Show LABORING CRAFT IS ISS STRANDED S IN MUD I I I ii c 11 I Ik k 1 i I NAVIGATION OPENS IN STATE STREET i Southbound and laden I den with Ith a cargo carSo of coal coah the freighter Standfast Captain Charles owned and operated by b tho the Citizens Coal Coat company compan went aground off Cape Hewlett lat hat Eight South long 1 I East In South State Street Streets s un and was as wrecked yesterday cst The Standfast was of oC the double horsepower typo type and was waR regarded legard as staunch It had h ad tattled for Cor a t long tong time against a heavy sticky s pa i The strain on Its ma machinery chinery became apparent before it neared t the cape capo and Captain noor had all his hi signals of oC distress flying wh when n the tho Standfast was Wll sighted from the thc Hewlett light lIht l Ef Efforts rt to reach rach the laboring freighter Cr l wore were In vain and it was soon apparent nt that It was VaS to strike It went against the th headland to the cast of oC the main channel rebounded violently an l began to settle by b the bow Ere Ero Erell it hal had time to sink a last spasmodic lic effort of its disabled machinery drove It Il hard on the headland where it stayed sted Captain and his hi brave brae crew rew escaped in safety The captain communicated by b wire with the owners at once and was Instructed by b them to lose no time in at attempting attempting tempting to save the cargo and what was left Ift of oC the freighter He was back at al the scene early in the afternoon with a lighter r and removed the cargo of the Standfast The Thc wreck was I S left loft in the ev ex e I posed position where whore it had been beell driven It will vIlI be taken to the dry dock across the sound tomorrow I Shouts Words of Cheer I Crowds of oC excited CI citizens thronged the tho I shores when the Standfast foundered but they were unable to do more than shout words of advice and cheer to the heroic captain who remained at his lila post on the tho bridge until the tle freighter struck Reckless automobilists that undertook to get the Ormond beach sensation by b skirting South State street came to grief yesterday after battling long against the mud The big machine plowed gallantly through the mire sending s dark brown bron spray high In air all to fall over the occupants of the car until well down the street when proceedings pr ended The Theau au automobile was abandoned there by all ex cx except except capt the driver the rescued ones return returning returning ing In to town on a street car Street cars navigate the tho street in com coin comparative comparative ease case now No ear car has been stalled In the mud for many hours ho rs The material of the street shows a tendency I toward rigidity along the th sides of oC the car cl r tracks and a II disposition to stay sin where I I it Is put Thus the cars care are arc enabled to I I I I I I move almost in safety through though the chan channels channell channel nell nels that have hac been dug for or them The Tile mud has an occasional lapse from virtue and there is yet jet ct no assurance that ears cars carswill i will finish trips without resort to the trusty trust and useful spade For Them to Plow In the th spaces space allotted to road vehicles however the surface surf cc is still close to the tbt I fluid state too thick to drink and too thin 1 to plow as some early explorer remarked remark d I of oC the Missouri river The Thc bottom is i I treacherous u Hummocks and hollows hollow abound The Th cautious teamster provided d dhe he have powerful horses may ma travel with without without out sensation other than apprehension I and acute wrath for yards ards at a time Then just as he believes himself about to reach firm earth arth again his wagon will lurch Jurch wildly wild to one side sid as the wheels plunge into ono one of oC the hollows The wagon L will rise an instant tant later unless the team gives up tip the fight and the driver that I has not qualified as a broncho buster is off oft the seat eat and in the mud All AH the time tims the surface keeps its Innocent appearance with NUb nothing to indicate whether It con conceals ceas ceals the firm earth under an Inch or 01 a aard yard ard of glutinous discomfort One wagon agon box was shot from its moorings to laud land landon laudon andon on the wheels els yesterday forenoon Were ere I not speed impossible seasickness would I be Ite the leading ailment aliment of oC those that travel the street i Residents Hopeful An of the administration drove a light load of ashes down the street ye Y yee S 5 He threw a few ew ounces ounce of it in Into o one of he famous sink holes near Seventh South A resident there inquired why wh all of the load Joad had not been left indicating the obvious need of it The driver drivel cheer ily II replied Oh Ill get paid for hauling the lie rest of It somewhere else and drove on Near the city and county building the administration has caused a number numbe of oC large rocks to be dumped into the mud These rocks vary val the monotony of oC the Ule hillocks and hollows Long suffering though they be the peo people pie pic along South State Slate are a hopeful lot They The actually believe Raleigh Moran and the rest of the tile administration will eventually eventually ally observe the condition of the street In this belief fatuous though it may ap apI appear pear they Uey are preparing to ask that the street be paved to the city limits Meanwhile Jacob Raleigh is l Salt Lakes Laks alleged street supervisor and Patrick Patrik J 1 Moran has a contract to improve State Stall street |