The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-05
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The Naming of Vessels.
The New York Tribune has been look
ing over the government list Of merchant
vessels dying the American flag. ana finds
that the list is made up Of a most curious
hodge-podge of names, some Of which are
ridiculous, others of which mean nothing
at all, aud still others Of which are sew
erai times duplicated
IL is nobody's business. Of course. what
nonsensical name an owner may give his
craft. so loag as it affects nobody's inter
ests bat his own. But when he gives his
craft ulmc that is already borne by an.
other American vessel, or maybe by two.
or three or four other American vessels.
il becomes other peoples business The
result is often great difficulty in Identify
ing vessels, ana considerable annoyance
In correctly reporting marine arrivals,
sailings or disasters The duplication of
names is a fruitful source of errors in re
porting the movements Of vessels, and it
frequently happens that owners
themselves are in doubt whether certain
craft reported are their vessels or others
bearing the same names. And it need
not be stated, this vexatious doubt some
times arises at times when the lack OF
prompt action involves heavy losses to
owners, agents, caartercrs and underwrit-
ers, and anxiety to friends OF passengers,
and Others interested.
The Maritime Register thinks a string
emit law should be passed governing the
naming Of vessels and prohibiting
the use of names Of craft already afoat,
ana observes that now, in the early stages
of the revival Of our merchant marine, is
the time for the reform to be adopted
II seems that it would not be difficult
for transportation companies operating a
feet of sail or steam vessels 30 adopt some
system of naming their craft that would
minimize the liability of duplication of
names and at the same time serve to iden-
tify the ownership Of a craft by its name
The Cunard, White Star, State, French
and other trans Atlantic steamship com
panies have such systems. The Ocean
Steamship Company, operating lines of
ships between this port and New York
Boston and Philadelphia names its yes
sells after southern cities and southern
Indian tribes. This system is not perfect,
because there are other companies en-
ploying somewhat similar names. But it
is great Improvement over the old hap
hazard way of naming vessels
Under the laws of New York. plain
tif who sues for. damages resulting from
physical injury is compelled to undergo,
in the presence of the court or its APP
pointed representative, a physical exami-
nation to substantiate the allegation of
damages. There came before Judge
Roger A. Pryor recently a case brought
by young woman against the Manhat-
tan Elevated road for damages. The cor
poration insisted that the law be complied
with as to the physical examination, and
the Judge was compelled to order the ex-
animation 10 be made The law is out
rageous, but the corpora lions always
insist that it be enforced. as such enforce
ment has a tendency to decrease the mum
Der of suits for damages brought It
is not likely, however, that the
law will remain much longer on
the statute books A bin has been intro
duced in the legislature to make it obliga-
tory upon courts to appoint in damage
cases examiners Of the same sex as the
person alleged TO have been damaged.
1t appears that the chiefs of depart
ments in the war department have been
enjoying more Of a soft snap than Score
tary Lamont thinks is for the public good.
The secretary arrived at the department
at 9 o clock tue other morning, and. half
an hour later, desiring to hold a confer
ence with some Of the chiefs. sent mes
sCngers to summon them. The messen-
gers shortly returned with the informa-
tion that none of the gentlemen wanted
had yet arrived. Other matters then en-
gagged the secretary until 800 o'clock,
when, recurring to his original intention,
he sent the messengers out again. This
time the Information came back that the
gentlemen had all left their Offices for the
day The secretary, thereupou, issued a
general order, applying to everybody in
the department, fixing Office hours at from
a. N. to 4 p. m,
odd Hutch, the famous wheat opera.
tor of Chicago, has changed his business
and gone into corn-corn in the Juice. He
has opened 4 barrooln and serves the
drinks himself lfhe proves as success
full at mixing things at the counter as he
was at mixing things on the board, he will
again be a capitalist.