The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-01-12
MARINE.

The Ann Arbor No came IN here O
Monday morning on her way from Frank
fort to keWaunee. She had hard nigh
of 1t and was unable to make kewaune
harbor and SO ran in here for shelter
She is a queer looking craft, bomely as al
ferry boats are, and Judging from appear
ances wholly unfit to stand storm,
weather.
The line which built these boats ar,
entitled to credit for its grit and enter
prise. The boats may not prove a sue
cess but they are making an honest effor
to determine whether ferry across the
lake Is possible or not. Considerable
money has been expended thus far in the
enterprise and this winter will decide
whether the boats are a success or not
The ferry boat had stream of visitors
while she was in port.
The boat had hard time of it coming
across the lake. Captain Kelley says it
! was one Of the worst storms in his ex-
| perlence. The snow froze to their lights
and left them in almost complete dark
ness. The creaking Of the upper works,
which are light and seemingly unable to
withstand heavy sea, terrified many Of
the men and they thought their last hour
had come. They ran against the wind at
| a speed of s miles per hour, but went
south for shelter. When off Sheboyzan
the boat was put about and she came in
here.
Many of the men quit her here, as one
nights experience was all they wanted.
They had left Frankfort at II A. NJ. Sun.
day and were out in the terrific storm
until early Monday morning. From the
way the men talked this is the last winter
trip large majority Of them Will make
on the Ann Arbor Mol. Some engineers
were procured here and the boat essayed
early on Tuesday morning to reach Ke-
wGunee, but the sea was SO heavy at the
Point that she again returned.
The boat had only six cars aboard, and
while here had large crew of men some
being carpenters fixing up weak spots
which the storm had discovered 1t is
sad that since fhe started she has had in
all 20 engineers. Captain Kelley Is one
OF the ablest captains on the lakes but
he viii find it difficult to keep the full
complement of men on the ferry boat
during the winter season.
The whole official family of the Good
rich Transportation Co., were in the city
on Monday. There were President Al
bert Goodrich, General Manager Hurson.
Superintendent Gilman and Chief En-
giaeer Elliott.
Captain Tim Kelley was one of the
few lake captains who stated when the
question of lake ferry was preached,
that he saw no reason why it should not !
succeed # the terminal harbors were all |
right. The conditions are exactly what |
he predicted and prove his judgment.
G. F. Whitcomb and other officers of
the road came up from Milwaukee to |
look over the ferry boat Ann Arbor No. l, |
while lying at this port for shelter.
The storm on the east shore on Mon
day was fierce. 1t was a blizzard. All |
the steamers were weather bound.
The officers of the Goodrich Transport
tatlOn Co. made an examination of their |
boats while here on Monday and decided |
what repairs should be made before the |
opening of navigation. The Muskegnn |
will have new gallows-frames pu. in and |
the Chicago new arches. Other minor |
repairs will be made.
Captain Ed Gilien came up from She
boygan on Monday to take his tug to Ra- |
cine, her boiler having been repaired at |
this place.
The steamer Sea Gull in trip late
ly from Chicago to Charlevoix, passed |
through slush ice for As miles.
The Chicago Tribune says that the
Mariana, the big steel steamship
owned by the Minnesota Steamship
Co, was laid up none too soon, else
she would have met the fate of the
Western Reserve and Gilcher Riv-
cts were gone by the hundred and
plates were separated. She is to be
strengthened this winter.