The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-04
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! br-ak ne ai,oard pst put ths fr-- The
crev saa savesi b,tt che really r~trarkabls
thing Hiiss'tt " tli uaa that uhsn Observed
~ th- rea-tiers thaa- 'oilsru - the deep
had th~ir nss- put mi u-r- ahs'tt thew
usual basins.
TrHNiing ~ ths itusH-r q silpnarins.
hank 40 ~ ~ mtlss az. he-ta - from
too ~ iSo vessels each mann.,i ~ a cr~W
- I've ~ siv men Th- ran ar~ sent -
hlbasHgats emil Shaslvsll anil thrvpEh
th'~s Gr~st dist ihutins c-ntr-- md their
wsy - Euaitah hr~shftst tahl-s zach
f~~t = Commanded ~ an ADMIRAL VI ~
vessel - readily di@tin R,ii.hahls Nv a haa
~ tho fure@tay Tho smaohz are ketch
riGs.h. &c 20 ~ feet. and are wurk~'i ~
COMPANIES and Nv ,nd,y idual Owners
The crews x-t small standing W g-- and
a rerc-niaE.. They have NJ outht Va
speak g. anything strong and warm
ssrvea NJ clothinE The mI--i, n To deep
.~a a~hsrmen provisiss go boots. stock
nsp. steering Eioys- and similar articles
AZ nominal pric-a Tho mission also sup
plle- so,nd tubaccn and equally sound
reading matter. and from the same source
men receive free medical treatment
The pruc~Ss ~ traWllng. writes hsnrv
Waterman in ZloR's Hsraid. - simply
ground fishing 80 fab dredging smack
towa a larE. net which u attached to a
trawlheam between So aud a. feet long
~ -ssszii. sis,s 90 ~hiOh - iEegvy iron nand
that keeps the rawlheam swinging about
three feet clear. This apparatus -
dragged alcnx the bottom % the water
The gear - raised ~ the surface Nv means
of a small steam n gins In the old DAYS
the trawl wa ratsed by hand. a prOcsas
which meant a terrible strain az the cap
stan for two hours To-day tho task n
accomplished in half an hour
4 ties, of hundred vez-el- will readily
care for an area 10 ten miI-s The nec,S-
Sity ot all ob-yink the admirals sig
mails A. 10 when To- haul the net or when To
sheet " v evident. a.. failing good disci-
pine. the smack- would lie in constant
danger % collision and fotIling one an
others gear The smarkz lay To TO haul
the nets. and when trawling In q good
breeze sail AZ a rate 20 about three 20 Tour
knots a. tho fish lie close 90 the
bottom In twenty To thirty fafhoms OF
water. thus making u Necessary to paw
out some eighty fathoms 81 trawl rope.
Fishing ~ carried On almost wholly at
night and when Il n good the men often
have TO lie satisfied with three hours sleep ia
the twenty four. Each feet u accompanied
10y steam carriers. one Of which leaves
each morning for London. HUH OF Grins-
by with the catch of the previous night
Sometimes the fleets ara ~ far Oh a. the
coast u Denmark. and were IL not for
these carriers much time would he lost
Then too ice would he a Necessity in the
at-ence % the carriers, an item of no
small Importance.
Ia the old days prior 10 1851. the
deep sea fishers were little cared for by
mission, board % trade OF philanthropist
The prevailing conditions AZ that time
beggar description. and the lot %
those men was anything hut happy.
While yst boys they begnn a. cooks or
apprenticrs and life was a reeNaw between
flity days ~ and seven days on shore
For pleasure they depended on the Dutch
copper. a small vessel which was always
near a fleet. and was a veritalils curse TO
the North Sea. The copper dealt In cheap
tobacco and cheaper liquor, and. not
content With that p.',ldled pnlrient
books and olsc-ne pictures. Terrible
tails are told 20 fights and other Disgrace
ful episodes un bOari the Coper- re
call Oue weird story % a drunken lot try
ing 20 ro,Bs a still drunken cOmTade
Failing TO do that they saturated his
clothes with turp-ntiue and applied a
match The man was burned 10 death
the ship took fire and was barely saved.
Th.. mission 20 deep sea fishermen
changed all that The mission took ths
position that attention TO bodily welfare
IL the first thing to consider II has
smacks 81 it, own which fish alongside
the fleets and the revenue 50 raised go~a
toward TIA. support 81 tn. mission such
revenue however. H. at test but Incidental
aud voluntary subscription had 10 h. re-
sorted to The expense 81 such work IL
heavy. the mission maintaining nine
smacks in the North Sea we'll a. carry
ing on work In British North America
Each smack combines church. Temperance.
league. library and club In addition
four well equipped hospital boats make
extra demands for money
The smaCksmen make excellent sailors
under all conditions. Injured Ia danger
from early life. living in an atmosphere 81
constant danger. they III into any berth
and show a dash and hariihoOd that are
little short 81 the sublime
To a genuine landsman the call 81 the |
deep In a mystery Occasionally some |
curious invest gator tAkee a trip 10 the |
Dogger Bank One trip l. generally |
enough The smacks are NECESSARILY |
dirty. the smell 81 iish IL everywhere and
everything IL covered with hsh SCALES and
curry The fetid air Of the cabin makes
the forecastle 81 a coasting brig a sweet
reeting place In comparison