The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-11-24

J Captain Louis Peterson laid up his yes
sci at Chicago and is spending the winter
: at home.
Leatham & Smith have brought the I.
\. Foster here. There will be work done
on her through the winter to the extent
of $4,000.
The wrecking tug Monarch stopped in
here on her way from Milwaukee where
she and the Swain lowed the disabled
schooner Halloran.
The steamer Presley went ashore st
Round Island on the 18th. She was ore
laden. She is valued at $4,000 and car
RED 100000 insurance.
The steamer Pontiac sister ship of the
Gilcher was supposed to have been lost
n the storm of Thursday last. But she
reached the Sault in safety.
| Tie steamer Northerner which left
Duluth with -four on the 18th instant
has not since been heard from and fears
for her safety are entertained.
The tug Pankratz will be supplied with
q larger boiler this winter. 1t will be *
IL, will carry $50 pounds Of steam and
| Will use coal instead OF slabs.
Those who are competent to judge after
viewing the wreckage of the steamer Gill
cher, assert confidently that she broke in
two and that there was no collision.
The Steamer F. & p II. No. is ashore
on Lake Erie. She was loaded with -four
from Lake Superior 10 Buffalo. She is
resting easily and will be rescued with
out difficulty.
| Captain Shines and Tom Windiate are
among the few who CLAIM the solId ap-
proaches on Eighth street bridge do not
make it easier for vessels 30 lie in the
harbor during a storm.
In the storm of Thursday night the tug
| Goldsmith lost raft containing 100000
feet OF logs in Green Bay. The boom OF
the Marinette Lumber Co., also broke
and scattered 100000 feet of logs about
the bay.
The storms of last week were the fierc-
est which prevailed for years and disas-
ters, more or less serious are reported
| from every quarter. The harbor at this
place was crowded with craft which
sought shelter here The solid approaches
OF Eighth street bridge served as break
water and vessel men are loud in their
praises of this improvement. The lake
| craft sheltered here on Friday were:
Steamers Atlanta, Muskegon, Westover
and Minnesota.
Schooners Alice II. Beers, Wolverine.
PEORIA Oscar Newhouse, f. Minor, A. T.
Bliss, John G. Barnes, Isolda Book, Emily
and Eliza, Lumherman, Hartford, E. r.
Blake, &. NJ. Stanton, MaDistee.
The question as to whether the disas-
ters on the lakes occasioned by the loss
OF the two steel steamers, the Gilcher and
the Western Reserve, are due to the fact
| that they are IRON boats or to some fdltH
IN construction is being debated pro and
con considerably of late. Captain Shines
of the steamer Virginia has had expert
ence with both wooden and steel boats
and & representative of The Pilot called
on him to learn his views. "The Vir-
ginia' he said lis wholly different from
the iron boats which have sUccumbed to
the storms this year, and from the Pom
tlac which was supposed to have been
lost. The Western Reserve and the Gil
cher had their machinery away back il
the stern. Thousands OF tons Of ore or
other articles Of merchandise were stored
at distance OF about is feet from the
machinery forward. A space Of about Is
feet was thus left between the heavy ma
chinery and the freight. Thus the boats
in heavy sea became an immense lever
with the vacant place as Il fulcrum. 1t
is easy to perceive what an immense
strain was placed upon this vacant place
when the boat struck heavy billow.
Besides the decks OF these boats are
weakened by the matches and the strength
OF the whole is thereby greatly reduced
II these points where the weight of bow
hINls stern LuuSU Dt SUSTAINED are ildllt
stronger by additional plates, the iron
boat will be as safe as any other. The
disasters this year have called attention
to these defects and you VIII find that
they will be remedled this winter. The
insurance companies will compel the
owners of iron boats to discover the
source Of weakness and remove it. It
takes time to perfect anything but time
is all that is necessary.
AS proof that my theory Is correct, /
can instance the case OF the Pontiac,
which was supposed to been lost. Some
time ago something happened to her
stern bearings. The cargo was taken out
amidships but allowed Ia the bow SO as
to bring her stern out. But the strain
became such that the iron plates tore and
she had to so into the dry dock for re-
pairs. She was then strengthened in the
weak spots [ have mentioned
ARRIVALS.
Tug Ivy NJ Ieatham; Props Business LaSalle
L: b. Hale; Schr, o Shaw, Isolda Book, Emma L.
Nelson, Alma Cobb.
DEPARTURES.
! Props. Business LaSaile. L. B. Hale Schr Yer
. ona lsolda Book, Alma Cobb.
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