The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-30
Boston Pilot Fleet.
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gsaIlllss' forward, growing larger
sTay.II mast energies beneath its
n Iilt ,sen what seems a phantom
sal ' The signal has been given
I'ns esssred, pilot is ready to board:
II sn' '4 erect and guide the homlng
Eing u the seas is a little company
|affeFs ss in winding channels and
psn' .Sa ~ wavs of ships. Somehow
ID ' i,Tsys within call when wanted;
' isra, raft skins out OF the no no
Gss ' 4s,k above them think they
tae es5o to be there.
i F,,srper their advent means a
tn +lled, to the returning
is "1 -a first smack of ''home
Iel e., to the pilots themselves it's
b pD' The days work. They are
FS rom any accident, but be-
pPi WYE re- keen opponents of a sys-
y lhYs r6flIness. They leave moth
gf W.
2 is' ami the change of seasons
SlO' clarence to those staunch SEN
D. ePastor ; ocean gateway. Sun
ssI mornings and the rough
sllp ,, If the winter gale find them
Fop' sosts with an equal certainty.
h waves are running in white
q ". Noes when the sleet is whip
u . ,~7 IN needle points, when
sIiDs lifting boisterously any wait
F ., tbst ventures in its path. the
'rS' stands out to do its duty. 1t
Fl5 IT,, task, the pilots job, when
..o ,s warnings are set along the
rog6 IN FACE OF DANGER.
pIenty of danger and plenty
MS Nc - seamanship then, but of these
n l:1it. are 10th to talk. They are a
Wv . v,'@sa1y.eyed lot, not much given
ssr about facts, although they
il ~ "a, quiet vein of humor for
..~.in1nisltive landsman. One of
y" W., have defied the elements,
!, ~ ~' he Wheel in a bowling tempest,
' s,n ask him about that, he begins
! ia chat about freight and the
hi the port
lh-si1e ship can enter the harbor
NJ. he services of the pilot. and
4 he arger domestic vessels come
s n hem. That there may always
~ snoGgh and TO spare, an organi-
7 has 6rer effected which is ade-
! N fyprv detail. For the work 80
,ra trare1 men have banded to-
~ anil five schooners, swift and
!, 5rr peketed from Hull to the
I. nn- 4tk before the pilots form
h present. association, there was a
'nmper,ion, and the need of speed
/ as ssaworthy qualities for the
I'M M BUSINESS developed. AS a
-ssr4 has been evolved a type
sgrb.. arlv clip the edges of time,
Nh withstand the bullets of the
ts,, sind u blow.
N II N- boats has Its captain,
a fr3e she 30 for one year, and
5s5 number. No. is the Amer
Gw i Il. Reid, Jr.; No. 2 the
/. Cart F. c. Gevalt; No. 3 the
N, gAp. James Murdoch; No. 4
Trgn Cent, William Mcmillan, and
;h- Adams, Capt. Joseph Fossett.
Fr tt..- stationed inside Boston
.f o05 Beach, at Hull; another
Beoa grtship, another off High
lgir. sNa still another between
Ian islf nd Eastern Point on the
h Ban5s Somewhere through this
4 nrYr lg shipping must pass and
mssy ,0se5ers the signal.
ia. JACK Is SIGNAL.
agUu * places the pilot boat
ytr csI .sies as their ships plough
nas has M IN the daylight. At
ta f rttent flare burned every
rruts serves the same purpose,
ste @ssel needing a pilot displays
ii, o1- light. AS soon as the
t&al- lelces the dark, there is
10 asayt and lantern is holsted
@a ale the marine enthusiast
Tie Ysr.e-t 7bber alike is that bit of
gU. 5t-n the pert, white winged
Ns lu-S ap under the lee of some
@4tlag # the deep. There IS
:1A. VT lent and confidential in
staMs eIsureness with which
seH r..- # passing sailing days
sasslsrsee 10 that modern mechan-
nHsr-
a3 1sae stiles until she lies within
w d ~ let Of the liner. From the
Hine schooner d little yaWl manned
s0rer puts out and a rope ladder
llqr rte steamships deck. 1t
ilse d Tl-slsh bit of business even
lEoe' Oi %eather, but to put a pilot
Y y the face Of heavy seas is moth
a3Fi Of Hazardous.
FIt 5 certain knack known to the
HhtnagHg the yawl alongside. 1t
sessaTy tn Keep her head always at
sstg'es with the ships side to avoid
sss from the bows.
tyaTls themselves are stoutly built
ne considered the steadiest type for
Y st Of WORK. They are Is feet in
.as1a tive feet in the beam and are
laaFStreakea above and smooth be-
s@ as to ytfset the Earring of ice in
!, ,NIer There are always two men
h 0srs.
loSStu BY HEAVY SEAS.
sa'e their Staunchness, they have
,'i' journey 10 make in stormy sea-
WI theg= are seldom accidents.
W, years aF9, 10 be sure, a sea swept
'' y aader the ship and caught
~ t Y avis, upsetting it and
i. - .ne ROWING of one of the men.
H. 'le only case of a fatality that is
s'lasFed, although there are occa-
~ n aanca wettmgs.
d, na a5.o1gside the pilot SEXES the
E"aleh Is dangling within his grasp.
Il Say a Mite bits of wood for rurgs,
~zf"ise like any ordinary rope
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