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Princes of the Atlantic
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of Haddock. The third officer said he thought
the skipper should be somewhere around, as he
and the purser were having fencing bout on
the promenade deck a short time before. A
steward who happened along averred that the
Captain was in the dining saloon translating
German receipt into French for the Oceanic S
chef. The dining saloon was deserted. and at
last Haddock was found in his room under the
bridge As he entered, the reporter heard the
sharp cracking of a wireless instrument, and
man with his back toward the door sat at the
shippers desk sending message.
At last the sound ceased and the man in the
chair turned. 1t was Haddock.
" For Heavens sake, Captainl" said the re-
porter. "Are you a wireless operator too!
What is there on this ship you can't dor"
ooh, it's easy" replied Haddock. i've
known telegraphy many years. had this
wireless installed to keep myself in practice"
Some of Their Hobbies
MUSIC is apparently the favored art among
AvA Captains. Captain Mills of the Phila-
delphia is considered good amateur organist
of officers. stewards sailors. and cabin boys, IS
known to every passenger who has attended
Sunday service aboard his ship.
Captain Ransom of the Baltic is a proficient
cellist; but the strains of his instrument not
the only music that is waited aft along the deck
to delight the hearts of homesick Travellers for
dangling from hooks in his room forward are
half-dozen cages housing some of the finest
canaries that ever warbled on the high seas.
Captain Finch of the Arabic has earned the
reputation of being the best read man in the
Atlantic fleet His hobby is books, and he be
ieves that Byron's lines, " By the deep sea and
music in its roar" explain why the sailorman
Is fond of music
Captain Roberts has a fine piano installed
in his room on the George and employs his
leisure wrestling with List rhapsody or a few
of Bachs fugues. He is an enthusiast over
grand opera. and his friends say he play
from memory the greater part of the scores of
Faust and other operas of his liking. Captain
Roberts relates that the straining of his voice,
while preparing for an operate career, caused
him to abandon art for the sea.
Captain Beadnell of the Majestic is another
operate enthusiast; but his diversion when
ashore is hunting among old shops for oriental
art treasures.
If gossip of the waterfront is true, Captain
Ted Smith of the Adriatic has small fortune
IN old prints. His collection at home in South
ampton and indeed the prints that adorn his
cabin, includes many of exceptional rarity.
Captains Passow of the st. Paul and Bartlett
of the Cedric are known as the society Captains
of the Atlantic fleet Both are immaculate
driving IN Fifth-ave. in summer or standing on
the bridge in binding winter storm, they are
faultless in their attire.
Underpaid and Dependent on Luck
THE pathway to captaincy is narrow and in
most cases exceptionally long. The can
didate must have unlimited patience and be
bly, under rewarded in the Atlantic passenger
service. 1t IS. only in the latter part of their
lives that men like Watt and Pritchard obtain
a salary of five thousand dollars, the reputed
annuity paid them by the Cunard line. It is
indeed true that the Captain is under little ex-