THE ELGINSHIRE.
Sir,-— ■! have jn;st not iced your article of June Ist, ra JBlg m shirts Being busy r I had .-no*- perased y»oar paper, henca,. so long the reply. • ' ; ■ >■'■ ' I ana glaJ to see ;pou agr.ee with me, that it is a disgrace: to the colony t<^ allow this fine steam er to remain oh ,' 6^ Q Normanby reef, expcised toall ,k1r 4i j o j danger. It isa loss -%. more *'nan • OD.e^ way, uotouly to the late Owner's and underwriters, but to c: cporlers gerip,raily. Indirectly they will be the greatest losers, if they, only 1. look at }t in the right way, but un'fort'dnately, they don't trouble, and if they h ave to" pay heavier insurance m future, t: his will 'oe one of the reasons. Ido n« it sgre ye with you as to selling the Teasel ; prer« oas experience' has taught the -midc *- w ,^ 8 a r lesgon ; The Tnufoph was so If V and V ery shortly after floated, why not oat tbe * m. */ shire off for the ur They have the best right t o . $oraethin J, by the undertaking ( and tbey havem^^ toraymmd, afir^ .^33 offer (4Q », cent of .the Bteamc -y a alae ? dft g af^ r flirival m Lyttelf v dock)> and; thafc is good enough to gpend gay . £3 000 on< 1 *S 'T'J? ]it m^ ; " plan if adoptedj that. .Howe rsr, to make sure, I ma^ e allowaaee fo /f a n. /Cfa e .iatis galea' con. Tin cc me-:tr jore tt'.ari eVer^ftat mf btiliefi m her portion is right; \ Soini o f our' f 4 st? a ' te^^ Some-said^ 1 1 It Igh -V s m her v »*$ » bo how' coukUhe vess^wjnoye f^^ toshoreill Perh^. rock with. he^. -^11; 80rtg bf have been ma.d.c. r . T AT<we need not be surprised; ahcirit +;h«t. The fact of a Doyleston no, ice. entertaining an idea of BUcceß| f wopl.J, explain. However I ara no>sotic, c that soTt of work, and am prepare* Ito Bhow i h practice how it is possible praise, any vessel pf her constructs jn d F%^?n C^by, Nature bas place j a foundation for. hep). ■■ and won W 66mplete!y shut iu^ gome of tbose ,; j£ jj eFer r engineers. But when - a manh ag not enough nocfney to put his Pj 8^ ' Jito practice he is called a fool. Wel v-tbis ftbrld has room fdr all. I am aW are that energy and perseverance » re . required. I have both, and a watery g r *ye, wdujd have no' terror for me, and 8 <m like tha German soldier who said: heeoald only die once. However, if fore flight is used, no such recordls will have Ao bema'^le. I have not yet gjven ( up : all hopes' ;6f sncces^, purely will never Mlow th(B. '.weather to take %&t off m pieces.. Trusting this, will yet, coiae m tini'e to dprsome good.— l am, dbc. ■ i
. Doyleston, June 'lS, 1 1892.* r ', ' [We sincerely hbpe' Mr Werner will be enabfe'd to successfaijy carry 6u£ bis scheme ; and nothing will give us greater pleasure than assisting him m his praise worthy attempt as amok aa we can — ED. GuARDUfI;] --.; ;:■<; :. %; . ';,,
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XI, Issue 1019, 15 June 1892, Page 3
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