The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-04
THE ATLANTIC LINERS.
Signs, Signals and Flags Used by
the Various Companies.
coLoRs OF THE BIG TUNNELS
In Some Cases They Are Very Much
Alike, but the Night Lights Used by
the Vessels Of the Different Lines
Are Quite Distinctive.

Alike, but the Night Lights Used by
the Vessels Of the Different Lines
Are Quite Distinctive.
It is said that but comparatively few
Of the many thousands of persons that
each year patronize the various lines
Of steamships crossing the Atlantic
are familiar with the various distln-
gushing signs and signals employed by
the vessels Of the respective compa-
nies. Yet 1t is n very easy thing to
tell at n glance to what line any given
ship belongs--the American line, for
instance.
About all that one must remember I'm
the case of the vessels of our own line
is that the tunnels are black. each with
its white band. When you see an At
lantic liner Mt night with n blue light
forward. a red light amidshlps and
blue light aft YOU know at once that
she is of the American line.
All Cunurders show a red funnel
with black rings and black top,
while the night signals consist of
blue light and two roman candles.
each throwing out six blue balls.
There are but two of the leading
transatlantic lines the ships of which
carry cream colorcd funnels--thc North
German Lloyd and the Holland-Amer-
lea lines. The first employs perfect
~ plain funnel without any other
color than cream, and the latter shows
croam funnel with a white band and
green borders. Signals displayed at
night by these lines arc. In the case Of
the North German Lloyd, two blue red
lights. one forward and one aft. and, In
the case of the Holland-Amcrica line. n
green light forward and aft, with n
white light under the bridge.
Two lines use buff tunnels, the White
Star and the Hamburg American. the
difference between the two being that,
while the former shows black top.
| the latter is plain buff throughout.
White Star night signals are two green
| lights flashed simultaneously.
Quite n number of lines carry black
| funnels-the American with n white
band. as mentioned above; the Anchor,
which Is entirely black: the Bristol,
with a varicgated and fancy touch, the
black smokestack being relieved by q
white band in the center and n blne
| star In the middle OF the white band
In the regular service of the Hamburg
American line. rs distinguished frorl
the express service, we find that tho
| color is plain black. while the Red
| Star is black with white band and
Il black top.
| The Scandinavian-Am aud the
| Wilson lines have red and black fun
nels. black In the first case with n rel
top and red funnel with black tol
In the second.
The red funnel of the French line
| has black top similar to the tunnels
OF other lines, but with different pro
| portions of color. On this line the
night signals are blue light forward
white light amidships and n red
light aft. forming the French tricolor.
At night the Anchor line of vessels
shows white light, then n red. Tho
Bristol displays green light only
The Hamburg American ships for boil
services. regular auG express. show
two red-white-bluc lights in quick sue
cession at the stern. The Red Stal
displays three red lights, one forward
one aft and one amidships, all flashed
together. The Scandinavian line EN-
| ploys one white-red. followed by one
| cd.white light. and the Wilson puts
OFT two red lights about sixty fect
apart.
1t will be observed from the fore
going that the night signals of all the
different lines vary. while the tunnels
In some cases are very similar. This
however. does not lead to confusion
for III determining the line TO which
n vessel belongs one must also tak'
into consideration the flag or pennan
she flies. Every line, Of course, car
ries different "house fag," as II Il
| called.
The flag of the Cunard line Is rec
with golden lion In the center, Will,
that of the White Star vessels Is o.
the same color, but swallowtail IL
shape and containing a white star
The house flag of the Red Star line Il
exactly the same as that Of the White
Star company with the colors reversed
flag white. star red.
The flag of the Hamburg American
line Is an elaborate affair-white ant
blue diagonally quartered with a blacl
anchor and yellow shield in the cen
ter. The North German Lloyd flag Il
handsome one, showing a design o
key and an anchor crossed in thu
center of laurel wreath in blue on (
white field
The Atlantic Transport line flies {
pretty flag of red, white and blue hori
zontal bars. with stars. Edwin Tor
risse in Cincinnati Commercial Trib
une.
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