New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-10
HONEST BILL"IN WRONG
HE'S Il NATURE FAKER.
Qugley Falls Dozen Hard as
Weather FOrecaSter.

Battery bOatman. has made some grave mistakes
in his inimtable method of forecastng the weather.
and at last has been classified by his associates
along the waterfront the king of nature fax
crs.'
Bills errors were no worse than those that
have slipped occasionally through the fingers of
the professional forecasters, but when man calls
the turn wrong" more than twice in a fortnight
the shellbacks will have none of it, and at once
they showed inclination to put the intuitive
prophet outside the circle of sure thing weather
men.
There was a meeting yesterday In the Ship News
Office Of the five old salts who had agreed that the
boatmau could no longer join in their forecasting
parties The five worthless fOregather there daily
a p. to talk the weather and find out
when and where certain steamers anchored In the
stream TO dock the following morning. They
set on well together. and occasionally throw a $
or a so bill in another's way.
bronco" Gould was late yesterday. and did not
get around until sunset. "Shorthanded" NOtworth
pored the Maritime Register while Eliot
sam Wood. Hairy Eyed" Smith, Curly Joe"
Drake and Tomasso Morrisiui. with outspread
chart Of the harbor before them. engaged in wordy
warfare over the exact position Of the Baltic when
she went aground recently at the intersection Of
the Swash and Gedney channels.
bib" QuiRley had been tipped off, that the five
salts had decided to discard him weather
prophet, and he was In no merry mood when he
/ dropped in them yesterday
80 / am king Of the nature takers" said bill"
unhuttoning his coat and looking I'm the direction
Of his automobile that had just ceased ChuRging in
. front of the Barge Office. What next? When I
, bought that S0-horsepower car out there threo
. months ago called the millionaire boatman.
and when the bunch discovered l sold my Brooklyn
apartments FOR $1,000 spot cash they called the
salt water realty buzzard Of the Battery I suppose
. some night. when I forget my key and have to
scale the porte cochereor, TO be correct. the port
. qUarter-Iu be put IN tho running with the porch
| climbers. Between Perry and Bronco ! never
know where I'm going to fetch up. Well, what's
doin'. fellers?'
There was no answer ana Bill picked up a
telephone receiver and gently asked Central give
him 762 Broad. King OF the nature takers" he
muttered TO himself absractedly when the party
at the other end OF the telephone responded.
mo. nothing Of the kind. Genet" shouted ''BiIl"
Il talking 70 meself Any news OF the Myrtle
dene? How about tho Corpe Castle? No: I hear
Bronco made good Job OF the Regina Of Italia
Put her IN the dock In six minutes. and then got
on the good side OF the Ginuy skipper by tellin'
him his uncle was Dago No. not at all. Bronze
Is a Waterford man. but he's hard To beat as a
toher when he's docking italian ship Goodby
Gene"
"Bnl" hung up the receiver. and turning to the
five salts who had dubbed him king of the nature
takers" remarked that he going up the
Speedway for try-out of his touring car.
no ships going 10 dock to-day, fellers." said
Bill" Take spin with up TO The Bronx?
Got an option some lots"
No one volunteered. and "Bill" smiled. showing
an even array Of gold and porcelain. He explained
once that he liked to show his "dentaIs because
the dentist stuck him hundred bucks for the
bT!dgcwork alone"
Jimmy tho Battery Dolphin" an obllglng indi-
viduai with a weakness FOR the use Of bi; words
ana who frequently informs one that Il know me
business en-" woke up from the soothing browse
OF hangover and bIurtcd out, Does that con-
ciude me- eh7"
Sure thing" replied Bill A." Il don't care who
I travel with. I hire boats to reporters when
they 90 after stories. So you see I'm not stuck up
l guess you can ride with me. all right, all right
The stkrolongical monument is arrived" said
the Battery Dolphin" grasping a fur cap that a
RUSSIAN immigrant discarded as he came from
ELLIS Island Il m graduetely getting TO be a swell
guy trayeiiin' with you. Bill Some OF these days
M 80 q. $3.50 sun" Il mes.
merry put on the Ship News ONCE door 10 keep the
Tho door slammed. and within three minutes Hon
est B.iI and tho Battery Dolphin" We're speeding
Great fellow Is Bill" said Curly Joe" Drake.
lie a good news source" observed Notworth.
his eyes from The Maritime Register Il like
fair at all times. ana he IS observing Besides he
h hIgmr NM so3d maNims and has sense OF
get ashore from Baze M tr 3@s IN bur hurry TO
between me ana the pier ronzo CHARGED Cd rnS s.
To- TO-, cross thu bow OF his tug. thought Ne was
/ found ! had been mlsed BY my thoughts. You
bare IYica me- mf9 h am going up into the
81, tIoisam" Wood rocked gently, in his rocking
minute or 30 TO break the awful silence that has
hung over the ship Office since the poker
tahltS were sent seward. remarked. "NutWorth
hasn't forgotten that BRONCO two-dollar-biu incl
dent, has he, Hairy2'
Il should say not" returned smith plucking a
comb from his pocket and giving a few twists To
ms muStdchc. Funny thing that affair between
l!t Qu!gIey and Bronco, wasn't 1t? Working
speak TO each other. Had some misunderstanding
when they were lads together I guess"
Ana tho Strangest part of II all is" observed
Wood. 'QulEley says BRONCO is the ClevercSt skin
per on tho Atlantic Coast at the docking OF a boat
sure, mtcrJcCtcd Drake. Both them fellers
Quglty and Bronco, throw things each others way.
QuSley passes lines 20 every steamer Bronco docks
and tho they gave orders To each other through,
third party is great business. When Bronze
wants Quigley to take line of the port bow he
shouts to the man ON deck to tell the boatman To
70 is a dago on an Italian steamer ana don't know
more OF what Bronco says than the man I'm The
moon; but Bronco shouts loud enough for Quigley
TO hear. That's enough. Quigey does the same
dear and dumb Lascar China steamer to tell
the captain OF the tugboat that the steamer Kyb-
fcls would dock next day at o'clock. That Las
car, deaf post never turned hair. He
But Bronco heard Quiglcy, and that all Quig-
ley wanted
i've asked Bill a dozen times" said Smith TO
tell what the trouble about, but he always
laughed and said II would all come In the
wash time"
At this juncture Bronco in to look over the
yellow list report of incoming steamers). lie
glanced at il quickly. and he started to 20
Smith stopped him.
Look here Bronco" he said. Been talking
about YOU. What is the cause of that long stand
ing lcicle between you and Quigley?'
Jaw, forget It," growled Bronco, he slammed
the door
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