Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-05
BACK WITH BOAT
Members OF tn p, Local Naval Re.
serves Return With the
Cora Tanner.
VOYAGE TO QUINCY EvENTFUL
in State Organization May
be the Direct Re
suit.

Lieut.. F. /. Tubbs, Ensign \. C.
Blair and Gunncr's Mate Morgart. of
The local Naval Reserves, returned to
the city yesterday with the launch
ora Tanner that WAS formerly here
and that was returned to the local
ars by the Quincy boys under orders
OF Capt. Darby, commanding the re
serves Of Illinois. The boys left Il
week ago last Friday and their exper-
ience during the trip after the launch
comprises very interesting chapter
n the history CT the frcshwater tars.
The company that went away inclui-
ID Mcssrs. Barber, Lundberg. Nalen-
tine and Wright These four came
home several days ago.
AS has been previously noted, the
Boys rowed to Quincy in their cutter
md when they arrived there after a
labarious passage theE were met with
4 demand for $500 from the Quincy
sailors for repairs that had been put
upon the boat since it came into their
possession. The matter was thrcshed
out in several days of controversy. in
the course of which Lieut.. Tubbs re
ccived orders by Icing distance phone
from Capt. Darby to take the boat by
force. if necessary. Before leaving.
however, the officers of the local d-
vision pledged the sum Of 500 to sat
isfy the Quincy men.
Accident to Boiler.
On the way back, at Roseville, mud
in the well stopped the flow of water
into the boiler and the steam pres
sure ran up so that an explosion was
imminent and the sailors had To take
to the water while the boat ran on
and brought up in some willows. 1t
finally cooled down without eXplod-
ing, and then il was found that a
leak had been sprung and il was inn
possible to get up steam enough To
make any Roadway. Four members
If the crew left at Roseville and came
home to reduce expenses. and the
Cora Tanner and the cutter were tow
ed TO Burlington, where efforts to
make repairs did not meet with much
success. After some delay the out
fit was picked up by the Saturn and
thus lowed to this port.
The Cora Tanner is now at the
levee, but will shortly he placed on
the ways and thoroughly overhauled
and made serviceable once more. 1t
has not been well cared for. but it is
of substantial construction, the metal
parts being mainly of copper and
brass. and will, whdn fitted up, prove
very scrviceable launch for the To-
cal tars.
The launch is So feet long with o
foot beam. and has tubular boilers ca
pablo of developing 40-horse power.
1t is the property of the government
and has been loaned to the state.
Consequences May he Important.
The taking of the Cora Tanner by
the Rock Island division promises tn
cause change in the order of things
among the Naval Reserves of
the state. At the last session Of the
Legislature Il law was passed altering
the scheme of organization and abol-
ishing number of Offices held in the
smaller towns of the state. The coun-
try members claim that the legisla-
ton is in the interest of the Chicago
divisions and Quincy has become
reused to the extent of leading an
active movement to revert to the for
mer order of things. The governor
has been interviewed and an effort is
being made to apply the stress of
state politics i'll behalf of the desired
end.
The f. Rutledge and II. D. Kendall
were down with logs and the Pres
colt, Winona and Fortuna also came
south. The Ruth, Prescott and Wi
mona went north The Helen Blair
was in from Muscatine.
At Il. IN. the stage of water was
1915 and at noon il was 700. The
temperature at noon was 5s.