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MARINE REVIEW Entered at Cleveland Post Office as Second-class Mail Matter. Vor. Aa LV. Published every Thursday at 418-19 Ferre Payne Bldg., by the Marine Review Pub. Co. CLEVELAND, O., OCT.10, 1901. Subscription $3.00 a year. Foreign $4.50 a year, No. 15 VESSEL CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. The bureau of navigation reports 393 sail and steam vessels of 68,395 gross tons built in the United States and officially numbered during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1901. It should be noted that Porto Rico is now officially included in the United States, with one vessel, a sailing craft of 7 tons. Following is the distribution: WOOD. STEEL. TOTAL. SAIL. STEAM. Saln. STEAM. Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross No.| 'tons. No.| 'tons. ||N®|_ tons. No. tons. No. tons. Atlantic and gulf._...... ees 74 | 6,669 || 1 235 | 12 | 15,498 S oS P Rico. 2.2 Hed ee eS eee Gee eae | POs Eee Poetic = pears Ses 14) PB 272116") 2.805, es eee ee oe 30 | 10,667 Groat lakes 2223253. 2205 5 149 | 36 E649) || oooh es 8 | 12,240 || 49 14,038 Western rivers... 2-222. 6 114 | 44 88684 | Secrlaees 2 43 || 52 3,525 4 Wil) Gotpas eee 200 | 26,298 {170 | 14,081 [171 235 | 22 | 27,781 ||393 | 68,395 During the corresponding quarter ended Sept. 30, 1900, 308 sail and steam vessels of 88,790 gross tons were built and officially numbered as follows: WwoopD. STEEL. TOTAL. Sal. STEAM. SAIL. STEAM. Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross Xo, tons. No. tons. No.| tons. No: tons. No- tons. Atlantic and gulf 129 | 18,880 | 51 4,095 | 3 3,360 | 7.| 10,192 ||190 | 36,527 ifi -|| 10 | 6,748 | 16 BOONE ise [ees seccosses 2 293 || 28 | 10,902 Great lakes....... [leo 108 | 18 482 I 2,790 | 8 | 88,677 || 82 | 37,057 16 297 | 42 AOD el eccstesecsa | Ssgeek Ineo Geceeet 58 4,304 160 | 26,033 |127 | 12,445 |) 4] 6,150 | 17 | 44,162 | 308 | 38,790 DEATH OF HENRY W. CRAMP. Henry W. Cramp, the eldest son of the famous ship builder, Charles H. Cramp, and the vice-president and treasurer of the William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, died at Devon Inn, near Philadelphia, last Thursday. Acute pneumonia following a general break down, due to hard work, was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Cramp was born in Philadelphia in 1851 and after completing his education entered the machine shops of the I. P. Morris Co., to learn the practical side of the ship builder's trade. Ill health, however, ordained that he should never learn a mechanical trade and he went to sea for two years in the service of the Clyde line. Later he was in charge of the New York office of the company when it operated the Erie basin dry dock. In 1886 he succeeded his uncle as secretary of the big ship building concern and on May 12, 1891, he became a director. He was elected vice-president and treasurer on June 6, 1895. Essentially a business man, few equaled him in quickness of perception as to the merits of any enter- prise brought to his notice. His devotion to work was intense. Except on the command of physicians he had never taken a vacation. Person- ally he was a most lovable man. He found time to read and study and his tastes led him along a line far deeper and wider than is usual with business men. In this respect he was little short of a student, and this, coupled with a keen faculty for analysis, an acute perception of all that is beautiful, and a memory as retentive as man is ever endowed with, made him a most charming companion. He was a bachelor and a member of numerous clubs. He was extremely charitable. SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR OF THE LAKES. Although he has made no systematic effort to promote the sailors'. snug harbor charity of the great lakes, which was encouraged by resolu- tion at the last annual meeting of the Lake Carriers' Association, Mr. Geo. L. McCurdy of Chicago is receiving letters of encouragement from different parts of the country. E. C. Dunbar of Grand Haven, Mich., says in a letter to Mr. Mc- Curdy: "I take pleasure in enclosing check for snug harbor entertain- ment. You and I, and all of us dry-land sailors, must depend, when old age comes, for our snug harbor upon that portion of the lake sailor's earnings which we have been able to garner. Let us not begrudge a penny from the common earnings to him who matched his courage against our thrift, and made our foresight productive by his steadfast endurance." Writing from Milwaukee, Capt. Wm. Jamieson says: "I was of course interested in your letter regarding this worthy undertaking for a deserving poor. After braving many dangers and getting through with little left in life they find themselves stranded on dry land with no harbor of refuge in sight and no harbor to look for in a land of plenty and over- flowing. Something should be done for them and on a large scale. You will please find my mite of $5 enclosed for this most worthy object. I wish you the best of luck and God speed it in your undertaking." The North German Lloyd steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived at Plymouth from New York after the fastest return maiden voyage on record. Her trip from Sandy Hook lightship was made in 5 days 9 hours and 48 minutes. Her best day's run was 540 miles. This is the fastest maiden voyage eastward by about five hours. The best record to Plymouth is held by the Deutschland of the Hamburg-American 'line, namely, 5 days 7 hours and 38 minutes. SHORTAGE MADE UP. SHIPS TRADING TO LAKE SUPERIOR HAVE WIPED OUT THE DIFFERENCE IN FREIGHT MOVEMENT DUE TO EARLY OPENING LAST SEASON-- ONLY SHORTAGE IS IN SOFT COAL. Again the movement of freight to and from Lake Superior through the two canals at Sault Ste. Marie has exceeded 4,000,000 tons in a single month (September), and it is now estimated that the total movement for the season will exceed 27,000,000 tons, as against, in round numbers, the 25,600,000 tons of 1900. Reports to Oct. 1 show an excess of 467,592 tons over the same date a year ago, but the September movement was more than half a million tons short of August. The exact figures are 4,135,237 tons for September, against 4,687,817 tons for August. The total from the opening of navigation to Oct. 1 this season is 20,369,065 tons, com- , pared with 19,901,473 to Oct. 1, 1900. The only item of importance in which there is a shortage is soft coal, of which 2,896,483 tons had passed through the canals to Oct. 1 of this year, compared with 3,178,113 tons to the same date a year ago, showing a decrease of 281,630 tons. Tables making comparisons of the different items for three years past will be found below: MOVEMENT OF PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF FREIGHT TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. To Oct. 1, | To Oct. 1, | To Oct. 1 TTEMS- 1901. | 1900. 1399. Coal, anthracite, net touns............... 529,788 422 375 565,301 Coal, bituminous, net tons............ 2,896,483 3,178,113 2,202,321 Iron ore, net tons........ tofesesscusesesces 13,583,867 | 13,102,470 | 11,095,316 Wheat, bushelg:). 2.6 catceees..: 23,663,694 | 81,294,217 | 33,211,799 Plout, batrelsicc. ssscssteeseeeseyecs ese 4,986,228 4,341,946 4,752,717 REPORT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR, FROM OPENING OF NAVIGATION TO OCTOBER 1 : OF EACH YEAR FOR THREE YEARS PAS', EAST BOUND. oy 'Te Oct. 1, | To Oct. 1; ) Fo Oct 1, oe Pepmoellone: = oot. 1900. 1899. COppet sisscsios 1. see Net tons.... 61,893 95,518 80,613 Grain, other than wheat! Bushels..... 9,859,324 7,421,640 | 18,422,016 Building stone............ Net tons... 82,709 26,759 21,034 Flour..... sees ccesecv eas carsvas Barrels...... 4,985,883 4,341,734 |. 4,751,142 THON OLE ios oc5s eevee te Net tons...| 13,583,867 | 13,102,470 | 11,095,316 LrOn, Pigs .ccssesccsccssceers Net tons... 22,746 15,069 19,556 Toumibet <5. 26200 .cc cece case M. ft. b. m. 771,577 624,645 735,889 ESUVEL OTs... cs eve sey svee sts Net) tons...) |c...c0s00c.a. 05. TOs cess... WHat: ci oececssctcee cress: Bushels..... | 23,663,694 | 31,294,217 | 33,211,799 Unclassified freight .....; Net tons... 43,629 49,725 99,352 Passengers: .:..0..<0:.5..00- Number.... 24,387 25,778 21,586 WEST BOUND. Coal, anthracite.......... Net tons... 529,788 422,375 565,301 Coal, bituminous......... Net tons...|. 2,896,483 | 3,178,113 2,202,321 BIOUr Gites ise Barrels ..... 345 212 1,575 Grain....... Ovostheccives ven ses Bushels..... 56,430 21,984 38,500 Manufactured iron...... Net tons... 90,244 94,317 128,339 Boalt is. cccs esehavcaddcgetves Barrels ..... 347,017 200,456 242,837 Unclassified freight.....| Net tons... 334,780 294,079 298,521 Passengers. .5..<i........2.- Number ... 26,329 26,445 . 23,665 SUMMARY OF TOTAI, FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN TONS. To Oct. 1, 1901. West bound freight of all To Oct. 1, 1900. 'To Oct. 1, 1899, kinds, net tons.............. 8,904,553 4,020,388 3,222,167 East bound freight of all kinds, net tons.............. 16,464,512 15,881,085 12,255,709 | 20,369,065 | 19,901,473 15,477,876 Vessel passages. -- Registered tons. Th Ort 1) W90L s nee ses : 14,561 17,706,056 ToiOcti: 1,,10004.....2: beat dase Se eed ederae 14,919 17,366,783 ToiOvel: 1; 199. ws ecaze | din ae 14,544 15,574,263 Work upon the new power house for the Superior Ship Building Co. has just been begun. The Barnett-Record Co. of Minneapolis has the con- tract for doing the work on the building. The improvements altogether will cost in the neighborhood of $75,000.