Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02

This popular feeling undoubtedly had
more than all else to do with two ruin
ous failures to locate this vast trade
elsewhere in London. A great market
was not hng ago established at Hum
qerurd stairs Being TOO far up the
river and too far from the depse masses
b the East End. 10 had but u brief eN-
istcuce A line drawn north and
south through the center Of London
Bridge leaves population OF about
100000 o the east, or down the river,
and about >, 400,0 900 TO the west. Hun
aarfOrd market was too far from tho
costcr sellers and lowly buyers Of the
East End, who It will be
aeon really control, rather
thB1 the well--to do classes,
tte locality Of London's tishmarlSet.
At1ther powerful attempt, under the
gulie oi philanthropy, was made under
tho patronage OF Lady Burdett Couts.
She caused a superb building to be
ercutsd in East London. II was UNI
doubtsdly the most perfect and com
pioiu structure Of this kind in the
world. IL was called the Columbia fish
market md was opened under the pat
r0nage o. royalty itself. But the cost
ers backed their carts up To old Bill
iaQgnie aud chuckled. Columbia fish
mlraat was closed more speedily than
that Hungeriord stairs, since which
the ancient tyl1lnt has lourished with
greater plgor than ever.
The pnrieties of fish which arc in
thcir reapectiye seasons delivered at
Bilin1spate market number nearly
100 During this month have noticed
prrch, periwinkles, pike, anchovies,
roach almon, gurnets. haddocks. her
inEa Founders, turbot, sprais. jack,
ling plaice, dorees, prawns, catfish,
nnIlets whelks, coalhsh, trout, soles,
p.ehards, cells and conger cells, dog
iish cod, Dream, brill, hake, shad,
VIEWERS. skate, smelts, whitehall,
tench sturgeon and perhaps dozen
OtHer varieties; and the total weight is
from l2-000, TO 10000 tons per month or
100000 oils per year,
on this vast quantity fully two-thirds
reaches london by railway. All the
ssh rolu Ireland is sent across ST..
Georges channel in fast steamers and
thence by rail. Salmon and trout all
come hY rail and much OF the northern
North sea yield, taken of east Scottish
shores, and even some of the catches
from about Yarmouth and Scarborough
uTe, for tho sake Of time saving, thus
transferred. Small wheeled, lead
ilnad yens are provided by the rail
Nays These are dragged by horses
from hsmng stations or quays 10 rail
way stations, wheeled into the railway
WINS, and thus brought to London
without breaking bulk. On arrival
hers thoy are wheeled to the street and
dragged by horses through the streets
from various stations 10 Billiugsgate.
/ tully 100000 tons OF fish annually reach
the Warket in this manner and from
o O'Clock Of any weekday morning, hun
tlreda upon hundreds of these vans,
choke up every narrow avenue OF APP
ploarh waiting their turnto unload.
over hree.fourths OF all the fish con-
sumed by London passes inspection at
/ l}i 9gate. AS the market is city
port the officials for this purpose,
IL i amber, are appointed by the
I cour Of the Fishmongeis company, one
OF tho ancient but still thoroughly
$50 ire guilds or trades companies Of
I London. II has fine Fishmonger's
/ han near London bridge, and eXpeuds
mauY thousands yearly in preventing
] tho sale Of decayed fish. All fish con
! demned by It's inspectors are immedi.
utole conveyed to a waiting barge,
/ treated with carbolic acid, and sent to
/ ferhlizing works at Rainham, where,
! after baing baked dry, they are ground
Z 70 powder, and sold at about 60 per
| tol Is the strawberry and hop farmers
Of Kent ior fertilizing purposes.
Tho fish steamers arrive alongside
I the inar5et at all hours OF the night
I and cgrly morning. At precisely Z
I oclocs in the morning the market
/ opeu1. Long lines Of plank are laid
/ from One market quay, over barges and
( pouto0u 10 the steamers decks, and
oycr5 ounce of fish is brought oven
! these ia baskets and bags ON pOrtors
! heads and backs. At the same time
/ Che railway vans are unloading on the
! lnudWgrd side. But six can be cared
/ for AZ the same time. The confusion
] and Guianglement are indescribabe
! ono Wh1 witnesses the scene for the
: 1rst time Is filed with amazemen
l ihat tho largest and most civ.
/ ihztd capital In the world
/ viii tolerate such Anticipated methods
But THE porters are wonderfully delft
aleiJ and carry incredible loads.
have seen many laden with from POO Il
| sou pounds weight. They will posi-.
! tively risk under Il barrel OF herrings
which weighs 200 pounds, and there is
no oucstion that many OF the fellow,
cum easily get about the market with
upwards OF 400 pounds properly dis
1 tiibutod upon head and back.
These Billingsgate porters are re-
gurdcd as the strongest, quickest and
musG athletic men in London. They
/ live ir every respect like the water rae
OF tbt Thames and the aristocNcy OF
tho Whltechapel district. Their only
earthly ambitions are to eat, drink
Visit penny gafts, rat and deg fights
aud excel in pugilism. They are big
bnwuy, hairy-chested fellows of appar.
Guilty endless good nature, but are
biutes by heredity, instinct and deepest
yeargiug. Whatever their want OF
Character outside the market, NOR,
demuo and lamblilse set of fellow
was never seen than they are
while on duty here. They are licensed
and The strictest regulations exist re
garding their conduct, even to th,
character Of language. To lose theii
lieeuss is worse than Imprisonment
Us & criminal. Their regulations
among their fellows, the costers anC
the east end slums are gained by theii
proves and strength here 1t is theii
w0rid heir highest, broadest outlook,
eud they are really curiousities in so
ciai on literary study.
They delight especially in odd-sOund
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