The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-06
ACRUISE WITH TIE PILOTS.
\ WEEK or V1RYING ADVENTURE
BEYOND SANDY moor.


noou OF y'lloW sunshlue poured hcToSs
The waters OF New YORK harbor, aud the air was
soft and warm as spring on FRIDAY morning.
Jan ri. as seven or eight hronzcd ana bearded
men sat IN the SIN KING room over the once "i
the sandy HOOK Pilot Comnis'ionors' at Bur-
Hing slip. They were all pilots aud chatied Jo-
va'iy while they waited Tor the last stores 20 20
placed on DO rd theif boat Tor another Cruise
They were tall sinewy men, thelr muscles
touRhened at the helms OF vessels bN unN anu
night In every season. ana their nerves tehper-
90 oy many perhous adventure. lne' I'm
posed the company that cruise In pilot boat No
Y, one OF the Oldest and stanchcst crafts OF
the harbor Daniel Gillespie Is tho captains
name. The Others are John c. Gillespie John
Carroll, Fred. Harpcman, Michael Murphy TIM
othy Jewell, John Doushcity' ana John small
At length the boat keeper, Capt. Thomas jack
son, who manages the vessel and procures her
supplies announces that everything Is ready
and the pilots walk down South street 60 Pier
,a :, .h,,h tho hoat IA ,ed nm cpambering
~ 1" WIZ Wv - 'P ',
over big East INDIA merchantman' they reach
the deck Of the pilot boat, rocking easily with
a.. "a. 4, a.. nuo.o,, t,,,i, ,ro,, .c,,,d and
toe Hue' is o"","'i' ''''e Unit sVuuu a"u
tight as the best oak can make II. II Is 81 feet
80 49,. -, =, sa., 80 - !, -,
eeop' u'a"'"s "'O". - ''.' -, "a''''
% tons BURDEN and Is sailed by four scamen
under command Of Can't Jackson Barney
-, a., -, ~, ,,...., -.
'onnson' 'ne s'e"aru' Jolly Nor"eRian' e0ni-
pletes the crew.
Tn. n,,o,. ,houch ,,sv d,rso, tho courae ~
p'.0's' 49,, ~ 80. ~ -,
the ooat' nave httle TO 40 WIN lts praoVcM
management. They sail about IN 1t until the
looLou, n, tho n,stbaod descriea vessel that
.ooho"' ~ .no n,"S'"o"u ues''i'e " 'e9e'. -
desires pilot, then they direct the course 10
within easy communication, the yawl Is launch-
"a .rd on. ~, ,h.,, o,s atoard a, "A "a rovvad 10
w. ""u O,,e W ''eur 80 - "
the vessels side. The pilots are despatched to
Abe successiye vessels that are encountered In
- 80. =. 49,. 49,. -. -. "a, a.
regular ro'a''o"' 80 '"S' .ne "'a" "u' Wv 'uo
boat first on one voyage Will be last In order on
ths mart
MAKING READY FOR SEA
=, -, -. -, a.,
~ WAS IL C'oCh US Odp'' u"'ebpie' sthnu'hs
on the deck, gave orders to make ready for sea.
ah. ,a.L - a,,v. ,,,,h .c,,ya 49,, TO- a., .a,,
-, -, y, ., -, -. -, -
won 70 tno WoIh Oh tue crew. he phots hh ient
willing hands to make light work of the denar-
A.. rro,,ou -. =, a. q RI, "a -. 81. -.
s0' A'"." vas ~ '"e ".,u'' NV 90 '"e "a"s
err were detached and the bow OF the boat
swung slowly Ground into the tide. he q we his
orders 10 quick, emphatic tones. The sailors
sprang TO the haivarois up went the ito sheets
aputr OF wind filled the fight sails and the boat
danced out into the stream. Then the foresail
and the big mansail ratified up the smooth
mnsts the sailors darted hither and thither, and
in a moment the deck was knee deep ia rores.
and the craft was bowling along toward the
battery
"Iet's 20 into the cabin" said Can't Gillespie,
land prepare for buainess. Dinner Will soon he
on land and peopie think that all a pilot ~
10 90 In the world Is to dress we'll eat well. and
make plenty OF money. Dut yOuH soon US
In our working garb.
SO saying, lie slipped OF his bright blue naval
garments and donned a pair of stout rusty
sailor trowsers aud pea jacket TO m Itch, witha
son,on PA, woo,i h W, ~, cah Az ens p,d2,s III
aav anti and omt Of tbem came thelr nusines
clothes. fhey had hardly msde the chanse be-
cloth and n,ads ren'Iv The lille with SMOKING
ham, SCUM hard tack. Chicken. and p"tatoes.
81. cshI, 81 no / ,,,v a sst'rrt'er - n@ No.
n,me OF Sspn 81 we pes
one can imagine. itis Is or 20 feet long bv Of
M Ia, ,,,de IN hotn s,n,s are the 1NclL ans
with little doors al the back. openins bene.tn
into darn reresses. contalnins clotnins. Hsi,tict
- I'M i,,
loves. t'o9vv i2is
Tbs hunrs are re, or ~ rea faet abSvs ina In L.
n a u" a., t, vt tr,, tu'r ,,'
little mediciur closet bright not -air stoyc.
CLOCK. nm ,ii cltb o. The nor. a sl"set CON.
,,I,,S,' Il - - a ~ ~, ,',' ,,j % =
with the Glassware Of the to 4 are ,l-,one the
ornaments ard attract on Of the carin. At the
foot OF the l1dderin the compruion wav, astern,
little hold tnat l. hled with fresh AMI salt
meats, smoked hams, barrels OF salt pork. has
kets Of Az les, cahotge-. turnps, and carrots.
There Is not anaok in the boat that Is not util-
lied. At the leit Is the door that leads TO the
forecasile, the domain OF the steward aud the
home Of the seaman. Here tue cook, busy
bel and sayory p,d4lues and his Java, whcn
he grinds M hitle oi.-insli neg mil toy a..
their lei.ure hours. and here is where Capt
Jackson, VINO mas sf4'td Tue Tin lh 81. NoY
eees, pun mr. u-h CLOUD VI smoke iues ~
ni'Vlv w. "a a, NV - ~ w
cal seas ana Au-iralian deserts II is clean
pleh7"ht hlifl lil"Nt' d 'i- "il 'iNu, i'H~. pll~
tenlnR TIN uishe-, a.d crOckey, KNIVES, pots
ana kettlts aye fastened 10 the walls Db wooden
Aats aud leather sithIr.
THE Pilots FIRST GREETING
"But let ne return" said one Of the nilot.
"nrd ven shal. I'M he a., ar. and MAJ . tb.n,
,.sny Tor dist i6n,in The 49, a'u ii''Se IGN
board for Won know maj we have 10 taL VIII
us on our cruises "A larre utn,her of mo l,,t.t
prints IN YER, Gfst word almost III tIssii
t. The pilot ~ he Get. ON board 81 .hlp is
sWhat's the new. = and then. Have You
brought US INV u pers 90
In the ptlot's cabin they were already busy
with the new.p ptrs ttiue them no in neat
bundles. each pilot placing one Of them In lis
Vallse
The sea mad now become more arprce siye and
the floor of the cabin assumed uuelsy angles
with the horiz n. II was / O'clock, and Inc boat
had Alre .dy passed beyond the nav. Thel NJ
crooked anger Oh Sandy Ilok toro west AID
the yease's co irse VS. shaped south SOUTH
ssst tne -~-"v Hs!Lg over the deck As tue biz
wRy,s cnme rolling ~. Mr lewel, wno ~'''''''
be the lrst To leave the boat uiun demand Tor
apilot, took tre o. I'm ana remained on deck iur
the rest Of the DAY, keeniy scanning the non
IONS edge tor some vessel PEEK. By degrees
the close 81 day ann aches. The boat has
made rapid progress ~ the last lew h"uis' anu
the land MS usapi cared ehtlrelN' save IN tIt
far nor. 4n-sti where tue NcNerslnk Highlands
quickly fading.