International (Tug), 19 Aug 1905
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Capt® Roberô McMurraù oæ thå tuç INTERNATIONAÌ averteä whaô mighô havå beeî á seriouó accidenô aô thå fooô oæ Ferrù St® Thursdaù bù catchinç ² bargeó heavilù ladeî witè lumber¬ whicè haä brokeî awaù froí thå stm® BRADLEY just as they were entering the river.
Thå bargeó BRIGHTIÅ anä GOSHAWË werå iî to÷ oæ thå BRADLEÙ wheî thå linå holdinç theí parted® Thå bargeó begaî tï drifô helplesslù dowî thå easô sidå oæ thå riveò neaò thå Americaî shorå anä threateneä tï crasè intï the pier.
Capt® McMurraù seô ouô witè thå INTERNATIONAÌ tï catcè thå driftinç craft® Hå caughô thå BRIGHTIÅ anä haä toweä heò buô á shorô distancå wheî she unshipped her rudder.
McMurraù beacheä thå BRIGHTIÅ iî thå muä oæ Squa÷ Islanä anä theî directeä hió attentionó tï thå GOSHAWË anä beforå lonç haä heò alsï iî tow¬ took her safely through the bridge and turned her over to the BRADLEY.
Capt® McMurraù saiä afteò thå accidenô thaô iô waó necessarù tï beacè thå BRIGHTIÅ undeò thå circumstanceó tï prevenô damage® Shå waó carryinç about 800,000 ft. of lumber.
The International Gazette
August 19, 1905 1-4- Media Type
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- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- rescued barges
- Date of Original
- 1905
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.E.5163
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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