Pilot lore; from sail to steam . o out now with drafts that far ex-ceed anything that had ever been thought possible. In 1899, when — 76 — L w , , / \ , . ?VJ ^-e-e- vv* 0 V7 in V7 tf •( /? ?( ^ r ir^<& |V7 \ / VV there was pronounced agitation looking to the widening of the mainship channel at New York to 2000 and its deepening to 35 feet, well-informed shipping men said that there was no doubt that, in time,ships would draw from 28 to 29 feet regularly and that some fewmight even draw thirty feet. This was considered a daring prophecy but, in the year just ended, a maximum draft of 42 fee
Pilot lore; from sail to steam . o out now with drafts that far ex-ceed anything that had ever been thought possible. In 1899, when — 76 — L w , , / \ , . ?VJ ^-e-e- vv* 0 V7 in V7 tf •( /? ?( ^ r ir^<& |V7 \ / VV there was pronounced agitation looking to the widening of the mainship channel at New York to 2000 and its deepening to 35 feet, well-informed shipping men said that there was no doubt that, in time,ships would draw from 28 to 29 feet regularly and that some fewmight even draw thirty feet. This was considered a daring prophecy but, in the year just ended, a maximum draft of 42 feet6 inches was recorded in the Port of New York. One wonders, when reading the foregoing effusion of twenty yearsago, what the feelings of the Sandy Hook pilots must have beenwith the coming of the really big ships, with their sides half againas high as the puny sides of the. Deutschland, Campania, Lucania,etc., and with ships drawing, not a measly thirty-two and a half feetbnt from 35 to 42 feet of water? T7 M 77. PILOT BOARDING A STEAMSHIP Commanders of some of tJie larger modern steamships have provided safety belts for the pilots use in rough weather gRATUITOUS SALVAGE WORK INSTANCES where owners were saved thousands of dollars indamage by the quick and efficient work of the Sandy Hook pilots and, perhaps, the total loss of their ships, are recorded in theNew Yorks log. The first on February 2, 1903, when the Dutchtank steamer New York, inward bound anchored outside the bar atSandy Hook and communicated with the pilot steamer New York,requesting to be assisted by the pilot boat to a safe anchorage, stat-ing that the tankers steering gear was disabled and that the steam-ship could not, therefore, be properly and safely steered. The NewYork thereupon took the tanker in tow and brought her into theNarrows. The owners sent the Pilots Benevolent Fund a checkfor one hundred dollars in recognition of the service the pilots hadrendered their vessel. A similar action on the par
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