The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-13
ANx1ErIEs OF A SEA CAPTAIN.

Galveston News.
do you see that young fellow coming
ashore from that trampY' said a habltue
of the docks and an old sea dog TO the
ancient mariner
"Well, he is one of THE many young
officers VINO have lett the employ of the
great liners OF the western ocean to. be,
come an officer on the tramp"
Why any man should abandon the
prospect OF eventually commanding one
of the magnificent passenger ships which
ply between New York and England and
the continent OF Europe to bring himself
in an unknown branch, was triie too
much for the ancient mariner. 1t Is not
nature to give up the good things OF life
voluntarily, and the command of a big
ocean liner IS reckoned, at least by fel-
lows ashore, among the good things"
AT sea tine master OF fine snip is
not unlike a lipt4e king. lie IS monarch
OF ali ne surveys. Into his hands are
given the keeping of the destinies OF
the whole snip $ company wn4cn often
amounts TO more than thousand sous.
Tne captain or "oid man is looked up
to and respected more than any petty
prince in the land while at sea. Ashore
ale appears snug in his caDin, ana his
N~ "ANN ~'N4J S'tNS'NS
oI IuAurious comfort. but is ne happy
man! Ine oiu sea uog wGo was taiA.ng
~ Lne ancient mariner was inclined to
.ne Impression tnaC wnl.e the ship cap
tam may De KING ne is nUt u4.llK. tue
leIiOw VINO slepC uneasy because qie wore
d crown. ne pEoceeaed:
lou see, It IS TINS way. There is a
neree rlVaIIy DstwSeh Jne inherent li.les
lor passenger DHsiness' Aieh Doat III uiie
heee Possesses us own peeu.4ar lepu.a-
'IoH' anu 1t IS Nhe eeuAar poal wnlcl
uoes tile Ousihess' NO" at US See what
ieeu'aF'y hied4s' a steallsi leaves
<uNe'Is'YwH' iet US say sue pounus
Aeross tie ocean az d edAnecA sp-ed. ! ust
do ias' as sue can go she Is uriVer' Ihe
o"tsts AnV" yust now last sue Can 80,
anu Nlley eApee' Ihe engineer 10 ST eVsry
llch Oh speed out OF ner tnat sne Is
capdpie oL' III the seas are disln sne is
urlVeh througn them. Ii tne minds are
IaIr SO muca the better. OH the banks
oi Newfoundland We Always 4ook out for
Ioss' AL certain seasons OF the year ice
Dergs ale aiso expected. At all seas
SONS, malay sailing vesse.s and fislins
Doats are ITO be looked for. Weii, about
this time the ships officers get an obser
WAGON. The officer on ths bridge and the
lookout peer with all their misht into
the mist, which on every hand surrOunds
them Not thing IS to be seen save
the world Of fog. 1t is case Of dead
reckoning or stop. But there is not a ship
captain in an Atlantic line that would
dare stop his ship. / will go further,
and say that there is not one who would
even slow her down without being called
upon the instant he made port for the
reason Of his being late. And the own>
ers Of these ships are not In the habit OF
accepting days Of fog as an excuse. The
officers keep the bridge with their hearts
IN their mouths. If vessel looms up
ahead like dark shadow against the
background of gray fog 1t takes only
an instant to tell the tale.
The big ship may be sheered off, or
she may plow Through her smaller and
less fortunate neighbor. 1t would be
worse than useless to try to stop. Such
a vessel, with such a headway, could
never be stopped In time. These acci-
dents are not frequent. Be 1t said to the
credit OF those men who sail the Atlantic |