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THE MARINE‘RECORD SEPTEMBER I2,: 190%. i aig ESTABLISHED 1878. ea °°" Dyblished Every Thursday by THE: MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING CO. 7ftee 3 2i yidotig Incorporated < “©: ES RUSKIN, apse as sit atbok “thee CAPT. JOHN SWAINSON, we mere: - Editor. eg CLEVELAND, . - : CHICAGO, oS _ Western Reserve Building. , Royal Insurance Building. SUBSCRIPTION, One Copy, one year, postage: paid, - - $2.00 $3.00 Pe One | Copy, one year, to foreign countries, — - : Invariably in ad in advance. ADVERTISING::; * Rates given.on ap on application. :: nes “ime ‘communications should be i be addressed to | the Cleveland’ office, _ THE MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING 0., a Western Reserve: Building, Cleveland, as Bs Cease Raterea at Cleveland: Postoffice as’ sécond-clas8°’mail nidtter. ‘No/attention' is:paid ‘to‘anony mous com fritinications, but the ‘wishes of,» peeeaibntors as to} she use of their, names will be Besdaulously regarded. : : st iris Me te) aoe? CLEVELAND, ©., 'SEPTEMBER de, 1904. THE, Niclausse_ water tube boiler is now sade ‘eau ed on the market by, the Stirling Co., Chicago. The et on steamers in the world.now:in course: of construction:are to be. fitted with batteries:of: these boilers,’ built under: ‘the special hie ion’ of London ‘Moya, s Register’ surveyors, Ana | Wil are still waitiey for, the Hydrographic Chess ne SN, to re-assert that the. height of the sunken,-whaleback: tow- barge Sagamore is 32'feet from keel to:truck.. Please tell us what: you did ‘méan Mr. ‘Hydrographer, and ‘we “will gladly announce same it the apse lake marine Rpapaen > opp gs sts iGo, and’ ‘Gharib iy. s Baabudtl & €o., ‘edndolidated, for an’ ‘invitation ‘to. the’ Jauniching of thé® kes, n September 28, from their yards at Morris Heights " OR: Harlem, New York. City. A special train. will be placed | atrthe: disposal of the: ‘guests of: the company." wi ‘Iv is stated? ‘that unusual heat has Eevaitel in tie” ‘Arctic: regions t this year, An enormous quantity of icebergs have! ‘thereby | been set free and been driven to the middle of the Atlantic. The reports of the captains of steamers which ply between Europe and America state that ships have met with dozens of icebergs, some as high-as over 100 feet. ror or asi} beac possible that we are in ‘the’ power of armor making = ° stats. ‘The obviows conclusion is that the government HHiBe take fmitiediate steps'to obtain é an armor plate plant of set Open: we ‘shall not be at the mercy of any one con- ai Oébh, ahd at’ the same'time, there will be found one concern that the trust can. neither. buy, out nor ruin by underselling... The Goveriftient Wiflalso be abié'té” fake’ ‘atmor-plate for: about half what ‘ithas paid’ to “others: When private interests . . cOminenice ‘to hee and beat! ‘the’ people, it is time to call JAE - ne a 4 ABE ROBE ‘ righ: een ee Ir is to be hop ‘that the gilded horseshoe fastened be- ew gee th bow besoaet the’ Discovery ‘will bring” its fabled 03 Besa hick to'the! ote hereigy serstifion ‘bein ‘centuries’ old; it is much’ alive, and elnaaiy ‘persons still Place’: a stolen'or found horseshoe on the | °Meutintiey’ fiéarth; “under ‘the ‘belief that it brings good luck © etn hoiisé. © "Tn‘the’ “Marriage of the’ Arts,” written in the © oni: ear 7618, one of the good ‘wishes was “that the horseshoe ou ‘nidy tubigee Be ‘pulled’ from ‘the’ ‘threvhold, ) “Against the coo Bibs dt " Wwiteheratt?’ tod, “it was Considered’ efficacious. *9Kubréy tecords tn the ‘Seventeenth century that “itis atHing Mery’ ‘cortimon to nail Horsestoes on ‘the’ thresholds of doors, ” ohh ‘Ys to hinder witches sts enter the Housé>*” Te ‘Ron! * South ‘stteet in '1797 sévetal ' horseshoes were | Hailed to “the © bors; ‘and on. “Apa “26; 1813,: ‘Sir H, Ellis counted seventeen 77h thiit street, nailed against the’ steps ot doors, noe ort ee ptad pene e Fal Wor U. 8.: torpeda, boat ' ship, says" the: London ‘Chronicle?’ “Despite” GAMBLING ON SHIPBOARD. ‘tis just as well to observethat the shipmaster is not only responsible for the safe conduct of his:-vessel but also for all she.contains, ;be it cargoor/passengers. ageign ythe:craf atin asrreuchs iniscommon ibs cmust.<xer- cise due authdrityes sutht. se1d? 10 ene ‘ A case of gambling on shipboard whereitr the: district at- torney;,at Cleveland, held-that there was not kiwlin ther United States Statutes. prohibiting gambhingoon the ‘lakes, », bas, brought. this matter. into prominence and’ calls for com- s pment: als, for legal reasons;-authority to act. othe master-of a ship. controls the. floating territory over which the flag of his nationality waves. He is the supreme authorit7, under the law, for all that transpires on board his craft and must so exercise his jurisdiction, Gambling, in any form, is obnoxious; but persons are tacitly permitted to so indulge in the license until it may in- .terfere with the liberty of others and at’ such a.stage the shipmaster ‘is adjudged powerfull enough to squelch any proceedings along that line which may be : brought to his notice. As a matter of fact, people should conform with the laws of the state from which a vessel hails, and, asa feature of law, with that of the Constitution. To this end we look to shipmasters to so exercise their authority. i or ir LAKE MARINE: POST OFFICES. ~The’ establishment of’a postal delivery on the Detroit river has redounded to the credit of the department. It has been proved eminently successful and a purely bene-. ficial government regulation of the best order. We would therefore advocate an extension of the service, and our friends at Sault Ste Marie seem alive to the subject in its proper bearings as the following from the’ News clearly indicates: “Postmaster Webster’s efforts to secure a marine post ‘office for Sault Ste. Marie should, as no doubt it will, re- ceive favorable consideration by the department. The im- portance of establishing such an office at this point must be recognizable to anyoné who will give the matter a moment’s thought. Itis the only stop boats-make hailing from lower lake ports until they reach the head of Lake Superior. Many seamen desire to send money home, and the establishment 9 of an office here with the money order department attached =. »thereto would enable them to do this without delay. Every day, during the season, Canadian boats pass through the locks, having on board persons who desire to mail letters, They may be well supplied with Canadian stamps, which -ate useless here. They haven’t the time to make the post _ office and letters and often business of an important charac- ter ,has to wait. Many seamen have no other post office .than the Soo locks, and depend entirely upon getting their unail here, and nine out of every ten call for mail. There are many other reasons why an office should be located here expressly for the benefit of the marine interests. Mr. Web- ster has filed an application for the establishment of one here, and it will be backed up by facts and figures such as the officials must recognize. We believe that another season will see the request granted. OO oOo IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SUEZ CANAL. The report of the Suez Canal Company, just out, deserves Special attention, as it becomes apparent that improvements, in conformity with modern requirements of ‘navigation, will be inaugurated in the near future. ~ Since the opening of the Suez canal, in following the development of navigation, It caused, in revenues and that the traffic, which at first showed a rap- idly rising tendency, in late years has ood ‘almost, at a. _Standstlll. “Transoceanic navigation has for some time realized that the. use of small steamers for long distances leaves but a “ small ‘margin of profit, even on high .rates of freight trans- “portation. ‘Vessels of large tonnage, however, were un- known at the time of the opening of the Suez canal and the depth of the canal is insufficient for them, which is un- doubtedly the reason that the year 1900 shows no increase in traffic. This is,to.be remedied by. modern reforms. deepening of the channel to a depth of from 30 to 31 feet as been begun, It is contemplated to light the canal. by ‘electricity, so as ‘to let the traffic proceed at night. To meet these expenses and those of a few minor improvements, a new. loan of. 25,000,000 frances ($4 925,000) will be ~ ne gotiated. ‘He is:chief person=) ‘600 tons burden. little has been ioe The AUSTRIA’S GREAT: CANAL SYSTEM: ‘ Austria has just adopted a measure for a system of canals that is of far-reaching importance. This undertaking will do more than anything yet eracted in this monarchy to pro; mote the commerce of the country. It will not only’ “bring the various provinces into closer touch, but will also afford the cheapest freight connections:with Germany and Russia, The. measure provides for (1')'a canal from the Danube to the River Oder; (2) a canal from ‘the Danube to the Motdau, néar Budweis, in contiection ‘with the canalization “of the Moldau from Budweis to Prague; (3) ‘a canal from’ the Danube-Oder Canal to the Upper Elbe, in addition’ to’ the canalization of the intervening Elbe bed as far as Melnik; (4) acanal from the Danube-Oder to the Vistula, and to some navigable portion ofthe Dniester, — These 992 to 1 ,054 miles of navigable waterways are to be constructed by the State, with the co- -operation of the provinces, districts and towns, and in particular the cities of Vienna and Prague, which are to furnish proportionate con- tributions. To guarantee the contributions, the Govern- ment is to begin immediate negotiations with the interested provincial representatives and with the municipalities of Vienna and Prague. It may be mentioned that the “contri- butions can be made either by single payment of in aiinual installments, or through the erection of certain portions of the designed work=-such as harbors, docks, ‘and streets leading to them—S¥ ‘through the cession of ‘land or re- linquishment of other property rights and of rights’to the water ways to which those concerned a otherwise be entitled by existing Jaws. hota The work of construction niust begin, at least some time during the year 1904. ‘The’ necessary preliminary ‘work must be so calculated that the whole system will be finished within twenty years. The cost of construction, in So far as this cost has not already been covered through the contribu- tions of the various interested ‘sections, is'to be met by an issue of 4 per cent., tax free, Govérnment bonds, redeema- ble within ninety years) The Government’ is empowered to issue these bonds'to an amount not to exceed 256,000,000 crowns ($50,750,000) during the period of construction, from the year 1904 to the end of 1912, and the money thus raised shall be used only in building the designated watérways. For the expenses of construction after the year 1912, the necessary legislative measures will be taken later. All-matters connected with the exectition “of the canal project’shall fall within the jurisdiction of the Mifistry of Cominerce. The’entire cost of construction is estimated at $152,150,000.. The carals’ are sproies to admit boats mp to SOME ATLANTIC. SPEED RECORDS. ‘According to’ newspaper: reports..the German sfeainet Deutschland broke the..record for, speed on’ her last west- ward trip and at the same time the pessengers in the smok- ing room broke the record of the amount put up in oe pools made on the daily. runs. A number of years ago George B. Grant called attention in;our columns to some suspicious. circumstances attending the posting of daily runs of a steamship and the betting upon the runs, the inevitable conclusion from his observa- tions being that those’ who posted .the figures of the runs were likely to have profited..from the pools. and that the figures posted were not correct. We. do not know. whether this. is the case with the Deutschland or not, but we do know that - _where .the : .-pools,are-of such a character that.a man may, win, i(as was’ therefore, no surprise that the year 1900 showed noincrease ., stated to,have.been the case the other, day.).$12,509 ,as.a re- sult of.oneday’s betting, there is a sufficient pecuniary in- terest tos strongly stimulate ‘‘queering’? of. the records. Some philosopher has remarked that if,there;. were any strong or powerful pecuniary interest, affected by the law of gravitation it is quite certain. that.there would. be..many people and much literature endeavoring to proye. that, the laws of gravitation were all wrong and that no such law ex- isted.—American Machinist. This is a most unkind and. thoroughly unauthorized version of the action of shipmasters in the Atlantic Ocean passenger service. The records of a vessel’s passage over the ground, from point. to point, are as unalterable and as open.as the sun, and each fractional element entering into the change of position can be easily shown and proved on application. The imputation to the contrary was born in depravity and matured in ignorance and weresentit, from — 4 the ground up. Ep. M.'R. Pi en Ne EE i gS ey Se ae Pe eee Le