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September 26, 1890 The body ofWilliam McMaugh, the sailor drowned inthe Tremble wreck off Samia, hasbeenrecovered and shipped to St. Catharines. Thelossof the schooner Ben Brink, witha crewof five men, on the rocksoff Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, is reported. The crew are supposed to have been drowned. Capt. John Matthews ofPort Colbome, who hassailed thelakes formany years, is dead. He was 66 years of age and ownedthe schooners Mary Lyon and Jennie Matthews. Thesteamer Samoa, boundup the Welland Canalon Wednesday, carriedaway the twohead-gates of LockEighteen and sprung one of the foot-gates. This will cause a delay in the canal ofabout two days. The big ice crusher St. Ignace will be brought to Detroit from the straits and given an overhauling. She has ploughed the ice of the straits for three winters successfully and needs some repairs, which will be completed in time for the coming winter's work. Thesteambarge Columbia arrived at Marquette on Monday and reported that her consort, the schooner Comrade, had parted her tow line during Saturday morning's gale and, notwithstanding the Columbia searched diligently for the missing vessel during Saturday and Sunday, she never once gota sight of her. The Comrade isowned byGilchrist ofVermilion, 0., isvalued at $35,000, wascarrying 1600 tons of ore anda crew of eight persons. Passing boats have since seenthe Comrade's wreckage,but no trace of the crew. September 26, 1890 The ferry Fortune has been laid up atDetroit for the season. Newboilers will be put in her during the winter. The Marine Department is asking for tenders for the erection of a fog alarm building at LongPoint, Lake Erie. The steam barge Kershaw and consort went agrovmd onBar Point onFriday. The Saginaw went down nextmorning to release them. F.F. Clarke of Detroit, wheelsman on the steam barge Companion, fell overboard Thursday night of last weekat Toledo and was drowned. The obstruction near the Dummy light was removed on Monday by the tug International under the supervision ofCapt. F.B. Hackett. n7 "I' October 3, 1890 Work was commenced last week indredging out the Boston shoal. The steam barge Araxes and consorts, wrecked at Sand Beach, have been abandoned to the insurance companies by their owners. The steamer Kershaw was not on at Bar Point as reported last week. She only lay at anchor there with abroken wheel vmtil the Saginaw went out and towed her to Detroit. i j i • Capt. Falcon ofChicago has contracted to raise the Kasota, ore-laden, smm m the Detroit River off the exposition dock. The price is $25,000 and the work is to be completed byJuly 15th, 1891. The ferries Garland, Excelsior and Sappho took 150 tons ofore offthe steamer Corono, aground at Mamajuda light, Monday and then all three boats tugged at the stranded vessel imtil released. , j The steamer Alleghany is laid up at Detroit for repairs. She recently sinashed her cylinder head and met with other damage. Anew engine will be put in and repairs made to her hull before she comes out again next spring. Alightship has been placed in the river at Samia on what is known as the Castalia middle ground, Capt. Christopher C. Allen of the Castalia being the first to discover it by going on it. The lightship is placed there by private parties, some ofthe lines ofbig boats being interested in putting it there. Coming down, it shows awhite light below and red one above. Going up it shows awhite light. An Ottawa despatch says:-"A novel point has been raised in connection with a Government contract. Afew weeks ago tenders were asked for by the Marine Department for the removal of an obstmction consisting ofprojecting timbers or a part ofavessel lying VA miles south of Point Pelee Lighthouse, Lake Erie. This was done at the request ofanumber of mariners, who pointed out the dangerous character of the obstruction. The contract for removal was awarded to the lowest tenderer two weeks ago, but when the contractor went to carry out the work, the obstruction was gone. Search as he would, no timbers could be found and blank astonishment prevailed in the contractor's mind. When he had recovered from his surprise, he sat down and wrote out his account, which he had forwarded to tiie Department. The question now to be decided is: Can the contractor legally be paid? The obstruction is gone, but he did not remove it." October 10, 1890 . Capt. Falcon left Chicago on Wednesday with awreckmg outfit to raise the