The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-23

noses would apo r ~ deck and set - work
/ done IN due aud ancicnt form and the men were
satisfied. NittUat SUCH "a coIsmUui / they
seemed to think tnlt tbeir voyage would have
| an irnuspicious beginning. From that time On,
| now r,tht was worry seldom any trOubl while
tue voyage listod. But the shippers ard mates
iuci Vigorously, u nos with iron tnds. al least
! wlth woo len behaving pms. \ = .iior On bo ru
| tue Magnolia once composed "a nautic di,ty, IN
SIN rememJeied anu sung about NV Haven,
wnicn suggests something " the autOsracy Of
| tue oniccrs of merchant vessels and vi sailor
lIs In thOss days. 1T begins;
Twas ~ Jln Nsuion's dincins hall,
~ suiith ne .topped 90 inlsc acsl,
OL board ino bark Magnolia
There W re three m .tes ani old JACK Hoods,
Ihree e., nm, nm irc'h rom &c woods
"a OOird the BARK Magnolia.
The captna squared the yaris by rule.
ine mat ~ no means Wa a iojL
FOR o Ss S Sa s'Sn s s .2sG a ia1 foo
Granns WAS At that tins MASTER and Georzc
In tho besinning OF the West indies trad, IL
was tner OF tho nature u inliyiuual specdla-
tive venture than u crsNizcd commercial en-
terprise. Vessels used - clear foe ~lutl Cruz,
-; Thomas or market" Between l%s1 and
$50 however, the Old irow 0ridgc ufm INTRO
ducei au improved order II things by the esfao-
lisnment ot uranch Commercial houses Ia l.r-
BADGES anu Innidtd. Since then tDeir system
has been extended hy otIer, untll the trade Tor
years has Deen perfectly orgAnizod.
THE FINANCIAL RISK ~ rHE TRADE
Tho leading Wet Iudies houses, since 1873,
nave oecn In New II Non, AMI are reuiemh red
as T.. 1rpwpri igc S1n-. l.. Wa J. Armstrong,
| 4. fDwner X Co.,, Russell II. g.. HOtcnkiss,
| Smith luttls x BArnc-, and Campbell * Spen-
| Ger. The latter were principally Ia the Demara-
| "a trade, IN the spanish nstn. There were two
! Dsruescs In the nrn with saith Tuttle liOr, ce
ana Harvey - rues. r. m ISIS To lsjj Re x
! Bros. also did livery ili. West Indies business.
! Then they allied. 1t - seemed inryitaple tn.t
! however sOlidly established and cautious nrins
! IN ths tr.Ce have been, aai however ynOTmous
have !een tncir prunii, tneir failure w,s only
IL ~ d . O D -
found IN advances To pi 4nt-rs. ana large credits
- them, IN material costing IN, merch4 ant ready
money, toll WED ov = season 81 bad CROP,
when rem iers the painter Unabls to pay mis- cbt.
| Under the pressure OF Single disastrous season
! SIN Il FIRMS are h.tle ~ 20 dowl. but even tue
| largcst are forced to Ice II kosuly when one
crop failure folluws another. IL - affirmed that
| III one IA II a record OF Iuhcctclt failures In
! me West indies trade. Il wpnd De a, tne same
| time correct recori ~ the bad crop years. At
| present this franc g IN tho hands OF IA. frow-
/ bridge Sons, L. w. T.. Armstrong, AM /.
! PGipps, who Is the successor, under the old
name, however, %! the nrm OF +. iowier * Go.
Wine New havsn cApi al sall con rods the
! trade. vcs-sIs are now gencr lils consigned to
| New York oVthe first mentioned OF these tnres
! nrus, ud ffeq Icntly by tue other Two. Etch
will probably average tbs receipt VI one vessel
per week the wear through, VITA cargo OF the
mean value of .OOut 5000 Run, sugar. and
moi ssos are tao priucipai staples Tor rcturn
oarzots, Win IurN island SIT Ia tue on
months Of summer md autumn when the pro-
duets of tue cane crop are u1t IA season. A con-
siderable amount Of cocoa l. also brought from
Irinid a., aud captains ~ their perq ii,iies,Ntth
]
| bring from 1000 TO 3l.gO Porto Rico oranges a.
atime. ltese orange, beile tue .rs ~, sweet
/ est, md JIcest taat reach this coIuiry, u
| woull seem tuAt owners utyAt deem IL worth
whils to DE- s1inethin. with them. bat they d.
! NOT, prcicfnnS u sttcA tuuscrNatVely - .@ss
perisnao'e ciasse, OF inefchandise. Ia Is,
gutVt Jeity, anu tlany otuer ieiiiacies " winch
! ghe WclId natrr ~ expec. Lag ihp)ri.iOns
! from the West Indies Islands. tnere j. actually
/ nothing done. IN WI It IS properly known az tnis
trade, these things coming Only from cuba.
SMUGGLING
SO much for the legitimate west Indies trade
! but vino shall ever tell IN fdll the Story OF tns
smuggling which once formed ~ large source
| OF rs0enue 10 many Of tho dweller- along tue
| -n"res OF Connsciitut md Ing Island. And
! that WAS 80 long ago but that one can get
! to-day ~ New Haven ana wood Judzc, aud W.
| rious oiher places IN tue Victnty. .Ouudance u
! 50 long ago Out that quite young men lie mem Der
/ a. recent AGA lalht nee the oll hshesn2n VINO
| lived down IA iighthJu Point, VINO was rur.
posed 10 be but hali-vitled. and Sbose winning
ptecdriou- NNiul from lubster- ami claus, vas
| by csrtalr per.ons, known t. he one II ana
defte,t ana IN st cunuin- shore men VINO
ever saved sn i-Eei uackt-e, aud wao
strangely disappeared suidenly. p fhs simple
reasu1 that NJ was rich enough, ana chOs. To 70
somewhere ese u svcnd his money.
Golus 0ut, tuh principal smuggling ever done
/ int, the " est Indies - IN 10 .o;oro" m.tches
In 1881. lness were then worth 32.iO per gross in
! New Haven. and found ready -A.s for 50 prr
| gross to an old negro who usod - come OF from
the shore, in the DARK, &c SANTA Cruz Owu"rs
| is.uei the stric o,t or.iers again the carr,inr
sad the ,Vrodden parties. was siMp,y from a
design 10 keep all that lucrative branch Of
! smuggling in their own hands orders ano IN ed
! to nothing, however. Officers and men ustd to
20 On hoard WIN matches IN their Klts, matcnrs
IN the h.ts, matches IN all their pockets and
the = 'Nad bass matches, IN ihci wherever tuey
| could conceal them from observation. until hoy
al.nOs walked hnmppacksd wit their weight u
| "iocoioco' matcse-. lhon, having mad money
! by smugSlin.s one way. they we're aOt slow t. IKE
chances FOR dolhing tner c-pit bykctuln- up
/ the ora lice on tneir return. Dad vessel owners
aud West India traders them selves encourlg 90
and practice smugGlingf iuat Is delicate qIes
/ ton t. answer.
CAPTAINS REcoLLEcTIoN.
~ ~ snlaeled ON your own account. and got
rich at H.. aid YOU not, asked the reporter VI an
| He leaned back IN his chair and Iaugha1
Then ne swallowed another rum punch In an
easy habiLusl way, aud replied There are lots
OF fellows about hore, suppose. VINO could tell
YOU all about smuggling, bat cans, for you sse
i never was re ilN into u myself"
lIncredulous chorus OF "Onl ohl obi" from
Then the Old fellow laughed aRoin. Lnd wiped
his o,es, aud c-l'ed for another rum punch, and
"Well, III tell YOU any way how I've hoard IL
! WAS clrred on. he vessels used 10 run in ~
Alontank Point man ein1 to get along there ~
MINT and turn int0 NSpeague harbor. Down hy
what Is known rs Fresh Ponc, and perhaps aso
near Abranan's Landing, there nseh to De poo-
| pie on shore WHO wore PRETTY Gell posted alout
! Whu1 20 expect friends along that way, and wnG
| would Il AN from the shore A white ii4Lt
ght from the shore and red ono from the
| schooner. Perhaps the colOrs, or their oTdor
might TO varied, hat II Iicnnt the same thing
tnat the cOlst WIS clear 49, All safe. II al, tho
signals and exchanges v 3 MT given. II WAS
| boc 4uae 'hera was soma r'tson fIr suspecting
/ all was not rRhi, ana tn . were Othcr WAS OF
| cha 1giux the order OF lghts and DVlny
the n 80 M to convey ,r1ing messages Hlt
slpposing all was nght, the schooner would
! "a IN OK overheard what casks or pnnchepns
| Ufrum sac had u leave there aud, with mt ever
stopping. beat out NJ tho barhOr SUD keep right
| on hcr cOu SO pat q irDners Island sud NJ 30
| Now Haven Imstime they d. SAY. things
! winch could not Zee lrfta a ,ueayus haroor have
/ bAen cared for at Garint stand"
Ana AT StVin's Rock t.. Lighthouse Point
and south Eui aso ISL sOY'
"Well, tuOsa places n- pretty nOar h0mn
| We'd better tax ABOUT sone "a liItle fuff ner on
| You might say that there was SO Tcely any placs
near the shore, In those DAYS, WHARF Their wasn't
Agood SHOW Tor care being token OF thingA mat
| happened 10 fail overheard. Why, oycrybody
| around here loved tho GOvornment 10 death, lut
! don't believe there Vas a uAu IA all Conn. eta.
| cut from whom YOU cuuldn. hayo hired his OK
| team, II ne ha one, to haul smugglad rum To
! Canada for 50 day.
| HANDLING Tan sMuGGLEo GOODS.
After the run was thrown overheard, what
| next became CT iti'
| "Peopie came out In small boats and found
it-for, YOU know. a casli Of rum can't sink-and
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