Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-07

awful tidIngs Tell like pail over thsl
city. Business was neglected. meI
with saddened faces we're gathered ID
little groups here and there on tho
streets, and the flags on all the public
buildings were set 1t half mast. The
newspaper aud telegraph ofices werp
besIeged by friends OF the Arctlc's pas
sengers, and people remained In thb
streets all night TO secure the hrst
copies Of the daily papers In the morn- !
ing.
When Captain Luce with Keyn and F
Allen arrived ia the city they were
treated most kindly. Keyn was taken
TO the Astor House, where he remained
for two weeks, with his feat so sor
from their long soaking in the col
water that be WAS unable to walk.
When be recovered he started for bis
homo 10 Germany and two months
latter shipped as fourth offi:er on the /
Hamberg steamship Borussia, which
was engaged In carrying .soLQiaaG
Crimea. After the Crinean
came TO New York and We
mate on Q sailing vessel
Indian trade. Later he drii
Hamburg aud entering ~
the Hamburg Stea
came third officeq
was soon N ade stcon@
years afterWArd was promotsS
officer on the Bavaria. Fina
he became the Bavaria's Cd
1873 or 1874 he was given chan
Franconis, and during enc OF
axes he hauled the Pacific Mail 81
Acapulco, Capthin Gray, of the IN
at Colon. The Acapulco had be-
fused assistance by an English
Mail steamship, and was 10 prece<
position when rescued by the Francof
For this service Captain Keyn refused
accept any compensation.
A RUN or BAD LUCK.
The Franconia q year OF Ave. lxsrf
came into collision with On EnglishIves-
sell and sank her. No lives were lesH but
CAPTAIN Keyn was taken beford the
English courts, charged With careless
ness. The case finally went before me
Chief Justices, who, with Lord ColertdRs
at their head, declared they had ne
Jurisdiction. This did not satisfy Cap
tain Ksyn, who took the matter late
the courts 1T Hamburg and had HE con-
duct fully INDICATED. He then applied
10 the Hamburg company for rein.
statement on his vessel, but was refus-
ed.
Then his hard luck began In earnest.
he WAS employed for . few years In
subordinate positleAs In Hamburg, and
came TO New York In 1881. For Two
years he was suuercargo on Wasl
Indian steamer owned by Frank Bros.,
OF Fulton street These merchants
found that their West Indian trade was
not paying, go they gave 10 up and
Keyn was again without . situation.
He succeeded In gsttin . position next
as superintendent Of the Nethorland
company's docks in jersey Oily, For
this he received $3.50 Q month. Ons
day his employers told him he would
have TO leave, as they had fonnd paa
to take his place On Q salary OF $50
Keyn left and went all winter without
employment. Then, through the la
flueuce OF President Bonn, OF the North
Hudson Country Railroad, he was made
starter of their elevator, which carried
cars up to jersey City Heights from
Hoboken. This poSitjon he retained
for eight years. when President Bonn
died the railroad changed hands, ana
the old employees were removed ana
vouneer meu put In their places.
Among those who had tolEo was Keyn.
in mis- despair he wrote tot The Hamburg
American Steamship Co 2lpany asking
for employment, and theXgave him
position Of lay watohma bon theifX i
In HobokeE. T6
an officer on ylf World
cupyIng one of the loweH %
their EN- plOymSnt, with nearly socs9
est pay.
German. HeiS sixty ysAr3old, annals
modest and retiring to tgree thai
one can see. must interfere with his
success in life.