The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

A Yacht Party,


M many Items bearing appn those
strange adventures whirh have lately
b~faiien ne have found publication Ia
the n~wspsFerw afssniimes distorted
,snd untrue, and resulting In letters III
inquiry from friends, induce me COW
10 write out the tale while the Incl
beats remain fresh Ia memory In
deed, owe tho truth not only TO my.
self but even more 10 her Who 81
brssely shared With me those days and
nights ~ peril.
Tho eariief passion OF my lie was
tho sra. and. when others Of my age
were grinding away through thelr
,'ours.s 10 college. was spprcntieei
TO the merehan, service In Beet
1sssssNs'Ay my: fsss,trs, agsasszs 4s,xssr.s,
New Yurh AMI narthern Eurbpsnn
ports. Loving the work, and. possibly
assisted by the fact that l vas my
fathers soas. ross rapidly, until
licensed as captain Ut steam. tha as
Wgnsd To- eummani the Vulcan, q
ffeighter uf 1900 tons. AZ thirty how,
over. the novelty aud fascination ~ q
sea ltgu reascd ts ittractivn. and whcn
my father died suftletent property be-
came my share from the estate to cn'
ahls my reaiknIns this command md
retiring permanently from th. service,
circumstances, unnecessary noW 81 re-
iDte, caused tno tn make permanent
home Ia Chicago, where | snon h,'cHue
engrossed la business. nndlng my sole
recreation In YACHTING upon the Great
Lakes. Snh were the rather com.
aonplacH surroundings NJ my HE,
when, at thirty seven, adventure sud
iehl, rulIci ne out into the unknown.
Nothing could have hotn more unrx
peeted than tho ocvaSiou which took
me 10 New YORK Carf,ngton~Gerald
Darlington the Copper klng had just
placed hts new steam yacht thr Esmr-
paltla, In culptaisaioa. sud was eager
80 Chrtsten II BY a run scrpss 10 tn.
ports az Spain liz write urKtng ME
10 hrvo,nr ouo ~ thr party The temp
tatiua was irresistible, for. as | knew
Mr. Darlington WAS Ia Europe, the
guests ON board would undoubtedly uil
fr n7r,S .a7fl irYssltxasy sss.ss .ssl ,gtt!-
lows, \ bachelor utSelt the long hours
ut sea- hal lett mr nnarcnstomed 10
the sortrty az wulurn. whose rrvsencr
| avoided Whenever lH'SsibEe. Hence,
| accepted inrrinston invitation i'm
lnedIntrlS hy wtrv hastily packed the
trw thiNa~ herrsSary zoe the trip aAd
raacWwiunivd even by valet, caught
= '--- .s-...f4-.4i. G.4..tilg2 tar Nen-A2cA.
tAfriogton livoaI eN Long lslsnA anal
! talbrd WITH hlm % the phouH There
,,ere - he, twelve IN the party. the
HaaRcs ui twn who werT forggcr ecs
giu0iatgucps alone betns mynEto;ich rs
aar trjcr conversation The yacht WAS
)y,at a. Tnmpkspsvillt proytSlonti
nf rrnly FER ,Fr. @pa / .iRtssy hi ~
taar ty tlfee p'ciotk the following
'at ard he gave pae quite explicit Ia,
.'tur@ans a> ru the best u,,iv 81 reach
ag taa Ngs@s,j
At :: 4Ara to the ferry eaGs,l tic
10 s ,h2 lu,al trpiB which | had HI.
~ua,.| ytang tho next nnraipK, and
= QEnsiv tbc laSt az our
Yssiae- ra"s, 90 .aenye at 1eurk,nS
.. \ ehsrs "ere s'r'ady safety
s}any0S tf / hurried aegoss tAe gang
p'ahs r@e,Na 'he ~,riiAl welcome
t CAsru&'sp who Immediately ar
aered ,h& flAaN! uaier Way. The
EUy~'$ ua9 bay ugsQ gathered an the
oap%r deck ,haS'as th. eyeite,asnt #
tiA,'ure ter cvust Ho Simpse Of
Nasts4t % beard exssp;ine su,g,s ,ae,u,
hers w The cFs'w. 50 the stow ard ,e4
use ~ The cabin assigned - nay Us.
a9-'as The sosase,
t'NeN the hrtcf view I ha3 oh,ARt
~ thy best impressed nv strongly.
Nots with iss beauty apt sesgu}ns
lWa@',c~ ! WAS ssiiM enough to ar
gyeS.AtN ait this Al u glance Thg
tss1'yssi3s Gas q steam ysca;. ScAn~
zee rtGv,,i sEott. If over fifteen hun
d~vJ fsn> constructed tac ssees{~watet
,7a4>'as wcil uaaaeti, And shse 10 coEu
Nss tbe storms " aay ocssa.
peatd yhe deer and emerged tate
"aia aaia II WAS dssersed, ex
Ss;t trS waiter " two stttrca in
~ atsv v ho ha3 ,N'vsTyxi lerg
at Spaads} by staneh,ans fTNm she
sovyc aal vere sprra..iNg
sch awy icsa tn PREPARATION fes
ne S,N staock FAerl >.,e- aaa |
~Sa 81, tatsse easy haneli&e lntrrter
FORWARD 50 orsa passage, e7,arisa
~,ly r. >ieGtjy >wiaga:S t3go-S. lt,t
-e tsv ,.evsars PANTY, aas, Various
serer~e@> heyaa2r AGlc hssSs<in his
g%05ac NN'aA brass .es,i3et stairway
ie3 .As3,S u iAo Unree derS, Ssnissti
-se<ss, b e.!sr 7t @ae ona4n.ecu&y,