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OCTOBER 4, 1900. THE MARINE RECORD. | SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSDS CSE SSeS Se AIR SHIP IN SWITZERLAND. At the invitation of Count Zeppelin, I was present at the trial ascent of his air ship, on the afternoon of July 2, at Manzell, on Lake Constance. At 7 o’clock the great ship, 124 meters (407 feet) long and 12 meters (39 feet) in diameter, containing seventeeu sepa- rate balloon compartments filled with hydrogen gas, was drawn out of the balloon house securely moored to the float. In twenty minutes all was ‘ready for.the ascent, and the ship left its moorings with Count Zeppelin in charge of one of the gondolas and Mr. Eugene Wolf, the famous explorer, in charge of the other, while Baron Bassus accompanied the party as meteorologist. At the moment of the ascent the wind was blowing at the rate of about 26 feet per second, giving the operators a good. opportunity of testing the abil- ity of the air wheels to propel the great ship against the wind. The cigar-shaped structure ascended slowly and gracefully to about 30 feet above the raft. The balances were adjusted so as to give the ship an ascending direction. The propellers were set in motion, and the air ship, which has cost considerably over $200,000, started easily on its in- teresting trial trip. At first, the ship moved east against the wind for about two miles; gracefully turned at an eleva- tion of about 4oo feet, and, making a rapid sail to the west- ward for about 5 miles, reached an altitude of 1,300 feet. It was then turned and headed once more east, and after trav- elling about a mile against the wind blowing at the rate of 26 feet per second, suddenly stopped; floating slowly back- wards 3 miles to the west, it sank into the lake, the gondo- las resting safely upon the water. The time of the trip was about 50 minutes; distance traveled, about ‘10 miles; fastest time made, 5 miles in 1744 minutes; highest revolution of the propellers, 600 per minute; -highest-possible revolution, I,200,. The cause of the sudden stoppage in the flight of thé ship was occasioned by a slight mishap to the steering apparatus, but the colossus floated gently with the wind until it settled upon the surface of the lake without taking ‘any water. The raft was then brought up and the ship was easily placed upon it and brought back to'the balloon house. The weight is 200 -centners (22,000 pounds). The cost of filling the balloon with hydrogen gas was’ $2,0co.—James T. DuBois, Consul-General. 4 —— OO OS THE meteorological department of the Japanese gov- ernment, as described by a pamphlet issued by the Tokio Observatory, is a very complete and practically useful or- ganization. Ithas about 1,000 stations. Electrical, earth- quake, and other exceptional phenomena are regularly ob- served in addition to the usual meteorological observations, All vessels belonging either to the imperial’ or merchant ser- vice which are over 100 tons burden are, compelled to make observations at regular intervals six .timesa day, and the logs are forwarded tothe central observatory. ‘There is reg- ular service of weather telegraphy andstorm warnings. The average success of these forecasts is 82 per cent. and of the storm warnings 70 percent. The present director is Prof. K. Nakamura, of Tokio University. |. NOTICE TO MARINERS. LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE INSPECTOR, IOTH DISTRICT, BUFFALO, N. Y., September 27, Ig00. Notice is hereby given that the following buoys are report- ed as out of place or missing: Galloo Island Shoal Gas-Buoy No. 1, Lake Ontario, New York. Out of position about 1,000 feet to the BE. N. E. Outer Buoy No. 1, 25 foot spar, Presqu’ile Bay, Lake Erie, Pa. Missing. West Bank Buoy No. 20, 20foot spar, Sandusky Bay, Ohio. Missing. Twenty First Buoy No. 19, 25 foot spar, Maumee Bay Straight Channel, Ohio. Missing. Fighting Island Upper Buoy No. 12, 20 foot spar, Detroit, River, Michigan. Missing. These buoys will be replaced as soon as practicable. By authority of the Light-House Board. FRANKLIN HANFORD, Inspector roth L. H. District. Commander, U. S. N. OFFICE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, Washington, D. C. September 27, 1900. RACINE REEF BEACON LIGHT STATION.—Notice is hereby given that between October 1 and October 10, Igoo, the light shown from the structure on Racine Reef, near the entrance to Racine Harbor, westerly side of Lake Michigan, will be raised 20 feet, by the addition tothe structure of a light, pyramidal, skeleton frame. : The focal plane of the light will then be 57 feet above mean lake level. No other change will be made. By order of the Light-House Board. bad FRANCIS J. HIGGINSON, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy, Chairman. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SN EN WRECK AND CASUALTY REPORT FROM AUGUST 16 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1900, INCLUSIVE. COMPILED BY THE U. S WEATHER BUREAU. The period was free of storm conditions until the morning of September 11 when the West Indian storm area moved across the lakes causing damage to vessel interests during the period named. Timely warnings were issued to all lake ports and to masters who could be reached, and it is probable that the comparatively small loss can be safely attributed to the warnings issued. Three vessels foundered, with the loss of 12 lives, besides considerable weather damage to vessels which were on the lakes during the heaviest part of the _ storm, amounting to about $142,000. 1. September 9.—Steamer Parks Foster stranded 9 miles south of Manitowoc during dense fog; estimated damage to vessel and cargo of coal, $2,500; released. 2. September 11.—Schooner Penobscott was damaged to the extent of $1,500 from stress of weather off Kenosha, Wis. 3. September 11.—Schooner Badger stranded during heavy westerly galein Hammonds Bay, Lake Huron; esti- mated damage to vessel and cargo of cedar, $500. 4. September 11.—Schooner Narragansett was stranded on Drummonds Island, and released by heavy westerly gale and towed into harbor water-logged; estimated damage to vessel and cargo, $1,000. 5. September 11.—Schooner Boscobel sprung a leak off Presque Isle, Lake Huron, during heavy westerly gale and was towed to Alpena, where she sank at the dock; estimated damage to vessel, $500; will be released. 6. September 11,—Schooner Magnet foundered one mile northwest of West Sister Island, Lake Erie, during heavy southwest gale; crew rescued by steamer Frank E. Kirby; pomaigd damage to vessel, $2,000; no cargo; probable total oss, : 7-_ September 12.—Steamer W. B. Morley stratided at the Limekilns Crossing on account of low water caused by the high southwest gale; estimated damage to vessel, $2,500; released. 8. September 12.—Schooner Dundee, in tow of steamer Glidden, broke loose from steamer and foundered about 11 miles west of Cleveland during heavy southwest gale; esti- mated loss on vessel, $40,000; cargo of ore, $7,500; total, $47,500; crew, with exception of woman cook, who was drowned, were rescued by the steamer C. Tower, Jr. 9. September 12.—Schconer P, B. Locke was damaged through stress of weather during heavy southeast gale on Lake Erie to extent of $500, 10, September 12.—Steamer John B. Lyon, ore laden, foundered during heavy northwest gale east of Conneaut, Lake Hrie, carrying down 11 of a crew of 15;'the survivors drifted ashore in an exhausted condition; estimated value of vessel, $65,000; cargo of ore, $7,500; total, 72,500; total loss. II. September 12.—Schooner Albatross. lost all her can- vass during heavy southwest gale; estimated damage to vessel, $500. 12. September 12.—Schooner T. R. Merrett stranded during heavy southwest gale 9 miles west of Oswego; crew feacare estimated value of vessel, $5,800; no cargo; total oss. 13. September 12.—Schooner Albacore, endeavoring to enter Oswego harbor during high westerly gale, missed the piers and went on the shore just east of the life-saving station; crew rescued by the life savers; estimated value of vessel, $4,000; no cargo; may be released. 14. September 12.—Schooner McDonald stranded during heavy westerly gale near Kingston; crew rescued; estimated damage to vessel, $500; may be released. 15. September 12 —Schooner Lulu Beatrice, endeavoring to make harbor at Port Burwell during west gale, missed piers and stranded; one life lost; estimated damages to vessel $1,000; cargo of coal. ee 9 REPORTED BY THE LOOKOUT. ' Robertson & Southard, of Toledo, have sold the schooner W.H. Rounds to Charles Chamberlain, of Detroit. The price paid is not given out. : ‘“Yes,’’ said Farmer Snodgrass, ‘I’ve taken a powder for my headache, a pill for my liver, and a capsule for the gout in my foot. But I am darned if I can make out how the things know the right place to go after they get inside!’’—Ex. The suits for $10;c0o damages have been filed in United States court at Toledo against the owners of the schooner W. H. Rounds, for the death of seamen Crockett and James McKenzie, who were lost overboard from the schooner on October 28, 1899. The wooden steamer John J. Hill was tied up at Marine City Friday. Capt. Murphy claims that the boat will not pay expenses at present freight rates, and be will therefore place herin ordinary. If rates do not improve in the fall he will soon lay her up for the winter. The word ‘‘ship’’ is maculine in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and possesses no sex in Teutonic and Scan- dinavian. Perhaps it would not be an error to trace the cus- _ tom of feminizing ships back to the Greeks, who called them by feminine names, probably out of deference to Athene, goddess of the sea. But the English-speaking sailor assigns no such reasons. Theshipto him is alwaysa lady, even though she be a man-o’-war. She possesses a waist, collars, stays, laces, bonnets, ties, ribbons, chains, watches, and dozens of other distinctly feminine attributes.—Collier’s Weekly. . S.-F HODGE &Co MARINE ENGINES, ad oO) tl 8 Od Ol 0 DECK HOISTERS, MARINE REPAIRS. @ 312 ATWATER STREET, DETROIT, MICH: : Chas. E. & W. F. 58 William Street, New York City. Cc. ‘T. BOWRING & CO. g and 6 Billiter Avenue, E.C., = ’ BROWN&CO., - - - ‘Tnsurance J.G. KEITH & CO., - Royal Insurance Building, Chicago, i. 202 Main Street, Buffalo, N Y. A. A. & B. W. PARKER, 15 Atwater St., W. Detroit, Mich. 138 Rialto Building, Chicago, Ill. LA SALLE & CO., Board of Trade Building, Duluth, Minn. Are prepared to make rates on all classes of [Marine Insurance on the Great Lakes, both CARGOES and HULLS. Peck, | Victor Signal, London, England. Marine Valve Oil, Eldorado Engine Oil, Renown Engine Oil, Atlantic Red Engine Oil, Mineral Seal Oil, Arctic Cup Greases, are trade mark brands manufactured by the The best goods are most economical. Standard Oil Company and found on sale at ail lake ports. Remember the names.