New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-01
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OF oil the queer ways by winch men have
immortalixed tbel4 names. there are not
many qaeere1 than that BY which a certain
Mr.. Lloyd appears tn have done it. and to
have done it most effectnally.
Little Or nothing il known of this worthy
except that sOmetime during tho last Cen
tury he kept cofrehouse in. or near
Abcburch lane. London; and as he had the
good fortune TO be largely p,tronized by
ship owners and captains. "L!oyd's coffee
house." or the abbreviated 'Lloyd's came
in course of time to be the rerognzed ren-
devious for all who were in any way inter
ested in shippi. z matters MI. Ii 'yd d'et
nobody knows when, and his ootferhouse
has long since Disappeared: but lila name
shines ont ia letters IF bras. at the eastern
end of the Royal Exchange and is fani!l
iarly known in the uttermosi ends OF the
earth.
The association which originated beneath
his roof has developed into IN organization
having its agents and representatives III
every seaport of any pr temsi"ns through
out tho world, and has acquired snch I'M
portance that the advantages I" be derived
from an officisl connection with it are found
to be sufficient induc. pleut to undertake
it's agency, without ANY other remuneration
Whatever. So curi,u-ly has the name OF
the lucky coffee house keeper come TO be
identified with sllppinX interests that 1t has
in many instances been adopted by varion>
continental AssuciAti.'n-; while 1t IA said b st
there are still people who he,ieve that he is
the great pOteDtate in si,ipping matters, and
who occasionally writs to ii. Lloyd. Lou
dres.
There are at the present time two distinct
associations known as L'oyd's, b"th Of
them having tn. ir heAdqnnY ers in London,
and within q few yards Ut each other. th.
one with which the gen r.l public 10 per
haps most familiar Is that tn which refer
euct. il made wht n Il vessel Is said to be A
ut L'oyd's. This association. named Ll"yd's
Register Of shipping. and the ntfic-s OF
which are in White Ii III Court, Crnhili,
was founded in 1884. imply and safely "tor
the PURPOSE of obtaining faIthtnl and
accurate classitcai ion If the mercantile
shipping Of the United Kingdom. aud Of
the foreign vessels trading th-ret"
The original constitution Ut it has r.,
manned without material alteration till
the present time. There is u committee FOR
the general Management of affairs; there Is
q sut,-oummittee, appointed by them, fol
the actual work OF classifying ships, and
there is q large staff of surveyors, whose
duty il IA to inspect vessrls. to furnish the
committee with such reports as enable
CUcu W WSoiS u CtSou . Oh0A az ~ is' sss'
tails Of this classification would pr.b, ably
have but little in erssE for rhe general
reader. 1t will b. sufficient to stat that
the letters A, As, etc which are appended
to the names 81 ships. indicate the
sOuudnees and seaw"fthints OF the
ships themselves, while the fgures
which follow the le'ters Indicate the
completeness and s"tfic'cncy of Their
equipmtnt-their rigging, boats. an
ri"rs, etc. Tins, vessel which Ia
classe.l Al On L,yi's register is not ouy a
eOnd, sound cTAi,, nut l. thoroughly we'll
equipped. She stands in tins class for q
tim of years deprnding On the materials
of which she is bill, and The quality oi
work manship bestowed "n her; anu from II
she falls. N the nsual course III things, into
class "A red," for II period Of hall or s~O-
third. oI the time sh. sfUnai iu me highest
rank. From this she goes int, ~, then iuio
e, and finally INTO class I When she lis too
0 d and cranky % be retained in tni, grade.
Llayh's will have nothing further to do
vi her
Some idea Of tn nagai ude Of the husi
ness accomplished D., tue ASSOCIATE n ~
BE- gained from the fact hat ~ 1872 iuey
baI upon the books upward OF 10000 Yea
sells. The fee tor .urvey originally was
ten guin-as. SubseQm My rates were
further mod 6td iiie other "Lny,,'s'
NAV by found on the Fl Il ,or Uf The Royal
Exchange. Cling il by the eastern en-
trance Of the buil';ug, the visitor will n
once see he iIiusiri"us name shining dow D
upon him over d"Or-~av IN the right
The most cons ,icuous object. how Yer, ia y
very imp sing looking individual IN u scar
let robe, who guards the entrance, snh
with the lungs ri Stentnr shouts out,
above the Gin and cuifu-iOn within, the
name of anyone vi thu yhrOng who may
happen to be wanted Olly tue initiated
may pass this barrier; nut one may stand
ith1ut and SEE nearly all thai il to be
seen of this. the oldest uf the two instiru
lions known the wide world over as
''Ll"ytSs."
Standing without the ibarrier one may
see into ~ handsome aaluoa. with a richly
decorated ceiling, supported by d d"nble
row of pillar, and with walls adorned by
She hr,us vi the assoc ati,n-grlden anchor
un u blue ground The room conra,ns two
enormous isGgers, u selI-r. KIsr+t1Dg nhr'
ONE er, and an anemOn-t+r. whi"h marks
with n neil upn sheet .t paper the
force and direction Ut the ~Ind HI ali honi =
If the day and night. There ara still IN
mietaka BILE traces Of thu @house period
in the history Ot WIS ID-ritutlon, The
floor for instance. L. az. upisd hy tour rows
nj ,ables, sbut in trttn zen otner by httle
mahogany partitions, IN 10. usual coffee
Iouse fashion; while, unr.. te" year. age,
Ia. att"Hi!au = sllb aDs~errd 10 The D";Ec
of waiter" - n s.,t hc 1T great hns:i''
anG Confusion. the roam being usniiiv I'LL q
with /. 'l,u". ~ peupi- bn buzz bon aP'
par.n.l, win ,hs. liz - ,t.asibe ref
encr TO any thug TX" l. al -es.
Tue iusutauco 4 -i'Ip. IN ko thtt ~
uuu .e or II lite. Is .-ual!Y uncertdhen OV
,"ns,de, adj, nunhr uf men or 'irins mol
viduaiiy. Ttele att companies III gae-n Ia
.his liue OF butic-ss. bu; by far the sre4 ter
part Of IL Ia @ff-c,.d With ,nalvl0nal Hasur
20 or "undrr = -i,rr-." as they arc term-d
There appears Ia ~. TO reas q for this %
,oi.d the toso~. vi en-tosn, - hich OriRinst u
ct tim4 when cOinpAni~ tor thi. psrpose
vsso b. law united y tvS-tAe Royal ~