Garland Globe | 1907-10-12 | Page 7 | On a Mackerel Schooner

ON A MACKEREL SCHOONER. Dslly Routine In the Life of the Gloucester Glou-cester Fishermen. The routine llfo on a ninckercl schooner Is not strenuous. Tho crow consists of 14 men, n skipper and cook. Two men constitute a watch, .ono nlott as a lookout, the other nt tho wheel, so that each man has two hours on duty, and then 12 hours off, beforo his turn comes around again. During this period he may bo called on to shorten sail, wnsh tho deck or to perform other work. Half of tho crow have their bunks forward with the cook, who Is king of tho forecastle, forecas-tle, nnd tho rest sleep nft with tho captain. Wo were assigned to a double bunk aft, whoro wo were not troubled with galley smolls, but had to bo on our good behavior. All tho rollcs nnd revels wcro forwnrd. Tho crow nto In two shifts, tho older men with tho skipper. Travel Magazine