, 1877-12-14
MARINE.
LAKE DISASTERS.

Tho recent anxiety regarding Tho ocean atcamer
CITY OF Ierlin and similar feeling concerning tho
steamer City Of iirnsas!s In both caars happily re-
lcvcd ard explained by tho announcement Of uccf.
dents 10 ther machinery recalls aou,e accident. In
tho recent and the moro remote history OF oar
steam lako murine. sons reference to which nt this
of thu ycas whcn lake stcatnera arc laid up
:sS ss prove 81 "''' ''''' 'o'' apparent at a''t
loss Of tho tho lronsllcs, both With serious waste
of human iife. an Lake. Michigan few ycars ago,
have been eafj.acturily explained. esperIally lint
shs wherefore wese reported ~ mystatlous at the
tlms an '11a"ge .iofIss TT , mare or e.. 'as'ne go
pI e. o9s . tass s sash 1 .xs e. kns. Il poys
challss kcado wcayea lAto \ thrilling aud
romantic story oi tho tea; On tho other l,and lhv
sit1 t.achososs rss a not Soseh t. sS
| founder as te1alt Of saateqaste engiae. power
M e 40. q asa ssss
.hu prss.nes u the s:!ssss ot shs 4ssk. It s!lut
e,g,..ts ,a t4sls e., Ts lex Y. q
right among Tho ..trons. I" One man ssid dead.
'taht Yot kaaeked out, and lls waser cams ln iiko
from 1ons ret; eoniant h, h .int; and she h{ra.
he Lie II Msi>e from tte di.shsiRs II aSs 'e op
sss!a o ;:tappsa BY plugging IN :su,s wy: Il Tho
sa's ss .ee sSep. )" 'sa se.4na sfaas': .ss:
whlch make up Ihs sum u m'.iortanrs I'ia whisi.
nsvs' come 'ngly hsn i tnsy ,ee. BE-
lynn heapiess ~ w..e.,!eaas1 scnooncst aud tas
,s.. saie. pugaIug, ,unally dowawara.
she might have bcun saved, ahe could AAvs been
'.h.ached.'", when tn all !!ke!Ihool every soai
.f ,t,sss d a.ss sssn ts,' so
usaga on tue yart Of her frelghters That Is. She
was oftea loaded - deeply that IN gotnx over .ho
=: 9 sss y
f. .rsS Sssrsss 's 81 81
sSy IL the a"ta i
srs euitIns oa, ma cutting cat; aul pai,iIs thss
| With hammers, the outtoqs. not tho boileFnnk.
eu,-x.s . pastims involving tun tor them. but
saefr was ssl1s.s 10 saaks W tos tSe wesr sud sd
tear eneoq1teted ia trading oEet nls ferry aud
- r. ssy Sasns viii s %aas .daas I'd I'd
sa"a leh"s Reps..5 noat sa t1ts II.
end tAas e!osva her catcst *lta that u she Ssaa.
biz HIVES lost NTH her. Like hc1 consoEt, thu Lac
very .atttfaetoEy soulon Of thr disaster In neither
esse wa. !asto tock; ;1ound os other lnhosP,tatle
upon srsf aud battered 10 pieccs. A'' N'''@A
! A ~ Illustration Ut the sfmpls manner In which
tteaef may b. Lust upon takrs aud also fur
hishlnV ah tn#1nce u the luo4encss pf the stea1-
hoat laws and tho earelessacss of .teambunt ucn,
look A. tbs b1pesletee e9 Inc Lake Superior ,,to
peiler peeEe.s lust tall. Being ''bouud up" with
| Kood load VI plsscuveFa and freight, and sonie-
| where between Milwaukee sud tbs M4nltous, aud
everything about her apparently saawoFthy aud
q. T.: ~ per steatns,oat Law. aud local ..lnsptc-
ton, suddcafy ~ pfstat-shot the nir.pump
tIceks, ah4 411ek ~ u Hash the wAtvF puAgS over
tAe 1snkrn chamber and Into tbs boat with fearful
velocity. Where does ruh,g from nlsy b. a-kcd.
Il u pouring through ths pips of the con-
4eu.sr. toll siEeam Twelve lnclct n diameter. It
COMES With apl!ttlu1 force now fus tho pipo which,
| with tho buat unlolded. u.tKnt have bccu atvyu
| The xstef-iins II now several feet below It, aud
| Reaches tsn14versely or horizontally through tho
steanlerA sidu ~ liz vont where It cuuuecla upuu
/ Il. chambat u. regular uA0 y for tAe expuIsiou
| Of the WateI which canls aAeA ftom steAu, Tloso
who walt upon tho bridge abutmruts, seeing such
| stxaa*Fs paAa. nxy lasa ottsu aotice4 ths lulxc-
tlon wxteE thux s1psllct through iHskv plio Aeuf
| the w1ief.llpe. On luw. pfcs4ula stsaulefA pniy
| are such pipes lted
Ths tearing Oh 'ol shs psvsis.a ali. guup hsAl