New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
collection OF modern work i'll rie metal That Il
no slight tribute.
'LONGSHORE NOMENCLATURE.
PAYING OFF THE MEN WHO UNLOAD BANANA
sTEAMEEs-A CURIOUS RUII-CALL.

sTEAMEEs-A CURIOUS ROIL.CALL.
"Do Won want 20 see the hardest crowd OF citizens
in NcwYork ~ said a fruit importer n Tribune re-
porter day last winter. Tie reporter admitted
that he would like TO an assembly Of such dIstinc
lion.
"Come around then 10 No. oos Grecnwich-st. and
watch us pay of the men who have been unloading
the cargo Of bananas brought up from Port Lmon by
the AthOs"
No. :2s Greenwich-st Is five stories high and 1t has
big basement. From the ridgepOle 10 the cement
floor Of the basement II was packed with bananas
There were 10000 punches In the place. The fruit
was In all stages Of development from grassgreen to
the rich yellow color that bctokened the full ripeneSs
Of this royal fruit Of the tropics. The ripe fruit was
all ready for sale and shipment while the green prod
uct In "ripening rooms" which would make the
grccncst Of It saable In three days. Outside the tenn
peratnre was close TO zero; within the rlpcnlng
rooms coal and oil stoves brought Il p to 20 degrees.
The lunches OF bananas hung from the rafters and
sucked up In great piles on the floors that IL
was difficult 10 move around. ,s.,..
Rat the masses OF the staple product of Blucheds.
Jamaica and the Isle OF Banes the only things
that impressed the reporter In the building His at,
tenlion was rlveted on large number OF men, who
pushed and osrd each other the first floor waiting
their turn 10 be called mp before a little window In
sat n paymasrcr dealing ont silver coin II was
motley and ntcrdemalion throng. gathered mp from
lodging house army. They Of all shades OF com
plcxlon and OF all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. negroes
Americans, HlNH, lVU"Ns, TT'INn, wv
stricken. whisky sodden and w"aiherbcaten. WIN
here and there lac" that bore some indication that
pushed and showed each other about among the swing
Ing lunches OF bananas that hung from the cross
beams.
A Of giant stature and voice and manner
2os I'M mat o of an M Sa p MTr1 Ss wIn
S %sTe recoidcd IN ,lmebo whch he held in his
hand, and announced the amount each one had earned
Some OF these names arc not recorded In the CITY
Directory witness these samples as they fell ron
the HIPS OF n@ s m%% IN or soarr WIN
M s2-Mxed he One dollar ana ,ro ,n'r hoE "T"IS
corrugated Into as near semhlance OF Joy as ], was
possible 10 assume while the coin fell into his hor"S
NO. 23-Rlack.and Tan. seventy Ave cents what
you trembling nbout' .,,...-,. ,,,
atto who answered 20 The name Of Blnck and Tan.
"No. 25-Jack the Ripper. One dollar ard ten ten
Shakespeare over In IN" East River Hotel rnSS
hadn't got Frenchy No they would hive hahsed
this ere Frenchy.
s s9-S%@ G Ts N%''n On. F Gdar cents
go 2a-Drnnken Murphy. One dollar and ior,y
cents tAsd.Thats one Of the best chemists rs s,I, In
40 oo-Come pete twenty-five cents. ASIDE
-yon see. knock OF Is cents lot him have Two yO
n n" Sa nsV whiting Tor The steamer to come in.
40 3onDu,ch irnry h hwS qoiir s his cousin
No al-Gray Mustnche. one dollar nnd ten ceh,s 80
LAsidcl-Thats an expoceman' iie VOC P,po coil
,et us know his real name. he answers 10 inc Gu"
OF GRAY Mnsiache. ,.,,, r,o,,s
80 ai-Iohn Doe. Eighty cents. .. CA nn
all H2 ,d e Of n %'SS Sner : '1 one s SoaT
80. 33-Laughinr Mosc. Ninety cent?; .o, TIM,
"Xo "a sam hlll. Syty cents; ,nr'oe'- '""'
man. I'll N' If hero. rsfr rs@s n D P@i
him in a hospital not long ago ana cut o" three VI '''
10 ao-Brocky sam. ono dollar Aside,Tr ,nS
young iecr's parents nre rich formers n"Ir ,s,er
lie lc hom" hccnns" h" ron, T,la, tn msn here
p'aXXs a7Black neautiful Give that bigger dime
been snpporiIn' him FOR four days do,,,,s (,s,de,
r,o, MAJ. name IS Reilly. lie comes from virginia
and claims 10 be- Of the Four iinhureu w ''u"
ere "" M 70" Rum Romnnlsm and Rebellion: Ninety
r%.,d",~ That man voted fonr times for ''eN'
land last election dny. 49, r ,..do,-Its
40 40 Bag and NJ Two , o",.', hac and all
"a ,rn s,yine g. The name stuck TO III" family ever
''"s"TNo 10. u-rrnnMinst. sheonv. ono dollar and
"cr ~ Jack Mccnrty. hsde)-rc's nm expire
hrhtor. , ruo do,,o,s f,sde,-Thnt
man "ucht 10 De- in better business His folks are
rIch I'm California;" ,.. omo,cio.urc
Thus the rollcnll with ni curious nd ,%n banana
V w"m fled ND IN the cn>hicr's little window GOV
,IcIr none, md disappeared. In IN" tnrone VII Wei,
cray WINSTON" q Little >all"r' me DIM" i'"'
W :. Tn"sr who happen have families snln ~"
fruit importer. viii civ" twothirns "i n''r hor
-, it, and spcnd tho other third In a h'iSH'o'
, ,nu rhole who hnve no famicS-ty iar me
rr,i,- rari- viii spend their money In The h"n'S,
sarson,rn bottle fail - whskcy Of the West
orh for three drnks-for cents. Three drinks %,
Ic po,sonoms sruN generally stnp"h", mem ""'
serves TO Kill the pangS OF c"Id al" h""N''