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BUFFALO. Seen Se ae to The Marine Record. The coal rate still remains at the figures given last week. There is a lack of cars from the mines, and with plenty of tonnage, 60:cents to Lake Michigan and 35 cents to Lake Superior, with no immediate indication of any improvement, although the Lake Superior rate is firm. The funeral of James W. Brooks, chief engineer of the Western liner Commodore, took place on Friday afternoon. The pallbearers were members of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association. Floral tributes were sent by the engineers and also by the officers of the Western line. The position of the schooner. Paisley, stranded on Horse- shoe Reef, was unchanged on Wednesday. The wind has died down and.the schooner is not pounding so hard, but it is not likely that she will eventually break up. The boat lies in such a position that tugs cannot reach her to be of proper assistance. A-survey on the steamer W. H. Gratwick, which grounded in the harbor this ‘week, shows that her damage is much greater than was at first supposed. The shoe and wheel are broken and the rudder post is twisted. The 'work of tians- ferring her coal cargo to the steamer Chili -will take until Thursday. The underwriters refused to allow the Gratwick to'proceed with her cargo to Milwaukee in her present con- dition. . The officers of the Northern Steamship Co. have express- ed themselves as well satisfied with the business, results of running their boats, the North Land and North West,'to Chicago instead of Duluth. ‘Upon this it is said that they will continue the boats over this course another, year. The steamship Miami, which ran this season from Mackinaw to, Duluth, augmenting the other service, will, it is mienpected perform a similar service next season. -‘This week the, light-house tender Haze cleared for the last of the season’s inspections on: Lake Erie and Detroit river. This’ work has already been completed on Lake Ontario. This inspection will occupy about two weeks, and following that the taking up of the buoys will begin, commencing at this. end of the lake and ending at Detroit,: where the Haze will be laid up for the winter, thus being able next spring to follow the ice down. By doing this the lake’s buoys are practically all in place when navigation is open. This is according to the best practice of the Light-House Board, and the experience of the district officers. The following well-known firms doing busitiess in marine circles were awarded gold . medals for their exhibits at the Pan-American exposition: Gas Engine & Power Co. and Charles I). Seabury & Co:,"Morris Heights, New York City, launches, engine models. International Navigation Co., Philadelphia, Pa., models of steamships. Horace See, New York City, ash efecto. The Continental Iron Works, Brooklyn, New York, welded steel boilers and flasks. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., Chicago, ship- construction tools. automatic towing machine. Lidgerwood ‘Mantfactuting Co, New York City, electric ship’ s winch and apparatus for coaling ships ‘at sea. Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., New York City, gas lighting for cars and buoys. E. S. Ritchie & Sons, Brookline, Mass., ships’ compasses. “The W. & A. Fletcher Co., of Hobokér, have contracted to build a new twin-sctew yacht designed by J. Beaver Webb for W.S. Spaulding and brother, of Boston. The yacht will have a speed of 15. knots an hour, and is to be completed about May 1 » 1902. In appearance the yacht will resemble the Corsair, which this firm also built for Mr. Morgan. Her dimensions will be as follows: Length on water line, 162 feet; ;length over all, 200 feet; and beam, 24 feet 6 inches, The indicated horse-power is to be 1,200, and she will, be ‘fitted with triple-expansion engines and Yarrow water tubular boilers built for 225 pounds of steam. The Messrs. Fletcher will also: ‘construct the Newark, the new ferryboat for the Pennsylvania Railroad, which will be 206 hag long, 65 feet beam, 17 feet draft. ‘Thos. S. Marvel & : Newburg, N. Y., says the New York Marine Journal, will doubtless build the hulls for both vessels. American Ship Windlass Co., Providence, R. I., THE MARINE RECORD. _ CHICAGO. Special Corresponaence to The Marine Record. Capt. John Pardee, who resigned as master of the steamer Soo City, of the Graham & Morton line, has been —— master of the Goodrich steamer Atlanta. The launch of the Fred B. Wells, the fourth:steamer of the Peavey fleet, marked the completion of the fiftieth boat by the Chicago Ship Building Co.,.at South Chicago, in 12 years, _ ‘The Link-Belt Engineering Co. have received from the Baltimore Storage & Distributing Co., of Baltimore, Md., an order for.a wholesale coal pocket or. storage plant. of 3,000 tons capacity. This will include the full equipment, which will have a capacity of handling 75-tons of coal per hour. The Dunkley Transportation Co., of Chicago, is figuring on establishing a line between Milwaukee and east shore ports. According to the present plans, the steamer Petoskey will make regular trips between Milwaukee and Manitowoc on the west shore and Muskegon and Ludington on the east shore. The Peabody Coal Co., 215 Dearborn St., whose coal dock at North Market St. ard the river was destroyed by fire recently, has made arrangements with Mr. John T. Connery, manager of the Y. & IL. Coal Co.; whereby anthracite coal will be handled over the dock of the latter company at North Branch St. Grain freights are quiet and the market seems to be acting quite strange for this season of the year. The going rate now is 14% cents on wheat to Buffalo, and this means % cent less on corn; which, considering the extra wear and tear to vessel property during’ the! fall, is nota paying ae yet nothing better is in sight at the-present. In the future Brig. Gen. Oswald H. Ernst, Corps of En- gineers, U.S, A:, will supervise the work of improving the river and harbor of Chicago and vicinity.. Major Willard, who has been in charge, will now take up the duties of over- seeing the improvements of the Illinois and MitesleatDys canal and the Illinois river and its locks. » When the wooden steamer.C. B. Lockwood is released from North Point, Milwaukee Bay, it is safe to say that her séveral days pounding will cost the underwriters no small sum, . The vessel was built at Quayle’s yard in Cleveland, and well built at that, but she has never had the best of luck and this last dash will ask for a general rebuild. The steamer State of Michigan of the Barry line foundered in Lake Michigan Friday last, fourteen miles north of Mus- kegon. The Muskegon life-saving crew assisted in’ getting the Michigan’s crew to shore. The steamer was en route for Manistee to run in the salt trade between there and Chicago- The State of Michigan was recently put on the east shore route after running in the passenger business between Mil- waukee and Chicago. The Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. has purchased a license under the Moffet patent No. 369,120, on portable drilling machines. After consulting leading patent attorneys and looking into the matter with the greatest care, they became convinced that all portable power drills on the market are infringements of that patent. In order, therefore, to protect their customers as well as themselves from litigation and ex- pense, they have made the agreement which covers all. the drills which they have,sold or may sell in the future. Their customers, therefore, need have no further apprehension on the subject. The steamer Wiley M. Egan, loaded with coal for Schenck’s dock, at Thirth-fifth street, in the south fork of the river, went hard aground some distance away from the dock, Sunday evening, and despite the efforts of five power- ful tugs was not floated. The Egan was drawing 16 feet 11 inches forward when she left Buffalo, and it was easily seen that a draft of six inches less would have been ample for the draft of water in the south fork, She was eventually floated and proceeded to her discharging dock, Vessels may be warned not to expect anything more than about 16% feet up to the Schenck’s dock. The post-mortem examination, held on the body of Mate Michael H, Finneron, of the steamer Arthur Orr, developed the fact that his death was due to concussion of the brain, The inquest was continued until October 30, in order to allow time to bring in Capt, Joseph Brownell, of the Arthur Orr. It was also shown in the examination that Finneron had a weak heart, probably brought on by drinking. Fin neron died at the County Hospital last Thursday night after he had been removed from, the steamer Arthur Orr. ‘It is said that Finneron had a dispute with Capt. Brownell, which ended in the mate being struck to the deck. He lost con- sciousness, and was taken to the hospital in that condition and never ‘regained his senses. ji OCTOBER 24, 1901. CLEVELAND. ¢ Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Still there’is talk of more new shipbuilding contracts, although: nothing can be specified for delivery until well along next season. The steamer William S.. Mack, built atthe Lorain yards of the American Ship butidizg sei registersi3,320 tons aie and 2,875 :tons net. The new steel steamer svosemite struck something harder than her shell plates when just above the ‘‘Soo”’ and is now in'drydock at Lorain for repairs. Capt. Alex. Beggs, of the steamer John Mitchell, leaves for Scotland this week to settle up some business affairs. It is expected that the cruise will last about five weeks. Capt. S. M. Murphy has resigned as master of the steamer Corona, of the Pittsburg Steamship Co., and Capt. C. E. Copeland, of the barge Maida, will take con.mand of the steamer, There is now a rush of woe | in ie ieaeneral cargo carrying trade, and line managers find that they have not any too much tonnage at their command. It is probable that con- tracts for new vessels would be placed if fey delivery could be promised. While $1.00 is the going rate from the head of the lakes, a slight struggle is being made for 90 cents from Ashland, Escanaba is paying 70 cents to Ohio ports aud 75 cents asked to the turnace at Buffalo. Charters ahead at 34. cents from Port Arthur or Fort William are not being filicd owing toa lack of grain being sent forward. Our friend John C. Fitzpatrick, formerly of Buffulo, N. Y, and Cleveland, has recently become proprietor of the well- known Hotel California, Sécond and Hill Streets, ‘Los Angeles, Cal., has refitted and refurnished the house and placed it in first-class order. Knowing ‘‘Mine Host’ of the California well, we can guarantee our friends a hearty welcome at his home near where the sun sets.—Marine Jour- nal, New York. ‘ Lorain is fast forging to the front as a shipbuilding point The keel of the large steel cargo steamer W.S. Mack was laid and the hull ready for service in ninety days. In ordi- nary construction, the American Ship Building Co. may soon be in a position to build by the mile and‘cut off any desired length. At the same time, there is nothing afloat better built than the hulls turned out from the yards of the American Ship Building Co. The following meteorological-observations are furnished by the office of the U. S. Weather Bureau for the week end- ing Oct. 23d: Prevailing wind direction during the week; south; highest velocity, 55 miles from west on: Oct. 17th; mean temperature for the week, 51°: highest temperature, 76° on Oct. 23d; lowest, 35° on the 21st; sunrise and sunset data computed for local-time; Oct. 24th, sun rises, 6:24; sets, 5:05; Oct. 27th, sun rises, 6:28; sets, 5:01; Oct. go.h, sun rises, 6:31; sets, 4:58. A marine recruiting station has been opened at 155 Ones rio street by Capt. J. E. Mahoney, who isin charge. An opportunity is now offered to able-bodied men who desire to enter the service. Enlistments are for four years.. This time is divided between shore duty and duty at sea on board naval vessels. Applicants for enlistment who are between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-five years, five feet and four inches to six feet and one inch in height, of good moral character, in good physical condition, not married, and able to read and write English, will be accepted. Capt. Cyrus Sinclair, the general manager of the Great Lakes Towing Co., says that a mistaken impression of his intention had beat given when it was stated that a general shakeup would follow his appointment to succeed. Capt. Collier. and as long as a man behaves himself and does his duty, he is safe. There will beno general shift, or switching around, but.we are going to keep a. close tab on everything. There will be no slip-shod. work, no shirking duty; but as long.as. aman does what he is employed to do, he need not fear fon his position, in so far as I am concerned. A report was made to the Pittsburg Steamship Co. by Capt. A. R. Robinson, of the steamer Crescent City, stating that he had made the distribution of the reward money to the members of the crew for the rescue of the crew. of the M. M. Drake, as directed by General Manager Wolvin, who. sent it to the “‘Soo”’ for him. According to the instructions, of Mr. Wolvin, Captain Robinson received $300, the chief engineer $100, the second engineer $50, the first mate $50; the wheelsmen, watchmen, and lookouts $15 each and all others f$ioeach. The aggregate expense was $755, as the We are going to have civil service on our tugs,’ Es 4