The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-02

vessels, and it is hardly exaggeration
to say that at least every family on the
river has contributed one son to the
merchant marine. The SewaIl wooden
ships have always borne a fine reputa-
ton. English discrimination in
Lloyds has operated somewhat to the
detriment of wooden sailing craft, but
1t is curious fact that, notwithstand,
ing the progress of iron and steel craft,
the SeWall wooden ships stand first as
profitable and fast carriers.
Most of the big Sewal fleet are now
enaged in the new occupation for
American ships of carrying sugar from
Honolulu to New York The Roanoke
is now almost due at New York. and
before many days, if the fates are kind,
the largest wooden vessel ever built
Will sail into the harbor of the Ameri-
can metropolis and at her masthead
VIII be proudly flying the signal of the
SeWalls 1t will be a surprise to her
captain and crew to learn upon their
arrival that their 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. Mr.. SeWall is heartily in
accord with the Republican national
platform in one particular at least.
He, as has every seaport resident of
Maine, has always been an advocate of
discriminating duty in favor of Amer
lean bottoms. He does not regard
American ships in the light of an ordi-
nary private industry seeking protec-
tlon, but as a national industry, which
national pride and national patriotism
should put into position of profltal,ly
carrying the stars and stripes into all
the ports of the world.
Mr.. Sewall is an intense Am
erlcan. In the times of war
nothing would induce him to
disguise or prepare his ships against
possible capture by warning navies. 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 gum
boat Sumter, when she was hardly fair
ly out upon the high seas.
In the Sewall office at Bath hangs
scroll giving a complete list of the yes
Sels OF various sizes and rigs which
nave been built by the Sewall family
and Which date from the construction
OF the Diana, by William d. SeWau
IN 1873, down to the present time. 1t is
was of but 1919 tons burden. Reeinnfno
sessels have been the Kineo. Helles-
IN 1890, the more noted of the SewaiI
vessels have been the Kineo. Helles-
pont, Leander, Valencia, Vigilant vii
la1ranca, Ocean Scud, Vancouver
vlcksburg, Glendale, Intrepid, Volante
ocean Signal, and Frank Marion. Then
beginning in 1869, came a group of three
noted vessels, the Undaunted. Eric tba
Red, and Ell Captain. Eric the Red he
came famous because of her great
speed, and you can find in any of the
marine almanacs of today, records of
some of the wonderful voyages of this
ocean greyhound. Then came the Orien-
tai group, the Occidental, Oriental and
Continental. Then the Harvest groun
the Harvester the Reaper, and Thrash
err The next Sewall vessel which has
tinge of the sentimental in her history
was the Indiana. This vessel was com
pleted during the exciting days of the
Tilden campaign. Mr.. SewaH, an ardent
Democrat, was as Sanguine of Tilden's
election during the campaign as he is
today 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.
The next group of vessels of especial
interest were named in Difference to
suggestions of Mr. SewalIs son. the
Hon. Harold M. Sewall, whose consular
experience in Samoa and Hawaii and
subsequent denunciation of the foreign
policy of the Cleveland Administration
has drawn so much attention to him.
The names given this group of vessels
were Talofa (the Samoan salutation).