The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-12-16

IT may we'll be doubted that such
another blockade of boats ever occur
red in a harbor as that in the Mantle
voc harbor on Monday night. On
Tuesday morning the harbor below
Eighth street bridge was almost
solid mass of large steamers. The
leviathan Carnegie was the last to
enter and she lay abreast of the slip
of the G. & n. w., her immense di
mansions hidden by the boats which
surrounded her. Early on Tuesday
morning the work of lifting the block
ade began. The carferries had been
unable to reach the Wisconsin Central
slips Monday night and left all their
cars in the yards of the Northwestern.
A row boat could hardly have passed
through the barricade. To a lands
man it seemed al impossibility to ex
tricate boat from the mass. But
the confusion of signals began, which
with the horse notes Of the whistles
for the bridges made bewildering
uproar. There was nc closing OF
bridges. All were open and traffic
between the north and south sides
was wholly suspended. It was a steady
procession of large steamers, The
movement in clearing way to the
Northwestern slip was begun at the
same time and there was an eddying
mass of acres. Photographers were
out IN large numbers, but there was
view could be secured.
The following named boats were
below Eighth street aud west of the
Northwestern slip: Lyons, D oty. Ed
dy, City of Paris, Spokane, Charlie
magne Tower, Carnegie, Georger, Eos
ter, Rube Richards, Sage. City of Ven
ice. Hagood, Murphy, Williams, Craig
Cranage and the slip was filled. The
river above Main street seemed to be
packed. The boats in winter quar-
tiers lying between Tenth and Eighth
street bridges completed the continu-
GUS chain up and beyond the Wiscon-
sin Central docks, a mass of boats over
a mile long. so thick as almost 10 i'm
pede progress. 1t was such consoii
datlon of wealth as would make an
anarchist rush for torch.
The captains say that with The ex-
ception of Chicago, Detroit and Cleve-
land, they never witnessed another
snch rush of boats Some of the
boats are now packed in above the
Wisconsin Central warehouse on both
sides of the river, leaving an open
channel in the middle. The others
are below Eighth street bridge all in
orderly array.
Mr.. Luling says there are 80 steam
ers in the harbor having coal, besides
those at the docks unloading. There
is afoat in the harbor, $4,000 tons Of
coal not counting that in the boat:
discharging thcir cargoes.
The Office force of the Pennsylvania
4 Ohio Fuel company are worked tt
exhaustion. Everywhere one finds
groups of captains relating expert
ences and conjecturing rs to the time
their boats can reach the docks.
The value of vessel property nov
afloat IN the harbor is about 81, OOO, OO(
and the coal about one quarter Of .
million.
The Carnegie is one of the larees
boats aflost on the lakes. she is 400 fee
long and 48 feet wide. She has ABOARD
5,458 tons of cosl,-tne largest cargo
which ever came to th,s port. She vii
spend the winter bare. The work o
stripping her was begun directly ate
her arrival.
There will not be such u rush OF Goa
here at any one time next year, though
more will be received than for this. I
will however be more evenly distributed