, 1881-02-28
A Wild Winter Rain and Snow
Storm, and Consequent
High Water.
The Anchor Line Corporation Engaged
In Making Important In
provements.
Clioago Tug Managers Experimenting to
Secure Satisfactory linr1ler
Whistle.
River Thieves at Work-Vcssel Transfers.
Peraonal and General
Notes.
Il WILD WINTER STORM,

night, nnd cnrly yesterday nurhfnH, cl,tnlnated
tn n l1nrtt.cr nj tho Widest description. ltntu
continued 10 fntl untt j O'Clock IN the nftcr-
mummy which ho,,r tho wind had Increased IL
whit safaora commonly term "liylng xa!c."
Then falling temperature converted tic raln
i1tto slcnt, md attcrwprd int0 snow. At tho
Water Works Crib, two miles out shhrc. thu
wind-GnttKe nj o'clock recorded IN nvcragH re-
lnosty nf tlfty EnlEes per hour. This hal! tho
crect to trtyc fcitls of tiMltnK-lce toward tho
heatt Of the lake at sicro six miles per hour.
Capt. Mckee, krepcr br tho Crib, rGpurted by
Telephone. during tho afternoon TINT, me-
S?FF t. se th' 'he ws'sr 3 3Sf'6" ",a"9 fSs
d hight creator thnn over known hsfnrr. Tlls
wHtor lit tic river. which WIS hsuhGt thau 1t hns
bern at my tIn'o slnco the hixh: :wntcr pnr!ol
furhor r. that It'd tl.o es.ss % wl,tsh % siruck te % crib
shMk tint structure senslhy.
The rainfn!t hud tho effect to destroy tho leo
I'll tho nntI river lnd ITS branches, strt,lg ttIr.
rcnL CARRYING 1t lnkeward aH fast nv Il l,rnke
uslrlit. The rise Of water ennbeh THO t!ig Ftos-
,gronnt near the Lumber Mnrket, somewhat.
bit despite nvery etfor, on tho pnrt Of tho tug
the vessel conld nut by nluvtsl ontirely Ut tho
rnster an awkward ono. Tho Thselcke w.lA a,so
Gtlhblcd tu tow tho KrAln-lntlen sch1oner 'rtonus
Qunyto from THO ylovutor ~ tho snnth Hranch.
upposlt tho Lumber Murkct. ...-...
Tais Is tho secaIti time during tho present
winter thAt q brief spell Of mild weAthor flhs
cnrrIot tho lco out Of tho main river a.ltl lts
hranchca. Thcrc nre many people, win iN,po
titne out: hut enoigh cold WEATHER ID yet In
store for us to thwnrt all sitch hurcs ind DESIRES
III faot IL ls altogetlcr prooable ttmt within tho
nuxt tWtnty-f0ur hours tho river nHl Its
branches will neaIu bc bound In Icy futtcrs.
ANCHOR LIN1! IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho ownnrh Of tho Anchor Limo prnpcllera and
management Of tho Western Warehuusng Cotn-
{fnf
1tirctl control OF tho proprrty upon which their
warehouses nre located by purchase, ure now
cngugcd In milking improvements ttlRt will cost
not loss than $l0,0O0. Workmen nre pre-
parfng tho foundation for brick addition
nt tho cast end Of tho ..prorerty. I'M Tho river
.leep by eighty Feet II length and two stories In
hujRnt. Tic scc0nd linor IL II bo set nI;lrt Iur Il
magnificent suite nr olllccs, whleh will &c rcncncd
frDtn ttnrk street by II hnlGuny OK tei.InR ,llanK
tho aide ol Jacob Jotnsuns hutldfug. lhe e,.
tire dock.Ils1u having trt'ntuHe Ut 80 feet, Is
Another winter It IL proposed to tear down lilo
prosont sheds Alld tcrrct IN tfhafr stehti II sub
snt% efsH fha , naE ,,1 ,ars frss s 81 II E
eorvc for Tho rccelpt Of wcA.wnr,!houfi.l freight.
Wnrchousing Compuny for stornEs purposes.
Tho ehMngoS contemplated will coftstttltG Il
r4yoE feonn ~ ,H apsaEe @ a9E f to
EXPERIMENTING ON TUG Wl1IS-
Tiles.
Tho recent action OF the Citizens Association,
looking to tho abolition OF tho shrill, Ihorctng
aud neryc-destroyins whistles OF tho tugs el1-
gagod in business in tho river, hns led tho mn,l-
aKrrs of tho various lnes to dccdr upon II scrlcs
of experiments. with tho Wow Ut oDtaiuirg
whistles shat stail emit Il .hoarse t1o1p sound,.
sufficiently loud to be hcarl by brl.lgu.tenors
and pusslng steamers at tllstnnce not tn pxcoctl
half II mile. Tho average s!zu Of the whistles
now III use is six Inches; 1t l. thtiglt that by
making whistle OF AsnNllcr cNlibrG, md ut east
Iron instead Ut brass, tho dGslre1 object CHI 10
rtiched. What tho t'lnnagcr5 want Is II whistle
cntMblc Of giving tho necessary warnings with
out gratlng hnrsh!y ul'ou tho tympnnutn If
torcd uor.es. Tho experiments nro now
III prugrcss, under tho direction Ut
Robert TArrAnt, tho well-known NInnuflct-
urGr Ut stcMt'- oiiItttA aud propeller. whcels
tho North Siu. with every prospect Ot sueGGss.
1t Ii tho inlcutfon TO retain the ad Whistles OH
tho bouts In order thnt when 0ccuslnn requires
their use, ulder tho aetion Ut tho Government
regulations, thoy may bu brought lntn rct,utst.
t!on ut II moments warnlng. thu experiments
referred to nb0ye arB thR result Ut Mn under
stumbling between the tug managers Mld tho
spueInt Committee OIL Whistles OF tho Citizous'
Association.