Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-19
| N G OOO HAIR Dor,
Masters and Pilots Holding Important
Sessions in This City.
Delegates From Many sections-The
Long Bridge Discussed-The Of
ncers md Members Here.

The annual session OF the American As
sociation of Masters and Pilots of Steam
Vessels Of the United States is under way
at Elks' Hall today.
This is their eight rendezvous in this lat
itude They like this annual cruise to
Washington, because IL is the hailing port
Of legislation and the anchorage Of the
board of supervising inspectors OF steam
vessels. 1t is mutually ADVANTAGEOUS for
these schools of water sprites to tie up
alongside of each other at frequent inter-
walls. The association wants a good many
legislative reforms In the name of public
safety, and the inspectors want them to
have them. Steamboat men refuse to slow
down or lay to. They want TO be in the
lead in this age of steam blasts and electric
shocks. They are holding the nozzle
against the future. the engine bell has
rung twice. and the Jingle is being jerked
out of joint
Then Washington is q good place to come
10 Tor brief stop. The delegates can bring
down their families. and carry back to
their homes heavy freights of observation.
ana rich cargoes OF memories of the one
city that has the biggest breadth of beam
depth of hold and tonnage Of any other
town in the fleet Of American cities They
can steer their homeward course laden
down not only to Plimpson's line but to
me walking beam as well. with chips Of
Ahc W monument. stories pi-
TAI guides ana experiences at the unwilling
On the other side of the river Then the
association likes Washington, because there
Is plenty Of liquid and solid refreshment
Scores of masters and pilots build their
nests and rear their young in this river
side capital of the Columbian world WASH
lngton Harbor, No. 81. has a membership
OF over forty, and IL as authorita lively stat
ed that every Potomac master and pilot
who can tell which is the other side of t1e
river and knows which way TO haul his
q -
has signified his intention of shipping with
the order and joining hands with his mates
70 help promote legislation looking to the
lesterday's Session.
Al yesterdays session the business of the
day was limited to the receipt OF creden-
tials from delegates and the appointment
or committee to commune with the SUI
perVlsing inspectors of steam vessels on
the subject OF changes in the present sys-
TEN OF lights for towing steamers The
GohSehtlon was addressed by Capt. George
l.. Norton. editor of the Marine Jo',r,al
VINO, with Capt. James Keyes. represents
Haroor No. i Of New York. Capt Norton
spoke OF the needs In general of the pilota
ana masters, keslhauled some of the ma.
tional legislators for permitting the most
dangerous Instructions TO navigation "A
the form of improper legislation and threw
search lights on the whole situation. All
this session several delegates talked
Today's Session.
At this mornings session a resolution
was passed without a collision providing
that Whereas, the Harlem river of New
York. a navigable stream of the United
States. is closed to commerce during GER
tain hours Of the day. be IL resolved that
We protest against such violation of the
law and call upon the United States Secre-
tary of War TO remedy this evil"
AT the session this afternoon the Long
bridge is thought to be under discussion.
Of he rfosf ton, halI
with closed doors IL is not practicable 10 get
the news till after adjournment but IL is
certain that the delegates will raise a fog
about the shutting down Of the draw and
will insist that the piers Of the bridge
on both sides of the draw are not at right
angles TO the channel IL is an obstruction
to navigation.
The Delegates.
The delegates present are: Vim. Is. vaa
Kuren. grand captain, Rondout n. Y:
VIM. s. Durkee, vice president. Boston.
Mass; Luther B. Dow, grand purser Brook
Ign, n. Y; Benz. F. Perkins, grand cap
tain's clerk. Camden, y. ].
Grand trustees-Capts. S. T. Collins, Bos-
ton, Mass; VIM. T. Burdick. New London,
Conn; Henry c. Partee, ST. Louis, Mo.
Delegates-Capt. James Keys and Capt.
Geo. l.. Norton, New York harbor No. 1,
\. Y; Capt. John T. Fowler. harbor No. >,
No. 3. Rondout. N Y: H. b. Joyce, harbor
No. 4. Boston. Mass; Thos. b. Callister,
harbor No. ), Brooklyn. y. "; harbor No.
8. Jersey City, n. J., James II. Cox; harbor
No. Z, Albany, y. Y, L. w. Robinson: har-
Dor No. :. New London. Conn. Chas. W.
Niles: harbor No. 2. Norfolk, Va, VIM. Y
Johnson; harbor No. IL, Geo. L. Hill, New
York: harbor No. u. f. II. Ward. New
York; harbor No. 13. n. A. Briggs. Provi-
dence, r. L.; harbor No IL. Baltimore Nd,
Joseph r. Rock: harbor No. Is. San Fran
cisco. Cal, James Carroll; harbor No. Is.
Puget Sound. Seattle. Wash; harbor No.
Is. Crescent City, New Orleans, James b.
Dickman; harbor No. 10. Mobile. Ala. Lew
j. Keen; harbor No. 20. Galveston. Tex. r.
J. Risedorf; harbor No 81. Pensacola, Fla.
NJ. J. Fauria; harbor No. %. Portland.
Greg, Chas. III. Dixon; harbor No. %. WILL
lam. Greg, Chas. T. Kaunn: harbor No. "a.
st. Johns, Fla, r. NJ. Spedden: harbor No.
-. Geo. s. Deppold, Pittsburgh. Pa: har-
Dor No. 20, Cincinnati. Ohio. Sam ID. Swa-
ney; harbor No. IS st. Louis. Mo-. VIM ID.
McManus: harbor %. Beaufort. n. G, c
c. Townsend: harbor No -. Indian River.
Ind, Geo. c. Townsend: harbor No. 81,
Washington. ID. c. Samuel b. Davis: har-
Dor No. -. Grand Rapids. Mich, r 8.
ha n Chicago. n. G. Br1t-