The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-21

The rules governing ocean steamers
so far rs their crews are concerned are
very strict. They provide that the
crew shall be signed for each voyage,
and they must be brought back to the
final port of discharge A voyage of a
vessel like the Paris from the other
side and back again takes about four
weeks, including her stops in port, and
her entire crew is signed twelve times
year. The crew numbers 415, OF
whom seven are women.
| There are twelve quartermasters on
the Paris, six of whom steer the vessel
while the other six keep tho lookout.
The slx steering qunrtermasters have
charge of the wheelhouse and keep all
the signal flags, rocket lights, and the
lead and log lines in good order. They
stand watch and watch three at time
taking turns at the tiller. At night
one OF the quartermasters is stationed
IN the lower wheelhouse to see that
the steering gear works all right. The
Paris is fitted with hydraulic steering
gear, and instead of the usual wheel on
the bridge there is teller which
opens and shuts the valves of the nv.
draullc ram which moves the rudder.
Ihls ram eXerts pressure of 5000
pounds to the square inch on the rud.
der, which in consequence can be
moved very quickly. In case any
thing should happen to the ram, there
are three big wheels in the lower wheel
house which can bo brought into SER
vice.
The six quartermasters who keep
In clear weather, but when it is stormy
they climb into the oroW,s=nsst writ
report their signals to the officer on
bridge. All Of these quartermasters
are picked men.
1t is the general opinion among
! landsmen that it is the captain who Is
responsible for the breaking of rec
ords that ships like the Paris have ac-
complished, but such is not the case.
AS matter of fact it is the greasy
looking contingent down in the engine
room to whom the credit really be-
longs. In the engine room of the
Paris there are 1913 men. The ruler
of them is, of course, the chief engi-
neer, and he has Is other engineers to
assist him. Then there are "a greas-
ers, 8 water tenders, 70 firemen, 81
trimmers, 3 boss trimmers, and 8
donkeymen; 3 cooks, 3 electricians, .
store-keepers, 2 hydraulic engineers,
9 refrigerator men-better known as
sbeef stuffers'-and one clerk to the
chief engineer.
OF the 1S engineers who asaist The
chief 8 1ank as second, 6 as third, g ms
fourth and as fifth engineers. All
| IL, IS
ment arc four hours long and there
are no dog watches. The men stand
four hours and are off eight, so that
thew have the same watches every day.
There is always second engineer IL
charge of the engines, and with hin
are l other second, l third, fourth
and / fifth engineer, who are steadily
on duty at the stoke-holes.
The Paris has nine boilers arranged
in groups Of three separate divisions o
st1fe ships Eight stokers and six Goa
rimmers tend the fires under each o
HI 5Isrs during watch, and eigh
y are constantly at work oilint
RsEa!ly sup
woflin9 as DO IN zen a semPuth P,,t th1
of soInet hing 90 degrees 1ut 'ht
5 would laugh at You you sald 30
! ono of them And, ndeed' the We
: tilation on the Paris is 40 perfect Tn
/ there is always cool breeze IN I!
engine rooms that very much mitlga'
the great heat sent out by her .
engines.
There is one man on board OF q /
ocean liner who is in some ways blge
than the captain, and this Is the se.
ard, who, under the supervision OIL
purser, has full charge OF the en-,
passenger department He has wori
do that is calculated to make men
before they are fairly OF middle
Everything that any passenger wa
TO do or thinks he ought to do het
the steward about
Then the steward has charge OF
stock list and is supposed TO kho"
how the ships provisions staha h'
times. Everything that Is used
day is taken from the storerooh1
his order. He has to keep compl
lie. against his subordinates, ana
ia not an easy task, for peeVish
seasick passengers like to make
plants. Rather queer reading
- of these complaints make, too'
q they show that, under the lnfiuen
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seasickness, most of the selfish p
~ of man, and woman, too, Tor
matter, crop out.
I The chief steward calls the rt
III his men every morning at hall
"a five, and assigns them 10 duty. :,
this time on they are scattered all
'n' the ship, each doing his special
ior. Before Z O'Clock in the mornn'
stewards have the ship cleaned al