The times., 1901-03-10
CAPTAIN ALICE CHANEY.
She Is the snIy Licensed Master on
le Great Lakes.

With evert' rule and law of navigation
at her fing6 tips. Mrs. Alice c. CLANCY
of Detroit Iaims to be the first woman
captain on 5he Great Lakes. In the pilot
room OF IL 4 cam yacht Marjorie hangs
the Gc~y.rrH lit license which permits
Captain CHI ney TO prefix her name with
the titP, OF master and assume command
of the ses7,el.
In a,dilion to this, when orders are
given o G., ahead. stop, check, back. fun
speed Ah nd. and astern, the engineer VINO
will }.e forced to obey the captains COM
mands VIII Se Mrs Chaneys husband,
DR.. Willard CLANCY, who has a Govern
ment license as an expert engineer II
mutiny occurs on board Captain Chaney
will have the United States Government
at her back to enforce discipline, and
even II the engineer of the Marjorie is
ordered to g''leel coal aboard the craft he
must obey o" else suffer penalty for NUT
my, the worst offsnse 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 a steam craft the claims have
always beeE exploded. Not so with Mrs.
CLANCY. a few days ago she appeared
before United States Inspector Mullen at
Detroit and passed an examination for
captains 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 majority of masters
in the freight and passenger trades. In
regard to the navigation of the Detroit
River, the y ist c0ngested shlpplng cnan-
mel on the Great Lakes, Captain Chaney
showed marked proficiency. She decided
without a moments 5 delay that If, bound
down the river, thereby having the right
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steamer had been misunderstood she
would Immediately blow an alarm whis
tie. The coiored lights for night sailing
were explained satisfactorily, and all the
relations of } captain of a ship to the Of
ficers 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 neat
5-ton steam craft, driven by q steel en-
Eine. The steam is furnished by a steel
cylindrical boiler, and a speed of ten
miles an hGtr 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
probable mutiny In the engine-roOm. 1t
is argued that Captain Chaney 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 a 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. A report is going the
rounds, however, that Che husbands will
band together and refuse to accept
berth under the fair rulers Of the boats
1T is said they viii retain Engineer Cha
ney for adviser. The latter will recon-
mend them to take the chances of wear
ing nanacles. He says a little persua-
sion will have a great effect toward min
iuiiZinG any sentence that may be impOs-
ed by the captains. He is also positive
that none Of the subordinate officers and
crew will be ordered to reDOrt 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 ne would be arrested and
heavily fined for breaking the steamboat
laws. 1t viii be seen, then, that Captain
CLANCY. while on board the Marjorie at
least. is in position to act with the
power and authority of q Car.