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. | "MARINE REVIEW. ee Voyage of the Wadena. Mr. F. B. Smith, who left Cleveland as chief engineer of the steel yacht Wadena, built for Mr. J. H. Wade.by the Cleveland Ship Building Company, returned this, week from Alexandria where he left the yacht with Mr. Wade and: his - family and the other officers who went with her from this country. Mr. Smith quit the boat of his own account for reasons of a business nature, and he bespeaks a most happy voyage for Mr: Wade. I the opinion that the yacht is now at Jaffa on the coast of Syria, 33 miles from Jerusalem. Jaffa is the port of Jerusalem and a place also of greatsantiquity and renown in christian history. It was expected that the Wadena would remain there about three weeks and then go on to Constantinople and from there to Marseilles. From Marseilles Mr. Wade will continue overland, the yacht going to England where he will join her later and pre- pate for a Baltic sea cruise about June. Among the American yachts met by the Wadena on the other side were the Alva, a boat owned by one of the Vanderbilts,the Sultana, owned by Mr. Park of New York, the Utowanna and James Gordon Bennett's yacht, which remains with him in France. Mr. Smith says the yacht attracted unusual attention abroad on account of her being built on the American lakes and her coming was anticipated in many places where it was lIcast ex- pected. 'The southerly course taken across the Atlantic he thinks was unnecessary considering the sea-going qualities of 'the boat, notwithstanding her great depth in the water. This feature in the boat, brought on by additional machinery and a heavy cabin aft, put in by Mr. Wade after she was well under way, was criticised, but everywhere the hull and her elegance in all. arrangements were greatly admired. Weather that would - be considered very heavy on the lakes was encountered in sev-_ eral places. In speed, Mr. Smith says, the yacht has shown more than was expected. She was speeded on one occasion to 15 knots and made regular long runs at 12 knots, or nearly 14 miles. ? | | - In General. Senator Frye a few days ago introduced a bill, No. 2,915, 'giving to supervising inspectors of steam vessels the power to fill vacancies in local boards in cases where for any reason the board of designators, made up of the districtjudge, collector of ctistoms and supervising inspector, fails to fill the vacancy with- dn ten' days from and after their meeting. _.- Mr. Robert P. Porter, superintendent of the eleventh census, addressed a large and appreciative audience in Association hall, Cleveland, Tuesday evening, on 'the subject "Industrial Status of Cleveland in Relation to the Traffic on the Great Lakes." The address was' based upon the importance of lake commerce _ as shown by the census and was very interesting. The last Congress appropriated $28,000 tor the construction of.a vessel to be used by the government for the purpose of boarding incoming vessels at Chicago. The amount as shown by inquiry among lake ship builders, was insufficient for the kind of boat required and Congressman Taylor of Ilinoishas a bill before the present Congress asking for an additional appropriation of $12,000, which itis thought will be granted. | Hes. Of. ranteplyx| « Liner Exchange. . Advantage is being taken of the new departure in the Ma- RINE REVIEW Liner Exchange. One of the largest boiler con- cerns on the lakes asks for a sheet iron workeranda layer-outand another shop is in need of a flange: fitter and turner-up. Both positions are desirable and boiler makers 'can obtain the ad- dresses of the companies by writing to the REVIEW. A liner under the above head costs you nothing and never fails to bring e Publications. Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association. No. 2 has just issued a handsome directory of the local lodge and an official di- rectory of the whole association, including correct addresses of corresponding secretaries of sixty-nine lodges. It contains eight full page illustrations and a number of pages of fresh reading matter. Among the full page illustrations is one of the national officers. 'The Albany directory is the only one issued that ap- proaches the Cleveland directory in any of its features. Howard Place's catalogue of yachting equipment has been _ received from Frank G. Overbeke, Cleveland agent for the east- -- ern outfitter who furnishes goods to the foremost clubs of New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The Cleveland agency, where a stock of uniforms, sweaters, etc., is kept on hand, is located at 112 Woodland avenue. wy oe es The annual report of Buffalo trade and commerce has been received from Secretary hurstone of the Merchants' Exchange. Vessel owners who are interested can secure a copy by applying to Mr. Thurstone. at ee fi Beeson's Inland Marine Guide for 1892 is an improvement over last year, being embellished with seven full page engray- ings, five of which were prepared and have appeared in the Ma- RINE Review. 'The classified directory is of value. The book can be obtained of Harvey C. Beeson, Detroit, Mich. Trade Notes. When renewing his advertisement, Samuel Woodhouse, chain manufacturer, Newburgh, Ohio, said that business was good and that he had received several gratifying replies from his advertisement in the REvIEw, one being for an unusually large order oPeableichata "7" ts hoe elie een Raat A: T. Van Tassel & Co. are doing the plumbing and fitting . on the steamers Mitchell and Schuylkill at the yards of the Globe Iron Works Company. This company did the copper work on the light-house steamers Columbine and Lilac, and furnished two Born ranges for the Andaste and Choctaw at the Cleveland Ship Building Company's yard. Pobre During the week ending Saturday the 23d inst., shipments of eastbound freight over the ten roads engaged in the 'traffic out of Chicago amounted to 65,054 tons, against 106,600 tons by lake, or a gain of 41,546 tons in favor of the lake route. This is about the proportion in favor of the water traffic that will pre- vail throughout the season.