Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-07
CLASSES OF SEAMEN.
EACH MAN, WHEN HE SHIPS, is Al
LOWED TO RATE HIMSELF.
The Unpleasant Results to the Sailor
Who Overrstes Himsslf-Able Seamen.
Ordinary seamen and Boys-work of
the Latter.

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ora'hsry seAmeh ana ho''-"'rA o'
the Latter.
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ra,a Co. hi,,ar ,,a,, T,sbonId siso ha soid
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80 tbov ara oar,oin 90 n, g they find no
s,,r,na,hv ,ora or a., Il, ma, opIy aacaiv-
d. Il, ,,,,,aiu o,5 90 hut oIso and sven
r,ora 90 ,ba mo-, ,,bo ,inJ tba;r nnmbar al.
-aody Ill a,,o,,,,b ,,I,,c.d ,r- ,p.. and fpr-
,hsr h,Ir,Ia,,ai ~ ~ Shar. 90 ,ba ,york So
Iii a. ,t,, ,t',sa1,,aro,, ,,,,Ia,S,ooJ that
sailors nrsfsr nndarra,ing themselves rather
,ban stand ,ha Ill 81 i,,c,1rr;ps, ,bau
Eo,r,,orI,, saiIo, Il, ,,or, o3 shin cama
60 ,L. 49, - b., ,,,oI,o his cboica much
20 tha odvopta,a of ho,b biu,seIf and the can
,ain NJ he = ra,,,irad ,o ,,rasent bimsaIf
before tho sbinning commissioner Of the
mort WHARF bs ;oins a shin that lies per-
bans tho, nil.s of and which he has
naxar saar A cantain comes down with
his chief officer Tbsv saIect their COM
,lenant n, man from a,nopy ,hs crowd stand
:ro o,.Si5a tho ofBc, ubo are than brnugbt
-, .l,,, -, h. ,vbosa sids tba
cantain taxes a seat while the articles arc
rod 30 Tho cra,, In =. Loud vo,ca which they
ara aftarvarJ comnaIIad 70 sion giving at
the saua t;ma ,b,ir rsma residence and
nIaca of hi-tb
sIcxrxo Pop VOYAGE
7. IL cus+o,arv to si,,, articlas for n vov-
sf,a ont and born. NO, exca.Jino three wears
When s;onino, bis na,,s ba Is astad whether
h. wishes for any advance to which he re-
niles in the a Affirmative and vets one months
wages in the sbane of an advance note rep
resentinu yalpe only after the shin
has saiisd bp. which ba pets .dis-
counted at usurious rates If Joining a
shin tbrougb the shining Office breeds
ultinata dissatisfaction aboard the advance
not, system is answerable for half thu casual
tie, and crimes which take place on leaving
the docks nrior to sailing Thanks TO il,
whole crews ara carried aboard dead drunk,
who show their first signs of life by rioting,
and sometimes by mutiny. As for the plea
that sailor requires his advance note 70
buy clothing with, it is fallacy. A
respectable seaman, when paid off from a
voyage of average duration, has more than
enough not only to renew his outfit, but 70
spend a few comfortable weeks ashore
Beside this, some regularly put by their
savings, of which a tidy balance very often
remains after settling for all expenses The
writer met at Congress street wharf little
colored seaman who had thus accumulated
500 in the Brooklyn Savings bank.
An able seaman must be equal to any emer-
gency aboard ship. He is expected 10 be able
to hand, reef and steer and do work upon the
rigging neatly. By the term "A good sea
man" sailors mean a smart hand at working
on the rigging. Ordinary seamen are those
who have not the experience qualifying them
as A. B. The third of crew is generally
formed Of ordinary seamen- They are ex-
pected to hand, reef and steer and do small
repairs OH the rigging. The ordinary seamen
in each watch take turn about il fetching the
food from the galley to the forcastle, washing
up the plates and cleaning out the forecastle;
they also help the apprentices or boys 10 osweep
up the decks Of an evening.
APPRENTICES OR BOYS.
NEXT come the apprentioes or bovs- Almost
all .blue water ships carry them. Formerly.
in IN. British seryice apprenticeship was
forced upon ali lads going to sea indisrrim-
inatslv. now the .nriyilege As il il called il
rseryed for tbos.s WHOSE pa-ents can afford
to nav a premium ranging from thirty to
sixty guineas. and even more. for a term of
wears. GENERALLY four The whole thing is a
fnSr,. The only advantage pained-if so il
can ba caJl.i-is living anart from the crew