The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-21
DOWN AMONG TIE ST0KERS
FEiRFuL HEIT or THE Furnace
rooms or THE STE LINERS.

,tokc hole Of an In dish inner yes e'u"''
where the thermometer registered llo,' i"o
hotte,t place t. work In on rth ir'' 'uiF' Is 'u
,he vicinity Of the boilers Of ocean steamers
tina; hook 50 pleasant on deck when Snu'ht w
our Narrows or steemin- toward the white 'iu'
Of Albion. II is an arduous task to ie'd the'r
r. ,-. even in cool W Hthcr, but so ichrtuiy Sc
YER. has It been during tho heat OF the ST tew
ycels. tn It the here lean forms VI the irtmen
have been thinned uoAn until they almost re-
semitic sNcle. ons.
1herrid glare and scorchine heat pufIilng ont
from the furnace. are terrible the smell of oil
md coal Gus is -tckcnine. and the parcned, foul,
IMPRESSIVE air seems never to change 81 ct amid
A. all must stand the stukers, raking, poking,
scr pinx with their long rods moae ihe seetn-
ilg mass II turning CO Is or IKE voluntary
n art,rs. heiuing fuel uu she Ire that consumes
Them. Preparation puurs FROM thom in an un-
cca-iug food Il ey gasp Tor Ire tn melimes
euk exhausted on the piles OF coal, vet thtir re-
sponsiule toll must ever cease Nhlle t"e W.
pines move aud tnev live. ,
Ca the MIN ~ plies hetween III , p"r,
md bermuda. lrnginH crops 81 'iioi.s ~ ~
ih.t lonely island la the Atlanilr, me soai'"lS
nremln on duty ycs'oriaN; VINE iun'i"E Wy
tlummv To dis barge e. rgo, Toe ked IKE negro
minstrel who h ii toe, u xposeu 20 "a ran 1911 ,
~ his burnt cork ~ Is .ing.'y IT," ,o,"s
.v,tt wnv don't e re: It's when tuat stop. !
An afraid. Tor then the heat tusi settles % me
atom On Ike a hundrcd-pound shot, aud We he y
over and have To- he noisted ON Geek ana l"id
S,t in h, sun TO cool "a"
II Is in the Large ocean steamers tina the hre-
m,n suif r most. ~ the Gre rooms lie Tar down
Toward the Keel. where no pOrt hole Tor the Hd-
mission Il tue slightest ventiia ION i losSlule.
Huge IRON ri e. supposed To De Ncutil IL r,
L. A M 10 the .ieck, nut the litilc air forced
down through them scarcely strs the totr.d'
ls.id mass Of AZ uu=piere below, ana l. 81 mix
ed nd tainted 10y IL ug before penetrating its
ore fer lie sly y, that no pure breath ever r. Ichts
III lungs ct tne sitting prisoner~ down there.
On SOME vessels TIE boilers ate embedded IN
f,t nd q ~ f., and the steam ~ e lined with
rereut. through WHICH the heat does aut peue-
traic readily, tut on the English steamers
tltse precautions are lot Uf Ell taken. rs thelr
Engineers Like to look al over the boilers aud
connections IN Ter their charge. This cuyerin.
NJ kts difference e about TWO degrees M Tie
heIt II the fAriace rooms.
On the ferry boats the hremen h We the ad-
Taitaau 81 bOing 81 lc. soon Is the TO-; leaves
t.c 81 y. To- rush on deck aud ge; cooled n be
Tor. tl-, gain I acc me fires. :" have been az
ID about thirty ye l., SAID Louis Angel, of the
fer, ouat New Brunswick. land tell ,ou when
a. fires re- pulled these days. AM W. -ct rid OF
ihe chnkers. ~ s,.st red heAt dow there. bit
lhe men arr nealtny class II people aiier 81.
W. lot a mau On board IA I eau rus u. drunk
4 quart Of ice water. and before b l. down rs
all Yut through lis -Ain. o. the East rvrr he
buat- are large, and We tave ventilation tlroug
hoies 10 the ouiwnrk-, ut ~ r,tNer side some
o. tuu.c ferry uOHts re little hcll~.'
On uuard the Old CoiOuN Line steamer CITY
81 Bristol, yestetOtN, tie three boilers aud
twelve ia nace. ueichcd cut an overpoweiing
heat. 4 gang Of eight men zee and END the
IRE. each OF the boats u this linz, and
though they looked as II they mad jIst emerged
90
could be expected
The DIRE men ON the Charleston steamer, which
zane IN "a Monday. declsred the he here to
be- m.. 90 more Intense than At thul stun. but
both rl.ces, out doors. to ne chill, by cOmpar-
isou with the fUInuce rooul,' wherc the iher
0n lie Inn,an steamer city of Richmond. one
pftne CT ok boats Of tie line. Lieut.. Rg-s sal
~ just 50 hot down there that THINK
rouidnt stand 1t. ! was bound once fOt Brazil,
ana Ell Liverpool during tue winter on a new
boat. where II was hnrd 'rk To- ep up steam.
I fol lfI IA mn ltaL
fr 90 the nre room . die. a. be old very soon,
from the terrible hea' Ae had TO endure. and
that wss IN winter. mind vol. one hundred ana
Eighteen deEre. $ erthe mug Is enough
~ me, out It's worse than tn Gown there.
CIeut,. h.. the n,me i%r oelns ne hottest
seen. : just the sane with fremen as with
sailors, they don't take care u t.eu selves. One
Of those stgkers, almost melted Win heat VIII
dasl out OF his internal region aud swallow
Na'er hy the art; Of course t's en.uEh to
kulcn uim over"
Vel. i've been thirty years At this" -ail
bert Clark. engineer on ihs Trans tltutic
Cons any, dock, out h.yn't seen aaythins
lhc ills -iuct / was third engineer board
u. u"u.tor Cu.khL outside Fort sumter,
WIN u9.r SAL, II gers and Payymaster Wood
q oil IL we iurfet W. rcserv'd
tr the pm.er- 10 iIomenAie IN aud
] step ou and Get II " wind, and
ttin am almost PLAYED " Last week "a man
W. IT c tldwe l., ped swe ting. and he just
& n him In the stomach, aud II wasn't any u.s.
~. ~, n'm he never knew what ma nap
\ anre-for 1t l. plunge 10 yet through the
t''e.m Of suuerheaied air that hles upWarA
wiz We little 'unt VA the iullu 81 any visitor
a. fur tea ful reality of the suneun- tns nrem
have To undergo. As one dtsccuu-. .iep 10y
ittu. the narrow non ladder. c.ttpn waste must
H. "a IN the hand that touches the iron rail-
ins 10 protect the skin ftom the unoe irable
hrf 20 which the metal has been brought by
tnc c,nunu.l glow IA the region below After
uip'r -ud ma n uetSs nave ne % Passed
thruu gh a DIZZY. huzy heat the stuker u eu-
countcred, wi Ia his clay plpr' putting aud peep
luz tur1Ig he Huall apertur-s. dazzling bright
with the fnines witutA aul made more striking ny
tnc black IRON without. he heat Is sin!uy DUH,
heavy, aud ou. ressve untii ne uEds Il n cess rs
10 open the furnace doors 10 throw in new
supply Of coal. linen 1t suddenly becomes
cre5ks on IT'S hinge. hood II dazzling, lurid.
devouriug llght seems TO spfing forth. IL /,
almosta blaze. screening the eyebais aud scar
ring The skiu. aud u rolls IN flaming wav-s over
eyt YtAiu-. tiin-lng out into startling relief the
hass I'd face Of the man who feeds i's fury;
Tlllug 81 tia an angry voice tnat browns % the
CauA aud CHATTER tnai he makes; w ll0Wlug
u. n hIuEriy the gcat masses Of fuci tLAt he
l.r- with eager hhsst INTO 10 lL-Atilte ma A..
alter he ha- ioAed clear the br adj "uurring
Meet which Is plain TO hi experienced re,
tut y nte invisible To- thc eyes OF one unused to
uNhiu- into -utn dazzling hshts. Ihen tue
doors al~ again u lnni,d, aud the exhausted
lNA -ia X. down IN the coal Pile 10 rest. rem
li- fIpr. aal let-urcly pour little stream Of
is. raw 10 fr.u. tach Of his shoes. Ana 80 he
w"fh- ola tor from four to SIX hours, Grlnking
COW oi ier and fusuihg up whenever lie
bfe siu e .ir
un tle American steamship Cityof Mexico.
Imt En-he,i q. W. Maiie said: " BET H. the
N4T Toe hf- rooms "rir slI u, horrible places Il
tfuie bit aln' e. tiri there h been q decided
Itt 'FeNthl lh Amer ruu bottoms. snip Duiid-
r. thd owners rai more attention T. The mat
- ven HAN %, a4 ill- -hip is about the best
IpF MAT ~ port. hnye known men 70 stand IN
DIP i.r fires ln me Ol-tiu. steiner. be
iN' .h' ar, aud ifl Gown vita neat crhfhus
al iitA never got over. tell Aou wncn look
o. I' h''Ie-u.dtr -teImtr-, | feel urufil that
d. AA 49, iu.u-- TO 90 -uue Cc.rre save tho
t' lr 'N- q m hriNe parnoilcd md roasted
u no t'h. ~ @ ur-r ire heat from the fires Is
q" DIV as wax OF The -.u. Dat A., WON
- uunu q human beng can stand.
NNl'N eh Wlll -fahd n amount Of he { sutA-
li'N. 81 tread. We known them TO. md
l'h- - lirlf y lrr- rem Ia NpeO, aud they per
~ f'ri there BE- no ding, r. Lee them stOp
.i.Ns inmate ia that neat, and they are
~. o." Hrenen never strip on their clothine
10 i..I .ul- hcatf'
WINS. 10 tn'l stripped, they would bc roasted
r. N' Ni" "hru ling the nrcs, ana L.uld
,A '' tut nn white cotton shirts tLei womb
" 10 uei. .ilDe haunel D. what tu~Y must
ut -"dN- ui iA" pclspiration, sthyH Wet
- i' To '.r, .til 800 .ft. tucm tOm being dr-
Ma' c b d on American steamer We don't
~ aNi af- ahd r1li them 'stuk. ~, noi tne
70 Do. '-i Ar tu.iI.' W call lhcm lremen."
=, sd i II ..r i+'t frf . ~ rr wis OF Oh. sure
'It ..ir rlpr, tuc tIcWch ars Een-
.'. ID rri ti.n uu-t OF their fellows,
VI Foe b. ln- U. r'D h, and J rye port
.n'lIus ril p.-- IurIusu ff-fli. blt
" .u it" 80 boat. Hfc cItmpcd Tor rlnIn.