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MARINE REVIEW. 1 Capt. Chriss Peterson, On the fourth of July, fifteen years ago, Captains John and Alfred Mitchell, now in control of a very large fleet of lake vessels with offices in Cleveland, were at Frankfort, Mich., with alumber tow made up of the small steamer Gratwick (now the Mary Pringle), and the barges Fryer and Marvin. All hands had worked until noon, when they "Iknocked off" to join in a celebration that was in progress up town. The attention of two or three men from the vessels, among them Capt. Al. Mitchell, was directed to a young Norwegian, robust in appearance and a picture of health. He had little knowledge of English or the people around him, but was intently watching the sports in which he seemed to be very. much interested. He was approached by one of the men from the Gratwick tow, who was also from Norway. It was learned that at nineteen years of age he had graduated from one of the navigation schools of his ative country and had several years of prac- tical experience on steam and sai] vessels before coming to the lakes, Capt. Mitchell became interested in him and gave him a place before the mast on the barge Fryer. This young man was Capt. Chriss Peterson, who died at Marine City on Wednesday last. He had been under pay with the Gratwick- Mitchell vessel interests every day, in and out of season, since he was. first taken aboard a lumber barge at Frankfort, and at the time of his death held the highest position among men of that employ. He was appointed mate of the Fryer the next spring after he shipped on her and two years later was given command of the schooner ' Reindeer. Then he was taken into the steam vessels of the line, first as mate with G.rpt. John Mitchell in the wooden steamer W. H. Gratwick. In 1891 he was given command of the Gratwick and sailed her for two years, taking command later of the Robert L. Fryer and the W. F. Sauber. His last command was the J. J. McWilliams, which he gave up last fall on account of sickness. He has been in poor health for several months past, and it is thought that his death was due primarily to a severe cold contracted some time ago in Chi- cago. Capt. Peterson was a few days short of forty-one years of age. He leaves a widow and four children. - Although the general agents of insurance companies on the lakes who have maintained the Inland Lloyds Vessel Register for a great number of years past were apparently indifferent about an issue of the book for the present year, they have finally decided to go ahead with a partial revision of last year's register. No attempt will be made to carry on a general survey of vessels. Changes in ratings or valua- tions will probably be made only in special cases where the agents or : their inspectors know of conditions that warrant changes, Capt. John W. Farwell, who had followed the lakes for more than forty years, and who was for a long time in the employ of J. C. Gilchrist, died at his home in Sandusky, Tuesday. Appointments of Captains and Engineers, Buckeye Steamship Co., Cleveland: Steamer--City of Glasgow, Capt. John McNeff, Engineer C. R. Price. Mather, W, G., Cleveland: Steamer--E. S, Pease, Capt. Thos. Sloan, Engineer ---------, Schooner--Capt. Frank Parrson. Rhodes, R. R., Cleveland: Steamers--Yale, Capt. John Coulter, En- gineer Harry eroaen Neshoto, Capt. W. H. Humphrey, Engineer Je Pz Klosen; R. R. Rhodes, Capt. P. Dowdell, Engineer C. Beebe. Mentor Steamship Co., Cleveland, Thomas Fitzpatrick, managing owner: Steamer--George T. Hope, Capt. K. A. Jensen, Engiueer C. H. Gumlich. Schooner--John C. Fitzpatrick, Capt. T. T. Tallexsen. - Great Northern Transit Co., Collingwood, Ont.: Steamers--Majestic, - Capt. P. M. Campbell, Engineer W. Lewis; Pacific, Capt. R. D. Foote, En- gineer J. W. Aston; Northern Belle, Capt. C. Jaques, Engineer F, Cleland. Mutual Transportation Co., Cleveland: Steamers--Coralia, Capt. Wm. Cumming, Engineer Chas. J. Love; Corsica, Jas. A. Walsh, Engineer Andrew Haig; Corona, Capt. Stephen Murphy, Engineer Grant Donaldson; Cambria, Capt. Martin Johnson, Engineer Fred. Warning. North Shore Navigation Co., Collingwood, Ont.: Steamers--City of Collingwood, Capt. W. J. Bassett, Engineer C. Robertson; City of Midland, Capt. F. X. La France, Engineer W. Whipps; City of Toronto, Capt. A. C,_ Cameron, Eugineer D. McQuade; City of Parry Sound, Capt. E.. Walton, | Engineer J. I,. Smith. Hutchinson, John T., Cleveland: Steamers--Germanic. Capt. M. S. Place, Engineer Walter Thorn; Rube Richards, Capt. L. G. Vosburgh, Engineer Chas. Bacon; Queen of the West, Capt. C. V. Debeau, Engineer Chas. Hickey. Seheoueent C. Hutchinson, Capt. T. K. Woodward ; ; May Richards, Capt. J. Martin. Lake Erie Transportation Co., Toledo, A. W. Colton, manager: Steamers--Geo. J. Gould, Capt. Henry Root, Engineer James Miller; S C. Reynolds, Capt. Walter M. Cottrell, Engineer George Butler; Russell Sage, Capt. T. C. Herrick, Engineer Joseph Kohlbrenner; John C. Gault, 'i Capt. C. H. Lewis, Engineer John Busted. : Menominee Transit Co., Cleveland: Steanters=Saeen Capt. William C. Goodsell, Engineer Geo. E, Averill; German, Capt. William Baxter, En- gineer Thos. Kelley; Briton, Capt. S. eratton, Engineer Win. R. Donald- son; Grecian, Capt. A.C. Chapman, Engineer O. H. Gilmore; Roman, Capt. A. J. Greenley, Engineer S. A. Wells. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., Cleveland: Steamers--Pontiac, Capt. James B. Lowe, Engineer F. B. Kelley; Frontenac, Capt. Samuel N. Murphy, En- <= gineer E. V. Barry; Cadillac, Capt. George A. Symes, Engineer T. J. Reese; z Pioneer, Capt. S. A. Lyons, Engineer E. J. Jenkins; Kaliyuga, Capt. Alex R.Robinson, eae Thos. ae Schooner-- Fontana, Capt. A. Ce Reimers. Hawgood & Avery Transit Co., 'Cleveland: -Steamers--Curry, Capt." George Robarge, Engineer James Norton; George F. Williams, Capt. C2 C. Ellis, Engineer R. B. Buchanan; Servia, Capt. Fred Ahlstrom, Engine Daniel D, Eagan; Geo. W. Morley, Capt. James Owen, Engineer John Chapman. Schooners--Moravia, Capt. A. C. Hansen; H. A, Hawgood,. Capt. Philip. Deroy; F. D. Ewen, Capt. Fred Watson. Wilson Transit Co., Cleveland: Steamers--Andrew Carnegie, Capt. B. H. Jones, Engineer Fred Harmon; W. D. Rees, Capt. W. W. Dawley, En-~ gineer Frank C, Stoeber ; Yuma, Capt. Daniel Buie, Engineer John Skelly; - Spokane, Capt. C.C. Tousley, Engineer James Derrig; Olympia, Capt. 'Wm. A. Williams, Engineer Wm. F. Gregory; Sitka, Capt. C. A. Benham, Engineer James Walsh; Yakima, Capt. A. M. Shephard, Engineer James McGuirk; Wallu'a, Capt. Alex Forbes, Engineer Henry Burton; C. Tower, . Jr., Capt. Geo. Brock; Engineer Peter Lamar. ON ee Capt. Wm. Forbes. Richardson, W. C., Cleveland: Steamers--Samuel Mitchell, Capt. Thomas Wilford, Engineer James Clancy; J. H. Wade, Capt. Charles M. Swartwood, Engineer Geo. McMonagle; J. H. Devereux, Capt. Charles R, : - Cleveland, Engineer Geo. B. Milne; Wm. Chisholm, Capt. Richard Call, ' Engineer Silas H. Hunter; Roumania, Capt. Lewis. W. Stone, Engineer Martin J. Burns; J. H. Outwaithe, Capt. Enos J. Burke, Engineer R,. Aji Davidson; Iroquois, Capt. Thomas Jones, Engineer, Edwin W.. Prince..: Schooners--John J. Barlum, Capt. John McKeighan ; H. A. Barr, Capt... Harry W. Phillips, - ilbeel ey dieocagela cole 8 i The Japanese seem to be following aie in the matter of boil: - ers for their big vessels uf war. Messrs. Humphreys, Les Mont & Co.. have just placed an order with the French firm, Messrs. Delaunay, -- Belleville & Co., for boilers of the Belleville type to go into the Jap- anese iron clad pact they are building. There are to be twenty- -five boilers with economizers fitted to them, and the total indicated horse power will be 14,500. Time of delivery is fifteen months, © aoe