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VOL XIX. NO. 17. ESTABLISHED 1878 CLEVELAND-—APRIL 23. 1896—CHICAGO. $2 PER YEAR. 10c. SINGLE COPY » Magine Recorn Life Savers’ Series. CAPT. NELSON CRAITE. oe The keeper in charge of the Kewaunee Life-Saving Station is one of the most advanced men of the service, He is experienced in lake navigation, and lets slip no opportunity of keeping abreast of the times. Capt. Nel- ‘son Craite was born at Manitowoc Rapids, Wis., Dec. 5, 1853, and was the eldest of a family of ten children, all of whom, save one, are still living. Young Craite seized all available opportunities of getting an educa- tion. He attended school until he was eighteen years of age, after which he taught for oneterm. He worked for five wiuters in the great Wisconsin timber district remaining at home during the summer months. He entered the life-saving service in the spring of 1885, enlisting as a surfman at T'wo Rivers, Wis., under the late Capt. Oliver Pilon. During his service at this station he acted as Capt. Pilon’s secretary and book- keeper and during his serious illness and up to the time of the appointment of Capt. Joseph Dionue, acted as keeper. In October, 1893, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and placed in charge of the Kewaunee station. His promotion was given solely on his merits, and in recognition of his high abilities and great execu- tive capacity. Capt. Craite is by religion a Roman Catholic. and is a prominent member of the Catholic Knuights of Wisconsin, and of St. Peter’s society. EES) aa TO EXPLORE THE MAGNETIC POLE. One of the most interesting points of Arctic explora- tion, from a scientific point of view, and one to which comparatively little attention seems to have been paid in recent years, is connected with the Magnetic Pole. The locaton of the North Magnetic Pole is an entirely different matter from the pole at the northermost point of the earth where all our meridians of longitude con- verge, aud fortunately it is not so difficult of access. The point was passed over by the expedition of Sir . James Clark Rose in 1840-43, when it was found to be rather more than a thousand miles south of the North Pole proper and in about 70° 5’ north latitude and 96° 40’ west longitude. This is somewhat near Franklin’s Bay and an expedition in 1844, by Captains Moore and Clark, approximately determined it. Why it is that the compass needle should point to this spot instead of di- rectly to the pole proper is one of those things that the scientists do hot seem to have positively agreed about, but which the recent great discoveries in electricity may possibly throw some light upon. It is stated that Prof. George Davidson, of San Francisco, is now planning a new expedition to investigate the matter. rr A FLOATING LIFE-SAVING STATION. A novelty in life-saving station construction has been planned by the officers of that branch of the Treasury department. It isa floating station, to be placed at City Point, Boston Harbor, Mass. The boat, for so this new station may properly be classed, will be 100 feet long, 33 feet wide, and 4 feet, 2 inches deep at bilge from top of floor timbers to underside of deck beams. There will be three keels and five keelsons, all of Georgia pine’ The bilge keelsons will extend the entire length of the hull. There will be a deckhouse with sleeping accom- modations, kitchen, and cabin. A fresh-water tank, built of quarter-inch iron, will be placed in the hold be- low the kitchen. This tank will have a capacity of 700 gallons. The Treasury Department is now soliciting bids for the work. a NEED OF A MERCHANT NAVY. The upbuilding of a war navy is absolutely necessary for thiscountry. But the upbuilding of a merchant navy is really of far more consequence. The former is not necessary if we have not the latter. But to the United States a merchant navy is now a necessity, for they cannot expect much more advancement in their foreign trade—another necessity—unless they have one. ~ It is the control of international transportation that gives control of international commerce. It may appear to be cheaper, less risky, and much better to let an alien carrier transport the exports and imports, but all the experience of commerce proves absolutely to the con- trary. It appears to be the manifest destiny of the United States to take the lead in commerce, but mani- fest destiny will play a poor part in the scheme unless leadership upon the ocean is assured. ‘There should be kept before the people’ of this country first, last and all the time the declaration that they must havea merchant navy. And they can have one if they so will it.—New York Maritime Register. rr + a TRANS-OCEANIC TOWAGE. An ocean tank barge is to be tested by the Standard Oil Company in a trip across the Atlantic, says En- gineering’ News. Two similar barges have been towed CAPT. NELSON CRAITE. between Atlantic ports for several years with encour- aging financial success. The company now proposes to tow its barge No. 58 to Liverpool, or some other Eng- lish port. No 58 is a steel tank barge, with four masts; schooner rigged, as the sails are sometimes need to assist the towing steamer. The barge is 250 feet long by 40 ft. beam and draws 16% ft. of water. The oilis carried in 12 separate tanks, each holding about 1,250 barrels, or an aggregate of 750,000 gallons. The English tank steamship Lackawanna, owned by the English branch of the Standard Oil Company, will probably do the tow- ing, andcarry in her own tanks 800,000 gallons of oil besides. The barge is fitted with steam towing ma- chinery, steam steering gear, windlass and hoister. Vessels have already been towed from New York to the West Indies, and a floating dry-dock was towed, some years ago, from England to Bermuda. LIFE-SAVINQ@ CREWS FOR 1896. Life-saving crews for the season of 1896 have been en- listed as follows for the stations named: Station No, 9, Vermillion Point—Capt. S. F. Bernier, keeper; Adolph LeFord, Alex Barclay, Wm. Lalonde, John McClinchey, Walter Cleary, Fred Pease and E. S. Wacktor. Station No. 10, Crisp’s Point—Capt. R..M. Small, keeper; James McGraw, John Stewart, W. S. M. Cook, Louis Paccaloni, John Webster, Andrew Bruce and John Keating. Station No. 11, Two Heart River—Capt. Thos. H. Mc- Cormick, keeper; James Kay, Gregory Duschene, Robt. McKenzie, Ross Davis, Edward MANS Edward Mc- Nally and Edward Gill. Station No. 12, Deer Park—Capt. J. H. Frahm, keeper; John Shelson, Chas. Duffy, M. Patterson, Frank P. Lytle, Fred S. Small, Edward Verbune and David Mc- Vicar. The volunteer crew of the Sackett’s Halvor station (N. Y.) is under command of Capt. Fred. E. Gowing, First. Lieut. Clark M. Stearns, Second Lieut. B. A. Hovey, and Third Lieut. P: W. Koppenhover, with Hartley Smith, Charles S. Bratton, J. M. Fitzgerald, C. RK. Hicks, EF. lL. M. Clark, EF. L. Powell, George M. Max- on, C. W. Potter, W. R. Bagby, Giles L. Marsh, Jr. Emmett Brooks and Charles Patrick as privates. Thirty-five boats are enlisted in the volunteer life- saving service at Cape Vincent, N. Y. Capt. John Peo, First Lieut. A. Horn, Second Lieut. Wayne B. Brewster and Third Lieut. John Flake command the following members of the crew: Forsythe Ingalls, George Downey, Anthony Seymour, John Fields, John Phillips, Joseph Strong, James Stanley, Leon Peo, Winfield Brewster, Benjamin Dodge, George McDonald, .William Ross, Stanley Augustus, and Charles Roats. $e 0 <2 Lieut. Commander EK. H. Leutz has been detached from the Washington navy yard and ordered to com- mand the Michigan, relieving Lieut-Commander B. S. Richards, ordered home on one month’s leave: rn a VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN. : As compiled for THE MARINE RECORD by George F. Stone, Secretary CAA? Board of Trade, April 18, 1896: WHEAT. CORN OATS, RY, CITIES W HERE BARLEY STORED Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels, | Bushels, Albany {Ns es atnwien [essere res 20,000 Baltimore <....5,.-2: 89,000} 615 000 Boston ,.... sees 86 090 87 000 ¢ Buffalo... ; 872,000).......... 25,000 149,000 114,000 #67 alo: SO | aia qedtenwo:acate: [iapeta's ohainceata [inte wlin atetacane | feitie acataliencl alei@cecate cose Chicago........ *"""1"16-474 000] 5 942,000} 1,937,000| 447,000} 22,000 Moy Saltoat ciicstes 480,000; 2,507,000 467,006 25 ONG. es eicceac Cincinnaticcs os sess 10,000 2 000 21,000 1,000 34 000 Detrorte ssi veces 227,000 18,000 4,000 18,000 3,000 6 AAO AE Sc, co a || cis divicak: ctova:|iw sieeiare erora.t (teenie a aie wtaim | eo ecg elias oHMa gia etala'ata are Duluth and Superior. . 14,547,000 145,000] 1,189 000 225 000 498,000 afloat BADIOND | Sse skis Soltis eal aiareshieteewevasn rs cri pidtanaecie- . 104,000 7,000}..... teeesleccecesace(eae cesses Kansas City... ee 1,157,000 176,900 61,000 98,000}23.2 Abe. Milwaukee,,... i 397 O00} 2). \saiwtoretaide 17,000 277 000 83,000 as afloat ok BB 000) arsine «rasa hn Sorel aie ain es |aipiet the opeeimiell maa cencobe aes Minneapolis, .. .| 18 906 000 41.000 732.000 118 000 173,000 Montreal. ... es 922,000 75,000 434,000 6 000 63,000 New York..... ox? 468,000} ° 48000} 1 488,000 14,000 7,000 afloat 8 OOO bs ses shat ch ates] in giattnraimg ro ahised ws Syshaiarats ol susiaia ajpmiarers OSWEZO ices ccccccves|ecestcrecelsvere-seesleccscssess Bik sauna ae 25,000 Peoria: si sceccces seins 11,000 17,000 252,000 9000). sea eet Philadelphia ......... 104,000 60,000) © < 168/000) Ss. 2s ie eee. Ass St. Louis. wee eee] 1,137.000 594 000) Y afloat, iain 24,000 106,000} Toledo......... 4 527,000 5o0, a ! afloat ae Ge aes de igre Toronto... 29,000 22 000) 103,000)... OniCanalos coos | obs teates 8.000} 12.000} ......... On Lakes,.. 1,329,000) 5,452,000} 1,677,000 , On Mississip: i [sete cease | 703,000) - 8 000 Grand Total,......... 58,483,000 17,170,000} 9,481,000 Correspond:ng date | NOOU, occ e daizvccten /68,626,000 | 11,539 000) 6,242 000 167,000 511,000