The Irish standard., 1896-08-08

Ita MI III he IA surprise to her captain and
crew to learn upon their arrival that
lStheir largest and managing owner has
been named for the second highest Office
within the gift of the American people.
Mr.. Sewall loves his ships. He would
rather build ships without any profit
than do almost any other business IN the
world Nj. SeWal1 Is heartily in accord
with the Republican national platform
4 in one particular at least. T
/ He, as has every seaport resident OF
Maine, has always been an advocate OF
la discrim inating duty In favor OF Ameri-
can bottoms. He does not regard Amerl-
can ships in the light Of an ordinary
private industry seeking protection: but
as a national industry, which national
pride and national patriotism should
put into a position of proftably carry
! ing the stars and stripes into all the
ports of the world.
| MIR. Sewali is an intense American.
In the times of war nothing would in
duce him to disguise or prepare his ships
against possible capture by warning ma
vies. and the stars and stripes and the
flag OF the Sewalls continued to fly from
! the noble vessels during the entire war.
One OF his fine new ships, the Vigilant,
was captured by the Confederate gun
boat Sumter, when she was hardly fairly
out upon the high seas.
! In the Sewall Office at Bath hangs a
scroll giving complete list of the ves-
sells Of various sizes and rigs which have
been built by the Sewall family, and
which date. from the construction OF the
Diana by William D. Sewall. in 1923,
down to the present time. 1t is inter
esting to note that this first vessel was
of but 1893 tons burden. Beginning IN
1855, the more noted of the Sewall YES
sells have been the Kineo, Hellespont
Leander, Valencia Vigilant Villafranca,
Ocean Scud, Vancouver, Vicksburg, Glen
dale, Intrepid, Volante, Ocean Signal and
Frank Marion. Then beginning in 1863,
came a group of three noted vessels, the
Undaunted Eric the Red and Ell Captain.
Eric the Red became famous because OF
her great speed. and You can find in any
of the marine almanacs of today records
of some of the remarkable voyages of
this ocean greyhound. Then came the
Oriental group, the Occidental. Oriental
and Continental Then the Harvest
Thrasher. The next Sewall vessel which
history was the Indiana This vessel
was completed during the exciting days
of the Tilden campaign. Mr.. Sewal, an
ardent Democrat, was as sanguine of
Tilden's election during the campaign as
he is today a firm believer that the Sage
Of Greystone was robbed OF his election
by a crime. He believed Indiana would
go for Tilden, and so named the new
vessel
I The next group Of vessels Of especial
interest was named in Difference to sug-
gestions of Mr.. Sewalls son, the Hon.
Harold M. Sewall, whose consular ex-
perience in Samoa and Hawaii and. sub
sequent denunciation of the foreign pol
icy of the Cleveland administration has
drawn so much attention to him. The
names given this group of vessels were
Talofa (the Samoan salutation), Aloah
| (salutation in Honolulu, and Tofa (the
Samoan expression of parting). These
are but few of the interesting names
! from the long list of noble vessels which
have gone forth from the Sewall yards.
| To lover Of the sentimental there is a
/ charm and an irresistible attraction
about an old shipyard Of Maine, and
especially is this true of yard which
! has furnished so many of the noblest
marine monsters which have flown "Old
! Glory"
If Mr.. Sewall could have had his way,
and had the conditions been favorable,
he would gladly have devoted all his
] time to the building of ships. His capa-
| tilities as man Of affairs have been the
means of drafting him into other work.
His father had been director on the
Portland & Kennebec railroad, and Ar
thur took his fathers place. He has had
extensive connection with other roads,
not only in Maine, but in Mexico and the
Western states. and he has been presi-
dent of the Maine Central system. He
| is a man of considerable executive ca
pacity, excellent business jud gment, and
a good counsellor in business enterprises
and it is perhaps due more to his pos
session of these qualities than to the
ownership of any very large amounts OF
stock that he has been called to the cor
porate positions which he has filled. 1t
is true. however, that he is stakeholder
to- quite considerable extent in large
number of big corporations. .,-,.--, =
Arthur Sewal is emphaticany a man
of home. Though he is perhaps little
exclusive and almost cold with his town
people and acquaintance, it can never
be charged that he failed in anything
which can conduce to the comfort or
happiness of the charming circle of his
own flesh and blood. He is a devoted
husband, kind and 1ndulgent father.
His interest in the Sewall blood is not
confined to his own immediate family.
and nieces and nephews, grandchildren
and cousins, will amply testify to the
kindly interest and help of Arthur
Sewall. Mr.. Sewall has but one home,
his palatial residence overlooking his
shipyard and the waters of the Kenne-
bee at Bath. He has often said that he
does not believe in the English idea Of a
country seat. He believes a man should
have one home make it as attractive as
a home can be, and live in it the year
around; and he thoroughly lives up to
this idea His home is luxurious in its
appointments and furnishings. His i'm
mediate family is made up of his wife
and a. niece.
4 1 Mrs. Sewall is somewhat of an in
valid, and it is proba bly, due to this fact
i that the .sewall doors are not oftener
open to social functions. Mr. SewaIl is
La man Of simple tastes. He wants
/ everything substantial and of the best
\ quality, but has no weakness for. dis
j play No -liveried coachman sits upon
the drivers seat of a Sewall carriage, but
the carriage itself, and the horses which
! draw 1t must be of the finest build and
blood. A horse is his single fad, ii. 50
IL NAV be called, and the SeWall stables