, 1880-12-05
rha Underwriters to Be Held Re-
soonsible for Damage to the
Tug Drake.
propellers New York and Wav-
er1v En- Route from Port
Huron to Chicago.
1.s at the Head of Lake Erie Still
Prevents the Passage Of Pro-
.pellers.
1 tRlAealed AiWaukeean Presents Some Sound
! .leEs On The Harhcr Of Refuge
Scheme, Etc.

Scheme, ETC.
HOME GATHERINGS.
EXTENSIVE BLESDEK1NG.
M.. John E. Millar, or the welt-known Esca-
naha t1r1n Of Vinegar. MlIlar Co.. came to Chi
c.eo Yesterday and had u plsin, unconventional
t,1t With Capts. Prindfvillc and Atkins, tho rep
rrsenratiycs Of companies holding insurance
nnon the schooner Evening Star, with reference
70 the shabby treatment OF the tug Ben Drake
n connection with the rescue Of the vessel mem
doned. The Drake dredged a channei to and
r,st the Evening STIR, through which the largo
INC Ninsiow pulled the schooner
mn deep water, but the deposit of
and from the action OF the Wins
lox's wheel barred the Drake in and She was
,uthesly abandoned to tho clements. It ap-
rea,s from Mr.. afiilar's statement that tho
make had been twice barred in while dredging
sehsnnel 10 the Evening Star- The first time tho
exucss secured a tug 10 effect her release, and
the second time tho winsiow pulled her OF
Therefore, when Capt McDoie agnsn desired her
10 do dredging tho owners refused to let her 20
e1rcu, upon nnlcxplicit guarantee that she
should be released from the shifting sands in
case they again barred her in This Capt. Nc
Ale, the wrccking master IN charge,
aerved to In tho presence Of Capt Kirt-
,aud, Of the Leyiathan, and tho
Captain Of tho schooner Evening Star.
{xUt McDo!e o+ter1rfrd had leg fractured. and
VI relieved by Capt Niackburn, who had i,ccn
ordered 10 EscAnatsa by Messra Atkins s. Beck
witn on another expedition. When the Evening
etar came on and tho Drake remained Id tho
sand. uci1het Capt. blackburn nor Capt swain,
Of ,he Wioslow. would recognize the VALIDITY OF
Capt McDoics agreement, a,lc the latter weak
ened t' the extent Of d.:t,ial that any such ar
ranscInent existed. He had. it seemed, learned
tkst bis action did not meet with the approval of
his supe1ors In ChicAgo. The Drake remains ia
the sand where she left and Will suffer scri-
Gus damage from shifting ice it allowed to re-
spring, Capt Psindivilic, who At first maintained
that Capt McDole had exceeded his author
hy ~hen he Guaranteed the Drake immunity
tcr:zes the wanton abandonment us tho %.,llr-
tit.1 and meanest trick that he ever heard OF ~,
Il is proper 10 add TINT this is also the universal
sentiment of the marine Interest Of Chicago.
Capt Atkins has little 10 say on the subject.
Messts Vinegar, Miliar & Co. proppSe 10 mnko
the undera1stels nay roundly for the bluuelcr-
!ng stupidity Of their wreckin9 representatives.
iusned service called for stipulated sum per
diem while lying Idle, and an hourly stipend
Ehsse Al Eork. They hold that tho tug, as she
hes IS sdu in the service Of the underwriters. and
hot alone viii make them pay according 10 tho
per dletn contract no matter how long tho Drake
remains imprisoned. but will also compel them
10 pat ncr IL as good shape rs she was When her
demand csansitt be disputed, and Ncssrs, Wine
Gsf. Mtlar 20. are aAnndantly able TO sec the
matter through The courts unless q satisfactory
settlement IS arranged by the underwriters
agents.
THEY ARE COMING.
11e felcgrAphc announcement made from
fost Huruu that the Cuiou Steamboat Con,pa-
rs I!,'s pr1pei;er p New York would winter there
1en 1trt Huron for Chicago on Fridoy. In COM
pany with the Navcrly. Of tho same iinc, md
aal'Ss Ic!ayed oy the elements en- route will he
y que Al Milwaukee, this evening, and nj Chicago
,1e tart.n of merchandise. much Of which was
Iana::es t'y her recent disaster In Detroit liver
lhc t;l.-o III the New York also co,siats nf 1n,.,
a'Ancise* ana IS said toaEgre:,nte sou tons.
THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK.
Mr., Jacns, johnson has returned from Nanfto-
roc. where be- attended the sale of the schooner
ny OF Woodstock by the United States Marshal.
ecured tho vessel for Thor Salvcrson, Of this
sts, on . bid Of s. 100. Mr.. salverson" had pre-
'ecomes the sole posscssor, through the medlum
u M Johuson's agency.
PASSED AWAY.
A q. Loneley, one Of the editors and propri-
,1oEs 81 the Escana9a Iron 1gs, and the faithful
sat port, died on Tncsdny last Of typhoid
lever, after brief illness. Iii, Long
81 vas young e. man Of fine attainments as
he residents Of Escana,a and ricinitv. Ho
caves wife and three children
THE HOLT E ENSIGN FLEETS
The attention Of the reporter has been d.
eSaea 10 the fact TINT after disposlng Of their
n sGaxs Messrs: Holt + Ensign built the
,arg Emnlrc Stale. K,utger State, Potomac. md
9neida. and established what was known as tho
rh.r rhserp.es Line between ltuualo aud Chicago
~ 1ra2spartatlon Company, nnd some years
a. atsr britt the Ncbrnska, Colorado, Roanoke'
0a Jafa. Russia. md Scotia.
MINOR NoTEs
1ncTe were no arrlvals yesterday.
oaats On the river.
!, ~ ne tug Hacklcy came out Of dry-dock yester
~. ~. "sea new wheel and now iron shcathin1.
IS - aoH feadr for active winter service
,esscls caught Dut ON the lake Inst night must
ave experienced 'ttlirty" wcuther- Hcrf r.
a,i a'nea; While 1T the lower cnd OF the lake snow
.ss,s sa so.tunately the number OF steam and sail
tEse!s 1 outside is nav very small
- l9ur M sttakes OF bottom-p plank arc being mt nm
ne !s " yorernncnt tug Humphrey at tho Ihica0o
|eenpany south Side urr-.iock-
he hsegtta " ia vsss-wers are taking adrantaeco OF
scks 1nd t,},sldes. s 0~1.
os't sa!urx1s =! deny that they arc Offering eight
esn ~ H1 sessels to load ha1-secd und carry IT.
~ vasfu Vessels ut TINT rate but decline to
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49, NAChEE HAHBOE OF REFUGE.
oooEST onJECTloSs 1u THE SCHEME
s<1of Correspondence Of The e'CAicaoo Tflb..ns
ArkEE, Dec 4.--Milwaukec soc,us to
a.4s' s1s oaIbos OF refuge. Tho matter crops out
~s1a4o'sai4s IN print and ut tho Chamber of |
. ~ ana Il memorial hus been forwarded
,oress ug'na asking Congress to appropriate
~ .ne'e1or. Accompanying this memorial |
hass, 'e'ncns, made by tho Secrctary of the
.,.a u Commerce, Of the disasters thur
xa.a eo17eo IN this vicinity from the earliest |
-. ~ up 'os Ito present time. Tho major por-
.u4s Isl chronicles disasters incident to !
- sAuoa III all watess, such us collisions burn
49, "saa!ns etc, the results Of which OCCUR
,ssss ,es *ouid harc been the same had Milwaukee
~! ..aE oeea the best in the world for maritime
* aRes. Comparatively few of the casual
bartr.s bfatta W. were directly cnuscd
- sm.'.oof 1a1oof defects. and these uut.-<lute |
y In enc''is which .aadc Milwaukee, {Iar-
L Is nat,,r,,i,s n1s.n it + to-day. Milwaukee Har-
r. mt nese j. shuutd bc used to perpet,asa
II n,.. m1u tor other necessary work, Th.
Il. ss ue tio expenditure OF luu,,cy to 1nuke II
szsssr,. s.ao5&ge Nature has dono ali that Is
ht NJ Michigan shore Of tho lote Is t,,c n,ace +o
!. ~ "a. nartor of refuge and r rh.. f:a.nra.,ar1
<a,,d \, ~ ~ speld for that purpOse the iur.,or t
xnntu,se " ptaocd there. Thus.: In Ia ye1r of thu
cord oT s.se nre REFERRED to the complete,
utsin md Se Se,,i,; eySnts in the tiles Of tho
90 T,gneed Tx,St:nseed murine editor of Tie CHI
nra r,.,-,ris ~ nad "a charge Of their columns,
und 'e.Nls tta. therein Contained it viii bo i
ehigau has ,<x., o. east shorc of Lake J
- a@u others, lost tnrau<f. ~ ~. .s - sca