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MARINE ea 5 NA ee = i) aot See aS o IN AD MU a Aled Pree 7 2. Se perspec ie = : Se a. Ss et a ati =. = 3 Pittmans & Dean of Detroit libeled the steamer Samuel _ _ Marshall some time ago fora fuel bill contracted by the J. EB. 3 Potts Salt and Lumber Company, which company, when its fail- "ure was announced, 'had the Marshall under charter. 'The'case | was heard before Judge' Severns, in the United States district _ 'court for the eastern district of Michigan. In summing up the case the court said: 'The owner of a steamship having chat- tered her to a company which was a resident of the same town as libelant, the charter expressly stipulating against the creation: of any liens on the vessel, and the circumstances indicating that || the libelant furnished coal:to the vessel, knowing that she was under charter, and'on the credit of the charterers, who subse- © quently failed, it isheld that no lien attached to the vessel, either -- under thegeneral' maritime law or the statute law of Michigan. © The libelin this case, which claimed a lien under the general mar- itime law, may be amended' so as to assert'a lien under the law of the state; - ©5 62%. 20. Ee ee When masters are compelled to throw over a portion of | their cargo in time of accident it is always well to be prepared | in case of legal action afterward with evidence regarding that portion of the cargo'so discharged. A case heard before Judge © 'Simonton of the United States district court of South Carolina, was that of a vessel which had been in a collison, sprung a leak | and thereafter jettisoned some of her spare furniture as well as part. of the cargo. 'On an adjustment in general averages, a certain sum was charged against the cargo, and the owners there- -- of objected that the jettison was unnecessary. Suit was brought » to recover the amount charged against the cargo in the adjust- ° ment, and the evidence indicated that there was great exagger- tion, both in alleged' condition of the vessel after the accident "Phe 4: and in the number and value of the articles jettisoned. court held that the libelant must make out his case by a pre- _ ponderence of evidence, and in view of the exaggeration: given by the evidence; such articles as were not clearly proven to-have -- been jettisoned should be excluded from the general. average -- adjustment, the others being allowed. Soe __ Trade Notes. Oe ae . - W.D. Randall & Son, Cleveland, have finished the mat- tresses and pillows for the Cleveland Ship Building Company's Nos. 14 and 16, and have the contract for No: 17. . The steam towing machine invented by Shaw & Spiegel © and manufactured by the American Ship Windlass Company of Providence, R. I., is especially adapted to relieve the strains on wire hawsers when used in towing, and has been proved in practical use by long service. The Baker sub-marine boat illustrated in this issue has a Rumsey water bottom pump and a World injector. Modern Marine Engines. The quadruple expansion engine practically designed itself as the placing of two 'cylinders above the existing two of an ordinary compound engine made the quartette, and it was only a question of detail in arranging the sizes of the cylinders, etc., to get the best possible results; but there still exists the difficulty of sizes of cylinders for very large powers, so that when this has to be faced it will be found that the claims of the advocates of the quardruple for saving of space will exist no longer. For larger powers than are now required, the obvious arrangement would be three low-pressure cylinders with a high pressure over the center one, and a medium-pressure over each of the other two; or, for quardruple expansion engines, one high pressure and the usual two intermediate, each over one of the low pressutes.--A. E. SEATON, naval architect, Send 20 cents in stamps for Tabulated State- ment showing Lake Superior ore production for 1891, and the past S6 years. & REVIEW. I Portable Forges. Purchasing -agentsiof lake: engine building concerns and shipyards,-and. superintendents, of machineshops will find it worth -their while to look twice at the illustration below. It represents one of the most popular portable forges in shop use. It is manufactured by. the Empire Portable Forge Company, Lansingburgh, N. Y., whose productions in this line have been on the market longer than those of 'any other company. Asa result. of this they are found in shops-all over the globe. In addition to the one shown. they have forty-six, varieties, divided - into four distinct lines; the Empire run by friction wheels with- out belts; the special Western, making use of belts but heavily and strongly built; the regular Western, which meets all com- --petion,-and the Universal; forge, in which all gear is discarded and the blower is operated: by. chain and sprocket wheel. 'T'hese latter are especially.adapted for lake ship yards, engine building concerns and shops, and can-be had-from the company's agents or from the company direct. , | . The passenger steamer Nyack will run this season indepen- dent of any other passenger line between Cleveland and Duluth, calling at Detroit, Port Huron and Lake Superior ports, making the round trip, 1,600 miles, inten days. The cost of the trip -is $40, inclyding meals and stateroom berth. Sailing dates are June 6 and 20, July 4:and 18, August 1,.15 and 29, September 12 and 26. 'For further information write or inquire of C. H. Tucker, No. 57 River street, Cleveland.' -- Co. Northern Steamship A-{ in Every Particular. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY LINE. North Wind. North Star. Finest Equipped Fleet on the Lakes. Northern Light, Northern King, Northern Wave, Northern Queen, Capacity. 2,500 Tons Each. No stops between Cleveland and Duluth and West Superior. _ Bear in mind, in making shipments to St. Paul, Minneapolis and the Northwest, that this Company affords facilities superior to any other line. Warehouse and Dock, 43-61 RIVER ST. Cc. H. TUCKER, Cen'! Agt. W.D. RANDALL & SON, MANUFACTURERS OF VESSEL Tel. 664. 1307 to 1315 Quimby Ave., CLEVELAND, O.