Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-05
ALL MusT CRuISE.
- Decision Against the "Parlor
Carr Pilots.

Car l'llotS.
The Regulations Adopted by the Phiiadei-
phia Port Wardcns 10 Go Into Eject As
soon As the Delaware board OF Pilot
commissioners accept Them.
Al pilots must cruise for vessels.
Such was the determination reached
monday by the Philadelphia Board
OF Fort Wardens, and thus ends con-
test which, for seven i..onths of this
year and for years back, has agitated
pilots. The Wardena control those
pilots IN the Pennsylvania Association,
whlle the Delaware pilots are governed
py commissioners of Delaware, who
nave announced that they would en-
dorse the action Of the wardens IL they
would agree TO abolish that style Of
plotting which has been designated as
parlor car. The wardens having come
70 that conclusion, the link to complete
the chain which makes all pilots 20 to
sea after vessels is the formal adoption
OF the action of the wardens by the
Delaware Commissioners
a committee invited the pilot COM
missioners of the State Of Delaware to
be present at the meetings, which in
vitation was accepted, and it is believed
that the Board of Wardens will have
the hearty cooperation of the Della
ware authorities in regulating the
pilotage Of inward bound vessels from
neighboring domestic or foreign ports,
so that all the pilots Sin turn" shall
be assured share of this pilotage, and
in preventing the further continuance
of the practices which have prevailed
in recent years in the unfair rivalry for
this business which, to say
the least, offend the spirit of the law,
il not its letter, and which, if con
tinued, must demoralize the pilot
service and irreparably iniure its
efficiency.
The following regulations were
adopted by vote of Is to 81
First. No pilot, excepting as herein
after provided, shall go to any United
States or foreign port TO board or pilot
any vessel bound to the Delaware
Breakwater, the port of Philadelphia
or any port on the Delaware river or
bay; nor shall any pilot offer in any
United States or foreign port Of waters
adjacent thereto to pilot any vessel to
the Delaware Breakwater or the above
mentioned ports under penalty of sus.
pension.
Second. Whenever a pilot shall be
required to go to any United States or
foreign port to pilot any vessel to the
Delaware Breakwater, port of Phila-
delphia or any port on the Delaware
river or bay the captain, owner, agent
or consignee of said vessel shall apply
to the pilots Office and pilot shall be
furnished, TO be taken in rotation from
the various pilot boats-first, from
Pennsylvania boat No. / second, Della
ware boat No. l third. Pennsylvania
boat No. 2; fourth, Delaware boat No.
2 and thus continuing until every boat
has had her turn in furnishing pilot
for this service. Should any boats
company be unavailable the pilot shall
be taken from the next boat in rota-
ton. The ordinary travelling expenses
of the pilot shall be paid by the vessel
provided. that il the pilot having the
turn to go is objected to for good
reason by the captain, owner, agent or
consignee, another of his boats COM
pany may be taken, and il the whole
boats company is objected to applica-
tion can be made TO the next boat in
rotation, but no further.
Third. No pilot shall board vessel
from steamboat or any vessel other
than a pilot boat when there is pilot
boat in sight. If there is no pilot boat
in sight the pilot may board the vessel,
but shall set pilots signal imme.
diately, and keep it set until Cape
Henlopen bears S. W, and shall sur
render the vessel to the first pilot boat
peaking him outside of that range. A
flag by day or torch by night shall be
considered pilots boats signal for
speaking a vessel.
The men who will suffer most by the
new regulations are Harry G. Long and
James A. Clampitt of the Pennsylvania
Association, and Walter Virden, who
pilots the Allan line steamers of the
Delaware Association.