Emery County Progress | 1906-04-21 | Page 3 | Bell at Lloyd's is Historic

BELL AT LLOYDS IS HISTORIC taken from sunken sh p now used to announce good news the bell used to insure silence at lloyd lloyds s when the arrival ot of an over due vessel nessel Is announced to the acx lous underwriters s of naval origin it belonged to the lutine which was wrecked near the zuyder zee toward the end of the eighteenth century when we were at war with holland As it was customary in those days to send bullion and specie by men of war the lutine carried a valuable consign merit of specie and the underwriters at lloyd lloyds s were able to arrange with the dutch government to salve the cargo and recoup themselves for their loss on insurance over ster ling was recovered and amongst other relics relies brought to shore mas as the lutine s bell to ring out good cheer for anxious underwriters who hear heat the safe arrival proclaimed by lloyd 8 crier as silence follows the ringing ot of the bell london tit bits