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THE MARINE RECORD. MARITIME LAW. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7). left Chicago on the morning of September 17, 1893, bound for Buffalo, with a cargo of 47,000 bushels of corn, and two schooners in tow. At about 7 p. m. a break oc curred in the machinery of the steamer, by which, as de- scribed by the engineer, “the engine went through her- self,’ and was completely disabled. The schooners were then released, proceeding under sail, and the steamer blew her signals of distress while the engineer was engaged in disconnecting the shaft- The steamer Charlevoix, car- rying 60 passengers and a cargo of general merchandise and fruit, was on her trip from Northport to Chicago; and the signals being heard on their starboard bow, about a mile and a half away, answering signals were given, and she came up promptly within hailing distance. Although there are minor differences in the testimony of what was then said by the masters, respectively, all agree that as- sistance was called for, and that the matter of compensa- tion was to be left to the owners for settlement. The Waverly rolled somewhat in the troughs of the sea, which was running from the southward. There was no storm, according to seamen’s parlance. The libel avers only “a lump of a sea,” and the mate of the Charlevoix says a ao-mile breeze was blowing from the south. The master of the Waverly says. “The wind was about southeast, a nice breeze,’ but that it was what “sailors would call threatening weather.” The disabled steamer was not, per- haps, in imminent peril from the present state of the weather; but it is asserted that an unfavorable change of the weather, with the wind west or northwest, was indi- cated by the barometer, and in that event the sole de- pendence of this steamer for making a port of shelter or anchorage was upon a small foresail and mainsail—condi- tions in which disaster might well be apprehended. On the other hand, there was sufficient sea to require care and skill, and involve some extent of risk to the Charlevoix in manceuvering to take the line, and in towing with the short line improvised for the purpose, the wind having increased and hauled to the west—certainly ‘more risk than would be incurred in her regular voyage. The ex- tent of the risk which was assumed by the salvor is not to be gauged by the results alone, and the argument of the respondent to that end, upon the fact that the line was speedily taken, and that no mishap occurred, is entitled to consideration only so fat as it tends to show the state of wind and sea. The service was rendered by a passenger steamer upon the urgent call of a disabled steamer. It was voluntary, prompt and effective, and under circum- stances which constitute salvage-of the minor order, but not mere towage. The rules stated in the case of the Spokane, 67 Fed., 24, are clearly applicable here, the only differences being of degree—the salved property here be- ing about one-fifth the value there, and the service there being at the close of the season of navigation, and with greater distance and difficulties. The value of the Waverly and cargo is stipulated at $67,000, and of the Charlevoix and cargo at $75,000. The claimants tendered $500, and it is urged in their behalf that such amount: would be liberal compensation, and the allowance should be no larger; but the purposes of the rule of salvage which grants compensation in the nature of a reward, would not be fulfilled by narrowing the allowance so closely to the rate of mere towage, and I am satisfied that $1,500 may justly be awarded, under the circumstances shown. Let the libelant have decree for that amount and costs. or oe RECENT MARINE PATENTS. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6). M and shaft G driven by pulley H connected to driving- shaft of engine, The apparatus for governing marine engines and to prevent them racing, consisting of cylinders A’ and A having pistons B and D, springs B’, pipes C and C’; the pistons being operated by the fork B2, disks K and J, rods L, balls M, shaft G, driving-pulley H, spring O, fork R, adjusting-nut U, disks P and P’. 579,889. Propeller. Henry Miller, New York, N. Y., as- signor of one-half to Carl Goerg, same place. Filed Dec. 31, 1806. A propeller provided with shiftable or reversible blades, a shifter or rod for said blades, a shaft for the propeller and a lock or catch: for locking the shifter to the shaft. A tubular shaft through which the rod extends, a lever or handle for the shifter, and a lock or catch for locking the shifter to the shaft. A propeller provided with shiftable blades, a shifter or rod for said blades, and a lever or actuating handle for the shifter, combined with a shouldered sleeve moved bv said lever, a catch or lock for the sleeve, a releasing collar or wedge on the sleeve for disengaging the catch, and:a lever or handle for said releasing collar. A propeller-hub comprising longiudinally-separable sec- tions and a shaft about which the hub-sections are clasped, said shaft being provided with a rim or lugs and said hube _ sections being correspondingly recessed to fix themselves to the shaft when clasped about the latter substantially as described. ae 575,272. Pick Attachment for Dredgers. Horace S. Poti ter, Jersey ity, N. J. Filed April 25, 1806: ‘. 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