The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
COST TO RUN A SHIP.


fHE BIG ST. LOUIS REQUIRES SEQ 900
FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
She Burns $4,000 Worth u Coal-1As
Bill For Breakage II No Small AA1AaA
Salaries Of Onacers and Men Are sunaii
but Some " Thorn Get Large Fees.
The cost Of running big ocean grey
bound to Europe and back reaches into
the thousands A transatlantic hnaY II
seally floating 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, il. son Of the
president Of the line controlling the 81
Louis, agreed to give some figures 20 .
World reporter covering the expense d
her voyage to England and back. he
figured for some time and then said that
the expenses Of tho round trip Of .
steamer like the st. Louis average b.
tween SEQ, 900 and $50, 600. according -
the season.
Tho voyage between the two poets
takes o tride more than seven days,
making the daily cost Of operating n
che busy season something like $5, 500.
No single individual on the St. Louis
gets large salary. Tbs captain heads
che list, getting about So. 900 a year.
Captains on smaller passenger steamers
only receive s3, 900 year. The chief
officer Of ship like the St Louis gets
1900 and the bulk Of the heavy work
eeall; lalls ON his shoulders. The Sec
Ond officers pay ranges from 5000 to
1000, according TO the size Of the ship,
while the third and fourth officers only
get from $500 to $500. All Of these
men have to perform duties Of q TO
sponsible kind, and as there are no boz
muses. attached to their work il can be
seen that they are not overpaid
The crew Of the st. Louis numbers
40 men. Two hundred Of these are IN
The engineers department, and all Of
Them are directly under the authority
Of the shief. The steward 3 department
IL 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 ia
the immense coal bills The st. Louis
burus moro than 800 tons a day, on
about 1890 tons the round trip. This
means an expenditure ok 415, 900 alone
The salaries Of tho men. the engineering
supplies, including the thousand and
ono things needed for the vast machin.
cry Of a great ship, will require an eI
penditure Of *, 900 every round trip
The chief engineer draws 1000
year, and his immediate assistants re.
ceive 81, 500, 81. 200 and 81, 900 respe--
lively. The stokers or fremen average
about $50 q month, and the furnaces Of
the st. Louis require 100 Of them work.
Shg In different shifts
The purser, who Is 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 g..
600 q year, but he makes another 81. 00s
in fees and sometimes considerably
more.
The ships surgeon only receives 600
q year for the same reason. He 10
brought in contact with numerous real
and fancied invalids Of the wealthy
GLASS, and although no one is compelled
TO fee him few fail TO do 50, and big,
popular ship like the St Louis is worth
10 him at least eS, 600 to a, 900 year.
The stewards department. Is one Of
! she costliest on the ship. The provisions
for round trip COST in the neighborhood
Of 312, 900, and the salaries Of the stew
ards men amount to So, 900 more. The
stewards are the Least paid Of any on
. the ship, for the reason that In the fees
u the passengers they collect consider
able sum annually. All the pay they
get is $40 month, but they take In $40
q month In tips The seasick man and
woman are always willing to give theis
LAST cent for some little service.
The chief steward receives 81, 800 3
year and also comes In for his share Of
the fps. as IL is within his power tc
place many delicacies In the way Of The
liberal tourist. -.
The chief cook Is great man ON the
ship. almost az great as tho captain. and
IN all makes e3 900 year out Of his job
The breakage and wear and tear on
the ship and its furniture are very heavy.
requiring an expenditure in incidentally
Ut about &5, 900 each round trip. There
are countless things to be replaced. and
. 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 d
piping Of various kinds In the ship. The
.oondensers will pump mp at least co..
600, 900 gallons Of COOL water day.
The furnacAa will commune no lAes than