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1903. ] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. 31 ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. _ At the yard of the Townsend & Downey Ship Building & Re- pair Co., Shooter's Island, N. Y., the three-masted schooner yacht Atlantic was launched on Monday of this week. She is being built for William Marshall of New York and is 189 ft. over all, 138 ft. on the water line, 30 ft. beam and 21 ft. deep. Miss Helene Demarest christened the yacht. A rather unfortunate accident marked the launching. As 'the yacht got about half way down the ways the launching hawser parted and she struck the water with terrific force. She continued straight across the sound and ran into a barge belonging to the New York Central Lighterage Co. The taffrail was carried away and about a dozen of the stern plates were bent. While swinging into her berth at the Norfolk navy yard this week the United States monitor Arkansas, which was recently up the Mississippi river and had just arrived for extensive re- pairs, smashed into the stern of the receiving ship Richmond, damaging that vessel considerably and carrying away the davits and other fittings of the monitor. Prime Minister Seddon of New Zealand has introduced a bill in the legislative assembly empowering the government to pro- hibit or restrain coastwise trading in New Zealand by ships of foreign countries. The purpose of the bill is to counteract the disadvantages to which British ships may be subjected by vessels of other countries. Capt. Benjamin P. Lamberton has been selected to command the South Atlantic station and will hoist his flag on the Newark early in September. ' Groundings have been frequent on the great lakes of late. The steamer Panther, upbound without cargo, struck the rocks of Gravel bay at the east end of Drummond's island about 6 miles below Detour during a fog on Wednesday. 'The steamer ran out her. full length and is in an exposed condition. The wrecker Favorite went to her assistance. The steamer Spokane, going up with coal, struck an obstruction on Wednesday also near Colches- ter and anchored off Boise Blanc light with her forward com- partments full of water. The tug Peerless went to her assist- ance. Enough of her cargo will be lightered so that she can be taken to Detroit and patched. Sunday party rates via Nickel Plate road--Persons desiring to avail themselves of the very low rate afforded for parties of -- five or more traveling on same train from any station on the Nickel Plate road to any other station on that road within 100 miles from starting point and return same day, are hereby noti- fied that they are required to procure such tickets before the arrival at starting point of the train on which they desire to travel. Agents are not permitted to sell these excursion tickets within five minutes of the time advertised for the departure of the train for which they are sold. 114, July 24. The Blue Book of American Shipping United States. its allied trades. had anywhere. free of carriage. | is a marine directory and is the only one. published in the It contains a correct list of names and addresses of ship build- ers, engine and boiler builders, vessel owners, steamship lines, repair yards, dry docks, dredging companies, marine engineers, captains of vessels and all persons identified with shipping and If you are a manufacturer or dealer in products consumed. by any of these, the Blue Book is the very book you want. It will be to your advantage to subscribe to the Blue Book in advance of its publication for this reason: A classified direc- tory of marine manufactures and. supplies is compiled from among its advertisers and 'subscribers and this list is consulted constantly by ship builders and ship owners. be entered under suitable headings according to your products. .. It is the biggest Five Dollars worth of advertising to be The 1903 edition of the Blue Book is now in course of preparation, therefore promptitude 1s a necessity if you desire your name to be inserted in the classified: directory. The price of the Blue Book is $5.00 and it is delivered | Sa any MARINE REVIEW PUBLISHING CQ, 39-41 Wade Building, Your name will Cleveland, Ohio.