The New York herald., 1878-09-16

Dart................. .......... Captain CrowelL
Lzze. .........C captain Briggs
osprey .......CapJain McD Donald.
Zlppo. ..."............... Captain NJ King.
DauDtl .Capta1n y. 1. King.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Captain Valentine.
hattis... ............ .Captain Arnoio.
Annie kate.... ......."...... ..Cnp'ain D. Shay.
Madaeine. ..............'......Ca .CaP."in +. ohay.
trace ........... ,.......... .CapI ~ narinston
Marion. ........................C Captain Lynon.
Fawn. .................Cap.aih Jonnson.
Cathoribo.. .CaPs"in Uoeu Mug
Our Pet...........-............C Captain Maitland
There are quite number OF other boats engaged In
tho same kind OF business. but the above WIZ De moro
generally rccognizd d. A dozen or moro tie up" IN
the vicinity OF Long Wharf where ihey are engaged
principally by the week, month or by the season by
TIE BOATING SEASON.
The boating season commences about the LIST OF
June aud the height Of the business Is over py the
last OF September. At the end Of the: season the
hauled up as there not 30 1icisnt bust
ness during the winter 70 keep them employed with
profit Tho captains arc thus obliged 70 10 some
Thing else during the long iall winter and spring
an existence with 10 little difficulty, ana no
nsv Uns Sa S s ss% per-
formed many daring acts and have saved large
number OF lives by their promp.ness: 80, Be
Ing always on the wharf tncy are quick 10 detect ac
cideHts Of any kind and II 10 TO TINS class OF people
more than 10 any other that Newport indebted Tor
saving lie. Boats tho hands Of amateurs Ire
quenly capsze and the perious posons OF their oc-
cupants are promptly discovered AS general thing
ever mindful OF the comfort OF their patrons and
no rarely II with accident whiIc having
y
t,on that their history has single ife been
lost BY accident or caressness and which, to say
the least, Is remarkable fact
VOYAGES MADE.
The boats, in the first place, well built and are
very seaworshy, and they are frequently engaged TO
80 up the bay AS far a. sProvidence, Bristol or WICK
ford and scarcely day passes Dut what they 60 out
side as iss even as Block lslano large number Of
trips arc made to Pier Captain Maitland,
OF the most successful and snterprising boatmen
In tho place. who owns three boats frequently goes up
the sound as far AZ New London aud the ward
BuZZard's
New Bedford. ana II will thus be seen that Newporps
iana referred TO, although Young man,
has beon engaged Ia The business er the past twenty
six years. anu by strict economy and good haos owns
three boats, one OF which Is sailed py himself and
another by " son, and ho owns two houses as well,
and he may justly be termed Newporrs representa-
vorsbly known to hundreds VINO have visited New
port, mas also been engaged in the boat business
Tor nearly quarter Of century, and, ike Mr Malt
land, has lsid up something Tor a ''rany day."
Speaking OF Mr.. Maitlan1, reminds me that he re-
ccived great attention from the English men-oi-war
who were recently In this harbor, ana the following
testimonial was justly deserved
HkR MAJrsTy's sri.AnsHIP BgLLERoPnoy,
Tins is certify .As, ar Maitland sas @ this
o sp aH'"s our stay mere B6Yck sss
Mr. Maitland performed similar duties Tor Her
Majesty's ships when hey were here few years ago.
BoATxgS PAST.
few OF the old captains are alive, only two being
called mind at the present writihg-namely, Cap
have gone the way oil all The earth the follow ing will
be recoectcd, and who during the war will be remsm-
bered p, ing the vocation OF their prcde
above referred to:Captains Benjamin Biivens, John
Heath, Joe Mason, Thomas J. Lynch, John Cooper.
Jchn Langiord, Joseph Wadon, Mr Keig and Joseph
Buchanan. These gentlemen we're prominently iden-
tined with Ncwporps early boating days, aud their
jokes aud yarns, whcn tbey were ia the habit OF tell
ing wnie .waiting for something 20 turn up" are
pleasingy remembered at this late day.
steam launch, the General Jesnp, ON the route be.
tween here ana Fort ADAMS much to the disgust Of
the boatmsn. who prior TO that time, were In the
habit Of receiving considerable money from the OIL
GERS and soldiers OF the garrison Tor transporting
them 10 and from the fort Tho soldiers wcro ire
qucnty belacd IN town and the boatmen were always
wiling to leave their COIN hfortable beds auriug tho
bitter winter gales us well during the summer to
take them across before they had overstayed their
time. The soldiers especially alter pay day, were
detained In town longer than usual and was durng
sucn times that the boatmon reaped a rion harvest !;
nb,bed too freely and were ANXIOUS to got TO their
quarters, were very liberal Therefore, pay uays
we're looked iofward TO with good deal OF Interest
by the boatmen.
The boatmen then more frequently employed
tnaD they by persons visiting the iorpe
toU, but steam launch is now engaged which accom-
moaates ncsry all who goto Goat Island. wbIic tho
Naval Academy was stationed mere several years ago
tho boating business was unusually good, and tho
boamcn were more or less engaged by the officers ana
Newport always goes tc the torpedo station in
Captain I. Shsy's boat, which he sails himself, and
no spend good deal OF bis tmo In handling the cat
boat peculiar to Newport
The boa,men--thosc who 10 own their
boatswUrk shares; that is, they receive one-hnli
Of the gross receipts Of the cay their employer pay
ipg out OF his halt all the her expenses OF the Doit
aud beng responsible Tor all accJen,s II Will thus
that the owner Of the boat is obliged TO depend
altogether upon the honesty OF his boatnaD Com
plants are rarely heard OF one OF them making
issc return OF their day work. which speaks well Tor
tho hardy followers OF the sea.
BUSINESS OF SEASON.
The business Oi the present seascn up to the arrival
OF Her Majesty's SHIPS, The Bcer ophon, Sirius aud
Argus, was very poor; but had not been Tor
tsrprse oi two steamUoat companies who placed two
tugs at the disposal Of the thousdnus VINO desired
TO visit the ships, they would have been abc TO re-
port the best summers work on record Tickets to
visit the sbps by the tugs were sold the steamers
leavlDg Providence aud Fall River, and they werc
also sold the trains ss we'll; ana when the passen-
sers arrived GU tho wharvss the boa,meu found 10
their astonishment that they nad all been "nxcd,
and that, TOO, tho same prices which they charged
The boaimcD, however, were kept very busy, ana
average earned $50 per boat during the stay o The
Britishers which, with other work performed during
the same time, oc thelr earnings amount TO very
respectable sum. They found a good deal OF fault
with the steamboat companies, ana will
blame them, but the public were not dis.
posed 10 TOOK into the merits Of the case all the
visitors desired was 10 reach tho SHIPS saley ana
h. quickIy possibe, and by taking The tugs tney
10 get thcfe quicker Than they would " tbey
took passage Ia tho saiiboats. All who patronized
the steamers @wefe courteousy received, anu no