The sun., 1883-12-16
THE TRAMPS OF THE OCEAN.
PECULIAR VESSELS FOR CARRYING
CARGOEs ONLY.
Sailors who Think they Run Cheap aud
arc Observation-Disclosures who Derena
Tkem-How they Behave In storms

s.uor, v,o rs,rL ,..x arc R,n ,,..
~. n.n....m.W s. .nc
TAen-Mow they Behave In storms.
long hIock iron bul,, low down in ,h.
water with two short black mas,s and thick
black funnel from which very black smoke wn,
pouring, passed the battery and ur Eas, Rivcr
tho othor day. Patches of gray in places on
her sides looked as II the cook had sloshcd the
alsnwater against tno s'do as no tnrew IL over
board On other portions of the hull were great
s'snt ..: about tho rail or tho house on deck.
below d. Fulton Ferry There it was seen 'ha,
been scraped. tho bright work did not show be-
cause It was no longer bright. and the joiner
work about tho decks was dark because it had
been painted so or had not been given any
color except as tho crew aid their hands on 1t.
,h to "a bona
sf the bnwarks we're ye or six six fee, " 6rh At sRs
was deckcd flush with the top of the bulwarks.
oh W What ~ lin" does sd that steamer @ run inF was
-" Herr She don't run in no line: she's q
independent steamers with contempt and ap-
tain who was Visiting tho school ship ST. Mary's. rvs
=" they iHe; are built in the British yards by con.
tract OF poor materials in the greatest haste.
they iav. low low power pc YER engines put put in Viis them.
They are are manned with ns few men m, MS pos
sent @ to any n.y. port ' where cargo can be had at
any freight rates Then another cargo is taken.
sherthanded. always oSerioaaed, and siways ays
with lust enough provisions on board to last
y ana y sy
| starve their men or beg from a passing ship.
They cut under rates to get cargoes and then
| scamp in every quarter to get diYidends.'
Fan9 eosts yyGshs rs 0S5 dads oil and
ad aHfks sSP6f @ the SSs! aaf
You viii ind that tho forward half is Just ike
apit. They hey can take on deck load Of 500 tons ,
comes on a. with With such force that striking tho
| house amidships the momentum Of the shin
"na to sef the s
hnlkhead gives way. and then tho stokehole
trough OF the sea until She goes to pieces.
in tho gangways under the poop. and the shin
rolls G on her beam ends. baeause she eannot mn get
hnsh the lew whole length are not % 50 bad' 'u'''
Tramps.' said an employee OF Funch Edye
Go ras IN snY ne ss M @n enar 4s
| NOUS number have bccn launched at the t,las.
yars Money PTnss nMna very low n,snsss
| n certain class of freight steamers these
steamers are built pinin but strong Tho model
| is for n large cnrrier instead of for uuirk mas
sage Thev ordinarily vary in sizc from G,n to
/ 800 tons net register they will carry n"arly
ilftv ner cent. more tons Of dcad weight than
thcy register The engines for n steamer OF
06i, tons would nroblbiy be of 900 nnninai
horse mower. The mower is great enough TO
give the vessel a speed Of nine knots They
snroad onIv nnnurh canvas IN krnT them stnnjy
Srhon in n 9nIa rhcW comsn,ne twanw t"ns ~
coal n dav where nj oCrnn n rreyhouni viii hurn
2G1 They honr about the same relation 10 tho
swift messenger boats that A freight train bears
~ M i,I ntn, c%nr.ss So ''''' "S"is
.rbnr,n az, s,ns t a ,,roiudicc ayoinst ,bon,
,r,ont, ,,', ,ia U erniiS~s al ,yns osto
Vas II il mnwarrantad The snmo insnec
tors oro an,,,nvnI m Ia ovnrsoa thn hm;l,5;n,w ~
No tran,ns ne th3t insnact tbe iino staa,nSrs q
Thov ~ "ro 6,iI " of TIA same n, ntarials hv the
snme man in tbe some Yards Some man hold
| atnot In in ho,th h tinds nf steamers DiI Won naver
hear Of n line compnny leasing an outside
steamer2 Jts done often TO ret an r,I annoyins
eompstor out Of S the way or % Because M bnsSess
10 nnod and mora carrvinp canacitv is wanted.
W6ni% tbav nav ieaee rntton thS fnok in T1nvS's
Ranister and soc how tha framns ara re}sd
1rhe fall that ships are insnrsd heavilv and
| sent to sea to sink presupposes TINT insnrancS
| agents arc fools"
Where did these steamers come from ~
They originated in the demand for cheap
| transnortation They superseded the sailing
clipper in the LIVERPOOL trade. because they
can at n profit carry tho freight for less money.
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