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J t tr tL t i ok li r l 1 G GEORGE Gc WASHINGTON TON I 1 1 11 1912 b by the New ew York Evening Tele Telegram New York Horld Her Hor- aid ld Id Company Compan EW u if any of ot tho the commanders ol or ortho ft tho transatlantic steamships haveT have h T- T I om table or more famous ord BOrd for tor bravery and Intrepidity than r. r urus of ot the George ono of ot tho the ne newest steam steam- ps of or the tho North German Lloyd Llo One the tho In tt t e o youngest commanders vice Ice lee of or the company compan any ho he is one ono of or theat the tho at a distinguished a a great reat favorite th Atlantic travelers s' s one passenger who arrived today toda board the George Washington V put hon hen congratulated on the safe lafe ter ter- nation of his Journey Safety I never thought of It Didn't In ye e to when Captain was rge urge Its It's my tenth round trip and commanded b by Capa Cap- Cap rays S In a ship n a Hod Hed bring you ou into port porte e e had only onh a leg o mutton sail to tho the George Georgo pal pol a vessel such as ns Traveling with him athelm at nt helm holm robs ari an ocean ocran voyage oa e of ot all Its ti peril and it Is worth the cost of ot bin de do lux to have havo the tho honor to it ot his hl table Im I'm almost almo t sorry tho thoIs thop p Is over o RUDDER Ens WITHOUT his may sound praise t it Itol ol voices es the tho sentiment of those tto o know Captain cl and as 3 proof lithe ithe the pudding la 18 In ht tho eating so does it r record bear out all that is said of H. H His wonderful achievement InIng in ining Ing ling the rudderless Kaiser Wilhelm Grosse across the tho Atlantic a few fow I Irs rs ago steering b by pr propellers alono alone he teeth of ot a n to tho the ago go three days a 8 and nights without bp p P. P until ho he had the tho giant steamship e at the pier at Bremen Is still nard nard nar- nar jed d wherever men who go bO to sea flea ea In lu ins lus tales of ot ps s congregate and stirring sea en ca are told or r the tho skill and coura courage c ho he die die- Ie- Ie fed ed In the case of or the tho Kaiser Wll- Wll decorated b by n der Grosse Gross he was eror William In person with the tho fd Order o of tho the Crown It was just ew V tv years ears ago this month almost to very ivery day dM that the tho Kaiser Wilhelm Grosso then commanded b by Capri Cap Cap- met with the accident On ri fiber Ober ber 25 25 when whon three days oat at from okon and off oft tho banks of or orew New New- the graveyard of or the tho Atlan- Atlan H It was found that the great steam steam- did not respond to her rudd rudder r. r It Its s r dangerous situation All AU night the vessel had been beon battling with I yore vera storm a n a roaring eh h lashed tho the sea into a fury tury Hugo Hugoe ea e 8 came crashing against the tho tall tallIS talla Fg IS a of or the tho steamship vcr ver her hor bow smashed great seas seas seas- supremacy Rudderless tho the 1 steamship wallowed In the tho trough ho mountainous seas In that tho the rudder and stern ae o had been carried away during storm Captain who had turned in for a few fe hours hours' rest r. r a nights night's vigil was summoned b by first officer Jo o on echoed Captain In Inar i or ar r to his old aids anxious query quan Of OfFO FO 6 0 wo will nl Wo We can cnn steer teer b by tho the ellers And wo we dont don't need any stance lance Q d sent Bent a n. wireless report to tho the New offices It created anxiety and Ln Lay to to wired Now o Will send help to take you ou to nearest port SES ALT ALL AID O O. K K o o. o Ill I'll take tako tho ship across anger ganger Dont Don't want help was Cap- Cap answer ot at he was as good as his word Isn Is ie a n matter of ot history Not once dur- dur that perilous Journey of or 1780 1750 miles he leave tho the wheelhouse wh I I I I y d n Jf I l W t ti J 44 v it f y y sd Jt a d s. s ft y ls 1 r d r f frI rI i CAPTAIN CHARLES I It was an achievement that was told the theMe wide Me world over oyer and Captain Po- Po lack ack was tho the hero of or tho seas decoration ho received from Emperor William for this remarkable feat was tho the second which tho the kaiser had be bestowed bestowed be- be stowed upon him him On a previous pro occasion occasion oc oc- casion for personal bravery In rescuing 1 ing In ng from drowning a 0 boats boat's crew of ot which ho was In command while on his ils way wa to save avo the crow of or a sinking he ha was decorated with the tho Order of or the tho Red ned Eagle Also for tor this tills deed ho he received tho the much prized medal of ot the tho Royal Humane Humano society and a decoration by the late Queen Victoria RESCUES onE CREW A. A AT Sl SEt At tho the time Captain wan waR the tha third officer of ot the Travo of or the North German Llo Lloyd line lino commanded b by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Sanders On Washington Washington's s birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day anniversary In 1392 while the Travo with a scanty coal supply Just barely baroh sufficient t to take her hor to the nearest port was battling against a terrific gale In the British Hebe hobo was sighted sl flying lying sl signals nals of ot distress The rhe tea sea was so rough that It appeared almost almest suicidal to man boats bonts for tor rescue Captain Sanders Sanders Sanders San San- ders did not feel feol Justified In ordering nn any an of or his men to make mt the thc attempt Ho Ito called for tor volunteers Every Ever manon man manon manon on the Travo Trave officers ers and crew re roslOn ro- ro slOn ed Such Is s the way of at the tho men men of or the tho sea son Captain Sanders nominated his stalwart third officer and Captain then in his twenties picked a crew of ot five o seamen Because the tho Hebe Liebe was not under control and because of at tho the rough seas Captain Sanders dared dated not tako take tho the Trave closer to the sinkIng sinking sink sink- In Ing than n a quarter of or a n mile Two boats of ot the tho Travo were ero smashed before one ono was sas safely toly lowered It was wasa a bl bitterly cold day n The rhe 11 little boat bon t. t starting on her perilous trip was tossed about like the proverbial cork The spray dashing over the mon men froze on their clothing Now ow the tiny craft could be bo seen riding on tho the crest of a great wave and then was W lost to the view of or tho the passengers of ot tho the o Tra as it was burled In to the deep green valley valley val val- ley of at tho the angry peas feas Midway on tho journey it was as engulfed by a great wall wan of or water au and capsized Captain and his men wore were thrown over over- board Then came camo Into play his hla great physical stron strength th and courage A powerful powerful pow pow- erful swimmer ho lie went to the aid of or his hie struggling crow crew Ono by b ono one ho picked them up and placed them on the boat bont still bottom up Tho The fifth man perished lIe Ho had been heen stunned by a ablow ablow ablow blow from the tho boat aa as It overturned o STAND lOCE It DEEP IN IX WATER WATCH Tho The rest safe sato for tor tho the time being crawled over the tho keel and grasping the tho opposite gunwale got the tho little craft cratt righted again Then followed an flour Dour of ot tho the most intense suffering The boat down almost to tho the gunwales gunwale I Iwas was filled with water In which young oung and his crew stood knee deep There Thero was nothing with which to bale balo her out Tho The oars were lost The Tho I freezing and exhausted men could only watt walt in this perishing cold until assistance assistance assist assist- ance came from tho the Trave After Atter man many fruitless attempts when hope had given givon way to despair the Trace Travo succeeded suc suc- In passing a line to the thc crew Captain was the tho last man to be hauled aboard All lI night long Ions the Trays Trave stood b by In Inthe n the hope that tho storm would de decrease decrease de- de crease sufficiently to send sena aid to tho Hebe It At daybreak she sho was still sun afloat and then Captain Sanders being Informed that his coal supply was very low was waR compelled to proceed on his course Incidentally tho crew of ot the Hebe Hobo was rescued by tho the Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian a tramp steamship a 0 day later Inter For his gallant performance In rescuIng rescuing rescuing ing his follow tellow seamen Captain was presented with a handsome gold watch by tho the passengers of ot the tho Trave which ho he still sUll carries |