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JANUARY 2, 1902. THE MARINE RECORD. FLOTSAM, JETSAM AND LAGAN. David Kahnweiler’s Sons, 437 Pearl street, New York, the well known manufacturers of life preseivers, life rafts, life boats, and other useful life saving appliances, have issued a very pretty calendar for 1902, with a marine pic- ture attached, which they will send gratis to their cus- tomers and friends on application. The total amount of coal received in Milwaukee during the year I90I was 1,827,633 tons, against 1,651,442 tons during 1900. These figures include the shipments in by vessels and rail, and the increase of 176,633 tons this year over last shows the natural increase in trade. During the past few. months Milwaukee wholesalers have been ship-: ping coal out at the rate of between 5,coo and 6,000 cars per month. : Changes that have taken place in the management and make-up of the owners of the stock of the Reiss Coal Co., may mean much to Manitowoc. Although the company has conducted business on progressive methods and made many improvements iti the doék& the introduction of en- larged capital and new material may result in further ex- tension. A deal was closed recenfly whereby the Pittsburg Coal Co., which furnishes largely the supply for the Reiss people, became interested in the Sheboygan company by the purchase of the interests of Mrs. C. Reiss and Fred Kar- stein, heavy holders of stock. No change in the director- ship of the company will take. place at this time although there will be a re-orgafization early in the spring. The company operates docks at- Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Ash- land and Escanaba. The steamer Paraguay is in drydock in Philadelphia to repair damages received to her bottom while going down the St. Lawrence, for which she will cost the lake under- writers at least $35,000. It is found that seventy-two plates will have to come off. Capt. McDougall’ is back from Kingston, where he went to look after the Canadian steamer Rosemount, which went on the bottom in that vicinity. He found that she would need repairs amounting to about $4,000. The steamer Mark Hopkins, ashore above Long Point, Lake Erie, has been given up till spring, when she will be released if she remains in sight. ‘The dis- astrous trip of the Wetmore tow to Georgian Bay adds also to the generally high lumber losses of the season. With the Wetmore and the King lost and from 25 to 35 per cent. of their cargoes with them, the entire loss is heavy. About 200,000 feet of lumber was burned’ with the King, Cape Race has nine complete wrecks to its credit this year—eight steamers and the large steel barkentine Titania. Of these six ships were in the St. Lawrence trade, and the value of hulls and cargoes was at least $2,000,000. ‘The groundings were sixteen in all, one of them being that of the British warship Indefatigable. The cost involved in these mishaps will approach another $1,000,000 for the underwriters, while the British admiralty will be out of pocket $135,000 through the stranding of the warship, which was so badly damaged that she could not cross the Atlantic to enter an imperial dock yard, but had to be repaired at Halifax. The Canadian shipping interest has been agitat- ing for a reduction of the insurance premiums, which are now levied upon the St. Lawrence route at a much higher rate than is enforced against the American ports. But in the face of this casualty list it is not surprising that the agitation fails to effect anything. Insurance underwriters allege that their operations in the St. Lawrence the last ten years have resulted in an annual loss to them of over $1,000,000 above the premiums received, and for their own protection against a continuance of such a state of things they have felt themselves obliged to advance the rates. Mr. ALEXANDER EF. Brown, of Cleveland, has invented an improve.t furm of corrugated sheet metai which i: particu- larly adapted in the construction of roofs, awnings, walls, etc., the patent for which has been assigned to the Brown Hoisting Machine Co., a corporation of Delaware with man- ° ufactories and business offices in Cleveland. This import- ant form of sheet metal has a series of dovetail-shaped corrugations, each of which is the same depth throughout its length and has a longitudinal taper which is reversed with respect to that of the next adjacent corrugation in the series. In addition to the patent for the sheet metal article Mr. Brown has also secured a method patent covering the manner. of producing the corrugated sheet metal. ‘This method consists first in introducing the material between stamps or plunger dies and tongue-like dies, which are adapted to be operated in succession, preferably from the | center of the train, thereby to anchor the central portion - of the material and to leave the opposite portions thereof free to be drawn in by the plungers as they in turn descend into their respective die cavities. ‘The stamps or dies are. so shaped as to produce arch-like corrugations. ‘The next. succeeding step in the method of process is to introdu the material thus corrugated between die plates which have longitudinally-tapered dies and. die sockets, whereby the. corrugations are made dovetailed in cross section and tapered longitudinally. Tae ~ Government Proposals. Treasury Department, U. S. Lire-Sav- ING Service, Washington, D. C., December 17, 1901. Sealed proposals will be received. Baas at this office until 2:00 o’clock p. m. of " Tuesday, January 7, 1902, and then pub- licly opened, for the construction of foun- dations, retaining walls, etc, for a life- saving station at Buffalo, New York. Spe- cifications and drawings, forms of proposal, etc., can be obtained upon application to the Superintendents of Construction of Life-Saving Stations, 17 State Street, New York City; to the Superintendent of the 1oth Life-Saving District, Custom’ House, Buffalo, New York; to the Assistant In- spector 10th and 11th Life-Saving Districts, Room 204 Postoffice Building, Detroit, Michigan; to the keeper of the Cleveland Life-Saving Station, Cleveland, Ohio; or to this office. Superintendent. st) S. I. Kimpaty, General ees: THe CuHase MacHine Company, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. MANUFACTURERS, UNDER THE CHASE PATENTS, OF Fog Whistle Machines, Here Engines, Power and Drop Hammers, and other Machinery. 111 ELM STREET. TELEPHONE, MAIN 994. COMPLETE ELECTRIC PLANTS FOR MARINE PURPOSES. WE CATER TO THE DISCRIMINATING BUYER. THe Evtectro-Dynamic Co. 212-226 lonic Street, CaBLeE ADDRESS: LOW RATES TO HOMESEEKERS. On January ,7th and aist the Nickel Plate Road wil! sell round trip tickets to points in the West, Northwest:and Southwest at very low rates. Liberal return limit. Consult nearest agent of the Nickel Plate Road, or E. A. Akers, C. P. & T. A., Cleve- land, Ohio. 160-3 IF U Want a PUMP or SYPHON Write to the E. W. Vanduzen Co. of Cincinnati, O., for their cata- logue 76. They give you facts and figures about their Steam ou Pumps. A vostal will bring full information by return mail free of charge. THE E. W. VANDUZEN CO., Cincinnati, O. Steering Engines Engineers’ Supplies and General Jobbing. PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S. A. EDCO, A B G Cops. JOHN DONNELLY, SR., Pres. Automatic Towing Engines, CLEVELAND, O. ORAM FIX. ESTABLISHED 1860. Write us for Prices. CoR. LEONARD AND WINTER STS. NEVERSINK CORK JACKET AND LIFE BELT. Warranted 24 Ib. Life Preservers. Buoyancy and full Weight of Cork, as required by U. S. aie eee Superior to all others. Rings Buoys and Fenders. SA : Approved and adopted by U. S. Board of Supervisin; the only Reliable Life Preserver. Catalogue, Awardad four medals by World’s Columbian Exposition. METALLIC “on Y“OHN DONNELLY, JR., Vice Pres. J. W. FIX. §, Fix’s Sons, Successors to S. Fix '& SON, Steam Flue Welding Works Our Work Stands Government Test. Our Welds are Perfectly Smooth. Cleveland, 0, Consolidated Cork EST CHEAPEST. Inspectors. Also adopted by the principal Ocean, Lake and River Steamer Lines as Vessels and trade supplied. Send for H. B. FOLGER, Trcas. | THOS. DONNELLY, Sxorv. | | THE DONNELLY SALVAGE = AND WRECKING GO., Lid, KINGSTON, ONT. oe fy EXPERIENCED DIVERS, TUGS, STEAI PUTIPS, ETC., SUPPLIED ON SHORTEST NOTICE. o A strictly first class machine at moderate cost Perfectly auto- “matic, has wide range of capaci- j ties, and raises | water promptly with hot or cold pipes. Very simple, has few parts and 1s easily repaired . All parts interchangeable, made of the best bronze, and the workman- ship is perfect. .Send for special catalogue descriptive of this Injector. JENKINS BROTHERS, Selling agents New York, Boston, Puita. Cricaco and al \~ Mitten aS BOATS. Maes: Metallic Life Rafts, Marine Drags. cheapest and most compact Life Raft known. logue, Get our prices before buying elsewhere. D. KAHNWEILER’S SONS, 437 Pearl St. New York City. Manufacturer of Woolsey’s Patent Life Buoy, which is the os, poor og Send for illustrate cata-