New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
THE He'd STEWARDS NIGHTMARE.
WHAT TT TAKES TO SATISFY THE APPETITEs OF

WHAT 1T TAKES TO SATISFY THE APPETITES OF
THE PASSENGERS ON AN OCEAN STEAMSHIP.
that gangplsnk last year" said the
steward OF OF the popular big Transatlantic steamships
the other day, a CSC sheep, 2474 oxen, 1880 lambs
423o ducks 200 turkeys 200 geese and good many
hundred calves quail chickens and grouse"
Indeed" replied the reporter did not think that on
these floating palaces you so fond OF calling Them
you carried any live stock across the water"
Neither do" the re,olnder.
"what did you do with them, then throw them over
boardp
"Ate 'em.n WIS the gloomy reply
Come off, remarked the reporter who suspected at
tempt stunD him, do you take ne for Murine r.
my language is little fguratve perhaps" said the
steward but come and look at my books and be con.
WINGED tell you people who go down to the sea In
ships or those them ut least who travel By the BID
transatlantic liners, accept with compacency, and as
matter Of course the refnemens convenences and lux
ures found on board from day to day and fail to grasp
in most cases. the Of the advance which has been
made the last twenty-five years In catering to Their
wants well overlook the intricate machinery which Is
required DO constantly and quietly in motion Tor the
OF order and regularity They have little idea
Of the yastness and variety Of the stores neces
sary for the ship herself and her crew. and also OF that
more varied and quite astonishney big supply OF hsh
flesh fowl vegetables, fruit and liquor. now considered
for crowd OF passengers the good ship
carres whose Unsuitable seaappettes are Ut once the
tourists Joy and the stewards despair
That sad procession OF slaughtered animals pictured
IN Won did not really come aboard the nesh-that IS to
sayI meanaiive all at once but we consumed here
over two million pounds OF meat in the last twelve months
which represents you will see by looking at these
columns the number OF carcssses mentioned Meat
is the chief item but does not live by meat
alone and last passengers ate ton Of mustard
OF CT pepper 1914 bottles OF pickles
about 500 ons OF about 800 tons OF potatoes more
than half hundred thousand oayes Of bread and twenty
tons OF biscuit
These are the neccssarles of life for the luxures
they make pretty good showing too LOOK mere ooVo
lars Jams OF all kinds dozen tons OF marmaiaoe-'he
hitter taste Of marnaade is 80 well appreciated az
on recoverv from sasickness-tweny tons Jaisins cur
rants figs dates thousands OF crates OF grapes
peaches apples oranges bananas and other iresh iua
That's pretty good list OF solids, isn't itt EVERYBODY
eats OF course while everybody doesn't drink or smoke
vet the drinkers keep up their ena Oh inc oa'n0' N
fairly we'll. See this:
one year they drank 900 quarts OF Champagne inc
same OF claret other light wines, 175oOo Dottes MN
eral waters 35 900 bottles spirits ana the thuiDp"k
OF half million bottles Of ale beer and porter. "hie
all this is going down. $4,000 cigars and 5OOoo cigar
altos are going up besides what the gentlemen bflne
with them We also consume about 10000 pounds OF
chewing tobacco which the crew and the steeTaHc use
the greater mart Then is o. 900 pounds tea and
75 600 pounds coffee with end OF condensed milk ana
almost SOC, 600 pounds OF sugar 20 sweeen IT, bresh
ssh in shoals sardrcs in banks and more than three
o,,r,ers OF million OF eggs, cooked in coneev-
able STYLE round list out IN satisfactory manner
and gives you idea OF the duties and responsibilities
OF the head steward in a ship Ike this
II sometimes have the nightmare and it always takes
the shsps ana long Shs sne NTH epca
Ing over gang plank in cesselesS stream li tne
Grp S Se S SS 0 Tha e one y
ures Two tall fa slim pappeI"a young ss, isae nIdT
y" huge OK with spreading horns massive mock and
%rnkled dewsg and underneath the legend 0sfn'Ofs
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