New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
AnglO-AmeriCan Memories
Copyright. 1879. BY Gesrge ". smauey3
London. February 70.


l'----ss compelled 20 grant Burns something
- -z--.-s II trial. was man whom AIasss-
-~q- well be content IN remember as
en- ,- -.---asentauives for ali Hme BY de-
OF - s- himself he was chosen son o.
-,,z-- people His father. Richard Henry
II .zes-rs- Francis. his Ercat- -grancfather,
p we're al iurisJs. all patriots. all men oI
r. Take one step more and you come 20
s. ---- -7 Richard again. who came 10 Ne"
D1-= ---- --l--e IL the 1Iayt7ower. but Is heard
-=s+5en- n Cambridge N 1870 SIX
@vs. since our Dana survived ms
,-.- -r-7e r=zrs-Span TWO centuries anu
--,-- <s-rer n son as they look 'hel'
z-z-- these eventfuI years. an unbrohen
In race Z gentlemen
write thar he was a gentleman. Be
s--r- rs deserved The reQroach- When
F''.- - -7-r-sss IN 1865 in the Essex dis
--,+-z- zen Butler that eminent warrior
- O. -==-z-r---s a-istocrat Not even
60 - -. hand s=e- touched his answered
a. she r,sa- 7f ~edhot campaign. But
-.-.,--,- lasted u The cpd. as we shall see
= ------e IS no biography of Dana
.-.--- ~ what saw and he2ro-or not
-. --= ==zr- 7-+-- -he Burns case as
- = -s-s7-zI f----rSs.ors But let me
an z,s---ra = Tsrs's method II state
--e-- rs account ~ Burns = sr--S, -'
u Judge Lori7E-
.g--z mas arrested suddenly on false pre-
---- home ~ -=E--=a-I from his days
-. and hurried f--7 custody. among strange
=--s-rs MACE and suddenly. whether
-sz -4-,--<-,-,7- or claimed Ey1o-Efally. he saw
- ms claimed a. slave and ms c'haill'-
-. - him II @-rE of terror This was at
-. v7r saw him st-. rhe next day, and You
,.- -ra state be- was r-Fn in. YOU re-
L-- Ass s--7z7=5 and terrified co1ciTon
- --a--fa~ ,5S hesitation. his r--7ld glance
-. --s room. even when looking in rhe mild
face n justice ti'N is-7 --i
rscszr~aE hin,
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re- ne s-=z--~-tha touch Of Defoe- with
-,..-s direct sf---7z-frv oF method and power
= ---=-~ n eject ~ wanted by tha simplest
- - -ze- word ia an In al arts Dana
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+s-------- -- any kinz- HIS Two Years Be-
.. re Mast Il as much ? classic in England
- a. r---- one proof of II Is The number Of
5---sz z==-=--=- before there vas an inferTa-
ssr ---z-sz-- law Ha wrote 70 me once !
-. .p=-z = cheap English edition Of the
- -,---r rzs had. because of lis chsanness- 4
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-. --z- IN England ~ not for long
- z7--z-- 20 -----l DzEz's father sent the
- f-s-v.z=z e sb--- from one publisher
s----=- in vain Z -=-z--y he sold i outright
- F4s-ps-s f7- Sz5l- copyright and all IN my
o,-- With the imprint q James P osgood &
= poz-o- * . P-s.zcz dated 1853. IN which
mana ssrs. -s<r=- -7-e--E-ei=1t years me copy
- - --.z hoax tzz reverted u ne. and
s. re --ss=--s The 1rs- authors e1-l-2n u
rhe r,-5-ic Ny copy was Efc from Dana Il -s
sr17-z the treasures I possess and care iaF
roz-- with this Inscription in Danas clear, quiet
hsndz-l-i1gc
~ dear sna-Iey-vvIl YOU accept This vol
me from M a-d believe ne ever truly yours
-RICHD Z Dana, j
Boston. Feb =. 1916"
Nv -saI zc9uzI-ta1cs with Dana had begun
=, ves-s before when. II June o. Ju-9 1896. We
crossed rhe Atlantic together n what was then
TIE crack shin o -Lz C--z-5 -i-=- the China
The @-y- screw that carried t-s Cu-a1d flag ca
pafls q i knots T-= Cu-s-5s-s then sailed
tr7n Boston. touched n Ez-1aL- and thence
steamed -o Q-z=-s-5z1 E-=--, and 50 on 70
I1ve-1oo- Ea-1zx vas - experience I took
Us -lth Al TIE C--z-5 z=z-z-sllp. and there
was none better. s--- 11--s % 81 alongside the
pier: The currents -z-15-= E-5w not how many
niles an hour
The China belonged . re I'D school. - all
neE schools th= Cu-z-5 people. now foremost II
everything. had q -zz- ---= an adherence
TIE saloon al ard ,s-e--Eg q z point. racks
over the table fIed with ta5.= glass. long
he---ezS ~zr=-= .-----rsaT and FFr-zE-
lighted with one smoking and smelling oil lamp
n z triangular gizss case between two cabins:
sanitary arrangements --srez kat-e. J. On NY
first Atlantic voyage, thought i al The height q
luxlry. and SC Il vas fcr thar time The mod
ern comforts ard sr-ezdel-s II seattle date
from Iss9 WIKI the White star Te1touIc
launched in that year; first = th= floating pal
aces The China made her way from Halifax
q Queenstown through q cont ---o-s fog. II IN
DIMINISHED speed The captain fo- an excep-
ton among the Cu1srd captains OF those days.
regarded passenger human being. and
not merely ss parcel u BE- safely carried from
port 70 port and dumped safely on the wharf.
intermediare su1erings OF no account He would
answer z question I asked him. with the ag--
dscity of z novice. whether Il was safe 70 steam
DAY and night through q fog Al fun speed
safe. good God. no"
Then why 90 you O. ite'
Why I vlI tell you whv First xs have
&C. 70 get n Queenstown and Liverpool Sec
ond- fogs don't last forever and the faster We
g. the sooner Ee shan get out OF this one. And
bird. Il there's collision, the vessel going ~
the greatest speed has the best chance"
50 sntedating by many years the famous say
ihg of anotho- Cunard captain. summoned to the
oFi7ge when a collision seemed imminent. find
ing The engines reversed. and instantly orderfns,
tf-zTf c~tre5 -FnzF''- = -c--- -,yf-~-
feer who had reversed the engines. ..Tf ,t,s-s,-
snv ---rn-rE doNn % b scre % IL =.