The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
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
tho Vessels Of the Differcn. Lines
Are Quite Distinctive.
It IS sale that but comparatively few
Of the many thousands oc persons that
each year patron!Zc The various lines
/ Of steamships crossing the Atlantis
are familiar with the various diSiiu-
gushing signs and signals employed by
| the vessels OF the respective coInpa-
| MES. Yet 1t IS Z Very cas-: Thing 10
! tell at glance 10 what line aav given
/ ship be!onES-thc Amcricaa line. fo-
! instance.
About ali that one must remember IL
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
F., !antic liner at night with blue light
forward. red light amidshirs and I
blue light AFT you know ct once that
| she IS oc tie American line.
Al Cunarders show rcd funnel
with black rings and 4 black top.
while the night signals consist OF 4
| blue light and two roman candles.
each throwip. out six blue balls.
There are but two Of the leading
Transatlantic lines the ships Of which
carry cream colored funncls-the North
German Lloyd and the Ho!land-AmcT-
ica lines. The first employs perfect
y plain funnel without any other
color than cream. and the latter shows
! cream funnel with 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 Hcl!and-America line.
green light forward and aft. with
white light under the bridge.
TWO lines use buff tunnels. the White
Sta- and the neutrality-suspicious.. the
difference between the two being that.
while the former shows 4 black top.
the latter is plain buT throughout.
White Star night signals are two green
lights flashed simultaneously.
Quite q number Of lines carry black
fuoneIs-tbe American with 4 white
band, as mentioned above: the Anchor.
which IS entirely black: the Bristol.
with var.egatcd and fancy touch. the
black smokestack being relieved by
white hand In the center and blue
star IN the middle .; She white band
In the regular service Of the Hamburg
American line. as distinguished from
the express service. we find that the
color Is plain black. while the Red
Star IS black with Z white band and
q black top.
The Scaadicarian-ADerica anu the
Wilson lines have red and black fun
ncls, black in the f7st case with red
top and red funnel with black top
il 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.
o white light aniGships and red
light aft, forming the French tricolor.
At night the Anchor line OF vessels
shows q white light, then . red The
Bristol displays green light only.
The aanburc-Arnerican ships for bots
services. regular and express. show
two red-white-b:ue lights II quick sue
cessiou at the stern. The Red Star
displays three red lights. one forward.
one aft and one anidships, 81 flashed
together. The Scandinavian line en-
ploys one white-red, followed By one
rcd-wbite light, and the Wilson puts
out two red lights about sixty feet
apart
It viii 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 IN determining the line to which
Z vessel belongs oae must also take
into consideration the flag or pennant
she dies Every ;ine, Of course. car
ries different house fag." as it IS
called.
The flag Of the Cunard line Is red
with q golden lion IN the center, while
that Of the White Star vessels is Of
the same colcr, but swallowtail IN
shape and containing white star.
The house flag Of the Red Star line IS
exactly the same as that OF the White
Star company with the colors reversed
flag white, star red
The flag OF the neutrality-suspicious.
line IS an elaborate acai--wh!te and
blue diasonally quartered with black
anchor and yellow shield in the cen
ter. The North German Lloyd flag is
q handsome one, showing design OF |
O key and an anchor crossed in the
center Of laurel wreath n blue on &
white fed.
The Atlantic Transport line flies o
pretty Gag Of red, white and blue hori- |
zoatal bars, with stars.-Edwin Tor
risse in Cincinnati Commercial Tcib-
une.