The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
COST TO RUN A SHIP.
THE BIG ST. LOUIS REQUIRES SIC, 900
FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
She Burns $4,000 Worth of COal--ThS
Bill For Breakage Is No Small Attain
Salaries of Officers and kIen Are Small.
but Some of Them Got Large Fees.

Bill tOf ESreakaEc rs NO Sfnail AuaAN
Salaries of Officers and Men Are Small.
but Some of Them Got Large Fees.
The cost Of running q big ocean grey
bound to Europe and back reaches into
the thousands A transatlantic liner is
,eally floasing hotel, aid everything
on board is conducted on the same scale
of lavishness that is found in q fashion.
able Fifth avenue hotel.
Clement a. Griscom, Jr., son OF che
president Of the line controlling the ST.
Louis, agreed to give some figures to q
World reporter covering the expense Of
her voyage to England and back. He
figured for some time and then said that
the expenses Of the round trip of
steamer like the st. Louis average be-
tween $50, 900 and $50, 900, according tc
the season.
The voyage between the two ports
takes trifle more than seven days,
making the daily cost of operating in
the busy season something like SIS, 500.
No single individual on the St. Louis
gets large salary. The captain heads
the list, getting about $1,000 year.
Captains on smaller passenger steamers
only receive $4,000 year. The chief
officer Of "a ship like the ST. Louis gets
81, soc and the bulk of the heavy work
real., talls on his shoulders. The SEQ
nnd officers pay ranges from 5000 to
s1,20G, according to the size of tho ship,
while the third and fourth officers only
get from 5000 TO 5000 All OF these
men have TO perform duties Of re-.
sponsible kind, and as there are no bo-
muses. attached to their work it can De
seen that they are not overpaid.
The crew Of the st. Louis numbers
40 mnn. Two hundred OF these are in
the engineers department, and all OF
them are directly under the authority
of the thief. The steward 8 department
is the next largest, numbering 40 in
all The sailors, including the deck Off.
GERS, number but 40
The engineers department is the
most expensive on the ship, owing to
the immense coal bills. The ST. Louis
burns more than 800 tons q day, or
about 4,500 tons the round trip. This
means an expenditure Of SIS, 900 alone.
The salaries OF the men. the engineering
supplies, including the thousand and
one things needed for the vast machin.
ary of a great ship, will require an ex.
penditure of $4,000 every round trip.
The chief engineer draws $4,000 a
year, and his immediate assistants re-
ceive 81, 500, 200 and 81 900 respec-
lively The stolzers or fremen average
about $50 month, and the furnaces Of
The st. Louis require $50 OF them work
Tug in different shifts.
The purser, who is g most important
person on board, does not get much in
the way of salary, as the company in
fixing his pay figured on the large
bonuses Re receives for changing money
and performing the little services which
the wealthy traveller does not hesitate 10
pay for Eberally. His salary is only ST.
coo year, b11t he makes another SO, CO0
in fees and sometimes considerably
more.
The ships surgeon only receives 5000
a year for the same reason. He is
brought in contact with numerous real
snd fancie1 invalids of the wealthy
class, and although no one is compelled
90 fee him few fail to do SO, an6 q big,
popular ship like the ST. Louis is worth
to him at least So, 900 to 81, 900 a year.
The stewards department. is one OF
the costlest on the ship. The provisions
for round trip cost in the neighborhood
of Sl2, 600, and the salaries OF tie stew
ard s men amount to So, 900 nloze. The
stewards are the least paid Of any ON
the ship, for the reason that IN. sho fees
Of the passengers they collect consider
able sum annually. All tra by they
get IS 500 a month, but they take Sn $40
a month in tips. The seasick man and
woman are always willing to give their
last cent Tor some little service,
Che chief steward receives 81 500 q
year sad also comes in for his share Of
eiye cps, as it is within his Power to
sia2e many delicacies in the way of the
liberal tourist
The chief cook is great man on the
ship, almost as great as the captain, and
in all makes $3, 900 year out Of his job.
The breakage and wear and tear OH
the ship and its furniture are very heavy,
requiring an expenditure in incidentals
of about S., 600 each round trip There
are countless things to be replaced, and
q comparatively little thing like the
washing of the ships linen means an ex-
penditure big enough to support mau
for year in the lap Of luxury
Here are some odd facts about the ST.
Louis There are fully 1000 tons Of
piping Of various kinds in the ship. The
condensers will pump up at least 90,
900, 900 gallons of cool water day
The furnaces will consume no less than