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spill the barge?" This humorous re- mark was lost on the line man' who suddenly slipped the peg sendinethe bucket with a triumphant thump against the coal-chute. "He's the fourth man on that line today," grunted the. First, "number three being down in the fo'castle nursing' a pair of flayed' palms. If they are moving along all right out here there is 'sure to be trouble with the gang of 'mothers-helps" in the bunkers. Of course, they are getting pretty 'well paid for the work and doing their best, but"--and the First shook his head despondingly. ache rattle, bang and clatter, still went on, and Johnson's friends with a sympathising shake of his hand stole softly away. It was no place for a dry goods clerk. . 'Fhe last glimpse they had of the First showed - them that individual shaking his fist in 'the direction of the barge, whom, they didn't pause to see. Tue "Stanp-By' Man. "at TIETJEN & LANG'S NEW DOCK. ihe Tietien/®@ Lane Dry Dock. Co; of Hoboken, N. J., has added another dock to their already large plant. In response to their invitation, a consid- erable number of guests left Hoboken and New York to attend the launching of the new dock at Tottenville, Staten Island, on May 14. Though the hour was early, the tender Isabel leaving Battery Park landing at:7. a: m.,' the "TAE MarRINE. REVIEW out a creak on tremble. Immediately afte? th® dock foo the Per the guests reedmBatk 7 dnt hie tender for the. return journey to the city, the dock leaving for her berth at Hobo- ken in tow of a fleet of tugs, there to 37 AMERICAN STEAMBOAT , | SPEEDS, River steamboats on the Hudson have long been noted for their speed, but it is not generally known what high by speeds were made some of the AFLOAT. have her pumping machinery installed. Luncheon was served to the guests, amongst whom were many representa- tives of ship building and engineering firms, and the usual toasting took place. |The health of Mr. Lang, the host, and success to. the dry dock, gentle sex was well represented, the weather being all that could be wished to make the trip pleasant. The 'launching took place shortly af- ter the party arrived at the yard, the great dock gliding down the ways with- t ' ON THE WAYS. was proposed by Mayor Steils, of Hoboken. The new dock is 330 ft. in length, 100 ft. wide, and has a-ca- pacity of 6,000 tons. It will be the ninth dock in use in Tietjen &'Lang's yard, and the second largest. earlier vessels used on this river and on Long' Island sound... In': 1835 the Lexington ran from Sands Point light to the Battery at the rate of 17.26 miles per hour. In 1866 the City of Bos- ton made, 23 miles an hour on the Sound. These speeds compare very well with those of the latest river and Sound steamers. The best speed of the Richard Peck was 21.03 miles per hour. The Priscilla in 1894 covered 27.6 miles at the rate of 23 miles an hour. In 1899 the Puritan. made her best speed--22.98 miles an hour. The Albany in 1880 made 23.26 miles an hour, and the New York in 1903 made 23.21 miles an hour. The Mary Powell in 1873 showed a speed of 22.54 miles per hour, and the Rhode Island that same year covered 21.17 miles in one hour.. The new Hendrick Hudson is said to have made a short run at the rate of 24 miles per hour. The submarine torpedo boat Lake underwent her torpedo firing and sea behavior trials last week. In the former she fired three torpedoes at a target representing a battleship at 800 yards. One torpedo hit the target squarely in the middle. 'The other shots failed, on account of the tor- pedo machinery failing to act in one instance, and on account of the prem- ature discharge of the torpedo in the other. The boat behaved well in the -- 'rough sea.