Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-02-26

Piled the reporter. Zone would nat
orally imagine that the shorter voyage
would cost the less money
"The explanation Is IN the consump-
ton of coal. The fast steamers use
from l25 TO 1870 tons Of coal per day,
while the slow steamers only use about
sixty or seventy tons per day. The
distance to Southampton is about 3,lOO
miles, and our fast steamers make the
trip across in seven to eight days, and
The slower steamers make it IN the
n~eighborhood Of ten days"
''How many in a crew do your largest
vessels carry?"
"About 100 men, including officers.
The salaries of captain are never less
than 81, 800 q year and sometimes reach
"a, 000, according to their gross earnings.
The wages Of the seaman and petty Of
fcers average 81 per day each, and the
daily cost of feeding the crew and of
fcers Is averaged ut 30 cents per capl-
ta."
"How much does each person on a
voyage eat IN the day."
hBh, / could hardly tell that, but we
calculate on allowing q pound and n half
of meet for each person.
"Can you give fresh meats and vege-
tables on every day Of the voyage?" Was
asked of Chief Steward Charles Winter,
of the Elbe, who overheard Mr.. Sehwab
and the reporter talking.
"Oh, yes" was the reply. On our
big trips, we ship about $4,000 pounds
of fresh meat. and We serve it daily,
not only to the first and second cabin
passengers, but to the Storage and the
crew: Should we meet with any acti'
dent causing delay, we could give the
first and second cabin passengers fresh
meats and all the Injuries of the season
for several weeks by putting the crew
and steerage passengers on regular sea
fare of salt meats. We have three ice
cellars-one for fresh fish, n for poul-
try and one for meats-and in these
everything is preserved"
"How much ice is required for a voy'
ages
"The amount varies, according to the
season; from ten to twenty TONS"
"How about fresh eggs; do you have
hens on board?"
."Ha, ha, ha! Oh, no, not exactly.
We get fresh eggs at the beginning OF
each trip, and they are kept fresh by d
patent preparation of lime and some
other preserving matter
Butter how much butter is con-
'umed on a yoyagc?"
Between 1 200 and | 400 pounds. We
use from 1000 to 5000 cigars. Wines
and beers are not SO largely consumed,
because we keep the price high in order
to keep down i~ntoxication."
On a well-regulated steamer, it was
learned, the bedclothes, towels, table
linens and coverings for all the furni
ture are changed every day. On a yes,
sci of 5000 tons 1000 napkins are used
ON every trip in the first cabin anG
about 1000 napkins are used in the sec.
cond cabin, while the sheets number
about 1000 and the towels 5000. DIFF
ferent colors are used on the upholstery
and furniture every day, because of til,
relief q change of scene affords to per
ons who become seasick, and also ow
ing to the additional freshness of tn,
atmosphere of the cabins thus obtained
The steamer is newly painted on th,
outside from stem to stern every voy
age, and to do this work, together will
the repairing ana cleaning of uphol
stery, from 200 to 400 men are @ nploy
ed. The washing is all done at the ent
Of each voyage.
"How much crockery do you use in
day" was asked of the steward.
Somewhere in the neighborhood o
1000 pieces in the first and second cab
ms, separately, and about z, 900 pieces @
glassware. The silver of the first cabi
about 1000 pieces-is valued at $40,
600, and the same quantity in the sec
ond cabin is worth Just half that sun
OF course. you know, although every
thing is just as ~seFyiceable and clea
in the second cabin, nothing is as ele
CANT"
Although the principal revenue O
the big ocean steamers is from passed
gers, they all carry tons and tons {
merchandise, which is generally of
raw nature. Nearly every transatianti
steamer obtains its wines, canned good
and d~elicacies abroad, but, of the bread
stuffs and much Of the smoked meat
that they obtain on the other side,
frequently occurs that the steamer hs
carried IL from New York as merchar
disc freight. The captains say they ca
carrys ch articles to the markets abroa
and buy them as eheaply rs at the hon
market.
To load a vessel requires the creates
skill, too; and this is another of the bi
expenses that are included in the emo,
nous cost OF an ocean voyag An
sometimes, on a rush, a cargo Of 200
tons OK merchandise has been loaded o
board a steamer within twenty for
hours. A feature of the TRANSPLANT
freight trade IS tina. the cargoes exporte
largely exceed those imported in bull
and that the cargoes imported are ,
much o value than those importe,
Everything is run on military, or rattle
naval, discipline, and not a profan
word is ever permitted from officer {
sailor.