The sun., 1918-10-20
IN December 5, 1897, the American ship A. ].
" Fuller of New York, Captain CHARLES NJ.

Maiden lane and was towed down the East River
and through New York harbor and "outside" off
Sandy Hook. The crew manned the weather main
braces and the yards were braced aback. The pilot
dropped the side; the skipper said to the mate
Mr.. JERK; "Brace up the main yards STRIP and
the three skysail-yarder began a passage around
Cape Horn for Honolulu. The start had been at
daybreak at eight bells in the afternoon the courses
and all plain sail to royals drawing nicely and
the crew was mustered aft and watches were chosen
On July "a, 1909, the British ship Wayfarer of
Liverpool, Captain G. ROBERTS, picked up her an
Choir in midstream in San Francisco Bay and was
towed through the Golden Gate All hands labored
at sheets and halliards and all plain sail was SET
There was fair and lively wind. The course was
set S. by W. and as the Wayfarer rushed through
the water at an eleven knot clip the coast of Cali
fornia vanished in blue mist on the horizon. The
Wayfarer carried royals and main skysail and was
iron ship; she and the Fuller were of about the
same proportions.
In the fo'c's'le of the Fuller was an eighteen
year-old boy named FELIX ROSENBERG, who had
just finished course of training on the schoolshp
st. Mary's. He was signed as an able seaman and
he was one At the age of SO or 80 he has written
the story of the Fuller's passage to Honolulu and
her return to New York This record makes
handsomely printed and bound book of 4A pages
Under SAL, now published by the Macmillan Com
pany $3.50.
In the fo'cs1e of the Wayfarer was a boy who
lacked couple of months of being % years old
His name 1--WE will say was DAVID MARTIN, and his
preparation for the passage from San Francisco to
Leith in Scotland consisted of two years at Prince
ton, year of newspaper work in New York and
four and five months of newspaper work in Denver
and San Francisco respectively. He was signed
or as an ordinary seaman, which he was not. At
the of 81 he has written the story of that
passage around the Horn and except for such notes
asshall hereinafter appear he does not intend to.
Book to Put Beside Richard Henry Dana's
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast"
The first and most important thing to do is to
say unequivocay and at the outset that FELIX RTE
sENBERGs Under Sail is book to be put beside
RICHARD HENRY DANA's Two Years Before the
Hast. 1t is Of as much historical value If of less
literary skill And modern readers will find it
more interesting And yet, what will delight sea-
men in Under Sal is the thing the landsmen will
miss entirely or else feel and admire without COM
pretending. 1t is beautiful balance of forces
sympathy, understanding of the TO este folk re-
spect for discipline, affection for ships and
peculiar sanity of outlook which comes of seafarng
and is lost ashore except the worlds frontiers
Ten Knots or Better.
In this respect Mr.. RIEsENBERG's story may be
compared to a ship like the Fuller, medium clip
per. To the fresh breeze of his vivid recollection
he sets every stitch of canvas to skysails and
close hauled, he goes rushing through the narrative
as the Fuller herself forged through waters green
and blue He holds course between too much
sentiment and too little sympathy; his respect for
the seamanship of Mr. JERK, the mate, is recorded
as emphaticaly as his detestaton of that officers
occasional sheer brutality. He has the wind of
recollection to drive him on, but he has also the
compass of after experience to tell him which way
he is headed
Delight and respectable envy settle upon DAVID
MARTIN he reads this really enchanting book.
Forth 140 days spent on the Wayfarer constitute
no parallel to the 121 days and 108 days of
the Fuller's round trip to Honolulu As young
FELIX of the Fuller could see from his visits to the
British Monarch in Honolulu harbor, lime juice
ships las Britshers called) gave all hands an
easy life-and lucky thing it was for young MAR
TIN, too! How many time some of the real sailors
forward apprised him of what would be happening