The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-04
THE ATLANTIC LINERS
Signs, Signals and Flags Used by
the Various Companies.
CoLoRs OF THE BIG TUNNELS

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.
1t 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 distin-
gushing signs and signals employed by
the vessels Of the respective compa-
MES. Yet it is a very easy thing to
tell at q glance to what line any given
ship belongs-the American line, for
instance.
About all that one must remember in
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 at night with blue light
forward. II red light amidships and
blue light aft you know ut once that
she is of the American line.
All Cunnrders show 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 colored funnels--the North
German Lloyd and the Holland-Amer-
len lines. The first employs perfect
ly plain funnel without any other
color than cream, and the latter shows
cream funnel with white band and
green borders. Signals displayed ut
night by these lines are. in the case of
the North German Lloyd, two blue red
lights, one forward and one nft. and. in
tho case of the Holland-America line, a
green light forward and aft, with a
white light under the bridge.
Two lines use buff tunnels. the White
Star and the neutrality-suspicious. the
difference between the two being that,
while the former shows q black top,
the latter is plain buff throughout.
White Star night signals nre two green
lights flashed simultaneously.
Quite number of lines carry black
tunnels American with white
band. as mentioned above; the Anchor
which is entirely black; the Bristol
with variegated and fancy touch, the
black smokestack being relieved by a
white band in the center and blue
star in the middle Of the white band.
In the regular service Of the Hamburg.
American line. us distinguished from
the express service, we find that the
color IL plain black. while the Red
Star is black with white band and
black top.
The Observation-Disclosures and the
Wilson lines have red and black fun.
neIs, black in the first case with q red
top and red funnel with black top
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 a blue light forward,
white light amidships and red
light aft, forming the French tricolor.
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shows a white light, then q red. The
Bristol displays n green light only
The Hamburg-American ships for both
services. regular and express, show
two red-white-blue lights in quick sue
cesslon Mt 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
rcd-white light, and the Wilson puts
out two red lights about sixty fee
apart.
1t will be observed from the fore
going that the night signals of all thu
different lines vary, while the funnel
In some cases are very similar. This
however, does not lead to confusion
for III determining the line to which
vessel belongs one must also taxi
into consideration the flag or pennan
she flies. Every line, of course, car
ries a different "house flag" as it 1
called.
The flag Of the Cunard line is rex
with golden lion in the center, Will
that of the White Star vessels is o
the same color, but swallowtail ii
shape and containing a white star
The house flag Of the Red Star line 4
exactly the same as that Of the Whit
Star company with the colors reversed
flag white. star red.
The flag of the Hamburg-Americal
line Is an elaborate affair-white an,
blue diagonally quartered with blacl
anchor and a yellow shield In the cen
ter. The North German Lloyd flag 1
| a handsome one, showing a design o
key and IN anchor crossed In tn
center Of laurel wreath In blue on
white field.
The Atlantic Transport line flies {
pretty flag Of red, white and blue horl
zontal bars, with stars. Edwin TOT
risse in Cincinnati Commercial Trib
une.
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