The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-03
FIGHTING ron Tmn >ArLoHuEN.
4 spree - the Necessity n soon A.
Jack Lands.

From tho View York Tribune
The lot OF the decp-water stilor is IN
douhteiy a hard one hut sailors board
ine-holsc Keepers say that II many more
laws are passed arair-t them the sailor
lie will "a whisky-touud,d partdi il
romurrieon The cause of theiF pre- ont
announcement Is lnw just takiug erect
which prohlhits thc boardinE-to nous" ihn-
r.ts from visiting vessels fet-rc thfy
reach fhe docks Or This at - enforced
tho. whole hoariinz-hou~e SYST m viii o.
di-orranizel. ana the worst q b. g. nat
me leaders have ~ yes found 20 no" sN'-
tenn 30 Substitute for ~.
FOR wears and years the b-'arding- house
runners have gone ont to vessels IONS re-
fore they got into the hafp3r Inc n"A@'3
which are members of the boariing-hous"
keersrs benevolent assoc alton nave
erected a club house on the staten Island
shore. whence the runners put Gus
small boats when vessel
passes H. They Nrst find out
| n there are sailors ou board who
| have visited this port before. Tn's" no.
I long 20 the house that shipped thtm in 'he
tasi The new sailors are secured hy the
present of a bottle Of whiekv, ard OBJ"
/ who accept 10 are pledged 20 so 90 the
l house which makes tho present. They
1 ,,.4, MOI got ashore for week. but tnev
belong 60 the house which sent thr WhlS
kv aud the runner viii nghi for ei- men.
I Sometimes sailor acc~rest m o. man
one present and he g. very hheN o." Ihn
| btr,a.l IL the central point To- t. tuE-of-W1r
contest when he tiualiy griS ashore
=, h,s ais, been the custom to take
many men ashore lu the runners boats
The runners ten the sailors ~ ihe "'y
/ urnes they can have on shore. OF uuiimli'H
whisky and beer which will he supple"
| chem ~ the pretty sir's VINO attend HHiot
I dances. % the fine meals that VIA i~ iu'
r,.hed them IL does not tnke much OF
/ .tt ktpd of talk 10 convince the sailor
/ nat ne would Do we'll 60 pay hi~ captain
/ &, FOR an immediate release He may
/ make the objection that he Won. nave any
money for four days. but the boarding
house men promise 10 advance al ht''7-
/ sarv funds and usually carry on a s"o'
I norton ~ the crew This new ia" Whl.n
prevents boarding vessels in the stream
VIA DO away with this practlce' anu '"e
I IL another c1use OF grief
/ II the boarding house runners nave To
/ wall tiil the sailors reach the docks ih'r'
I win be war between the outside and in-
1 side men. The insiders are those Keepers
who belong 10 the aseocihtion. Ihe}
/ nave political pull. b d. SAID. q"
/ larger business oud have better houses
I The outside man Is always making an
unhul neat. aud viH have much better
/ chance IL everybody hlr To stay on SHORE
/ Already there has been one big hfh'
/ between the two factions Il was over
| some British sailors who landed az I"rn-
ty-sixth street. Brooklyn. some nlooi
was she'd before the outsiders goi away
! with their sailors. but no one dreamed rf
| calling for the police or asking the courts
/ Tor warrants COR assault. II seems 90 bc
| mart Of the business TO take things A.
/ hey come and keep as far away from tho
law as possible There are siSty-hve
regular unllors' boarding houses iu This
/ city and Brookiyu ard thirtN-hNe Others
which pay some attention to the husine''
between 90 and $40 men are interested
In the business.
There ia no dIner,n O. Of ol iuiou among
/ the officials who look after the shipping
81 sailors as 20 whether the new Jaw VIII
help them much About the only god
| time the sailor has on shore Is during tho
/ few DAYS which he spends under the wing
| Of his boarding house master before he
| has received his pay. Nothing Is too good
| Tor him n he has three ~ four months
wages coming 10 him he has unlimited
credit n tho nearest saloon. he gels
n new outnt % store clothes and has hi.
/ picture taken az pieces which pay The
| boarding house men 1 commission. i'w
sollnrs are advanced 90 him for which
lie pays ioo per cent. interest Most ~ bis
money is gone hy the time payday ar
| rtvca The boarding house keeper turns
In 10 hoIp him spend what remains for
/ In their opinion. the only good sailor is
the one who Is broke" They keep him
for three or four DAYS after his money is
gone. then take him before the shipping
commissioner ard have him sign new mr.
/ uc.cs The sailor S. entitled 20 a months
advance. and the keeper always has a bill
FOR board lodging ana outht which covers
the fuu amoInt An allotment note 4
I mrned over to the master. which g. pail
/ when the snip gets 10 sea. The officials
[ say that the sal or's pay viii disappear
Just as rapidly 10 he does not get ashore
| ulI the boat docks as 10 dl when the
runners brought him ashore from 'he ship
/ They think there will be more sailor rob
| berries ~ he does not have a good time
OF credit. There is also some doub, as TO
/ whether the law will be- enforced. Some
OF the runners are stili going out 10 ships
| but the majority are waiting on shore
ard swearing ~ tho Lawmakers
The sailors boarding houses 90 New
York center IN Cherry street and IN
Brooklyn IN Furman and Van Brurs
streets. These are the regular houses
which employ two or three runners. a
housekeeper. cook ard several walters
They resemble cheap hotels. IN way
but most or them are kept cleaner The
desire OF foreigners 20 live among their
own people has resulted IN the establish
l mens OF Swedish. Norwegian. japanese.