The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-08
HOW VESSELS ARE NAMED.
Some OF the Curious Titles Selected by
American Craft Owners.

Some of the Curious Titles Selected by
American Craft Owners.
People who are called upon to name yes
sells sometimes have strange ideas as TO
the fitness Of things, and the list Of mer-
chant vessels sailing On floating or being
pushed Of dragged along under the Amer
lean flag shows how affection, gratitude.
political preference, Imagination and hui
NOR are all used to furnish names for sail
ing craft System is adhered TO only by
Regularly established lines, and by only
few Of them. even the big steamers Of the
American line the New York and Paris,
having been named before they hoisted the
stars and stripes and "City Of being
dropped when that interesting ceremony
took place. The largest list Of strictly
American vessels where "A system is follow
ed is in the case Of the Southern Pacific
fleet, running between this city and New
Orleans, the names Of tho steamers all be-
ginning with the Spanish sci, while the
Ocean Steamship company, running To
Savannah. called upon cities and rivers
of Georgia for names for its vessels.
While the comparatively small number
Of steamers flying the American flag pre-
cludes any great latitude I'm nomenclature,
the sailing fleet makes up for the dehcien-
cy, with room 10 spare, and with that
pATb VI inc hdtiNN tbilihtltlai lllhIluc
the name finder had a good time, judging
by the results Of his efforts. A Texas man,
apparently doubling whether he was or
not. asks the question by naming his lit
tie five ton schooner Am /, while some one
in Noank, Conn. drew on the Pequod
tongue and named his little two master
Aquopimoquk. A man In Westerly, II. l.,
had a pain and recorded IL by calling his
sloop Backache. while Chief Justice c. i.
DAILY is the name Of a sloop hailing from
sag lIarbor. Norfolk county, Va, recalls
other days ia New York by calling a sloop
the Helen Josephine Mansfield, but who
Filomina Cicqalugn, who has a schooner
named after her. may be Is probably
known only To the man who wrecked a
pretty Italian name when he christened a
Cow Bay a. Y. schooner the Gully Elma.
Chincoteague. Va, has a man who h
probably an agnostic, ~ his lack Of knowl-
edge Is blazuned on his schooner's stern,
which bears the name and information, I
Don't Know Port Huron, Mich, has a
name which IL Is well 20 recall when a
collar button is lost II is on an ~ ton
schooner called the Go Look GEORGE W.
Childs has so tons Of shipping named aft
er him. George b. Mcclellan was good
enough for four vessels aggrcgnting less
than $50 tous, the Little John Trott floats
around Crisaeld Md. the Oval Agitator
halls from Chicago, while the Mississippi
river at New Orleans floats a lighter call
ed the Puddicinedda Citrolu.
Wellileet. Mass. rcioiccs In a sloop
which is known as the q They Know Me,
and the other end Of the country has, at
Port Townsend. Wash, a man who had n
narrow escape and celebrated it 10y nam
ing his sloop lie Never Touched Me. How
near Deer Isle. NJ. aud Norfolk joined
hands Is shown by the Maine boat Nnwi-
Rawaw and the Nirginian Nassau addux.
Names where Mary, either alone or In
combination with other words. appears
are borne by mora than 500 United states
sailing craft.
The mutineers 81 the Bounty ara recall
Ell by the name Pitcairn. borne 10y YES
sci built, 80 the record says. al Benicia.
Cal, but now hailing from Detroit. What
Proof Glass l. i probably known Go the
New Workers who own zloop 81 that
name. one II Cooper 's works j. recalled by
the Baltimore schooner Mishtunwish. and
a Michigan man struck a combination ~
Petroleum v Nasty and Josh Billings
when he called his two master the X 10
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