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DECEMBER 21, 1899. a CHICAGO. _ Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. __ The steamer Pewaukee and J. L. Hurd will go to Sturgeon ‘Bay this week, to lay up. At the yards of the Chicago Ship Building Co. the steamer ‘St. Paul was in dock and had 4 plates taken off re-rolled _ and re-placed, and new stern bearings; the steamer City of _ Louisville is in for new stern bearing and wheel. - _ The insurance adjusters who examined the damage caused __ by fire on the steamer Mary last week made a satisfactory _ settlement with the Graham & Morton line. The Mary was - insured for $17,000. ‘The hull will be raised immediately and _ if not a total loss the vessel will be rebuilt. _ At Miller Bros. shipyard the steamer Oregon is in dock __ receiving some new keel aft, and new stern post and stern; _ the tug John Torrent was im for bottom calking; the tug F. _ O. Earnshaw for a new wheel and new rudder; the barge _ Aloah for a new stem and bottom calking. Capt. John Cowan, aged 65 years, died of paralysis Sunday evening 17th, after only 3 days illness, at St. Luke’s hospi- tal, where he was taken last Thursday, when he was stricken down by paralysis on Fifth avenue. The deceased was for _ several years master of the barge S. M. Stephenson, prior _ to which he was master of the barge Parana, and for many years master of the schooner Annie O. Hansen, and before that of the scow schooner Menominee. He was one of the _ old-timers on the lakes, and was much respected. He wasa _ kind-hearted, upright, honest man. He was a member of _ the Masters’ and Pilots’ Association, The Cleveland No. 211 _ Masonic Lodge and No. 1 Garden City Foresters’ Lodge. His funeral took place Wednesday afternoon under the _ auspices of the No. 211 Cleveland Masonic Lodge, at Rose- hill Cemetery, and was attended by many of the deceased _ captain’s old friends. At J. B. Bates & Co’s. shipyard the steamer John Rugee _ has received part new floors and some new stanchions and rail; the steamer New Orleans a new main mast, new floors.and ceiling and calked all over; the steamer Frost and Averill are receiving a general rebuild and all over new upper works; _ the steamer C. F. Beilman received entire new floors and ceiling and re-calked topsides; the steamer Mecosta is re- ceiving new deck beams and decks, new floors and general re-calking; the steamer Iosco new stanchions, rail and coy- ering board around the stern and new floors; the steamers City of Venice, City of Paris, and Nyanza and barges Olive _ Jeanette and Biwabik are receiving new floors; the steamer _ W. P. Ketcham new upper deck beams and deck; the schooner Geo. W. Sturges is receiving new hatch coamings; the schooner Bliss part new stanchions, quick work and rail; _ the steamers Wm. B. Morley and John Oades received gen- - eral repairs. : - ror or oo PORT HURON. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The Runnel’s fleet are all in winter quarters-at this port. _ The steamer Sakie Shepherd will be lengthened 18 feet at Marine City this winter. The local Shipmasters’ Association opened the rooms of the society last Monday. It is stated among vesselmen that there will be fewer boats laid up here than there has been for several seasons past. The steamer Italia is in Dunford & Alverson’s lower dry dock for a thorough -overhauling, and all necessary repairs will be put on her. ~~ Several steamers are waiting to dock at Dunford & Alver- _ son’s; the dry docks are doing now all that is possible, and __ they have a good slue of work ahead. It is noted that not - asingle Port Huron owned craft was lost this season, and it is further remarked that no one hailing from this port was ~ lost. The Kendall Marine Reporting Co. have agents at every _ port on the Canadian side, so they are in a position to learn the first reports of any casualties to vessels, such as ground- _ ing, stranding, wrecked, etc. This is claimed as being an _ advantage over their competitors in the marine reporting _ business, The Mills Transportation Co., Port Huron, has entered suit against the Montreal Transportation Co., to recover _ $5,000, representing the value of the barge Leader and her _ cargo of coal. The action arises out of the sinking of the _ barge Leader by the schooner Dunmore, in the St. Clair river _ last summer. The captains and engineers who have laid up their boats _~ are making arrangements to re-open their respective head- - quarters in this city. It is expected that all the sailors will _ return home during the next two weeks. During the season just ended not a Port Huron sailor has lost his life and no Port Huron boat has been lost. __ An interesting suit was begun on Wednesday. W. D. Ragan’s barge Jupiter brought a load of coal from Toledo for Charles H. Jarvis. Upon the arrival of the boat at this : "ea Mr. Ragan would not unload the coal unless Jarvis paid _ him $25 a day demurrage for the time the boat was delayed in Toledo. Jarvis tendered the amount of the freight money to Mr. Ragan and asked for the coal. The money was not accepted, Jarvis, through his attorneys, Law & Moore, has teplevined the coal, and it is being unloaded at the dock in Black river. The question involved in the suit will be whether Jarvis had a right to the coal or not. Ragan will be represented by Wolcott & Moore. rm THE MARINE RECORD. DULUTH—SUPERIOR. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Captain Pryor expects to get orders to shut off the light at the ship canal about Dec. 20. The Matoa and Kearsarge loaded at Duluth this week after they had each discharged a coal cargo at Two Harbors. Captain Thomas Doody, keeper of 14 mile point light near Ontonagon, has arrived in Duluth to spend the holidays with his sister at 550 Lake avenue south. He will soon go east forthe remainder of the winter, and will return to the light stations about April 1. Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, No. 78, of Du- luth, elected the following officers for the coming year: President, M. Ryan; vice president, W. A. Redher; secre- tary, L. M. McNamara; treasurer, A. Harvey; delegate to national convention, James H, Bishop; trustees, A. Harvey, James H. Bishop and R. F. Barrows. Following are the names of boats that will be in winter quarters at Duluth this year: Steamers E. M. Peck, J. B. Trevor, A. D. Thompson, J. B. Colby, Northern Light, North Wind, Zenith City, Empire City, Kearsarge, Matoa, and Republic. Barges Granda, Grampion, Lizzie A. Law, Marcia, 131, 127, 201, and 202, making twenty in all. Following are the names of the large lake boats in winter quarters at Duluth this year: Steamers—E. M. Peck, J. B. Trevor, A. D, Thompson, J. B. Colby, Northern Light, North Wind, Zenith City, Empire City, Kearsarge, Matoa, - and Republic. Barges—Granada, Grampian, Lizzie A. Law, Marcia, No. 131, No. 127, No, 201, and No, 202, making 20 in all. The recent storm on Lake Superior inflicted damage to that portion of the Marquette breakwater which is not crowned with concrete superstructure. For a distance of 700 feet out from where the concrete work ends a large part of the docking was torn off by the waves, and in several places 12x12 timbers on the harbor side were torn out for a distance of about forty feet. ~ The Collector of Customs has imposed a fine on the steamer North Star for a violation of the sailing and steering rules. It will be remembered that the North Star attempted to pass the steamer Siemens in St. Mary’s river, and instead rau into her stern, sending her aground. Asa result of this the North Star also went aground on the opposite side of the channel, and thus blocked the passage. The new dry dock, so far as excavation is concerned, keel blocks laid, etc., is about completed. The Superior Ship Building Co. will put in the machinery themselves and, as the gate is in place there only remains to dredge away the cofferdam and the dock will be ready for business. The general dimensions are, 606 feet in length, 60 feet wide at bottom and 107 feet at top, depth 24% feet. These dimen- sions will accommodate any tonnage now afloat on the lakes or that is likely to be put afloat for the next decade or two at least. oo oe or WINTER FLEET AT BUFFALO. Bulgaria, R. R. Rhodes, Samuel Marshall, Edward Smith, C. H. Bradley, D. C. Whitney, Byron Whitaker, Robert Mills, Wotan, Tom Adams, Huron, Livingstone, George F. Williams, Tampa, Fedora, Meriden, City of Berlin, William H. Gratwick No. 1, John B. Ketcham, Norseman, George Spencer, Shenandoah, Venezuela, Wyoming and Santa Marie, Australia, Celtic, S. J. Tilden, Kingfisher, M. Woolson, Brightie, Connelly Bros., Ogarita, F. B. Gardner, J. S. Rich- ards, Monitor, John Magee, D. P. Rhodes, Atmosphere and S. E. Marvin, Samuel F. B. Morse, ‘William Siemens, John J. McWilliams, Lagonda, H. C. Frick, Cresent City, Queen City, S. S. Curry, City of Bangor, Sevona, Alva and L, C. Waldo. Western Transit line—Steamers Buffalo, Troy, Hudson, Mohawk, Boston, Vanderbilt, Commodore, Montana, Au- burn and Chicago. Anchor line—Steamers China, India, Japan, Alaska, Con- emaugh, Juniata, Susquehanna, Mahoning and Lycoming. Erie Railroad line—Steamers H. J. Jewett, Tioga, Roches- ter, Chemung, Starrucca, and Oswego. Union Transit Co.—Steamers William H. Stevens, Eber Ward, Avon, Portage, James Fiske, Jr. and the John M. Nicol. Lehigh Valley line—Steamers Fred Mercur, E. P. Whil. ber, Seneca, Saranac, Harry E. Packer, Oceanic and Tacoma- Northern Steamship Co.—Steamers North Star, Northern Wave, Northern King, Northern Queen, North West and North Land. Lackawanna Transit Co.—Steamers Russia, Cuba, Lacka- wanna, Chili, America, Thomas Maytham and the William H. Gratwick, No. 2. Soo line—Steamers Nebraska, John Pridgeon, Jr., Hen- nepin and Minneapolis. Whalebacks—Steamers J. B. Colgate and Thomas Wilson; barges 134, 129, 118, 130, and 133. Wilson line—Steamers H. Oliver, Andrew Carnegie and W. D. Rees. MARINE PATENTS. Patents issued Dec. 19, 1899. Reported specially for the MARINE RECORD, Complete copies of patents furnished at the rate of ten cents each. 639,334. Ship. Olof Akerberg, Burlington, Iowa, assig- nor of one-fourth to Nils Anderson, same place. 639,352. Wave-power motor. D. K. Bryson, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 639,476: Regulator for power or propeller shafts. Luigi Troubetzkoy, Milan, Italy. TRADE NOTES. The Bullock Electric Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, O., report fifty-five orders, for the month of October, for machines ranging in size from the smallest to 300 kw. A repeat order was received from the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrow’s Point, Md. This makes the fifth order, and being fora 300 kw. generator and several motors. ; ae The success of the Monarch engine stop and speed limit system, manufactured by the Monarch Mfg. Co,, Waterbury, Conn., has been very marked, and its popularity is increas_ ing very rapidly. The company have over fifty orders on their books for this system which have not yet been installed. They have issued a new and beautifully illustrated cata- logue containing a complete description of their system, which they will be pleased to send upon application. The New York Air Compressor Co, is a new organization which has been incorporated under the laws of the state of - New Jersey, with a capital stock of $100,000. The company have purchased a complete foundry and machine shop plant on the lines of the New York & Greenwood Lake R. R. at Arlington, N. J., and itis intended to manufacture a com- plete line of air compressing machinery at the new plant. The New York offices of the company are at 120 Liberty st. In these days of labor-saving appliances, the question of industrial railways for manufacturing establishments is an important one. The C. W. Hunt Co., 45 Broadway, New York, have prepared a catalogue of haulage, and trans- portation and conveying facilities for power plants and industrial works of all kinds. Illustrations of curved sec- tions of tracks, switches and a large variety of special cars, etc., together with the information contained, combine to make the catalogue an interesting one. . THE International Correspondence Schools have issued an Official Messenger, serving as a medium from the home office to the assistant superintendents, solicitors and collect- ors. The initial number contains a detailed description with numerous illustrations of the buildings, method of instruc- tion, and business methods and relations. Succeeding ~ numbers will appear as rapidly as possible. Address requests for copies to Geo. F. Lord, Editor Official Messenger, © International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa. A large and most complete steel foundry and steel forging plant will be built early in the spring by the Westinghouse Machine Co., at East Pittsburg, at a cost of about $1,250,000. The plant will have a capacity of about 80 tons of steel castings and forgings a day. The plans for the plant were prepared by Mr. HE. E. Keller, vice-president and general manager of the company. The foundry will have a steel frame building 400.feet by 200 feet; two modern 4o-ton open hearth steel furnaces will be erected. The forging shop will be 400 feet long and 150 feet wide, and will also bea steel frame building. About 350 men will be employed in the new shop. The new plant is largely built with a view to supplying the needs of the mammoth Corliss engine addition which this company have made to their business. The Pratt Chuck Co., Frankfort, N. Y., are evidently sharing in the increased prosperity of the country, as, owing to the large demand for their product, they have not only found it necessary to largely increase their force, but are rebuilding and making additions to their plant in order to meet these demands. Among several foreign orders recently received was one particularly large from one of the great shipbuilding firms on the Clyde. Their export business bids fair to receive added impetus, as they are now in corres- _ pondence with one of the largest railroad systems of Great Britain, who desire. to secure a chuck that will not permit the drill to slip under any conditions, that they may intro- duce the same in the several railroad shops connected therewith. They have already placed a trial order with this firm. In addition to these orders they are in receipt of numerous inquiries from all parts of Europe, and also report large increase in their domestic orders, showing that the machinists are recognizing the superiority of these chucks. . Sor ore SOUTH MANITOU SIGNAL STATION. Senator McMillan’s bill providing a wind signal station on South Manitou Island and telegraphic communication with the shore has been referred to the subcommittee on commerce, of which Senator McMillan is chairman, and will be favorably reported to the full committee within a few days. The Senator feels confident that sufficient votes can be mustered to incorporate this measure, which calls for $15,000, in the sundry civil appropriation bill at the present session. :