it is with great difficulty we have been able to preserve order among the boatmen, who in striving to push forward for a preference in passing the several locks are sometimes dis-posed to injure each other's boats as a means of carrying their point. An unfortunate in-stance of this kind happened on Wednesday last at the locks on the 9th section. A strongly constructed boat ran her bow against a gondola loaded with flour, and so much injured her as to render it necessary to transship the load. But no damage was done to the cargo.
it is with great difficulty we have been able to preserve order among the .boatmen who in striving to push forward for a preference in passing the several locks are sometimes dis-posed to injure each other's boats as a means of: carrying their point. An unfortu,nate in-stance of this kind happened on Wednesday last at the !locks on the 9th section. A strongly constructed boat ran her bow against a gondola loaded with flour, and so much injured her as to render it, necessary to transship the load. But no damage was done to the cargo.