The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-30
LONG SHORE. 1"


. Are Taken Care OF by the Runners, and
What They Arc Asked To Do-Mr. Dun
cam Makes General Denial OF Mr..
Monahan's stntement-Jack Speaks
Meeting OF the Boarding House Keepers.
Yesterday afternoon a HERALD reporter made
trip around the water front OF the city for the pur-
pose OF Interviewing jack" and obtaining his
opinion in regard to the Shipping Exchange, its
advantages and disadvantages. AS general thing
sailors are scarce around the dock for when they
arrive in port they go to boarding houses and
spend most or their time there. Those that are to
be found around the docks are more favorable to
sleep than speech, and consequently the opinions
expressed were few and very tough, bearing
striking resemblance to those Of the immortal
Bunsby.
Near the Exchange IN Cherry street the reporter
accosted a sailor with the inquiry "Were you ever
shipped through the Exchange2n The tar stared
at his questioner a moment and then said, "Are
you from Duncanr Being assured OF the inter-
viewers neutral character he confessed himself
willing to answer any question that might be put
to him In regard to his experience in connection
with the Shipping Exchange. In answer to the
previous question he said that he had shipped
through the United States Commissioner, but
didn't intend to do it again, If he could help it.
NAUTICAL JACK SPEAKS.
the Commissioners
JACK-No; not any more than the rest OF the
men have. l shipped for Liverpool about six
months ago, and when went on board the ship
saw she was not a seawortny craft, and recog
nized the Captain the mate OF vessel sailed in
about three years ago. objected to 60, because
did not like the ship, and was afraid Of the Cap
TAIN who was a h-lLhred man when he was mad
He used to get mad about fifty times day, and
W hen he did he would knock man down as quick
as a streak of lightning.
REpoRTER-Wny did you not leave the ship
JAcK-Because the Commissioner told me il
broke the aper had signed would be arrested
and put in jail, and I'd rather be in hill on sea
than in prison on land. SO stayed aboard.
REpoRTER-ls that the only trouble you had with
the EXchangep
back. When l got into port had to wait four days
for my pay and had to go TO boarding house ion
the money that they've got and never think Of
what they doing until it's all over I'm honest.
You knew there's
and when got the money paid my bills and went
TO Manayunk, Pa, where my wife lives, but didn't
give her what she owed, so her little bills had to
wait until came back this tme,",
AT this stage another "tar " came down the
the reporter as Brownals, his friend experimenting
the introduction with the information that
Brownals knew thing or two about the Commits.
these fellows; went through the onice," said the
new conner.
RFPoETER-Well, what do you know OF the Com
slonerSf
RoGUEs OF "RUNNERsn
BROwNAL-fu tell you what was done to me.
signed articles oil agreement in the office, and after
got my advance was tackled by couple OF run
Ss
gave them 81 piece and they took 1t without
REPoRTER-You give them the money OF your
own free will and accord, did you not
BRowNAL-Yes, because ! thought at the time
that 1t right to do 1t and that they had earned
it. / didn't object so much to giving them the
money but after they got that they wanted me to
buy some clothes in store, which, am told, Mr..
Duncan owns, or II he don't own 1t he has got some
interest in IT; for all the lads tel me that they
ners. Then when I wouldn't buy my clothes there
'' ~ NY MONEY IN THE BANK
under the Commissioners office, as they said 1t
was the safest one In the city. would have put IT
in, only friend OF mine told me II put 1t In
only give me so much at time. don't say this is
true, because. as | never had any money In the
bank l don't know anything about IL. only tell
you the reason didn't put the money in.
The reporter then called at several OF the lodging
houses bat the proprietors were very reticent and
would not say anything about the Commissioners,
as they seemed to think the reporter deputy from
the Exchange despite his protestations to the con-
trary. 1t appears that some OF the men from the
Commissioners have gone to the boarding house
Keepers saying they were newspaper men, and OBJ
tanned information from them regarding their
opinions concerning the Commissioner. From
some of the clearinghouse keepers the reporter
learned that much dissatisfaction was felt in the
business owing to the favor that was shown to
some of the housekeepers, while others were totally
ignored.
The reporter called on Captain Duncan and asked
him II he had any thing further to say concerning
his trouble with the Boarding House Keepers AS
ISOLATION. He said he had nothing further than the
TACT that they the housekeepers) were giving up
the men, and that he had only three ships to man
now. He said that Mr.. Monahan's information,
which was given to the HERALD reporter on Mon--
day, false. The writer requested Mr. Duncan
to take the paper and specify what was wrong, but
Mr.. Duncan refused, saying 1t was Of no conse-
quence.
Meeting of Boarding House Keepers.
The Boarding House Keepers Association met
last evening corner of East Broadway and Market
street and passed the following resolutions
Whereas the members of this Society learn with re-
gret that of the merchants of the port OF New
York, not understanding the of the difficulty
members OF this body, do blame for the detention OF
vessels for want Of seamen; therefore, be II
Resolved, That the said merchants be hereby
boarders from shipping IN vessels but that we refuse 10
negotiate due bills Issued by Captain G. G. Duncan and
DC IL further
Resolved, That any merchants any gentlemen that
may be interested In obtaining crews for vessels
hereby respectfully invited to visit houses and
with boarders to find out whether we lntiml-
date them from shipping.