Evening journal., 1897-04-17
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AN OLD MfalNEs's TALES os eRAy-
Ely ~ WRECK.

EtaNctJ hhh 1atiite IN the sea DuriAchr
of the Old Days.
"Bah!' lie said. you have q lot to
learn, young man. Ycu have as much
sentiment in your construction as this
stick l carry.
"The idea Of a youth like you trying
to tell me that there is as much bravery
and pathos attached tc seafaring now as
there was when was master Of wind
jammerl You probably believe that you
arc correct in your statement; but, man
alive, you are making fool Of yourself
Here in these days you have lifeboRts
big and stout enough "a carry an army
Of men. You have steam 70 manipulate
the falls, patent davits 10 swing clear
No lowering away by hands and no get
ting them back over the side with every
pound Of flesh a-pulling New tangled
runs for throwing u life line, RATS that
won't go to pieces in the first chop of
sea, cork jackets that need no instruction
cards, but which 90 on like mans
vest; pumps that are rusty for want Of
use, seamless plates and dozens of other
inventions in these days. Where were
they in the old times?
"Let me tell you something. don't
say but that there are many brave and
gallant mariners i'm the business now.
Eut the old shipwreck meant more in
the matter Of life taking than the ship
wreck Of today does. Did you ever hear
| tell of sailor of the old school trying
/ 70 e,ot into a lo,t l.oforo tt,o ,,orco,, e,o,,e
were out of danger? You needn't say
You have, because you have not Why,
the only ones who over attempt any
/ thing of that kind are stokers and fire.
men and rowdies who have the impu-
dence to call themselves sailors.
90 remember the case Of shore lOafer
I named Holmes, who tried a shenanigan
like that. Hc was afterward tried in the
United States circuit court at Philadel-
phia and was convicted Of fmanslaughter
lie was one Of 80 shipwreckcd persons
who took TO the long boat, which was
greatly overloaded and constantly in
4 danger of sinking, Well, this beach rat
Holmes and SOME more of Abraham IS
men threw overheard 16 passengers, two
of whom were women, to Tighten the
boat. The court held that a sailor is
bound by law, if necessary, TO sacrifice
his life to save the life Of passengers.
Furthermore the court held that while
two sailors might struggle with each
other for the possession Of the same
plank which could save but one, if q
passenger were on the plank even the
law of necessity would not justify the
sailors in taking it from him. YOu dc
not think much Of that law? Well, il is
the law Of God. 1t is also the law OF
duty.
did you ever hear Of the case Of
Captain Nutman Of the ship Aidar? He
was a good sailor and a gallant master
and no matter what many may think
it is possible to be both. His ship foun
dered, but he refused to be taken off
Do you knew why he refused to be takel
of? There was an injured man on board
and while the old timbcrs were going
TO pieces under his very feet he knel
down and said TO the man:
8" L won't leave you, lad. On my
honor as a sailor l won't.
"On his honor as q sailor he woult
not leave him. Have you ever heard O
anything more touchingly honest? Cap
tain Nutmen went down with his ship
hut managed to hold on to his man an,
TO get to the bottom of an upnrne,
boat, from which they were afterwar,
rescued 1t was month or so after tha
when townsman asked Captain Nut
man what the name of the rescued ma
was.
." Why, never inquired, he said
'I1e just signed articles in the regula
way. I may have heard it then, but
do not knew it now He was a Swede
that's all I know Of him.
'The friend shock his head in aston
ishment as he inquired:
What A Swcde? Take all tina
chance FOR Swedoy
"Why, yes, even fer Swcde. didn'
care whether be was Swedo or
Laplander. He was a good sailor an
would have done the same for me Ia
things been reversed.
Nor is that all, young man. The,
was a shipwreck about lS45. hut tn
name of the craft has escaped my men
4 ory. The crew took TO one boat, whic
/ was uvercrowded. A noble Newfounc
5. land, the pet Of the ship, swan along
s side the boat. All tho men turned thei
ewes sadly upon him, but they kne'
u there was no room for him in that boa
/, The captain loved that dog better tha
i he loved his life, and he stood up in IL
4 boat as ne took of his coat and said:
Il 81 cannot see him die like thi
j. Give him my place in the boat. I ca
l. hold on 10 the plank, and he cannot
There was a chorus of dissent, an
one Of the sailors struck the brute ov,
j the head with the blade Of an oar, viii
another pulled his sheath knife
Don't hurt him, said the CAPITA
kindly, but firmly.
~ Order him away. then, growlC
several Of the men. He will swamp
: all.
" ''The captain hesitated minut
N waved his arm in the air and sal
a. Back, Princev and the faithful bru
st swan back in the direction in viii,