The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
COURSE DINNERS on A TUG.
The Marvellous Fare the Sailors on th
Nottingham Receive,

The Marvellous Fare the Sailors on the
Nottingham Receive.
Course dinners. including ice cream and
! cake for comm on sailors aboard ship. is fare
which the average sen captain would say was
never contemplated except perhaps o. the wild
dream OF some landlubber. but to these the
tars OF at least one vessel hailing from New
York are no strangers. and all this comes too,
from one OF those soulless railroad CORPORA
lions which sit up onights trying to devise
schemes for taking the food out OF the mouths
OF the children Of the downtrsdden working
man and the oppressed walkiyg delegate.
1t is on the Central Railroad OF New Jerseys
big ocean going tug nottingham that all this
luxury abounds. Capt. clarence Tngle. as
good skipper as ever romed the sailed seas.
Is the master OF the Nottingham. and it is he
who expends. with lavish hand. the ample sum
provided each month or the keep OF himsel
and his ships company. The Nottingham 10
seldom over three da's away from this port or
Boston and fresh foods are therefore always TO
be had. The Nottingham has steward and an
assistant cook. and on these devolve. under the
captains generous eye. the duty OF provision
ing the ship. Ateach port Of call fresh meat,
potatoes and otter yeGeta bes aud fresh milk
are tax en- aboarh. and at 10 time. unless delayed
by storm. is The crew reduced to q fare of salt
meats or canEed goods.
The writerspent q week on the Nottingham
during one,,f her trips. and the establishment
shown blythe landsman at the unexpected
high STATE Of living was a source OF great
amusement to the skipper. The expected salt
horse. csarse bread or sea biscuit. and cheap
blacR eoHee. without milk or sugar, were not
once sen upon the table during the voyage.
The eew had exactly the Same fare as that
enjoyed by the captain and his officers. The
only difference noted in the treatment of the
OFFERS and men was that the sailors had no
ore to wait on them at their big table for'ard
For breakfast there would be oatmeal and
nlik; DELICIOUS fresh rolls or biscuit. coffee,
boiled potatoes. The chief meal! however was
AT noon, when the steward was supposed to
lay himself out" for big spread. particu-
First there was vegetable soup. or clam chow
bluesh FOUNDERS roast beef. boiled CHEZ Chez
cotash of fresh beans. and boiled potatoes with
pickles and olives n plenty. After that came
fresh i il obtained in time ashore ao or w w
s sss sSo9 arts r. Eheh b S way makes
None irom the master down. need be AFRAID
though the Ice cream dishes on the Nottingham
t are not dainty dI in size For the evening meal
bles. sometimes canned lobater or salmon,
served plain or in salad, and tea and coffee
dish OF cheese and bread and milk. a compost.
ton calculated to hopelessly clog the wheels Of
any digestive apparatus save that Of a sea cap
tam who can take his trick at the wheel for forty
hours straight in hurricane and live on plug
tobacco and excitement without turning hair
AS each captain has an allowance for feed
Ing his ships crew. it depends on the captain
of the allowance at the end OF the month il
any, goes TO him. The Jersey Central has two
other big boats whose masters nave the same
allowance for food. and their crews are sad to
live comparatively high; but the NottnRham's
master master seems 70 have. as the sailors say. q
IN season regales his guests and officers with
luscious interruptions, and while they are dis
the story Of the colored farm hand who one
day after killing 'possum was on his way
home to cook the animal for supper when he met
the possum began to tell with great gusto OF
stn b le"St he ahopt e enjoy
an brown. and dish him up all cobered wiz
grady be began, while the one astride the
ing. sat Keeling about on his mount in an
ecstasy OF Joy 10 the mere contemplation OF
such renast. when the other reached, AL
,ein himself no longer and shouted: Look
aheah. man: you stop dat; stop dat l tells yeh;
ahl fall right smack down OF ds yere boss"
Though the crew of the Noting ham know
not been spoiled by good treatment. They have
to toe the mark very closely when the skipper |
ia on duty. and the air gets sulphurous in their
neighhorhood at times when sails are not |
clewed UP properly and hawsers safely slowed. |
But IT'S happy crew, generally. and Louis. the |
captains handy man. an old sea dog from
Austria who has sailed the briny deep from |
Bahin' Bay to No Mans Land, enjoys compar- |
ing his envable position aboard the Noting
ham to that he once occupied when sailing In |
an East lndanman from Liverpool 10 Calcutta. |
The vessel had been becalmed and the water |
supply ran short during terrible hot spell The |
crew had TO exist on moudy sea biscuits while |
lived in luxury. The crew did not object to |
this until one dey.when every man was almost |
Frustrated by the heat and lack OF sufficient |
water they discovered that the captain know |
ing the suherings of the men, had been taking |
baths daily In fresh water in tub in his cabin. |
Almost an open mutlny broke out, and a |
squad OF the tars. headed by Louis. was sent |
more drinking water.
He told the CAPTAIN frankly that they knew
OF his takinG baths daily in his cabin In fresh |
water. and that evcry instinct Of humanity |
dictated that he should forego his fresh water
baths until he reached port and give the crew
the water which he would otherwise have useo
Tor his ADDITIONS. The captain became lvid |
Will rage at the andacity" OF the men.
What! he shouted You blooming lubbers
%ant to take away from me me mornn' tub!
Not We. says |. ] cawnt do without me tub. 80
water condenser aboard that ] can give ye all
let tell out O. here"
That evening he gave each man an extra
lali pint Of water. but ne had a fresh water
oath each morning, nevertheless.