Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-11
SECOND E}bylElON /.
'rhe ohio reach Shipment.
INTlREsrISu LETTER PROM Mr.. BATE OF THr r
EnI1GRAToR COMPANY.

INTERFERING LETTER PROM Mr.. BATE OF THE RE
FBI9gRAToR COMPANY.
~ the Eii,or Of the Commercials
note your remarks in your issue Of the 9th
inst, relative 20 the shipment Of peaches to
| Liverpool per steamer Ohio. That the result is
an unfortunate one, all concede, but had the
wishes of tho Steamship Go. and myself TO have
| the fruit refrigerated 45 hours previous to the
sailing OF the ohio been carried ont, the result
would have been worry different. Tho ice would
| thea have been tepleushed, and 10 tons would
| have boon more thun sufficient to have carried
| tho fruit safely 10 Liverpool Bat eile decision
of both the Steamship Co. and the fruit growers
| was too long defeued, to allow proper time to
carry out this arrangement, and again the con-
| tinuous rains inb0rfered with carl or picking.
| 1t IL u fact learned by actual experience Of the
writer, tha5 to thoroughly reffigerate given
quantity OF peaches requires at loast three fold
Cbe quantities Of loo necessary to rofrieerate an
| equal quantity OF freshly saughtcra! meats, but
in ethci instance after the refrigeration is once
| accomplished, which can certainly be done with
in 43 hnufH, the tantlty OF ice necessary TO car
| ry tile fruit or meais for the next two weeks Is
nearly nominal, Had the room ON the Ohio
boon stoSod with meats instead OF fruits, not
more than halt tie ice would have been con-
sumed In carrying such quantity or ice as
your eugge-t-10 cons the charges for freight
upon that amount would largely destroy
the commercial eucesss OF the enterprise. But
as before rnggested thie G xtra expense can be-
egsily avoided by fefrigeratIng the fruit As hours
previoua to leaving port.
In regard TO keeping peaches in perfect con-
dition sufficiently long to accomplish the trip to
Europe there is no room for question. The
writer has Kept delicate peaches or tlose of the
tender varieties iJr G3 days in perfect condition
by tho hame method of ri9erating as was en-
plOyed on the steamer OhiO, and has now in
store the OldmX0A variety put i'll refrigerator
on August 23rd, ~ elegant order, and looking as
If they would continue 30 for weeks to come. In
conclusion, would say that it is only necessary
to observe the following particulars to enable
shippers to carry peaches IN perfect condition to
Liverpool, and il aeslable return them to Amer
lea i'll good ORDER
lst subject the fruit to ls hours operation of
tho refrigerator and then repleniah the lee and
httoon tons Of ice viii be fully sufficient for
room Of same size as that the OiiJ took out.
2ud. Have no meddliug with ice box in II AnAit |
such as opening it every day or at all and allow
ny tho rea air 3, enter il NHd the dry and cold |
ar to tsCu.0.
Yours, very tiuly,
JoHS BATE.
r. fCLr0N Sf., BROOKLYN, Sept. 10.
THE DETENTION or rnE 'oHto'
10 the Edtr Of Tie COmntegcia
Your article on tho shipment Of pelches to |
Liverpool reminds me that the Ohio was detained |
GA tic riyor s0me hours, owing to dispute be-
tween her captain and the pilot. Instead of get
ting 60 sea before night OF the day on which sbe I
left philsdelphia, she did no. pass the Breakwa-
tor until sb0uG noon Of the second day. Fire
captain declared that the piiot should not take
him to soa and another pilot waJ sent down
from Philadelphia, the ship having anchored
over Thursday night. You conll 10 doubt OBJ
tain tho particulars ~ to thus d9iention, by con-
sdltnB Mr.. Frden, the pilpt, 0 Capt. RoHlans,
lderNritors surveyor.
ARGUS.
CpNTINESrAL HOTEL, PhlliIa. SEPT. 10.
rhi5 tx xplanation of the cause of the Ohi0's |
detention il OF interest, but Of course tAe few
hours thus lost made littlo difference 10 the
peGch experiment, Rs the ico which onsht to
have lasted teu dsgs, WAS gone i'll four,-Ep.
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