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Capt. Recor was in the pilothouse to see if there was anything that his experience as a seaman could do that would help the ship on her waye The wheelsman was holding the because the sea and come down on the next one shake the ship there was danger of jumping out of the compass in the binnacle when the ship would rise to it would so hard the compass pinnacle. At about 8 asm. the east entrance to the Portage Canal was entered. The ship being in quiet water, good time was made in the canal and it wasn't long until she was the two that are divided by the waterway, passing between cities Houghton and Hancock, Mich. As the ship continued on westward stated he would tie up near the western entrance at Lily Pond. had harbor of the captain what was known as the Many of the smaller ships used this place as a refuge from the gales that hit Lake Superior in the fall. There was piling to tie to and one would hardly know there were gale winds blowing out on the big lake After making his ship secure, the captain went ashore to a phone nearby to notify his office of his whereabouts. One must realize this was in the days before radio telephones were in general use by the lake steamers. The THOMAS MAYTHAM laid that Sat-— at the Lily Pond everything was peaceful, little knowing that some 24 hours urday night where later she would be wrecked. It was the kind of day one reads about but MAYTHAM left the Lily Pond Sunday seldom enjoys when the morning to continue her way west to Duluth. The weather until shortly after when it clouded over. It started the wind shifted into so that neither Devils Island where a change in course would be stayed fine noon to snow as the Outer northeast Island: “or made were sighted. Visibility had to four miles and nightfall a sighted on the port bow. lowered just before ship was There are two entrances to Duluth Superior Harbor. The Superior en- try is somewhat more southern than the Duluth entry and that is where the officer on watch on the MAYTHAM figured this ship he was meeting was out of. From that time on it was dark and with the falling no bor lights ther had been clear, Two Harbors, sighted the com- snow that was further ships or har- heavy were seen. If the wea- Minn., would have been and an error thet was in pass would have been observed. As the time for the at hand the watch, the evening meal was and the changing of master was on the