The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-29
MADE EN- BURN COAL
Tom shevlin, Jr., Showed Muske-
CONS Speed to Other Mime
tonka Shippers.
The New Yacht Is Fast, but
He Considers a Larger
Screw.

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Steamer George, five tons of coal.
Steamer Puritan. four tons.
Steamer Plymouth three tons and half
Yacht Muskegon, Skipper Tom Shevlin, Jr.,
two gallons of gasoene.
And there Were others. II
Make 'em burn COAL" was the order
yesterday issued by Skipper Tom, who
was making the residents of Lake Min
netonka understand that he had returned
for the summer season.
| Make EN- burn COAL" he said to his
man Friday, a young fellow with curly
auburn hair, the lines OF whose face and
certain OutcroppingS of freckles showed
the grit and determination necessary to
hold his perilous position.
This worthy youth didn't quite under
stand the admonition at first, but he
caught on when Yales star athlete handed
him few more explanations.
| Got to show me- said Tom, with a
decisive shake of the head, and then I'll
show them. Muskegon's the fastest yacht
on the lake and I'm going to make EN-
take their hats off to me. Make 'em burn
COAL
Spring Park in the upper lake at an early
hour. BY the time he was ready to COM
mence his circumnavigation of the lake,
the steamer Puritan with a running start
was making a strong sweep toward the
narrows. The steamer had half mile
| the start, but that dlOn t faZo the MUS
kegon's skipper.
MAKE EN- burn COAL he said to the
calm, self reliant man at the wheel. who
threw the lever we'll over to starboard and
the trim young craft began to stir the
vast deep.
/ The way she went out of Spring Park
harbor was a caution On shore Mr.. Shev.
Inns red chariot which was waiting i'm.
patiently for a swing around the lake
boulevard, looked on jealousy while the
trim yacht commenced to fade away
The skipper paced the quarter deck an6
issued orders to the man with the weel
day name.
Eat 'em up he called repeatedly ant
with each injunction the muscular gril
frightened on the lever and the boat sho
ahead at an ever increasing rate Of speed
Make 'em burn COAL"
"Cut the corners cried Tom. "plent1
of water for us if we do draw four feet
again the good boat forged ahead.
In the meantime the Puritan hat
crowded on full head of steam and will
a nice complement of passengers tn
sturdy steamer was giving every on
on board his moneys worth and cut
to no avail.
The Muskegon overlook them in tn
narrows and then, with a fine show o
lake etiquette. Mr.. Shevlin magnanimous
ly refrained from passing the other craft
He easily beat the Puritan to Lake Parl
and then another craft doomed UP on tn
horizon. 1t was the steamer George max
ing tracks for the upper lake, and afte
the George went the Muskegon. Fl
make 'em burn COAL repeated tn
| "cap'n, mate and the bo'sun bold TIL
boat tackled onto the George at the mar
rows and showed her the way after that
All the rest of the day the Muskego
was flying over the smooth surface of tn
lake, giving everything with a smoke
stack a touch of high life and the sky wa
; overcast with the prodigious outburst
. from engines taxed to their utmost, Will
the Shevlin boat was consuming gasolen
in a quiet, inoffeHsive and inexpensiv
. way.
"Better'n automobiling, cause you'v
got more leeway," said the skipper, as h
dropped privileged Journal man off a
Lake Park, and then prevailed on the cap
tains of three other friendly craft to rang
their boats UP alongside SO that he coul
compare his boats screw with theirs.
Can stand a larger Wheel he added
, after comparing notes with the veterans
''thirty-six now; boy, make a memoran
dunn for a ffty-eight wheel. She's max
ing enough revolutions a minute to stan
the big size. Make EN- burn COAL"