Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-04

two tugboat captains with murder and
that he has evidence to prove that
these men used boat hooks to keep
drowning men from climbing on their
tugs because the unfortu,fates had no
money. An effort is to be made also
TO have the licenses of the offending
captains revoked
Supervisor Inspector General Dumont
OF the company, has forwarded a letter
to the local inspectors in this city direct
ing that an Investigation he begun at once
of the charge against the tugboat Dandy
refusing to take men from the SteamS hip
Bremen because they mad no money. In
his letter the supervising inspector gen
cral said
while it seems almost incredible that
any licensed officer could be guilty of
such charges as are alleged against the
master of the Dandy. Vet the charge j.
so Circumstantial in its statements that
your officers should Immediately take no.
Jice of it. so that, if true, such miScon-
duct may be punished to the extent of
your lawful authority under Section 400
Revised Statutes. or If. on the contrary.
the charge is not sustained. that the mas
ter of the Dandy may be officially exon
Grated before the public.
Striking conservative average of the
estimates made by various underwriters,
it would seem that the destroyed prop
erty covered by insurance will reach an
aggregate of at least $1,000 600. The com
ii also had S3oc,000 insurance on common
carriers liability for merchandise on the
piers. II carried its own insurance.
Campbells stores, the lighters and other
small craft that We're lost We're insured.
while the cargo of the burned steamers
and the merchandise still on the piers at
the time OF the ire We're covered by f0dt
ing policies.
These floating policy contracts" as
they are called. will impose heavy La
blities on the company. The contract
held by the assured in trust or on com
mission or on joint account with others,
or sold but not delivered. while contained
In any or all the bonded warehouses. gen
aral order stores or brick and stone StOr-
age houses. and while in transit or in any
ut the streets, yards. piers and bulkheadS
in the cities of New York. Brooklyn, Jer
sey City and tlobnkcn. and while atioat
in transit i'm the ports of the said cities.
Il will thus be seen that the floating
policies cover Il great latitude Of lisE
While it is not known how much prop
crty these floating policies" embraced
thu, loss under this head may possibly
reach s. UpU.tru The contents Of Camp
bells stores alone Were valued At Sl,j5l,
@p and these contents consisted mostly
of merchandise in bond Hitherto this
class of Insurance mas been considered
most profitable bringing in the COM
pany'~ rate of - per cent. computed upon
the value of goods insured.
fIlt iS'l. JUN llt' " t~tt'iii tit'lt'Sslt''~
to the Worlds conference Of the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian E.ndeavDr.
to ye ntld in tdinburg commencing. July
II. and who were in Chicago because OF
the burning Of the steamship Sadle in
New York Saturday evening. which they
had chartered. left Chicago. this even
ing. ON a special train for New York
Arrangements have been made tn take
the Christian Endeavorers TO London on
the Trave instead Of the Saale. They
were sister ships. w. :. Walsh. the Bos-
. al
in Chicago. today, and will escort the
delegation East.