, 1874-11-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BIG PROPELLER

LOCAA MloCELAAN1s r.
THE BIG PROPELLER.
At fov minutes past O'CLOCK yesterday
morning occurred ono Of thoso httlo mtslaph
which arc liable to l,appou Ut any momont IN
,iyer-dIytdca oty which is dependent for COM
1auuication botwoon It's divisions upon draw~
br!leop, At TINT mon,cnt tho propeller Jamos
Davidson, ]us. arrived from Day City, Miob.,
heavily laden rYlth salt. It, attempting to paBg
Madison stroot bridge, stuck fast III tho channel
vost of the bridge, aud refused to hudgo undor
my consideration. OF course TRIBUNE ro-
porter was on hand Mt tho timo, and With clerao-
tcYistIo Hayoir fairo proceeded to find out just
whit
ExTEST OF INCONVENIENCE
would bo cauaed by tho atoppago Of tho principal
thoroughfaro between tie South aud Woas
Divisions Of tho city. In worry fow minutes tho
cars began to collect on tho woBtorn aldo OF tho
BRIDGE and the discontinue Of passengeFs ~ns
apparent especially of those who lad began
their voyage Gil tho croas-town cnra. Strange
10 Say, tho wrnth Of many Of thoHo WHO Ind en-
iicIcd tho chr company to tho oxtont OF
olclrol was directed at anything but tho real
enuso Of their delay. Ono old lady rho had
rot on tho cars ut Oakley streot,
and lind instructed tho driver to
be careful. TO lot her oil at Market Rtroet,
nado tho mir reBound with ob1nrgatlons OF
etrccs-cars, etroa.-car companies, md tho unfor-
tauate conductor. As tho very slightest amonls
yhicl, could bo made, sho insisted upon tho ro-
turn of her Nickel md when the conductor de-
olnei TO accolo to her request stn consgneA
him to connpanlonship with the Evil One and,
rntlorlpg III, hor bundles, bounced out Of tho
oar aud Inoyel off III tho direction Of the tun-
mol Many male passengers. WHO ought to haYo
Sff% Ia $1tniH aHft.
sure u' Of lio conductor, WHO firmly resisted tho
1,ut,orons appeals for return Of tho
faro. faro Ono ilorid. ,niddlo-agcd man talked
npout breach Of contracs for quarter Of an
how Tho acetdent was enttra!y tho fault ot the
West Side Car Company, and, having taken down
fill notcs Of tho ramo ind number Of tho con-
ductor, followed tho old Indy with tho bundles
In TIM direction OF tho slbterranonn roadway.
Ii, nbout au lioMr there were not less tANn from
TWENTY-FIVE: ro THIRTY CARS
In line on Wcst Madison atreat, aud vet thero
wore no signs Of motion on tho part Of tho pro-
pollcr. Ono Of tho car conduotora thon took tho
responsibility Of Dispensing with the starter md
ran hiu car back oM tho westward trip, an, as his
bold example wnB followed by tho rest Of
tl,o mou, the chr trnt1ic on tho Weat Sido waa
soon as brisk as over. Tho arrival on tho scono
OF tho CompauyH starter put things in 4 bottor
sharo, and although it was impossible updor tho
circumstances to run tue cars on Time vot they
did M wall as could DO expected. In the ncatl-
time tho buseB made hay while the Bun shoao,
md ench on it's eastward Journey carried a
crowded complement OF passengers to town.
1'crni,a the oxtrnno discomfort which pro-
lt1,gol opening Of Madison street bridge cn'lHos
yrcro lest evidenced Mt
TIT: WASHINGTON STREET TUNNEL,
which, from tho timo tho propo'lor st1tck until
B]o was bncted out OF hor mi1y. bed was
tllronsod with paHaengors who pnssou IN and out
oT il at sha roto of about forty or fifty minute.
Tho old man who runs tho hnraS.Enrtly at thu
vail NJ I'm ~ fnf1
patronage Of tho tunnol. AZ genera, rule. tho
Stratus which hc drags out Of his unhappy i'll
rtrun,ont aro melancholy i'll tho oxtrome. Tho
old 1nau's idea OF timo is rathnr fal}ty, anu st.
n lirgo for departed Bouis rathor thnu ono Of tho
]iycost and most inspfritlng of M
tlonal melodies yoaterday morning, how.
ever, undor the influence of Increased
told Of another nickel dropped into tho
tin cup, tho blind n,usician turned his handle
with such surprising energy that oven tho " alia-
erero" aud Al cho Ia Morto " Were lively rs q
quickstop. All thai WAS wanted at the mouth Of
tho tunnel wns tue presence Of tho w1cketlost
1nan in Chicngo collecting toll from unsuspectiMts
Grapgore, Luckily, however John Allcn did
not hear Of tho accidont until too late, aud, con-
eoquontly, Ao is Obliged to write tho occasion
down ns another of lifo'a uninprovod golden op-
At about half-past 10 o'clock, it bocauo ap-
parent to those who had Tho propeller in
olargo that 1t would beo necessary to Light.
On ler Of aGm9 81 nef nraeeeod cae ano wt
Having connected tho propeller with Tho bridge.
pier about 500 barrels Of salt wore removed
from tho propeller, which WAS then, at abont
half-past H., bacliea out Of tho WY; nna tho
three hours and twcnty minltcH: According to
tho bri1gc.tcnder no blame could bo attached to
the Captain Of tho vessel for the accltens. At
Tho time eho ran aground slio was drawing only
ia lint fnrf f1.o
past week the southwest wind has boon blowing
steadily across tho lnko, and has had tho effect
Of lowering tho mntor IN tho riSor at least ~
iuchca K fnll Of about 9 inches took
propecrrnn nground which, Of course, Increased
tho difficulty in getting her OF: Yesterday
mornings delay III closing tho bridge was the
longcat which over occurred within tho memory
Of the present bridge-tcnaeT, and u y 70 DO
hoped that Homo means could DO deyieed Of aa~
wiring nasigatora Of tho changes which occur IN
The dopth OF water ut tho bridges, in order to
guard against similar dolays in the future.
There if 10 doubt. however, that tho mani
moth propeller Jamcs Davidson Ia
nIa FAILURE.
Sho llas not made single trip since abe first
canlo out that siao did not run ngTonnd, Or neot
with aonio Incident or other. Tho fact il, she
tlraws too mich water, and Is too unwiody.
Bay with lgo Of II 00n barrels Of sait tho larg
eat that ovor left tho hnrbor. No aooner did
nllo got fairly started than she ran aground near
tho Charity Island, and it took aon,o time
70. get her OIL again., she arrived q
trouble in making the harbor. Drawing more
water than there was Mt tho bar, she grounded
aud it took the combined oirortR Of several tug&
to yet hor OF again. With mucl! difficulty she
was towca up tile river. touching bottom noarl,
nit tho way. When near Lake Atrcct bridge sht
again stuck fast, md was not relieved until ar
hour later.
CHILDBEN'S PARTY.
i charming entertalumont was given at thu
Residence Of 3Ir. Norman r. Gausotte, No. i08'
Michigan aycnuo last evening. 1t 'Sna i'll homo
OF the thirteenth bistlday Of bis little daughter