The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-30
CAPT. REID HAS
REINFORCEMENTS
CAPT. JAMES REID ON WAY FROM
SARNlA WITH TUG, TURRET
BELL, TO HELP SALVAGE
OF MoRELANp.

1t was learned today. that Captain
lanes Reid. who left the scene of tho
wrecking operations on the Morelant
a short time ago FOR Chicago. wher,
he underwent treatment for a slight
ailment is on his way TO Houghton
with the tag Turret Bell. a powerful
tue carrying three derriclxs. which will
be added to the fleet already at work
ON the stranded steamer at Eagle Riv-
Ter.
The only question I'm the minds OF
the crew now at work on the More
land, is whether or not she will be al
lowed TO pass the 500 locks After
passing the locks no trouble is anti
cipated in cutting through the ice 10
Houghton.
| ON the return of capt. James Reid.
his son, Captain Reid who is now I'm
command Of the crew at work on the
lMoreland, likely will Doe sent 20 Buna-
10, where another crew is az work on
the steamer w. &. Richardson, which
lies sunk just outside the haIbor Of
Buffalo. The tugs Diver, Salvoy and
SnooA have been at work on this
wreck Cor two years, attesting the
sticking qualities OF the elder Captain
Reid. The Richardson contains a car
go Of flaN which shifted a short time
ago, just when the crew had raised
the boat out Of the water, and it sank
the boat to it's original position.
Another force Of men is at present
at work on the tug Sharpless, which
sank this month in Lake Ontario. The
tugs Reid and Hackett of the Reid
Wrecking company's fleet are station
ed there and the last message from
these stated that the crew had sue
cceded i'm raising her and were now
bringing her into port.
Pending the arrival Of Captain
James Reid little worl, has been done
during the past few days on the More
land. She is now coated with ice es-
timated 10 be about twenty inches
thick and Weighing about 5000 tons
according 10 the statement of the mate
who was i'm charge of the tug Sarnia
city ON its trip to Houghton yestcr-
axes and steam TO get rid of this ice
and at the same time are stripping
her OF all movable equipment 1t is
probable that the engines and the
boilers will be removed within short
time SO as To tighten the boat as much
as possible. Two air compressors TO
be used or the Morcland have been
shipped from Detroit.
No difficulty has as yet been expert
enced by the tug Sarnia i'm getting
through the ice at the canal or in
Portage lake and it is the opinion Of
all the crew that she will cut through
l6 10 20 inches of ice I'm passing the
Michigan smelts yesterday, where the
Twin city Ice company are preparing
TO cut ice. the tug ran under check So
as not TO break the ice outside OF the
channel previously made by the boat,
and the horses and men continued
their work.
1t is probable that the plan Of Cap
tain Reid to winter I'm Houghton i'm
case the ice should prove too thick for
him to pass through it, will be chang
cd. Dan Washburn. proprietor of the
hotel of the Canal, has offered $50
tons of coal TO the wrecking company
should IL be required and his offer will
in all likelihood be accepted. The
boats are now coaling in Houghton
and in case of change would not
come any further than the canal for
shelter