The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-07

fore the end ~ the voyage a position as
asstqtout foreman was offered TO him. In
tho first handling OF the cattle the best
way, n they are turbulent. Is 10 vault on
tho hack OF one q them and resort TO
clubbing and tail twisting. II sounds bru-
tai. but Il Is the only way. Above all the
cattleman must keep his seat. Heaven
help him n he falls among those sharp
hoofs After the ship starts the work
becomes easler. watering and feeding
and cleaning the pens are the regular du-
ties OF the "stim" Cattle are much better
sailors than human beings. For day or
50. until they get their sea-legs and learn
to accommodate themselves TO the action
or the vessel. they are liable to sickness.
but usually on the second day out appe-
tlte returns and they grow stesdily fat
throughout the trip. The entire morning
Is given up to feeding and watering.
Night watchmnn's Job the Easiest.
on my Grips as "sun" / have always.
when I had the money. hrihed the fore
man 60 make me nightwatchman. a posi-
ton which exempts one from the other
duties The night Waterman makes hourly
trips during she night to see that the an
finals are all right. Ordinarily there
isn't much 20 do. but occasionally the
Imp OF the Perverse takes possession OF
the pens and then It's bad times for the
Waterman. In sleeping the steers lie down
IN most intricate tangle, and ocea-
sionally contrive 10 get the fastening ropes
lnextricably interviewer. Then one OF
them becoming suddenly smitten with
desire 60 get Up and see how the ship IL
heading. chokes all the other cattle whose
ropes cross his as well as himself. This
process causes a Wild racket, which sum
monses the Waterman. He must 20 In and
solve the insoluble problem OF the ropes.
IL he ia killed. as he Is quite likely 20 be.
% doesn't much matter. but II any OF
the live stock choke 20 death there Is
terrible to-do.
part OF the s,ifrs duty Is to keep the
scupners clear Of straw and refuse. Dur
ing q storm the seas shipped wash
through the pens, sweeping everything
before them The refuse stops the coup
pers. and as n result the decks All until
cattle and cattlemen are waist deep IN
the water This. OF course. menaces the
safety OF the vessel also. Again the poor
sim must work his way behind she fright
ened brutea 20 a small AXIS hole, the range
OF which is invariably coverd by four or
Ave pairs Of hoofs that have been made
effective by long practice and lack OF
refinement IN the nature OF the hoofs
owners when the scupper Is reached he
must clear II up. all the time lodging che
fving hoofs. Dodgiug the hoofs Is the
exception. n Is most GeneraH9 the cas-"
that no IS carried out and laid IN his
bunk for repairs. II q record Of injuries
OF a stormy trip across the ocean on
catsie shin were 20 be haa Il would com
mare favorahly with the report Of city
emergency hospital. I have heard Of
csses where men were actually trampied
down and drowned IN the scuppers.
Terror OF "a Cattle Stampede ON
shipboRrd.
Far away from land the cattle are very
,,tiet hut a. soon as they catch a whin
~ . land breeze they become restless. and
extraordinary care Is required 70 prevent
, general stampede. IN which pens are
broken. the loosened cattle charging those
mat are tied. and when the latter are
freed. the whole mass surges all over the
deck. This endangers the safety 81 the
ship itself. and IL one OF The pct bugaboos
OF the experienced oattlemen. In cases
Of this kind the poor stifr II called upon
for the hazardous work OF Restoring or
der
he must 90 among the wild hrutss. un-
der feet. over backs. dodging kicking
hooss and long. dangerous horns. beating
with his club and screaming 81 the top OF
his voice In an effort 20 force into sub
mission, one at time. the animals. whose