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12 THE MARINE RECORD. See DECEMBER 7, 1899. 2. Chicago Pautical School 1513 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO. W. J. WILSON, (Late Lieutenant U. S. Navy), Principal. A full and complete course of instruction in lake and ocean navigation. Also special branches taught those desiring to qualify themselves for better positions in the marine service. $200 in prizes (Great Lakes Regis- ter) awarded annually to students. Students taught by correspondence. Students may begin at any time. Send for circular. Os MARINE REPAIRING AT MANITOWOC, WIS. The Goodrich Transportation Co. are prepared to do all kinds of Repair Work to Machinery. Also Joiner Work. Goodrich Transportation Company’s Repair Shops include complete Carpenter and Joiner Shop. New Modern Machine Shop. Blacksmith Shop, including Steam Hammer, Punch and Shears, etc., Brass Foundry. Repair Shops are adjacent to Dry Dock and are equipped with best Modern Machinery. Porta- ble Electric Drills, etc., complete Electric Power Plant for supplying motors on board ships, and lighting. Night work.a specialty. All work in charge of experienced and skilled mechanics. Charges moderate. Twenty-one feet of water alongside of shops. Capt. Samuel W. Gould, 2 265 MARCY AVE., CLEVELAND. a * Gives instructions in Ocean Navigation and prepares_ candidates for the examina- ne tions for Master and Pilots’ Licenses, before the Local Steamboat Inspectors. %% = TAKES Wade Park or Payne Ave. Car. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. The annual report of Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States Weather Bureau, deals largely with the work of the Bureau in announcing the tempestuous weather of the closing months of 1899, and in the exploration of the upper air by means of kitesand cloud observations. No destructive marine storm occurred without the danger warnings of the bureau preceding the storm. Probably the most severe storm within the memory of the living swept along the Massachusetts coast on Nov. 26-27, 1898, entailing a loss of at least 200 lives and many vessels. Hundreds of craft sought a safe anchorage on the advices of the Weather Bureau. An important change in the forecast work of the bureau was the extension of the usual time limits of the nivht fore- casts from 36 to 48 hours. The only hurricane in the West Indies during the season 1898 followed closely the establishment of the stations in that region. Hurricane warnings were cabled to Weather Bureau stations in the Lesser Antilles on Sept. 10 in advance of the storm. At Barbados 83 persons were killed, 150 injured and property of the estimated value of $2,500,000 was destroyed. In the West Indies the work of establishing a storm warn- ing service was prosecuted under very great difficulties. The West Indian service was instrumental in giving ad- vance warning of a hurricane that struck our south Atlantic coast on October 2. The coming of this storm was success- fully announced and sailing vessels valued at $380,000 were . held in port until the danger had passed. Climate and crop services have been established in both Cuba and Porto Rico, and the organization is far enough advanced on both islands to issue weekly and monthly bulletins giving the condition of the crops as affected: by the weather. —_—_—_—_—OOOOOOO PP aoe WRECK AND CASAULTY REPORT FROM OCTO- BER 16 TO NOVEMBER 15, INCLUSIVE. By NorRMAN B. CONGER, Local Forecast Official and Marine Agent. 1. October 24.—Schooner H. H. Badger stranded near Menominee during heavy weather; reported a total loss; no _ lives lost; estimated loss on vessel, $3,000; cargo of ties, $1,500; total, $4,500. 2. November 1.—Schboner W. H. Dunham stranded during heavy weather near Aral; no lives lost; estimated loss on vessel, $500; cargo, $1,500; total, $2,000; vessel released. 3. Schooner Kate Lyons stranded near Grand ‘Traverse Light during heavy weather; estimated loss on vessel, $3,000; cargo, $1,500; total, $4,500. 4. November 2.—Schooner yacht Chiquita stranded durin g heavy weather near Millers Station, Ind., and became a total loss; three lives lost; estimated value of vessel, $500, 5. Schooner Elgin sprung a leak and lost deck load of lumber during heavy weather off Milwaukee; estimated damage to vessel, $500; cargo, $1,000; total, $1,500. 6. Car ferry No. 4 sprung a leak off Racine during heavy weather; damages nominal. 7. Steamer Penobscot was caught in heavy weather on Lake Superior and had pilot house carried away and cargo damaged; estimated damage to vessel, $1,500; cargo of grain, $3,000; total, $4,500. 8. November 3.—Schooner Rival sprung a leak and was ‘ beached to prevent foundering during heavy weather; esti mated damage to hull, $500; cargo, $250; total, $750. g. Steamer John Mitchell stranded at Bar Point during low water caused by heavy westerly winds, estimated dam- age to vessel, $1,500; released. 10. Steamer Vulcan stranded at Bar Point during low water caused by heavy westerly winds; estimated damage, $1,500, released. 11. November 5.—Small schooner Rough and Ready cap- sized and drifted ashore at Gros Cap during heavy weather; estimated damage to vessel, $100. 12. Steamer Edward S. Pease collided with the dock at Ashtabula, while entering harbor during heavy weather, and sunk; estimated damage to vessel, $10,000, will be raised and repaired. 13. November 7.—Steamer Oglebay stranded at Stagg Island during dense fog; estimated damage to vessel, $2,500; released. 14. November 15.—Steamer Conestoga collided with the waterworks crib, Chicago, during dense fog, stove a hole in her bow, and sunk in the harbor; estimated damage to ves- sel, $15,000, cargo, $40,000; total, $55,000; will be raised. Comparing the above record of losses from stormy weather, fog, or smoke with that of the corresponding period last year, viz., October 16 to November 15, it appears that there have been fewer storms this season than last and about the same amount of fog. Last season there were re- ported 53 vessels which were more or less damaged; this season, 14; last season, the total losses amounted to $499,- 934; this ‘season, $5,000; the total amount: of losses from weather conditions last season was $624,534, and this season the amount was $88,850; there were 31 lives lost last season and 3 this. —— OO OO TREASURY DECISION. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE, OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING INSPECTOR GENERAL, WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 21ST, 1899. U.S. Local Inspectors, Duluth, Minnesota. GENTLEMEN:—Referring to your letter, of the 7th inst. in which you ask “‘ifa decision can be legally rendered as the result of an investigation of a collision without the sig- natures to testimony of all the witnesses who have testified in the case,” I have to inform you that your letter having been referred to the Solicitor of the Treasury for his opinion, the Acting Solicitor, Mr. F. A. Reeve, in reply, in letter dated he 13th inst., after referring to and quoting Section 4450, Re- vised Statutes, under which investigation by licensed officers is held says that, ‘‘The statntes make no provision for taking the testimony in this class of cases in any other manner ‘than orally.’ ”’ “The employment of a stenographer, is only done by consent of the Department and for the purpose of facilitating the investigation.’’ ‘'The law does not contemplate that * * * the respondent, or any other party shall have a copy of the testimony taken in these cases.”’ Upon this state of facts, and the law bearing on the same, Tam of opinion that, in trials of licensed officers in such cases, the witnesses’ signature to the testimony, when taken by a stenographer is not material, and its absence cannot affect the legality of any findings made by the board of local inspectors in this case,”’ You will govern yourself in accordance with the above quoted decision hereafter in all cases of investigations under Section 4450, Revised Statutes. Respectfully, Signed, _ — Jas. A. DuMon’, Supervising Inspector General. or CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL CO. We are in receipt of the following communication : CHICAGO Nov. 29, 1899. MARINE RECORD, Cleveland, O. We wish to notify our customers all and the trade in general that all patent litigation entered into between Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. and Joseph Boyer, the Standard Pneumatic Tool Co. and the Chouteau Manufacturing Co., — have been dismissed. By the advice of their respective attorneys, they recogniz- ing that the Boyer and Chouteau patents cover the funda- mental principles of all pneumatic hammers, without the combined use of which no successful pneumatic hammer can be made. Recognizing the value of the respective claims, they have _ purchased licenses from each other covering their present style of hammers, We consider this action necessary for the protection of the users of our respective tools. This, as you will note, removes all annoyance to our cus- tomers from infringement claims and we believe this item — will be of interest to your readers, and we therefore ask ~ that you give it the same publicity as previously given to the — announcements of suits brought. Yours respectfully, CHaAs. Boots. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., by J. W. Duntley, President. Standard Pneumatic Tool Co., by Edward N. Hurley, Pres: _ or or oo J. P. V. GRIDLEY, son of the late Capt. Gridley, has been. . designated by the President for appointment to the Marine Corps. Gridley is too old to enter Annapolis, and the only opening for him was an appointment in the Marine Corps. It appears, however, the young man lacked the qualifica- tions, and, worse than all, money to fit himself for theex- | amination. He appealed to Admiral Dewey, who said: ‘Meet me at the White House.’’? The President’s door was at once opened. Admiral Dewey started to explain the situation, when the President spoke up and said: ‘‘Youand I, Admiral, will pay his expenses in preparing for an exami- nation in the Marine Corps. If he fails in the first examina- tion I will give him another chance, but I am sure he will be © ready for examination when he is appointed.’’ On leaving the room with young Gridley the Admiral was heard to tell — the boy to come to him for what he needed and that all of © his expenses would be cared for.—Army and Navy Journal. — 4 SS ——— : AN invention has been tested at Weymouth, England, for steering any craft, whether submerged or otherwise, by — i means of an ether wave, on the wireless telegraph principle. The model was subjected to a variety of tests and followed — the current wave as surely as if guided by a rudder. Inad- — dition to steering in straight lines, various figures were de scribed. If further tests are successful, it is likely the sys{ tem will be adopted by the British Admiralty. Its effect om= modern warfare would be inestimable, as it is asserted tha the system cannot only be applied to torpedo and other craft, but can be attached to mines and other destructive agencies, firing them without visible means at any object oF — position desired. ‘