The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-06
THE SEA cAPrAIs
Nsaat u Means 90 Hun ga ocean
Greyhound

Greyhound.
Just as the government OF sh' ciiy
- New York IS divided alaong the
r.ayor aldermen aud boarcs ani COM
missioners " various departments, -
The administration Of a slant steam
ship Is divided into Specialize The
mayor Is tie chief officer o. the city
The captain Il the chief officer Of the
shlI. ne j. more than that From
the time she leaves port until she en-
I icrs port he II master ~ the life aud
I liberty Of every person aboard the
| shir ~ we'll rs of 40 the property M
! o. lie is nm nuiocfut. or course De-
must administer his authority wisely.
] tnwlse autOcIuis don't last long.
whether ail0at or ashore.
The head Of each department o. re-
/ snomsihle Tor al that goes on in ~.
| THO first officer is az the head of the
crew. or navigating department. The
chief engineer directs everything con-
| nctcd with the engines The chief
steward has full control Of ~ that
has Co DO with the comfort OF the pas
sruscis and crew. Each OF there
chiefs makes written report az noon
cycy day Thus the captain Is kept
informed Of everything pertaining 90
thr ships welfare
Espry one of the senior officers n
No.. ship o. "a duly qualified master.
capable Of taking her around the
So, rid 10 need hr. The day u divided
into watches" or tours of duty. Oi
four hours each. one junior officer j.
ou she bridge with each senior oilieer
ou duty. The senior officer directs lhy
ships COURSE lie never leaves the
bridge while he Is on watch. Should
Dee 40 M be- would Boz dismissed az
once There L. u0 excuse possible. II
would be- just as II De- died suddenly.
H. friends would an feel sorry. bet
nothing could Doe done 60 help MgL
Two scamcn arr always ON watch in
the bow OF the ship aud two more 'n
iir foreiup. Twice as many are GA
the lookout IN thick weather Ohscy Fec
ton are taken every two hours. "a
iho good old sailing ship days the G, ,
taig was content 90 take the sun" no
uo,! every day. lf The sky was
clCrly for day or two u really d'd
nos matter much. Cor be- could j =
Iaiug on the dead reckoning. But u
uu ,ccan greyhound. rushing over the
course between New York and Europe
at the rate of more than twenty miles
uu hour 10 u highly important that
the ships position De- known all The
ilnr. Fog Wny come down at AMY mo-
mcut. observations may not he obtain.
able tor tea ar twelve hourl The po
s.iions NJ more than one hundred stan
Iarr known. liy observing any one ol
these thr ships whereabouts can %,
lasreriaiutd in few minutes. ~
course the "tuad" becomes more ul
Ices familiar io man who crusscs q,
ooum along the same route year aii"l
lyCU Yet this familiarity never hrccl'
contempt or amy carclessness. No ml'
iutAs all the influences that aiit +
ihi currents of the ocean. You ml'
hnI the current Ia one place the sani
foitf times In suCrcsslon; un the for.f
, ira trip Il may b. entirely changed
Sometimes big storm that has endr,
fnf uf live hours before the STEAMSHIP
las~rs O certain place may have givcl
the surface curtcni strong sct IN ON
direction There l. mo- mans of tel
ng when these Influence may have
u been no work save 10y taking ihn ship
POSITION frequently liaugrs R1un'
Table.