The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-09-10

going voyage. His impressions con-
firmed his Imagination as to the
fascination of the sea and he deter
mined to take up the life perma-
nently.
At the age of 15 he was doing a
full seaman's duty and continued the
work for several years. Being abroad
at the outbreak of the Crimean
and was assigned to the BLACK
Prince" wooden battleship, car
rying 120 guns. After two years.
service he was honorably discharged
at Southampton, England.
The lure of the oceans mysteries
was just as strong as ever to young
Hubbard. He again entered the mer-
chant service with the Tea Clip
pers," then plying between England
and India. Countless trips the young
"sea dog" made between these two
points, his vessels bearing tea, cof-
fee and spices from far off India
to the British nation. Following
several years spent In this service
the young man decided to extend
the breadth of his travels. He ship
ped on various vessels for the next
few years until he had touched at
almost every port in North and
South America, Europe, Africa and
Australia.
Rode Camel Through Desert.
Mr.. Hubbard, during that period
of his life, also visited the Holy
Lands. He straddled camels on his
journey through the desert and
rode through the streets of Jeru-
salem on a donkey.
In 1859 the young seaman sailed
from China to London, and from
there embarked for New York. En-.
route he was shipwrecked and en-
dured three horrifying days and
nights tossed upon the angry waves
in a frail lifeboat. After Hubbard
and his companions had about de-
SPARED of rescue they were sighted
and picked up by a passing yes.
sci and landed at San Juan.
The story of the great civil wal
being waged for the emancipation
of his race in the United States
reached the young sailor in for
eign cline. He Immediately de.
cided to cast his fortune with the
champions of his brothers cause
returned to his native country a.
the first opportunity and on De.
cember IL, 1861, enlisted in the U
S. Navy at Boston. He was sen
aboard the receiving ship Ohio
where he remained until he wa!
selected as one of the crew to mar
what was then the most magnificen
sloop afloat, the Constellation
which was later sent to the Medi
terranean Sea.
1t required Is days to sail from
New York to the Rock of Gibraltar
where the Constellation" became
flagship of the Mediterranean squad
ron. Just before the assassination
of President Lincoln the ship wal
called back to United States water
and her crew transferred to thu
Constitution. After serving will
distinction the period of his en-
listment, Hubbard was honorabl!
discharging and returned to New
York.
Mr.. Hubbard, during the loni
course of his life, met many famous
men both in this country ant
abroad. After giving up the life o
a seafaring man he was employed
at the Tammany Club in New Yorl
and was well acquainted with thu
celebrated Boss Tweed, long a pow
err in that great political organiza
ton.
Mr.. Hubbard came from fighting
stock. His grand father was in thu
War of 1912 and his father was il
in the Mexican War of 1857 will
Commodore r. F. Stockton ABOARD
the frigate Cumberland" and als'
in the Civil War. His brother Rich
ard was a Civil War veteran, too
For several years Mr.. Hubbard
was commander and adjutant o
Thomas Hamilton Post, No. Sc, G
A. r., of this city.