Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== THE LUDINGTON CHRONICLE, Ludington, Michigan Wednesday, November 8, 1905 VOL. 5, No. 16 MARINE NEWS ----------- PIER LAMP EXPLODES The government "Five Day Lamp at the end of the north pier of the har- bor has been giving some trouble of late and at three o'clock Monday it ex- ploded, entirely demolishing the lenses and generally ruining the lamp. SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK On Thursday morning when Peter Anderson, fireman on the SANFORD, went to the vessel to fire up for the day's work he found that the pilot house to the craft had been broken in and the tug's expensive marine glasses and Captain DeGerus' papers had been stolen. That night the SANFORD was tied up at the dock west of the west carferry slip for greater safety but some sneak thief again broke in the pilot house and engine room ran- sacking everything as if searching for valuables. A watchman is now kept on the steamer and a reward of $20 is offered for the conviction of the party or parties guilty of burglarizing the steamer. The schooner LYDIA E. RAESSER of Milwaukee came in port Saturday at noon. The steambarge MINNIE F. KELTON arrived in port at 3:25 Sunday after- noon. The 3 and 4, so it is understood, are to carry the Milwaukee mail until Dec. 1. The schooner JENNIE WEAVER cleared at 10:50 a.m. Saturday loaded with lumber. The ROBERT C. WENTE of the Nessen fleet ran in for shelter and cleared at 3 a.m. Saturday. The steambarge MAGGIE MARSHALL arrived at 11:45 Thursday and cleared at 2:50 Saturday a.m. The 4 came in with a heavy cargo of freight Saturday morning at 8 and did not get away for Manistee until noon. The carferries 16, 19 and 20 are idle at present but are being held in readi- ness for the rush when grain begins to move. The barge MARSHALL F. BUTTERS took on a full cargo of salt Saturday at the Stearns Salt & Lumber Co's. office and cleared for Milwaukee. Our fishermen have been having a good season. Fishing is poor just at present thought it is expected to pick up after about the 15th. The steamer 4 will go to the ship- yard about Dec. 1 and will have some extensive improvements made about her cabin, especially the forward sec- tion and will have an important lot of work done on her boilers. The big steambarge JOHN OADES of Milwaukee arrived in port at 12:30 p.m. Friday and loaded salt. She cleared at 1:15 Sunday but returned for shelter at 3:30; she cleared again at 2 a.m. Monday and returned at 3 the same morning, again seeking shelter. Upon the wind dying down some- what on Monday afternoon the JOHN OADES cleared at 3:10 with a cargo of bulk salt from the Anchor Salt Co. and the KELTO followed five minutes later with a cargo of barrel salt which she had brought from the north. H. V. Huston who purchased the cargo of wood which came ashore from the wrecked schooner, VEGA, has found it difficult to get teams and to get them across the channel to gather up the wood. The cargo lies on the beach from the piers to the Buttersville hills and the horse ferry is not in working order. N. J. Gaylord has driven about 350 feet of the P. M. sheetpiling begining at the east carferry pier. He is now driving the protecting pile in front of the sheetpiling in order to afford the 3 and 4 a landing place while work is being done at their regular landing place. The sheetpiling will probably be driven as far as the west end of the freight sheds before the ice stops op- erations for the winter. ==========================================================================