The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09

DOMAIN was swamped and proved to-
tai loss. The fate of the Portland OFF
cape Cod last winter in the blizzard
was another heavy loss to the marine
insurance companies.
The severe storms which sweep across
the Atlantic every winter mean loss
of millions to the insurance companies.
Last September's gale cost some $5.OOO,-
OO0 damage to ships on our Atianuc
coast, and the November gale cost
rather more than TINS.
The recovery of almost hopeless
wrecks is consequently more common
to-day than in the past. Not only are
the wrecking companies better eTuiI-
ped for their work. but the owners
make more of an effort to float the
wreck since the work of securing IN
surance and salvage money depends
upon their activity in the matter The
steamer Iowa, with general cargo
and 300 or 400 passengers, went ashore
on the French coast west of Cherbourg
and after resting quietly for few days
in her sandy berth she began to fill
and go to pieces. During a heavy sea
and gale she turned completely over
on her side. The salvage company
tried to raise her to an upright posi-
ton by erecting a number OF steer
masts on the sand and running steel
cables through puleys to the deck of
however, and the steamer was aban-
doned. Three months later the ship
remained intact and 1t was deemed
advisable to make another effort. This
time her hold was pumped out ana
made air tight. and with the next TIDE
she was righted and hauled off the
shoal. The first job cost $4,000 and
the successful one $4,000, but as the
steamer was worth 100000, the labor
and expense were well paid for
Another marvellous rescue of wreck
was that Of the big English steamer
Erasmus Wilson. The small steamer
Newburn ran into the steamer Win
ston in a thick fog in the Thames
river. The latter turned turtle and
went to the bottom, but the Newburn
was beached. All unaware of this ac-
cident, the big Erasmus Wilson came
steaming up the river and deliberately
crashed into the sides of the New
burn, cutting her right in two. She
recoied from the collision and began
to go rapidly to the bottom along with
the other two unfortunates. The two
halves of the Newburn were pulled out
of the way and they were sold for the
munificent sum of s75 and S40O respect
lively The Winston was handed over
to the shipbreakers for nominal sum
and they brought her into dock and
sold her for $4,000. The Erasmus Will
son was raised ana repaired at an ex-
pense of nearly $4,000. But she is now
sailing the ocean, a good, staunch
ship.
Some ships are persistently unfortu-
nate, as the late La Bourgogne. Her
record is well known. Another such
steamer was the old English ship
Daphne. She capsized on the day of
her launching and drowned 124 work
men, She'was raised at a considerable
cost and her name changed to that of
Rose. A few weeks after her rechris-
| tening she sank at Londonderry and
| was raised again. A year later she tore
out her plates in collision with a dock
and her owners changed her name to
Ianthe and sold her Ill luck pursued
her and after another series of acct
dents she was sold again and rechris-
tened the Eleni, under which name
| she sails to-day.-Philadelph Times.