.' but what that
opinion is on any man any thing no one has as
yet heard.
THE NATIONALITY OF FERDINAND LEVY.
Ferdinand Levy, the Register and eX-Coroner' WAS
upon this occasion a Russian. lie has belonged to
as many naonates as there nations In Europe
lie has not only been an Irishman but he has been
born i'm every county in Ireland at one time or
another. and speaks Gaelic. as well as hall dozen
other languages, and has now arrived at that point
of hopeless confusion which finds vent in the ex-
clamatiOn "Where am ! al?
"If YOU had 10 stand civil service examination
like mesclf" said "nm.' what nationality would
you say you belonged to. Levy7'
Well answered the Register. ~ h" PM aside with
q conteInptuous shrlIg of his shoulders a ham sand
witch which the waiter had handed to him. but chung
TO a glass OF champagne, 81 am obliged to conccoe
that / would be compelled TO be somewhat indefinite
On that matter Tim My ancestry is bit involved,
and this would be the reply that in all human proba-
bility should offer the daring nqusitor Ny father
was Irish my mother was English. and my grand
father of the Hebrew stock
But what about Yourself ~ broke in "Tim.'
"Hold your horses for momcnt" said the Register,
"Im coming TO that. As for myself, born
a French ship, sailing under German flag. and
Differed by an American captain while sailing In
Italian waters; and / lived time in scotland
before / came to New York"
"Regster Levy said :" TIM" Campbell. shake!'
"Ncw. Tim you're Far-downer.' there Is
broad suspicion that you're an Orangcman limited the
Register.
Not on yer life said "Iim.' " How could
be an Orangcman? How could l drink an Orange
mans toast. which makes fun Of everything how'd
sacred Ye never heard It. | supposed Az coorse
not; / be tn blank expression or yer face that
We never did. Would yc like TO hear 1t ~
4" TIN" CAMPBELL AND THE oRANGEMAN's
TOAST
Owe would we would. The toast the toast let
us hear the Orangemans toast all shouted in chorus
Indeed, thin. / will" said Tim," wild a heart
an half. This is it, boys, an these fellows always
drink it on the Twelfth of July. mind We: Here Is
10 the glorious pious and immortal memory Of King
William III. who freed us from Pope an Popery,
brass money an wooden shoes: an may all those
who refuse ID Join in drnhin this toast be rammed.
damned and jammed into the big gun Of Athone.
an fred of into the Kitchen of hell, where the
Pope IS roasun' and splttin' an the devil petin'
Jim with Cardinals Tim Campbell an Orange
man. Not yer life, chappe!"
Admiral KsznaiOh. who close by. and over
heard this outburst Of the fiery Celt. removed his
glasses to wipe them and smiled while Speaker Sulzer
vouchsaied the statement that all the good laws
affecting this city, passed by Congress. had been
dictated by that great statesman. Timothy j. camp
bell"-whereupon "Tiu' smiled, too.
The Russian officers. each Of whom can converse
in two or three languages. were especially Interested
in Tin" and Andy" White and Speaker sulzer. and
some others. and tried once twi to find out
from Register Levy who is himself a linguist, how
many languages they could speak. But that WHY man,
ioyal TO "the organization" always refused to give
the snap away and managed always TO evade the
Question and turn the conversation into other chan
nels.
SOMETHING ABOUT TIE VARIOUS OFFICERS.
TIE Russians have each something OF interest in
their history, although they almost all OF Them
young men. and in the pauSes In the pleasant con
versation the writer asked som" Of these faithful
sailors of the Gar OF all the Russas regarding their
past experience and the incidents in their career
which they themselves regarded as Of mos
interest. Thus II. Vessolliin LAspiran dc Marine on
the Admiral NachmOif is a graduate of the same
school In which The famous Prince Gortschakoh one
Of the greatest dipomatists that Russia had, was
..rn11.iY l.. lilo flD
broadway policemen. and kindly as child. He
finished his course In tie Emperor Alexander Lyceum
Law School and IS bachelor of law. 81 am now
md,hiyman only" said lie. /" like life on war
ship very much After year Will be sui'lieut"iani.
expect to remain In the Navy all my life lie
l. only twenty-one years old.
Captain stemann Is the second captain OF the
NacLimof and Is about thrty-fve years old He
i popular with his men. He was al one time
member OF the Russian Imperial Guard at ST. Peters
burg and wears Il decoration for bravery during the
campaign OF the Russo Turkish War.
LIEUTENANT WITH A DECORATION.
Iutenant Aposjoly Is the flag officer Of the Admiral
and arcamI.sn.c, him 10 whatever ship he may b.
assigned II" i twenty-Scvcn years old and wears
+he decoration Of -. Sanislaus OF the fourth rank
II. acts as adede camp to Admiral kaznakOn. ana Is
an expert in amateur photography lie has a fine
collection pictures representing scenes III the dit
ferent countrics which he has visited.
Ir Mcdreaoa Is the chief surgeon of the Admiral
Nocsinon and i forty-tvc years old. lie writes
orici 4 r ports OF the hospitals in the different ports
lch are visited and intends, II he gets chance. TO
~ through the various institutions OF that character
I'm his civ before he goes away. lie wears medal
- fhe Red Cross FOR his services during the Russo
sr'.lish var and also th, Cross OF 81. Anne OF the
nd class one OF the sailors was III wien the ships
g lied ~ the Azores and DR.. Medred"li has written
an esloraie description Of the hospitals there.
Lieutenant Dmitrief finished his education at the
Naval Acad, my al Cronstaa lie Is an officer OF
foot IN, ~
at present On the ships of the fleet which is now
living IN tie Hudson River. III" is thlrty-hve years
old All Inc officers of the Admiral Nachimof have
been ON that ship only since April. .NteT serving
three wears they will he assigned TO other vessels
md renain In home waters for two years and then
resume their cruising IN foreign waters.
THE CHIEF TORPEDO OFFICER on THE SHIP.