The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-15

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Down. 264
The number of raft and freight steamers
is 89-eleven more than last year, but only
three more than in '73. AS for RATS the
number is fifteen less than in IA
In comparing the passages of barges in
IA and rs, we find so more bound south,
and 81 more bound north than in IA This
includes, of course, those only that have
come from above the bridge, and gives no
indication of the scores that have left
Rock Island
The number of accidents at the piers are
not so many by over one half as in IA
The bridge tenders keep record of all
accidents that happen to craft at the
bridge. The accounts below number less
than half of those in IA, which had much
less number than '73:
March 29th.-Ice commenced breaking
above the bridge az $780, NJ At lO:l5
commenced running under bridge with Il
general break up, and gorged just below
the bridge. Finally run out at is P NJ
Suspended bridge tenders recalled to COM
menced work at noon.
April I'd. The D. A. Mcdonald passed
down from LeClaire, and returned.
April 4th.-The ferry steamer Rock Is
land came out of winter quarters and land
ed at Rock Island at LEO.
April 5th.-First packet from the soutI
the Northwestern, and she was the first
packet down, the Diamond 10 followins
soon after.
April 12th.-The Saltwater run her raf
into upper rest pier Of draw ard broke hel
raft slightly.
April 16th.-Lake Superior kept draw
open l hour and 10 minutes on account o
high winds.
April 2Oth.- Piece lumber raft passet
under span /.
April 25th.-The Hudson's log raj
broke up on pier 4.
) April 28th.-The Stillwater's log raf
: broke up slightly on the Iowa shore abut
Tent.
May 15th.-The VIM. White broke he
raft badly on upper rest pier
May 10th. The Victory kept the dra,
t open one hour, backing through with fou
Q barges.
! May 29th.-The log raft of Belle G
Bellevue broke up on pier g
June 9th.-The St Croix' 81 log raft brok
j up on pier 2.
. July 22d.-Lumber raft broke up badl
q on pier at S:2OP. NJ.
July 25th-The Savanna struck pier
and broke in her guards badly.
r The steamer LeClaire passed under tn
+ bridge 1874 times during the season-takin
c AZ earth boats up and SO down. She wa
:, in the government service.
The steamer D. A, Mcdonald was i
t employ of Contractor Williams haulin
n earth boats to the Golfer dam at Stub
eddy for some time, making six to ten TRIP
>. day, She engaged in her regular occr
u patton when not thus employed, and prob;
}. bly, made fifteen trips with RATS. TIL
o draw was swung 1875 times on her accoun
n The number of RATS that went past tn
= bridge during the season was six hundre
o and two
y The best days work done by the bridg
men was done-well three or four day
about equal. July 7th, the draw wa
swung % times for steamers; q time
Aug. 22d,19 times Aug 23d. and % time
Sept. Sd.
Mr.. A. F. Fleming, the superintendent
r the bridge, was appointed when the struc
n ure was placed in care of Col, Flagler, {
I the Arsenal, The engineers are J. "
-. Howard and James Cozatt, both Of whor
helped to build the bridge, and assisted
:. putting the draw machinery in place. TIL
J, firemen are Nathan Stevens, Henry Co
q Inns, j. l.. Stevens and John Lurchel
!, The engineers and fremen are divided int
n watchcs-three in watch. serving twely
:. hours on and twelve hours off. Their .,
o sitions are not sinecures by any. mean
:. They keep record of the number of loo,
\ motives and cars that cross the bridge, an
- the superintendent makes his return
L every month.-but that record has al
h peared every month in THE ARGUS durir
the season.