Crews Quarters page 2 |
I apologize that I cannot remember who sent me a bunch of great photos which this
was one. It was in fifties before 59. Notice 48 star flag and depth charge racks.
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They're called Snipes. The engineers that work in the hole. They make the boilers
fire and the engines go. Ever wonder why they are called Snipes? Originally called
Stokers from shoveling coal into the boilers. By 1920 most of the coal burners
had disappeared and were replaced by oil fired boilers. Someone gave them
the name of Snipe. A snipe is a little ellusive creature that lives in a hole and
now and then sticks it's head up to see what is going on. When city cousins
would come to the country we would take them on a snipe hunt. Give them a bag and
have them crawl around looking for snipes in the woods at night. Something like
catching a Seabat. Now and then they do stick their heads out of the holes.
This one is Tom Edwards |