The Republican journal., 1899-09-21


veSsei must oe thorough navigator ana
his mate atso must bold Il record tor M a
llne S rvlce. 1he crew, OF say SIX men,
are generally able BONES, ana there Is
also 'ok.
Cape Codders are prominently repre-
sented in the lightvessels in the Pollock
rip district. Nearly all Of the men have
coy homes along shore aud they are high
" regarded as citizens and tax payers.
The captain and crew OF one OF the
lightshtps hold vesper services each day.
Its the way they learned when young
men in the quiet village on the cape.
1t costs great deal OF money to proVls-
ion Ilghtvessel, tor sea an builds up
hearty appetites.
The ratlons Tor one man tor one week
are: Corned beef, pounds; preserved
: pounds: flour, pounds; pilot bread,
Il pounds; rice, pound, beans l Il
pints; potatoes. IL pounds; onions, 2
pounds sugar, pounds, moIasses IL
pint: coffee, ! ounces; tea, l 81 ounces:
BUTTER ounces; vinegar, II pint; pick
les, Il pound; tomatoes, II ounces; dried
apples, pepper, mustard, etc.
The rations are placed aboard once in
three months in the summer and once in
six months IN the winter by the tenders.
The men are permitted to commute
certain quantity OF provisions; that is, to
save the food and exchange it for fresh
meat and other dellcacles.
All hands are ABOARD the SNIP from No
vember to April, but outside those months
the men are permitted two weeks liberty
each month. This custom enables them
: ita,, 1t111I FA'' ia o
once durng the winter the captain
goes ashore and comes oil with fresh pro
visions which very often includes a liberal
! supply u cianoeIEes TO be worked INTO
pies and tarts. Broliers and lamb or
two are by no means scarcity.
Llght-YeSsel captains are PAD from
/ $500 to 81, 600 a year; mate, $40 month ;
engineer II the snip has power, so a
mouth; crew - month";
IN fo@9E o. thlcA weather the lGht-
shlps are transformed INTO very noisy yes
sells. Either the bel OF whistle IS sounded
at intervals \ nghtShlP oell VIII dlS-
| count IN volume OF tone that OF any
church bell Inc whistle, also, is Won
| der IN the making OF sound waves. lhey
! are as large as man Kegs ana deep throat
ed to degree. Lese whistles are auto
matte, beng operated by an engine The
| Great Round shoal vessel burns kerosene
| for its whistle engine.
In several respects these fog signals are
not success. Their audibility is depen-
dent upon the condition OF the atmos-
phere
ed up Jog signal when miles away, but
that upon approaching the hght- ship the
whistle could not De heard until it ''was
right aboard.
Again, vessel may circle around
whistle at quarter OF mile distant, and
on some points OF the compass the souno
cannot be heard, though steam is seen es-
Gaping from the whistle. In moment OF
two, the blast is almost deafenlng IN Its
intensity.
1here are also conditions when sound
| comes from the rear, and then the naviga
tor is likely to get into trouble.
In explanation it is only necessary t
say that the atmosphere is fllled Will
dense ana rare strata. Ii sound encount
ers dense zone, such as tog extending Il
the surface OF the sea, 1t will be detected
ana glance upward and tall again as the
quahty OF the atmosphere dictates. Whel
sound IS coming from dead ahead yet ap
pears 10 come from the rear, 1t has SIMPLY
gone over an obstruction and found 1T
way TO the listener from point behind
MN
ing lof follock ZIP channel the mariner Il
warned never TO take chances IN thlcE
weather