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After more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars had been ex- pended by expert wreckers in unsuc- cessful attempts to wrest this great piece of marine architecture from the grasp of a pinnacle rock these young men applied the principle employed in building tunnels under water, and within three months after beginning operations had the satisfaction of see- ing the great ship float from her bond. age to a safe harbor. When Bavarian Went Ashore. With a full passenger list and valu- able cargo,.the Bavarian of the Royal Mail steamship line, ran on Wye Rock. in the St. Lawrence River, 38 miles from Quebec, on the night of Nov. 3, 1905. The pilot insisted that one of the buoy lights which marked the chan- nel had gone out, and this had caused him to go out of his course and leave the liner hard and fast, with several FlflATED THE BAVABIAN TRANSFORMED BIG STEAMER IN- TO A HUGE STEEL BUBBLE. Novel Scheme of Two Bright Young Engineers Which Will Revolution- lze Methods of Saving Wrecked Vesselsâ€"Pumped Sunken Canadian Ship Full of Compressed Airâ€"Tri- umph of King and Wotherspoon. 0f the floating of the sunken Cana- dian steamer Bavarian, The New York Herald had the following: To turn a 12,000â€"ton steamship into a huge steel bubble by pumping her full of compressed air, and float. her off rocks on which she had been im- paled for more than a. year, is a feat which has just been accomplished by two young engineers. sbgrp rocks piercing hef bottom amid- imam roan. ”many of the Bavarian’s compart- ments filled with water, and when the ship settled down on the rocks her engines were forced up so that the inner funnel showed 18 inches above the rim of the outside one. The ship’s bottom plates were badly torn, After the company owning the Ba- varian had worked for several weeks to get the vessel off she was turned over to the London Lloyds, and the mdemfimsiet tg‘work $3.309 thueir in when the-wreckers made 'an ex- amination it was declared that the floating of the vessel would be a. most diflicult job. “ When you want a pair of rubbers that will last until ‘ {ou're tired of themâ€" bbers that will keep your eet boneâ€"dry though on wade all day in slushy snowâ€"rubbers that ° wear like flint and fit like sli petsâ€"1go to a live dealer's and b apair stem “ ck Never Break ” on the soles. in the lum camps they swear by Duck Never greak Rubbers. Prospector: and miners wear them. too: Sol d_o Peoplg xbo‘rmt Wet-Proof- Various Plans Failed. _.__,r V , , ospechuandminmwmthmtoo. Soda whowun mbbmthatwillmdpreuymneh any abuse. ltdmp isn‘t poublelo makembbenany beta than we make Duck Never Brashâ€"isn't pedal: to make them my meager. my «madly. «guy we "9”???" ma“ “”1 “V “I --J -â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"- -- v7. They’re made-10! service and ' miceâ€" Maniac.â€" Get a pit and»: howapaingnmnlly seesaw. can lat. EDUCK NEVERBREAK ._' “â€"1 ~I)â€"o‘uble Wear In Every Pair Tell your dealer you want those better rubbers made by The Daisy Rubber People M1 ing vessels were employed. Pontoons lashed alongside at low tide failed Empty 051 barrels stowed in the holds' proved useless when the tide rose to raise the vessel from her rocky berth. Chains run under her bow and stem and attached to winches on board powerfrfl fighters never budged the A- __A-.‘IA A- Elia? 111 the old methods for r-afi- LA___ goon and King learned this b01080 ey succeeded in raisin: the 1300'! tobringtheirenterprieetoasuooeu- ml conclusion. First they had to ob- tain the approval at man of standing in the scientific and finandal world. Among the Canadian: who became interested were Charles B. Home! of the Canadian Padflo Railway. and Thomas J. Drummond at Montreal. | Capt. Leslie had purchased a plant and this was strengthened by addip tions of compressed air machinery. {MLWotherspoom who was to have en-i :tireehagxoonhe'ork np‘tothebnl- Emilia” vessel, then eel about getting his crew. He had a does ae- qnalntanoe with the Sloan: “sand 3 buff that remarkable class of men I who-om to iork under ground or under water? in an etuiosphgtio on'tot .....°,‘ 6 cagifal to advance 53.8371; carryinz which will cost much money. and an- other to paranad UV nayâ€"u". air method: ageâ€"lithe young engineers made up their minds to bid for the salvage '01 the vessel. ' Had to Raise Money. They soon learned. however, that the contract had already been award- ed to Capt. Leslie of Kingston, who had determined to make another at tempt to float the vessel by the old. methods. Messrs. Wotherspoon and King laid their plans before Capt. Leslie, who was at first skeptical. then credulous, end finally enmnsieetio. He-egreedtojoin with themglneers in the salvage at the great ship. which, a she lay. was estimated to be worth $1,000,000. ‘ Canadians Interested. Itisonethingforayouncman. whatever his capabilities may be. to t36k7floiiflis'3wn diving ‘gult. gwcer'rBT'eEm'ifiJfiSh 70f” the ship it was decided that the Bavarian could be floated by me_an_s of the compfegged indae lining. Omarlolledaole and heel are double - heavy pute_gum. shoe animal: of solid have dais cotton Helen An Patched Up. would he held in pleoe. Alt loch were filmed on the oompertmenu which ed filled with water, and the "send hogs" felt as much at home as 1! they were in their New York tunnels. A: the d: m toned 1n the weter rapidly receded. end the workmen mehletoetoptheleebwithtem- I’V‘ui PW“- Jndge McLean and Mn. McLean had come aboard a few days before the final touches were put on the work. It had been planned to float the vessel Nov. 15, on which day it was expected there would be a nor- mally high tide. but instead a storm came on which caused a very low tide. and the floating o! the ship had to be postponed. Men Seized by Fear. It was during this wait that the strain on the men’s nerves was most apparent. Some of the sand hogs and the Italians who had been hired to take coal out of the bunker: began to. murmnr. They reminded each oth- W. mun-u.- â€"â€"" --_. er that there was seven isthoms of water on the rock on all sides, and that if the ship shon tum turtle as soon as she floated on it would be pretty serious for all on board. It was in this emergency that the presence of Mrs. McLean on board proved fortunhte. The weather had , j :A L-) LA...â€" r-vvvu -v--- ._ been ve inclement. and it had been sugges thst perhaps it would be better for her and Judge McLean to go ashore just before flotation. But Mrs. McLesn refused to leave the Be» vsrisn until she was tied to her pier in Quebec. She went among the fright- ened men and reassured them by her composure. It is said by those who were there that many _of the work- wv-v â€"'â€"â€" men would have undoubtedly mutin- ied and gone ashore i1 they had not been ashamed to show the white tea- ther when 3 women remained on the Ship. 1 She Floats Clear. There was a gale blowing on Nov. 16. and there was an indication of an unusually high tide. Owing to the bad weather me tugs yhiph hat! “av v u vâ€"â€".-- -_- been lying alongside had dropped down the river to a more comfortable harbor. As the tide rose the air com- pressors were set to work, and the full power of the plant used in forc- ing air into the hold of the ship. Suddenly there was a movement of the great bulk, and as she lifted herself from her rocky bed a cheer went up from those on board. Five minutes later the Bavarian was in possession of her own again and floated clear of Wye Rock in 60 feet of water. After the first few minutes all apprehension that the vessel might turn over or that the air pressure would not hold the water back was dispelled. The Bavarian floated on an almost even keel. Soon the tugs were around her and the ship was taken in tow for Quebec. There she lies now beached in Wolf’s Cove. Estimates of the cost of. putting the Bavarian in a safe place show that the plans originated by Mr. King and carried to such a triumphant conclu- sion by Mr. Wotherspoon was less than one-ton the amount expended by those who a tempted unsuccessful- ly to salvage the vessel by the use of old wrecking methods. Only $30,- 000 was spent. and if the salvage is half the value of the vessel, which is the law, the prize is worth nearly $500,000 to those who risked their capital in an untried scheme. Mr. King a Torontonlan. The Canadian Institute at Toronto was fortunate enough to arrange that Robert 0. King. the Toronto engineer, who with his partner. W. O. Wother- spoon 0! New York, floated the steam- er Bavarian from Wye Rock. on the St. Lawrence. was the guest of the Institute on Saturday evening. Dec. 8. Mr.Kingreadapaperonthetaak otsavingthebigvessel. Mr. King Markham street. Toronto. and father and son have an ofics in that city. at 248 Wellington street west, under thetitleBobertW.KingOo..engl~ throat and couldn't lln‘.” mummwulnn Mme. “Whnt'sthetroubler' mtmtmmnm To Cure a Cold AMI]; E ()1) hand or made to Order. E 'lhis store is headquarters “g for WEDDING C A K E S. ‘Llsj Fruits, Nuts, Figs and ri" Dates m of all kinds in season Late Guam no Wu- Cambridge-Street Hethodht Chunk. 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