Jesse Carll

The Jesse Carll,, was a 19th-century pilot boat, built in 1885 at Northport, New York, for George H. Sisco. She was one of the largest vessels ever built in the Sandy Hook service. She was named in honor of Jesse Carll, a well-known Northport shipbuilder. In 1896, in the age of steam, the Ezra Nye along with other pilot boats, were replaced with steamboats.

Pilot Boat Jesse Carll, No. 10., by Thomas H. Willis.
History
US
Name: Jesse Carll
Namesake: Jesse Carll, shipbuilder
Owner: Jesse Carll, Pilots George H. Sisco and D. H. Nicholl
Operator: W. H. Anderson
Builder: Jesse Carll shipyard
Cost: $16,000
Launched: 17 August 1885
Out of service: 1 February 1896
Fate: Sold
General characteristics
Class and type: schooner
Tonnage: 61-tons TM
Length: 81 ft 0 in (24.69 m)
Beam: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
Draft: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Depth: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Propulsion: Sail

Construction and service

The New York schooner yacht Jesse Carll, was built at Northport, New York in 1885. She was launched on 17 August 1885 as a pilot boat, No. 10. She was named in honor of the shipbuilder, Jesse Carll.[1][2] On her mainsail was the large letter "X", that identified the boat as the Jesse Carll, No. 10.[3]

The Jesse Carll, was registered as a New York Pilot Schooner with the Record of American and Foreign Shipping, from 1886 to 1900. Her dimensions were 81 ft. in length; 23 ft. breadth of beam; 10 ft. depth (deep); 5 ft. draught; and 61-tons, making her the largest vessel in the Sandy Hook service.[1] W. H. Anderson was the ship master. She was owned by the Jesse Carll, Pilots George H. Sisco and D. H. Nicholl.[4][5]

In the March Great Blizzard of 1888, pilot boat Jesse Carll, No, 10, was out on pilot duty after the storm. Her captain, Pilot W. H. Anderson spotted a wooden hatch of a pilot boat that sank during the blizzard.[6]

In the summer of 1888, author and New York newspaper editor Charles Edward Russell talked about being on the pilot boat Edward F. Williams and racing with the pilot boat Jesse Carll, No, 10. When they saw a steam liner that needed a pilot, they raced to see which pilot boat could reach her first. The pilots from both boats took yawls and rowed them to the steamer to reach the steamer's ladder. As both yawls came to the ladder, pilot Moller from the Williams went up the side of the steamer first to salute the captain.[3]:p251

End of service

On 1 February 1896, the New York Pilots discarded sixteen sailboats and moved them to the Erie Basin in Brooklyn. They were replaced with steam pilot boats. The Jesse Carll, was sold for $5,500.[7][8]:p322

Jesse Carll shipbuilder
Jesse Carll (1832-1902), shipbuilder.

Jesse Carll (March 21, 1832 – October 24, 1902) was a 19th century American shipbuilder in Northport, New York. He was the son of Jesse Carll, Jr., and Susan Scudder Smith. In 1849, he apprenticed under James and Lloyd Bayles shipbuilders of Port Jefferson, New York.

In 1854, he and his brother David Carll, began shipbuilding in Northport under the firm name D & J. Carl. They built the bark Storm Bird, which put them into debt. They dissolved the partnership in 1865. Jesse Carll continued with the shipyard under the name Jesse Carll and built built yachts, pilot-boats and brigs, including the bark Mary Greenwood, the Joseph Rudd, and the pilot-boat Jesse Carll. He started and was a director of the Pennington County Bank and Custer County Bank of South Dakota.[2]

He died on October 24, 1902 in Northport, New York, at 72 years old. At the time of his death his wife (Ann Carll), two daughters (Hannah Burr and Maud Wright), two sons (Jesse Jr. and Benjamin W.), and brother (Edward Carll) survived him. His funeral was at the family residence. He was buried at the Northport Rural Cemetery.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Gotham Gossip". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. 17 Aug 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jesse Carll Dead. One of the Famous Shipbuilders of Long Island-His Long and Interesting Career". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 25 Oct 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 7 Jan 2021.
  3. Russell, Charles Edward (1929). From Sandy Hook to 62°. New York: Century Co. OCLC 3804485.
  4. "Index to Ship Registers". research.mysticseaport.org. Mystic seaport. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  5. "Results Of Saturday's Storm. Three Vessels Wrecked On the Shore of Long Island". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 14 Oct 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 8 Jan 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pilots Of The Sea". The Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. 20 Mar 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 8 Jan 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Not Up To Date. Why New York Pilots Are Discarding Sailboats". The Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1 February 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Allen, Edward L. (1922). Pilot Lore From sail to Steam. New York: The United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Benevolent Associations.
  9. "Funeral Of Jesse Carll". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 28 Oct 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 8 Jan 2021.
  10. "Jesse Carll's Will". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 25 Nov 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jan 2021.
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