, 1880-10-23

Chicago: Tons, 49, Built At Marine Clty
y Co.. Chicago. Chnnge value TO, $4,000.
Change class to AZ fur FIVE ycnrsI KGlaarka:
She Ind new frames forward and att, mid
every part Of her that was ,lns0un1 was taken
nut; All new ceiling, now arclles. new
decks. and deck traMes. II fact, tho y, hoat !.
might lust rs well llnvo built n new hnll.
Sl,H lla'l power enough to drive !nl,caa III
nslythEnx exccnt cycl0iis ur tornado, which
tho gale wits when sl,c WIS 1ost:
"Mytrlnu Inspector.
",Therc never wns ln,ttur class 1T hills
t|,nn this t.MsIc!. H,.enf steamers for the slzo
,;';a %'Ht sal"c'ty being always kept ap'n Aleon"
" Iisrs M tho seaaets OF THE rmnysr have the
rGInrt Of n AlNrlDle Inspector Of Iltlts. who
Is ainply qualified 10 Aptak of tho condition
Ut hull BY MI experience Of years Il, the cn.
addition to the Recommendation or n,p,nnr-
ntNlnm Quntctl. they are ,nIsi' confronted by
tic fact TINT the Aluera lived 'n.tie trnuRlis
VI tho heaviest srtls eyvr fxerlGncNtl on I.akp
tim. throughout Saturday md lang ii,to the
night. n tile watches on tho DULLES
recovered Int1tea,u 'ot55 ~ The l,nnr
wheM their Immersion occurred. She !loateA
@ "Inx In ~ss III f tsr Ii astat sf'er sGy
until the tlccks were lto0tlctl to such I'M px-
tent that the hull i1,tctl with wntur. Orlfnnrl
y sltltwltecler does not rc1nalll atlont above
dropping Tito tic trou9l,s Of the seas: Tho
existence Ut .stet!lner under Sltc!l clrtl'u-
stances depends altogether upon her i,uoy-
Hncy Hnd strengtl! Of sonstrnctI2'l. anu r. TINT
" proven BY her experience.
sila Ei,CAt I0cKE,
WIN WINS drowned IN tho Alpcna. .was, the
tIirt. son OF .jrsse 4. n,li Sara,, Co,!itl9e
Locke, Of brooklyn. n. T.: formerly Ut 1}os..
tom. lie ca'tio o1t l.cre fnr the l'llrl'osG OF
ei H. &ass IT, s,s,S! 81 w. T0 & Ras sErse w Is ss
souie business to tru,tsact III this yicluity,
determined IT, surprise lIer. S!lc,, not
nr Ssf s%p[i II Il. Sear s s On te Ms oei efiH a ts% g
ts,.,Au u[ tits city with Wl.uiu he had cure
slomted called to lnnuIrc Why he lla'l mt
| arrived. lle WIS q yoilitE man Of ~, Ut te-
rsl aH1lty a ,,I. Try }Ist hSs' tnRen 1R hc ms
| working f,,r five ur six years. Uhfnrtu,!ntt.-
! ~, }1r Init business nt trasNa Rnpstis. which
tsrlainet! him tt,li!l afterlino,, when lle gut
tn t'raHd IIayeIl, lle fund the trail, l,ad gone
| and 10 he took the boat.
| Mrs. S.trlElrs SAll1sow ESCAPE.
The loss nf tlle steamer Alpena with MI on
bDnul. Including her brave commander. tho
| yGtcra!l Capt. Nelson Napier. recalls tho fact
taut tho now nearly Distracted widow OF
Gart \ ai A. ~ , spry ay oxpSrfssM pt ss HI MsI, u
hummer that constitutes tho ,nust remarkable
| Incident In the an,,als Ut lake navigation.
" 1t was nluut twenty-five years ago." sattt
Gast Garcs llasIs to- TncS Ma1 Ssi rSrasr ,
ialniIy Iii Chicago, during MY absence from
lWrt 0ll n trip. nll wished my wife to 70 IL
st. Joseph wilt, lcr. She manifested ~
nuct ,ni,xiety to l!nvt her 60, TINT
calsellt, hut rs was tlteii hotnuSar.l bonntl
d1y following Mrs. Naper's departure. Shy
embarked on the s,nall schooner Expert
9sllt, which. by the way s st!i J.! ex'stHlee:
pretty well ncross t1,e lake It began tD blow.
Mrs. Napier went tu tlse Captain, told hin;
he WIS carr,lnE ton much cn'lE;!s, nilll asked
Jill to her, s',eretttctl to tic cabL,'; Shortly
tl.errnfter tito vessel capsIzed. Edward M
pler. ttia present. Cnptniil III tho tug D. u.
tiseet,, and a 1tttlecllItu 10 nlontlls oil were
Il te s5n wt tslr xr. %5ef 5 tt Ews5a ,a VIZ w.
|'a"' |%tt"''i upwari. ] Ea%ard Es pulled IT, luta a
tho cabin, through ~, nh open wli,.
;;% s,'or sa asI ,'s o snrtS royS;Gf ;' % y
rest OF the crew were washed Into tlle lnkg
mil druwlled. Tile tal1a In tic clbl1, served
~ II stepDs,'g-stone bctSrcI' liie n!t t!eatli i9
t!ls trembling tSenpants. WIZ r. al,l "a E.
nh1ve wnter through tsle tlrrary l.on.s .tai
followed. The little child was washed ull
| Ut Mrs. Nnr!Er's ;sri1ls A1t t!r0wnctt thu SUE
rounding darkness preventing recovery nttc'
1t lln, Slipped from l,rr gritsp, Oh the morn
Ing following tic disaster tu thu vessel, tllt
hill, itn,stlrd OF spars and other outfit, DRIFT
I'll upon thu bur, int tar distant from st
.tDseph hArbor. :. Sonlo ot thu resi-
tlents say .ho wreck an tllt
ut course. TINT. everybody was lost. u few
N.0rg curious tlAn the rest, clnnlbere1 tpol
tito bottom to examine the COIIltEtlul Ut TIT
hnil. Thu Hplilu Ut their movements reucllet
thu tarA 0f tho occupants Ut the cabin, where
upon Edward 1llAlu II nui*e TINT attracted
the attelltl0n 0f tlIDse outside: Tho lnttc
hurried of fur nxes, viii, wIle, th0y cut (
hulo through tho PUNK ulld cpIting SUFFICIENT
vivors. WHO llau suffered inln,!rrnIeut full!
twenty.six hours. Wien lifle!t Into tn
open ulr Mrs Napier swoOnetl, Init VIII
speedily restored to consciousness. 1t WIS
i!lnst wnnhertnl escape, lntlecL. From TIL.
.luy IL this Edward Inns been Mrs. Napier!
put, MD it Ii but Justice tn hin t0 my tin
tho feeling IL thoroughly recinfncNtgti. Ton
I'rtlsser, who wns RESCUED by Edward. Is Httl
tlying iiIld, believe, resides III st. Joseph.
THE REV. FANEL l1AlsT.
IL ths Editor " The Chicago Tribune.
CMcAtso, Oct. A3.-it WIS with grcht sur
| tlrisn | rittli1 tlla rGnt0rkS III FrTj1uv 1nnr1l