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cy S ~~ NRHN RE eM a RN RAMOS ESTES: SIRE REIS Ne OS re VOL. VIII. NO. 44. AROUND THE LAKES. eke CLEVELAND. The tug Hawley put on a new wheel last week. Two hundred vessels are now documented at this port, aggregating 95,000 net tons. The tug Stone towed a lighter to Ashta- bula to begin work on the piers at that port. The schooner Quinby has made twenty- seven trips to Amherstburg, coal laden, this season. The Mutual Transit Company, organized two weeks ago in this city, held the first meeting last Friday. The tug Record will get away to-day with the barges J. A. Smith Sea Gull and one other. Another advance of 124g cents on the Michigan scale of lumber freight rates is looked for this week. Mr, A. Parker, of the firm of Parker & Millen, of Detroit, the well known vessel agents and owners at that port, was in this city last week. ‘The Michigan, launched this season nt | Davidson’s West Bay City yard, built for the purpose of transporting logs from Georgian Bay, was in port last week. On another page will be found an invita- tion from Major L. Cooper Overman for proposals to deliver rubble stone for the foundation of the Cleveland breakwater. The tug’N.P. Gates, Captain C. F. Brown, struck a sunken log at the mouth of the river last week, putting a hole through her bottom which let water enough in to put the fires out. She was run into the mud ina slip to avoid sinking. The Cleveland fire tug has been named Weatherly, as was surmised by the RecorpD last week. Mr. Weathely was one of Cleve- land’s first firemen. Many of the statesmen now living feel aggrieved because the honor was not conferred on them, Captain James Corrigan has added the barge Carney to his fleet, the price being $10,000. This is the last of Captain David- son’s fleet. The Carney was thoroughly rebuilt and given a new rating this summer, and will carry limestone from Kelley’s Island to the Corrigan kilns at Duluth. At Globe drydock the repairs to the schooner Reindeer consist of a piece of new frame, some new plank, part new ceiling in- side and bottom recalked; the waterlogged schooner Dacota had buts calked, and some plank in bow and stern; the tug Hawley was in dock for a new wheel and tug L. P. Smith to have her wheel tightened and some calking; the barge Sylvia Morton had buts calked and propeller Kitchen hada leak stopped. The investigation of the cause of the tug Patrick Henry running against the break- water last week, by Inspectors McGrath and DeWolf has resulted in the revocation of the licenses of Captains Dennis Driscol] and Thomas Hughes. Under the circumstances it isa miracle that the tng did not run into | some of the outward bound craft, as many were windbound the previous day and there were a number of them about the entrance to the harbor and for several miles out. Owing to the reorganization of the Globe Iron Works, the diydock firm heretofore known under the name of Presley & Co., has changed its tide and is now known as the Cleveland Drydock Company. The pa- pers recite that the company is organized for the purpose. of ship-building, dry- docking, repairing, and Ccealing in steam- bouts, sail vessels, and other water craft, and all things connected therewith or inci- | dental thereto, for profit. It has a capital stock ot $150,000, divided into 1,500 shares of $100 each. The incorporators are Cap- tain Gecrge Presley, J. F. Pankhurst, Rob- ert Wallace, John R. Cowle, and Henry D. Coffinberry. accompanied by an affidavit that the old Cleveland Drydock Company, corporated DP DEVOT ED. TO -COMME — made for the reason that it has been demon- strated bad policy to incorporate two com- panies in the same city by the same name, and in several cases this has led to trouble and litigation. CHICAGO. Special to the Marine Record. The barge Tracy J. Bronson, coming out of Allen’s slip, in tow of the tug Rebel Mon- day evening, was backed into the dock and had her rudder broken, also the castings on deck. ' The schooner Live Oak is to be sold at marshall’s sale at this port October 20th at 11 a.m. Lineoln Miller of the firm of Miller Brothers, shipbuilders, returned from his wedding tour on Monday. Captain Davis. will take his steam yacht Barney to New Orleans where he hopes to improve his health,:he has been suffering from bronchitis for some months, At Miller Brothers drydock the propeller Favorite was in dock for some calking, one new wheel and fixing her stern bearings. The propeller Delaware for a new wheel the steambarge Rube Richards a new rudder pintle, the tug Chicago for some calking, the propeller Fred Mercur for calking the schooner O. R. Johnson, scow Rockaway and steambarge George Dunbar to have leaks stopped, tug Carpenter for fixing stern bearing, the tug Van Schaick to have a line taken out of her wheel. The barge Alert received anew rudder. The steamer Pearl was atthe derrick and had her stern bearing fixed. At the Chicago Drydock Company’s yard the steambarges Swallow and Fayette were in dock for new wheels; the schooner C. J. Mixer for calking; the barge Wayne re- ceived a new cathead; the schooner Mott a new dolphin striker and repairs to rail; the steambarge City of New York had her decks and ceiling calked; the barge Newcombe a new anchor stock; the barge Tracy J. Bronson repairs to her rudder; the schooner W. O. Goodman a new Cat- head; the schooner G. C.. Finney new wind- lass bits; schooner S. V. R. Watson fand steambarge Argonant some repairs. The steambarge Douglas, coming down the river last Thursday, collided with the tug Mosher towing the propeller Frost, going up. The tug received damages to the amonnt of some $50. John Saveland, of Milwaukee, paid a visit to this city last ‘Thursday. He has pur- chased the steambarge New Era, WILLIAMS. SARNIA, Customs officer Adams caught the tug Balize in port here last week and im- mediately, seized her for wrecking the schooner Alice B. Norris, ashore at Point Edward in May last. The captain acknow- The incorporation papers were | |ledged the corn and secured a release by CLEVELAND. O.. OCTOBER 144. 1886. | interested in it had died. This statement ia | BUFFALO, Special to the Marine Record. Our lake business during the week has been steady and the volume about the same as previous weeks. The arrivals and de- partures have varied but little, the most notable feature being a scarcity of hard coal, said to be caused by lack of transportation. Cars are very scarce in any one branch of trade, and the’ road managers. say it is im- possible to furnish a sufficient number to their best customers. It may be traceable to a cause other than an increase of business. For some time a new rule has been adopted by coal dealers, which is to deliver both hard and soft coal to the purchaser, at a point designated by him for so much per ton, which included freight by rail or water. Some of these contracts were based on a much lower freight rate that the rate of tc- day. May we not suspect this to be one of the causes of short supply? Many roads are largely interested in heavy contracts, which, to say the least, isa ruinous business in the face of a general revival of trade such as we now seem to have, It is not to be wondered at if these great corporations look’ after the paying business with more favor than that in which it is not hard to find a deficit; railroads are human and often err. Why not return to the old custom of selling coal afloat, subject to the ruling rate of freight the day of shipment, be it high or low. They would not be obliged to resort to sueh tactics’ as prevail to-day to keep freights down. The first of the week a dol- lar was freely. paid, and might be said to be firm at that rate. To-day that rate is ten cents off, and it may go down further before this goes to press. We quote 90 cents. Captain James Todd of the propeller Wis sahickon has been appointed master of the new steel steamship Susquehanna of the Anchor line. Christopher Mason, mate of the Wissahickon, was promoted to her com- mand. The Susquehanna is expected to be ready for sea early in November, so as to make one or two trips to Chicago this fall. Owing to illness Captain Van Alstyne has resigned command of the schooner, W. I. Preston and gone home. Captain W, H. Preston of Oswego was sworn in as her mas- ter. Further libels for wages and supplies have been filed against the steamer F. KE, Spinner. The aggregate of the claims thus far filed in about $35,000. The marshal will make his first return in this case on October 19. She will probably be sold. The new Frontier elevator at Michigan street and the Blackwell, though not yet all covered, is in running condition. ‘he pro- peller Nebraska and schooner M. I. Wilcox are waiting to be unloaded there. Some in- jury is reported to have been done to the building Saturday by the dropping of heavy weights used in testing her scales. The Express says Ryan’s new tug, the | leaving a deposit with the collector of cus- | toms, pending the decision of the depart- | ment at Ottawa. The Balize on this occasion | had five vessels in tow and was forced in here by stress of weather. The tug had | | barely made fast to the dock when officer made her pay tribute. ST, CLAIR FLATS. night, which caused a delay of shipping for the time. The Roanoke is still on at the foot of Star Island. Tugs are working at her. | keeping her out of a tow so far. | do this they have all put on provisions, a Christian, is still on the independent course, though the line tugs have succeeded in In order t® cook, and an extra amount of coal, and some of them are stationed up the lake about off | ; Adams put the government mark on her and | Dunkirk to intercept vessels bound down. | | The Christian also went up the lake yester- | day afternoon, Ag it costs ordinarily from after a while. WM. | The United Lumbermen went aground in Sarnia Bay and was released Monday morn- ing. TOLEDO. Special to the Marine Record, Manager A. W. Colton of the Wabash line are negotiating for the sale of the boats ot | that line to the Vermont Central line. He says that the boats were offered for sale last } Beason, but that now they have no cause to jsellthem. He speaks in the most confident denies the statement that the Wabash people | MINORVILLE. | Atl p.m. Monday when the barge T, H. | Smith bad been twenty minutes on her way | | to Chicago , with a flat scow and the sehoon | Westchester and Peoria in tow, the scow’s | | deck load of dry cedar ties was discovered to | bein flames. The tug Spaulding and the | lifeboat crew quickly responded to the call for help, but after strenuous efforts to save | the cargo and craft both had to be abandoned. Loss on cargo $2,000; on scow, about $600 about twenty years ago, had long since re-| terms of the good business in store for lake | No insurance. Cause of the fire, sparks trom tired trom business, and the most of those carriers. | steambarge. $2.00 Per Annu SINGLE Corixs 6 CENTS | EAST SAGINAW. Special to the Marine Record. The Moiles Brothers’ fleet. of tugs, con- sisting of the Tom Dowling, Laura Gibbs, and Frank Tracy, have arrived in the river from the Sault ste Marie, where they have been engaged during the summer in log towing for the Juhn Spry lumber company, of Chicago. The owners have made some minor repairs during the week at Bartlett & Company’s works, The tugs will do service on the river for the balance of the season. The schooner Crawford loaded in the river during the week, The tug Robert Weideman had a new key and other repairs made to her wheel and stern bearing at Bartlett’s, Mr. Robert MeNiff, of McNiff & Son’s, of St. Clair Flats, paid a business visit to this port during the week. Friend Bob is look- ing after the interestsofithe Marin Recorp and a good representative he makes, too, : The steamer J. GC, Licken brought into port on Wednesday from Sebewaing a com- plete cargo ot household goods, seven fami- les having chartered the steamer, jointly. The tug Peter Smith and log barge Wah- hapatea, the latter with 700,000 feet of logs. for the Saginaw lumber and salt company, arrived in the river on Tuesday from French. river. + RRO ad The barge Mary Stockton was libeled at this port on Friday, on claims amounting to 9300; fey: CO hang ei cache at, There was some excitement among vessel owners on Wednesday morning, and in fact throughout the day, owing to the fact that. the same old trouble was revived between the rival organizations whose members work along the river as vessel loaders, At Bay City the organization goes under the name of the Saginaw Valley ’longshoreman’s union, the branch down there being known as No. 1, and that up here and in Saginaw City as No.2. ‘The steambarge Birckhead: with her tow, consisting of the Troy, Brain- ard and two other vessels, all belonging to the’T,: & S.T: Company, commonly known as the Black line, came into theriver. The Troy was loading at Sears & Holland’s mill with ?longshoremen who did not belong to the Saginaw Valley union, and the Bay City organization, hearing of this, had their rep- resentative, George Fargo, order all their members who were at work on any of the vessels of the above line to knock off from work until what they termed the outsiders were discharged, The result was that the Brainard, which was loading at Pitts & Cranage’s mill, Bay City, and other vessels of the Black line, loading at mills down there, were all deserted by the men engaged inloading. ‘Then the vessel] men, captains and others went to work to get substitutes and as they could not be found in Bay City, men were in request from East Saginaw, At 12:25 some sixty-five men belonging to the organizations up here who claim to be the original ’longshoreman’s union, and under the protection of the Knights of Labor, left on a train for Bay City, on the Flint & Pere Marquette road to load the vessels on which the rival union refused to work. Police protection, it is asserted, has been offered to those who have Zone down, by the Bay City authorities, and one well sshd ae aa a z ic | known vessel owner sai There wasa heavy fog on the river all | $20 to $25 .aday to run a harbor tug, this | r said that he would , Style of sport is likely to become expensive make it warm for the first mun who steps on uny of his vessels to interfere with his men, On Thursday morning about thirty men from this city left for Bay City to finish loading the boats, started by them the day betore, On their arrival they found about three hundred men were in Waiting at the depot and forbade them getting off the tr Several had broken noses in no time and the crowd returned to this city. The ’long- shoremen, on Friday night, after a long und exciting meeting, decided to consolidate the rival organizations, and work on the boats has been resuined. Several hundred men SHaw, ain. were interested, | Contnued an Sth page.}