Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — An Eighteen-Year-Old Captain. [ARTICLE]

An Eighteen-Year-Old Captain.

William Barry is, perhaps, the only youth of 18 years in command of a government vessel. He commands the United States Government launch Ellis Island, which runs between New York and Ellis Island, in the bay. He is an expert at the wheel, and can guide his craft through an intricate maze of harbor vessels with the dexterity of a veteran. He was appointed nearly two years ago and has never had an accident. During that time he has saved four persons from drowning.