, 1881-07-17
MARINE: ; NEWS.
A Lazy. .Bridgetender Kaeps 5000 or
1000 People Waiting Over
an Hour.
Lake Freights Barely Steady at Three
Cents 0n-Corn to BuE.llo.
Around the Lakes-Arrivals and Departures
Notwithstanding the Docks.

A".F4E r III
THE ADAMS STREET Ba1DGErENDER.
Last evening at ten minutes to o'clock
Adams street bridge was swung to let the big
steam- barge John D. Lyon pass down. In going
through the draw the Lyon stuck on the bottom
and rema!nad fast for upwards OF half an
hour. Finally she pulled through, bur the
stupid md impudent bridgo1ender, Instead
OF closing the bridge and letting. 80. the
crowd OF three or four thous and penple
who had gathered and were waiting get .a4russ
kept the draw open for four or i've pro bellefs
and several schooners that were beyond Van
Euren street. Nome ut those vessels had sig
nu!ed for Adnma street bridge, and when.'th
impatient crowd called to the bridgetender TO.
CLOSE the bridge and let them across, ae answered
bridge WAS Kept open just one hour and
hye minutes, lnure time thun the must uurea-
-sonab1e tugman on the r.Ser would ask under
any circumstances. A Eutuber or oulnibuses
with passengers f.,r the 8:l5 o'clock trains were
at the bridge, and the occupants became yeEy
nervous for fear that they would yet left. Had
the vessels been near each Oshet and to- the
bridge there would have been an excuse fur tho
hrtdgetender, but they were two bocks a$uy
and there Was plenty Of time to hnte ctuaed the
bridge, lot the penple cross and again opent #
wlthuut tncolveulenciuX any QUE bur The stu lid
and lazy bridgetcndcr. Had 1t hhppened that
some tug whnse Captain this fellow has spite
against nad hud II tow there Is no doubt but that
tha bridge would have been ctt,scd, Us that is u
trick that this brldkerender perforius ut every
move the fellow aud put a man III hts plHce who
has some regard and respect buth for the ciu-,
zcns aud those interested In vessel property
whose servant he i5 :,
LAKE FRE1GnTs. !.
Grain frcights were bArels steady, though the
few CHARTERS reported, small Vessels. were at the
3c rAte 10 3ufuiu The engagements were: For
propeller kocnester, 6J,050 bushels OF wheat;
schooner Pcnukn. aa1eUW bushels Of Surn;
f OF or
Eric-Propelicr i.ehixh, 70,JtJ bushels of corn;
Propeller Conemausu, 500 busnels Of corn.
Lumber fre1ght5 were steady.
NOTICE TO CAPTAINS.
From this dutc July Ii, the Bar { Office wfl! be
open for business On Sundays from 53J p. IN. to
30 p. III. only.
DOCK NOTES.
Tho lumber market was crowded with oargoes
yesterday.
There will be religious services On the lumber
market to- day ut p. III.
Miller Drothers ara to make new tibboom
for the schooner Norwood.
Capt. Mckee, the crib keeper. was in the city
yesterday Gu bis regular Saturday visit.
The steam barge Peters had her pvrr bow and
wnle somewhat damAged yesterday while coul-
ing up tho river.
The tug Mary Mclean arrived yesterday from
couln ChIcnBO. Where she has been engaged IN
towing fur S!verul days.
The scow Annie Tonne, injured in the coll
ltsHn with the btrge Moaawk Fri,iuy, has gone
intu Miller Droihers' lry-dssck for repairs.
The schooner Reld1nslDn got aground Just
wcst ot Wells street bridge Friday night, and 1t
required he united efforts OF several tugs to
pull her oir.
Great difficulty was experienced yesterday in
getting III and out of South chl:ago harbur the
water rising aud falling as much as three feet
every few minutes.
While being tOwed up tho main river yesterday !
afternoon The schooner Norwood came in
Act With Wells street uriuSe breaking about |
ZEN ieot Ut tue railing, and swapping her jIbboom |
short Oft.
4 little row-boat used BY one of the city river /
surveyors Was caught between III AucH1r Line |
Aud The tug johnson yesterday and !
crushed like Hi egSsnell. The ncru pant escnpru /
~ Jumping lnto the river. He hud nArrow es- |
cape frUm death-