The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23


the notice Of those
who travel By sea A sight which in
duces more proiracted reflection upon
woman's end Of the century achieve
ments IN fields OF industry hitherto
monopollzed by the sterner sex is that
Of a woman commanding a vessel.
Pilots OF the female sex are not yet
sufficiently numerous TO threaten dis
placement Of men In navigation. but
there Is scarcely a landlocked ship
ping center that cannot boast OF at
least one woman licensed 20 guide
steam craft within a certain district
A woman yered In the laws Of navi-
cation and possessed Of sufficient ex-
perlence 10 secure q sailing masters
papers Ia indeed a novelty, and the fact
that such a woman Is visiting the port
Of San Francisco Is attracting aiten-
ton
Mrs. Jane powles has Tor seven years
carried second mates papers and Is
prepared 20 undergo examination for a
masters certificate when she returns
70 her home in England She h the
wife OF Captain 7. y. Powlcs. master o.
the big British ship James Kerr re-
Gently arrived in this port from New
castle. New South Wal.s with a cargo
Of coal. For eighteen years Mrs
Powles has been at sea with her hus-
band. accompany him on every voyage
he has made since they were married.
during which period they have cucir-
T clod the globe Nineteen times and visit
81 every seaport oi note on the face o.
the earth Mrs powlca has been a stu
dent Of navigation ever since she has
been AZ sea. and her husband declares
that she Is as competent as he Is 10 sail
the big ship on which they live.
Mrs Powles has been Co. command Of
the James Kerr on more than one Oc-
casion, proving herself a cool and com
petent master She is always a favor
ite with the crew, no matter from what
nation they hail. and cheers greet her
when she appears on the bridge or
takeH turn 90 the wheel Captain
Powlcs has great confidence In bis
wlfcs ability. end more from the nov
city OF the th.ns than from any other
motive. be- has often urged her 20 take
Ont a masters papers Mrs. PoWles
viii therefore present herself for the
required examination when oppor,uni-
ty Offers
! Mrs Pow.Cs De- The daughter 81 Rev
. n Plummor rector @, stncord Tony
! parish Salisbury. England She Is d
. charming and accomplished woman
s speaking and reading nearly all mod
. orn language e.tb ease. she has &C.
. qulrei since marriage an ouy.abl,
. knowledge % more than one science.
i An hour spent In the big. roomy
b cabin in the James Kerr Is delightful
; experience. Captain povles Ia an en-
thuslasiic amateur photographer. AnS
several large albums full OF picturei
from every section o. the globe a'tes
his many Journeys on sea and land
r. Every picture has rs BIT Of interesting
p history OF romance. and these Mrs
b Powles relates charmingly. with Jus
q a touch Of sea lore for coloring MrS
a Powles sits az the plano and accom-
o panies the captain In a rolllcking Sc
o dltty until the deckbeams overhead
e culver from the resonance Of ha tones
a The British ship Prince Oscar wa
r. MIR. powles' first home AZ sea. but sh
I is most strongly attached TO the shi
p John o. Groat, 20 which Capaii
p powles was transferred soon after mar
a rage on the latter vessel their hrs
a and only child was born. 1n a voyag
"a from Calcutta 90 san Francisco. Oci
/, 20. 1850 Tie was chrIstcned In hi
+, city by Rev. DR.. Lines and has AWAY
4 lived at sea with his parents until ~
f. years ago. when he was placed on N
training ship Conway, AZ Liyerpoo
The young man has finished his cour'
!. there ana Ia now ON his way TO hi
: city TO become an apprentice on n
James Kerr.
= In his tweniy.seyen years eKper
- enoe AZ master Captain Povles HI
y never lost a ship or experienced
serious disaster HE vessels Al
!. known among sailors as "good-livinS
ships. and the crew is always We
y treated
q Captain and Ms. Powles AZ fond
~ dogs and have half a dozen on boar
,e jus, now their affections are ceuier'