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4 NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. ee ————— CHICAGO. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. J, A. Calbick & Co. chartered the steamer A. E. Run- nels for wheat to Toledo at 2% cents. Capt. Alfred Mitchelland Messrs. H. A. and W. A. Hawgood, of Cleveland, were in this city on Tuesday. The steamer City of Louisville has been laid up at Benton Harbor and her crew have been transferred to the Jay Gould. The steamer Westover was libeled here on Saturday on aclaim for damages arising froma collision with a canal boat about a year ago. J. G. Keith & Co. chartered the steamer America for wheat to Buffalo at 24% cents; the steamer Brazil for corn to Buffalo at 2% cents. Capt. W. H. Humphrey, of the steamer Neshoto. which he laid up at Duluth, went through this city, Tuesday, on the way to his home at Painesville, O. The steamer New Orleans unloaded a cargo of hard coal at the O. S. Richardson Fueling Co.’s dock, at the north side of the harbor entrance, last week. Harry Sharp, of Detroit, first mate of the steamer R. ly. Doty, laying up here, went to Milwaukee Sunday, and married one of the fairest daughters of that city. At the Independent Tug Line’s floating dry-dock, the tug Jesse Spalding was in for recalking and reironing; the tug A. Dorr for general repairs, a new shoe and a new wheel. The lumber steamer mma FE. Thompson, Capt. W. H. Evans, arrived here on her last trip of this season on Saturday, with lumber from Marinette. She has hada very successful season. J. J. Rardon & Co. chartered the steamer Aragon for wheat to Fairport at 2% cents; steamer Aurora for clipped oats to Buffalo at 134 cents; steamer Phoenix for barley to Buffalo at 23¢ cents to hold. The Goodrich Transportation Co.’s steamer Iowa had the steam chest of her engine blown out off Two Rivers, Wis., on the 6th inst. Fortunately, no one was injured. The tug Arctic towed her to Manitowoc for repairs. At the Chicago Shipbuilding Co.’s shipyard the steamer S. R. Kirby is in dock for some new bottom planking and new wheel blades; the Aurania, . M. Peck, Hartnell, Pope and Yuma will go into dock in ro- tation. The steamer John Mitchell, with a cargo of 85,000 bushels of corn, was recently in the Chicago Shipbuild- ing Co.’s dry-dock for a new wheel. The docking was very carefully done aud the steamer came out in excel- lent shape. Wm. Fitzgerald, of the Milwaukee Dry-Dock Co., was here last week, making arrangements to have the Anchor Line steamer Conemaugh go in the company’s dry-dock at Milwaukee and receive very extensive re- airs. . Carr & Blair chartered the steamer Edward Smith No. 2 for wheat to Buffalo at 24% cents; the steamers Robert L. Fryer and John F. Eddy for corn to Buffalo at 2% cents; the steamer Katahdin for wheat to Buffalo at 2% cents. H. B. Burger was here last week, looking over the L. M. & L.. S. Transportation Co.’s steamer City of Trav- erse, which left here Saturday for Manitowoc, where she will go into Burger & Burger’s dry-dock for ex- tensive repairs. Capt. P. Griffin made an exceptionally quick trip with the steamer Charles Stewart Parnell, on her last trip this season. ‘The Parnell lett South Chicago for Erie with 80,000 bushels of corn, at 9:30 P, M. on Nov. 28th, and arrived back at this port from EKrie, with 2,000 tons of coal at 7 A. M. on Dec. 6th, making the round trip in 7 days 9% hours. Capt, John Stewart, who commanded the steamer City of Milwaukee for the Graham & Morton Trans- portation Co. during the past season, arrived here Fri- day morning to take charge of the steamer Jay Gould, which left here Tuesday for Milwaukee, to run between that port and St. Joseph, for the Graham & Morton Transportation Co., who have chartered her for the winter months. Capt. Charles McIntosh, who commanded the Graham & Morton Transportation Co.’s steamer City of Chicago, during the excursion season, and was transferred to the steamer City of Louisville when the Chicago was laid up on Sept. 21st, went to his home at Detroit last week, to spend a well earned vacation until the Chicago goes into commission again next year. Harvey C. Beeson, publisher of Beeson’s Marine Di- rectory, has returned to the city after an absence of four weeks spent at Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan lake ports. He reports general trade as look- ingup. Timesat Sault St. Marie have been, and are, particularly good. The greatest confidence is felt rela- tive to the renewal of the iron ore and lumbering inter- ests, At Miller Brothers’ shipyard the steamer A. R. Col- born was in dock to have a leak stopped and repairs to stern bearing; the steamer Kitty M. Forbes for new stem iron, some calking and repairs to stern bearing; the steamer City of Duluth is in for recalking bottom and reironing. ‘The steamer Jay Gould went out of dock Monday, after receiving extensive repairs to her hull and reironing. Last Thursday night the barge Michigan, in tow of THE MArINE RECORD. the tugs Welcome and W. H. Wolf, when going up the river, coal laden, collided with the State street bridge ané badly damaged the railing and sidewalk and de- molished the bridge-tender’s caboose. WILLIAMS. MARINE CITY, MICH. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The schooner Larrey Sims is getting entirely new bows and keel at the old Curtis-Brainard yard on Belle river. Repairs will be numerous around the creek this win- ter, as owners of old craft will have todo something to them, or lose what little rating they now hold in Lloyds’ register. M,. Sicken returned last week from Horse Shoe Reef where one of his barges, the C. L. Young, is ashore. He reports the wreck in bad shape and is doubtful if she can be released this fall. At Anderson’s yard the George Nester, one of the Nor- way pine barges built by the Nesters at Baraga, is be- ing torn down preparatory to being given a rebuild. She will be cut down by four strakes below the covering board and will be given new top sidesof oak. Steel arches will also be placed in her. Mr. Lester has the work on the Mark Hopkins, which was sunk by the Vanderbilt in Hay Lake during 1895, and was subsequently raised and brought here, the damaged hull having been entirely rebuilt. Carpenters are now finishing the cabins, and machinists are setting up the engines. She will be equipped with two pole spars, steam hoists, steam windlass, capstans, steering gear, and everything necessary to make up a modern, single decker. A tug hull 50 feet long, 16 feet beam and 7 feet deep will be built for Capt. J. C. Miller, who will place the old tug Thompson’s machinery inher. When completed she will be used by Alger, Smith & Co. in their log business at this port and to assist the Volunteer and Gettysburg over the flats and crossings through the river. At the same yard three large wooden mud scows will be built for use in Lake St. Clair. The following steamers, schooners, barges and tugs, are in winter quarters at this port: Cherokee, Kate Buttironi, Havana, Sparta, Mohegan, Schoolcraft, Aber- corn, W. H. Sawyer, Santa Maria, Vigilant, Geo. King, Mark Hopkins, M. Sicken, Thos. Thompson, Ed. Smith, No. 1; Tempest, No. 1; Tempest, No. 2; Miami, D. F. Rose, J. P. Clark, Jas. Beard, Aztec, Maizel, Lyman Posey, John M. Hutchinson, Geo. Nester, Mary N. Bourke, Zopatec, Thomas Gawn, Teutonia, De!aware, Buckeye State, Boscobelle, Uranus, Camden, Joseph Paige, Racine, Mingoe, Chippewa, Dayton, Yankee, N. C. West, W. H. Hawkins, C. KE. Redfern, A. C. Tuxbury, Maria Martin, Angus Smith, Levi Rawson, Homer, Al- bany, Jane Ralston, Alice Richards, Grace Whitney, Ethel, Chas. Spademan, EK. J. McVea, St. Joseph, Lucinda Lozen, Larrey Sims, Keepsake, Checotah, Home, Melvina and Comfort. The above fleet aggre- gates more tons than have ever sought winter quarters here at any onetime. They are mostly lumber boats, and very few have paid interest on the money invested in them. FIGUREHEAD. CLEVELAND, O. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The Globe Iron Works Co. announce that they have contracted to equip the boilers of one of the Mutual Line steamers with Serve ribbed tubes and the Ellis & Eaves’ system of draft. The employes of the Vessel Owners’ Towing Co. will give their third annual ball on December 23, at Army and Navy Hall. A pleasant party is being prepared for. ‘The music will be furnished by Faust’s full or- chestra. Under a bill for libel amounting to $500, the schooner Surprise was sold by the United States marshal last week for $375. The sale was at public auction at the court house. Quite a number of vesselmen were pres- ent, but only two among them bid. ‘The Surprise was built at Milan, Ohio, in 1865. She cost her original owner $2,500. I'wo years ago William O’Brien bought her for $2,200. The Globe Iron Works Co. notified the Treasury De- partment that the revenue cutter Gresham would be completed during the present month, and the officials have replied that asa result of investigation and com- parisons they feel justified in asserting that this vessel, which will be placed in commission at the opening of navigation in the spring, will be far and away the finest revenue cutter ever in service on the Great Lakes. In speaking of the matter, Capt. Shoemaker, head of the revenue marine service, said: ‘‘The Gresham will be, indeed, the finest revenue cutter anywhere in the world, and wiil only be surpassed by the one which the government is now building for service on the Pacific coast. With 50 tons of coal on board she will draw only about 1044 feet of water, and will easily make 16 or 17 knots per hour.’’ Secretary Carlisle in his estimates of appropriations transmitted to Congress, placed $400,000 opposite the words for continuing improvements on the harbor at Clevelané. In doing that he merely follows out the pro- visions of the river and harbor bill passed at the last session. It is not a recommendation, but merely a state- ment to Congress that in order to carry out existing laws it ought to put that much in the sundry civil ap- propriation bill. A recommendation of $5,725 for the drainage and improvement of the marine hospital — grounds at Cleveland is submitted. Apparently, Capt. John Davidson, of Bay City, and — Capt. Cc. E. Benham will not determine the loss on the steamer Wallula. They have disagreed and will prob- ably discontinue work. Capt. Davidson said that he would return home. Capts. Benham and Davidson have been engaged on the Wallula for about ten days, The survey progressed slowly and after many disagree- ments the surveyors reached the machinery. Capt. Benham proposed that a practical machinist be called in to assist. Capt. Davidson was opposed to the prop- osition, he considering the assistance of Capt. Thomas Murphy, who was previously chosen to arbitrate differ- ences, sufficient; hence the disagreement and rather hard feeling, unless Capt. Cy Sinclair, representing McDonald, of Chicago, can smooth over the difficulty. I have heard it expressed several times lately that Cleveland people, that is owners, brokers and surveyors, are getting somewhat hoggish in their propensities and would like the world with a fence around itwhenon disputed settlements. A gee SEASON’S FATAL LOSSES. Sixty-six lives were lost in navigating the great lakes during the season now closing. Compared with previ- ous years this list is much below the average. One cause for the lessening of disasters is the improved con- struction of lake boats. The most serious disaster was the wreck of the © schooner Waukesha off Muskegon on November 7, by which six lives were lost. Next in point of numbers was the loss of the schooner Mary D. Ayer on May 17. The schooner Sumatra found- ered off Milwaukee on September 4, carrying down four seamen. A boiler explosion on the Rhoda Stewart off Alpena ended three lives, and three were burned with the City of Kalamazoo on November 30. On July 9, the schooner Little Wissahickon went down, taking the ~ captain and two of his crew. The captains«fthe Ayer and the Little Wissahickon endeavored to save their craft, but instead lost their lives. Twenty-six sailors fell overboard and were drowned. Six fell through open hatches and were killed. One diver was suffocated when at work on the Cayuga. Miscellaneous causes make up the balance of the death list of sixty-six. 2a But one passenger of the large number carried by Zi . lake steamers was lost. It will never be known whether this passenger fell overboard or committed suicide, but disputed settlements. NAvtTILus. —_— ¢ EASTERN FREIGHTS. Messrs. Funch, Edye & Co., of New York, in their regular circular announce the freight market as follows: Although we cannot point to a large list of fixtures since our last report, we are pleased to be able to state that the end of the declining tendency of freight rates appears to have been reached, doubtless largely owing to the fact that owners are not offering their tonnage as they did when the decline first setin. Freight rates on grain are well maintained as last submitted, and whilst — there is not much inquiry for later months, the demand for December and January has been fairly active. Some charters have been effected for cotton for Decem- ber loading from Atlantic ports, and 35s. for Liverpool a or Continent secured. There is little inquiry for case — oil to the East by steam, and boats desiring this trade would have to make quite a concession from last figures. The late demand for timber has evidently been filled by charterers, who are now disinclined to continue charter ing, except at a concession from last fixture rates. es Our market for sail tonnage continues quiet but firm, = and we have no appreciable change to report. The only — interesting feature is the continued demand for tonnage to South Africa, in which direction several vessels have again been taken at about previous rates. In petro leum, lumber and naval stores but little has been done during the past week, but rates about hold their owa as far as spot or near-by tonnage is concerned, whils' for far-off shipment the inquiry is a very limited on only. “ The above report applies to charters effected in New York, Philadelphia and other neighboring ports, so that western readers may take cognizance of how bu: ness is doing down Hast. eg e_———2 a — THE Russell Wheel and Foundry Co., of Detroit, h been awarded the contract for erecting two beacons Put-in-Bay Island, ona bid of $14,000. aS