Daily Honolulu press., 1885-11-21
LIFE OF A SAILOR.
JACKS PROBABLE EXPERIENCE ON
THE GREAT INLAND eEAs.
Notes by an Observer, for the Benefit Of
wouid-Be Runaway Boys--whssi-
man, hfate, Captain = Deck-
Hands Sorry Lot

Wouau-oc runaway boys W uooi-
man, Mate, Captain = Deck
Hands . Sorry Lot
lCor Louisville Courier-Journal
Coming out OF Chicago had chance TO
notice something Of sailors life on the
lakes Life ON the lakes Ia any capacity Is
desperately hard. A season Is about nine
months, from early spring till late fall
Thus all kinds of weather are experienced
Many Of the boats do not lay up until De-
cember.
The regulations OF the Cheltenham, our
boat are much the Same as those Of her sis
ter boats On her the watches began at
a. m, and were six hours each. The cap
tain left everything to his two mates
standing no watch except when he chose or
when he thought nece ssary. or course
there are several varieties OF work
on boat Let US, or tho benefit
OF the boy who wants to run
away to the great inland seas. see what
these are and their requirements. Each
large boat carries about twenty three or
twenty-four men-n captain. two wheel
mon. two watcbmen, two mates two en-
gineers, two flremen. two cooks, and eight
or ten deckhandl. A wheelman's task Is to-
dious and laborious. He Is given course
and told to keep IL to hair which is say
ing great deal In few words. for large
boat Is continually sheering off. even In
calm weather, SO that continual twisting
OF the wheel is necessary. In rough weather
two or three men have their hunls full try
ing 10 keep the boat some where near her
cour,e. Once in while big wave will
strike the rudder, and around will come the
wheel. throwing those who attempt to hold
or stop 1t from one side Of the pilot house to
the other.
AT THE WHEEL.
used to imagine that a wheelman had
nothing to do but get bis course fasten his
wheel with u rope, and then, leaning back
In a chair. put his hat on tho back of his
head and p fl away at the pipe, at the same
time lazily turning the pages OF novel.
Or. thought. he might even double his
fsos under him and take q nap with the self
satisfying assurance that, having once
gotten his course, he hal done his whole
duty and the vessel would appreciate tho
fact by behaving like q, thing lof sense
aud lie. Boys, ye who want to run away
und don pair of h)wing trou ,ers and be-
como fres and easy sailors, pirates or cap
tain give ear. This ideal picture Of the
wilceman Is all mist. didn't notice In the
wheel-hou 10 single n)vel or lazy back
chair. There seemed to be perfect scarcity
II lipes also.
. uu ~ nose .ua' a,', wno1i.sn was
him out OF his bunk ev ,n at o'clock in tho
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