The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20

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s%5 sy nd st
sSoas the ' ds Sa' s ii ara rabSsr broom 81 mop
,ions ed al the Water tank Tor the stesfsge 70
. sssund Il. aset snS % q %
the sy.ss Ssen wass
down =: dssL ana k...s an, busy ,ss
s ssiors. sn Thsr. h' siwass YORK n,f ios
them to Dc. though Il ppz1Iss the chief oflicsr
nDH ' ei.s I, iSe 1 paint
matter much to them what they faint, 10 It's
difiercnes But they seem to enjoy painting.
They climb up the rigging and put new runH..
into the ladders and paint them: They paint .NIt
can't lind anything else TO paint they paint the
dome over the saloon. That always brings bad
thing Else sh Tor iRss Wse When they have
any time for play they can do Ioliy song and
Thss have an odd game Of leap frog. ana no.
body can heat them doing clog
A. Bs as he sailor or are called. They are ike
Wsers .nd snp ses shs. he ordsrs i
promptly eseeuted. " ~
The carpenter is . most important individ-
shipbaiidins yard. and has 10 Keep ali The
carpenter work on the ship In COED order. He
ss sRs
things. In case Of accident be e the m n who
biggest part o! the repairing to do. lie has
one mate to assist him.
the ship. They stand watch and watch; two
ate time: one on the promenade deck, and one
people rom doin: things which they have se 10
s 10 SS sT to Sn Wien The The
anchor Is about TO b dropred Pr weighed, 8
master. VII stop ySn He also keeps
aSss sS2s M:
on o.d.a With DOING shs record
smashing 4: tho Captain. 1t 10 certain that
On Il T p.i q 5n:d % suh
Hs van 81 vh hs
room. The greasy fellow who stand sr"und
as II thor had nothing whatever {! Unrest
it'll. DIT 81 the 0 machinery to sss that dess
its work: the good .natured but oily chief en-.
H sh aS, s.: q b; % s.s
Along, under bis baskets Of coal. Or ,smmins
whore sized is Sorn aud Where records grow eS..
isl you in yards the distance tho ship viii
make any given minute. ana r NY know t to
nssss wash n hss
the Of the More than @
Sssia Until tie soysss / iaish.d: ~n1s" 'A',
department. is the chief engineer. and be has
hs ssss to n xs esa
tenders. seyenty.two bremen. fftv-four trim
t msss. three S boss srmmers three DONKEY men.
keepers, two hydraulic engineers. and two
refrigerator experts. commonly called beef
Of the eighteen engineers. other than the chief.
thee rank as second. six as third. six as
Ali watches in the, engine department are
ISus hours and dog Watches n
h.s anI The sns %aSss
i n charge o. the enTinss, With him are one
watch q the stokeholes.
The City Ct Paris has nine boilers arranged
n groups Of three: In sspai ate divisions OF the
ship: In charge Of each group Of boilers dur
TaS T. nd
watch. Eight stokers and six coal trimmsrs
tend The ff-s ; II each set Of boilers during
msf is en du.y during each watch '
trim@ers bring ihem The coal from the 4 bnnH INK.
ers. Their WORK Is hard aud hot and fast.
but there are great many very much mis-
taken notions about the tremendous hard
chips endured BY the stnkers on big steam-
shipe Those Of the etoker. who can under
upon them either characterize II as rot or
else try to work" the symparhizers for beer
money.
four hours at a stretch. and are of duty for
eight hours They work In a tempe, azure OF
About
through the stokehoss and coal bunkers. and
not . mill drauEnt either. hut q good. strong.
healthy breeze Of cool fresh air 'orced down by
the giant fans in the ventiIators on the main
deck. As rule they are men who earn m re
money and have better time OF lie as the7
work which they can 90. They earn their
support and id'eness for two other weeks. Tho
Board Of Trade OF 1.tyerro"l has made a scale
BY which all tho sht!' crow shall be fed. aud
the day before the ship goes to sea q surveyor
comes on board and es through the ships
Not two stoksrs IN the lot can read or write.
but whom thew have touched tho ren which
writes their name in the articles they are. as q
rule. faithful to their contract 1t is rare
thing for trouble 10 ariss with the stokers
while at sea. But WHOM on shore aud idle
!. Get bel
b. cause stoker comes out of the stokehnles
black with dirt and coal dust that his life Is
peculiarly hard. Not in;reQuenty stoksrs |
have been seen to 60 into tho st keholes. after |
they cane out at tn, end Of their watch. Dirt
10 not always measure OF hardship.
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