Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-05-29
SATURDAY, MAY 80, 1880.
Cheboye ans Opportunity.

ChebOye ans Opportunity.
For years the great need of ChebOygan
has been a railroad and every rumOr of
prospect for road to reach this point
has been hailed with delight. Heretofore
all has been disappointment, but'still all
hoped that the road would come each
season that approached, until hope defer
red had almost led many to believelthat
the chances for a road was somewhat
seems that the road is within our reach.
The letting of the contract for the con-
structiOn of The Detroit, Mackinaw &
Marquette road has stirred up the Jack
son, Lansing & Saginaw company and
the indications are that the road will be
completed to the straits inside of year.
We understand ChebOygan can have the
road come here if the citizens want it,
the only conditions, as we understand
them, being that the right of way shall
be given and suitable location for
depot be furnished by our citizens. Ger
tainly this is not, on the part of the COM
pany, asking our citizens to do too much,
and we think there ought not to be any
difficulty in securing all that the COM
pany asks if the matter is taken hold of
and properly worked up. 1t has been
suggested that citizens meeting be
held to consider the matter. We think
this would be the thing to do, and would
favor the calling of such a meeting at
an early day that an expression might
be had. We think it would be we'll to
have committee appointed to ascertain,
authOritatively, just what the company
want the ChebOygan people to do.
Hon. O. Nj Barnes with an engineer
spent couple of days the fore part of
the week interviewing our citizens upon
the proposed extension. They also view
ed the different localities suggested for
depot grounds and sounded along the
shore investigating with what advantage
they could dock out to deep water for
shipping purposes. Mr.. Barnes, himself,
is in favor of the road coming to ChebOy-
gan, but some of the leading directors
rather favor the road going direct to
Mackinac City. If our citizens propose
doing anything to insure the road COM
ing here, no time should be lost in get
ting the ball in motion.
Collision.
Last Monday morning just before three
o'clock the,schOOners &C. .TrOwbridge and
ID. S. Austin cOllided. in a heavy fog on
Lake Michigan, off Little Point AuSable.
The TrOwbridge arrived at this port
Wednesday, when Capt. Bullen entered
protest. The TrOwbridge was on her
way to DrummOnd's Island after cargo
of ties. According to the statements
made by Capt. Bullen and his crew, Sum
day night was squally and nasty, so
much so that most of the canvass on the
TrOwbridge had been taken in. About
2 o'clock Monday morning a thick fog
set in and the fog horn was blown three
blasts at intervals, not exceeding IL
minutes. They cOuldIsee nothing and did
not apprehend any danger until they
heard voice through the fog saying
'yOu schooner hard up." Capt Bullen
Immediately ordered "hard up" and
jumped to the wheel to satisfy himself
that he had been Obeyed, and soon the
schooner ID. S. Austin struck the TrOw-
bridge on her starbOard bow carrying
away her bOwsprit and all her head
gear, and twisted her stem. The Austin
was carrying when she struck, whole
fOresail, mainsail, ,mizzen and three jibs.
Capt. Bullen and crew say that they
heard no fog horn blown on the Austin.
The men say that Capt. Bullen requested
the captain of the Austin three different
times to take line from him, and
stay by him until they could ascertain
what damage had been done, thinking
that the schooner might be so badly injur-
as to render assistance necessary, but
all the satisfaction he got was "get your
ID old scOw away, you have no bust
ness here anyway, cut her adift." Af-
they had got the rigging cleared and
the Austin was going on, Captain Bull
len followed to them not to leave
them, but received no answer. We GER
tainly think it was as little as the Aus
tin could have done to remain long
enough to see whether or not assistance
was necessary.
AmiOt is repairing the damages to the
TrOWbridge,