The Washington times., 1906-01-17
HERO OF CHEROKEE
LOSING EyESIGHT
Captain Casio Going Blind
From Cataract.
READY FOR OPERATION
Gallant Mariner Will Submit to the
Knife After Attending Clover
Club Banquet.
READY FOR OPERATION

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Jan. IL
Capt. Mark Caste. the hero OF the
Cherokee disaster, is going blind from
cataract. an affection which has been
coming on him for a year or more, and
which, the doctors say. was greatly ag-
gravated by the physical and mental
strain under which he labored while
rescuing the passengers and crew Of the
wrecked Clyde Line steamship.
Arrangements were completed TODAY
for his admission 10 the Medico-Chir-
urgical Hospital, in Philadelphia, where
an operation is 10 be performe the lat
ter part OF this week. The p1 .spect of
severe operation and several weeks
OF total blindness does not interfere
with his energy, spirits. or general de-
pertinent
Still Hard at Work.
Despite the fact that his sight is be
coming more and more misty every
day. the captain and the other heroes
OF the little schooner. Alberta, are still
hard at work assisting the wrecking
company dismantle the Cherokee.
Col Thomas Potter jr., waited on
nm today with the Glover Clubs inVt-
tatlon To be its guest of honor at the
annual dinner in the MISREPRESENTATION
Thursday night.
You shall be toasted IN the best OF
Wine said the colonel, and we intend
10 present TO you a gold medal studded
with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Glover
Club has never done before"
tain
hand? continued the Glover Clubs
emissary.
Mono" said the hero. doubtfully.
1 m very much obliged to you. colonel.
and l hope yOu'H give my best regards
70 the Glover Club; but I 'spect Ia bet
ter keep away from that dinner
wouIdnt be able 10 swim in The Belle
Nue-Stratford at all"
The Colonel Insisted.
But the colonel would take no re-
IusaL lie insisted that Captain Caste
was 10 be the whole dinner. and that if
ne didn't come. the entire AFFAIR would
nave to be called of, to the great dis
tfess OF. the members who ate only
once a year. and TO the everlasting loss
or the city Of Philadelphia. which de-
ponds upon the Glover Club dinners
fora certain amount OF mental pabu-
mm
We'll. I'll be logged" said the can
tain again sententiously. If its as
bad as that I reckon / night-but no
no, by Jinks. / can't do it colonel /
can can 90 II, that's all there is about it,
y hose fellows wear dress suits and
Haven't got such a thing 10 nv name -
Colonel Potter declared that this
MADE no difference The Glover Club
could get dress suit anywhere. bur
Caste.
The captain spread out his arms and
surveyed himself.
1T wouldn't do" he answered sbal,-
ing mis- head slowly. but / ten Won
what; I've got a nice blue yachting
uniform with blue cap"
he very thing exclaimed the col
but haven't got stand-up col
lar"
"Come in Anything"
"Drat the collar. Come in your
undershirt. or in a bathing suit, or any
way yOu please. but come"
So il was arranged that way. the
captain insisting that even TO express
his appreciation of the extreme cour-
tesy of The Glover Club and TO Keen
its annual dinner from going TO smash,
he could not intiict himself with
The sea dogs head has not been
turned in the least by the applause OF
legislatures, councils, and the people
generaliy. As he was giving orders
this morning for getting the Alberta
of into the basin TO so out to the
wreck, a correspondent spoke 10 him
about the medal which the State OF
New Jersey, proposed to give him
Yes, sir" ne said. Il heard some
thing about that. It's mighty nice OF
'en-nOw hurry up. boys. cast off that
line there and stand by. Captain VII
lifts is out there waiting for US, and
the tide isn't going To wait all day"
on to the Wreck.
In a few minutes they We're off for
the wreck again Nearly all the fur |
nishings and some Of the cargo of the 1
Cherokee have been removed. Captain /
WHlitJs. OF the Wrecking company, I
said that in his opinion the Cherokee /
was not seriously injured, and he be- /
1ieVed that If the present state of /
weather continued the ship could be /
flOated.