The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-10-28
ON IHE SEA.
The fist ermen OF MassGchuaeUIs and
the Wreckers OF FIOTIdA heir
Character and Habits
From the NY. Evenins Po.t.

They sre he men wao are more ~ e.. lien-
tided with the wreUkttg business, ttoGg1 |
believe the nerEtru m-u . /. not t-ke oGt
licenses, a. rtey are lg.Itin.-,Ig r-Elred 4.
fishers. Tue tsu-ruen - das>acnu--sl- Bay
are enterpIisiAy. amnuoGs "a -a TIE pretty
white cottage 'h4 / t-e lti DR.. NJ swamp
scOtj aud darheue.d atd GIcac,-t 2 -id
RolkoOT' ar thair upH-- Toe Ita-, ,allt-l
vessels that TiCs a alchlr 10 flC -rg- c.vts
OF ia great h4y Bry rlt n-t uE-c-sf = ut.s
OF these sclooHe-, arg N Pot q .---l--T tG
mu'C-i l-sist-,ce /. - -'r- flHr- are -f
nor, neau ,'n s-.is .O % st-. ou rlr
water ILJsc hrrm @ ar o. cix---
az h,me. ihty tarn = con. " -alz a. l..,
resTfo Ahl--
The swamp c1.f h,he-m17 is = ~ Owner
q his Nrsstl' aernan- i'4r ,r rTe .-Lsf,
Who SAL tA uIn ar SIN -sitf. o.
OF ne Lu no : c-Csru a. sAiHl. NJ c-f'-lL
A ueW a. ana or = g. A. n as
vessels ar- rs arLe as suy-l'y \ r1.s l-t1.u u
NOR. Ia cre~ a-y t.g o., il .r-,
T,r4i Z u-s before daNl slt 81 ar d4y II.
II "a VIC serves lr- on TN E ~ uu.
CCcnsling Is me man ou-t-tss. 'C-h --..
dJlh, h ke, anc Ctner nsh hrr tsk a. tim :.
Tle en- are Srap1e ~ cnUf.-.r "a.
olc'otI, aud wear au ole ON 4t wt- a.
lappe's iiutd WI g. ton A r- e III attached
70 tue hat, wnca, l'ozcrtv-, : criel
. son se.t.r' s LGs oLo s'e 7, KS lus.' + -vy
coNhloe' WIN pr tiousi' tl',h sclts,
al being thor,u[oiY soah-t IN tar
ouce VA cured tney are imper.
t5c,ua'iv. so cUmoer Que al, thrsc h-uts u
is ultf .u,. TO Uld,r,J4ul nos t1-y cau pe i
all Us .ll % the owner Wuur tl4la-inE nus
fra r.. Yet II Is SAD tle-r .r.a .i- d;
a.. st- 10 holding the uoty ..r4-r Wur. . Lh-
D ~ chs beneath tue Gsu--I.4r. LelVy
PAR ~ socks are worn Iu-.d- Tie ul --.-
are import luJ anu l1G1--, sable Tor winter
use. I-ey ar. Iuvrab, ..-,e wv wa.
Z t..r
OF cows . CJustlutfy " sos c-4'.c- V. rs .rs
lines. Id frr, o. ~uatayrfl mt- At-. tu-a
pllLle aud the hands vain Oh clltilu ..y
tnuyrs,nE them ID ifc Il ~4-. .l. 4L :. tu- Z
mr5t. rs ID til Iui'ra tc. i..r 81. -s l. ra.u-llr
cls.CU. L. " ca g,r- Y Wy. '.-t-y- r4y ~
spent OH or tie uter saa- u. b..r. X d ~
boat IN lu4I su ID.r. t- LJr..lg ke
9 cOll ~ neAtiJu t1 Jyrj.uurl tE. L-u-- are
p,r'ecrty warm. though tl- U--sIo- ~ tA-
mI-tCu De 'rUzer.
Wren lhe vessel has 4rry q a. 10. a-hirg
ground e-cl mau prepares 70 irav- % l ;
dJry. Iues. D .a-s urt plt1 or utCk, ot-
within the oturt TX - mAu. -lu..r,. ana
each man has lis o.p. ih- vessel Z eFt ID
Cgs-ue Of tue cox. who 6shes Is best h..
ma from tae vessels side. The men then
roR Or .cui tneir boats anywhere within
sight of the vessel in aeareh NJ dsh They
usually reiJin eacn otner at noon or bolri
4. and take their DINNER AfteF a aauaA hnurul
more work the raskef ulehn m hrr rlemss nssf
a-arts for homaMMd mefknE Ia rhle kis,d ~
sGah srnsfh Ian fheir rsscls v.-..sl.-
or ahe same nfzht Il ls In "a in wagons TO
Boston, Lowell, and bac.. Ito the country
In the summer. wbeu tie Weeft-r IS
each that they csn make a night OF
it, they III, FER tU 20 70 B0s ou direct, koug
u their homes o-4y On SATURDAYS. 10 spaud
the sabbath. 1uey are. a. cas-, cL1 VI
gong people One wi s- tn, II 0u the SAB
bath t. their fam lies CIr-~td IL their gest
a. 2. far = .H.#.
IL Florida there i- acas more -ctiy
ceuouiuated VTe.ker7 th4u III se Mass
causrt' $ Is th-v a.e Isglsel a. sur. ard
spend r1-Ir MO - tine Iu ..t.-- wv. rrai
that may 20 a.nure upur 10. dr-A. REF. OF
the Cur cJ4sr Mary st rl Fonda y.rrckars
are NATIVE, ~ .rcHcl. The tosu ~
Mystic seems TO SUPPLY d Lr.e propJr.,op.
The Bahamas b4ve suJpied some W the
vrtcArrs Of this cast T-ry are called
cluk-. aud are nor - reHaot-. en -er,rIs,n7 ~
Intelligent The Flor ca xr,ck.r stragin.,
o. t-e vessel ned is trucn Ike me .rbCon.-
Of or northern B.p-rm- Pr,b.-Tr nn
vessel floats int EQUALS tgese IN ssf-fT ,nd
speed Thr pIiot poa-s are lke tb.r1. MT
usually larger. esp am aud s,x mea con
sttute the usual Cr-w 10 most instances two
" ssels work Ia company. A. " often hApper
that sevaral vessels arr owned by one com
pany they takr stations 20 a. TO cover the
vreckiTg ground 70 good advaIiag-. From
Cape Florida to Key West i arout 20U miles
on this grouud. sl cn i d fa-At one TOT sbtp-
ping, ths wTtcS-g vessels are s-auoled
within Sigh Ottac1 other, aud signals arr
passed on ih- discovery Of a Wre l. From
Cape Fionca UU. 1nSa.d tn csast Y oVeu 10
the ocean and 10 81. tier Is al orded the wreck
ing craft. FIR rms ressCu tue wrecked ye---
5els are often Tot visited by wrecse7s fU-
several y ai-,r tney 20 ash,re there Is
such harvest ~ wreck+rs. II ect, after
storm on 70 : coss' a. the wrtcksrs are
obliged 20 CO. ti1s Their cutlss to the ground
they have hetu Tatch'uR.
lndl4u Key, shcu- midway betErel Cape
Fonda anc Ne Wts', 4 tne recogniz q r-u-
dezVcus OF L Nre'se-s In lorm'r day,
WEeu tnrlt we're GTea numbers OF shl0s lac~n
Nitn cotioh ps III out Ttm he Gun 70 our
Own ports and those Oi tleO Word wrecks
were q cour- more mmOn. A vast
amount OF WeAlth vas carried oy even one
snip, ane u the v.ssel became hopelcslY
strsnoto rISh harVest Vas eIJoFed BY the
WFeChsIs, inls nA-Nes', lel Us sho {" PLAINLY,
-assels or ,hs, - a. NJ L
.o9',S.ar,,ias u sul ous ~