Date: 1875
Before one of this company's vessels leaves the dock everything is thoroughly overhauled and examined.  The boats, masts, sails, rudder, tiller, plugs, oars and spare oars, rowlocks and life-buoys ; the fire buckets, fire engines and hose ; steam-winch pumps, and large centrifugal pump (which throws 3,000 gallons of water a minute), are all ready for use ; also the patent fire annihdators, all the steering gear, wheel-chains, pins, and rollers — all and everything is properly looked after, overhauled, and examined.  If the ship is continually running, her crew remain by her all the time she is in port, and when she gets into the river they are all told off to the different boats, and Hsts of each boat's crew are made out, and hung up where they can be seen by all, one of each of which is also given to each officer in charge.