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{ i j / / RACTERISTICS OF MISSISSIPPL IVER STEAMBOAT MEN. 'Y THE SECOND ENGINEER. n for the ‘Marine Record. : _ PART XIv. When a St. Louis, or New Orleans steam- st her home port, the roosters are put ashore and the load taken of from the boat by contract. This custom does not prevail “sever. In connetion with tbe unloading of a river steamer in New Orleans, comes another dignitary whose tenacious ad- hereance to a stereotyped principle of work, has made him a person of marked characteris tics, in fact made him noted. This noted per- son is the discharging clerk, a man who seems to be indigenous of the city of New Orleans. Both colors are represented, the black pre- Buffalo, 23{ cents. dominating. ‘These gentlemen work by contract, and in some instances one con- tractor may have several subordinate dis charging clerks under him. When a steanier lands at New Orleans, she may have treight for two hundred different persons, ‘The discharging clerk, who is provided with a lot of miniture flags of different designs and figures, levks at the name of each package as it comes out and to each separate con- signment, be designates the place for it to be stowed and assigns to each a flag. Nor ie the process slow, for time being meney, the boats are always unloaded rapidly. The men who shoulder the packages always arrange them that the mark can be seen by the discharging clerk, and as the men pass out the clerk will look at the mark and tell where to take it by calling out the name of the fleg designating the pile, something after this fashion “black heart,” “green star”, “red moon,” “yellow square,” and so on through a long list of flags. : After each separate pile has been de- signated, then each man calls out the mark _on his package, as he passes out and the dis chargeing clerk will never fail to tell him the correct place to put it. Boats of recent date are nearly all pro- vided with elevators, to elevate freight out of the hull, but, up to a few years back the freight was all hoisted out of the “hole’’ with the ‘freight hoister,” which is a “nigger? engine, running two shafts, or spools, Asone goesfip on one side of the boat, the other goes down on the other side, If the freight to be hoisted out is barrels, then one man ateach hatch can drag off, while one will hook on below. If it is a side wheel boat one of the strikers generally runs the freight hoister. The man at the engine pays but little attention to anything else, but stands there and continually re- verses the engine. A negro rooster isa musical fellow and blends his music with whatever he does, and, as the man hooking on has to notify the engineer when all is fast he generally accompanies his signal with atune. Inasmuch as the ‘“nigger’’ engines work rapidly and are never stopped, but are reversed with steam on the men hooking on below are kept pretty busy, and a person unaquainted§ with the work would imagine the man down in the hole a buppy person, who gang as he worked, A man that has observed a steamer hoisting freight out of the hole will remember the familiar sound of ‘thoist away,” “hoist,’’? “O; hoist away,” “hoist’er up,”’ “hoist,” “hoist,”’ “hoist away,” After a man has stood in a_ stooping position while he hitches on a thousand or fifteen hundred packages, he generally cuts of all extra flourishes, and simple ‘‘hoist,’’ does him, when he bus hooked on. ‘The man dragging of at the top has an important place, for a miscalculation in not getting the package on deck, might cause it to be pre- cipitated in to the hole again. The “nigger runner,’’ always wuits for the order to lower before he does so, and when the package is high enough up, the man pulling off gets in his song of “lower away,’ or if he is not} in a musical turn, why, a s'mple yell of ‘hight’? will have todo, Ihave seen the | crew of asteamer work fourteen hours, un- | loading without rest, the boat having on | board nine hundred wagons, or the gearing for that number, that had been shipped in pieces. The mate undestanding the dis-| position of the rooster wisely left the wheels | } until the last. When that crew of twenty- two men, after fourteen labor, started in on that load of three thou- sand six hundred wheels, at mid-night, you ' would have thought that they had been | resting fora week. A man would roll his | wheel out on to the stage, then putting his hand on the hab, start inaran down the stage and onto the bank singing and yelling continuoualy. Atall intermediate points the freight is | put ashore by the crew, and if the “‘pile’’ | is not too large the men always go on a run, for oftentimes the boat does not put out a line, but throwing the boats nose into the hours of constant | Whe Marine Revond. bank “hold? er up outside,” which means hold the boat up against the bank by work- ing the outside wheel. in which case the pilot pulls the wheel hard down, toward the ‘shore, to hold “her head in.’’. GRAIN CAPACITY AT CHICAGO. PROPEELLERS—CHARTERED. Total grain hosigeae laid up in Chicago during win- ter 1885-1886, not including 15 line boats. With date of charter. January 24, G. D. Norris, 43,000 bushels, corn, King- ston, 6 cents. February 3d, Polynesia, 65 000 bushels, corn, Bui- : falo, 344 cents. : February 18th, Walluln, 75,000 bushels, wheat, Buf- falo, 814 cents. February 27th, Geo. Spencer, 65,000 bushels corn, Buffalo, 234 cents. March ist, D. M. Wilson, 35,000 bushels, corn, Og- densburg, 5 cents. March ist, Calumet, '70,000, bushels, corn, Bufta'o, 234 cents. ; : ‘March Ist, Mont Eagle, 50,00) bushels, corn, Ogdens- burg, 5 cents. March 3d, Whitney, 65,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 2} cents, March 4th, 8 Chamberlain, 47,000 bushels, corn March 6ih, W. A. Avery, 65.000 bu-hels, corn, Buf- falo, 2} cents, March 81h, Nipigon, 35,000 bushels, wheat, Bu ffalo, 3 cents. March 8th, City of Rome, 82 000 bushels, corn, Buf- falo, 2} cents. February 9th, J. H. Farwell, 52,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 3} cents, March 9th, EB, B, Hale, 50,090 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 234 cents. March 11th, John B, Lyon, 75,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 2%4 cents ‘ March 12th, Ellen Spry, 40.009 bushels, corn, Og- densburg, 5} cents March 14, Alcona, 40,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo 23cts. March 14, Iron Age, 40,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, } cents March 16th, City of Cleveland, 80,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 3 cents. , March 16th, R. P. Ranney, 67,000 bushels corn, Buf- falo, 8 cents, _ SCHOONERS AND BARGES—CHARTERED, November 20th, R, B. Hayes, 45,000 bushels, wheat, Buffalo, owner’s account. December 3d, C. P Minch, 28,000 bushels, flax seed, Buffalo, 5 cents, December 4th, Lizzie A Law, 52,000 bushels, flax seed, Buffalo, 4 cents. December 4th, Thos L. Parker, 45,000 bushels, flax seed, Buffalo, 434 cents. December 14th, D. E. Bailey, 48,000 bushels, flax seed, Buffalo, 4 cents. January 4th, Sweetheart, 40,000 bushels, corn, Buf- falo, 3% cents. January 5th. Minnehaha, 60,000 bushels, corn, Buf- fa:o, 4 cents. January 5th, Lottie Wolf, 22,000 bushels, corn, Mid- land, 8 cents. : Junuary 8th, C.B. Jones, 30,000 bushels, corn, Og- densburg, 6 cents. January 8th, Jas. Mowatt, 38,000 bushels, flax secd, Buffalo, 4 cents. January yth, J. BO. Sawyer, 42,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 4 cents. January 11th, 8. B. Pomeroy, 28,000 bushels, corn, Midland, 27% cents. January 22d, Vickery, 22,000 bushels, corn, Midland, 2% cents. : February 1st, John Kelderhouse, 33,000 bushels corn, Mi"land, 2} cents. February 9th, Geo. Steel, 20,00) bushels, corn, Mid- land, 234 cents February 11th, Pensaukee, 38,000 bushels. flax seed, Midland, 34 cents, Fepruary 19th, Scotia, 40,000 bushels, flax seed, Buf- falo. 8 cents. : January 27th, C. C. Barnes, 35,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 33 cents’ February 17th, City of Green Buy, 24,000 bushels, eorn, Midland, 24% cents. February 20th, J. G, Boyce, 20,000 bushels, cori», Midland, 244 cents. February 25th, Michigan, 50,000 bushels, corn, Buf- falo, 2} cents. February 25th, %. A. Nicholson, 40,000 bushels, Buffalo, corn, 2} cents February 25th, J. H. Rutter, 65.000 bushols, corn, Buffalo, 23 cents February 26th, A. Mosher, 18,000 bushels, corn, Midland, 2} cents. February 26th, News Boy, 27,000 bushels, corn, Mid- land, 2} cents, February 27th, Camden, 48,000 bushels, corn, Buf- falo. 2} cents. March 1st, Manitowoc, 34,000 bushels, corn. @gdens- burg, 5 cents. March ist, Champion, 40,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 2% cents. March ist, M. L. Higgie, 21,000 bushels, corn, Mid- land, 2% cents. March 3d, Red Wing, 48,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 23 cents a Marh 31, Melbourne, 35,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 6% cents tare 4th, White Star, 25,000bushels. corn, Ogdens- burg, 5 cents March 4th, Our Son, 45,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 24 cents. ; March 4th, J. Godfrey, 45,000 bushels, eorn, Buffalo, 23 cents 3 = March 4th, Minnie Slausen, 23.000 bushels. corn, | Midland, 24% cents. March 6th, Iron Chief, 55,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 2} cents. March 6th, Thos. Quayle, 44,000 bushels, corn, Buf- falo. 234 cents. March 8th, Comrade, 58,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 234 cents. March 10th, E. C. Hutchinson 52,00 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 234 cents. March 11th, John Martin. 58,(00 bushels, coro, Buf- falo, 234 cents. M rch 12th, City of Chicago, 22,000 bushels, corn, | Midland, 2% cents, | March 12th, Red White and Blue, 30,000 bushels, corn, Midland, 2% cents. March 11th, Weyne, 48,000, bushels, corn, Buffalo, 2% cents. “March 12th, San Diego, 57,000 bushels, corn, Buf- | falo, 2} cents. | March 12th, J. yw Hutchiason,67,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, 24 cents, March 14, Jron State, 60,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, | 2} eents. Stern 16th, A. Cobb, 55,000 bushels, corn, Buffalo, | 8 cents March 16th, 8. J, Tilien, 42 000 bushels, corn, Buf falo, 8 cents. UNCHARTERED,. Bushels. | Bushels Wm. Edwards.......52000 | Clyde .....--...---... i A Medora. ___.. 21000 | Interocean | Chas. Foster. H. J. Mills E. J, Mc Vea... Suurise.. ...... F, L. Danforth W.A. Sherman. Golden Age.. Rhoda tmily..... 32000 | Gold Fleece Business. .....- George ..... Arthur... ...- M. W. Page | Georger.... ... f Melvina.... | Cheeny Ames... ......2 Ita.... SNe WN gM oe ec ware : Halsted | Lem. Elsworth.._.... ES RS ieee : PRONG oe gs N Bloom.......,.------38000 | J. H. Devereux...... é Two Fannies......... $2000 | 8. P. Bly .....-...-.-- 43000 M. E, Tremble... ...48000 | 8. E. Sheldon........ 35000 1H D. Coffinberry....42000 | *Erastus Corning... ..5000) H. R. Newcomb....- 48000 | E. B. Maxwell. ...-..25000 W.J. Averell......-- 64000 | Mary D. Ayer... 20000 Argonaut ------52000 | Kate Winslow...........50000 *Doubtful if takes grain. Total number of grain carriers at close of navigation laid up in Chicage river, 1885-6. 109 | Number chartered up to March 16 p. m..-.-. 68 Number unchartered ........-. .-----.------- 41 Total grain cipacity of 109 vessels, bush.... 4,908,0u0 Total quantity chartered in 68.............. 3,055,000 Graig capacity unchartered.........-.....- 1,835,000 Forty-one vessels, with 1,835,000 capacity lare unprovided for, up to March 16, p. m.. and fifteen propellers that will loxd with , package freight, unless grain treights go to ‘4e. or more. So ‘ay their ag: nts. IRA B, BASSETT, BASSETT & PRESLEY, GEORGE PRESLEY, Jr. (Successors to W. H. McCurdy & Co.} Tatgehaoawtion, Oa ~ _—— 2 = } re Ant tet ut ch Office and Warehouse. cor. Elm & Hemlock Streets, Cleveland, 0. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BAR, BOILER, HOOP, ANGLE AND SHEET TROV. Nails, Railroad and Boat Spikes, Boer, Tank and Cooper Rivets, Swedes Iron, Boiler Tubes, Nail Rods, Etc., Etc., Ete. WE REPRESENT IN THIS MARKET POLLOWING WELL-KNOWN MANUFACTURER Andrews Bros, & Co. -....... Youngstown, O, BAR IRON AND POLISHED SHAFTING. Reading Iron Works......... Philadetphia, Pa, BOILER TOBES. Central Iron Works...........- Harrisburg, Pa. BOILER PLATES. Lindsay & McCudeheon,........_- Pitesburg, Pa, BHOvwP, BAND & STAR HORSESHOE FRON. George W. Johnson, .-.._...-.... Newcastle, Pa. TANK SHEET IRON. Hoopes & Townsend,.._._... Philadeiphia, Pa. BOILER AND TANK RIVETS. | Sanderson Bros. Steel Co,_..___. Syracuse, N. Y. CAST STEEL. Joseph Corns & Sons __._._. ----Massillon, 0. CROWN STAY BOLT IRON, Peneoyd Iron Works,...._.__ Philadelphia, Pa. ANGLE IRON, A Complete Stock of all above Goods in Our Warehouse. ‘THE TAXATION OF SHIPs. The continnour decline of the navigation interests of the United States suggests the as a partial remedy. ‘(his has been tried in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylva- nia with good results. It is plain that relief of some sort is needed to prevent further decay of the national merchant marine. The present registered tounage is the small- est since 1847, while the enrolled tonnage is but little smaller than in 1860. The total merchant marine of the United States, in- cluding sailing vessels, steamers, canal boats and barges, on the ocean, the great lakes and the western rivers amounts to 4,265,984 PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS VIA THB | BEE LINE-.0. ©. ©. &l, RB imporfance of exemption from local taxation | Tae Great Trunk Line to the South and West. tons, or 0,12 per cent. less than in 1884, aiid | not quite so much asin 1853, It is perfectly obvious that while the country has been growing wonderfully in almost every diree- tion its shipping has been going rapidly to the dogs. In the New England States the tetal tonnage of all classes of vessels in 1885 compared with the year before was as fol- lows: NEW ENGLAND VESSELS. 1884. 1885. No. Tons. No. ‘Tons. Maine......-. .2,578 543,432 2477 487,573 New Hampshire 70 10,573 66 ~—-10,890 Vermontas 2 31 4,427 33 4.591 Massachusetts..2,156 437,364 2,068 442,837 Rhede Island... 291 41,499 279 39,78 Connecticut.... 863 109,499 Total....... 5,989 1,146,744 5,749 1,094,347 Over and above the question of first cost, the best authorities are of the opinion that local taxation in this country is an alme-t insuperable obstacle to the profitable em- ployment of vessels in toreign commerce, David A, Wells goes so far as to say that “i! ships of the best foreign eonstruction were to-day, put down at our wharves their use in competition with vessels under foreign flags would be attended with no little em- barrassment, if not impracticable. The most serious of these opstacles grows out 0 | the system of state or local taxation gener- ally adopted in the several states in the fed ; eral Union,” J.C. GOSS, {SUCCESSOR TO ED MAYES.| 16 OVER H. D. 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