The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06
HOW VESSELS ARE NAMED.
some Of the carious Titles Selected by
American Craft Owncrs-

American Craft Owncrs-
People who are called upon to name YES
sells sometimes have strange ideas as 10
the fitness Of things, and the list OF mer-
chant vessels sailing or floating OF being
pushed OF dragged along under the Amer
lean flag shows how affection, gratitude,
political preference, imagination and hu-
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 - stem Is follow
ed IL in the case of the Southern Pacific
fleet, running between this city and New
Orleans, the names Of the steamers all be-
ginning with the Spanish "El, while the
Ocean Steamship company, running 70
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 in nomenclature,
the sailing fleet makes up for the dencien-
cy, with room TO spare, and with that
the name finder had good time, Judging
by the results Ct 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, X. l..
had a pain and recorded IL by calling his
sloop Backache, while Chief Justice G. p.
DAILY Is the name Of a slo0p hailing from
Sag Harbor. Norfolk county, Va, recalls
other days in New York by calling sloop
the Helen Josephine Mansfield, but who
Filomina Ciccaluga, 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 N. Y. } schooner the Gully Elma,
Chincoteague, Va, has n man who i
probably an agnostic, as his lack OF knowl'
edge is blazored on his schoOner's stern
which bears the name and information,
Don't Know Port Huron, Mich, has q
name which IL is well TO recall when q
collar button is lost. II is on an Is tor
schooner called the Go Look. George w
Childs has so tons Of shipping named aft
er him, George Z. Mcclellan was gooC
enough for four vessels aggregating les
than $50 tons, the Little John Irott iloat
around Crisfield, Md, the Oval Agitato
halls from Chicago. while the Mississippi
river at New Orleans floats lighter call
ed the Puddicinedda Citrolu.
Wellheet Mass, rejoices in a slool
which is known "a the o They Know Me
and the other end Of the country has, n
. Port Townsend, Wash, a man who had
marrow escape and celebrated it 10y nam
ing his sloop He Never Touched Me. How
near Deer Isle, Me-. and Norfolk joine'
hands is shown by the Maine boat Nawi
gawaw and the Virginian Nassawaddux
Names where Mary, either alone or i
combination w.;h other words, appear
are borne by mere than 500 United State
sailing craft.
The mutineers Of the Bounty are recall
ed by the name Pitcairn, borne by a We:
sci built. so the record says, at Benicis
, Cal, but now hailing from Detroit. VIVA
Proof Glass is is probably known to th
New Workers who own a sloop Of tina
name. One of Cooper's works is recalled b
e the Baltimore schooner Wishtunwish, an
e a Michigan man struck combination {
Petroleum V. Nasty and Josh Billing
when he called his two master the Y
= U s.-New York Tribune.