The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-02-20
a scupper nail. Alas heis no more

could come back from the grave
they would have murdered some Of
these villainous editions of Long
Tom Coffin or Black Eyed William.
if they hadn't committed suicide
themselves. Poor Jack is not the
trim, dainty picture he was Of
yore, and though never considered
an angel, he may emphatically now
he pronounced a dirty devil and ]
say it with all respect to that wor.
thy and estimable character, OF
whose existence at the present time
there. seems to be very serious
doubt. Steam has transformed him
from, bis exhalted normal condition,
and left him all begrimed and black,
SO that his own mother would
scarcely know him. There are sail
ing ships still along our docks,
and mighty ships they are ; but
they look ancient and rusty along
side OF those great ocean kings and
queens which now claim the supre-
macy Of the seas.
Along these docks are monsters
which are little worlds in them
selves, and it is not till you go
down into them and wander about
in the may labyrinth Of their Won
derful machinery, note the spiendor
Of their cabins, the marvellous taste
and knowledge which have called
into requisition every modern ap
pliance Of our civilization that can
add to the comfort or happiness OF
their patrons, that you begin to ap'
preciate what a wonderful thing a
modern ocean steamer is, and how
these people live who go down to
the sea in ships.
Those who have only seen steam,
boats on our lakes and rivers have
not the remotest conception d
what an ocean steamer means
When the sailing-ship ':Great East
ern" was built, it was considered a
miracle of naval architecture, and
SO it was; but along these docks
to day are plenty Of steamers al
most a rival for this monster ocean
leviathan. While our sailing ships
lie comparatively idle, our whar7es
and our bay are filled with mighty
steamers. Many great ocean lines
concentrate here. The Cunarders
left Boston, finding it only prov.
incial town; the White Star was
started here by an English com
pany but by far the most popular
line at the present time is the In
man, whose great steamships ''CitJ
of Berlin" ''City of Chester, " "CitJ
of Glasgow, "City Of Richmond,
aCity of Montreal" and nine or te1
others, form a magnificent feet
which has never been equaled, anc
cannot be surpassed. This is the
line which has brought to oul
shores nearly million Of emigrants
from foreign lands, and which as
sures, even to the meanest steeragf
passenger, fully as much comfort a:
it was possible for cabin passen
ger to obtain on sailing-ship forty
years ago. The time made by thF
steamers Of this line is almost mar
7elous, the "City Of Berlin" making
one passage in seven days and nine
teen hours, and another in sever
| days and fifteen hours,-a distance
of nearly three thousand miles
The hulls of these steamers are o
iron, the masts are of iron, the rig
ging is iron,-iron is around yo1
everywhere. Huge bolts and screw
and nuts seem to bid defiance tt
time and wear and storm. Clan
anchors hang at the bows, LINKED
to vast cables, strong enough tt
hold the world if it should happel
to get adrift. In fact I could no
help thinking if we could run on
Of those gigantic mudhooks out t.
Mars, we could take it in tow, ant
then settle at our leisure the ques
ton whether there were more thai
two moons or not. But looking a
the grim outside, or up at tn
smoky sails and yards, you neve
appreciate the ocean steamer a
you do when you go down into tn
grand cabins and see the magnlh
cent state-rooms rivaling the fines
apartments Of our frst-class hotels
bath rooms, and lounging- rooms
and smoking-rooms, and reading
rooms with a luxurious table loadet
with the freshest of vegetables, tn
rarest of fruits, and the choicest O
Hcb Aocb and fowl Ocear-traye