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12 THE MARINE RECORD. AvuGUST Io, 1899. Almy’s Patent Sectional WATER TUBE BOILERS. Pintsch Gas Lighted Buoys. NOW USED IN 21 Passenger Boats from 70 to 160 ft. long. 61 Steam Yachts from 50 to 180 ft. long. U. S. TORPEDO BOAT “STILETTO.” . Numerous freight and fishing steamers, launches and stationary boilers are giving most excellent results. ALMY WATER TUBE BOILER CoO., 178-184 Allens Ave., near Rhodes St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Adopted by the English, German, French, Russian, Italian, and United States Light-House Departments for channel and harbor | lighting. Over 800 gas buoys and gas beacons in service, Burn Continuously from 80 to 365 days and nights without atten- tion, and can be seen a distance of six miles, Controlled by ; THE SAFETY CAR HEATING AND LIGHTING Co, 160 Broadway, New York City. LAUNCH OF THE MALIETOA. Saturday, August 5, was quite a record day for the Ameri- can Ship Building Co.’s plants at Cleveland, each of which successfully launched a large steel cargo steamer. It‘is, perhaps, stretching the bow a little, to tag on the Lorain plant in this municipality, and yet it seems but a continuous street car ride to reach Lorain from Cleveland, that is, you simply ride to the end of the line, say for about an hour, and then step off at one of the best equipped ship- yards to be found in the world, or at least, good authority has so stated and classed it. Promptly at 3 o’clock and in the presence of upwards of 2,900 people, the large steel steamer Malietoa, built at Lo- rain to the order of the Minnesota Steamship Co., Cleve- land, left the ways and took her virgin plunge under the auspicious hand of her christener, and therefore, godmother, Miss Nellie Mallory, daughter of Capt. George Mallory, commodore of the fleet owned by the Minnesota Steamship Co., Cleveland. Those whoimagine that the lakes of North America are something after the order of duck ponds, will be surprised to learn that the Malietoa is one of the largest, most power- ful and best equipped cargo steamers ever built. Her general dimensions are 474 feet over all, 454 feet keel, 50 feet beam, and 29 feet molded depth. Her engines are quadruple expansion, with cylinders 153/, 25%, 38 and 57 inches by 40 inches stroke, and she is to be equipped with a battery of tubulous boilers. She will carry 8,000 tons on the best draft found in the connecting waters of the lakes. As usual, on the lakes, the Malietoa was launched side- ways, and in about half an hour after the hull was water- borne, she was towed out of the slip and placed under the sheer-legs to receive her machinery and other heavy equip- ment, as no time is to be;lost in getting her ready to load cargo. Among those who attended the launch, were Mr. Robert Wallace, Mr. Luther Allen, Mr. ‘W. D. Rees, Mr. R. C. Wetmore, Mrs. J. C. Garrett, Mr. S. C. Oviatt, Mrs. Lucy Oviatt, Miss Nellie Mallory, Capt. George Mallory, Mr. J. C. Wallace, Mr. B. B. Wallace, Mr. C, B. Squire, Mr. J. C. Brooks, Mr. Dalton, Mr. B. Dennison; Mr. W. B. Hasbrock, Mr. Robert Logan, Mr. Edward Porritt, American corres- pondent of the Glasgow Herald, Mr. J. H. Hoyt, Mr. Hay, Mr. Arendt Angstrom, Toronto, A large number of visitors from the villages around Lorain took advantage of the ele- gant weather to witness the launch of the largest vessel ever built in Ohio, and it was a gala, also a red letter day around the shipyard. Capt. George Mallory, who always takes charge of the last new boat built for the Minnesota Steamship Co., will super- intend the equipment and take command of the Malietoa. ss Sa ee i HISTORY OF THE LAKES. When we learned that the ‘‘History of the Great Lakes’? was to be published by J. H. Beers & Co., of Chicago, it was safe to assume that the mechanical part of it, the workman- ship, that is typography and binding, would be the best that that enterprising firm could produce, but the result exceeds our anticipations, as the two volumes before us amply verify. The mechanical work on the history is perfect, and should be an ornament in any house, making a library in itself, as regards lake literature. The numerous plates—steel, photo- gravure and half-tone, have been acknowledged in some cases, as being improvements on the original photographs, and are so well executed that no fault may be found with them. The matter contained in the history covers every point of episode and historical incident from the time the lakes were discovered, in 1678, to the present day, in chronological sequence. Considering the lapse of years since history was first made on the lakes, it is surprising that so much of the old legendary history could have been presented at this late day. Much of the success of this research is owing to A. A. Pomeroy, formerly of the MARINE RECORD, and Capt. J. W. Hall, (deceased), of Detroit, for a long time correspondent of the MARINE RECORD. It has been the object of Messrs. Beers & Co., in their ‘“‘History of the Lakes,’? to incorporate in this fine two volume work, all of the episodes, adventures and casualties that have occurred on the lakes during the last two hundred and twenty years, and it isonly in rare instances that they have failed. The history contains in short paragraphs, notice of each vessel that has ever been built on the lakes, and the greater casualties, involving serious loss of life, are given in detail. Messrs. J. H. Beers & Co. have taken much care and gone to great expense to make this history as complete and ac- curate as is possible at this late date, and have included in it matters of interest that come before the marine public. The biographical part of the history includes the career of the greater part of the officers making history for the present generation, the doings of the Life-Saving Service, and other matters pertaining to individual marine interests. ‘The Cleveland Leader is pleased to say, in its issue of Sunday, August 8, that the ‘“‘History of the Lakes’? has proven a great surprise from the fact that it so far excels in literary quality anything they had expected possible. Its diction, the point in which we are most particular, being fully up to the mark, and it can be thus judged by the readers, all of whom are certainly intelligent people. Be ce) a ape ge VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN As compiled for Taz MARINE RECORD, by George F. Stone Secretary Chicago Board of Trade. CITIES WHERE WHEAT.| CORN. Oats. RYE, BARLEY STORED. Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. Butta cic acc. 1,600,000] 335,000 261,000 72,000] 109,000 Chica sor ees 5,819,000] 2,563,000] 1,143,000 150,000 5,000 DEETO oh hace 349,000 30,000 9,000 Er 0 (een OETA DUH sic os eens 4,105,000 227,000 90,000 43,000 20,000 Mort William Ont aliT75Q\000|caucaa ak nweu nal auameucin em ewes Milwaukee.......... 58,000 BZ. OOO Mini raianistaaraline teens 10,900 Port Arthur, Ont.... ZSO\OOG trees iarny [orks coe eiotel| Rem etareteniny [her eh pueate TOGO s kn sian aus 1,925,000 685,000 61,000 OOOO |e be Toronto 68,000 Aen TOSOOO} ied ae 13,000 730,000 43,000 Wk teleso | paar sar torts 90,000 488,000 1,365,000 735,000 102,000 65,000 Grand Total..... 37,166,000} 10,461,000] 4,511,000 593,000 416,000 Corresponding Date, POSE Gi vit itch eetin 8,254,000] 17,920,000] 3,352,000 437,000 298,000 Te TAP OOOH iis eileae tic 717,000 G,000|s.ese saa TOCTOASE in ccs ian alll, eset T5195) 000 ince osaulle eens cae 116,000 While the stock of grain at lake ports only is here given, the total shows the figures for the entire country except the Pacific Slope. i Ow SO Assumption of Risk.—A seaman does not assume the risk involved in the use, under orders, of patently defective ap- pliances furnished him by the master. Lafourche Packet Co., vs. Henderson, 94 Fed. Rep. (U. S.) 871. : A SAILORS’ HOME IN CHICAGO. In the majority of instances, the ‘‘I will’’ of Chicago is worthy of emulation. There is no undue modesty about Chicago, never was and perhaps never will be. Chicagoans as a rule, originate, then inaugurate, pursue ‘and ulti- mately accomplish what they set out todo. They find out that they are right, then its a case of go ahead, as witness the more or less successful termination of the great World’s Fair. A wholesome universal maxim is not to throw away ad- vantageous opportunities, Chicago never does. An earnest striving after the right, a desire to advance is always com- mendable and never more so than when traveling in the sphere of htmanitarianism. The foregoing is but a prelude to announcing the thought- ful and noble work just undertaken by some of Chicago’s prominent citizens. The following letter which is self ex- planatory, was duly forwarded after being signed by Mr. Luther Laflin Mills, Gen. John McNulta and others. In addition to this, a number of letters from personal friends were sent to the Admiral, all intent upon enlisting his sym- pathies in the successful organization and establishment of this humane and beneficent institution in behalf of the aged and incapacitated lake seamen. CHICAGO, JULY 21, 1899. Admiral George Dewey, Cruiser Olympia: Srr:—As you are aware, a movement has been inaugurated throughout our country whose object is the presentation to you of a residence in your native land by the people whom you have served so gloriously and to whom you are a worthy idol of their hearts. It is reported, however, (apparently on authority) in several of our newspapers, that your personal preference would favor a testimonial of a different character and that you would rather see, instead of the gift suggested, a Home for Sailors established by public contributions in some appropriate place in the United States, which should serve as an expression of the sentiments of your countrymen towards yourself. On the assumption of the correctness of this statement of your views, we beg to intrude upon your attention with the request that before you reach a conclusion the suggestion of which to our people would naturally determine the matter, as to where such an institution should be established, you allow the citizens residing in Chicago to offer for your con- sideration their reasons for thinking that it should be located in that city—the greatest inland port in America, where twenty two thousand sailors have their headquarters. We are informed that nearly every sea-port of any magni- tude in the country has a Sailors’ Home. Chicago has none outside of the Federal Marine Hospital, whose only purpose as we understand its object is to temporarily care for the injured and sick. After your arrival in the U. S. and at atime when it will suit your convenience for us to do so, we shall be glad to address you more fully on this important and humane sub- ject, and with sentiments of the profoundest respect we sub- scribe ourselves your obedien* servants, I, SOME experiments were made at sea by Captain Gathe- mann, of the North German Lloyd steamship Oldenburg, to determine the respective effect of oil and soap and water on a heavy and broken sea. The soap and water was com- posed of 7.5 kilos. (16.5 Ibs.) of green soap to 40 litres (8.8 gals.) of water. The Oldenburg is 132.6 metres (435 ft.) long, and the oil or soap and water was 24 metres (79 ft.) from the stem, when the ship was traveling at the speed of about 12.5 knots. The oil used amounted to about 1.25 kilos. (2.7 lbs.) per hour and was most effective; the soap and water proved quite useless. Sia Sa S