The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11

The cost Of running big ocean grey
hound to Europe and back reaches into
me thousandS. A transatlantic liner is
saally floating hotel AID eyerything
m board is ounduoted On the ga1ne scale
If lavishness that Is found in fashion
able Fifth avenue hotel
Clement A. Grigcozn, j., son OF sbe
president OF the line controlling the ST
Louis, agreed to give come figures to &
World reporter covering the expense OF
her voyage to England and beck. Re
figured for some time and then said that
the expenses Of tho ror2ud trip Of @
steamer like the St. Loais average b.
tween $50, 900 and $50, 900, according to
the season.
The voyage between the two ports
takes trife more than seven dayA
making the daily cost Of operating In
the busy season something like So, 500
No single individual on tho St. Louis
gets large salary. The captain heads
the list, getting about &b,00 3 yeaY.
Captains on smaller passenger steamers
aply receive $4,000 a year. Tho chief
officer Of q ship like the ST Louia gets
1880 and the bulk Of the heayy words
really falls on his shoulders. ghe SEQ
end officers pay ranges from $500 TO
81 ,200 according TO the size Of tho ship.
while the third and fourth officers onty
get from 5000 to 5000 All OF them
men have to perform duties OF re-
sponsible kind, and as there are no boz
muses. attached to their work il car he
seen that they are not overpaid.
The crew Of the St. Louis numbers
41D men. Two hundred OF these arc ia
the engineers department, and all Cd
them are directly under the authority
Ct the chief. The stewards departments
Is the next largest, nlmboring 10 In
all The sailors, including the deck ofi-
GERS, number but 20.
The engineers department is sSse
most expensive On the ship, owing to
| the immense coal bills. The ST. Louis
burns more than 800 tons day, CT
about a, 800 tons the round trip. Thls'
means an expenditure Of $15, 600 alone
The salaries Of the men. the engineering
supplies, including the thousand and
enc things needed for the vast rrachils-
cry Of a great ship, will require an eZ-
penditure Of $4,000 every round trip.
The chief engineer draws $4,000 a
year, and his immediate assistants xe-
ceive 81, 800, $1,000 and 81, goo respeo-
| lively. The stokers or frenaen average
about $50 month, and the furnaces OF
| she st. Louis require $50 OF them work
Sng In different shifts.
The purser, who is q 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 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 $l.-
900 a year, but he makes another So, 900
In fees and sometimes considerably
more.
The ships surgeon only receives 5000
year for the same reason. He ID
brought in contact with numerous real
&nd fancied invalids Of the wealthy
class, and although no one is compelled
to fee him few fail to do 50, and big,
popular ship like the St. Louis is worth
TO him at least So, 900 to 81, 900 year.
The stewards department. is one OF
the costliest on the ship. The provisions
Tor round trip cost in the neighborhood
Of S12,O 900, and the salaries Of the stew
ard men amount to 90, 900 more. The
stewards are the least paid OF any on
the ship, for the reason that in the fees
Of the passengers they collect a consider
able sum annually. All the pay they
get is $40 month, but they take in $40
o month in tips. The seasick man and
woman are always willing to give their
hast cent for some little service.
The chief steward receives $1,000 =
yssar and also comes in for his share CT
tie sfps, as it is within his power tc
pleoe many deicaoies in the way Of the
liberal tourist.
The chief cook is great man ON tho
ship, almost as great as the captain, and
In all makes So, 900 year out of his job
The breal1age and wear and tear On
the ship and its furniture are very heavy,
requiring an expenditure in incidentals
Of about %, 900 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 man
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 co.
600, 900 gallons of cool water q day.
The furnaces will consume no less than
$500, 600 cubic feet of air an hour. The
boiler tubes, if placed in straight line.
would stretch nearly 10 miles and the
condenser tubes more than 25 miles.
The total number of separate pieces Of
sseel Ia the main structure Of the ship Ii
not less than 40, 900, and the total num-
ber Of cubic feet of timber used in this