Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-16
Monday, October is, 1905
A Nelson Revival.

THIS rs the week ana next saturday,
october Fl. the day of the centennial Ct
the great sea battle of Trafalgar and
all OF Great Britain is having a Nelson
revival. There will be many public
celebrations. and it is proposed to asso-
OF Nelson funds for the amcliOration of
the lot of sailors. not of the navy, but
OF the merchant service. Nelson HIM
self At q stage of his apprenticeship
served on board Il merchantmen, q
rough and ready school Of seamanshlp
il his youth The English papers Drls-
tie with "reminiscences Of Nelson ana
suggestions for fitting commemoratioii
OF his great deeds and his GROWING
victory. Nelson busts and pictures are
already the rage. Busts made from
the wood of the victory are 10 Ut
placed in the Guild Hall and otheF
London public buildings. SAVERS anu
similar articles made from the Nic'o-
rvs copper are offered as premiums Aoi
subscription to various Nelson funds
Even the present good feeling to"alu
French will not affect the Quotations
of oct. 81 when all England will hear
,bc life and works Of the greatest Of
naval commanders set forth DE the
foremost of naval officers and naval
,yp.rts. Orators other than specialists
viii sound Nelson's praises. and the
Iishts of the iubiIation will be seen
across the channel even if the shouting
is not heard. France will not be dis
turbed. for if the French-Spanish fleet
vas vanquished At Trafalgar III 1893,
j! nut up such Il fight that trenchmen
and Spaniards can take pride in read
ing Of the conduct of their sires on
that day. Stewardship and skill mar
sailed and directed by genius were on
tl.. side OF the British. but in courage
aud endurance the allies were foemen
worthy Of their steel That the British
had 10 work for their victory is now
recognized by all writer's who study
tn, duration of the resistance cncoun-
tered. and the terrible losses the allied
ships sustained before their colors
came down.
II is pretty well agreed by the eX-
perts of all nations that Nelson was
the greatest naval commander of whom
history makes mention. writer III
the Boston Transcript suggests that as
". are now under the influence of the
achievements of the Japanese COM
maudcrs il may be that many will IN
cline TO tn. belief that Togo threatens
Nelson's fame. but marked as are
Togo's merits his services have not
that stamp of Senius that puts Nelson's
il 4 class by themselves. Says the
Transcript: Nelson lived and died in
the era OF sailing ships, Napoleon in
the time Of the nintlock, yet TO the
sailors Of the world and the soldiers Of
the world Nelson and Napoleon con-
tinuc two great masters. Not alone
What they did but how they did it is Il
luminous professional study. Each
VAS u wonderful man III himself. Their
works are imbucd with their spirits
Ia any calling Nelson would have made
his mark. for among j rae" of bold
blum warriors and rcsourccful seainrl
lr w,s al that they were ana great
d"il more. lie had Intellectual gifts ol
i high order. His reasoning powers
Wcr" broad aud acute. His differences
were correct and were drawn with the
UIic!tucss Of lightning. AS a reader
at situation. seeing its possibilities
~ i glance he was wonderful. Indeed
Nelson Was intellectually vastly the
superior OF amy commander who WAS
called upon to encounter him in battle
He ut-thought them rs he out fought
Them