Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-06
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-. lGsAczs 4.en., Aug- I've al
rived ~ tn.s place last evening, attes a
delightful TIP ap from TraseEss CITY,
ca the elegant pleasure steamer ely
% Grand Rapids. Our people boarded
the boat yesterday morning AT. O'Clock.
4ne m0Inllg aas bright and beautiful,
aud toe water T.ppled and spaFkled n
the sunshine. Inc Grand apds Is 4
stAnnch and pretty vessel, VITA CON-
nodlous cabin and a tine upper deck.
Her name should aud does maze her Z
favOrite w.ih Grand Rapldans, but her
sea worthlness makes heI a fayUrits
with every passenger. stops were made
AZ NOrthport, Norwood, CharleyOlx,
Petoskey, Harbor Springs ana Cross
Village
The Hettie Bernard Chase theatrical
troupe was on board, AMI the men,
BEES, true % their profession, amused
every one By getting seasck, and hang
ing over the Taal ia reckless abandon.
the charming Helto was not charming
Al al ~ her new play, ana her adj
mlrers would have laiisd ~ recognize
her III the roll she eSsayed.
Shortly alter 10 o'clock the heavens
grew lurid ~ one particular SPOT and
We were treated 10 tine view of an
electrical storm. Several large vessels
sailed directly INTO the gale with all
canvas set, bat they We're observed 20
take IN their rags and We're seen scud-
ding along under bare poles. The
storm seemed 10 be wlnd, rain and
electricity.
At Charleyoix. the captains wife, Mrs
Oscar Wilbur, and her two Interesting
children came on board 70 make trip
up To Mackinac. Both Captain Wilbur
and his wife were the schOolmates OF
your correspondent in the days wnen
sliding down cellar doors and nOb-nob-
oing with mud pies were IN fashion and
u made the trip doubly pleasant. We
enjoyed a good laugh at the expense OF
passenger, maiden lady OF grim and
severe aspect. she observed Mrs. Wal
bur entering the captains room and
she awaited her outcOmlng with the
air OF one determined to do her duty
1T any cost. Finally Mrs. Wilbur APP
peared IN the doorway with the two
children, Gala and BERTHE.
Madam" demanded the spinster,
"are you aware that that Is the captains
rOOm?'
Yes" replied the lady with a merry
twinkle in her eyes. WE'VE been mar
red seven years"
The day spent on the Grand Rapids
has been one of the most pleasant of
the many happy days OF my vacation.
The boat IS fitted up with every possible
convenience, and IS Differed with
capable and efficient gentlemen. Her
entire crew are noted for their cour
tesy and kindness, and as a natural
sequence the boat Is q favOrlte with the
travelling public. She is owned by
Hannah, Lay q Co., of Traverse City,
and runs between that place and Mack
mac. gong north on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, returning alter
nate days. At Traverse City, direct
connections are made with the c. &.
W. VI. trains. giving travellers excellent
service. The regular rOund-trlp fare on
the boat Is -, but up to and including
the 10th inst, tickets are sold at 81.
nave been down on the dock all the
morning watching q diver at work on
some minor break in the steamers
wheel. The dIyer's name IS John Dodd,
and his home Is here IN ST. Ignace.
After dOnning his rubber shirt and
fastening immense weights to his back
and breast, he put on MS shoes, which
were also heavily weighted, and de-
scended 4 ladder over the side of the
vessel. He wore q mammoth metal
cap with windows IN the sides, greatly
resembling the lighthouse dOmes. A
rubber tube conveyed air to HIM from
the pump. and a small line also accom-
panied the tube to be used as q means
of communication. As he went down
through the clear water, sprawlng and
kicking. / could think of nothing butthe
huge octopus or devil tsh and for
a moment the Illusion was so strong
nearly felt afraid. Ny nervousness
soon wore of, however, and when some
one informed me that Mr.. Dodd was
the best diver on the lakes, imme-
diately shsrpened my pencil, took out
my note book and waited for HIM to
come up. He proved to be very pleas
ant and accommodating, and this Is
what ne told me. Il have been a ma
rae diver about eleven years, and first
began IL while sailing. The deepest
water | ever worked IN Was nlnety-six
feet. and tle longest time / ever staid
down was nine and quarter hours.
could have staid longer, but fellow
gets pretty tired. hungry and thirsty in
that time. I was working that time on
n wreck that had been under some
time, and ss toe weather was rough. I
had wasted lots OF time waiting for A
chance, So when it came l staid
down until 7 was through. ] think
some OF nav biggest worS was on the
ting John PrIDdivi..e which was sunk ~
3 feet feet Of water O3 Pressure Isle n
Lake Huron. nine wears ago. ! was the
oaiy diver. and I worked IL days on
her IN awful rough weather. Then
another big lob was on the old Ply
mouth. winch was driven MP into four
feet q water m q gale on Pressure Isle.
Lake superior. >le was loaded with
coal which was taken ont and showed
m shore bv hydraulic jacks 7 was the
only diver on her too, and at that time
Was m the employ of the Raid Tow
ing and Wrec&ug Co.. Of Bay City.
But there vas one thing shat made me
laugh. The Arizona went down IN
Marquette harbor aad the Red COM
Tanv had two drivers at work on
her For several weeks. but thew couldn't
do anything with her. They sent for
me and had ber up in exactly three
hours. No s.ree, I never made failure
81 any lob had the hand
ing Of. Have you ever been I'D
at toe 500 Well. I enc off al the piles
srd hu'.f The ls1rfIsrf7r Of the Govern
ment pler there. I have been working
on the PM Armour SINK IN the -.
C'sir Fats 7ll winter. but IS vas a n8stv
loe. She vas ioaied with corn snd e
81 had - b. taken OF. Tlers vas an