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THE MARINE RECORD. 7 SSS SSS SSS rrr ree SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRS. LAUNCH OF THE SCHOONER MANDA. Special Correspondence to The Marine Recora, Chicago, Feb. 12. A very successful launch took place at the Chicago Shipbuilding Co.’s shipyard Saturday afternoon under the superintendence of Manager W. I. Babcock, of a splendid steel schooner of large dimensions, which was christened the Manda. She is being built for the Min- hesota Steamship Co. Her dimensions are 367 feet over all, 44 feet moulded beam, 26 feet moulded depth. Her main hold is divided into three compartments, with double bottom four feet six inches deep, She will be schooner rigged, with 3 masts and will carry 4 sails. She is built on the channel system the same as the steamers Victory and Zenith City. She has a boiler to carry 125 lbs. steam pressure, electric lights, a steam ballast pump, a windlass and two capstans and will be rated A 1 for 25 years. WILLIAMS. NAMES FOR THE NEW SHIPS. ‘The steamship building at the yard of F. W. Wheeler & Co,, West Bay City, for the Roby Transportation Co., is to be named L,, C. Waldo, in honor of the secretary of that company. The barge building at the Chicago Shipyard for the Northwestern Transportation Co., ey be known.as the George E. Hartnell. The big steamer building at the Chicago yard for the Minnesota Steamship Co. will be christened Maricopa. Two steel schooners building for the same company have been named Manda and Martha. No names. have yet been chosen for the twelve steamers of the Rockefeller fleet. but the whaleback steamer now building at the American Steel Barge Co.’s yard on builders’ account will be named the Frank D. Rockefellar. NEW WORK IN THE WIND. The Standard Co.’s lake oil barges have operated with such signal success that this company contemplates _ the construction of a third and larger one, to be ready for operation by the spring of 1897, Lake shipbuilders have been asked to submit figures on a vessel some 250 feet in length. There is some talk at Ashtabula of building a small boat for neighborhood passenger service. She would somewhat resemble the W. G. Harrow, of Cleveland, and would fish during the cooler months. A NEW EXCURSION STEAMER. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Chicago, Feb. 11. A light draft side paddle wheel excursion steamer for the St. Joe river in Indiana, will be built by the Marine Iron Works, of Chicago, and owing to the width of the hull (20 ft.) that portion of the work will be done where the boat is to be launched. Tke machinery, which is now being built, will consist of a pair of long stroke paddle wheel marine engines, horizontal firebox marine boiler (Best’s patent) allowed 145 lbs. steam pressure. The Marine Iron Works contract to complete the en- tire job, launch the boat and start her in operation, sup- plying all necessarr fittings and equipment. * PROGRESS IN NEW YORK, The work on the new ships for which the earlier con- tracts were placed last season is all well advanced, and in addition to the launches already reported several more will be placed in the water before long, Among them is the large new. Mutual steamship, building at the Globe Shipyard, which will probably be launched inside of two weeks. The tug building atthe Cleveland Ship- yard is nearly ready for launching. The whaleback steamer and barge which the American Steel Barge Uo. are building will likely be launched together within the next few weeks. Nothing in the way of launches may be looked for from Bay City,-Toledo or Detroit for some time yet, although work at all these yards is very active. Boats building at Buffalo are well forward, and the Connors’ Yacht Enquirer will be the first launched. At the Detroit Dry-Dock Co.’s Wyandotte yard, Vinton & Co. have raised the frame for the new shop, 120 x 300 feet, which has been mentioned before. The new machinery is arriving, and will be installed as ward, and her mizzenmast farther aft. soon as the shop is enclosed. The keel has been laid for No. 124, and work is also being pushed on the lum- ber steamer for.C. R. Jones & Co., of Cleveland. There are 375 men employed in the yard, working on night and day shifts. The machine operators work at night so as to have the plates ready to be placed on the boat in the morning. At Marine City, Alex Anderson has the deck beams in place on the new boat building at his yard; and has begun to lay the deck planking. A new steamer is being constructed at Charlotte, N. Y., by the Genesee River and Lake Ontario Steamboat Co. It will be christened the Ontario. It will be fitted with compound engines and will burn hard coal. The company is also said to be negotiating for the purchase of a large lake steamer to run between Charlotte and the Thousand Islands. The new steamer being built by the Calvin Company at Garden Island is 125 feet long, and will cost about $5,000. The machinery from the steamer Traveler will be placed in the new boat. The Starkes are gradually acquiring the ownership of the Milwankee Dry-Dock Co. ‘The Thomas Davidson estate is said to have sold out to C. H. Starke, and the Vance interest to his son, F. C. Starke. W. & M. CAR FERRY BARGES. Craig & Sons, of Toledo, are getting a start made on the two car ferry barges which they have contracted to build for the Lake Michigan Car ‘Transportation Co. These transports will be built entirely of oak, and will cost about $70,000 each. They will differ somewhat in appearance from the barges turned out for this line last year. The pilot House will be elevated, to give addi- tional space for cars on deck. ‘They wiil be 316 feet long by 46 feet beam, the latter dimension being two feet greater than that of the old barges, while the length is the same. The new tug which the Craigs are building to tow the barges will be 140 feet long, with triple-ex- pansion-engines which will develop 1,200 horse power. Her cost will be about $75,000, and she will be named in honor of President H. M. Fischer. The tug Perrett, which the company bought lost year, is receiving new boilers. A small harbor tug will also be purchased. This company, which was organized for the purpose of gaining the equivalent of a rail entrance into Chi- cago from Peshtigo, 240 miies distant, has hit upon a novel plan for accomplishihg its objects to the full ex- tent originally desired. ‘The transports cannot get into Chicago river, and have had toland the cars at South Chicago, cars for the city proper being taken in over the Belt Line. This involved both delay and extra expense, to end which the company have decided to build two lighters of the ordinary type, but with capacity and dis- placemen to carry 12 loaded cars. “These will operate between the Calumet and the Chicago River. The company has leased the dockin Lighthouse Slip, near the inner harbor entrance, fornerly occupied dy the Seymour Northern Michigan line, and is fitting it up for the trade. GENERAL REPAIR WORK. CuiIcaAGo—At Miller Bros.’ shipyard the steamer City of Berlin is in dock receiying considerable new bottom planking, new garboard strakes, a new piece of keel forward, some re-calking and a new wheel. The schooner Annie M. Ash is in dock for some new plank on her bottom, a piece of new keel and a new stern. The steamer John Harper is at the derrick having her mainmast taken out, her foremast placed farther for- She is getttng two new full hatches put in, also some new floor, and having her ceiling re-calked. The barge J. H. Rutter is receiving new deck beams and deck, new hatch coam- ings and hatches, and a thorough re-calking. At the Chicago Shipbuilding Co.’s yard the steel steamer Alva was in docks and received several new floor frames and plates on her bottom. J. B. Bates & Co., shipbuilders, are putting a new deck house, forward, on the schooner Peshtigo No. 2; some new deck beams on the steamer Mecosta; some new floor and general repairs onthe steamer Iron King; some new slaunchions and rail aft on the steamer Geo. W. Robey; part new after cabin and new skylight on the steamer Iron Chief; some general repairs and calk- ing on the steamer Pasadena. WILLIAMS. CLEVELAND.—The car ferry Shenango No. 2 was unable to get into either of ‘the dry docks here and will have to go to Toledo for het repairs which consist chiefly of two new wheels. The Olympia is in the Ship Owners’ dry dock for repairs to damage caused by ice, and new blades on her wheel. The tug Thos. Monson was in the Cleveland dock for repairs to her shoe. MONTREAL—The management of the Richelieu & On- tario Navigation Company are placing everything in order for the opening of the season. While no new ves- sels are being constructed, extensive additions and al- terations are being made in several of the Company’s boats. The Berthier is having a new bottom and also new boilers. This boat will be run as usual between Three Rivers and Montreal when the steamer Three Rivers is engaged with the pilgrimage excursions, which have become such a feature of late years. The ferry-— boats Longueuil, Hochelaga and LaPrairie are also be- ing overhauled. The twin screw steamer Columbia will be kept as an extra boat as she was last year. DrETROIT—The Northern Wave’s repairs are so nearly completed that she will be floated in a few days. Her © repair bill will be nearly $75,000. From 150 to 200 men have been working on her since the close of navigation. She is the largest repair job ever known in lake insur- ance. Assoon as she leaves the Detroit dry-dock the Selwyn Eddy will go in for extensive repairs to her bot- tom. The steamer Fryer has almost been rebuilt. The steamers Progress and Wisconsin are receiving new boilers and getting a general overhanling. At the Clark dry-dock the steamer Fayette Brown has been cut in two and the parts are being separated so that an additional 50 feet of length may be put into her. About 100 men are working on her. ‘The smaller basin is occupied by the Louis Pahlow, which is receiving a practical rebuild above the water line. MILWAUKEE—The steamer Comorant, which lay idle at Milwaukee all last winter, was sold by the Winslow . estate to J. L. Crosthwaite of Buffalo about two weeks ago, and has gone into dry-dock for a thorough topside rebuild from about four strakes below the plank sheer. The house forward will be torn out and rebuilt and other minor work is to be done. The schooner Scotia is in the stationary dock at the south yard for a partial re- es ey some calking, and minor repairs. REPAIR NOTES. M. Freiman, of Green Bay, who recently bought the City of Baltimore for $3,000, will shift the engine and boiler aft, and convert her into a coarse freighter for the Green Bay trade. The Escanaba Towing and Wrecking Co.’s tug Mon- arch is receiving alterations and improvements under the supervision of Capt. Nyhagen, of Manitowoc. The tug Temple Emory is receiving a thorough re- build from the water line up, at Two Rivers, Wis. ‘This includes new deck beams and deck, covering-board, rail, stanchions, and an entire new house. The engine is also receiving a general overhauling. ‘The loss on the steamer Idler, which burned at Toledo a few months ago, will probably soon be adjusted. It is not known just how badly she is damaged or whether she will be rebuilt, If rebuilt, she will likely ply be- tween Sandusky and Johnson’s Island next season in the excursion trade. M. P. Lester, of Marine City, has secured the contract of rebuilding the wrecked steamer Britannic which is now lying at Port Huron. He went tothat port Mon- day morning with a gang of inen to commence work. rr es ce VESSEL TRANSFERS AT GRAND HAVEN. The following transfers of vessel property have been recorded at Grand Haven: Steamer Myrtle M. Ross— Volney Ross, of South Haven, to Joseph F. Smith, of South Haven, one-half, $1,500. Steamer Pine Lake— Charlevoix Lumber Co. to Capt. Ephraim Small, of Milwaukee, a fractional interest for $2,750. Steam yacht Mary—James Stevenson, of St. Ignace, to Michael Murray, the whole, $1,000. Steamer Edward Buckley— William J. Nuttal to Edward Buckley and William Douglas, fractional iuterest for a nominal considera- tion. Scow Dan Hayes—Andrew Anderson, of Manis- tee, to Ole A. Olson and James Nelson, one-half, $100. Steamer Maud Lilley—Richard A. Seymour to Thomas Collins, of Manistee, the whole, $300. Steamer Erie Ly. Hackley—D. EK. Staples, et al., to Ray E. Alberts, of Muskegon. the whole for a nominal consideration.