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NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. a 4 DETROIT. Want SETTLED Porrrics—PASSENGER RATE War— VESSEL, BROKER THINKS SILENCE IS GOLDEN. Special Correspondence to T: he Marine Recora, DETROIT, September 30. All of the Thomas Adams’ fieet are now laid up ex- cept the Thomas Adams, and unless a marked change occurs, she will follow her mates to the dock. Never were men more genuinely anxious to see sound money and a settled state of affairs, than the hard-pushed ves- sel owners of this city. In speaking of this season Mr, Adams said: ‘‘ While I do not think we have lost any- thing this year, because we made some money early in the season, still I do not think we have made a dollar for all our work this year. We have some $12,000 in- surance to pay, and that eats a great hole in small earn- ings. The vessel business is very discouraging such seasons as this.’’ On Monday morning the steamer State of Michigan started for Cleveland with the City of the Straits, but only went as far as Pigeon Bay. A heavy sea was running, and the captain deemed it best to shelter her, returning to Detroit Tuesday morning. His judgment is to be cominended. That enterprising passenger department manager A, A. Schantz, of the D. & C. Navigation Co., has with- held all of his efforts until late, in managing the war between the Drummond line and the D. & C. The City of the Straits now forms another line, called the ‘‘Peo- ple’s Popular Price Line,’’ which leaves Detroit every Monday at 9a. m., and every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9 p. m. for Cleveland, returning, leaving Cleveland an hour earlier, on alternate days; for the sum of $1, including berth; and on Saturdays $1 round trip, with berths included both ways. The new line made partial arrangements to leave the dock at the foot of First street, occupied by the Northern Steam- ship Co., but on attempting to close the contract, it was found that the new boat would have to act on the con- venience of the Northern Steamship Company’s freight boats, and were not sure of having their dock free to use from 7 till 9 p. m. on the days she left Detroit. For this reason it was decided to run her from her old dock, foot of Wayne street. She will run all fall, and probably all spring, at the present rates. Next week the regular rates of the City of Detroit and City of Cleveland will be renewed as heretofore. ‘The purpose in establishing the new line was to make competition yet cheaper and sharper against the D. & C. Line. “L,. C. Waldo'in speaking to your correspondent about freight rates, said: ‘All the grain that is now intended for shipment this fall, would go if the lake freight was 5c per bushel. It is a needless pity that bamts are car- rying for what they are now; all they need to do is to lay still, and the rates will rise of themselves.”’ Waldo A. Avery has removed his office from the Parker and Millen building, at the foot of Griswold street, to the 12th floor of the new Majestic Building. The new offices will give their occupants a fine view of the city. The schooner Crosthwaite will receive her repairs at West Bay City. ‘Temporary repairs were made’ by Diver H. W. Baker, who personally superintended the work of raising her in Lake St. Clair. C. A. Chamberlin, one of the quietest and steadiest of Detroit vessel brokers, recently said to THE RECORD, when asked for items regarding business: ‘I make ita rule to say nothing. In times like these, when every one is looking for something to do, and ready to pick up anything that comes in view or is heard of, it 1s the still hunt that is most profitable.’’ In case the deal goes through, THE REcoRD will shortly publish an ac- count of a contract, of great importance to vessel inter- ests, in which Mr. Chamberlin will be an interested party. McC. CHICAGO. ‘ SHIPYARD NotEs—LaviInc uP Boats—THE. WEEK’S CHARTERS AND ARRIVALS, _ Special Correspondence to The Marine Kecord. CHICAGO, September 29. At Miller Brothers’ shipyard the steamer Madagascar was in dock for fastening loose wheel and to have a leak stopped. The steamer Canisteo is in dock for a new wheel. At the Independent Tug Line’s floating dock the steamer Viva was in dock forrepairs to stern bearing and recalking. ‘The tug Protection is in dock for a re- build. The passenger and freight steamer A. B. Taylor, which has been running between Chicago and Michigan City during the past season, went off that route on Wednesday and will go to Grand Haven to be placed in winter quarters. The passenger and freight steamer Mabel Bradshaw, which has been running between Chicago and Pent- water and Whitehall during the past season, went to Whitehall this week to be placed in winter quarters. There was 33 entries into this port on Sunday last comprising 22 steam vessels and 11 schooners, The Goodrich Transportation Company’s side-wheel steamer Muskegon became a total wreck in one of the THE MarinE RECORD. Milwaukee Dry Dock Co’s. docks last week, she having fallen over on her starboard side when the dock was pumpedout. Herkeel and bottom is broken in three or four places forward and in one place ait, where some of the keel blocks went up through her. The Muskegon went into the dock to have two holding down bolts tightened. ‘The Goodrich Transportation Company sent H. B. Burger and Frank Kirby, shipbuilders, and Cap- tains David Cochrane, J. J. Rardon and Samuel Neff, to Milwaukee, to see the Muskeg6n in the dock, as experts on their behalf, and view the damage and consider asto the cause of the accident. The Muskegon was built in 1871 at Manitowoc; her dimensions are, 193 feet keel, 29 feet beam, 12 feet hold, tonnage 618 gross, 485 net. The Goodrich Co’s. steamer Sheboygan whick has gone into winter quarters at Manitowoc has been fitted out and placed on the route on which the steamer Muskegon had been running. Captain P. Griffin tied up the steamer Charles Ste- wart Parnell last week in the Illinois Central Slip B, awaiting more prosperous times. Captain John Prindiville chartered the steamer Phil- lip Minch for chipped oats and_ barley, South Chicago to Buffalo, 1c; the steamer Lansing for corn and barley to Buffalo at 1%c. James A. Calbick & Co, chartered the steamers Ara- gon and Nicaragua, and barges Grampian and Paisley, all for corn to Kingston at 2l¢c. Carr & Blair chartered the steamer Progress for oats to Sarnia, at 1<c free of elevation; the steamer Tampa for corn to Buffalo at 13%c; steamer Sauber for barley to Buffalo for 14%c; the steamer Lagonda for corn to Fairport at 13c. : H. W. Cook & Co. chartered the steamers Fred Pabst and W. H. Wolf for corn to Buffalo at.144c, just before the last raise in freights. The new, Union Line steel steamer Ramapo, Captain Walter Robinson, arrived here from Buffalo, Monday, on her maiden trip to this port. She encountered some heavy weather on her voyage and behaved splendidly: The yacht Irene, Capt. Charles Kennedy, arrived here Monday afternoon from Buffalo. She ran all day before the gale with only a storm sail set. On her ar- rival at one of the slips near the foot of Randolph street viaduct she collided with the dock and carried away her bow-sprit and some headgear. The schooner Seaman broke fromher moorings in slip E, at the foot of Randolph street, during Wednesday’s gale and had the most hilarious old time that she ever experienced during her long career. Yachts, houseand fish boats numbering about a dozen, succumbed to her ramming propensities and went under to get out of her way. Thetug Fischer dropped one of her car ferry barges off the port, but brought the other two inside the breakwater all rlght, the third came to an anchor about two miles off and rode out the gale. WILLIAMS, : BUFFALO. BRISK GRAIN RECEIPTS—RAILROADS FoL_LOwinc THEIR UsuaL Far Tacrics—AN ExXcurSION STEAMER DECAMPS. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. BUFFALO, September 29, 1896. In spite of the prospective falling off in grain receipts the week’s total is again a record breaker and elevators are doing a rushing business: They are beginning to fill up some, the increase of.the week being about a round million bushels. ‘This is partly on account of the falling off of canal boats and the shortage of cars, for there appéars to be a demand for everything at the sea- board yet that comes in. The canal fleet is now too small for the demands on it. There have been no sur- plus boats for several weeks and if the demand for them to bring up coal turns out to be considerable they will be still fewer hereafter. , The package-freight lines are complaining that they are getting the worst of it inthe charge for storage on all ex-lake flour that is in the warehouse more than twenty days, for the western millers will not send it forward and run the risk of having to pay the charge and the result is very little in warehouse at the time of year when everything would be filling up but for the charge. There is no prospect of a suspension of the regulation, so that the result will be empty warehouses at the close of navigation and a brisk all-rail flour trade all winter, which is perhaps what the roads want, certainly no one else desires it. ‘There are still a few additions to the fleet in ordinary, thongh the number tied up is not very considerable. Besides the boats have a way of pulling out just as they are supposed to be laid up forthe season. The schooner Manitowoc did this a few days ago and the Ogemaw p cked up a tow last Saturday and started for Ashland for lumber, after being here some time. The flight of the excursion steamer Garden City last Saturday hasa long story connected with it. She is owned in Toronto and it is an old-time trick for vessels that get into trouble on one side of the line to skip to the other if they can find business there. This time there is some justification for the proceedings. ‘The Garden’ City is the victim ofscircumstances. Some weeks ago a woman with a child in her arms took a ducking in the creek at the steamer’s dock at the foot of Main street, and when it was found that the woman was about to tie the boat up she skipped out. Vessel men who know the circumstances say that the boat wa not to blame. She was lying just astern of one of the Northern Line freighters, which was working her wheel to spring away from the dock and creating a fierce cur- rent. between the Garden City and the dock. Just before the woman came up the gang plank the current carried the stern of the excursion boat about and de- tached the plank, so that all went into the water. The situation was critical, especially on account of the cur-— rent. Two dockmen plunged in after the woman, but were carried away by the rushing water. A third man- aged to alight on the plank and before he had the woman and child safe another man had jumped in. It was a matter of both good fortune and good work that. no one was hurt. There was an officer in sight on board the Northern steamer all the time, but he appears to — have been rattled and the boat’s wheel was not stopped till the danger was over. The only possible fault of the Garden City appears to have been that her stern was ; not tied fast so that she could not swing about. To counteract this the men at the gangway say they order- ~ ed the woman to stay off the plank till it was safe to come aboard. As the boat is now out of harm’s reach, sale so long as she stays in Canadian waters, some compro- — ee mise will be made no doubt, in case she ever wishes to come back. i oi ey Sees The serious trouble of Northern Line passenger boats appear not to have been all told, for it is now said that the electric light plant of the North Land was as frac- tious in its way as the North West’s boilers were and © often left the boat in darkness without a moment’s warning. aa The Mills’dry-dock is patching up three lake steamers. — The George T. Hope is haying more work done to her than was expected, for her stern post had to’ be re- ‘yuilt as well as to repair her stern pipe and put on a wheel. The Monteagle hadher bottom mostly ont at last accounts and the St. Louis ditto. es, The Anchor Line people are much pleased over the behavior of the. Susquehanna since the changes wer made in her machinery. It was found that she ha more boilers than she needed and the removal of these and the change in the position of the others makes her the biggest carrier in the line, but leaves her a good sailer besides. She brings a matter of 3,150 tons of package freight in here and has loaded over 3,200 tons — this season, at a cargo. : ee The cry ‘“‘wait till after election” that has runthe length of the lumber trade and cut off the lake business ~ materially, does not seem to affect grain. Thereisa lingering hope that the election will still afford time to get in a supply of lumber. Tonawanda is at least cer- tain of a large winter stock, for the western mill men despair of selling their cut and have gone to stacking it up there where rent is cheap. Some Buffalo yards are full, but more are rather scant. eee If money was plenty there would be new work for the canal-boat yards without doubt, for there is not tonnage enough now todo the business. The canal is getting ~ up coal to carry and considerable flour to carry down, so that it is really renewing its age to some extent. : Capt. Stevenson, who has been mate of the steamer Vance, comes back as master of the Shenandoah this — week. ifs The Crystal Beach Steamboat Company, engaged in the excursion business at this port, does not seem to have met with the patronage which it deserved and was © entitled to under the able managerent of the past sea- son. ‘The marshal libeled the Gazelle and Pearl here ia last week for a round sum of money on fueling account. ae Se RR are The heavy southwest gale of Wednesday caused the ee river ‘to rise six feet and then to recede again so — rapidly as to cause currents that nothing but loaded craft could move against. 53 The shipyards at this port have been having a busy time during the past two weeks and the dry-docks caught their full share of work putting vessels in good shape for the hard weather experienced during the fall months and towards the close of the season. 7a JOHN CHAMBERLIN. _ ip Sie CLEVELAND. : idee GENERAL Port NEwS—SHIPYARD AND Dry-Dock WorK — —STORM CHARTS WANTED. ; Special Correspondence to The Marine Record, j CLEVELAND, Sept. 30. The schooner Selkirk will be placed on sale by the U.S. marshal at this port next Saturday. She has been libeled by the Cleveland Dry-Dock Co. Poe Daa: There is no question which way the majority of ves- sel owners, agents and brokers, desire the next presi- — dential election togo. Offices inside and out are decor- ated with the Ohio man’s picture. & tee Whether there is anything in the old-time belief of — equinoctial storms or not the weather has sort of — broken up here this week. i ete It was a pleasant surprise to meet Mr. H. D. Coffin- berry this week. He has grown stouter and bronzed* — from his hearty out-door life at Recky River. His — many marine friends will be pleased to learn that heis — enjoying the best of good health. Set _ Although rumors of laying up tonnage have been float- — ing around for the past month or so seventeen arrivals — each day for a week was the record up to Monday last. ~ A feature of the freight market here during the early part of the week was vessels taking 20 cent coal to the ed ee