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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Ludington Record Thursday, August 6, 1896 Volume XXIX, No. 50 [extracts of marine news] The dredge in the harbor has been laid up a few days on account of a broken "spud." The little steamer which carries fruit from Little Point Sauble to connect with the boat lines at this point, had a serious time last night. The storm came up just as a cargo of peaches was being loaded. On account of shallow water the steamer had to pull out to prevent pounding on the bottom. She was headed for Ludington but did not reach here until about six hours later, owing to the heavy sea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, August 13, 1896 Volume XXIX, No. 51 The Chicago and West Michigan railway is contracting for a steamer to run all winter between Muskegon and Milwaukee. They have found that Ludington keeps open harbor all winter and the F. & P. M. railway does an enormous business. They hope to be able to keep Muskegon har- bor open the year round. If you wish to enjoy a ride on Lake Michigan, remember that Hoyt's band will give an excursion to Pentwater Saturday evening on the staunch little steamer E. G. MAXWELL. Fare for the round trip only 35 cents. Our harbor channel will soon have a mean depth of nineteen feet. This is deeper than ever before and will permit the largest of lake craft to enter at any time under stress of weather. The contract given to Starke & Co., of Milwaukee, was quite extensive including the entire channel between piers and the bar several hundred feet outside the piers. The weather has been quite favorable and the work of dredging has been pushed vigorously. It will be complete before the usual equinoctial breezes come to disturb commerce. F. & P. M. R. R. Matters. Plans are to be carried out this fall that will materially change the appearance of things in the vicinity of the depot. The large car- ferry boats now in process of construction must have suitable docks at which whole trains of cars may be loaded and unloaded and handled with dispatch. The extreme northwestern limit of the F. & P. M. R. R. is a few hundred feet north of the depot and the elevator. This point has been selected for the carferry and an enormous amount of dredging must be done and docks built to accommodate the ferry. This work will be done by this fall. Mitchell Bros. & Olney will probably take charge of that part of the work. The rails will be extended and multiplied so that the whole appearance of the yards will be changed. The old unpicturesque depot will be in the way and must be moved to make room for the lines. This necessitates a new depot which will be built east of the present site towards James street and on the north side of the track. Passengers will be landed near the foot of James street and next summer the Epworth railway track may be extended south on Charles street, so that the greatest convenience will be secured for all con- cerned. After landing passengers for Ludington, those who are going across the lake will be taken down to the most convenient point for transfer to the boats. THE SCHOONER GEO. L. WRENN IN TROUBLE. Last Saturday whle the GEO. L. WRENN was on her way to Chicago with a cargo of lumber a collision with the APPRENTICE BOY took place. The WRENN was close hauled on the port tack and the APPRENTICE BOY on the starboard tack. The APPRENTICE BOY struck the WRENN at the fore rig- ging and carried away her bowsprit, jibboom, and stove in her bows. The deckload on the WRENN saved the hull from serious damage. The two were towed into Chicago Sunday. The WRENN is the property of her captain, Mat Shomer and Emery D. Weimer of this city. It is rumored that the Wheeler strike in Bay City will be followed by a general strike of all union men. This is denied, but the long- shoremen will probably refuse to handle any goods for the Wheeler com- pany. The tinners and teamsters are organizing unions. A large force of men are at work on the steamer F. & P. M. No. 4 at Ludington. Her entire upperworks are being rebuilt, and when she goes into commission a few weeks hence she will be in better shape than ever before. The return of the No. 4 to the Ludington-Milwaukee route will be celebrated with a fruit-growers excursion from Ludington to the Cream City. - Manistee News. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, August 20, 1896 Volume XXIX, No. 52 The C. N. RYAN, a large schooner from Milwaukee, took a full load of salt from the Pere Marquette Lumber Company's dock yesterday. The steamer E. G. MAXWELL took eighty-eight passengers to Pentwater last Sunday morning to take in the excursion to Grand Rapids over the C. & W. M. railroad. F. & P. M. No. 4 is once more in commision with Capt. Joseph Russel in command. The complete repairs places the No. 4 in the front rank of lake steamers for safety and comfort. On Tuesday night the boat went into commision and as was reported in these columns a week ago, took a large but select party of fruit growers and business men to Milwaukee. Meets Death on his Yacht. At Port Huron, the steamer NORMANDIE crashed into the yacht AZALIA, lying at the dock. Edward Hinkel, of Detroit, the owner, was thrown between the yacht and the dock by the shock of the collision and was instantly killed. His wife was standing by his side when the accident happened. The yacht had a party of Mr. Hinkel's friends on board, and was going to Mackinac. The mate of the NORMANDIE was in charge of the steamer when the accident happened. He is charged with carelessness, as it is claimed that after seeing his boat take the sheer he did not stop and back until he saw the collision was inevitable. The AZALIA is badly damaged, and it will require $2,000 to repair her. Striking shipbuilders and non-union men drew revolvers and knives on each other in the Turgeon House, Bay City, Saturday night. Police arrived before any harm was done. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, August 27, 1896 Volume XXIX, No. 53 The F. & P. M. people are at work clearing the ground for the car- ferry dock. Messrs. Mitchell & Olney have their dredge here ready to prepare a channel for the ferry boat which will be ready for business in October. No. 4 had on board 20,000 baskets of peaches Monday night. It was said to be the largest single consignment ever made from this port. Contractor N. J. Gaylord is now at South Haven improving the piers. Messrs. Geo. N. Stray and H. A. Scott returned Saturday night from a pleasant trip on the new boat L. C. WALDO, much benefited in health by their week's outing. ===========================================================================