The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-17
FRO BE CONTINUED. !
FEEDING OOBAN TRAVELLERS.
W hat it Takes to Supply the Wants
of Steamship one Voyage.
From the Ildindpohs NetUs

What it Takes to supply the Wants
of q Steamship one Voyage.
From the Indianapolis Netos.
The big steamships which play between
New York and Europe carry on each trip
across the Atlantic a little city Of people.
Two thousand persons sometimes are stored
away on board these floating palaces. To
agpease the sea-sharpened appetites and
as5uage the thirst of this horde requires a
great deal Of solid and liquid food. The
steward Of a certain liner took on at Liver
pool for the hast round voyage 900 bottles
Of champagne, 5000 of claret, 5000 of ale,
2 800 of porter, 5000 of mineral water, and
zoo of spirits. They used last year on their
line of steamers s O30 quarts and II ,Gl3 pints
of champagne The Americans drink the
greater part Of the champagne. They call
for five quarts Of 1T TO one of any other
nationality.
They also u7ed on thatline last year Is, 941
quarts and 1,3l0 pints of claret. This had
the largest sale among the French Travellers
and indeed all the passengers from the con-
tinent preferred claret.
The Britishers drank the greater par +
Of the y6ar's supply Of ale and porter, in
| all 4S0, 900 Lottles This with IL, 600 bot
| ties Of mineral water, made enough liquid
showing, that, in the way of wet goods,
| isn'tit?
The other vices weren't neglected. The
steward SAYS their line used last year 30, 900
pounds of tobacco, Is, 900 cigars, and 81, 900
cigarettes; the lemons used on shipboard
averaged two apiece every day, apples the
same, oranges leading with three apiece
each day.
The steward says: 1--WE sailed from
| Liverpool with 547 cabin passengers and
300 in the crew. We mad on board when we
started II, 500 pounds of fresh beef, 700
pounds of cOrned beef, 5000 pounds of
mutton, $50 pounds of lamb, $50 pounds OF
veal, $50 pounds of pork There were be-
| sides , 900 pounds of fresh fish, 800 fowls,
| 800 chickens, 100 ducks, 5Ogease, 80 turkeys,
200 brace of grouse, Is tons Of potatoes,
30 hampers Of vegetables, $50 quarts
Of ice cream, 1000 quarts Of milk, II 800
eggs.
In the dry groceries there were $50
pounds Of tea, 200 pounds of coffee, 1000
| pounds OF white sugar, $50 pounds of pull
verified sugar, 800 pounds of cheese,
2, 900 pounds # butter, 3 500 pounds of
ham, and ! 900 pounds of bacon. You
can form from that list Of figures what it
! costs to vlctual the vessel for every voy-
age.
"My figures are not done yet. This line
uses 20,0 90 tons of ice every year and an
average of / 900 tons of coal every day
They nse l04. 900 gallons Of engine oil for
one item and an average of 4 pounds Of
meat minute, or over 10000 pounds a
year. They use % tons Of raisins and cur
rants, over 10000 eggs, the average be-
ing one every minute They use IA tons
of mustard, 10 tons of peas, II tons of rice,
and 400 tons of -four, exclusive Of the $4,000
loaves of bread They use - tons Of cheese
and 10 of yellow soap, not counting the
toilet soap. These are only the figures Of
more little item, which is that they
break 500 worth Of crockery every round
trip"