The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
rs SKILLED AS A PILOT.
Masters Certificate Issued to Mrs. Doullut
of New Orleans.

Mrs. Mary Doullut, wife Of Captain
NJ. y. Doullut, a boat builder of New
Orleans, is opening up a new field of
labor for the fair sex. She has learned
the rad of a pilot and recently passed
a brilliant examination in this profess
sion. Not satisfied with merely be-
coming a licensed pilot. Mrs. Doullut
has taken the step which all fine pilots
make, and applied for admission to the
American Association of Masters and
Pilots, sending her application to Cres-
cent City Harbor, No. Is. The regula-
tons are strict and the qualifications
high. but the gallant members unani-
mously elected Mrs. Doullut. Captain
J. b. Altman and Captain John Board
man, veteran experts, were appointed
OF the committee of examination N
initiation, and they gave Mrs. Doullut
a high rating both as to knowledge and
bravery.
When asked how she came to take up
a pilots life, Mrs. Doullut said she
took it up because her husband loved
the water and she had been with him
on so many of his trips during the past
fourteen years that she had grown to
love it too. Mrs. Doullut was born and
bred in New Orleans, and her father
and mother before her were native
Louisianans. Her maiden name was
Mary Rihner and she received a lib
eral education as well as having as
/ many CcOmDllSnHenlS EiNth u as
the average young lady. Ii was four
teen years ago that Captain Doullut,
who was a s~hip-builder and the owner
of several river packets, came a-court-
ing. After their marriage he took her
TO live in the beautiful cottage nome
heal Egania and North Peters street,
New Orleans. He was often off on
VOYAGES up and down the river and in
the gulf. He frequently took his wife
with him and gradually, from watching
him building ships n steering YES
sells and commanding. too, she came to
know all about them. No hlldren
came to them, and thou"h he led such
a busy life on the waters. Mrs. Doul-
Tut was eldom separated from her nus
band.
Il know so much about buildlng
boats" said Mrs. Doullut. that ! think
I could set up a ship-building estap-
lishment myself. When my husband
built his last boat, the Independent
| believe that out of every ten planks
nailed to her I nailed at least seven
myself. l took u my pilot papers
simply for my own pleasure that
of my husband. We often invite
friends to go cruising about with us
on one of our boats during the sum-
mer. Sometimes we cruise about the
gulf for six weeks at a time. IN a
storm | steered the boat from Biloxi
10 New Orleans, and my husband
thought / did it so well 1t would be 9
fine thing for me to be a pilot. soon
grew to know all the waters about 81
loxi. Ship island and Lake Borgne
and when my husband thought ] would
do him credit on an examination, | ap'
piled for a pilots commission for tht
waters of Lake Borgne n ship lslant
canal, and received them. We never
engage a pilot when we cruise aroune
for the summer with parties OF frlehds
| am always the pilot.
Mrs. Doullut is a bonny little woman
with the roses of perfect health bloom
ing i'm her cheeks and her eyes sparkle
with ~vivacity and good spirits. on
can tell at a glance that she has spen
considerable of her time on the waite
by the tan on her face. her nome Il
fuu of pictures of all kinds of ships il
all kinds of storms.