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mo mnidad lies. 'During a thick fog one day last week the tug Kitty Smoko went out Into the lake a short distance from the harbor piers to see if there were any craft about that desired to be towed through the canal. Capt. Cox soon discovered a vessel making for the .beach at the rate of nine miles an hour, lie a9ked the master of the craft If he wished to pass down the canal. The vessel captain answered in the negative aud said he was bound for Escanaba. When informed of his danger he hurriedly changed his course. A serious catastrophe was thus happily averted.The tugs Gregory and Alert indulged in a little race last Wednesday on the lake off ■ the ship canal. The schooner Rainbow, out a few miles, signalled for a tug when a veritable “ tug of war” ensued between the two boats. A heavy sea was running at the time-which at intervals made a clean break over the gallant little Alert’s upper works and caused the water to flood the deck until the lines-man—Wm. Ritchie—stood up to his knees in it. Capt Jacobs secured the vessel’s “string,” nevertheless, and now himself and crew are more and more of the opinion that they have one of fasted and staunchest craft under them afloat on fresh water for her inches.'
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Sturgeon Bay Door County Advocate
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Aug 25, 1881
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