Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-14
THE NEW REPORTER.
HIS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
STEAMER CRUSADER.

70 hnttnnuah btmssit-Ahe ACCOUNTING
dating Captain Give. Him same Very I'm
psrsAat Information.
60" said the editor TO the new re-
porter. "and write up the new English
steamer Just arrived. Give thorough
account OF her from stem TO stern"
From what7" said the young man
recently arrived from far interior
State, and to whom a vessel OF any
sort was a mystery and a wonder.
From stem to stern" said the edi-
tor. fixing a suspicious and threatening
eye upon him.
This was the young mans first mis-
sion. lie was eager to distinguish
himself lie had already done 10 ON
his village paper. but he wanted a
wider field for his aspirations. and had
come to New York.
Yet he went out OF the ONCE anxious
and doubling. Il will 80 TO the cap
tain. said he; he will explain to me
the ship and rs uses lie will tell me
an"
Captain" said be, Il am sent 70
write Up your ship. Oblige me by
stating how many masts she has
Eighteen" promptly answered the
| captain,
where are they?"
we have sent them on shore to
be painted"
"Ilow MUGS water does your vessel
draw"
"ThrCo inches"
"liow DO you draw lt?"
"By stoam-pov from the well."<
"Wofc you ever .u storm 90 aeae"
Never" said tho captain.
care YOU ever aeasick2"
"Awfully; can't leave Dy berth from
the time we leave New York TN We
arrive at Liverpool"
"Aro the rest OF your officers and
crew seasIck2"
Always We're only on deck and
about 10 port
"Why. who steers the vessel az seas
"Tho cook; he's The only wen man
on board
do you sail nights when cut OF sight
OF land?"
Never, We anchor"
What IN mldocean?"
"Of course. You landlubber There's
docks to Ole mp 90 regular distances al
the way across
. Low do you see TO sail darl
nlghts2"
eve end our boats ahead with Ian
terms. hleh llght mp the road"
T, "Are they there uow?"
eyes. anchored in a line an the wa
across The Atlantic Ocean,
Af.er getting much other lnforma
ton. which the captain said he wa
only too happy TO impart 10 such an 10
! torestlng young gentleman. the ropol
ter returned and wrote as follows
!, "The new steamer Crusader Is
= splendid specimen Of naval archlto
~ ture. Her keel reyolves on hinge
so as TO be readily unshipped In
storm, when II IS not wanted. m
rudder. also. by "a patent contrlyanc
can be drawn out Of lts socket and d
ported on deck during the night and
. hurricanes. The Crusader has foldii
-, decks which can be doubled up VIII
~ she has but little cargo. and her 90
a. mage In this way can be decreased iro
IA four thousand to two hundred tor
~ The sail can. II necessary. be used
Y, q sly-sail or wind-sail. and the saw
4, OF canvas effected 90 this manner
~, duces the wear and tear OF her ri
~ ming rigging ono-half The main bra
~ passes from the end OF the bowsp
-, over the fore. m1in and royal mas
A.. thence down over the spanker.hof
80 To the anrall and into the cabin W
dows. where q Is secured by a dout
III, banked shcspshank 90 the head
=, the captains berth She has compoJ
~ engines. which boil water at an
80 trcmely low temperature. Her scr'
,s, rcyolyo at the rate OF ten thoug
49, times % minute, and can. n nocossi
=, be- brought forward and used as padD
~, wheels. The Crusader is also G
s s nructcd on the crab principle and
'" braclng mp everything sharp on
wind and wearing ship frequently
can go as fast sideways as any OF
ws way. The engines are furnished =
, 40 eondonsers. which condense milk
- well as water Her cabins are
400. siructcd ON the Fronch-ilat prime
NV their being six stories with kItch
~, ETC.. for each family Of passengers.
e,, Crusader also carries her own do
o,h- and thus saves all the expenses
ho,r wharfage when In port She also
~, rles her own quarantine. and 80
- never be detained II there Is any
M, .larla or measles on boat. Tho
- pilots her all the way across the
"a .lantic and comes back with the
Lao each time. Her compasses In the
nacle give daily the direction OF
wind The captains COW Is mike
the boatswain In the forctop"-.
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