The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-03-19
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CAPT. CALVIN ELWELL'S BOOK.

One of the most interesting visitors to
Belfast for some time is Capt. Calvin Ell
we'll, who has returned from perilOus at
tempt to round the Horn in the steel ship
Kenilworth, says a correspondent of the
Bangor Daily News.
"Capt. CAL" as he is called, to distinguish
him from his father, Capt. A. F. Elwell, al
though young man now, has had twenty
years experience on board the largest ships
aflOat and can tell many interesting tales of
the sea. having sailed many seas aud visited
practically every important port Of the
globe.
He was born in Saturday Cove, where his
father lives, and where he is now guest.
AS boy he went to sea with his father,
who commanded many we'll known craft,
among them the bark Sarah A. Staples, the
brig Ned White and the schooner James w.
brown, all of Belfast. Capt. Cal laughingly
says that as a child he could not sleep on
terra firma unless some one threw water on
the windows. He went to sea, officially, at
the age of IL as cabin boy, visiting many
foreign ports. At the age of II he was mate
of the bark Sarah A. Staples and at q he
was captain of the schooner William Fred
erick in the coastWise lumber trade. For
20 years he has been chief officer ON the
biggest Yankee clippers afOat, sailing on
the clippers Roanoke and Susquehanna on
their last voyages, when the former was
burned and the latter fOundered in the
South Pacific.
During one of his trips to Australia, 'the
gallant captain met and fell in love with
Charming Australian girl, Miss Minnie
Murphy, an opera singer and dancer, and
married her. She is very fascinating
young woman with pleasing personality,
musical and full of bravery as those who
have heard of her wonderful calmness dur
ing the time she was cast away in an open
boat in the South Pacific can testify. Mrs.
Elwell is also guest of Capt. A. F. Elwell
at Saturday Cove.
Many of the friends of Captain Cal FL
well, who have heard him tell of his expert
enceS at sea and in foreign lands have often
asked him why he does not write book
and it will be surprise and pleasure. not
only to those friends but to the public as
well to learn that he is doing so For some
time now be has been preparing material
for such a book. 1t is not known just when
the book will appear, but it is well under
way and those who have heard anything of
it are certain that it will be worth read
ing.
"Capt Cal" was very modest about his
book, but said that he is now at work on it
and that he hopes to give it to the public in
the near future The process of writing
and publishing book is long one. When
| asked by the News correspondent just what
part of his experiences he would take up in
his story he said: sYou may say that 1t
win tell of life on board big sailing ships,
| actual phenomena at sea, strange happen
ings, shipwrecks, collision in mid-ocean,
burning ships, adventures in foreign lands,
| life among Head Hunters of the South Paci
| fic in fact a book of sea life and adven-
ture."
The book will be looked for eagerly, not
only by the captains friends in this city
and vicinity but by his many friends all
over the world, all Of whom wish him the
greatest success.