The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17
A WEBSTER ANECDOTE.
now Daniel Secured nm Expert Wit
ness From n Schooner.

boston Transcript.
Old Boston schoolboys OF sixty ware aoo
reaiize mat no greater change has taken
place in Boston than on the wharvos
which, In 1910. were all open with no she &c
putt on them as at the present time. yes
sells In the East India trade were docxe1
at India wharf w. F. Weld 81 Co mad
their ships docked at Central wharf T,om
oards and Hemenway & Co.'s ships were
at Commercial wharf Long wharf u,s
lined with vessels In the coasting trade.
they had large canvas signs attached m
the yards. stating the port hailed from and
the port they wanted freight for.
AT that time there were no steamships
ana All transportation was done by sailing
craft FOR instance. a sign would read:
Inc schooner Eagle, Capt. Smith will sal,
on saturday for Bath, Gardiner and Hello-
Wen The wharves were a favorite resort
with the boys Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. At that time school kept
wednesday and Saturday mornings. and
we had the afternoons for vacation In the
morning. after school, we would decide
where we would spend the afternoon. and
IL was generally on the wharves Five out
OF ten boys went to sea after leaving
school
At the head OF Long wharf, wher. the
state street block now stands, was an old
hulk or vessel with a house built IN its
deck; 1t was fastened to the dock, and this
was used by the bingham Buckle, Com
peny for storehouse. On the side Of the
mouse was sign. bingham Station
Packet" II was a standing Joke with us "a
ask the man who had charge IL he was the
captain and when he was going to sail. as
we wanted TO ship before the mast
1t was a favorite amusement with the
boys TO climb UP the rigging of ships and
stump one another as to who would
climb the highest. There was one of these
hnxH No
nicknamed him Monkey Jack" on one
Of Nhe ships the haui-down OF the signal
hais~rds broke short up to the Gag at i,s
truck. The captain, pointing to the flag
said: 81 will give any boy that will bring
that flag on deck a ninepence" We oil
started up the shrouds but Monkey
Jack" was UP to the royals before we got
to the yardarm. When ne left school he
went TO SEA, and became master OF ore Of
the largest clipper ships that sailed out of
Boston.
Capt Mahan. OF Long wharf had a nne
schooner yacht, in which he took PARTIES
down the harbor He often Invited the
boys to take a sail with him I remember
once he told US a story about Daniel Web
ster, as follows; About s O'Clock In the
morning was on deck putting the boat IN
shipshape order and swabhing up the deck
| was going to take party down sailing
that day II was raining quite hard There
was an old fellow standing on the wharf
with an old cloak and slouched hat on, un-
der large cotton umbrella. He hailed me
asked me II was the captain, and said 70
would like 10 come aboard I supposed nc
was some old farmer from the country who
had never seen salt water before so said :
Certainly. come right aboard He looked
over the boat spell and after "A while
come up to where l was and said: Can
tain, II you were sailing n ship down the
hnF ND nwN shAr i, Ito
and the wind was northeast which side
would you sail Of the shin that you we're
going to meetT | said. Z would nut the
helm hard 20 port and 80 10 the windware .
He seemed to understand and asked me
great many questions I thought no was
taking up a good deal OF my time. and an
swered him rather short He thanked me
for the Information I had given him and
bade mo Eood-bv
81 had forgotten all about the old carn-
trvmln. when one dav about n fo~tntxNt
nfjcrward. constable came aboard and
asked 90 see Capt Mahan. stating that T
must appear en- court the next dav AZ n
o'clock 8s witness. I could not think for
tho NE - me- = any case In court that r
knew anything about You can Judge NY
surprise when 7 saw Daniel Webster and
recognized him AZ my old friend that asked
an many questions lie was laying down
mo Law 60 the court In great shape rsinE
all tho nautical phrases IN Rowditch's Nav
igRtor Rud 20 hear him talk bows YOU "a
thought he'd been % sea ali his NE
1T appeared that there had been 4 roll
NsioO in tho harhor and TIRE owners were
settling which ship Was 20 blame IN court
Webster was counsel tor one < the uc--
chants We introduced ne 20 th- court a
CAPT. Nahsu one % the ehlest soa CAPTAINS
that sailed ore ~ Bosten Wen. bows Won
better believe 7 turned RED as a lohrtar.
as 7 was only skinner NJ n schooner 2