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OLD SERIES, NO. 48 Thursday, August 3, 1882 [extracted marine news] The F. & P. M. railway new steam boats named No.'s 1 and 2 will be in active commission by September 15, and will cross the lake daily. A. W. Loveridge, of Saginaw, was drowned at Marquette by the capsizing of a sail boat. Nelson Lemier, aged 33, was knocked overboard from a lighter at West Bay City, and, being unable to swim, was drowned before assistance could reach him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 49 Thursday, August 10, 1882 The steamer F. & P. M. No. 2, is in the Detroit dry dock for her iron plating. The body of Fred Colvin, Captain of the schooner CLAYTON BELLE, which was sunk on Lake Huron on April 12, was found floating down the St. Clair river, at Port Huron, the other day. A man in East Saginaw, who refused to give his name, cut a rope and set a barge adrift, and then sold the rope for 55 cents. He was arrested and jailed. This is a state prison offense, for which the punishment can be as high as 13 years imprisonment. On Monday an East Saginaw boy enjoying a steamboat ride got into a scuffle and fell overboard. With a rare presence of mind one man threw him a cast iron piano stool, while several others stood by to throw him the anchor, but a boat reached him before the people with the rare presence of mind got the anchor unlimbered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 50 Thursday, August 17, 1882 Commodore Courtland has his fleet laid up for a few weeks until Mr. Lyon gets a good stock of lumber on hand. The schooner MAUMEE VALLEY took a cargo of deals yesterday from Lyon's mill, bound for Kingston. The EMERALD will take another cargo tomorrow for the same place. The deals will be sent on to Europe. The new F. & P.M. propellers just launched are 600 tons each. They are being rapidly fitted up for business and are designed especially for winter service, and have large freight capacity as well as passenger accommodations. They will cost $60,000 each and will be commanded by Captains Muir and Duddleson. They will un- doubtedly prove a popular means of travel. They are to be in com- mission by September 5. The following phenomena was witnessed on board the propeller MENOMINEE, on Lake Michigan, Tuesday night, August 8: "A thick, cold cloud burst on the decks, covering them with snow and slush to the depth of six inches. For five minutes the atmosphere was like that of winter. As the steamer was moving rapidly, she soon came into a warmer temperature. The event is unprecedented, but the accuracy fails to be vouched for by other officers and passengers, although the story is corroborated by the thermometric conditions of the night at Chicago." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 51 Thursday, August 24, 1882 The tug BROCKWAY and scow POWERS will leave for Chicago, Satur- day evening if possible. Heavy Seizure. Sheriff Clippert, of Wayne county, has seized a large amount of property in Detroit belonging to the Great Western railway of Canada, in satisfaction of a claim aggregating $740,000. The in- debtedness grew out of a contract with the Chicago Car Loan Company for the use of rolling stock. Among the property seized was the steamer MICHIGAN, just putting out. A number of debts due the Great Western were garnished. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record VOL. XV. OLD SERIES, NO. 52 Thursday, August 31, 1882 Dr. Roby talks of building a steam barge at Milwaukee next winter. The steambarge ALBERT MILLER, of Manistee, owned by M. Engleman and loaded with lumber, bound to Chicago, took fire at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening while off Big Point Sauble and was ran ashore at the lighthouse, where she burned to the water's edge. Sand Beach Times: Capt. Morgan of the Point aux Barques life- saving station complains that propeller captains are sometimes a little ungrateful, and even ungentlemanly. A short time ago his crew went out in a fog to a propeller that was vigorously whistling for help. When the crew arrived the captain of the propeller said he had lost his way and didn't know his bearings. Capt. Morgan told him where he was and gave him the necessary instructions for proceeding on his voyage, and before leaving inquired the name of the propeller, but was roughly told to go to h--l by the captain. ===========================================================================