, 1881-03-22
IHE SlVhM.
Capt. Napier, OF the Tug
O. B. Green, Safe at
Home.
He and One Of His Men
Make the Peri1ous Jour-
ney to Land.
The Others, Now Supplied with
Food, Arc on the
VESSEL.
1t Did Not Brcnk Down, but WINS
Caught In the Ice
Pack.
A Train Showed Up for Forty-eight
Hours Within a Few Miles
Of Chicago,
Completion of a Side Track Round
the Flooded Union Pacific
Track.
Almost Total Blockade of the
Railroads in Central IIit-
nOfs. T.,
Churoh-servioes Dispensed with and
Business Virtually Brought to
q Stanastill.
Completion Of a Side Track Round
the Flooded Union Pacific
Track.
Almost Total Blockade of the
Railroads in Ccntrnl IIit-
nois. g..
Churoh-services Dispensed with and
Business Virtually Brought to
q Stanastill.
CHICAGO.
TIE O. II. GREEN.

CHICAGO.
TIE O. Il. GREEN.
The Interest III tho fata of the tug o.. Il.
Green and her crew was greatly intensified
yesterday br the fact announced IN THE
TRIBUNE tint Dutch Fritz" !iatt UecI, abal,-
loncsl by tho tug 4. Mlosler IN snow-stornl
Sunday afternoon willie eli route to the
Green over tile Ice With a skl1f well supplied
will, provisions. Tho event furnished
leading topic Of conversation everywhere
throughout tie city, md these supposed
to be acquainted with the situation
wero besfeged with questions on all
hands. Early In tho morning "Dntcli
Fritz" made his appearance at tho Lumber
Market, wlerH ha stated that lle had reached
the tug aflor nIany lair-breadtl escapes, de-
liyered the provisions entrusted 10 Ills care
over the rail, Rrld thcn returned to the shore,
with his skiH in tile depths Of a dark night.
Tllu reporter of a1l evening pnt1er inter-
viewed Fritz" and obtnincd material for
hlghly.sersatlonal yarIl, only to learn later
Ill the day that he had been flnpGd by the
follow. Tho truth. rs 1t afterwards leaked
ont, was that "Frtz" did not proceed fir In
the direction of the Green after the snow-atorm
scttn. Ileloatslghtot The ice.bound tug, and
having seen tho Masher leave for the hart,or,
chose to rcac, the aild In preference to speIld-
ing cGld night OF the tioso'ate 1oe-felts cov
ind the lake. lis reached the sh0ro In tho
vicinity Of Fortlett street, after several thor
OuR!l duckln9s, loft his provisions in place
Of safety, aud returned to the city witt, the
Intention OF making another start iii the
morning. lnstead OF telling the truth c0n-
cerfling hEs movements nfter tile hlusher loft
htln. llp got llp tile yarn abtsye rUfCrrNt
to-. loptnR to make SECOND start anil
Est p o,!t t. tue t1g without leaynG aty tracs
huWever, rs his. WanderIngs about town
the previous night brought hin In contaet
with 4 prominent tugfrRll, who Immediately
Gaysf ths @r,,y wl1oy pIofeGl!ng awSy T1s
sseo s atteapt T Is tce Tho u5spaas usts ts M M@os s
truth cnked out, and tho tug Frank Crane
at once proceeded nut into the lake with the
y!ew Of ase,e!rtaining 6, the condition # The !se
Crane arrived oil the foot Of Fortleth street
"Fl!iTx" LEFT THE SHORE WITH Ills sK1rF,
md when sl,o turned ab0ut beeause. no
farther proErsss eo,,id @ b. 'nade, the gallant
RGs s W.T. sn;futb3 rr pa{e s tie as sk Ssl ats1 "a
lin. Through tho medium. Of telephone
cpnnunicati0n from the Vicinity Ut Thirty
eighth street Information of Ills progress was
Vt o'clock IN tlle attoFIioon It wps ruportcd
that only about two niles ut Ice interycncf
hetwesu Him anil tho Green. a littie luttrn
collltl!ansatlon trom liy'ts ,nark, alinon,ictnE
reached tilat piice from The tus, ca'lss,i Hit
ter of excitamcnt' In tug cIrules, aud ca4er
crowds begun fo patientiy await the retarn,
Of tho mon. as It waS knuwn that they would
iisds iarE: Tfsston ;nS.ie % It's fRe appearanes q.
Mt hnEf-past 8 0'cloo. I10ktne fresh enough,
but rnther thin. With. hitl ea.no thre.
yu' yS'nx lns},. "a!nsd !!! Garrty,, fMeQua4o. sId
Nnp!sr to inn.t over the lust haif.lnilu Of ics.
Dai!lkn and sInonds had AtHrtcl from The
boards ns supports. = Preston Ind llttlu to
say, sxcept That Mckee and Shaw were left
@n boart af tho Green !" IL hast'fans-
a' I'll r.eht 1on 1at havIna eloRo G tS dSwn VS. -
was supposed, but merely bacn caught
~ the lee pacl; and ~ swept along wlth Y II
slp|ss1 s c1'tstto ~ nlso Stated that Capt
after lsayinE Hyde park, fl ba!!ly nsatl.up
condition. Attar waitl!K until dusk fur
further bulletins concerning thu pr0grHss OF
d:s 5 5 st s sy. ct Ts fse.S y ywSn IL |sy xyf or
thfeu.uuarters Ut intle OF tho Green. while
one Ut the crew, supposed to be k!saw, guu!d
1H seen x1inG t0 hia nsslsta,lcr, thu reporter
@ the y" foIioWas I 'gts statemeat @ su q hs sxpv 1sS
| ancu:
CAPT. NAp1ER's STORY,
"We left hete." saiA Capt. Napier, "ahnrt-
asr mo9 ~ sat1ray y ~ lY or9St S he Cty
l,tHr, and, as there WIS no lee apparently h.
tween III and tho Crib, We started out. Aftgr
belng under way llye Hr slx ust"Atsa, how.
t"wards siors. Il Vas @ snoWi,s h It III llo ! HUI.
nn4 We could not see Hnytl,lnE ahead. WI
tan along s9 s. it,e n1rthwaTd @ l}tis 70 SEQ Il
y,Jao INIT ft,r -.
clused and we stuck. We Waltsd q,lita
awlI!lc, Etye l.er oil Tho steam possible,
w. ilnaliy G{o;,1 surned tue 69at around;
gu very fur. W. buttsu tho tce tlrGs or four
tlnses. but IT stld, III. good. then concluded
sls ss t s' to@aia S"ta qSt'Sf s 5S s. w Fl
tho w'n1. We dl1 10. and found cut that
W. lo!!awed is atong, md l thought ws wure
f.Nt w!de, lonked rs II VIZ could 90 right
through i, wy ran along Mlld got WIt!ll,
eighty s9as at the Csib, which wa coa.A sse
plainly, but all at oacs tho Ice closed sn:
bnW u WIS useless to WAsto c0ai--Wp had
pnty. SIX t9ns on board when ws started all4
ha1 bqF'tsd thrve Ut them-and stopped tha
WE COMMENCED nNIFT1So,
end continued m ~! ' 70 aritt al! night Sunday
building, an a line With The Crib. w. heard
the whistle OF the tux Musller thu previous
evening, b;lt. though we were only lttlu
to answer Eor: I tI4n't want hur to get III
tbs sal!B Tx W thu s}teen, a. my boat was 4
better boat aud WIS helpless. Wa didn't
went very fust. W., ,coulti ice The Crib, allll
beloved thu peuple lhere could seo us. The
Government bieakwater and the sEorG
were htddon by the smoke fronl
! buildings In thN t1}r tltnltrL .ua uut