Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17

gan side. 1t has important fisheries:
white fish and lake trout are taken and
exported in large quantities, fresh and
canned, The shipping interests of the
great Lakes are, l think, greater than
is commonly supposed. BY Treasury
Department report of June, 30, ISL,
which have before, mel see that in the
number of vessels the shipping of the
Great Lakes is more than.one-eighth of
all that is under the American flag, and
in tonnage it is more than one-siXth.
The number of vessels, tonnage and
distribution is shown to he as follows:
Distribution. Number. Tonnage.
Atlantic a Gulf Coasts. 1858 2,55y,2D
Pacific Coast, lbs &2,i31
Northern Lakes. "SIs Sll,2g
Western Rivers. l,5j8 SS.OVo
Total ofC.S. 2l,i68 1923
The Sailors Life
on the lakes is not very different from
"a life on the ocean wave" and many
a time since the days when Jasper
Western astonished old Cap. has fresh
water sailor proved himself better
seaman than some old sea dog who
commenced by dispisiug him because
shed never smelt salt water" Old
Jack Gates poor fellow, he knocked
his brains out by fall from alOft three
weeks before We reached New Bedford
on our way home from the Pacific
used to tell us on the whaling b9rque
"Mercury" about ''greenhorn" who
had shipped with him once. In ship
ping sailors, and entering them on the
ships papers they are classed as "green'
horns,n ''Ordinary seamen" or cable
seamen. Few men have the temerity
to lay claim to a higher grade in ship
than their performances can Justify, as
the punishment which the officers are
sure to visit upon them for so doing is
terrible. An liable seaman" must know
allthat a sailor can learn and must
have il at his fingers ends, never fat
tering. Only two or three ola ships
crew will usually claim that grade, and
its higher pay, while many even after
two or three years sea-going experience
will not venture to call themselves "or-
binary seamen" but continue to ship as
"greenhorns." Jacks hero had
"never seen the sea- and was &C
cordipgly rated on the ships papers as a
"greenhOrn," and for few days fully
justified the appellation, only he didn't
get sea.sick. He would go aloft through
the "lubber's hole" and seemed utterly
unable to learn nautical terms, keeping
the men laughing by calling the fore
castle 1.-THE cellar" the galley or caboose
1.-The Kitchen" the cabin "the captains
house." the bulwarks 'the fence" and
the yards main, main topsail, and
main top gallant Cup stairs' and "the
second, third and fourth stori es," while
the fore royal yard was referred to on
one occasion as "that fiat stick up in
| the front garrett" He was very good
natured and willing, but he did nothing
right. Still, as his blunders were of the
Handy Andy order, that is,
Always LaughabIe,
he escaped punishment, and when the
mate was ready to knock him down
with a Delaying pin the ordinary
method of enforcing discipline on board
| bly, caught on to the idea presented and
| carried out the order just in the nick Of
| time to escape the intended blow. The
Atlantic oil Cape Hatteras in North
Carolina is a dangerous region and
many a good ship has been thrown on
| her beam ends 10y sudden gale there
| and gone down. Sailors have rhyme,
\ said TO be very old, in reference to this
| locality. Perhaps one OF the Cabots' or
| Sir Francis brakes sailors first felt its
truth and composed it
"If BermudeZ (Bermudasl letan you pass,
| Then look out for Hatteras."
A sudden gale off Hatteras, when the
sailors saying while aloft in ugly
weather of Zone hand for the ship the
other for yourself" Ito hold on WITH
was changed to "both hands to save the
ship and your life," made Handy Andy
show up in his true cOlors as NO.
American sailor. "Why, you lubber,"
said the captain, when they had got
the ship before the wind with nothing
but the storm-jib flying, mo damme,
YOU amt lubber, but the best hand
aboard. But why did you tell me you'd
never seen the sea-" Touching his hat,
Handy Andy (he never lost the namei
modestly explained but with twink
ling eye, that he had told the truth,
having acquired his seamanship on the
lakes and that he had preferred to leave
his rateing to bis captain, when he had
shown what he could do in the way OF
a sailors duty. That night saw him
rated as an cable seaman" on the ship 5
papers, and before the ship reached
| Honolulu the death OF the Portuguese
| third mate resulted in his promotion
| over the heads OF the boatsteerers to fill
that vacancy.
He Was First Mate
when the ship returned to New Bed
ford full of oil three years afterwards,
and when, a few months later, Walker,
Allen & Co. asked him to accept the
command ola new whaling barge they
had fitted up to 60 to the Okhotsk and
| Kamtschatka seas, our fresh water sailor
felt that his advance from the rating OF
"greenhornn had been pretty rapid.
However" old Jack said, "he gave q
good account of himself, and always
had the name Of being lucky captain
His ship never went clean single
season to my knowledge" ITO go
clean" means in whaling parlance, TO
fail to take any whales.
THE B. & o. passes along the lake
front for about a dozen miles before en-
teripg Chicago and continues upon 1t
after getting within the city's limits.
A splendid view of the lake and its
shipping is thus afforded on one side of
the train, while on the other side. as
| the city is approached and entered,
much Is to be seen that is interesting
and pleasing. The panorama first con-
prises a general view of large and line
portion of the city, and then, as our
train draws closer and enters the scene
itself, many objects of particular inter
est present themselves, including South
Park, the immense railroad exposition
buildings and numerous fine and costly
residences and business structures.
| The railroad has station ut Twenty
second street, but its terminus and Prin
cipal depot is on the Lake Front at tn
| foot of Monroe street, a couple ofsquare
east Of the Palmer House on that street
\ VI r, - 1870 rb al rf rail-pets tina