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MARINE REVIEW. OO Around the Lakes, The schooner Emeline was passed fifteen miles southeast of Death's Door in a capsized condition. Asa result of stranding ofthe steamer Samoa in the St. Lawrence river, sixty-three broken frames were discovered when she was docked at Buffalo. The Thompson Tug Line has purchased the tug Crusader and raised her. The tug Brockway took her to Port Huron where she will be rebuilt. Steamer R. G. Stewart stranded on Wiggins' reef, near Manistique, Mich., while transporting a circus to Escanaba. She was released with slight damage. Tonnage of the new Minnesota line steamer Maricopa, just com pleted at the works of the Chicago Ship Building Co., is 4,223. 57 gross and 8,669.85 net. Carkin, Stickney & Cram, Detroit, were the lowest bidders on Sandusky harbor work, and they were awarded the contract amount- ing to some $15,000. The light-house board awarded a contract for constructing seven eribs in Hay lake channel, St. Mary's river, to Hslow & Munroe, of Charlevoix, Mich., at their bid of $5,622. The wrecker Root has ceased trying to Icoate the steamer Pewabic by sweeping, because the sweeper caught on so many rocks. Another trial will be made with the diving-bell and lights. The steamer Thomas Wilson got away from 8. F. Hodge's engine works at 8:30 Saturday morning with her new high pressure cylinder. She went there Thursday and this is considered very quick work. The Cleveland Dredge Company has six dredges at work at Ash- tabula on its 20-foot channel contract with the city, Lake Shore and Pennsylvania railroad companies, and the work is being pushed rapidly, : 1 There seems to be a question as to the extent of the damages to the St. Louis, resulting from collision with the Williams. The owners say she is a total loss, and owners of the Williams say the boat can be repaired at small cost. : The Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Railroad has leased several car ferries and will bring them to Lake Erie to transport traffic from Sandusky, the northern terminus of the line, to some point on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie. A diving-bell shipped to Alpena, recently will be operated from the steam barge J enks in an effort to locate the steel steamer Nor man, sunk near Middle island during May, 1895. The bell has tele- phone and electric attachments. The light-house board awarded a contract for the erection of a keeper's dwelling and front and rear beacons for the Grassy island north channel light station, Detroit river, to John Ginsett, of Wyan- dotte, Mich., at his bid of $5,790. The establishment of terminals at Manitowoc by the Wisconsin Central and Chicago & Northwestern railways has attracted the at-" tention of the Lehigh Valley railway people, and steamers of their fleet will hereafter stop there for package freight. Rev. Sarah Bromwell consulted recently with the Graham & Morton Co., concerning the $10,000 reward offered for the discovery of the lost steamer Chicora, She claims to have interviewed the spirits of those lost in the boat, and says that it lies in 40 feet of water. There are 7 5,000 tons of iron ore on the Missabe dock in Duluth, and 500 car loads waiting to get into the dock. The Duluth & Iron ge road has laid off a number of ore trains, and a large number - of men employed in making improvements, which were deemed necessary a while ago. _ According to reports current at Muskegon,:Mich., the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad Company and the Crosby Transportation bay, have entered into an arrangement whereby the latter com- Pany is to put on next winter between Muskegon and Milwaukee a Steamer to run in connection with the road. It is not known whether one will be built or chartered. . ee Dunn of the Canadian steamer Petrel has located a wreck iy i ne & miles south and west from Rond Kau, three miles ihe e oundary line. It is supposed to be the Little Wissa- | nN, fost with four of her crew last month in tow of the Donald- son. The wreck of the schooner Dauntless, lost on the same day in the same storm was also discovered the same day. The steamer Brazil arrived at Sheboygan at 5 o'clock Friday morning with 2,953 tons of coal. It was unloaded and at noon Sat- urday, she was at the Armour elevator. At 5 o'clock she had on board 105,000 bushels of corn. * At 5 o'clock Sunday she was abreast of Sheboygan bound down, haying handled 6,000 tons of cargo and navigated 280 miles in forty-eight hours. Col. Smith, U. 8. engineer, Cleveland, suggests having a: steel steamer built at a cost not to exceed $20,000, which should replace the steamer Swansea. It is recommended in the interest of economy that $10,000 be taken from the Toledo appropriation, $2,000 from the Cleve- land, $1,500 each from Sandusky, Lorain, Fairport and Ashtabula, $1,000 from Conneaut, and small sums from other ports to make up the $20,000. oe The death of Capt. Richard D. Gardner, of the steamer Commo- dore, removes one of the most faithful and efficient masters in the lake service. He was in the Western line twenty-six years, which he entered as a boy of 18, being only 44 at the time of his death. 'When he left his boat about three weeks ago it was supposed that he would soon be able to return to her. He lived in Buffalo and leaves a widow and five children. ae The funeral of Mrs. Helen Bradley, widow of Capt. Alva Bradley, _ and mother of M. A. Bradley, was held Sunday in Cleveland. The services were conducted by Chaplain Jones, Rey. Oliver Burgess, and Prof. Currier. The pall-bearers, were the following well-known. vessel men, business associates of the father and son: W. OC. Richardson, Capt. George Stone, George Warmington, L. A. Cobb, J. H. Palmer, and J. C. Gilchrist. She was known as one of the most philanthropic women in the city. Edward Henkel was instantly killed as a result of the steamer Normandie, sheering into his steam yacht Azalia, lying at Port Huron, Sunday. The yacht was starting on a cruise to Mackinaw and Geor- gian Bay. He was in the grocery business in Detroit and his father is a well-known capitalist. A letter from him to the REVIEW concerning charts for the trip he was about to take arrived at the same time as papers announcing the accident. The steamer Saginaw was also in- jured at the same time. The Normandie was in charge of the mate. Following are dates of some early lake passenger steamer disas- ters: In 1831 the William Peacock burst her boiler, scalding to death seventeen persons, besides injuring many others. A steamer called the Washington was soon after wrecked, and. 'another steamer of the same name, June 16, 1838, was burned and a large number of her passengers lost their lives. On Aug. 9, 1841, the Erie burned and be- came a total loss. Over three hundred passengers on board of her at the time were either drowned or burned to death. On June 17, 1850, the G. P. Griffith was burned, with a great sacrifice of life. The Lady Elgin was the next steamer to burn. The Atlantic foundered in a gale of wind, while the Caspian went to pieces in a storm. In the United States navy yard at Brooklyn is a curious specimen of naval architecture, which is styled the "Intelligent Whale,"' although that is not its official name. It is a submarine boat, which was purchased by the government some years ago, and which was intended to be used in fastening torpedoes under war ships. It is a stumpy cigar-shaped boat,, with its midship diameter equal to about half the length; on top isa conning tower for the steersman, whose head is in this tower or dome, while projecting side windows are also provided, affording a view forward, the windows being all protected by outside gratings. At the stern is a screw propeller, which is driven by four men by means of gearing. Movable horizontal rudders or fins control the depth of flotation. The boat was to carry a crew of thirteen persons. During a test several years ago, in the North river, the boat went to the bottom and did not rise, and before it could be raised by wrecking derricks all the men were killed. The craft was afterwards removed to the navy yard and placed on dry land in a deserted corner, where it now remains. It is estimated that the loss on machinery, shops, ete. from the big fire at the shipbuilding works of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland, will foot up $1,250,000. : Excursion rates to Omaha via the Nickel Plate road, August 16 to 24th account of the Y. P. C. U. of U. S. Inquire of agents. 230 23.