The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
Large Fortunes Are Now
Being Made From Salvage

, or that is the most interesting thing
about u. Indeed salvage Is the sailors
dream and n derelict his gold mine.
When the Sirius. mentioned above.
was saved. the rescuing crew got Si.-
go and the master s.. 500. The division
was made. as is usual. according To
wages and service in the salving. La
Champagne. which was towed into
Halifax last March by the Roman, r'id
5000 pounds salvage. n the owners
of the Roman got 1900 of this. the
master 1000 and 1000 pounds were d.
vided among the 50 OF the
crew.
contracts with their crews and as n
rule there Ii only a slight increase IN
pay for successful work.
The second case In the amount NJ
salvage and the first in value OF prop
erty saved Is that of the American
liner st. Paul. which was aground OH
the Jersey coast. The courts have Just
decided that the wrecking company
D. receive about 1856. 900 for It's
IL DAYS work.
A lucky bit OF work was the fin ling
of L'Amerique. a steamship that had
been abandoned without any real
cause. Her value vas about n million
dollars. and 500. 600 vas awarded for a
few hours towing. The first award
was $3.50. 900. a similar case was that
OF the Glengyle. which was abandoned
and brought to London by her sail
ors. They got 10. 500 pounds. La France.
which towed the Nendam for three
days Until she could repair her shaft.
was awarded $3.50. and the tug that
towed the disabled Charles Wetmare
for one night and got over the bar OF
the Columbia river was paid s2O.OUo.
This was dangerous work. however.
and the tug was nearly Inc
tugs crew got $4,000.
The tug that found the derelict. Ca
win :. Edwards. made 1915. a nice thing
out OF m nights work. and perhaps
the ldck'est of all was the tug that re-
sently picked up FIVE scows in the Har-
lem river. and In less than an hour
made $3.50. \ good deal Of salvage
money has been made on the Florida
coast and the hest known case IL that
Of the Tregurno. when the crew Of the
rescuing vessel were especially allowed
22ts per cent. of 5000. coo for the gallant
work they did during % days.
When the Aguan went To pieces with
$500 in specie on board. her crew of
seven sailors got 81. 900 for helping to
gave 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 So
900 and they got half of IL. The three
tugs that pulled the Sir william Arm
strong out OF six or eight feet Of sand
got 20 per cent. OF the value OF the skip
and 40 per cent. OF that Of her cargo
of cotton.
The recent storm on the Atlantic
coast has given the wreckers more
work than they ever before had At one
time. The northern coast Of Long ISL
and Is studded with wrecks. \ number
Of valuable ships have been saved. and
the Fairfax. loaded with cotton
aground on the Sow and Pigs. vii
make a very profitable bit Of salvage
II she is floated.
The late wor has not been so produc'
tive of salvage to wreckers as II would
have been mad Admiral Cervera beer
more considerate in grounding hls
ships, but there will be a handsom,
profit IL the Reinl Mercedes is success
fully raised. as the government has
contracted to ray an American Gem
pany $4,000 for the work. The casting
of Of the Maria Teresa meant "a tos'
of $l00. 900 in bonuses to the wrecki1f
companies. The Swedish company tina
wanted TO make salvage out OF the