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18 | "TAE. MARINE. REVIEW one pattern makers' lathe the bids submitted were as follows: 'C.°T.. Patterson Co., of New Orleans, La., $2,710; .Prentiss Tool & Supply Co., of New York. city, $2,382: Halliday Mach- inery Co., Seattle, Wash., $2,684.75; Manning, Maxwéll '& Moore, New York city, $2,950.75; Mortley, Green & Co., New York city, $2,225; Garvin Machine Co, New York city, $2,601 ot $2,761; -Niles, Bement Pond Co., New 'York city, $2,767. 'For one upright drill the bidders and their proposals 'were: C.°T. 'PattersoniCo., New:Orleans, 'La.,$305; Prentiss Tool'& ~ Supply'Co., New York city $269; Handlan, Buck Mfg. 'Co., Ste. Louis, Mo.,'$300; Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York city, $259.60; 'Motley, Green & 'Co., New York city, '$332.50;) 'Garvin Machine 'Co., New 'York: city, '$261; Niles "Bemerit Pond 'Co., $235; Royce & Ricketts, 'Washington, 'D. 'C. "$233. 'For two'sets of plate bending'rolls 'proposals were 'submitted as follows: Prentiss Tool '& Supply Co., New York city, $1,820; Halliday Machinery Co., Seattle, Wash., $2;700; Hand- lan-Buck Mfg. 'Co., St. Louis, Mo., $3:700;.Manning, Maxwell . - '& 'Moore, 'New York city, '$3.118; Motley, "Green '& 'Co., New York 'city, '$4,210; 'Cleveland "Punch & 'Shear "Works, Cleveland, Ohio, $2,930 and $4,734; Niles-Bement-Pond Co., _New York city, $4,360; Royce & Ricketts, Washington, D. C., $3,580, $4,780 and $3,860. : The bidders for two power double punch and shears with their respective proposals were as follows: Prentiss Tool & Supply Co., New York city, $1,800; Halliday Machinery Co., Seattle, Wash., $1,860; Handlan-Buck Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo., $1,600; Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York city, $2,238; Cleveland Punch & Shear Works, Cleveland, $2,526; ' Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York city, $1,932; "Royce: & Ricketts, Washington, D. C.,'$1,700. The call for one 24-in. planer brought forth proposals 'as . follows: 'C. Tf. Patterson 'Co.,, New 'Orleans, "La., °$595;) * New Haven Mfg. Co., New Haven, Conn., $608; Prentiss Tool & Supply Co., New York city, $545; Halliday "Machin- 'ery Co., Seattle, 'Wash., $543; Handlan-Buck Mfg. 'Co., © St. Louis, Mo., $600; Manning, Maxwell & 'Moore 'Co., . . New York city, $524; Motley,-Green & Co., New York city, " '$565; Garvin Machine Co., New York city, $635. 'on the list together with five hoops is:to havea 'weight of 59,228 lb. and the third 'tube 'with 'three 'hoops is 'to 'have _an aggregate weight of 75,070 'Ib. "Co., New York city,' $504.94. : On one 3%-in. Hydraulic shaft straightener the proposals _ offered were as follows: R. W. Geldart, New York 'city, $224.45; Drew 'Machinery Agency, Manchester, N. H., $220.- *50; Manning, Maxwell '& Moore, New York city, .$212.62; 'Manhattan Supply Co., New York city, $222.40; H. A. Rogers "Co., New York city, $206.50; Sherman Brown Clements Co.. ) $211.93. | ew ¥ i ea i aii SERIOUS COLLISION OF STEAMERS. , On the morning of Nov. 13, a collision occurred' between the "United States lighthouse tender Madrono, and the gasoline "schooner Nonpariel, at San Francisco, Cal. As a result of 'the collision a sailor--John Boer--was knocked overboard from the Nonpariel, and drowned, and Capt. Murphy of the Nonpariel seriously injured. The collision occurred in broad daylight, and in clear weather. Evidently the responsibility -of the accident rests with Capt. Mark Anderson, master of the Madrono. At least he made that admission to Capt. Murphy <after the «collision. Both vesséls -were damaged though the Nonpariél'was.the more serious. The latter vessel 'was just backing from her berth .when 'the 'Madrono came along under full:steam passing very Close to the docks--closer it is claimed than the/law:allows. The matter will be investi- gated by the Board 'of 'Inspectors, and litigation 'will probably 'follow. Each vessel sounded whistles after 'the extreme dan- ger was discovered, though 'then a*collision «was unavoidable. JAPAN'S BUSY "PORTS. 'Editor Marine iReview:--The eight ,,.months ended August '1905, were war moriths, 'yet 'the 'native :and foreign shipping entering and 'clearing at Japanese ports, showed large 'increases 'over .the corresponding 'months. of 1904, also -\war months, 'except the first, January. Note .the figures 'in 'tons: : Entered 'TOOSS" O04 'Increase "Japanese Coes 'T,047,883 | 8373452 210,431 SRoreign. i...) tush oe eee SE 6,890,655 1,444,836 Totes a. 9,383,374 7,728,107 _--'1,655,267 Cleared JADOOESE 2S ewes 1,045,779 722,324 323,455 Foreten 5 oe ee 8,154,426, 6,752,813 1,401,613 TOtal wees oa. 9,200,205 9 A754 37 1,725,008 Summary, 1905: Entered 1905 1904 Increase Cleared... .. 9,200,205 Increase...... 1,725,068 Total 'business.... 18,583,579 3,380,335 ~ Compared with 1904, eight months,*the increase is over 20 percent. Considering that Japan's sea.trade was. threat- ened by Russian 'fleets for five of the 1905 eight months 'this 'result is more 'than interesting--it is remarkable. WALTER J. 'BALLARD. "THREE 'CRUISERS NEARING COMPLETION. -» San -.Francisco, Dec. '6--The :three big "cruisers inow ha : : 'o? [Lying 'dlongside 'of \each 'other at<the 'Union Iron 'Works, Bids will be opened at the bureau of supplies and accounts |. 'of the nayy department on Dec. 12 for furnishing steel 'tubes °° ' and hoops for delivery at the Washington navy yard. One | tube and six hoops is to weigh 84;942 lb.; 'the second 'tube '" 'San Francisco, are rapidly nearing the 'finishing «strokes. 'It wwill-be:onlysa'short time before'they will become valua- 'ble acquisitions to 'Uncle Sam's already great fleet of dogs <of 'war. . : 'The 'protected 'cruiser Milwaukee 'will 'be the first of 'the trio to be completed, and will be ready 'to make 'her ee pS aE TES » \. official 'trial:runs:early -in 'April. 'She is.an enlarged 'type The navy department 'recently 'received 'bids 'for "one 125-: . . . : & ZF 'ton bar straightening press as follows: "R. 'W. 'Geldart, 'New 3 "York city, $594.80; Drew Machinery Agency, Manchester, N.. « "HL, $637; Manning, Maxwell & 'Moore, 'New "York <city,' $508.50; Manhattan Supply 'Co., New 'York city, "$620; "H. "A= "Rogers Co., New York city,' $585; 'Sherman Brown Clemerits 'of 'the'Olympia '(Dewey's famous flagship), whose career 'so far vhas :given great 'satisfaction. The Milwaukee 'is built ,practically, on .the 'same 'lines as the Olympia. 'The wwork 'on 'the -other 'armored :cruisers--South Dakota and 'California, is 'being -pushed rapidly 'forward, and .their » 'trial 'trips 'will "follow soon after 'that of ithe Milwaukee. ». 'It was «originally irittended 'to complete the South Dakota 'first, as rshe \was 'launched .in!advance of 'the other two ' 'cruisers, but it \was .finally concluded by 'the government 'to 'finish 'the Milwaukee 'before the others. However, the work on 'the three has kept nearly abreast in the later stages. 2a) The navy 'department has selected the names Octopus, 'Viper, Cuttlefish 'and Tarantula for the new submarine 'boats building at the yard of the Fore River Company at Quincy, Mass. The names of the colliers Erie and 'On- tario have been changed to Vestal and Prometheus and the.two new tugs building for the navy will be christened the Patapsco and Patuxent. The Illinois Steel Co. is extending and equipping both its North and South docks with Hoover & Mean She or unloading machine.: