, 1881-11-13

scc,ns to think that after Fridays test no doubt
can be entertained that the "arhs are sue
cess as lake nayiga1ors INC t.s ;stnr ~!
The schooner Capcllo Was towed into port yes,
tertiay bV the tug j. H. Martin with all neF ueaa
canvas gone and minus her boat ana oucnof'
lost In the fierce gale OF Frfoay-
The Union Steamboat Line propelerS yay
Gould and Rochester and the propeller Conc
1naugh und schooner Allegheny OF ue an Anctlui ~.
Line. loft for Buffalo yesterday on their 1as' tr'p
Of the season.
T. r. 31orford, the agent OF the onion 9teata p,;o
boat Line in this city. yesterday received MS
1,nlch from tho officials of the company a. Bnl-
1so directing hiln to have four boats ol the l'ne
laid up 1T this port
The pesbtigo Companys new tug B0sconel,
feet Of water passed through the surgeon LAY
Canal yestcrlny-thc first tow OF 'oaueo oa'sea
to pass through the new canal
Cant. Nchclson owner Of tho schooner =.
Nicholson, yesterday receivGa aispa,cn ear;nt ir
that sue ut TINT port lcak!nG snsut1, u..u
.hnd lost part Of her dcca-loaL III trlaay oio"'
Dispatches we're received in this CITY yestcr,
ay stn1s that the 1ne 4 Of WI Lake
Michigan and that tno schooner William
it. ogden was sunk ut Oscoda- No particular, r,
Of either disasters were sent 10 ING o"neis "
tho vessels.
Three tally-boys employed IN u lumber,yar
mt 1uttnp1on bought Il small yacht, fitted her
ont, proyis.onctl for Il long voyage, intending 10
~ 10 Florida. In order to reAch ChicaEo tuey
Fastened their yacht nstcrn or The ~ ARK to"ea
i,y the tu.r l:rocxwav. They themselves TOOK
passaye Oh the tug. The tug md her tow were
il Frid,y's gale. Yesterday morning notn'ilS
was to be seen Of the little yacht Ihe sea nau
been roo much for hcr: Tho boys VIII return ~ ~
Ludtngton with Capt. Courtia1ld, and deter tneis
trim to the sunny South till tho close OF nav1cl-
t1ou III lSs1.
Clsr,x street bridge barely escaped damage
Inst evening. The schooner Julia Il. Merrill WIS
Icing lowed down by Il tug and. the rex! paH
beiJ1l. up tue tug got alongside 10 stop her. a
swift current and Il strong wind from tue west
ca11scd tho lines 10 part, and the vessel became
uu1n,tl,:.ealIe. The Captain OF tho Merrill WIN
great foreth:'ught. ordered tho man Ut tne
wheel to put It har.! to stArboard, and ran MS
vessel into thn aputmc1t Oh tho South sac o.
the bridge. The only damage done was tue
breaking Of 4 fc.r feet of tho railing on Tue up
pruach. The jihboom of tho Merrh, stIusa ; ~. u
cnnlcuts into tho street. The brldEcIcnuet
(Batlc) SAYS the lines of the vessel parted und
that sh: could not be stuppcd- rus ouEut ~
se;1li. tue 1nattcr-the brl'lEetender nsllnons
that it WAS purely an unavoidable Accluert.
A YOUNG man named Thomas Lcdwick, who
drives one Of McGuirc's ship-proyision wagons,
performed Il feat last evening when ouSat 10
secure hin Il tir:1-class Position "!th some e.r
Gus us 1, mighty leapes. lie had delivered some
stnrcs ru the propeller Canada anu VAS on
hoard whc,, the steamer left the dock. .LedW'ek
;sccarlc very r,uch alarmed at the prospect OF
being carried away, and up on the hurricane
deck Of the hoat- Just as tue Cnnada was pass
i:,r through the draw OF Madison street, the
frightened Young fellow nale II desperate leap
Tor the bridgc alld fortunately landed all right
1t was friEhtful jump fully twenty tcet. na't
Let,wick took tho chances and accomplished tho
feat The Cauada was NOT Goin: out OF
rort, md shortly after landed ut her docK. Mr.
N,,iuirc is so well pleased over Ledw.ck per
fur1ncuce that he inteuls to increase his salary