The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25

or thar is the most interesting thing
about It. Indeed salvage is the sailors
dream and a derelict his gold mine.
When the Sirius. mentioned above.
was saved. the rescuing crew got w.
$50 and the master $500. The division
was made, as IS usual. according 10
wages and service in the salving La
Champagne, which was towed into
Halifax last March by the Roman, paid
II. 600 pounds salvage. and the owners
OF the Roman got 1900 of this, the
master 1000 and 1000 pounds We're ci-
vided among the SO members OF the
crew.
contracts with their crews and as a
rule there is only slight increase IN
pay for successful work.
The second case in the amount OF
salvage and the first in value OF prop
erty saved is that of the American
liner st. Paul. which was aground on
the Jersey coast. The courts have just
decided that the wrecking company
shall receive about s165,000 for It's
IL DAYS work.
lucky bit of work was the fining
of L'Amerique, q steamship that had
been abandoned without any real
cause Her value was about a million
dollars. and 10000 was awarded for
few hours towing. The first award
WAS $l5U,UUU n S1fIltdI Ndse was thht
of the Glengyle. which was abandoned
and brought to London by her sail
ors. They got 1850 pounds. La France.
ch towed the Vendam for three
days until she could repair her shaft
J was awarded $3.50. and the tug that
towed the disabled Charles Wetmore
for one night and got over the bar Of
the Columbia river was paid S20,O0o.
This was dangerous work, however.
and the tug was nearly SWamped. he
tugs crew got $1,000.
The tug that found the derelct, Ca
vim S. Edwards made S675, nice thing
out Of one nights work. and perhaps
the luck est of all was the tug that re-
sently picked up five scows in the Har-
lem river ard in less than an hour
made $3.50. A good deal of salvage
money has been made on the Florida
coast and the best known case Is that
Of the Tregurno. when the crew of the
rescuing vessel were especially allowed
221 per cent. of 100000 for the gallant
work they did during % days.
When the Aguan went to pieces with
! 81, 500 in specie on board, her crew Of
seven sailors got $1,000 for helping to
! save the gold.
/ A profitable salvage work was done
by the wrecking company that went
to South America and brought back
the wrecked Alert Her value was $50
900 and they got half Of It, The three
tuge that pulled the Sir William Arm
! strong cut of six or eight feet of sand
got 20 per cent. of the value of the ship
and 40 per cent. Of that of her cargo
| of cotton.
The recent storm on the Atlantic
coast has given the wreckers mors
work than they over before had at one
time. The northern coast of Long isl
and IS studded with wrecks. A number
of valuable ships have been saved, nnc
the Fairfax, loaded with cotton
aground on the Sow and Pigs. VII
make a very profitable bit Of salvage
If she is floated
The late war has not been so produc
tive of salvage to wreckers as it woulC
have been had Admiral CerVera been
more considerate in grounding ri
ships, but there will be a handsome
profit If the Reina Mercedes is success
fully raised. as the government ha
contracted to Tay an American com
pany So, 900 for the work. The casting
off Of the Maria Teresa meant los
/ of Sl00. 900 in bonuses TO the wreckini
companies. The Swedish company tina
wanted To make salvage out of tn