The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-07
Commander q Big Liners
WIN Retire At 80. After
a Yea1s Of ServicA
BEGAN ON SAILING SHIP.
Varied Career Of Capt. Hoege.
mann Only 'Monotonous,'
Is His Declaration.

- Asvs crossed ne North Atlantic
- unss IN full command Of . great
liner laden with piscious freight and
msss Srsesow i,vss would appear to the
ias1sman a. . career tssmins with ex-
element and danger. And yet to hear
that grissied veteran OF the seas. Capt.
Dietrieh Hoeeemann. about to retire
from active service with the North Ger.
man Lloyd. ons might gather the i'm.
prssslen that the life Of the commander
, Of . "echnslidampfer''--as the Germans
persist. In calling . beautiful express
steamer like the Kronprinzcssin Cecliis
--was shout ~ thrilling as conducting
= party Of sightseers through tho
Aquarium.
Getting President Wilson'S private
opinion of Mayor Gaynor wouldn't be .
circumstances to forcing Capt. HocEe-
mann to tell of the great or fearful
moments ne has lived through when.
standing brsced hard against the rail-
Ing Of his bridge. with the storm nends
Of the North Atlantic shrickins their
battle crics In his ears. he has brought
his great ship a-roaring through the
b,aekest Of winter nights.
The lives OF sea captains to-day are
monotonous," said Capt Hoegomanr.
and the experiences they 70 through.
while perhaps thrilling to tho landsman.
are . matter Of almost daily routine.
Fair weather or foul, fog. hurricane. Ice
or blue gales-thsy are Ill commonplace.
We have our work 10 do and these OBJ
staclss merely make that work . little
msre difficult. That u all there 10 70 II"
CAPTAIN WILL RETIRE ON
HANDSOME PENSION.
Capt, Hoegsmann. whom the Csciis
noses Into her dock at Bremen som>
day next week. will take his paper
ana the precious autographed photos
that adorn Ms oabin walls and bid
good bye 70 the -. He will retire on
. handsome psnaon. astsr thirty-fouI
years. service with he North 0ermsr
Lloyd and forty-6our yssU st sea A
the age Of sixty he y ths same stall
wart. erect. setivs aears that used 4
spAes the briAgs d .tAs old steamer
gave him his Asst command. With hi
retirement the German Lloyd loses th'
oGlcsr of when e b most proud and
the transatlantic service viii miss ont
Of the most slBcisnt ana Kindly digni
tssass who svsr stood thirty.six houl
storm watch "a the bridge or chucks<
. Sesesngsrs youngstss under the chin
Uee0anann took u sea - naturail,
- The proverbial duck 70 water. No
only vas bis father. Johann Hosgsmann
- ell ssa dog and ef,csr on the ancien
~ ''Uniou." but for generations bacl
% beth the fstAsr's and mothers side
~ present Hosssmaun's ancestors Ia,
boea nneai Aesosndants Of Neptune I
~ Therefore 10 b expected that whsl
uesGsmaaa's father sstsmptsd 70 brsal
~ chain ana turn his youngstsr into
bank clerk the lad rsbslled and skippe
sWay - - before the mast ON bi
sao1nG' vessel piyaas he trades to III
oslsa1
~ - MADE PRISONER D
RNgNcN WARohlP.
3 ~ q ~ end Of this arst voy
- tAAt, yeuAs Hosgsmann bumps
- ne yranoo-Prussiaa VA. HI
-. moving nothiag % the stirrin
sVonts that had taken place since d
oa11od from China for Bremen. w
iaoeeeat enough 70 hoist the osrms
- whsa . French wauhip hove