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* THE MARINE RECORD. WRECKS AND WRECKING. The old schooner Col. Elisworth, which was recoy- ered fromthe beach on Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, and has-just been turned out after repairs, was sunk at the Straits about 4 o’clock Wednesday morning, Sep- tember 2, by collision with the schooner Emily B. Max- well, of Waugoshance. The crew of the Ellsworth were rescued by the Maxwell. - The Ellsworth was bound down without cargo, and the Maxwell was up- _ bound with alabaster. The port bow of the Maxwell - was badly stove in, but the damage was allabove water. The Ellsworth had a rating of Bl plus and a valuation of $2,500 in Inland Lloyds. She was an old timer, hay- ing been built at Euclid, O., by Treat in 1861. She is now owned by C. A. Chamberlain, of Detroit. Examination, by Capt. Cyrus Sinclair, of the P. S. ‘Marsh, which went ashore at Deer Park last week after being waterlogged and abandoned, proves that she is a total loss. Her stern has broken off, and the wreck lies under nine feet of water. The cargo of building stone is not worth salvage expenses. _ The schooner Granger is another total loss to add to the season’s short record. She was driven ashore on Seul Choix Point, Lake Michigan, in the heavy south- wester of Tuesday night, April 25. ‘The crew succeeded in getting ashore. She was owned and commanded by Capt. William Powers, of Chicago. She was built by Hanson & Scove, at Manitowoc, in 1874, and was valued at Inland Lloyds at $3,000, rating B%. She was not in- sured. She had a cargo of cedar which was worth $800. Still another veteran which has gone out of existence is the schooner City of the Straits, . : which was burned to the water’s edge in the great fire which consumed the lumber town and part of Ontonagon ~ last week. She was owned by Pen- noyer Bros., hailed from Port Huron; was valued at $3,000 and rated B1 plus. She was built at Detroit in 1866 by Capt. J. M. Jones, but was thoroughly rebuilt in 1885. _ The little steamer Harvey Watton, owned by the Macatana Park Associa- tion, burned to the water line at Hol- land, Mich., Sunday. It is thought that her machinery was not seriously injured and that the damage to the hull will not exceed $2,000. ' he passenger steamer State of Michigan got to leaking badly through her stern pipe last Sunday on Lake Huron, and had to be beached five miles north of Point aux Barques light at 9in the evening. The leak was stopped and the boat released Tuesday. Shecarries nothing but fire insurance. ‘The passenger steamer Pilgrim was dam- aged by fire Tuesday morning from $500 to $1,000. Capt. H. W. Baker is makirig excellent progress in wrecking the Oceanica, although his work has been set back on one or two occasions by the swell from vessels whose masters have not been considerate enough to check down when passing. The hole in the bows has been patched up, and the divers have completed a cofferdam on the deck, which reaches above the water as the wreck now lies, the decks being submerged only amidships. The dam extends around the stern and along both sides of the vessel, and is fastened to the upper part of the bow, which projects above water. The walls of thedam consist of 2x6-inch planks, spiked one upon the other. It is hoped to begin pumping today. The schooner yacht Hawthorne is said to be a total loss as the result of her collision with the Iowa. A hole 9 feet wide, from rail to keel, was cut in her, and nearly every plank or timber is broken or started. She was patched up so as to float, at Milwaukee, but is hardly worth rebuilding. At last reports wrecking operations on the schooner Mattie C. Bell, ashore at Summer Island, were progress- ing very slowly, and it isdoubtful whether she can be re- leased. ‘Three steam?2pumps are unable to lower the water in her hold. Despite the hypnotic efforts of an enterp ising under- taker, the sons of Capt. George McKay, of the Little Wissahickon, could not recognize their father in the floater found on Lake Erie and taken to Buffalo. The undertaker had to be content with the modest burial charges paid by the city. The Michigan Wrecking & Salvage Co. was mn & good progress on the schooner G. W. Adams, off Col- chester, and had her about ready to lift, when a heavy sea badly retarded their operations. A The old schooner Katé Hinchman lies in the mud full of water, alongside the burned steamer Fountain City, at Sturgeon Bay, ‘The scow Restless is also in the boneyard there. ; Prof. Carl Myers, the well-known acronautical en gineer, of Frankfort, and Capt. S. Hemen, command= ing the steamer Gilbert, of Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., have located the schooner North Star, which sunk with a load of coal several years ago, and lies in 90 feet of water. ‘The wreck was discovered by means of a bal- loon, the acronaut being able, when high in air, to look to far greater depths in clear water than in any ie near the surface. EEE ES f= GENERAL REPAIR WORK. CLEVELAND.—The repairs on the William Chisholm _ are progressing favorably at the Cleveland dry-dock. The collision damage is almost repaired, but the bottom damage will require a good deal longer to complete. The hub of her sectional wheel was found badly cracked, and had to be removed. The engine was damaged about $300 by the collision. It is claimed that part of the bottom damage, and possibly that to the wheel, was received at some previoustime, but this will THE NIAGARA NAVIGATION CO.’S STEAMER CORONA. be hard to prove, if any contest is made, as the steamer has not been in dock for more than a year. The steamer Philip Minch is still in the south basin of the Ship Owners’ dry-dock. In the north basin the steamer John N. Glidden is in for a new rudder and bottom calking-up to the 16-foot water-mark. The Hackett got out last Saturday after receiving repairs to her stern pipe. The Tower was in tostopa leak; the G. M. Roby, to get a new forefoot and a plank in her port‘bow. The tug Gregory had her wheel tightened. Cuicaco.—At the Chicago Shipbuilding Co.’s the steamer Adella Shores was in dock for repairs to stern- bearing; the schooner Middlesex for bottom calking; the tug Fischer for repairs to stern-bearing; and the tug Ames for some repairs and calking. The Lydon & Drews Co., dredging contractors, launched a large dump scow Tuesday afternoon; dimen- sions 116 feet long, 28 feet wide, 10 feet deep. At Miller Bros.’ shipyard the schooner Cheney Ames was in dock. Her bottom received a thorough over- hauling and re-caulking. ‘The steamer Mabel Brad- shaw was in and had her shoe straightened, The steamer City of Kalamazoo had her wheel refastened; the steamer City of Ludington wasin for refastening wheel, and repairs to stearn-bearings. ——— rrr re The schooner yacht Hawthorne, sunk by collision wilh the steamer Iowa, was given sufficient repairs at Milwaukee to keep her afloat. It is doubtful if she is ever rebuilt. THE NEW STEAMER CORONA. The Bertram Engine Works, of oronto, Have deliv- ered tothe Niagara Navigation Co. the new steel steamer Corona, and she was placed on the route between Lew- iston, N. Y., and Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 27. She is pronounced a twentieth century model of marine architecture of her class. It is her builders’ boast that while nothing has been omitted which would contribute to the requisite strength, not a pound of superfluous or useless steel has been used in her construction. The engine is of the compound, direct- -acting type, Similar to the engine in the Fall River Line steamer Priscilla and in the lake steamer City of Toledo, and will develop nearly 2,000 horse-power. The steam is furnished from six boilers of the gunboat type, 8 feet in diameter by 16 feet long, placed in two stokeholds, and with two stacks. Each boiler has two 36-inch fur- naces. 'I‘he paddle-wheels are of the feathering type, 20 feet 6 inches in diameter outside of blades, these hav- ing 9 feet 8 inches face. The hull is 277 feet long over all, and 270 feet on the water line, by 32 feet moulded beam and 59 feet width over guards, and 13% feet moulded depth. The Corona has a capacity of 2,000 passengers. The forward part of the main deck may be used by passen- gers, or in the fall for the light freight carried by these steamers. A large stairway, in quartered oak, com- municates with the promenade deck above, and just aft of this is the engine, enclosed. This trunk is arranged with glass sides, to givea full view of the working plat- form to passengers interested in this department of the boat, Provision has also been made to have the electric light plant, of 1,000 lamps capacity, in full view of the public. This plant is located on the main deck, just abaft the main engine, and is most complete in every respect. Further aft, on the main deck, is the main passenger gangway, social hall, and grand staircase leading to the promenade deck. This is handsomely finished in mahogany, with balus- trade in antique designs of orna- mental wrought iron work, which is quite a feature in the decoration of the boat. The ladies’ cabin, abaft the social hall, is handsomely finished and furnished in blue and gold effects of the light and airy style, giving the apartment a bright as well as an ele- gant appearance. The Corona will operate in connection with the Chip- pewa and Cibola,- giving, with the electric lines between Buffalo and Lewiston and Queenston, a superb service to Toronto. Sas Bea a eae THE FREIGHT SITUATION. The indications are that the ore movement will be practically closed by October 1, but a good grain move- ment is expected for fall so very few more boats of the larger class will,go into ordinary. ‘The Duluth rate has gone tol%c. Coalis moving slowly at 25c to all ports. Duluth and Superior millers have revolted agains the rates in flour to New York made by the lake-and-rail lines, and have organized the Commercial Coal Tran. Co. The new company will charter its own tonnage, handle its own freight at Dututh, Superior and Buffalo, and forward to New York via the canal, where the boat- men are once again organizing in opposition to the railroads. ‘They are now compelled to pay about $4 per ton to New York. On the present basis of freight rates the millers willsave 93{c per cwt. on all flour sent to the seaboard. ‘This may decrease to 6c or a little more before the season is closed, but the saving will still be great. rrr + Se A NEW AMERICAN LINE RECORD: The American Line steamship St. Paul arrived at New York on August 14, from Southampton, making the passage in 6 days and 31 minutes, beating the western record made by the St. Louis, and dwelt upon at length last week. Her average speed was 21.08 knots. She passed the Needles at 1:44 p, m. August 8. and arrived at Sandy Hook lightship at 9:15 a. m August 14.