The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
CAPTAIN ALICE CLANCY,
She Is the snIy Licensed Master on
tie Great Lakes,

With evert' rule and law of navigation
at her fingst tips. Mrs. Alice c. CLANCY
of Detroit, kaims to be the first woman
captain on The Great Lakes. In the pilot
| room OF ~ Team yacht Marjorie hangs
| the Gc~',rru lit license which permits
| Captain CHI ney to prefix her name with
the titP o: master and assume command
of the se5iel.
In addition to this, when orders are
given ga ahead stop. check, back, full
! speed al I'd. and astern, the engineer who
Will he forced to obey the captains COM
mands viii Re Mrs Chaneys husband,
Dr. Willard CLANCY, who has q Govern
! nent license as an expert engineer. If q
mutiny occurs on board Captain CLANCY
VIII have the United States Government
at her back to enforce discipline, and
| even IL the engineer of the Marjorie is
| ordered to EEL coal aboard the craft he
must obey o" else suffer penalty for NUT
| my, the worst offense known to marine
| law.
Several women of the lakes and the sea-
board have claimed the title of captain.
| but when it came down to presenting the
| papers which gave them permission to
navigate steam craft the claims have
always been exploded. Not SO with Mrs.
! CLANCY. A few days ago she appeared
I before United States Inspector Mullen at
Detroit and passed an examination for
captain license. She boxed the compass
like an old sailor, and proved that her
knowledge of the rules of the road was
equal to that of the ma jority of masters
in the freight and passenger trades. In
regard to the navigation of the Detroit
RIVER, the ist congested shipping chan
nel on the Great Lakes Captain CLANCY
showed marked proficiency. She decided
without moments delay that If. bound
down the river, thereby having the right
n n inc ala n
steamer had been misunderstood she
would Immediately blow an alarm whis-
tie. The c5tcred lights for night sailing
We're explained satisfactorily. and all the
relations OF , captain of ship to the of
ncers and crew were correctly outlined.
inspector Mullen in granting the license
said Mrs. CLANCY ranked near the top of
the many applicants he had examined
during his term of office, says the Chi
cago Times Herald
Captain Chaney's command Is a neat
5-ton steam craft, driven by a steel en-
CINE. The steam is furnished by a steel
cylindrical boiler, and a speed of ten
miles an hG..r can easily be maintained
The Marjorie is licensed to carry twenty
people.
Detroit society circles are busy gossip
ing as to the relation OF Captain CLANCY
to the engineer of the Marjorie Much
speculation has been INDUCED in as to a
probable mutiny in the engine-room. 1t
is argued that Captain Clancy would be
acting strictly within the law If the mu-
tinous engineer were put in irons Sew
eral of the leading society women in De-
troit assert that by purchasing steam
yacht and procuring a masters license
they would be enabled to apply the Mutt
ny law to their husbands with some de-
gree of success. report is going the
rounds however. that the husbands will
band together ard refuse to accent a
berth under the fair rulers of the boats
IT is said they will retain Engineer Cha
ney for adviser. The latter will recon-
mend them to take the chances of wear
ing manacles. He says little persua-
sion will have a great effect toward min
in,iZing any sentence that may be impos-
ed by the captains. He is also positive
that none of the subordinate officers and
crew VIII be ordered to report for coal
hcaving, as has been limited at by his
friends.
Captain CLANCY will take charge of the
Marjorie next summer In fact accord |
ing to law, she will have to be on board |
before the Marjorie can leave her dock |
Were Engineer CLANCY to attempt to nav |
igate the craft he would be arrested and |
heavily fined for breaking the steamboat |
laws. 1t will be seen, then, that Captain |
CLANCY, while on board the Marjorie at |
least, is in a position to act with the |
power and authority of a Gar