Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-21
ODD NAMES FOR VESSELS.
Quains aad other Ccnceits shown 10 . Wild,
Range Of Titles.


Q~aias aad other Conce,,s shown 10 . Wide
Range Of Titles.
People who are called upon to name
vessels sometimes have strange ideas
as TO the fitness OF things, aud the
list OF merchant vessels sailing or
floating or being pushed or dragged
along under the American Tag shows
how affect on, gratitude, political pre-
ference, imagination and humor are
all used to furnish names for sailing
craft system Is adhered to only by
regularly established lines, and by
a few OF them, even the big steamers
OF the American Line, the New York
and Paris. having been named before
they hoisted the stars ana stripes,
city OF" being dropped when that
interesting ceremony took place. Ac.
cordiug to the New York Tribune
the largest list OF stri tly American
vessels where a system Is followed Is
in the case OF the Southern Pacific
feet, running between New York
City aud New Orleans, the names OF
the steamers all beginning with the
Spanish EEL" while the Ocean
teamship Company. running to
Savannah, called upon cities and rivers
OF Georgia for names for its vessels.
While the comparatively small
numher Of steamers flying the Amer.
lean tag precludes any great latitude
i'm nomenclature the sailing fleet
makes up for the deficiency. with
room to spare, and with that part Of
the nations commercial marine the
oainc dnder had good time, judging
bv the results OF his efforts. A Texas
man, apparently doubling whether
he was or not. asks the question by
naming his little nye.ton schooner
Am l, while some one In Noank,
Conn, drew on the Pequod tongue and
named his little two.master Aquo.
pimoquk. A man in Westerly, H. l.,
had pain, and recorded 1t by call.
Justice G. L. DAILY IL the name OF a
sioop hailing from sag Aarbor Nor.
folk County, Virginia. recalls other
days in New York by calling sloop
the Helen Josephine Mansfield, but
who Fflomina Clio aluga, who has a
>caooner named after her, may be Is
probably known only to the man who
wrecked pretty Italian name when
he christcned a Cow Bay, New York,
srhOOn, r the Gully Elma.
Chincoteague, Va, has man who
is PROBABLY an agnostic, as his lack OF
knowledge is blazoned on his schoon.
.ers stern, which bears the name and
information, Don't Know Port
Huron, Mich, has name which II
Is well to recall when q CO lar button
- lost 1t Is on an eighteen.ton
schooner called the Go Look. George
named after him: George b. McClel.
ian was good enough for four vessels
apgregating less than $50 tons: the
Little John Trott floats around Girls
field, Me-. the Oval Agitator halls
'ftom Chicago, while the Mississippi
River at New Orleans floats u lighter
called the Puddicinedda Citrolu
Wclliloet, Mass, rejoices In slooI
which is known as the o They Know
Ne. add the other end Of the countr,
has, at Port Townsend, Wash, {
man who had narrow escape, and
celebrated IL by naming his sloop tn,
Never Touched Me. How near Deal
Isle, Me-, and Norfolk. Va, JOINED
hands Is shown by the Maine boa
Nawigawaw, and the Virginia Mas
sawaddux. Names where Mary
either alone or In combination Will
other words, appears, are borne b.
more than 500 United States sailin,
craft. The mutineers OF the BOunt
are recalled BY the name Pitcairn
borne by vessel built, so the recor'
says, at Bcnecia Cal, but now hail
ing from Detroit, Mich. What Proc
Glass is Is probably known to he New
Workers who own sloop VI tina
name. Ono Ut COoper's works Is r.
called by the Baltimore schoone
Wtshtunwish, and a Michigan ma
struck combination Of Petroleum
" Nasty and Josh Billings when h
called his two.master the y 10 U