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Bringing In A Load of Coal to Manitowoc When . The Sailing Vessel Reigned SupremeWAY BACK WHENTHE TUG ARCTIC TOWlNO THE SCHOONER HENRV C. RICHARD* INTO MANITOWOC HARBOR (By CAPTAIN EDWARD CARUS)THIS picture for the Way Back When” department shown a tow coming into the pier* hero in the days when, tho mailing vessels dotted the lakes. The Arctic is towing the Henry C. Richards into Manitowoc. The Richards carried a cargo of coal for the Goodrich docks.The vessel »as built here In 1873 by Henry Burger for Jonah Richards and named for his son. the late Henry C. Richards. She was 188 feet overall, 32 foot beam, depth 13 feet with a tonnage of 700.Captain Toaleiuon of (hi* etly commanded liar for many year*. The Richard* lt;*»».a fine type of schooner and rlaned among tha larger anlta. In the big *lorm of Oclober IS. ISM abe wj* driven aahorc at North Bay north of Bailey* Harbor, but pulled off and repaired, nrd *w icrfltc a number of yean longer. 8h* foundered off Little Point Sabi*. Ink* Michigan In 1196.In 1861 Hare were a total of 1*15.tailing *#»**!* on the lake*. Allhough the while winged echoonera. barka, bilga. and (loop* began to decline In number, the aggregate carrying capacity continues to Increaie. Tlila waa due to Ibe fact Ibat the new thru which replaced the wrecked and condemned owe* ware much Urger. At tha end of 1*7* the number of ecbooncra decreased IS’, but the total tonnage waa Increased lt;000 ton*.Gent la Tha Treah Watae TarEvery port on the lakca had lie marine cemetery, and erary year nt the clote of n»vigatlon aom* of th* old achoonets went ther* nerer to be fitted out agala. There they were dlamanlled and allowed to rot and to be carried away for flro wood, aotll now them la nolt; one aalllng scowl left an th* take*, and the real aaltor the freah water tar I* sleo a Ihlng of the paal. They will not b* forgotten memoriae, however. In thla generation at leaat. for the romance and picturesque beauty of the old dan oa the lake* will erer remain fresh In the mind* of those who knew them.i nnrcT nnmrrBottom* Up. a musical plclure. I wcrohv Alton Rl.rlnIgjpn
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Oct 21, 1933
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