The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
Seaman's Law lis Too
Much for Taurus, Be-
loved of Anglers
CARRIED PARTIES
FOR Is YEARS
Some Old Izzaks Shed
Tears When Ship Is
Laid Up

NEW YORK, Nov. lS-The Iron
Steamboat Taurus. behaved OF deep
sea fishermen in this city and the
surrounding country for more than
dozen years. has made her fare
well voyage 10 the fishing banks out
side OF Sandy Hook. A northwest
gale sang a requiem &c the sea,
which expressed its emotion by in
Vulnerable white caps and shed salt
tears in showers OF spray. Attend.
ing the ceremony were tS3 mourn
ers. II was indeed much like n
funeral assemblage, True. there
we're smiles and laughter. but back
OF them was regret that was almost
grief.
Nearly all OF the 1876 were "regu-
lars" some OF whon had been daily
passengers since ths boat made her
first trip - years ago. To them
II was like saying goodby TO an old
home. Besides the daily regulars.
there we're tri-peekly regulars.
Wednesday regulars. Saturday regu-
lars, Sunday regulars. Among the
Wednesday regulno's were many wo-
men, mainly OF German birth or
descent, who came. some with their
husbands. others without. These al.
ways looked forward to their APP
pointed trips with impatient antici-
patton.
The daily regulars, more than $40
in all. had lockers on the boat in
which they kept their tackle and
fishing raiment- To each OF them a
postal card had. been addressed with
the following Announcement:
Taurus goes out OF commission
for the season on account OF Sea
mems Bill on Nov. 3. You are here
by notified 10 remove all your effects
from locker on or before that date"
One man on receipt OF the postal,
called up the Office to inquire II the
announcement was serious. and ac-
cording TO his own acknowledgment.
when assured II was serious, his
eyes filed With tears. Heretofore
when the boat was laid up for the
winter because of Dad weather the
regulars weKe allowed TO leave their
effects in tte lockers.
Along with the general regret at
the passing OF the Taurus, there
went a good deal OF indignation at
the new Seamen's law. Under its
provisions the Taurus would have TO
carry l!feboats enough to sccommo-
date every person aboard and two
able seampn TO man each toat. That,
according 20 President Fred A..
Bishop OF the Iron Steamboat COM
pany would mean confiscation OF the
vessel, so she must go out of bust.
ness. Incidentally. II was pointed
out that in all her 10 years OF sea
going she had never met with an
accident OF any kind.
The weather on her last trip did
not favor fishing. The gale. besides
up choppy sea. made the
boat sway 30 badly that the lines
could not hold bottom and many rigs
were lost by hitching In the rocks,
30 few fish were caught. But on this
trip Il was not fish that the fisher
men we're after so much as a part
ing ovation TO the dear old boat,
coupled with an opportunity TO pack
up for much regretted move. Long
before the signal for returning home
vas ylven-the signal being a pro
onged wall OF the boats whistle
The majority OF the fishermen had
aiken In their lines and turned 10
packing up.
II was a mournful procession that
filed up TO Purser Harry CRAFTS
office on the way home to surrender
he locker KEYS.
We'll. goodby. Harry" was the
parting salutation. Sorry TO part
wi In you. But II we 90 get going
again, can get back the same lock-
cry"
TO which Harry's invariable re-
sponse was: cot course you cam"
Harry was smiling. but inwardly
he was genuinely blue. He said the
laying up OF the boat would throw at
east 81 men out Of work.
on the Hook on the return trip
nc Taurus passed a fleet of small
6shing boats anchored or part Of
the beach known as the "Cedars."
Capt. Allen gave them parting
salute OF three whistles, which they
In various ways as
best they could. thus manifesting
their feelings at the loss OF an old