New-York tribune., 1895-02-12
Mrs Dominis had been "the main guy !"
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No more thrilling story OF the dangers oi INC
sea. and patient. heroic. unselhsh devouoh "
duty has ever been printed than that recorueo o'
Monday NJ the rescue of two men by the crew
of the Lone Hill Life-Saving Station. within the
glare Of the Fire Island Light fight Tor HE
in the shrouds of a stranded schooner peset oy
all the enervatng influences OF hunger ana chi"-
ing cold to which was added freezing' piihuihs
deluge Of salt water and snow Is in itself p'c'-
IRE TO tempt a novelist. But when In the pacH-
,,ro,,,d NJ this scene the figures Of the gallant
surfmen appear. beaten back time ana asaih os
tho combined forces Of a bowling tempest and
sea which pounded the sandy reaches win Jury
seldom seen. vet bravely renewing the unequal
fight until success crowned their enorts' anu hu-
man life was saved, the unlinching faithtulhess
-, ,o ., tho Ieost regarded and poorest PAID
branches Of the National service is brought OUT
- ,,i,I,. and with such vivid clearness that II
is a delight to do honor to the men who ennoo'e
themselves and the Nation IN such d" ""'''0
tatlous but important profession
Now is the time for Tammany ofilce-holders
who do not wish to be removed to mana III '"ei'
designations
II isn't hard 10 imagine what would have nap
pened If the helpless bunglers who are now po'ch-
ing things had been in control OF Nauo"a
finances during the trying times or the war II
they had been, the Nations credit would nave
disappeared in a chaos Of universal bankruptcy
Now that the Republicans are in control OF the
popular branch Of the Missouri Legislature they
have deliberately resolved to restore poruai' vi
Abraham Lincoln to the place in the chamoer
from which 1t was Indignantly removed py the
Democrats some thirty years ago. This threat
ened demonstration OF offensive partisansnip VIII
doubtless excite the violent opposition or many OF
the most distinguished moss-covered Bouroons IN
"Old Missoury.
Just think Of the condition New-York would
now be in under the DID, inefficient administrator
OF the Street Cleaning Department.
Railroad companies throughout the civilized
world. as we'll as the public travelling over their
lines. cannot fail to be deeply interested by the
altogether Unprecedented attitude taken by the
London and Northwestern Railway In England
I'm connection with the terrible accident near
Crewe the other day In which some thirty or
forty people were killed outright and about
hundred seriously injured. The fatality was
caused b. a collision Of the Manchester express
with two freight that had been carried or
the siding by the violence Of the gale blowing al
the time and forced on 10 the main line The
Northwestern Company which is perhaps the
wealthiest and most prosperous railroad corpora
ton in Europe-and possibly in the worId-now
declines to pay a cent by way Of compensation
for the deaths and injuries arising from the acc-
dent on the ground that the latter was due, not
10 the negligence Of the cOmpanys servants, but
10 the act Of God. This IL new line OK argu-
ment which will scarcely commend itself to the
travelling public though the railroad companies
are likely TO regard it in a more favorable lisht.
There would have been far more reason for in
yoklne this pretext at the time OF the terrible
Tav Bridge disaster when the train was literally
blovn by the hurricane into the raging waters
hollow But certainly il seems 10 be stretching a
noint In applv this line Of reasoning in the pres
ont instance since II was manifesty due TO the
negligence Of the railroad officials and not to the
act OF God that two freight wagons were LETT un-
secured and exposed to the force OF the wind
during the great gale that carried such "iue-
spread destruction throughout the United Ming
dom Just before Christmas.
Recent events In Washington Suggest that per-
haps Breckenridge. of Kentucky. proposes TO aoan-
don the lecture platform and take to pugilism as
a profession
Secretary Carlisle seems to be totally lacking in
the mower which Matthew Arnold reckoned highly
the mower to see clear and think straight AT
all events when IT comes to questions OF finance
he - totally unable to express himself except in
a ruddl.i wav and no confidence whatever can
be placed in his estimates Of probabilities respect
inc he Treasury.
There l. no logical connection between a cold
winter with plentiful Ice harvest and the price
Of Ice to consumers in the summer following
There is something pleasantly suggestive in the
organization o.. company II build and lease
houseboats The houseboat is comparatively un-
known In this country, but II has long been
favorite means Of diversion among our English
cousins one Of the novel-writers Of the time has
written very pleasantly OF the adventures Of
houseboat which mea ndered lelsurely through the
canals and rivers in the West Of England giving
the little company aboard touch OF the "onia-
tie in its passage through gloomy and forbiidhg
tunnels We have not so great number ana
variety Of charming canals in this country nut
many of our rivers and lakes would lend them
selves admirably TO the purposes OF houseboat
party Whether the new idea VIII take with
Americans remains to be seen With Yankee In
genuity at its disposal. it is safe to say that the
company referred TO will build houseboats that
Will be models Of beauty and convenience and We
shall be disappointed il they do not quickly be-
come popular A houseboat Is really floating
cottage. with fresh woods and pastures new con-
stantly at the disposal. to speak. of the occu-
pants Houseboating il such a word is permissi
,I. "A fochionable of