The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-08
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 H NEW Bl N l5 YORK
By JULIA BI.ANsHARD

Paris-Yesterday, today and to- morrow are epitomfzed in Captain HBarthelemy's quarters on tne French. liner Champlatn.
 Tn. his modernistic living room, stands a little wooden model that he himseif carved, Of the first light
 house in the world. It is a tiny 18th century sailing vessel with a
 tail mica enclosed holder for 19
 candles. This crude ship stood
 anchored at the entrance to the English Channel three centuries
 before Columbus discovered Amer"
 ica..
 automatically writes the depth. of the water every three seconds. An automatic compass holds the wheel in its course through fog ana darkness. A contrivance stands nearby which, with one pull of Captain Barthelemy's strong hand. divides the ship into seven air tight compartments. in the emerg. ency of a heavy fog and a collision with another ship. If water should get into i've of those seven com partrnents," the ship still would float.
 On his desk are radio reports of the Italian air fleet crossing the Atlantic for the second time, the receptions given Wiley Post, the condition of the Mollisons and reports of just where the Lind
 berghs and other flyers are. Rules on Sea Nuptials. i. The French take marriage more seriously than Americans. No couple can be married abroad a French boat unless their banns have been duly published. In his l IS years as Captain on the French line, Captain Barthelemy has new CT performed a marriage ceremony. '. VI #.I World From Q Crow's-Nest.
 To realize that the earth really
 Is round, you should see the Allan tic from the orow's nest of the Champlain Take 101 steps straight up an iron ladder, inside 8 cylinder, and you emerge alone in the azure blue of the heavens. The horizon no longer seems to rise, as it does from the ships deck East, south, west and north form one vast circle. It is as # you were on the outside of a huge l globe, with the curved sides falling away from you. "On top of the world" literally. No ship in
 sight. The water azure blue. !. The noon whistle blowing just
 behind you sounds like @ blast
 from the very center of the earth.
 =. Nothing but the captains personal warning over the little telephone in the crows nest, keeps
 you from feeling terror.
 From Sea- Going Family.
 Captain Barthelemy is the son
 of a captain. His retired Captain
 Father lives in the south of France.
 When Captain Barthelendy retires
 in four years, at the age of 55. his
 son, who is following in his foot
 steps, will carry on the family Captain Barthelemy served on elles during the war. He re- members when 12 ships laden with
 men and supplies left port togeth-
 CT and only one reached its des- tination. He has 12 war medals. including the highest medal given for naval. service. But he is ~ simple, direct, genuine person whQ cares nothing for display. T In his quarters he has enter-
 tained most of Americas celebri-
 ties at one time or another, on one of. his ships or another.
 Douglas Fairbanks is the most
 active passenger the French Line
 has ever had and the earliest riser |. Peter Arno is one of the
 most entertaining. Ina Claire
 sticks to her stateroom most per-
 sistently. {. Nicole, the New
 York hatmaker. is the most viva
 cious.