Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

sengers were got safely ashore, where
they promptly held an indignation
meeting and signed a paper denounc-
ing the captain, who had wrecked his
ship and his reputation In an effort to
oblige them. The vessel became a to-
tai loss and the masters certificate
was suspended.
OF different stuff was a captain of a
cOastwise craft which few summers
ago carried large number Of excur-
sionists out from Halifax. On the re-
turn trip a dense fog suddenly hid the
coast With all the thoughtlessness Of
inexperience a party of the excurion-
lists gathered forward of the pilot
house and sought to enliven the rath-
er dismal homeward journey by sing
ing hymns. They had hardly begun
before the captain appeared.
You people stop that noise." he
commanded, land go aft, and do 1t
now!'
They went. When the vessel was
safe alongside her pier, one Of the
party. woman, sought the captain
and began berating him for boOrish-
ness.
my brother Is one Of the owners
of this line" she said, land when
tell him of your discourteous conduct
he will have you dismissed"
when you tell your brother Of my
conduct" the captain grimly replied,
you might add that when / ordered
you and your party away from the
pilot house I had nothing to guide me
but the sound Of the whistling buoys,
and that If had allowed your sing
ing to drown that sound the chances
are that you would not have had any
opportunity Of making complaint"
n,aA tYa IL 90 %
a vessel was the spectacular strand
ing of the big China of the Peninsu-
lar and Oriental Service. which was
run ashore on an island in the Red
Sea in 1897. Among the numerous
passengers was Lady Brassey. 1t was
her birthday and there was a special
dinner In honor Of the occasion. The
vessel was the commodore's ship, and
her captain was the commodore Of
the line.
Lady Brassey sat at the right hand
Of the captain. AS was subsequently
shown In the inquiry he was so en-
crossed in his fair neighbor's CONVEX
sation that he paid no attention to
three notes which were sent to him
from the bridge. The notes warned
the captain that the vessel was rapid
ly nearing a certain point and that
the course should be altered. Con-
ceiving that he had done all that was
required of him the officer Of the
watch did nothing more. and before
the dinner was over the vessel struck.
That ended the captains sea ca
reer. 1t also ended any further
chance of mishap through the CO.
versation of captains with passengers
as the line issued an order that in fu-
ture the commanders Of its vessels
would not be allowed to come into
social intercourse with voyagers.
The same rule now obtains with all
the big liners in the transatlantic
service. In the old days 1t was the
captains custom to make the person.
al acquaintance Of his cabin passen-
gers, to be at table at every meal,
with the most distinguished Of the
voyagers at his side People who
knew individual captains would wait
weeks for an opportunity of sailing on
their ships. But in these days of
record voyages the average passen-
ger cares no more about the captain
than he does about the cook. He
takes the first steamer that suits his
convenience and seldom knows the
name Of the commander.
IF the captain makes the round Of
the promenade deck once q dav II is
about as much as is expected Of him.
He seldom goes near the smoking
room. He has his meals served In his
cabin and is rarely seen in the dining
saloon. In rough weather he stands
AT his place unon the bridge for long
hours. day and night