Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-15

PHILADELPHIA
A. z. G.. KLOIs, Druggist,
Newport News, Va.
vail. N u long time past the insu-
rance companies will certainly find 4
profit in TN" seasons business. unless
they encounter several very heavy TO-
tai losses. The total LOSSES since the
opening of navigation would be of very
little account. if it We're not fnr til"
number Of lives lost especially on tin"
schooner Nelson. which fnundcrcd on
Lake Superior. ANA the little wooden
steamer Margaret Olwll. lost on LAX.
Erie q few days ago.
The Dlwill was not Il new vessel ana
was not especially strong, but she was Il
far better craft than 4 great many 9TH
rrs That engage in the same trade
Captain Brown. who WAS lost With HIS
Wife. his boy ANA other relatives among
t Il" crew Of til" olwi!l. was wcil-knnWn
in the st. clair river country that turns
ont 50 many lake masters. He was Il
brother Of Capt. Wesley Brown. "f the
steamer North Land Like n great
many other ship masters who were out
in the storm in which the olwill was
lost. he probably had no though of ::
Jun" blow lasting for any great length
Of time. Al another season or the Year
he would have put back TO i<cllcy's Is
land Immediately after the blow cana
en- l:ut his vessel hld been on the
short run between the islands ana
cleveland carrying stone for several
years and had never encountered such
weather during the summer. nloEtns.
The blow in which the Olwill was los:
was Very severe. 1t is said that her
ruh,."r chains parted in turin. her and
While in the trough Of he sea. 1T would
probably have mad" little differences
when once in II" trough of the sea
whether her rlidler chains had parted
or not Then it was only a question oc
The power Of the vessel She unlouht-
"hlN lacked the power necessary to .c.
out of the trough of the sea in such 4
storm She was probably not overload
90. Her load nf stone WAS shifted to
one sid" by he great power of the
waves dashinE over her. She went over,
US stone shifted With her, and she
never came back. Such WAS ,ndoubt-
e'lly he end of the DTwill. which was
probably not worth SlO,0Oo herself. but
with the loss Of which some eight or ten
lives were also carried off. Tho fact
hat this vessel carried three passcn-
gers. al OF whom We're 7ost should
prompt the government Inspectors 10
unusual Vigilance in enforcing tho law
against carrying passengers on freight
curriers'. The inspectors are ncslccting
the most important duty entrusted to
hem when they do not follow UP very
'' - ' '7"NA 'i''.''iis u llle lilN.
FRANK Richards. VIII" recently contri-
hutrd I" the American Machinist an
article on compressed Air to Save,
Ships which was Reproduced in the
iicVltW. has received IN Interesting let
Ter IN tho subject from Mr.. George w.
piciic. manager of tho Union Iron
Works. san Francisco. Mr. Dickie saws
IN part:
There is no doubt that al that YOU
MAINTAIN III the articlerefcrrc,l to can he
accomplished ana especially 81 if ships
gre DUH WIN the idea or using COM
pressed ar Tor such 4 purpose. I have
Inh% advocated the use of compressor
ar on board ships as u means of safety
IN ''lS' "t damage to the outer skin
W'1llu IKE to refer yOu II you viii
,aht me 'rnllhlc to look it up. to volume
~ 81 me transactions of the American
"oclctS ~ Mechanical Engineers con-
ta'illh$ my paper on the Transmission
81 i'Wcf IN NhNa! Vessels. page al,
hllE il me bottom Of tho page and
i'','',S through rag" ~. In writing
~ ''l1 IN mat paper. had consider
- ''ia'i SUD Jessie Osborn, referred to
on page ~, went ashore about three
.,, ~ "'"Ic INC coast IS hriStling
VII Shari rocks, ana where there is
'''rtalh amount OF sea on.
l",,' M iilalloll 81 this vessel. ! cam,
49, ~ "'',l"S'"h that there was only
~" '"'s>'p'' way 81 getting her off.
,,nI .'',. ~ Wy using compressed air
,l' -, n''i' ,''ck- Tor THIS purpose
~. ,7,,i,,', =; ~ i''la deck ny brac-
- = 'hS'hl''u Il compressor on
''' ''''-h ~ Ne vessel, with boiler ,.tt,