Show As to ships a great many of them are permitted to leave port in an condition That was the case case of the steamer that was beaten to a wreck off Hatteras last week If the authorities had been vigilant it would never have left port because it was old leaky and never ought to have been permitted per to start starton on a voyage around South America Inasmuch as all on board were saved through the wireless it is good it went down because could it have got around to San Fran Francisco isco and Seattle and then been put in the Alaskan service as was intended intend ed the chances are to 1 i. that it would have gone down on that northwest coast with all on board The most remarkable record in shipping happened happened hap hap- in 49 and 50 When the California excitement excite excite- ment broke out ships were were dug out of the mud in New York harbor and other harbors repaired loaded and sent to to California and most strange t to relate every everyone one of those old hulks got safely ly into the golden gate although it took some of them eight or nine months But that ought not to be the rule and the inspection inspection inspection in in- of ships and especially steamers before they are permitted to go o to sea ought to be of the very strictest kind |