Popular Srirncr Monthly 



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The wreck of the steamer "Socotra," on the Brittany Coast of France, lay in two sections, 

 wide apart, and its cargo, dumped into the sea, was protected from pillage by armed guards 



Steamer Breaks Back in Storm 



DURING one of the heaviest storms 

 of the season the Peninsular and 

 Oriental steamer Socotra was ])lo\vn 

 ashore opposite Paris Plage, in IJrittany, 

 France, on a night during the latter part 

 of November. In spite of the desperate 

 attempts of ttigs to tow her away from 

 the dangerous shoals, she broke in half 

 a few days later. 



As soon as the ship was broken the 

 packet freight with which she was loaded 

 tiunbled out of her cargo hold and was 

 washed ashore by the waves. The local 

 inhabitants immediately proceeded to 

 pillage the valualjle wreckage, but guards 

 were soon called to the scene, and they 

 remained on duty until the entire con- 

 tents of the ship were safely removed. 



It can be seen from the photograi>h 

 that the Socotra was broken a few feet 

 forward of the engine, the two halves 

 being forced several himdred yards a])art 

 before the storm abated. 



An Old Boiler Used for Stand-Pipe 



OPD boilers, like the one shown here, 

 can be found in most every junk- 

 yard and can be obtained at a very rea- 

 sonable price. One Iowa farmer bought 

 an old boiler of a near-by City Council, 

 transported it to his farm and set it up 

 on a concrete base. He uses it for a 



water supply tank which gi\es him water 

 under pressure in all departments of the 

 farm. 



1:1 e took all the old tubes out of the 

 old boiler raid sold them for junk which 

 paid him for hauling the outfit to his 

 farm. The old boiler was given a coat 

 ijf asphalt paint inside and out. Dur- 

 ing ilie cold winter months this Iowa 

 I'arnier prevents llie water from freezing 

 by ])acking straw around it. 





A farm stand-pipe made from 

 an old boiler 



