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7 4 Mhe Marine Recond. [o7 bd a one applying to the fog horn or steam OIL ON THE WATERS. has been repaired and calked, -. boty a arine ecor @ | whistle. | For some time the hydrographic office has | tug Oliver C. Williams. The ‘ ~ caus ee _| The rules of the road against a steamer | been collecting and publishing information siamo wait her ae py god gtaaile 5 SEES. ha ive. | j _ hauled out on ways,her dama SaUlek Brery Thuebddy at. 144 Superior and in favor of a schoouer are imperative, | about the use of oil upon waves at sea. Re-} was ha Street, |Leader Building) Cleveland, O. but judges are now requiring proof of a| ports furnished by captains from all parts of| repaired, hull calked, and other minor re- lighted torch, if it is proper, in every case, ithe world have been printed upon the| pairs made. A. A. POMEROY, EDITOR AND PROP’R | thus equalizing the measures of precaution. monthly pilot charts, and at the end of the Admiralty courts will not admit that ajlast calendar year the reports for twelve “simple slacking of speed by a steamer in a| months were issued in a pamphlet. The TPRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage Paid ........scssecse coseeeees $2.00 | fog is always enough. She must run at a| dissemination of the facts narrated by these Six months, postage paid...........c066 cseseeees 1.09, Moderate speed, and is never justified in, observers appears to have convinced many Invariably in advance. coming in collision with another vessel, if | mariners that lives and property can be }it be possible to avoid it.” This implies | saved by the use of a few cents worth of oil, THE MARINE RECORD can be found for | such speed only as is consistent with the! specially prepared for use in gales now sale by the following news dealers: CLEVELAND, O.—G. F. Bowman, corner of Pear] and Detroit Streets, Evans & Van Epps, Superior street, Cleve'and, R. A. Castner. 254 Detroit s‘reet, Cleveland, ASHTABULA HARBOR, O.—C, Large. CHICAGO, ILL.—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran- dolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.—August Semper. 345 Noble Street. BUFFALO, N. Y.—A. C. Brideson, Michigan Swing Bridge, Also, Miss McCabe, Elk Street, near Ohie. DETROIT, MICH.—N_ F. Stewart, Ft. of Woodward Av. DULUTH, MINN.—C. F. Johnson, 117 West Superior Street. MARQUETTE, MICH.—J. A. Vannier. ESCANABA, MICH.—Wm. Godley. PORT HURON, MICH.—G., H. Mann. WASHBURN, WIJS.—John A. Jacobs. SARNIA, ONT --D. McMasters. ST. CLAIR FLATS, MICH.— McNiff & Son, Subscribers and others are respectfully invited to use the columns of the MARINE RECORD for the discussion of pertinent topics. Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland as second- class mail matter. CLEVELAND, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 29. ——< $$$ ——————————————— THE LIGHTED TORCH. If there is a statutory rule that will tend ‘to lessen collisions on the lakes hetween ‘steamers and vessels, which are becoming -very frequent, let that direction be followed to the letter.’ The lighted torch, provided for by section 4234, is undoubtedly a meas- ure in the interest of increased safety against | utmost caution. of herself, and being capable of so much damage if a collision does take place, the directing her own movements, in the midst of the uncertainties of a fog as to be at all times under easy command. If she fails in this she must suffer the consequences. The more dense the fog the greater the necessity for moderation. The object is to keep her under such control that she can be stopped after another vessel, with which she is in danger of collision, may beseen. Therefore, it will be seen that if the steamer is held to all these requirements it is but justice that the schooner should be held to the require- ments governing sailing vessels. Light your torches, and everything else being complied with, you will have a strong case. SENATOR EDMUNDS comes to the front with ‘a resolution which if urged to passage, will discover whether the United States government is strengthened with a backbone like an angle-worm or like that in a steel vessel, to-wit: Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be, and is hereby, instructed to in- quire into the rights of American fishing vessels and merchant vessels within the North American possessions of the Queen of Great Britain, and whether the rights of such vessels have been violated, and, if so, to what extent; that said committee report upon the subject, and report whether any, and if so, what, steps are necessary to be taken by Congress to secure the protection and vindication of the rights of citizens of the United States in the premises; that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, to employ gtenographers, and to sit during the recess of the Senate, either as a full committee or by any sub-committee thereof; that such sub-committee shall for collision, the rule being imperative that any | the purpose of such investigation be a com- gail-vessel shall, on the approach of any mittee of the Senate to all intents and steam-vessel during the night time, show a | PUTPOSES- lighted toreh upon that point or quarter to} THE government steamboat inspectors at which such steam vessel shall be approach- | Chicago have exonerated the master of the ing. In case the admiralty courts are re-| Gazelle from all blame in connection with sorted to to settle or render on the fault and | the disaster to the yacht Josie, which wae damages in the event of collision between a | recently sunk by collision with the Gazelle. steam and sail vessel the failure to exhibit a| In this connection it is proper to say that torch assumes an important bearing on the| many of the harbor tugs at this port have, ease. In fact, it is so important that often- | during the last few months, neglected to put times the owner ot the sail-vesse] loses the | up lights after dark, causing much incon- case by reason of the neglect. It is only| venience to masters of arriving steamers. where it clearly appears that the exhibition | Also, at times, in efforts to steal a inarch on of a torch-light could not have served the| rival tugs they run up to bridges and re- ' purpose, or given any additional informa | quest a swing without giving signals there- tion as to the position or course of the sail-!for. The above decision should be a warn- ing vessel that the omission to comply with | ing against night navigation without proper the section quoted can be held to be imma-| lights set, as they lay themselves liable to terial. Ae the master of a sailing vessel can | "¢ Or disaster on every ocegsion. not very well rely on his judgment to solve| Som time past we designated the Henne- the question whether a torch would or would | pin canal scheme as an obstruction measure not be immaterial in the night time or during | ag an amendment to the river and harbor a fog, and as it is clearly one of the require-| bij], The bill at this writing is before a ments of safe navigation and will not cause | conference committee of the two houses and any great amount of trouble, it is but add-| Mr, Willis has been served with notice that ing strength to his own position if he should in case the Hennepin canal provision is do so. stricken out the jobbers will fillibuster to A case in point, and one which would | \j}) the entire bill. If the Hennepin canal without doubt have been decided in favor has merit let it come before Congress on of the sailing vessel, is that of the collision | that merit. If the supporters of the scheme between the schooners Cyclone and Locke, | have more interest in its passage than they in tow of the steamer Oregon, and the| ave in the improvement of all the Michigan, schooner Richard Motr, on the 19th of June, | Wisconsin and Illinois harbors the cause 1885. The first part of the decision in the| should be looked after. There seems to be a case appears on another page of this issue} pole in the skimmer. (the balance to follow next week). A dense : fog, accompanied by rain, anda good sailing| AN improvement in the wrecking regula- breeze came up about midnight, making | tions between the United States and Canada navigation extremely difficult and danger-| would form a valuable sequel to the im- ous. Whistles and fog horns were sounded, | provement about to be effected in the pro- but without effect, as the Oregon loomed up vision for the extradition of criminals. in the fog about fifty feet from the Mott, | Great Britain and America having decided and two of the schooners in the tow raked | not to protect and encourage crime, they the Mott tore and aft. The case was ably | should also agree not to promote loss of life argaed on both sides, and Judge Dyer, of | and property on the lakes. the district court for the eastern district of 5 RA TAS ce RE Ae Fn Wisconsin, found a decision dividing the Mee meee of oe ssh 4 that damages. In reaching this verdict he held Anat a Oe as wld tee’ ie es os hat. theibbott haa aath ait WRG roel: penalty of $200 fine. This decision is in aE ee eee POMP z P conformity with section 4234 Rev. Stat., sions of the law with the single omission of sowing a ghedtreh and that Ifthe rae] 2208 Sma Oe ot regarding a torch had been complied with, cago. the Mott would have secured a clear verdict oe ____—_. for damages against the Oregon and her tow.| Captain Burton, the insurance agent at Many cases of the same nature can be cited | Detroit, offers for sale the Canadian side- to show of how much importance admiralty | wheel steamer Manitoba, and schooner A, G. judges consider the torch, and how easily | Morey, The former has been in Detroit in they can consistently divide the damages in| a somewhat wrecked condition for a num- ease of neglect to comply with the rule, | ber of years, owing to a dispute about the which has become quite as essential as the | insurance. Having complete control ' advertised and sold, and the dealers say that ; it has become ‘‘the fashion’’ to carry oil on board ship, and to use it when vessels are law has imposed on her the obligation of so| threatened by heavy seas. No one can read the testimony published by the hydrographic office without coming to the conclusion that the value of this method of protecting a ship in a gale has not been over-estimated. ‘I'he record for 1885 sets forth the results attained in about seventy-five cases, although not all of these are assigned to that year. A very small quantity of oil is required. Oil is used by life saving crews, and the results of an exhausted investigation of the subject were published two or three years ago by the life saving service. Mineral oils are not so eftective as vege- table or animal oils. Captain Smith, of the bark Emma, used refined petroleum in a gale, emptying barrels of it to windward and towing several bags alongside. It had substantially no effect. But crude petro- leum may be of service. Linseed oil, lard oil, fish oil aud seal oil are to be preferred. Heavy and greasy oil is better than that which is light and thin. As we have shown, if oil of the right kind be selected a very small quantity will have the desired effect. One barrel is enough for two or three gales. Now that the great valne of this simple and inexpensive method of protection is generally recognized by mariners, it is prob able that oil of the right quality will be sup- plied at all large ports, and that. the ma- chinery for applying ‘the oil to the waves ‘will be perfected. A complete outfit, con- sisting of specially prepared bags, oil, etc., will cost only a few dollars, and no vessel should leave port without one. » Acting ‘Secretary of the Treasury Fair- child bas instructed Collector Seeberger to remit any fine ordered against the schooner Delos DeWolf for violating the law relative to the carving of tonnage and number on the main beam. ‘The vessel was being rebuilt during the recent labor troubles, and her master, thinking that it would be best to get away from port, left before the carving could be done. He painted the figures on the main hatch in order to show that he was at least desirous of complying with the law. Yet an inspector thought that the violation of the law was willful, and he reported it to Col- lector Seeberger, who fined the DeWolf. The fines imposed against the tug A. B. Ward have been ordered remitted also. The total amount is $600. The Ward was lying at the waterworks crib late on the evening of July 5, and there was a large crowd of visitors there who were very anxious to get ashore, because they believed that there would not be any more excursion boats out to return them. Captain Tyrell consented to load the party on the pier, but he refused to accept any money from them for the ser- vice. Secretary Fairchild held that. the violation was merely technical. | Re a an A A a a ta aint teatatiaesttY [ Around the Lakes Continued from 1st Page. ] SAUGATUCK. The new steambarge Henry A, Root, for Brittain & Parks, was launched Saturday. She is designed for the lumber trade. Di- mensions: 114 feet keel, 244¢ feet beam, 9 foot depth of hold. Her engine is 18 by 20; capacity 225,000 feet of lumber. She will be one of the staunchest on the lakes, HARBOR SPRINGS. James Gillman, aged 22, sole support of parents who reside here, fell overboard from steamer Chrysler, at St. Ignace Saturday night and was drowned. Gillman was wheelsman on the Chrysler. ' OGDENSBURG. Great preparations are being made on Grindstone island,in Eel bay, for the annual meeting of the American Canoe Association. Itis reported that the propeller Oconto, which sunk just below the Thousand Island park dock, has recently been sold to parties in New York city, and will be raised at once The propeller Otsego, of Cleveland, has arrived on the river and brought lumber for the new hotel at Edgewood park. MANITOWOC. There bas been a busy time during the past week at the shipyards. The schooner America has been overhauled and had gen- eral repairs; the schooner Mary A. Gregory | Duluth at that time. BUFFALO. The Lackawana has already shipped 42,- 000 tons of steel rails by the lakes this sea- | son, and will resume lake shipments after @ ‘while. Just now an order for 25,000 tens is going to the Texas Pacific and other south- | western roads by Nickel Plate and C.C. C. | & IL. lines. The amount shipped west from here by lake and rail now reaches 100,000 tons. Captain Patrick E. Langan, a well known lake sailor, was arrested and after an ex- jamination committed to the state insane asylum. He imagines himself the owner of avast amount of real estate. Captain Langan was a short time ago relieved at Chicago of the command of the schooner G. C, Finney, after being accused of appropriating freight money not due him. He arrived here a tew days ago. The owners of the Finney in- tended to prosecute him. Langan has for several years been considered eccentric. The Express has the following budget of news: Preparations for building the new Union Line propeller at the Union drydock are going on actively. Invitations have been sent to leading mills for bids on the steel, which are to bein by August 10th, ‘Lhe merits of the triple expansion engine are being seriously considered, and though that engine is regarded by some people in this country as an experiment it is coming so largely into use in England and is so generally recommended there that it is not unlikely that it will save from 25 to 30 per cent in fuel. The Union drydock has been engaged on repairs to the propellers Ogemaw, C. N. Pratt, and S. Bolton the past week. The survey of the O. M. Bond was in pro- gress, but no result was arrived at so far as learned. Captain Macartney has resigned his posi- tion as master of the schooner C, H. Burton, and Captain Richardson was sworn in as master. The Burton will endeavor to re- main in tow of the Iron Age. The schooners Dayton, Ellen Spry, M. Stalker, and Homer cleared light for San- dusky. The Gladiator and consorts Uranus, Carpenter and Stephenson will return there when the schooners are unloaded. All go for new wheat. ig .The propeller C, N. Pratt and consort Vistor went out of drydock Tuesday and are ready for French River and their lumber ‘cargoes. ce es The tug Balize brought down a raft for Tonawanda Monday night. ; s The propeller Tioga of the Union Line is doing remarkably good work. Her record shows that she is actually a faster boat than the Jewett of the same line, which, since |her first trip has enjoyed the undisputed first place on the lakes in regard to speed. The immense power to be put into the new Anchor Line propeller Susquhanna indi- cates that she may some day try titles with the others. The association up to yesterday offered only 60c to Chicago and Milwaukee. The outside shippers, who on Tuesday took the schooner Our Son for Milwaukee at 65c., also engaged the steamers Henry Chisholm and J. S. Fay for Chicago at the same rate. . It was agreed, however, to keep the matter — private Also, the same shipper chartered’ the schooner Marion W. Page for Chicago. at 65c. The feeling among owners is firm for even better figures. The schooner D. G. _ Fort will take a cargo. of bulk salt to-Mil- wankee at 75¢ per ton. The steamer Smith Moore, which brought wheat from Toledo, has been ordered light to Marquette, _ Canal freights were strong at 5c on wheat and 4}gc on corn to New York. Boats were quickly taken as fastas they could be got ready. : ; PORT ARTHUR. dca ‘The Port Arthur Sentiael gives an ac- count of the destruction of the steamer : Butcher Boy last week by fire. The flames _ are supposed to have originated from the kitchen. She was tied up at her dock, but _ when the fire broke out she was towed out into the bay where she drifted about for ~ some time, and finally was blown back to _ shore where a fire company extinguished. the flames, but not before she was practic- ally destroyed. She was owned by R. BE, Mitchell, a Port Arthur butcher, and was’ insured for $7,000. The Butcher Boy was built at Bay City in 1879. She was a screw steamer with a registered tonnage of 145,94. _ She was at first known as the A. H. Mor son, aud was purchased by Smith & Mitchell, of Port Arthur, in 1883, and was refitted it