The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-02
oosros RUNNING A GREAT SHIP
About $4,000 Consumed for Expen'
ses In q Round Ocean Trio.

About $4,000 Consumed for Expen'
ses In . Round Ocean Trip.
The cost Of running a big ocean gray
hound to Europe and back reaches Into
the thousands. A transatlantic liner
Is really a floating hotel, and everything
on board is conducted on the same
scale Of iAvishness that u found In .
fashionable Fifth avenu hotel.
Clement A. Griscom, Jr- o Of the
president Of the line controlling the
St. Louis, now on her maiden trip,
agreed to give some figures to a re-
porter covering the expense Of her voy-
Ree to England and back. He figured
| for some time and then said that the
expenses Of the round trip Of a steamer
Ike the ST. Louis average between $780,
300 and $4,000, according to the sea
ton.
No single Individual on the st. Louis
res 4 large salary. The captain heads
the list, getting about 5000 a year.
Captains on smaller passenger steam
srs only receive 5000 a year. The
chief officer OF a ship like the st. Louis
gets $500. and the bulk OF the heavy
work really falls on his shoulders. The
second officers pay ranges from 5000
to $500, according to the size Of the
thip, while the third and fourth officers
only get from 5000 to 5000. All Of
these men have to perform duties of a
responsible kind, and as there are no
nnnTnenn a4fo ahaI a. 1Iat- r-nr1y tk naa
Be seen that they are not overpaid.
The crew Of the st. Louis numbers
ITO men Two hundred of these are In
the engineers department, and all of
them are directly under the authority
Of the chief. The stewards depart
nent Is the next largest, numbering
ITO in all. The sailors, including the
deck officers, number forty.
The engineers department is the most
expensive on the ship, owing to the
Immense coal bills. The St Louis burns
more than 300 tons a day, or about
$500 tons the round trip. This NEAR
an expenditure Of $4,000 alone. The
salaries Of the men, tho engineering
supplies, including the thousand and
ons things needed for the vast machin-
cry Of a great ship, will require an ex.
penditurs Of 5000 every round trip.
The chief engineer draws 5000 4
year, and his immediate assistants re-
ceive $500. $1,000 and $1,000, respec-
lively. The stokers, or firemen, aver
age about $50 q month, and the fur
naces Of the St Louis require $50 Of
them working in different shifts.
The purser. who Is q most important
person on board, does not get much in
tho way Of salary, al the company, in
fixing his pay, figures on the large bo-
muses. he receives for changing money
and performing the little services which
the wealthy traveller does not hesitate
to pay for literally. His salary is only
$1,000 q year, but he makes another
$1,000 In fees and sometimes consider
ably more.
The ships surgeon only receives 5000
a. year for the same reason. He Ia
brought in contact with numerous real
and fancied invalids Of the wealthy
class, and, although no one Is compel
cd to fee him, few fail to do 30, and a
big, popular ship like the St Louis IL
worth to him at least 5000 to $4,000 .
year.
The stewards department is one OF
the costliest on the ship. The provis.
ions for a round trip cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, and the salaries
Of the stewards men amount to $1,000
more. The stewards are the least paid
Of any on the ship, for the reason that
In the fees Of the passengers they col.
hct a considerable sum annually. All
the pay they get Is $40 a month, but
they take in $40 q month In tips. The
seasick man and woman are always
willing to give their last cent for some
little service.
The chief steward receives $500 q
rear and also ZONES in for his share OF
the tips, as II Is within his power to
place many delicacies In the way Of the
liberal tourist. The chief cook Is q
great man on the ship. almost as great
as the captain, and In all makes $1,000
q year out of his job.
The breakage and wear and tear on
the ship and Its furniture are very
heavy, requiring an expenditure in in.
cidentals of about $1,000 each round
trip. There are countless things to be
replaced and a comparatively little
thing like the washing Of the ships
linen means an expenditure big enough
to support q man for a year in the LAP
Of luxury.
Here are some odd facts about tn,
u. Louis. There are fully 1000 tons
Of piping Of various kinds In the ship.
The condensers will pump up at least
100000 gallons Of cool water in a
day. The furnaces will consume nc
less than 100000 cubic feet Of air in
IN hour. The boiler tubes, II placed
In a straight line, would stretch nearly
ten,miles, and the condenser tubes more
than twenty-five miles. The total num-
Der OF separate pieces Of steel In the
main structure OF the ship Is not less
than 10000 and the total number OF
cubic feet Of timber used in the con-
gtruction Il more than 100000. The
total number Of rivets Is not far from
I.o50.0o0.
A distinguished marine engineer Of
England once estimated that In q ship
pf this size. II all the steel which com.
poses It were made Into needles and
placed in q line. they would reach more
than ten times around the earth, or the
distance TO the moon, 23S,0o0 miles.
Another expert has estimated that II the
ship Q propelled by galley oarsmen,
rs In ancient times, It would require q
force of ll7,0oo men continuously II
work to develop the same power thai
The engines Of this shiD wiz aroducA