The sun., 1896-10-18
NEW BEDFoRD's DYING 1NDUsrRr
The Failure or Her Supreme Effort TO Re.
cover Her PrsstIge In Whaling.

cover Her Prestige In Whaling.
NEW BEDFORD. Oct. 17.-It looks as New
Bedford had seen the end OF her whaling, the in
dustry on which were built the foundations of
most Of tho fortunes that New Bedford families
boast. Along the entire stretch of the city's
wharfage front lies, moored with rotting ropes
and rusty iron chains, big fleet of strange look.
ing craft which In their day were the pride of
this Yankee nation. Many of them have been
there for years, but others have been added re-
Gently, hardly year passing without some
crafta return from q long and unsucccssf full
cruise to tic up and sail no more. The sides of
these old whaling ships have been sheathed up
generally to prevent rot and tho rigging has
been removed but the spars remain, and al the
years 20 seem ever more gaunt and torbiddlnc.
Last week two moro were added to this un-
used neei, apd az tie ohains that were to fasten
went with them. These two ships are he barE
Canton n1n.a and A. T. Tucker. both OF which re-.
In the Arctic. and with nothing to show for Il bo
trip but an expense account big enough to dis.
who manned the craft received nothing but
their board for their sixteen months of labor
They had shipped on shares AS whalrrs do. and
as there was nothing to divide they got moi ninv
nj IL has has been With many apang that old New
city disappear and the business Of wbeis oI the
iGE Ss oecsme mInnopolized by the steam whaers
dustry, and some OF them went SO far as To as.
sert that New Bedford could regain her old
place II she went about II In the right way and
sent out the right kind of crews To show Ie ths
canton were htted out and the crews were se.
iected with the utmost care. Tho men In tSs
torecastles and in the cabins were n pick I'D inr
and no inner ones ever sailed out of New ID 80
!ofd haro0r. In fact IT,, was said that there was
mov TOO much talent aboard. However that
better prospect. and never did more more wIsn dis.
!gr9nraged !r crews return to New Bedford town
The men were all but hungry They hsa I'"u' ,'
Sow the men who talked OF the revival OF Nev
nediord a whaling have crRwled out or sivh,
hha erery9udy Is waiting for the iast of ihe
last time and forever There are piehty 80 ~ @ me
now Who say New Bedford has seen he i,.I .ien on
ner glory thst whaling. as lar as she is con.
Gernea' 10 dead beyond recall, and that sba
might Just rs well send the picturesnne h9 nIS
hsxaS hShS o. a. nsr whaling feet over 70 tne Fair.
spectacle for her children hoiaay
2ae old vessel has been put out OF the wav IN
q q olaLo OF glory. The town had a mnStays ~ ~
NNtoulens una ylsltorS came from ali naSSs ~
H,v mSw EnEisna New Bedford did moi bava va
mnch to sner IN the way OF entertain man, nave ave
me whaling ships, saturated the old crnt one OF
var and OIL and set her on fre TN iiaait with
Hteneh and light, although years 6Sh nsei;
Sihee her usefulness had been tested vns p1s 90
sho,.ne ~ m.ae anu smoke, and the holiday crnsPP "
The fate OF the craft burned M pearsa; n
may may % the fate of many otheps "TTs.er ThsIr aay
leM VINO oelleVe that any more Nov, MY .Are
pi9onpey VIII DO sent to the Arctic III peuioTd
fsc,nsiy 70 pe used TO whirl the spndisS In 1y
the huILs "innn pven now are ofoHdipR mn ~