The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-08-10
MARINE.

| The Isabel Reed and Red, White and
Blue discharged cargoes of coal at the
| Goodrich coal docks last week.
The tug Monarch arrived here yester-
day evening with the steam barge Annie
Laurie which had gone ashore near Es-
canada.
Coal shipments from Buffalo are in
creasing. There Is said to be no short
age OF coal for shipment, but the diff
Guilty lies with the purchasers.
The pier built on the lake front by the
railway company is quite a substantial
structure and was evidently built to stay.
There will be great amount of business
done on that pier.
The Goodrich coal docks are now
about completed and the work Of IN
loading by steam was begun this week.
The docks are supplied with all the con-
veniences and present very fine appear
ance from the harbor.
There does not seem to be business
enough across the lake from Sheboygan
to keep the little steamer Taylor busy.
She now lies in ordinary on the east
shore and Will come to this side on being
notified that sufficient freight can be Sc
cured to make the trip al object.
The big raft of pulp wood arrived here
early on Friday morning in tow of the
tugs 4. J. Smith and Sampson. They
were q days enroute and the tugs had TO
leave twice to coal up. The average
speed made was one-half mile per hour.
head wind was encountered all the way
through and at times the RATS towed the
tugs sternward. The tugs could not OF
course, use their full power as it would
tear the raft to pieces.
When the raft reached here the wind
changed to the northeast, the most un-
favorable point possible. 1t became i'm
possible to work 1t into the boom prepar-
ed for it and SO it vas run to the beach
The sea ran high and the logs were break
ing away and working southwark between
the raft and beach. A boom was thrown
across and the drifting logs imprisoned
and soon formed an almost solid bridge
between the shore and the raft proper.
The waves dashing the logs in the boom
made fine sight while the noise was
like rolling thunder. It is seldom that
the lake during summer months is SO
agltated as it was Friday. Thus the
business Of rafting logs here has had its
most severe test. The work of shipping
by rail is now III progress.
The Captain of the Smith says that but
very little of the wood was lost enroute.
The work of towing, he says, is monotou-
Gus and uneventful. The Sampson will
take the boom back to the Sault and the
Smith will go into dry dock helc, but
will be ready to aid in towing the second
raft which will be much larger one than
| the first.
| The final act in merging the Nil. Lake
Shore Il Western will be consummated
Sept. l, at which time our road will con-
| pletely lose its identity as an independ-
ent corporation and will be known as the
Ashland division of the G. & n. ". BY.
! Co. The position of assistant general
manager was created and rendered to
| Mr. Whitcomb but he declined it and
will retire from the railway business.
Mr.. Whitcomb has long been recognized
as one of the most successful railroad
men of the northwest. The road under
his management proved surprise to
railroad men generally. Without ter
minals and wholly local road, seeming
ly at the mercy of larger railway corpora
lions. it was always made to pay large
dividends, while extending and improy-
ing its line. 1t was a great road in repu
tation while beng a small one in extent
and an exchange of stock on practically
equal terms was made with the great
railway corporation, ihe G. Il n. ".
Mr.. Whitcomb is mere than a business
man, as he is gentleman IN every sense
practically began his railroad career, be
is esteemed very highly and every one IL
his friend. He will have many positions
open to him now that he has severed hi:
connection with the road he has managed
so long and SO well.
G., l.. Wellington becomes assistan
freight agent with headquarters at Mil
waukee, George Bidwell, division super
intendent, E. II. Rummele, division en-
gineer Robert Quayle, division master
mechanic, all with headquarters at kau
kauL a. c. S. Pierce continues to be lant
agent.
The general offices at Milwaukee vii
be abolished. This does away with til
position Of general passenger agent he'll
) by G. l.. Ryder formerly of this city, an
throws out of employment large nun
Der of subordinate officials and clerks
some of the latter being from this cit!
The change will probably result in giyin
us fewer trains to and from Milwaukee
HERBERT BENsoN's house IN the See
ond ward caught fire on Saturday nigL
and was totally destroyed. The fl
alarm would not work, although thre
boxes were tried. This was probabl
due to the wires being cut, as this
done quite often, though not maliciousl
! and no notice given the department
q The police notified the north side static
# and word was sent the central static
;. but the fire had made such Roadway the
i was no use ID trying to save the buildin
: The wind was blowing quite brlskly ar