Date: 1885
Captain Column had placed himself on the port rail, just abaft the foremast, and the steering directions were sent aft through a line of officers to the helmsman.  The pilot went on the bridge, and taking the cord attached to the whistle of the engine , made a signal, consisting of several blasts, with irregular intervals between them.  A heavy bell on 6hore sounded several times in answer to the signal. "