, 1875-05-25

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n n Eatto1 n The Chicago Tribune: ...
Ca1cAoo, Atay 24---A7ofdmg all discussion ~
TO the cAuso Of tho lnte terrible ocean d1sastar
resulting In the loss of the steamship Schiller
aud tho consequent frishtful loss Of life. lot NJ
look salaroly at Ito fact l.at thero arc multttl
dnous dangers Of OCEAN navigation and almost
innumosable contingencies ngInet tho stauclest
aud moat carefully managed ntoamship, that frc-
auoutly nust necca.itato immediate flight from
sucll endangered vestol.
Tho uiost careful or ot1r ocean steamship COM
rancs, wlo exercising cchsrlcBs vigilance III
tho construction and management OF their lnos,
recogntzo Tits fact. anl exhibit equal caro- III
providlnE Bntllciclscy Of tho mos. approved
to tllotr yosBel+.
SO fas 50 sood. By such surety es constant
and cer!afo cara no fool thht tho chaucts ot con-
seqnofcns Of any ocean disaster AFRO amply pro-
cheerful bon yuyhEe to dear fften1s fccltug ~
sat,sned Ut their safcty on old ocoan - Of our
own security Il homc, until--inntl the dread
uowA comes OF disaster, terror. doaLh.
We're Tiers nut boAta enough to eayB al Yes;
but as invariably hkppcts, either terror, haste.
or want Of skill, Awampa and destroys tletn
Wore not order and discipline ptcsesycds Per-
chance there whs nobie effort IN that way: but
what did 1t avail aganst tho blind stupidity and
soIIishncss of terror haste Ut nrk!lled elforta
tnskiIlcd airvst! Cause of stupidity, tor"
fos d01 4s,r ppon nss fs,'' =. ,as. tc
tor ~ a. sea. What ,ne tic elaborate
material OF ctcapa nu literally provided by our
iilst-class steam lines, when no systunatc
o:lirial authority upon their steamahtpo Las got
boon brought to bear tU fanilisClze and tliscip-
lsno passengers ana crow III tho n.auipulation Of
euci material Ut Hafety, that II disaster coma
eacl ono may know lre:,so1y bid poat, mud what
vii! bo required Of him, cIc:,.
PaAsopEcrs would readily agree To sucn
fon$n0H A4ffkY. A fNN OF drill
EACH .lay--olficiatly giycu-woud soon toach each
passenger precisely whcso to repott Tor duty st
tho nrst honnd of danger. al the details OF
nctlou to 10 taken upan aty sudden alnrn might
CT day) Houl.l Auon be generally Understood. 10
that II danger did cul,e, enough OF thc general
p4uic and confusion would bu 8ubdued to aiton
of seneible. syslsn.asic effort for general safety.
GEoAoE lsoDoERs.
THE nrHKo s1.:N.
70 tae Edifer af The Lhteaao I;7tuns:
CHICAGO May 24.-1s there any real effort
nlado on tho part Of tho Fo!ice Department 10
rid tho city of tho ganEs Of con!ldeueo-mou, oria
1t only nlIsnl? l saw 4 game tho sarno old
gane) psaesiced by two Of tho "opsrators this
afternoon, and they sook their yictim-n respect
sblc-looking old gont1omau-to No. 20l South
Clark strecl vunt upstairs, aud then lost sight
Of them. searched up aud IOWA tho street for
an officer, but, rs usual, mono appeared iu sight.
returned that way IN about twenty minutes
and found two oiancss nearly opposite the ulsm-
ber aboyo uentioned, aud then wont up to
tuem and reported the circumstance. 10th ap-
peared to be surprised itnnoceus Ambs) that
Huch things could bo. aud one OF then vent oyor
With MO, aud we went up'atalrs, but saw nothing
unMSuRa, Of course.
Yuggcstel to No. 42o fl;o. COS MAS tho oue rl.o
went with uc) that tIloT lauet know The faces
Of uon,u of tbess D. .. H. ~ L. who seldom vi
tno stteet, Knew one Of tl,oa to ho in tho
"copadanco hosneaH;"., hut both axpresacd
their to:a! ignorance on tho subject, and whom I
mildly doubted that such smast-lookiug officer
III No. 421 should not know his buHines3 we'll
enough fns that, he suggested ~ . i'afting beno-
4ctlun thai ~ mind my own buainess," d.,
wi,.eA t.uht shall be aulo to do.
1t IL getting so that 1t IL an i1upoosibillty for
countsy1nan 10 wnlk along Monroe Clark, aul
part u Usarborn aud State, without being ac-
cobtcl by from ono to d doxen Of these scoun-
srcts, eud 1t onr police are in "cahoots" with
tlom thiuk it about timo that re have hoaIthy
"Vigi'ancs commit:oo," aud make better use
VI su,ne Ut cur laanf- -posss than they have hero
sofose snpsoryoti. /! IL no argument to soy that
ceivs NJ honest 1nau my sfmo il ha choose.
These D. D.s, and gamblers generally. are dis
grace to anJ civilized community, md It 10 a
bl,sno that they ats allowed 70 ply their infa-
tnous ''9alncs III broad dhylight. and in plain
sight Of our police headquarters. SUBURBAN.
TIE $50, 1000 CHALLENGE.
II the Editor of The L9sica1a Tribune:
cu,cAoo. Nav M.-1n comu,op NTH mnnv
49,. ..anu. - n,v. rn,,,v. I,,.w. ..a -.
o'ns. 'oAuo1so ~ - tMDo' ,- a~'o 80 ~ "4'u
1nucn 'nterost 1no co!1osponaancs ee1"oen
Challenger" Asd sTr. Burgess, on tho proof Of
tpspiratou Of tho Bible and nu7 pleased with tho
nnir. and the rexsoniuo Of this cbnllouror. I
a e ..,.",',. ~
fAlr,osa OF shls proposition, that OF tbs large
number Of Christian ministers Of Chicago not one
has soen 1it TO take this matter up ? Ia II not
fair presumption that, II they toach the truth
aud nothing but the TRUTH they ought to tako
aomo notice OF "Challeugcr ~ 11e does not
ASSUME tAe attitude Of An atheist; llo seotnB to
be anxious TINT ma should Eos all tho good
aasaiA superstition and Ignorance, aud 1t does
seem 10 mo that upon that ground there Aro on
portuuties Tor greater reforms thnn woro ever
ACCOMPLISHED bY Luthor OF Wss!eY or any OF the
| 1cfor1ners Of history. Zach and every QUO OF
| them nerlapN did bQlQo rool aud left the world