The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17

For winter pctags from the 1st a. November 10 The
LIST Of April 81 added the total or fore and ait
sss .na = o - snas q SQUARE rsssd vessels Az yes
foot. All government vessels pay 81 80 per foot the
same - tho Sandy Hook rate or pioiass There ara
being considered either inside or outside potsge and
paid a per above table
NAMES OF HxrI oars PILOTS
The once OF the Hell Gate pilots is ~ No % Coentss
ship, whore them are 10 be found Al any hour
the Day fnsir names are As foows making total Of
the business OF the oaHce:--
FULL BRANCH PLoTk
Ben; r. arcuarius, Nicholas Abbott. James Beach,
Robt W Beach, Sidney Bayhs, Jesse Barker. Titus
Barker David l. Glover. James Gibbons samL Harold.
Thos Harris stephen D Horton. Geo ". Horton. s. 9.
Q. Horton, Thos J. Jennings. Cnas lockwood. VIM.
Lockwood, Albert Mason, Henry A. Mason. Noah T..
Mason Ea~srd A. Mason, John Marshall. J. n. s,wel,
J. II. suiwe Geo Sco1ed. Geo. Stevens. Benz Spragg,
James Weaver, Charles Weaver, John White Edward
zooiss, Henry Zobes
James D. Areson, John Adema, Lafayette Myers Ell
Adams Charley Palmer, Cornelius Lawrence. Frank
Bell Alex. Sauia.
courcIoR-Jamss Abbott,
BOATS.
Tho He'll Gate Pilot law provides that two good deck
shalt be kept by the pilots ready for These boats
are 81 present the si00ps Dudley and Circle Saiithe
schooner Commercial Is laid up for repairs The object
OF these vessels y 70 cruise out into hs Sound for in
coming vessels, particularly in rough weather. when
they do the most service. Each pinot has his own
ing whatever he earns Tho ''vcssels' simply
boats thirteen or fourteen feet long stouty buI but
light and capable Of great speed with good whiteash
oreeze'-tnat 10, muscle and wood power. Sometimes
pilot has an apprentice but present apprentices
few In number Each boat 10 provided With small
sometimes 'qeg Of mutton sail !" and always a long
.'painior' or tow line With such OUTFIT the Hell
Gate pilot goes duty. and in his management Of
small boat cannot be cxceled.
CRUISING FOR AND BOARDING VESSELS
There but one East river pilot station and that Is
have every accommodation for remaining any length OF
time, ana from whence thcv generally the look
out for incoming vessels Execution Lighthouse Long
Island outside OF Throggs Neck IL the rendezvous for
pilots taking vessels al or about Sands Point Most OF
The plotting, however, Is done on the inside ground,
from Riker's Island 10 the city, When a vessel
proaches ~ih The signal for pilot, IN. Union Jack Al
the foremast the plot bends TO his and pulls for
her. Sometimes the vessel neaves 10. and som times
keeps straight on; II makes great difference which,
for the pilot. with precision acquired By practce
pares his rowboat In the proper place. heaves hts
painter" with certs MY sits quickly down to
up the lee quarer and boards the vessel II there
arc two or more pios In sight at the same time, an OK
citing friendly often takes place. the time made be-
ing creditable TO moro notable occaso
coiaG THROUGH TUE GATE
The tide runs through He'll Gate AZ the rate OF from
hve to seven miles hour, ard as there Ia not much
70 spare and many dangers TO avoid the pilots
ways take vessels and come in The epb or food
enough give good steeraee way-vesses generally
making from ten to twelve miles an hour through the
Gate II common occurrence for vessels 10 get on
the rocks and sometimes NIL but SELDOM when In charge
regular plots Canal boats or vessels under five
tons arc not required TO take pilot when IN tow OF
steamboats, Pilots are not allowed 70 take charge Of
REMUNERATION on PLora
When shipping business IL Good-which II 10 not at
Sandy Hook pilots, 81, 200 per year. Their
not so heavy those OF their Sandy Hook
Inoy arc s.o 70 90 ~ IN tnS, power to
great; but the pilot thinks too much OF hts position 70
dabols 10 such dangerous and disrepusabs business.
DANGERS or rLorIso.
The chief danger He'll Gate pilots arises from the
necessary Of small boats which often upset,
either ~ heavy sea or BY . vessel sbcut e be
drowned, one, Benjamin. Horton IN March last during
heavy gale on Throgg's Neck and the other. Lock
at empnag 70 board propeller in the night Both
men were good swimmers; bat were probably taken with
cramps Almost oil tho He'll Gate pilots can swim
well, and some captains Of vessels say they ara
arises from the fact tina. they almost alwsys
steamers Get = TOW Sosss to lake the pilots up and
down the river. and the certainty with which these
pilots beard boat going about sixteen miles an hour Is
which he wants 70 board; ne places himself directly
boat an the paddle Wheel be throws Sc painter ats
down 10 his boas instantly sad y soon 'snaked along"
then hauled close up on The quarter and the pilot gets
board the steamer thinking NO more Of the danger
Gus feat than young man would Of jumping two feet
steamers having Witnessed . similar feat 70 tho
descr bed approached the pilot and amazcmsnt
depicted on her countenance ssksd-"wili you tell M,
my friend, why you such frigbtful riskf' sRlsk,
madam" said the piot ".hy, re nothing when
one gets used 70 It," Tho old lady walked away shak-
ing her head Pilots often cot wreckers In saving
vessas lives and cargoes but they are not allowed salv
age like other men, and merely receive what the ward
owners choose TO give them. In the winter time
loo the river v both troublesome and dangerous
pilota
49, CHARACTER or xnL GATE Pilots.
Unlike the Sandy Hook pilots, There Is great d.
vsrsity Of character among the He'll Gate pilots who all
look like half farmers, half saiora Most OF them
natives VI Long Island States Of Connectcut and New
jersey or wsstchesser and New York counties All are
citizens OF abe Un ted Statea Az cass they are tenn
perate 10 their habrts and are not long away from
home One Of them has recently been elected Mayor OF
N. J.. and another wants to 90 TO the
Assembly nsxs- year. Altogether they are hearty,
good nAtursd lot Of men, and do sbs duty faithfully.