, 1880-07-04
THE LACHINE CANAL.
How the Bohemian Burst Through an
Upper HaAin'& Cntcs-A Solid Wall OF
Water Tunabl1ng upon n Steamboat
Crowded with PA4kcngcrK-HarZe8
Sunk md Others Driven Ashore.

Upper HaAinsx Catcs-A Solid Wall OF
Water TumbllnS upon Steamboat
Crowded with PAskcngcr~-Har@es
Sunk and Others Driven Ashore.
Nrp YORK Sun.
MONTREAL, June 30-1n the way OF ste1n~
boat accidents, you are not having it all to
yourselves in New Icrk, for we indulyed in
rathcr IN expensive disaster yesterday in tho
Lachine Canal. The steamer Bohemian. of tbs
Richelicu s. Ontario Royal Mail Line, while at
moorings III the canal basin, took on her cargo
and about 10 passengers for her regular trip
to Cornwall. At m!tl;lAy She left her noo1iugs
and steamed for the locks opening into the
upper pool, in whic:, the Uppc: Cunada boats
lny. The lower :s,tes were opened. and the
steamer went through easily under the guild
ance Of the Mate, Bcins Lal>1sde. The Mnte
then pulled the bell-rop2 tor the engineer to
and the first gates closed. Blu: tho bell fui!ed to
ring. anu the steamer went directly lnto Ehd
second gates, smashing them through: Inc
mctse volume Of water mt once poured through
the locks The Donclll,:n hid M full Stea1n.hue
the power OF her wheels was nothing In oppost,
tfon to the solil wave which t.'ycd over her aud
clrricl her buck through the ltcks She was as
powerless ~ II chip upt,n IL c;s:uract.
and the p,lsscn2crs pretty ,,cariy uit believed
chat the boat had sunk. The wmrcr flowed over
her and through her. ll.lt tce suspense was
stcumer had bcea swep: buck through the
iocSs to the cntr1e,1re basin. where she WIS
moored and hor passengers taken OIL None Of
hurt. but they were buliy. scared. md mapy or
thom were SO ilazcd that they hAd to bc cnrfseu
ashole The nas:cs III tho lower oasn M ,x;.a,, ms.o
ashore. The wuter being drained out u the lower
basin, the vessels there were eft on the oottom.
The anage t. the s,;; S th s fo the he s
ping will besnenrly us much more,
superintendent Conway has had gang OF men
tho luck Under nluck Bridge. Just below where
the ,,ates were swept AWAY Az the loaaea
bargcs in the bssins above me of1age. Inls'een ~
in Number, were damaged The bottom " the
bnsin Is quite unevena channel running through
the centre, und owing to the weiEnt or me me
gruin the barges were snos.sltHu ~ t.sa,,, br,ro
F., Two. Gangs Ut 1neu were nt work a!1 ntRht,
some transferring E,,.in fron the londcd hargss
numps. Thrce nr fsnlr barEes in the n'tsin' ~
Inv the brpuk< wcre taken ont list nlxnL Ar.
Pope. Deputy Minister Of canals has y afseq heq
here fru,n Ottnw::- and every cxertton Is DEM; oe.n3
made to get the gutcs In order: It is feared
navigation cannot be feso'te" o''1'' ''o'''A'
next . ,.,.,,tas ora +ha
prourest sufferers by the ccssntion 0f tr:hnc.
Kingston & Montreal Forwnrdtug Company
Montreal Transportation gomRsi' campany. ann
These Companies have en- route between '1i h1ngs-
Inn and this city upward OF nait m1illon
bushels Of ooanS t Malch tht .nS eba9o
fMHD. md The Kingston Company lSs, GU bush
cls which will he delnycd fully four days, while
sixteen bar4es must OF them light 0uu boun4
IN. are stranded In tho canal below tho scene o1
the accident. IN.
+rn;r Doihousie, md Energy, uli Of immense
capacity; also the Laloude: a chartered vessel.
Tho Dalhousie and the Lalonde have re- 5esRee-
ttvcly 100 bushels Of Wheut Injured lne ~ ",
troit is the only vessel Of this Company that VII
have to iny up for repairs sh. has fIlly i%u ~,
hushcls Of wheat more or less dAinaKtN- 4hH
other barpcs numcd nre being rapidly E dts-
charged, md hayc sustained no damnge: :ar !1o 20
Chicago s st. Lawrence Company appcar, pr,,ts ~
althongn they had eight barses-the james.
Arab, Nebraska. Cannda. lroauots, Lion, At. At
thur. ana OnuniaXa-at tho entrance OF tao
bpsin at tho time of the accident The Kingston
Company have The lsoe;ols nna t tine ena un
Injured as uiso the knthlcen. owned by pr1vsase ps
parties The bnrgcs zech, R.ynnnd nna p. ~ s1en1
gnrry. laden with lumber. anu ;ai. s1n1 riae M and
l. are not much damaged