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‘threshold. The next day one of the ‘sons, who was sailing as mate on the schoon- rt Zach Chandler, was lost overboard. : : _ Shortly after the captain lost his wife, who died in 1880, at the age of seventy-four. Hight children, ranging from sixty to forty years of age, are still alive. John is light- keeper on Thunder Bay Island, Thomas is a n weddi &, “death had wever crossed ; salt manufacturer at Port Crescent, Mich.,. _ James owns an orange grove in Florida, _ Daniel is master of the schooner Tyson, ' Aleck is master of the steambarge Oscoda, Lawrence is master of the barge W. W. Stewart, and Cyrus was recently appointed government inspector of hulls at Chicago. Ps GEORGE KING. George King, a well known shipbuilder and vessel owner of Marine City, Mich., was run over by a locomotive on the docks at Fairport at noon Monday and instantly killed. He was interested in several vessels, being half owner of the schooner Teutonia, which vessel he had just left when stricken down. His remains passed through Cleve- land on the way to Marine Citv. Among the vessels built by Mr. King are the pro- peller Marine City, 865 tons; the barge €. K, Jackson, 400 tons; propeller George King, 533 tons; propeller Pickup, 106 tons; pro- ‘peller D. F. Rose 259 tons; barge Teutonia» 594 tons; schooner Charles M. Weeks, 342 tons; barge C, L. Young, 382 tons. [ Vessel Passages Continued from 3d Page.) PASSED DETROIT. Derrort, Oct. 11.—Passed up, morning— Tug Charlton, steambarge J. H. Devereux and schoouer H. J. Webb, Clyde, J. 8. Fay and schooners D. P. Rhodes, 8. J. Tilden, tug Samson and schooners E C. Hutchin- son, 8. L. Watson, barge Queen of the West, propeller H. J. Jewett, tug Walee and con- sort. Afternoon—Tug Swain, schooner Ameri- ean Union, Colton and schooners Porter, Maria Martin, propellers Syracuse, Alaskal Morning, down—Barge Alcona and con, sort, Canisteo, T.othair and consort, pro, peller Dean Richmond, barge Continenta. and consort, Westtord and three barges- Columbia and consort, schooner Jura, barge Iron Chief and consort, Afternoon—Sreambarge Maine and three barges,Fred Mercur,propeller Annie Young, barge Nevada, Yosemite and two barges, propeller Russia, DeEtTRoIT, Oct. 12 —Passed up, morning— Tug Gladiator and schooners John B., Mer “yill, Oliver Mitchell, propeller Osceola, tug Champion and schooners Moonlight, Golden Fleece, Wm. Home, tug Park and schooners Montana, Belle Hanscomb, steambarge C. Hurlbut and consort, tug International and schooners W..H. Rounds, L. Seaton, tug Os- wego and schooners Reed Case, N. C. West, Hartford, steambarge Oscoda, tug Castle, and schooners H. M. Scove, Midland Rover. Afternoon—-Steambarges Schoolcraft, Col- oniai and consort, Wm. B. Hall, [ron Age. Morning, down—Steambarges Veronica, Schooleraft and raft, tug Torrent and raft, propeller Birckhead and three barges, C. H. Green and consort, propeller W. L.. Frost, steambarge Republic and consorts, steamer T. S. Christie and schooner H. A. Kent, propeller Newburg, tug M. Teller. Afternoon—Tug M. Swain, steamer Waldo Avery and consort, tug Ballentine and schooner M. L. Breck, steambarge 8S. Shep- ard propeller Suginaw Valley, tug Sweep- stakes and schooners C. UU, Barnes, Geo, M,. Case, Planet. THROUGH THE SAULT. SavLt sTE Marm, Oct. 11.—Morning,down —Steambarge Kittie M. Forbes, suhooner Mabel Wilson, steambarge D. C. Whitney, schooner Ashland, propellers Wisconsin, Arizona, Japan, Ontario. Forenoon, up—Steambarge Superior, and schooner S. H. Kimball, steambarges H. BE. Packer, R. J. Hackett, schooner Susan E. Peck, propeller M. M. Drake. Afternoon—Steambarge George Spencer, schooner David. Dows, propeller Nipigon, schooner Pride of America, propeller Bad- ger State, steambarge E-canaba, schooner Thomas P. Sheldon, with 1,100 tons of rail- road iron. SavuLT sTE Martz, Oct. 12.--Morning,down Propeller City of Duluth, steambarge Hecla, schooner Nellie Redington, steambarge New Orleans, schooner Ed Kelley, propeller Jay Gould. Afternoon—Steambarge Egy ptian,schoon- ers Pelican, Charles Wall, propeller Cam- pana, steambarge Bessemer, schooner David Ihe Marine Re cond. Mackinaw Urry, Oct. 12.—Morning, down | admit a vessel of 50 feet beam. The Com- —Schooner Commerce, and propeller Huron | modore, whose breadth of beam is 42 City and two barges. Afternoon—-Schooner Lotus, propeller. Hiawatha and two consorts. Morning, up—Schooner Cheney Ames, propeller City of Grand Rapids, Curtis and three barges. _ i Afternoon—H. J. Jewett, Clyde, schooner John O'Neill, tug John Owen with schoon- ers Michigan and Nicholson, propeller Al- bany. ; b PASSED PORT COLBORNE, Port Corporne, Oct. 11.—Passed up— Schooner John Magee, Oswego to Toledo; W. H. Oades, Oswego to Detroit; propeller John Pridgeon, Jr., Ogdensburg to Chicago. Down—Schooner F. D. Barker, Milwau- kee to Oswego; W. R. Taylor, Toledo to Kingston; barges Sherman and Miles, Chi- eago to Ogdensburg; steambarge Tecmseh and consort, Toledo te Ogdensburg. , Port Cotporne, Oct. 12.—Passed up— Schooner Wawanosh, Weller’s Bay to Cleve- land; propeller Armenia, Kingston to Cleve- land; steamship W. J. Averil!, Ogdensburg to Chicago. Down—Schooner Blazing Star, Detroit to Oswego; Mary Copley, Detroit to Cape Vincent; West Side, Detroit to Ogdensburg; Hoboken, Detroit to Oswego; A. L. An- drews, Chicago. [Around the Lakes Continued from 1st Page.[ Sf DETROIT, The Greyhound will make her regular trips to Port Huron until further notice. The Star line does not accept the steamer Cole’s return tickets, nor does the Cole land at Star Island. The steamer Mascotte has taken the place of the Saginaw on the Toledo route and until further notice will leave on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days. The steamer, Saginaw has closed a suc- cessful season’s business in Toledo and de- parted for Detroit. It is understood that the Star line people intend to have her rebuilt this winter and that when she comes out next season she will resemble in appearance the Greyhound, ‘Phe work is to be done by the Detroit drydock company, who guaran- tee to increase her speed two miles an hour. The propeller T. W. Palmer received a new bed plate at the Detroit drydocx. The schooner Niagara has been seized on a Claim by Detroit parties coming from the collision with the tug Sweepstakes and the tug International. : The Vermont Central railroad officials are negotiating with the Detroit drydock com- pany with the view of building two cam- posite steamers, to cost $150,000 each. The tug McArthur, of Kingston, the two- pipe Canadian wrecker will be stationed at Windsor. Captain Chas E. Kirtland, of Cheboygan a noted wrecking master on the lakes, hus made arrangements with Captain 8. B. Grummond of Detroit, by which he will have control of the latter’s wrecking outfit, which consists of- tugs, steam pumps, large lighter, and hoisting apparatus, etc, Cap- tain Kirtland’s headquarters will be located at Mackinaw City, and probably the tug Winslow will be located at Cheboygan. This makes a strong wrecking combination, The Detroit drydock company will soon begin work on a steel steamship that will be one-third larger than the largest vessel on the lakes, not excepting the new Aiuchor line steamship Susquehanna. It is designed to carry 4,500 tons of freight, or 150,000. bushels of wheat, and will cost not less than $300,000. Frank E. Kirby, constructing engi- neer for the company, is preparing the plans and specifications, and expects to have the mode) ready before the close of navigation. Mr, Kirby, went to Europe about two months ago for the express purpose of studying modern designs 1u naval architecture among the leading European shipyards, and it is confidently expected that the new boat will excel any of his previous efforts. His plans for the new boat, so far as determined, in- clude the following dimensions; length of keel, 365 feet; length over all, 385 feet; breadth of heam, 50 feet; depth of hold, 30 feet. She will b+ 63 feet longer and will have 10 feet more beam than the Susqu- Vance, steambarge Clinton, and schooner | hanna. The motive power will be supplied Grimsby, tug Mystic, Thomas L. Parker, steambarge J. P. Donaldson, and schooners Nellie Mason, Brightie. by a triple co: pound engine and four steel boilers. ‘I'he hull will be constructed ot Morning, up—Tug E. M. Peck, schooner | stee] with the exception of the decks, which Colonel Cook, propeller Cunada. Afternoon—Propeller St. Magnus, steam- barge N. K. Fairbanks, schooner B.¥. Bruce, Dominion, steambarge Bruno, and schooner Laura, propeller Toledo. Arrived up, afternoon--Schooner J. Cahoon. The steambarge Bessemer, with her tow, It is doubtful if it can be repaired here. THROUGH THE STRAITS, —Schooner Typo. Afternoon—Schooner Ottawa, propeller Monteagle, schooners White Star, Mystic Star. Morning. up—Schooner G. G. Houghton, | steamer. propeller Waverly. Afternoon—Tug James Reid, schooner F. | ©. Leighton, propeller Boston. will be of iron. ‘The hold will be divided by water tight bulkheads, giving four cargo compartments, two machinery compart- ments, and two collision spaces. She will *|have adouble bottom, which will give a | | water ballast compartment with a capacity | arrived down to-day with loose craok-pin, | for 150 tons, thus allowing of the steamer | going from port to port without cargo. It | is the intention of the builders to operate the | Macrrnaw Crry,Oct. 11.—Morning, down | steamer in convection with others that they jcorrect as it would not make a practical intend building during the next year. Itis/ } not probable that the above dimensions are} j feet 2 inches can pass but three of the draws at Chicago, and the Onoko with a trifle over 300 feet length covers the intervening space between three of the bridges in passing up the creek, necessitating the opening of three bridges:at the same time. MILWAUKEE. Coal men are growing anxious lest the | close of navigation finds them with short stocks. For some weeks past the local coal dealers have been taking all the vessels they could charter to arrive in Buffalo at the going rate, An agent of the Chicago firm has ap- peared on the market as an active competitor for vessels, Vesselmen, as soon as they learned the object of his visit, were inclined to stiffen up op rates. The. best offer he re- ceived was 10 per cent advance on going rates when the vessel was ready to load. This was at first indignantly refused, but later on the vessel man was informed the offer would be taken under consideration. The coal stocks in this city are a number of thousand tons short of what is necessary for local consumption and distribution from here. <A person interested in the trade said that it was feared the available tonnage was not sufficient to supply the deficiency be- tween now and the close of navigation. It is thought that the Milwaukee ship yard company’ new launch, the Veronica, will carry more cargo than was calculated on. At marshal’s sale at Milwaukee, John Saveland bought the steambarge New Era for $3,000. She had been libeled for claims’ amounting to $4,000, Captain Henry Leisk, part owner and long master of the schooner F. M. Knapp, took command ot the steamer S. Langell at Port Huron on her last trip and will continue in that position, The Knapp is now sailed by Captain L. McFadden. Intormation has been received at the office of Captain Davis, in charge of the govern- ment work in the harbors north of Milwau- kee, that the contracts for the improvements of Cheboygan, Port Washington, and Mani- towoc harbors had been awarded by the chief engineer to Truman & Cooper, of Manitowoe, and the work at Kewaunee har- bor to Schwartz & Berner, of Green Bay. The figures of the contracts were as follows: Port Washington, $2,825; Sheboygan, $10,- 791; Manitowoc, $14,037; Kewaunee, $7,265. The contracts for the work at Ontonagon and Grand Marais, Lake Superior, have not been awarded. PORT ARTHUR, While it is certain that some vessel has gone to the bottom of Lake Superior, all efforts to establish the identity have so far failed. Itis now nearly two weeks since the vessel went down, and it is strange that her disappearance has not caused her own- ers or relatives of her crew to make in- quiries. The disaster occurred about 185 miles east of here on an almost isolated and rockbound coast, It was first reported by Mr. Wilson, the storekeeper at Port’ Cald- well, who saw the vessel laboring heavily in agale and flying asignal of distress, but nothing could be done towards rescuing the vessel or her crew and she went down in deep water five milés off the land. Since then considerable wreckage has been washed ashore. A yawl boat and two bodies were found on the beach at Jackfish Bay. Among the wreckage that came ashore at Peninsula harbor was the schooner’s wheel, ten barrels of flour, a tub of Armour lard, and a tub of butter. Perhaps the publication of these may lead to the identification of the wreck. This is probably the little schooner reported as lost by the master of steamer City of Owen Sound and mentioned in the Recorp last week. BELLEVILLE. A demonstration in connection with the completion of the Murry canal was held here last Thursday. Sir John A. Macdonald and Ministers Bowell, Foster, and White were present and made speeches, The canal is four and one-half miles long and connects the head waters of the Bay of Quinte with Lake Ontario, The canal will effect a saving of two or three days on the round trip and will enable vessels to avoid the dangerous coast of Prince Edward’s Island. ERIE£. The storms which prevailed last spring washed away a section of the north shore of the peninsula and a bar formed near the north pier of the entrance to the Erie har- bor. The government has granted James Rooney of Toledo the contract of dredging 44,000 yards, and the work will be com- menced next week. The tugs Tuthill and She woald be shut out from many | Colton towed the dredges here from Ashta- ports on the lakes and especially at Chicago | bula. The contract amounts to about $10,- where the spans of the bridges will not | 000. BAY CITY. Special to the Marine Record. : The building of Captain Richard Arm-. strong’s new passenger steamer at Frank Wheeler’s shipyard, West Bay City, is pro- gressing finely. It was at first intended that this steamer was to do fire patrol and passenger service at Duluth, but a recent rumor that the Saginaw river steamboat line iutended to put steam pumps next sea- son in their boats, and charge lumbermen for services rendered only, is liable to make achange in the new boat’s route, It is said if things get too warm for the fire tugs that _ the new and elegant steamer Ossifrage will come to the rescue and form an opposition river line which all know there would cer- tainly be no money in for either party. It is hoped that matters will be amicably ad- justed, ; It will be remembered that mention was made in the Recorp a few weeks ago of the tug O, W. Cheeney, while returning from Tawas, and in charge of an experienced person, ran into the schoorne: Dreadnaught, off Sand Point, sinking her, The Dread- naught is owned by A. Cunning & Son, of this port, who have libeled the Cheeney in the sum of $1,500. Wm. Sharp & Company, owners of the Cheeney, gave the necessary bonds, and the case will come up before Judge Brown in Detroit. A.C. McLean, Wm, Bridges and others have purchased the, sleambarge A. A. Tur- ner, of Mr. Rankin, of Detroit, for $15,000. , The White stack line tugs Dowling, Gibbs and Frank Tracy, have returned from the Sault and will tow on the river for the re- mainder of the season, The tugs Anna and Willie Browne are to have new boilers put into them during th coming winter. ; : The steambarge Ed Smith and consoris. Boscobel and Antelope, loaded at ‘Tawas this trip for Tonawanda. ‘Sues The schooner Mineral State has just fin- ished discharging railroad iron for the De- troit, Alpena & Bay City railroad. She has been chartered to take lumber from Alabas- ter to Clevelnd. tetas Corea ee Frank Wheeler, the live shipbuilder, of West Bay City, laid the keel, the other day, — for two large boats, to be finished by the opening of navigation in 1887. Mr. Wheeler has contracted with Bartlett & Co., of East. Saginaw,for two sets of their donkey engine hoisting machines and pumps combined. — The owners of the new vessel John F. Eddy have found that she is almost too large and too long-legged to load to her full capacity and be able to enter some ports. SHaw. THE navy department offers a prize of $15,000 for the best design ot a war ship. WANTED. A Marine Botuer, sultable for an 8x10 or 10x10 marine engine. Must becheapand in good order, Address H. L. SHAW, E. Saginaw, Mich. FOR SALE, A fine little steam launch, 29 feet keel, 544 feet beam, in first class order, and sold cheap. H. L. SHAW, &. Saginaw, Mich. FOR SALE, A POWERFUL RIVER AND HARBOR TUG. Built for wrecking purposes. Length 87 feet, breadth 17 feet, depth 9 feet, draws 9 feet. New tonnage 40 old 81, Engine 22x24. She is allowed 90 peundso steam. Has new main valve, new throttle valve, new eccentrics, two new tow posts, four new timber heads one new metallic life boat and new wheel, ironed al. around for work in ice, Cabin, pilot house and en, ine room remodeled, Can carry sixty (60) tons fuel, as forty life preservers, wateretight bulkheads, and is allowed to carry pascens sF- She rates A2, valued in Lloyd’s at $10,000, and is warranted in first-class shape. Address MARINE RECORD OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, PROPOSALS FOR RUBBLE STONE, U. 8, ENamwvzerR OFFICE, CLEVELAND, O., Sepi. 25, 1886. } re beer tear PROPOSALS, in duplicate, addressed to the undersigned, will be received at this office until llo’clock a. m., Monday. October 18, 1886, for delivering and plicing 3,600 cords, wore or less, of Rubble stone in foundation for the breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, O, Foams, specifications and other information can be obtained at thds office. The United States reserves the right to reject any or all propowals. L, COOPER OVERMAN, Major of Engineers. PUBLIC NOTICB—STURGEON BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, U. 8. Exa@inker Orvics, MILWAUREE, Wis. September 25, 1886, The folowing provision is conteineae the River and Harbor Act, approved August 5, 1488: ‘The Secretary of War is authorized and directet “to appoint a board of three engineers of the United “states Army whose duty it shall be to examine, in ‘all their relations to commerce, the Sturgeun Bay and ‘Lake Mishigan “hip Canal connecting thr watess ot ‘Green Bay with Lake Michigan, in the state od Wis- “consin, with a view to making the same a free pas “age way and harbor of refuge; to consider thar ‘value, and all other matters connected with their ‘‘usefulness to navigation, and which shall give nfor- ‘mation as to the expediency of the work and the de- ‘sirabilty of their acquisition and impaovement.’’ The Board of Engineers constituted in obedience to the foregoing law will assemble publicly at 366 Mul- waukec street, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Vhurslay, Octo- ber 21, 1886, at 10a, m. for the purpose of ascertaining through public discussions the opinion of the public in r to the canal, rittem statements, which are specially inyited‘ should be sent to the andarsianed not kater than October 18, 1886, so that a full and exhaustive inter- change of opinions may be had at the time of the & W.L. MARSHALL, Oaptain of Bagmeers, ~