The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Seaman's Law Is Too
Much for Taurus, Be-
loved of Anglers
CARRIED PARTIES
FOR 13 YEARS
Some Old Izzaks Shed
Tears When Ship Is
Laid Up

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.--The Iron
Steamboat Taurus, beloved OF deep
sea fishermen In this city aud the
surrounding country for more than
dozen years. has made her fare.
well voyage to the hshing hanks out
side Of Sandy Hook. A northwest
gale sang requiem 20 the sea-
which expressed its emotion by IN.
Vulnerable white caps and shed salt
ears in showers II spray. Attend
ing the ceremony were 1873 mourn.
ers. II was indeed much like a
funeral assemOlage 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 whom had been daily
passengers Bince the boat made her
first trip 10 years ago. To them
IL was Ike saying goodby TO an old
home. Besides the daily regulars,
there we're tri-weekly regulars,
Wednesday regulars. Saturday regu-
lars, Sunday regulars. Among he
Wednesday regulars were many wo-
men. mainly az German birth or
| descent. who came, some with their
| husbands. others without. These al
WAYS locked forward 70 their APP
pointed trips with impatient antici-
patton.
The daily regulars, more than 24O
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. g. You are here
by notified TO remove all your effects
from locker on or Sesore that date"
One man on receipt Of the postal
called up the Office 20 inquire II the
announcement was serious. and ac.
cordinR TO his own acknowledgment,
when assured n VAS serious, his
eyes filed with tears. Heretofore
when the boat was laid mp for the
winter because OF bad weather tho
regulars were allowed 10 leave their
effects in the lockers
Along with he general regret at
the passing Of the Taurus. there
went a good deal OF indignation at
the new Seamen's law. Under It's
provisions the Taurus would have 10
carry !!feboats enough TO accommo-
date every person aboard and two
able seamen 10 man each toat That.
according TO President Fred A..
Bishop OF the Iron Steamboat com
pany would mean conascatlon of the
vessel, so she must 20 out OF bust
ness incidentally, 4 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
kicking UP choppy sea. made the
boat sway 80 badly that the lines
could not hold bottom and many rigs
were lost by hitching In the rocks,
so few fish were caught But on this
trip II was not fish that the fisher
men were after so much as part
Ing ovation 10 the dear old boat
coupled with an opportunity 10 pack
up for much regretted move. Long
before the signal for returning home
was given-the signal being pro-
longed wall OF the boats whistle
the majority OF the fishermen had
taken I'm their lines and turned TO
packing up.
II was a mournful procession that
filed up TO Purser Harry Graff's
Office on the way home TO surrender
the locker keys.
We'll, goodby. Harry" was the
parting salutatiou. Sorry TO part
with you. But II We do get going
again, can get back the same lock-
err"
To which ETarry's invariable re-
spouse was: "Of course you CAM"
Harry was smiling. but inwsrdly
he was genuinely blue He said the
laying up Of the boat would throw at
least 81 men out OF work.
or the Hook on the return trip
the Taurus passed fleet OF small
fshing boats anchored or n part OF
the beach known as tho "Cedars."
Capt. Allen gave them parting
salute OF three whistles. which they
acknowledged in various ways as
best they could. thus manifesting
their feelings at the loss Of an old
friend.