The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-28
LOADING A BIG LINER
PUTTING AWAY SIX THOUSAND TONS
IN THE HOLD OF A rREi0hTER.

One Cargo while ssowine An |
ssAsr-Ma.y Articles That Are shiDpsd
4. Larg. Qa..tisiss-Ths Dignity u the
'-ChuekA.
A huge cavern, dark and somber, q
phalanx Of hrawny men, heap
ID M treasures from the four corners Of
The earth-the sight suggests ones child
lsh visions Of the secret retreat Of which
Ali Bahia tells US. and We look in the
faces of the men to see il perchance they
carry there the lineaments Of brigand-
age. But no, these men are not to be
from thousands to be seen
any day in the streets Of New York.
This scene on the docks from the time
Of the arrival Of a freight ship until its
departure is Of the sort that compare
lively few ever see. but is well worth
the seeing Of all. We all Of Us have
suspicion that the docks are the stamp
ing ground Of certain marauders, and
every boy who reads the fiction Of his
class can tell lively tales concerning the
exploits Of the wharf rats chased by Old
Sleuth. and in = vague way We know
when we stop to think Oh II that tnere
must be tremendous amount OF mer
chandise sent over seas TO ana mo- out
In order to realize the truth intelligent
~ one must see As II Is portrayed IN
day at the docks
When the freight steamship Missis.
appi, plying between New YORK ana
London. arrived ut her pier IN the North
river she had three days IN which TO
discharge her cargo and b again laden
1t was overdue, and the merchandise on
the dock awaiting the vessel was com
pactly heaped IN great heterogeneous
mass reaching high 10 the ROOF. Inc
bulk OF the 5000 tons which were en-
gagged for transport was gathered III this
long room by the water Products OF
every sort were there-the staples OF
industry. the sumptuous requirements
OF luxury, the humblest necessities, the
rennements OF the syoarite. The wants
OF the animal man were forcibly illus
trated BY great bulwark OF 800 bales
- ~>Of-t ~->-S~- ~ 49,
thirst OF the bibulous; 1900 sacks Of
Hour. each weighing about lao pounds
1000 sacks OF coffee, each weighing
about 100 pounds, besides . mere tribe
OF 200 tons OF fresh meat. That unas-
Stunning element IN domestic happiness
known a. lard was very much III evil
dence here, being formulated into Gu
hnary monument Of 5000 % pound
pals A sequence OF ideas calls our at
tention to stolid heap near by-SOO
tons OF pig lead
Space would forbid an enumeration
OF the dress fabrics in limitless varie-
ty, all neatly boxed and seeming some
how expectaht OF the European trip,
from which most OF them. alas will
never return But our interest centerl
in the cases Of furs. some Of which are
marked in figures that arouse our re-
spectful admiration. Here is one marked
with diRnified H." followed by foul
ciphers and preceded by the mighty
symbol which Is the secret or oper
source Of most human activity. Thu
next case also Is marked 10000. AND
two watchmen sit upon these boxes BY
night and by day-solemn. apprehen
sive. guarding their Employer business
with the scrupulousness exacted BY
dishonest world.
And here Is sight to gladden. Orphe
Us heart-a huge collection Of musica
possibilities In packing cases, inchoat'
melodies OF the future, for here are Gu
bic feet galore Of organs and pianos
These and an infinite variety OF othei
things are included in the technica
phrase measurement goods. merchandise
shipped according to its bulk in boxes
and the total destined for the MISSISSIPPI
pi the other day was 1000 tons, eaci
ton standing for 40 cubic feet.
But there were other points OF inter
est besides the dock itself. Three boat
loads OF grain waited near at hand
about IS. 900 bushels. en- route for for
eign lands Close to the grain were it
natural destroyers, horses and cattle
which Weighed and beloved and snort
ed and paved in fine peripateti
frenzy. These are taken in through
portfolio from the boats on which the.
arrive, whence a steep Rangplank Leads
and they do some ground and lofty tum
bling and much whinnying and lowini
before they get safely up it. There wer
BAT horses scheduled, and the tally O
the cattle was sl6. The majority o
these are located on the main deck
which Is called. after them, the cattl
deck. but about 200 OF them are put Oh
the upper deck, where they are give
air without stint.
The loading and unloading are carries
on alternately. As fast As hatch ]
cleared out it is filed from the materi