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“ea Freeing lia Lae A * Lag OOOO ELSE E IS A BAS “AROUND THE LARES. bea large carrier this trip. Captain C. C. Goodwin. VOL. VIII. NO. 26. CLEVELAND. The revenue cutter Perry paid this port a visit this week. Mr. H. J. Webb, who has almost entirely recovered his health, can now be found any ‘day at his office in the Arcade block. Captain David Vance was in the ‘city his week looking after oo to the schooner Vance. Webb & Richardson’s new steamer at Radcliffe’s yard will probably be launched on the 10th of July. The propeller Oconto, whion cleared Tues- day for Ogdensburg, put back on account of a leak around the stern post. Messrs. Palmer & Benham have purchased the schooner George Sherman for $3,250. Captain Gifford will sail her. The James Pickands will prove herself to She took on a cargo of 1986 tons of ore at Escanaba this _ «week, - Tugs ©. E, Bolton and Florence went on Smith’s boxes Monday, the former to have a leak stopped and the latter to have her shaft straightened. Captain J. H. Andrews, who has been con- | * fined at his home at Painesvilie with pneu- monia, rejoined his schooner, the Nellie Reddington, at Chicago. Ore hundred enrollments and two hun- dred and six licenses of vessels»were issued at the Cleveland custom office during the fiscal year ending June 30, ’ The schooner David Wallace, which ar- rived Monday, went into drydock as soon as her eargo was out to locate a leak which she started off Sandusky while on the way down. The propeller Oconto, plying-on the favor- ite route, on the St. Lawrence, cleared for her firt trip on Tuesday. Cleveland people who would enjoy a pleasant vacation should book for passage. Freights are still firm at 55 cents to Mil waukee, and 60 cents to Chicago, one char- ter being made Tuesday to the latter port at 65 cents. Ore freights are firm and tonnage in active demand at $1.20 from Marquette, $1.30 from Ashland and $1.00 from Escanaba to Ohip ports. The Lizzie Wellington, a schooner rigged yacht from the seacoast, arrived at this port Monday. She is owned by J. B. Porter, of Cincinnati, who is a member of the shooting club, with headquarters at Port Clinton, where the yacht will do service. In the meantime she will take on new rigging and receive some necessary repairs. Lieutenant Schumacker was in the city this week sizing up charges preferred against His object was to ™rn whether or not Captain Goodwin is or not a law abiding citizen. Many times the gentry around the piers have been after the captain’s scalp,but heretofore have failed to obtain the reeking trophy. Captain Wilson’s new steamer the Charle- magne Tower, Jr., went up the old river bed yesterday for a deck load of railroad iron, consigned to Duluth. She measures 1825.45 gross and 1543.82 nettons. She will sail to-day. The Spokane, which left Duluth on Tuesday with 61,000 bushels of wheat and 400 tons of copper, nets 1465 tons. be compared. Captain Slyfield and C. C. Burnett, own- ers of the steambarge Cleveland, have been informed that one-half of the fine of $500, recently imposed would be remitted, the liability being placed at $250. It will be remembered that Captain Slyfield put in at | Buy City for renewal of his certificate, but The | carrying. capacity of the two steamers will | ; all, 22 feet beam, and 13 feet depth. ! j the inspectors being absent he assumed the | responsibility of passing on to Cleveland. On the way down the water bottom of the boiler gaye out, sealding to death one man and injuring two others. Captain Leith, of the schooner Lizzie A. Law, is profuse in his praise of the life sav- ing crew, stationed at Eri¢. Last Tuesday | tween Spraker’s basin and Schoharie creck, night he left Erie basin in tow ot a tug, and after passing the point of the peninsula he stranded on the east side of the channel, where he was exposed to a heavy westerly wind. Fora time the vessel was in immi- nent danger of breaking a hole in her bot- tom. The life saving crew promptly boarded her, and by working hard all night, suc- ceeded ih getting her off withqut damage. At Globe drydock, since our last report, the tug Samson took on a new wheel, The schooner Vance received some new keel torward, forefoot, a piece of stem, about 125 feet of garboard, considerable new plank on her bottom, part new bulwarks, refastened, calked outside from keel to plank sheer, buts, combing, plank sheer and box calked, painted outside and in, and a new gaff top- sail. Presley & Company have put the Vance in Al shape; and the owners are Well pleased with the job. The David Wallace was in drydock yesterday, and it was found that the leak was caused by the loss of: oakum between buts. The schooner M. E. Trem- ble went in drydock last night for. survey and repair of damageg, caused by her ex- perience near T'wo Harbors last week. The steam yacht Peerless, 118.81 tons, built by Messrs. Cramp, and purchased by Mr, Harkness, during a recent visit east, arrived at this port Sunday evening. The Peerless is a handsome craft, well finished, com modious, confortable, and speedy. She has an iron hull, 146 feet keel, 166 feet over Her [ engine is triple compound, the cylinders be- ing 17, 24 and 40 by 22-inch stroke, rated at 1000 H. P. Her boilers are 12 feet in diame- ter, and 121g feet long, and allowed 168 pounds to the square inch. She has corru- gated furnaces and steam steering gear. Under her builders number, 246, she won two prizes, in regattas last, year which were presented by the New York Yacht Club. She made the run from Port Colborne to Cleveland in 9 hours and 31 minutes with a broken wheel, and it is thought the spray will fly when she meets the crack bvats of the lakes, the Mary and Permelia. Captain James Haverty is in command, Mr, Haverly pilot; James Hand chief engineer, and W. W. Tyler agsistaut. She will carry a crew of thirteen all told. She will go to Detroit and be present at the regatta on Lake St. Clair next week. BUFFALO, The steamer Raleigh went into Union drydock to have her bottom examined. She was crowded ashore by a raft. Smith, Davis & Company were advised that the schooner O. M. Bond, bound up with coal, had struck one of the piers at Port Dalhousie, the mouth of the Welland eanal, and sunk in twenty feet of water. Her bows were said to be badly stove in. The Bond is insured in the pool for $7,000. Captain George McLeod, representing the underwriters, lett for the wreck, Telegrams from the 14 mile level, be- state that there is a break in the canal some- | where on the Jevel, and the water is down. The boat Topsy, owned by Frank O’ Rourke, of Buffalo, and loaded here with wheat, is lying across the aqueduct, but as she pro- jects over it only ten feet she is thought not to be in any danger. The break is at Lash- er’s aqueduct, west of Vatesyille. BAY CITY. Special to the Marine Record. The propeller W. H. Stevens, building at F, W. Wheeler’s shipyard, West Bay City, for the Ward line, will be ready for business about the lst of August. The barge Matilda has had a thorough re- build, and is now rated at B24. The barge Saginaw that has been in ordi- | nary at Saginaw for some time, was brought down Sunday by the tug Dickson, and will | load lumber tor Cleveland. The steambarge Mackinaw was in port | Thursday with a loud of cedar blocks, con- signed to Saginaw parties. The revenue cutter Fessenden was in the CLEVELAND. O.. JULY 4, 1886. INS | first appearance at this port. river on a py cus visit, as usual. A number of her cfew were ashore and astonished the natives, as it were. The season at Point Lookout (Sand Point), opened on Wednesday last,and about twenty- five families have already taken up their abode there. The steamers Arundel and Metropolis will make this one of their land- ings in the future. The steambarge Maine was in the river on Sunday, and will load lumber for Buffalo. Captain James Hathaway has just returned from Grand Marais with the tug A, W, Wright, owned by Burt & Gamble, of Sagi- naw. The boiler of the Wright has been condemned, and it is understood a new one is to be built and put in her at Saginaw. The tug Temple Emery, with the big log boat in tow, left the river Friday, bound for Georgian Bay. It is reported that\the McGraw rafts, now being towed from Lake Superior to this port, have been sold at a good round price to Messrs. Hall & Buell, of South Manis- tique, Mr. Will McGraw having offered the logs to Mr. L. A. Hall at Marquette just before they started,which ofter was accepted and Bay City is so much out. The propeller Cleveland, Captain Slyfield, and tow, have arrived in the river, and all load for Ohio ports. SHaw. CHICAGO. Special to the Marine Record. ‘A large amount of line boat tonnage in| _ port this week caused grain freights to weaken, 234¢ on corn to Buffalo being taken in large quantities on Tuesday, and freights remained at 41gc on corn to Kingston, and 2c to Georgian Bay ports. The Phenix Yacht Club regatta has been postponed till July 10th. The scow Gray Ouk, Captain Nels Larsen, ffom Ashland, with 400,000 feet of lumber, arrived here Saturday morning last, in tow of the steambarge J. H. Shrigley. ‘This is the first appearance of the Oak atsthis port. She was built at Bayfield, Wis., in 1885, registers 277 tons, length over all 132 feet, beam 31 feet, depth of hold 9 feet. The schooner H. Taber, Captain E. Stev- enson, arrived Friday night with lumber from Duncan City, in tow of the steambarge Robert Holland. ‘The Taber’s jibboom, some head gear, a cathead, anchor stock, some rail, stanchions, covering board and plank on the starboard bow were carried away or badly damaged. ‘The Holland went ashore about 3 o’clock Thursday morning in afog on North Manitou island, and the Taber in tow, ran up on to her, causing the damage above mentioned, and some slight damage to the Holland, A portion of the steambarge’s deck load was taken on board the schooner, some of it was jettisoned, and with the assistance of both crews, the Hol- land was got off about 8 o’clock on the after- noon of the same day, L. Moffat, of Detroit, arrived in the city to-day to consult with vessel owners about organizing a mutual marine insurance com- pany. . The steamship J. H. Devereux arrived here Wednesday morning with 2,300 tens of bard coal from Buffalo, consigned to O. S. Richardson & Company. Captain Tom Wil- ford and the Miller Brothers, engineers, are all looking and feeling Al. The sloop yacht Peri, Captain McDonald, | was launched from Charley Larsen’s boat yard Wednesday. She has had considerable ot a rebuild.and will be fitted out at once to take part in the Phasnix Yacht Club regatta on the 10th of July. C, Larsen has commenced building an- | other steam launch for C. P. Willard & Co., ,| 35 feet over all, 8 feet beam, 3 feet depth of hold. She will be propelled with twin screws. The fine new steamship Pickands and her consort, the Wayne, laden with iron ore, ar- rived on Saturday. ‘This is the Pickand’s She was much admired by marine men, who consider her one of the finest and best barges afloat. She 92.00 Pax Amyeu ; Sinone Copixs 5 Cauts ra was recently built by Quayle’s Sons at Cleve- land, and rates Al* WILLIAMS, EAST SAGINAW. Special to the Marine Record. A sailor from the revenue cutter Fessen- den, which was at Bay City Wednesday, promenaded the streets here in the uniform of the navy, and attracted the attention of many. The tug Little Giant received anew set of flues at Wildman’s boiler shop during the week. The steamers Burt and Lucile both gave | excursions to the bay on Sunday, and had immense crowds. The usual racing was in- dulged in, and the boats seem to be gaining in patronage by the operation, which is just what the owners need, as it is said that since the Lucile came on the river route the big boats hardly pay expenses during the week, and the Sunday excursions keep the ball rolling. : 4 ‘The tug A. W. Wright has been taken to Mason’s shipyard, where a new boiler wilk be placed‘in her. Mesers, Buck & Hubble’s dredge No.1 ‘has been: taken to Saginaw City, where some ~ work is to be done for the city. The steamers Charles P. Fish and ‘Daisy Lee are again the only boats, steely on the Saginaw City route, the yacht Bessie M. having pulled off, after having tried ne luck one day. _ The old | brick. ‘merly “the 2 : burned to the “ground on the 93d. years ago, by order of Jeff Davis. The steam sand scow Ida Burton, of De- troit, is now engaged in taking sand from — Carrolton bar to Bay City. The tug Thomas Maytham is having re- pairs made to her boiler at Bartlett & Com- pany’s slings. Robert Boyd, a prominent citizen, and at one time vessel owner, of this city, was drowned on Thursday last at Tawas. Mr. Boyd had rented a small boat and rowed up into the bight of the bay for the purpose of tuking a bath, and as near as can be learned / he was taken with cramps, and was drowned in ten inches of water, having fallen on his face. The ferry Daisy Lee is having repairs made to her boiler at Metts & Merrill’s shop. The owners of the steamer Lucile have concluded not to bring the Queen of the Lakes to he river, she not being large enough for the business, Saaw. SARNIA. In the superior court at Detroit, on Thurs- day, H. McMorran was awarded a judgment of $8,268.29 against S. A. Murphy for wreck- ing machinery. An interesting decision: Judge Brown on Thursday rendered a decision in the case of S. D. Miller vs. the tug Hercules that a ves- sel lying at the dock so thata portion of her length overlapped another dock would have to pay warfage for the dock overlapped. The decision was in accordance with the ex- plicit directions of the state statute. Work commenced on the raising of the machinery of the Algoma on the 15th, The schooner Hercules is getting a thor- ough overhauling. Her hull and decks are being calked, and she will receive a fresh coat-of paint. She will be ready for trade in a few days and Captain Joe Glass will be responsible for her actions. 8T, CLAIR FLATS, Special to the Marine Record. The spacious rooms of the Star Island House are filled with people who enjoy the sports and scenery and good fishing. The schooner Dan Proyorst, in heaving up anchor met with considerable trouble, and on investigation it was found that in- stead of one anchor there were two. There is now no trouble at the Southeast Bend. ‘The ranges are all right, and pilots acknowledge the same. MeNiff & Son are repairing the broken raft at the Flats. Bos, It. is claimed that the building was erected many Coehl Mes.