The Detroit times., 1911-06-19
PUT-|K-8AY GETS
ROYAL WELCOME
All Sandusky Out To See Fine New
Steamer on Initial Trip-Boat
Bars Liquor.

After two successful trips over the
Detroit In Bay -Sandusky ran, the
new steamer Put-in-Bay. OF the ash
ley & Dustin line, is now thorough
lly established figure In Detroit's pas
seDger marine.
/ The new boat has proven herself
ideally fitted for her work and up &c
the expectations OF her builders n
every respect, including seaworth
ness and comfort, as well as speed
| II Is doubtful II any trial trip Of
recent years has brought out as much
enthusiasm as did the Put:in-Bay's on
Saturday. The trip was over a route
where other vessels were within sight
and hearing practically all the time
From the moment when lines were
cast OF In Detroit, until the time that
the boat locked on her return, in her
berth at the foot of First-st.. the ova-
ton was continuous.
The Put-In-Bay, among Other nc
complishments, possesses a tooter
which is some whistle. II was the
one part OF the vessels mechanism
which seemed In danger OF being
strained. on the trip. AS she swung
out into the stream, the little mall
tug C. f. Bielman. Jr., also cast on
and began to zip a high-pitched greet
ing. Suddenly something happened
Like the below OF million infuriat-
ed bulls, the Put-in-Bay made answer.
People in the wholesale houses along
the river front rushed out to see what
was doing Before the first spasm
was over, couple of ferry boats had
saluted. The Put-In-Bay's terrific
tooter answered each. Then the fire
tug yowled its greeting, to be an
swered In turn. Passing freishters
tumbled to the fact that there was
something new. The Put-in-Bay's
tooter remained on the job. The
drills and dredges at the new Living
stone channel screeched until the
Put-In-Bay put their combined clamer
to shame.
At Put-In-Bay they shot on one OF
Commodore Perrys cannon. 1t was
barely audible the second time, tor
the steamer was saluting the first
cannon shot
At Sandusky things came to q
climax. The steamer answered salutes
from fish dock, candy factory, d
bell on a fishing smack, horn on a
ditto, coal dock and everything
afioat in the harbor. 1t was raining
but all Sandusky was at the dock. A
band saluted. The Put-In-Bay roar ed
charitable approval.
II will be necessary 10 deepen con-
siderably the channels at Put-ln-Bay
and Sandusky before the new steamer
can land without scraping the bottom,
but this has been anticipated and the
boat provided with powerful moor
ing engine, capable OF yanking the
boat into the dock, despite the lofty
nature OF the bottom.
Excellent music, the largest ball
room on the Great Lakes, satisfactory
cuisine and the absence OF intoxicat
ing liquor made the trial trip OF the
new Put-In-Bay an event the success
of which was not married by the fact
that the rain was the steady article
of weather until evening.
A feature Of the trip not soon to
be forgotten was the rendering Of the
boats hospitality to a lot OF Putin
Bay natives who made the trip 10
Sandusky. Their quaint costumes
and their veracious personal recol-
lections OF Commodore Perry, who
once remarked chat he had met the
enemy and they were his. constituted
interesting and amusing factors In
the days entertainment for the De-
trolters.