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3 ui 4 4 { DETROIT. I ate, just two hundred and seven 0, the first vessel fo plough through e, entered Lake St. Clair on the same ‘date, and Lake Huron on the 23d. She was x een Bay for a load of furs. your readers have already , Was the Griffon,'a full-rigged 4 top gallant topsails (an exact raving of which your correspondent has ly come into possession of, and which return, for on the 18th of Septem- wing she foundered in Green Bay all were lost, together with a cargo of furs; the first marine disaster and loss of life on the lakes. She was 60 tons burden, and Captain Tonty; was master of the ill- fated craft. cme <i a Asareminder of past events it may also be noted that thirty-four years ago the 20th of this month the steamer Atlantic, Captain Petty, went to the bottom of Luke Erie with one hundred or more lives, by a collision with the propeller Ogdensburg, off Long Point, Lake Erie, with a valuable cargo, and _ considerable tneasureon board. These are the echoes of the past and can not easily be forgotten. The tug Gladiator which has just had placed in her at Buffalo, the boiler of the tug Kate Williams, burned last year, passed here on Thursday for Milwaukee, with the barges Stephenson, Carpenter, Uranus, and Wenona in tow. The tug Crusader has just been having repairs made on her at the Detroit drydock. ‘The work on the new steamship at this yard is progressing slowly. The beams are all in position, however, the lining and consid- erable outside work done. A squall which occurred on the river the other day, brought into collision the barges Warner and Wm. McGregor. The latter lay anchored in the stream and the Warner was passing, in tow of the steamer Fred Kelley. The squall caused the Warner to swing around against the McGregor. The damages were not of serious import to either, the Warner suffering the most. The river steamers are at high tide with excursionists, the travel by the Greyhound surpassing all others, she being much larger and more roomy. All, however, are well patronized, leaving no space unfilled. The vessel passages at this point are far more numerou§ than ever before recorded, and as a general thing all are loaded either way with fair paying treights. Captain George McLeod passed through here on Thursday, en route to Port Huron, to hola a survey on the tug Mocking Bird which was recently ashore. Late arrivals from Lake Superior report the loss of the tug George Hand at Isle Royal. She was 24 tons burden, and was built in Buffalo in 1868. The steambarge Otego and schooner Belle Hanscomb were chartered for wheat from ed Detroit with a southwest into shoal water at Beaver Island, where she sank, She is ore laden from Escanaba to Cleveland. ‘he tug M. Swain was sent to her. The Boody is one of the old canallers. She rates A 2, and is valued at $8,000. Captain H. W. Davis was made master of the barge City of the Straits and Captain David Genan master of the schooner A. C, Maxwell. The schooner A. Boody, reported above as sunk at the Beavers, was raised and brought here, arriving yesterday morning, and will, if permitted, be taken on to Cleve- land for discharge. Hatt. CLAYTON. Special to the Marine Record, Friday afternoon the weather looked as if we were going to have a storm, and sure enough, after 6 o’clock p. m. the electric fluid began to puss around very freely. The steamer St. Lawrence had the hook and lad- der excursion to Alexander Bay, and it looked as if the boys were not going to have much of a time, At 9 o’clock the storm burst in its fury, with vivid lightning, thun- der, rain and heavy gusts of wind, whicb were awful on Jandand water, ‘The steamer St. Lawrence arrived at 11 o’clock p. m., and the passengers were safely at home. A heavy yale of wind unroofed Martin Bar- ney’s big building, near the railroad, and the timbers and boards were made kindling wood and scattered over the railroad dock. The St.Lawrence lay at the lower end of the Barney dock. Her pilot house .was torn off, her spar was broken near the top of the pilot house, the wind lifted the forward hur- ricane deck and a large share of the rail on the promenade deck, and smashed chairs by the wholesale. Captain Estes had just gone to his room in the texas, abaft of the pilot house, to retire, when the storm came on. No one was hurt, as the crew had just gone below to retire. The damage to the St. Lawrence will be from $800 to $1,000. Otner stermers were out. The steamer Jessie Bain had reached the head of Round. island park when the squall struck her, It lifted the yaw! boat clear off the deck and landed it on the island. The Bain was blown sidewise to the shore. The steamer Juniata pulled her off without damage. The steamer Magic lay just behind the St. Lawrence. She lost her awnings and awn- ing frame; was let off cheap. A scow got adrift at Alexander Bay and run afoul of the Idle Hour and punched a hole in her. 3 The captains of the steamers report the electric storm the worst for years. A large barn on the Ashland farm, 150 feet long, with two hundred tons of hay, near Three-Mile Bay, was struck by light- ning during the storm and totally destroyed. The excursion business is brisk, and a great many people are on the river now. Your correspondent took a trip among the islands on Sunday afternoon on the steamer Magic, and she runs the Magic riff where there is just channel enough for her to run. You can almost touch the trees on either side. Jtis grand. Why do we need to go here to Buffalo at 2 cents freight which is|to Europe when the old St. Lawrence has half a cent lower than recent rates. The tug Winslow has gone to Rifle river for araft which will be taken to Buffalo, All the steamers plying to Mackinac are better patronized than ever before. They take full loads and the passenger traffic is brisk, The steamer Pearl, Captain John Ed- wards, came up trom Cleveland Saturday evening and on Sunday took a large num- bers of excursionists to Put-in-Bay, while to other points the rush was tremendous. The steamer Spokane mat with a slight mishap Friday by strandivg at Point au Pins, en route to Lake Superior. She was released by the aid of the stean ers at hand without damage. at an expense of $1,000. On Saturday night some unknown fellow regardless of the laws of morality, stole from the tug.Dave and Mose a spirit com- pass worth $28, a suit of clothes worth $17, an overshirt and overalls worth 1.50, making a total of $33.50. On Sunday quite a skirmish occurred at the foot of Woodward avenue where the steamer Garland, every half hour, lands and takes on board excursionists. During her absence the small steamer Daisy took pos- session of the place and weuld not yield to the other boat until she had got her full complement of passengers. There was a good deal of loud talk meanwhile, but no blows, the Daisy holding the fort until ready to depart. Captain P. J. Ralph, the well known ves- sel owner, has just returned home after two years absence in foreign lands, in good health and spirits. Captain Grummond, of Detroit, has been advised that his schooner A. Boody had met with disaster on Lake Michigan and was run such scenery to behold? B. ASHTABULA HARBOR. Special to the Marine Record. The schooner L. Hanna, after unloading her cargo of ore at this port loaded coal for Escanaba, Oaptain Sherwood is making excellent time with the Hanna this season having brought down five cargoes of ore and taken up five loads of coal. The new tug Eliza J. Redford, that cleared from Oswego sometime since for this port, arrived here and began towing the first part of last week. The Redford is a nice tug and has done a good work since she came here, having towed in among others the large tow barge Susan E. Peck. The Lake Shore ore docks at Ashtabula expect increased business for the rest of this season, ltis stated that they have just ad- vertised for seventy-five additional laborers. The steamship Geo. T. H ope and her con- sort Polynesia, arrived on the 7th to load coal for above. C, PORT HURON. A sieam ferry has been put on the river between Marine City and Sombra, Ont. The schooner Pomeroy unloaded a cargo of 27,000 bushels of corn at Sanborn’s ele- vator Monday. The steamer Concord was inspected by Inspectors Cole and Fitzgerald during the week. Tbe steamer Darius Cole now carries a band of seven pieces, which makes it very pleasant for the people riding on this boat. ST. CATHARINES. The Deputy Minister of Marine has issued orders to the proper officials along the line of Welland canal to entorce the law which requires masters and mates to be properly qualified by the holding of ceitificates under provisions of the master and mates certifi- a SEE cate act. All vessels found not complying will be detained, anda fine of $100 iinposed. PASSED PORT COLBORNE. Port CoLporneg, Ont., Avig. 17.—Passed The section of canal enlargement work | "p—Schooners Mediterranean, Charlotte to which was recently given up by Jones: Innes, & Company has been relet to Murray & Cleveland, who will begin work im- mediately. The work of enlarging the new Welland canal is being rapidly pushed. At its inter- section with Lake street and further down large gangs of men and horses are at work, raising the banks to the required height, The cut stone for the locks is being brought onthe ground as fast as finished at the quarries. Inthe government yard at Port Dalhousie there is stored an immense quan- tity of heavy timbers, which will be used in enlarging the lock gates. BAY CITY. Special to the Marine Record. Captain Richard Armstrong, manager of the Saginaw river fire tug boats, has re- turned from Duluth, and while there closed a contract to furnish Duluth harbor with a fire tug, for better protection of the docks and abutting buildings. He also paid a visit to Chicago and took a look at the new fire beat. The tug Tom Maytham and four barges came into the river Monday noon from Buffalo, Captain Wm. Brown, of the schooner G. W. Wesley, was home on a flying visit to his family. Captain Brown reports every- thing lovely and looks for a rise in freights before long. ; The schooner Senator Blood,Captain Glass, arrived in the river Monday with 550 tons of coal for the water works. Carson never gets left on the up freights. A. F. Bartlett & Company, of East Sagi- naw, are building a set of hoisting engines for Captain Forbes’ new vessel, now nearly completed at F. W. Wheeler’s shipyard. This firm is tast coming to the front in this line of business. The sloop Nellie, from Sand Beach, was struck by the severe storm of Friday last. A hole was stove clear though her starboard bulwarks and some of her rigging lost. A party of Saginaw people chartered the steamer Sutton a few days ago and visited the Bay. They ran aground near Bay View, and one of the party had to row ashore in a skiff and walk to the Bay for as- sistance. ' ‘The old barge Mary Stockton has gone to Tawas to load for Cleveland. This is her first trip this season. Captain Henry Lester and his barge J. L. Warner came in Monday with a load of coal for up town. Captain Henry says if you own a boat just handle the money yonrself and you will come out all right. The steamer Metropolis, while about three miles off Tawas, on Friday, broke her cross head. It was temporarily repaired and she reached port in safety, where repairs were made. On arriving in the river and when just starting ou a trip to Point Lookout, she again broke down and was towed to Bay City. Freights remain unchanged, but a good demand for tonnage will havea tendency to make a rise soon. The owners of the steam sand scow Ida Burton, have opened a sand yard at this port. Captain Forbes’ new vessel, building at Wheeler’s shipyard, will be launched in about three weeks. SHaw. MARQUETTE. The propeller Badger State was forced to put back here Monday evening by the break- ing of a valve in her pumps. The damage was repaired in afew hours and she con- tinued down. The Canadian steamer Frances Smith, from Collingwood to Ste, Marie, touching at Mackinaw island, was seized at the latter port Monday by order of Deputy Collector Watson for failing to report here at the custom house, Part of her machinery has been taken ashore to prevent her getting away, and she will be held until the diffi- culty is settled. ESCANABA. The North Ludington Company’s lumber yards at Escanaba, Mich., were destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. The loss is estimated at $30,000, partially covered by insurance. KINGSTON. Work was commenced at Cornwall last week on the raising of the sunken steamer Passport, under the superintendence of Mr, Beauchemin, of Sorel, a mechanic skilled in matters of this kind. SANDUSKY. David Williams, of Oswego, a sailor on rhe schooner Pulaski, fell from the rigging of that boat here and broke his left leg be- tween the knee and ankle and sustained severe injuries about the head and body. Detroit, pig iron; Clara Touell, Kingston to: Cleveland, light; Laura, Kingston to Cleve- land, light; propeller Oneida, Ogdensburg to Chicago, general cargo. Port CoLBorne, Ont., Aug. 18,—-Pussed up=-Schooner Q. R. Merritt, Kingston to Toledo, light; steamship W. A. Haskell, Ogdensburg to Chicago, general cargo. Down—Steambarge D, D. Calvin and con- sorts, Toledo to Kingston, timber; schooner — W. I. Preston, Chicago to Ogdensburg, corn, Wind north, light. : PASSED DETROIT. Derroir, Mich., Aug. 17.—Up, a. m.— Tug Jessie, 2; barges R. J. Hackett and consort, 2:30; Lowell and two barges, 8:30; tug Hercules and schooner Belle Hinscomb, 9; barge Oscoda, 9:20; Hiawatha and con- sort, 9:50. Afternoon—Propeller New York, 1; M. Sicken and three barges, 1:20; M. M. Drake,3 :30; Waldo Avery and consort,5 :10. Down, a. m.—Tng Folger and schooner J. 0. Woodruff, 2:10; propeller Clarion, 7; barge Empire and three barges, 8:30. After- noou—T'ug John Owen and schooners Michi- gan, Nicholaon, F. B. Gardner, 12:40; pro- peller Cuba, 1:20; barge Nipigon and four barges, 3:30; propeller S. F. Hodge, 3:30; tugs Ella Smith and two barges, 3:50; Park and barge O. J. Hale, 4:20. Derroit, Mich., Aug. 18.—Passed up, foren»on—Propeller Annie Young, 3:40; derhouse and Monticello, 4:10 propeller Myles and consort, 4:20; propeller S. C. Baldwin and four barges, 8:40; tug Swain and schooners H. C. Richards, Eliza Ger- lach, 10; propeller Smith Moore and the schooner Delaware, 10:40; Egyptian and consort, 10:40; Alpena, consort, and tHe schooner Unadilla, 12. i Afternoon—Propeller Superior, consort and schooner Saveland, 4:20. as Down,morning—Propeller D. C, Whitney and consort, 2; tug Metamora and three barges, 2:20; propeller City of Concord and consort, 8; propeller Conestoga and the schooner Schuylkill, 4; tug Castle and the schooner C. Sherman, 7:30; Propeller Al- cona, consort, and schooners Havana and Jura, 8:30; propeller Wiss on, 8:30: propeller Kalkaska, 9:10; § sort, 11; Continental, con: C. H. Johnson, 11:20; Iron schooner L. A, Law, 11:20. - Afternoor—Propeller R. P. Rai schooners 8. J. Tilden, Negaune tug Porter and schooners Our Gifford, Southwest, 2; propeller 2:30; Sanilac, 3:30; Gordon Cam schooner Allegheny, 3:50. Dies ; THROUGH THE STRAITS. Mackinaw Ciry, Mich., Aug, 17.—Down —Propeller Progress, 7 a. m; schooner J. §. McLaren, 8:30; Naiad, 9:40; H.M. Scove, — Annie M. Peterson, 11:20; Geo. W. Davis, 1:15 p. m.; tug O. Robertson, 4:15. Up—Propeller Buffalo, 1 a. m.; schooner John B. Wilson, 7:10; David Stewart and Itasca, 9; Polly M. Rogers, 9:30; George C, Finney, 2:40; propeller Joseph L. Hurd, 3:30; Dean Richmond, 5:40; J. H. Outh- waite with schooners Thomas Gawn and Typo, 5; Morley, 6:10. Mackinaw City, Mich., Aug. 18.—Down —Propeller Newburg, 11:30 last night. Down to-day—Propeller Albany,515 a.m.; Anna Smith with schooner John Shaw, 5:30; Alaska with one vessel, 3 p. ms Up—Propeller Commodore, 3:15 a. m.; Wm. J. Averill, and Arcadia, 8:30; Weston and three barges, 10; Wm. Chisholm and consort, 2 p.m ; Wm. H. Gratwick with two barges,6; New York, 6315. Wind northwest, gentle. THROUGH THE SAULT. Sau.t Sre. Mariz, Micu., August 17.— Down, a. m.—Propeller Canada, steambarge Sparta, schooner Sumatra, 7; steambarge Cormorant, schooner Richard Winslow, 9; steambarge Valentine Swain, schooner Hel- vetia, 10:10; steambarge Iron Duke, schoon- er Iron Cliff, 11:40. P. M.—Tug Remora, Annie Clarke with raft, 2; propeller Badger State, steambarge Minneapolis, schooner William McGregor, 7:30; steambarge Cum- berland, W.S. Crosthwaite, Erastus Corn- | ing. Up, a.m.—Tug Mystic, schooner H. G. Cleveland, 9:30; steambarge @noko, 10;30, steambarge John N. Glidden, schooners Fred A. Morse, George H. Warmington, 12, P. M.—Propeller Justice Field, schooners Lillie May, Emerald, G, W. Bissell, Magnet, F. M. Dickinson, 1:35; steambarge S, Lan- gell, schooner Sweetheart, ’. M. Knapp, E, R, Williams, Cleared, down—Propellers Messenger, Ste. Marie, 5 a, m. Arrived, up—Minnie M., 7:30 p. m. SAULT Sve. Marirz, Mich.—Aug, 18—Fore- noon, down—Steam barge Calumet, schooner Ironton, steambarge Vienna, schooner Ve- rona, 3; propeller Wisconsin, 11:20; pro- peller Alberta, tug Record, 11:50, Afternoon—Tug A. Sumner, schooners J... Johnson, P. Fitzhugh, Florida, Con- quest, 1:50; steambarge Escanaba, schooner Thomas L. Parker, 6; steambarge George King, schooners Levi Ralston, John Sher- man, C. L. Young, 7. Up, morning—Steambarge James Pick- ands, schooner Wayne, 8:30; steambarge F. J, Macy, schooner John Burt, Camden; 10; propeller B, W. Blanchard, 11; pro- peller Fountain City, steambarge Cuba, schooner Donaldson, 11:40. Afternoon—Tug Record, schooner J, A. Smith. 3. Cleared, down—Propeller Minnie M., | 5 a. in, Arrived, up—-Propellers Ste. Marie, Mes- senger, 7:30 p. m. Mr. J. B. Cowles, u former member of the Globe Iron Works, enjoyed a tripto Duluth | on the steamer Onoko last week. tug River Queen, and schooners John Kel- — | : | | j i, 2