The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-01-07
HOT RACE BY PILOTS.

The Huntclinc WAS u Big Prize. and They
Didn' Propose to Get Left.
The big steamship Huntcliffe, laden
with raw sugar, arrived off the bar from
Java and anchored to await orders from
either the consignees, Ceballos & Sons,
of 80 Wall street, or their brokers, Simp-
son, Spence g. Young. The Huntcliffe
usually docks at the Wilmington stores
in Philadelphia, and her master, believ-
ing that he would be ordered to proceed
to the Quaker City, did ot take on a
Sandy Hook pilot when approaching the
Hook.
The Philadelphia pilots were on the
lookout for the steamer, as the pilotage
fees on her are very large because she
draws fully twenty-three feet. 1t so
happened that Pilots Gus Clampet and
w. j. Marshall, of Philadelphia, each
unconscious of the others act, called up
the c~onsignees and brokers' Office on the
long distance telephone and inquired
about the Huntcliffe. Each was notified
that she was lying off the bar, and the
pilots rushed pellmell for the railroad
station, their object being to come on to
New York and board the steamer at the
| bar and thus secure the prize before any
| of their brother pilots in Philadelphia
caught on to their game.
They met at the station and instantly
| recognized each other. OF course each
surmised the others motive, but they
boarded the train, each determined to
reach New York ahead of the other.
Arriving at Jersey City they rushed
for the ferryboat, and legged it in great
style down West street. At the Bat
terry they parted, Marshal cutting across
lots to the Office of the Mutual Grain
Sealing company, where the fast tug
w. E. Ferguson was instantly placed at
his disposal, while Clampet went to the
Raymond Towing company's office on a
dead run, and breathlessly demanded
tug. The high pressure tug J. Fred
Lehman, with Clampet aboard, was soor
putting down the East river.
When abreast of Bedloe's island the
Ferguson was seen putting out from
the Battery wall. Pilot Marshall wa!
aboard. All possible steam was piled OF
the boilers of both vessels. Freelan(
Dalzel, who is the chief engineer of TIN
Raymond towing fleet, was at the Lob
mans throttle, and the way he mad
her puff along was a caution. The Fer
guson began to demonstrate her wortl
when off quarantine. From that poin
: on she stea' lily gained on the Lehman
and finally drew alongside of the sturo.
little tug. There was tremendous ex
5 element on both vessels. 1t was IA rae
for "a purse : $500, and Pilot Clampe
: saw the prize slipping out of his gras
when the Ferguson began to dra,
away.
3 The Ferguson got alongside the Hunt
, cliffe first, and Pilot Marshall was hois'
ed aboard in a twinkling. The Lohma
e was not far behind, and before Marsha
had finished shaking the hand of tn
Huntcliffe's captain Pilot Clamps
dashed up and grabbed the captains di
: engaged hand. Then both pilots elaine
the privilege Of plotting the Huntclif
back to Philadelphia, Clampet a~ssertin
his right through having been notifie
by the brokers.
d Both men were very much disguise
e to learn that the Huntcliffe will be di
charged at this port and not at Philade
z phia. Their race proved expensive to Il
pilots, for the hire of a tug is fifty dolla
a alone, to say nothing of their fare fro
and to Philadelphia New York A
- v~arfisor