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MARCH 27, 1902. THE MARINE RECORD. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Unirep States or AmERICA—NoRTHERN LAKES AND Rivers.—Nrw York. TREASURY DFPARTMENT, Orrick oF tHe Lice r-Houss Boarp, Wasuincton, D. C:, March 18, 1902. Seneca Shoal Gas Buoy.—Notice is hereby given that on the opening of navigation, 1902, a gas buoy, painted black and showing a fixed white light during periods of 10 sec- onds separated by eclipses of 10 seconds, will be estab- lished in place ot the black, 30-foot, iron spar buoy now marking Seneca Shoal, 6 3-16 statute miles S. by W. % W. (true) from Buffalo breakwater north end light-house, easterly end of Lake Erie. By order of the Light-House Board. N. H. Farguuar, Rear-Admiral, U. S. Navy, Chairman. Unirep STates oF AmERICA—NorTHERN LAKES AND Rivers—New York, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, AND MICHIGAN. ‘TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Orrice oF THE LicH?t-Boarp, Wasuincron, D. C., March 21, 1902. TENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT GAS BUOY. Notice is hereby given that on the opening of navigation, f902, each of the following named buoys, heretofore show- ing a fixed white light, will be changed to show a fixed white light during periods of 10 seconds separated by eclipses of 10 seconds: St. LAWRENCE RIVER. Ogdensburg Western Entrance Gas Buoy, No. 2. Bay State Shoal Gas Buoy, No. 5. Empire Shoal Gas Buoy, No. 4. Chapman Shoal Gas Buoy, No. 12. LAKE ONTARIO. Galloo Island Shoal Gas Buoy, No. 1. LAKE ERIE. Erie Harbor Outer Gas Buoy, No. 2. Erie Harbor Inner Gas Buoy, No. 8. Gull Island Shoal Gas Buoy, No. 3. Starve Island Reef Gas Buoy, No, 4. Peach Orchard Point Gas Buoy. Maumee Straight Channel Inner Gas Buoy, No. 34. DETROIT RIVER, Ballard Reef Channel South Gas Buoy, No. 2. Ballard Reef Channel Middle Gas Buoy, No. 4. Ballard Reef Channel North Gas Buoy, No. 6. By Order of the Light-House Board. N. H. Faroguwar, Rear-Admiral, U. S. Navy, Chairman. ——$_— > > oo COST OF ORE DISCHARGING The longshoremen and the dock managers are having a great deal of trouble in gettitig together. The dock managers are refusing to consider the longshoremen’s re- quests until they present a more moderate demand. In this the dock men are not only backed up, but are being urged on by the vessel owners. Last year the longshore- men obtained thirteen cents a ton for unloading ore. This year they have asked sixteen cents. ‘The dock managers usually assess six cents a ton unon the vesselmen in addi- tion to what the longshoremen get. This addition is to cover the cost of maintaining the dock and to provide profits. Last year the total charge upon the vessels for unloading ore was nineteen cents a ton. If the increase is granted to the longshoremen it will mean that the vessel owners. will be assessed twenty-two cents a ton. With the chance of lower freights staring them in the face, the vessel owners are fighting the extra charges. ‘They are talkine of arranging some plan whereby they will have a word to say as to the price paid to the longshoremen. They consider that the present situation is the equivalent of two men agreeing among themselves what one man is word to say as to the amount. Demands for representa- to receive, while the third man pays the bills without a tion on the committee of dock managers which arranges the rates was talked of yesterday. 3.F. HODGE &C The longshoremen have been working twelve hours a day. This year they have insisted that ten hours be a day’s work. In this the vessel men, to a certain extent, are with them. ‘They appreciate that with the shorter day’s work and the additional charges for overtime it is going to be expensive to unload a big boat this year, but the most of them insist that it is only humane that the men should work ten hours a day and no more. They say that the severity of the labor in the holds of the vessels shovel- ing ore is such that no man ought to be kept there more than ten hours. Carrying out the idea they insist that in case where the docks are crowded, and it is desirable to move the ore rapidly, the dock companies ought to have day and night gangs, and thus do away with the possibili- ties of overtime. The feature that is most alarming to the vessel owner is the cost of handling the ore this year as against the possibility of a reduction of freight rates, and many of them insist that it is bringing the boats back to a sixty- five cent basis. Whatever else the demand of the long- shoremen has done, it has caused the vessel owners to de- mand a better rate of freight than has heretofore seemed possible. It would not now, in the light of events of the past two days, be at all remarkable if the vesselmen stand together and tie their boats to the docks until the first of May, or later. : TT OOO COAST SEAMEN’S JOURNAL. This is one of the ablest labor publications in America, controlled by the seamen, and for the seamen, edited and managed by seamen; largely responsible for the unification of the seamen from coast to coast, its influence extends over a larger territory than any other paper of its class, advis- ing the seamen what course of life to pursue to obtain satis- factory results. : It is fortunate that men of noble thought were inspired by the throbbing of truthful hearts to create a mouthpiece to defend the seamen. As a beacon of enlightenment, it warns the seamen of the cunning devices practiced upon the wage-earner for gain. ‘Ihe powerful glare of its search- light has abolished many of the wrongs inflicted upon the wage-workers of the sea, reducing the enormous profits of the crimn, ruining the occupation of the land-sharks and forcing them to seek other fields than that of the sea- going. This journal fearlessly advocates that the seaman should be protected in his efforts to sustain soul and body. The constancy and national influence of the journal figures largely in the molding of favorable congressional opinion in the improvement of marine laws, enforcement of which enables the mariner to breath more freely and live a more satisfactory life than that of olden times. Its tireless energy and constant devotion is sufficient evi- dence to convince the skeptic that the Journal is a valuable and useful organ for human liberty. The seamen of both coasts and the lakes can well be proud of the-distinction given their organization and their craft through the journalistic ability found within their ranks; it denotes the character and confronts the world with the everlasting truth that genius will rise even from the gloomy depths of the forecastle. ELEVATOR & BARGES FOR SALE. At Prescott, Ont., on St. Lawrence River, elevator for one million bushels capacity, ' together with fleet of 8 steel barges and steam tug. Will be sold by public auction under direction of the Court at Prescott, on April 3rd, at 11:30 A. M. Full particulars on application to Messrs. MacCraken, Henderson & McDougal, Solicitors, Ottawa; Messrs. Leitch, Pringle & Cameron, Solicitors, Cornwall; or Wm. Dunn & Co., 47 Board of Trade, Chicago. 413 ie FIRE DANGERS FROM ELECTRIC LIGHTS. There is a common belief that electric incandescent ~ lamps give out very little heat, and that, therefore, fire danger from them is practically non-existent. Hence it is that such lamps are frequently found disposes with much unconscious carelessness in the neighborhood of combustible materials, in shop windows, for example, for - decorative effect, and the wonder is that fire losses from such use of the lamps are not more widespread. Many experiments have been made and recorded to show how real these lamp fire risks are, and reference to some of them will well bear repitition as possibly useful in emphasizing the need of greater caution in securing illuminatne effects. In one case where a lighted lamp rested against a vertically placed white pine board a spot, about an inch in diameter, and of a light brown color, appeared after about four hours. In the case of a similarly disposed strip of well-seasoned, varnished oak, the varnish became blistered in three minutes and blackened in about fifteen. The wood had the appearance of being charred at and near the point of contact with the lamp, but was not ignited. With a lamp incased in two thicknesses of muslin, the latter became scorched in one minute, in three gave off smoke, and at the end of six minutes, when the muslin cover was removed from the lamp and fresh air reached- its interior, it burst into flames. Where a lamp was laid on inflammable material, the effect seemed to be more rapid, due, probably to the pressure exerted by the weight of the lamp. A newspaper was, in this way, carbonized in three min- utes and ignited in forty-five. The lamps used were of sixteen candle-nower. In one instance, cited recently, it was found that on immersing a 16-candle-power lamp in half a pint of water, the latter boiled within an hour. Again, with a lamp buried in cotton-wool, the wool soon began to scorch and ultimately burst into flame. A lamp in contact with celluloid, fired it in less than five min- utes. 4 All these trials indicate, in a fairly conclusive way, what may be expected under certain conditions from a popu- larly supposed absolutely safe form of light. Intimately associated with the electric incandescent lamp is the flexible cord connection, and in this we have a prob- ably even more pronounced form of fire risk. In two cases recorded some time ago, short-circuits developed in cords supporting lamps not.turned on, and while the current was almost instantly cut off by the blowing of fuses, the mo- mentary arcs were sufficient to set fire to the cords, which were oily and dirty with lint, being in a cotton mill. In both cases strands of the fine wire had probably broken and pushed their sharp ends through the insulation, causing the trouble, and hoth- occurrences showed that however quickly current may be cut off by properly acting fuses, the heat of the arc produced is sufficient to mzeke the cords burn.—From Cassier’s Magazine for April. MARVEL THE NEW BAUSCH & LOMB-ZEISS STEREO Binocular Glasses. | Used by the Armies and Navies of the World. Invaluable for Tourists, Sportsmen and Every-day Use. Booklet Free. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. New York. Chicago. For sale by all dealers. ae j aw wR: ape YP suite ' MARINE ENGINES, 1 Xo) - of i Os oA . DECK HOISTERS, « MARINE REPAIRS. @ 312 ATWATER STREET, DETROIT, MICH. : 7 [a — ij ~ = inl init: a LIQUID iii COMPASS Made in seven sizes by JOHN BLISS & CO., 128 Front Street, New York, is finely finished sensitive, accurate and durable. and is extremely steady. pass ever made in this or any country. 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