New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04

ness concern He is Of medium stature ana
weight and is unusually active. When In his
Office he spends his time looking after the
business either listening to letters read 10
iin,rress,ei in the ilrm's work, or talking over
the telephone with people in New Bedford, New
sS or saving hard things against the telephone.
especially when the instrument gets out OF or9 re-
quent and aggravatng occurrences than IL is IN
York one day in the presence Of the writer, .,;
Ucrreshoff lost his patience when the lh5lruhelit
gave just he was giving orders tor SON.
teria in NewBedford and he used more orrdnarlv
especially at his own home, and 10 the ioca, soJ
ager of the telephone company ne md ~ ma
chimes he declared that the thing is one OF th9
most annoying and aggravating nulsances that !
use Of the confourGci instrument. but rs always
getting n5f S mnn o. to use IT, and some day ri get
condition OF mind 20 throw the tang out ana ne
hours each day going through the shops and al
though guided by the arm OF iaShiGl ae ha h
ne seems to know just where me WORK - nna5 n,
wants TO inquire about ana what sort o. work IL
is and who and how many are 'poyfS a r upc
OF Ike work a. he would If he had his sight AS
pisor Of ali of its affairs Nearly every day he
takes a sail on his steam yacht. the Eugenia and
w,y arcopani d by some Of tie morlbcrs OF his
immediate family. Re lives in a large house stand;
ing at the head the street facing the shops. and
'nf Sroih c~au whiftline out boats as soon as he
was Old enough to manage jack -knife. and In his
Gfccnth year he built a good-s!zcd yacht for sailing
arntind Narragansett Bay About this time he lost
his sghf Gradually film came over MS eyes ana
by slow degrees he became totally blind. But he
went on building boats. carrying in mis- mind the
models that his eyes had guided him TO work upon
I'm his hoyhool DAYS. although his methods OF per
coniion had - be radically changed from sight to
feeling Forced by his blindness 10 greater menta!
activity his practical mind grew TO one OF remark
able cOnccn; cation and acuicness; he men became
ahio To SGT iip Tor himself, from careful descrip
ton by others pieces OF ma hincrv ana To eX-
plain their qualities Of perfection or imperecton
Lewis HofrcshoH, who was born in lS4i taxes
ne more easily than any other member Of the
family II also is blind. and his home Is across
tho way from the shop He has nothing to do with
the practical work Ia ylchtbuildng, but makes
converse a. readily about the work the different
vessels II he had his cycs.thi and sa" every
ihns that is going about him. HE taste lies
in trr direction OF literature and music. ana ne is
a teacher ~ the latter accomplishment; having
large n inber - pupils In Providence. lie IS a big.
strong man with a heavy brown beard, ana is the
lfcraf. counsellor of his brothers. He, Ike his
brothers John md Julian. lost his eycf'ent When
about fourteen years ola. lie is an interesting con-
vcrsat0nagf and is great fnvorito with ih" young
peop.e Every day in tho summer nc goes IN BATH
ing AMI before the hour comes % take the plunge
young hors and girlr Will com" up 10 him. one AZ
inr With You today or Mr. Lewis are yon going
IN bathing today MAJ 90 with YOU j. U.s. very
pslp.hlr when they all 80 into The water. why IN"
ylurs people like 20 go 81 with him. for DC rofnps
with them ducks them and sWlrs races WIN mem.
Another accompi isnment 90 L"wis H'rrcshoN IL
tvpewrlting. be- can write as rapidly as an expert
and H.. rarely strikes the wrong letter
sai.lc Brown Ilcrreshoff s tho next of the family
IN axe having been born 90 NI.
CAPTAIN MATS PERSONALITY
Then comes Nathaniel Greene HerrcsaoT. or
.,....,t, d.. called III. WAS born