Evening journal., 1915-04-28
WEDNESDAY APR. %. 1915
COME. ALL We SAuOR MEN!

COME, ALL YE SAILOR MEN!
~ ONE, all ye who so down to the sea in ships;
" who have felt upon your faces the spin-drift
from the Reef of Normans Woe; who have tasted
upon your lips the brny spume from the outermost
end of Diamond Shoal; who have felt your drums
throb beneath the pounding the storm-driven surf
upon the wreck-studded strand Of Curruck; who
have heard the Summer wayoles cacke and cheep as
they rippled Hen and Chickens shoal; who have
fought winning fight to windward when tho blasts
blowing great guns into the Jagged teeth of Cape
Sable; who have rolled, and pitched and tossed
the bosom of Bsoay and sailed dauntessy the eye
of the typhoon and the norther Come ye oh ye sailor
men, read the following thrilling narrative and thank
shivered toplights that ye deep-water sea-
men who have only rudimentary knowledge of the
perils of navigation
To The Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL:
Sir-Has New Castle county Levy Court? If so
what does it do? That question may seem foolish to
many persons. It will not seem so, however, to any
one who drives team from Newport to New Castle
about the time of high tide in the Christana river The
writer drove that road today. He left the bridge
at Newport in about three inches OF water AS he
progressed the depth of the water increased until
washout or large hole was encountered Into that the
horse plunged dragging the wagon after him. An idea
Of the depth of the hole may be obtained from the
that the wagon sank mp TO the seat in the water. Il
was har-raising experience If there had sBeen any
other noise around except the ripping Of the waves it
would have been a real Burrs-Smith episode The
writer suggests If there be no way OF repairing that
road that for the benefit and safety of the travelling
public, a pilot be employed by the county to steer
teams that troubled spot al high tide that
range lights, 10 be known Burris-Smith danger
lights, be installed For the benefit OF humanity let
something be done. without further foong. Think
what would happen were driver carried into
that washout by a fractions horse! Il might cost a
life and entail much litigation. If we have Levy
Court, let Il do something at once.
Respectfully yours,
Newark Del. April 2s 1915
Remember oh ye sailor meni that letter is descrp-
corig L is not story Of rounding the Horn fighting
0ut o. Arctic icepack bucking Chilean tidal
wave ur todEins German submarine It is an exper-
enrs undergone By iandlubber in one OF the peoples
tngruuEsrss which BY the voice OF the electorate II
np By is grace ~ God is for the time being under the
csse ui Le1T Court nat has for its head Everett p
fpnErvurst and lasting record for a long line OF
rlit ahort line of work and a big pile Of debt
Nhut thns ge on ve sailor men? Hitch up your
rrouserE aaln yuur quds squint your eyes TO
Vancvart and take counsel one with tho oherl
Noult n nut be wen for our dolce far niente
Ln1 Cpufr TO appoint President Hollingsworth a com
ntos u one 70 stand n this watery abyssin the New
port road wiih red flag by day and a red lamp by
riEn 70 guide land mariners their way across the
raging main from Newport TO New Castle? Or would
= he better, Oh yV sailor men. 10 have the channel
marked with tan and spar-buoys and range lights all
set under the direction Of tho Federal Bureau Of Nav
eationg
speak up, on we sailor men; speak up Would It
not be wise for those who are compelled to go from
Newport to New Castle from New Castle TO New
port by that route to drive whales or porposes instead
of horses, until the Hollngsworh Levy Court arouses
from its slumbers and comes to a realization of the
fact that the horse is neither amphibious nor web
footed?
And pray tell us Oh ye sailor men, do yo think
much trouble will be experienced by Mr. Henry and
others similarly situated, in getting whales and por-
poises that broken to harness; that will work
single double, and that will stand without hitch
ing? Ye do not? Thanks for that and for the added
Information that whales and porposos win not have TO
be shod curried rubbed that they will not founder
easily that so far known, they never suner from
anthrax heaves thrush SPAWN mango or saddle CALLS
and that hobbies. cradles and kckng-straps are not
needed to handle them. And what think YOU We men
who 20 down to the sea IN ships would a whale or a
porpose jitney line between Newport New Castle
be a paving thing could dophins be used TO better
advantage as motive power for such public utility?
Spin your yarns, oh. sailor Spin your yarns
and sing your chantes Nothing soporinc some
thing soul-srring that will arouse President Holines
worth and HIS associates the turgid depths Of
somnolent inaction into which they have sunk and
from which they only are manifesting yavninr
signs OF slothfui omergence while the little frogs sing
Knee deepl" and the big frogs for More ruml"
in the malaria marshes that border the main shin
channel between Newport and New Castle.
If the United States cannot restore neaco t Noxico