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; Pe alee 4 ~ consorts, lowered “her tine 6 duye, VOL. 1X No.2 - ARO ov THE Tia aH yew “cumyEnaNn. Seo “Iv ie cata ‘that thes wrecked schooner Lu- erro “cerne has been sold by Mr. Corrigan, where she lies, to parties at Ashland. It is reported that Mr. George Presley coptemplates starting a shipyard at the foot of the old river bed, and that he has an order to build a steamboat after the model of the Horace A. Tuttle, his last launch, The dimensions ot the boat talked of will be 285 feet oyer all, 270 feet keel, 40 feet beam and 26 feet depth. The engine for Captain Thos. Wilson’s last contract is being set up in the shop of the Globe [ron Works Co., and will soon be ready for shipment. The castings are as smooth and fair as any we have ever seen. - The Globe Co, has probably built as many new engines and compounded as many old as any firm on the lakes, Patrick Whalen, who has had a cosy job as engineer at the Commercial bank build- ing, has superseded Engineer Daniel Con- Way in thesteamer J. 8S. Fay, Mr. Conway isa capable and industrious engineer, and should not remain long without a steam- boat. His address is 199 28d avenue, Cleve- land, Ohio. The H. B. Tuttle, in her last round trip between Cleveland and Duluth, towing two It has usually taken her 22 days to make the round trip. The aggregate of the down cargo of herself and consorts was 2960 tons of Ash- land ore. Charles Mullen is master and Richard Masten engineer. Meteorological summary for the week ending July 20: Moon barometer obo. SA tock ok wicee 29.99 Mean temperature,...55 0... 006. ccc. ce-3 79-4 LOSSES SI a SEA pe 65-2 Total precipitation, inch,.............-.. 0 Prevailing direction of wind, ............ N.E. Total wind movement....... ....--. -- 1077 SAN RR EER cine Cow wc bp auc cree s pene eT. Avi stateof qveather. icc 00.05 cceaicesie.. Clear, Max, temperature, highest.............. 95.2 Min temperature, lowest.........--..-.. 63.6 WixuiaM Ling, Sergt, Signal Corps, U. 8. A, With the increased tools and territory the Globe Iron Works Co. is adding to its pres- ent facilities, at a cost of about $850,000, and itis believed that they will be enabled to turn out a large freight steamboat every three months, and orders are not slow in coming in. This company has but antici- pated the times. Some of the new machin- ery is‘already on the ground, and the con- struction of buildings well along. When the Berriman boat is launched at Quayle’s yard in September, the Globe Co. will put on the blocks another steamer for the Mu- tual Transportation Co., and will employ about one thousand men. The steel steamboat Cambria, Captain Wm. Cummings, Engineer McGinnigs, is demonstrating that she has a speedy quality that must be respected by the greyhounds of the lakes. Her last run from Ashtabula to Escanaba was made in 43 hours 30 min- utes, the quickest on record’ between the twoports. In astern chase after the Jewett, which was 35 minutes ahead at Detroit the Cambria came up with her at the Shank. The round trip of the Cambria was made in four days and seventeen hours—113 hours. Evidence shows that the steamboats built by the Globe Iron Works Co. are great ‘ carriers, and when the fast ones come together speed will also be shown. For some time past there has been talk here of a big contract for new vessel prop- erty, said to have been closed by the Globe Iron Works Co. Captain Mainard Mirch, representing the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway, has been figuring here and at Detroit and Buffalo for the building of from one to six steamboats, to be of the largest and best make. negotiations is that the Globe Co. has se- | towed her to Chicago, The result of the | own pumps keep ber free. work to follow. The boats fur which con- tracts have been let are to be duplicates of 282 feet keel, 40 feet beam, and 24 feet moulded depth. Their engines will be of the triple expansion kind, exact dupli- cates of those in the Cambria. ‘They will cost a little more than $200,000 apiece. Neither of these boats will be out until the middle or latter part of next seasoh. This is the starting of a line of steamers that will carry to Buffalo the greater part of the grain which the prosperous Manitoba rail- way gathers in the northwest. BAY CITY. Special to the Marine Record Mr. Bontell, owner of the tug Peter Smith, has taken an extensive log towing contract on Lake Superior, and has placed the tug Anna Moiles in charge of the Smith’s Ohio tow. The heat was so severe during.a number of days the past week that several steve- dores, engaged in loading vessels, were pros- trated, one man having died from its eftects. The barge Norway, owned by H. L. Shaw and others, came out of the Bay City dry- dock Saturday night, having received ex- tensive repairs, calking, etc., to the amount of $1,500. The Norway has been chartered for six trips, Bay City to Cleveland, with dry lumber, of which she will take 600,000 feet each trip. Messrs. Haskel), Shaw, and Deitzel, with. Haight & Harley, now | their tugs Wright, hold the fort at Captain Geo. King’s office, the Dickson having gone to work at Port Huron until times pick up on the Saginaw. Parties are figuring on fixing up Oak Grove, on the east shore of Saginaw Bay, as a summer resort, The steambarge R. Martini was in port this week. She loaded lumber for Buffalo. The revenue cutter Fessenden was at the mouth of the river Thursday, looking up “schemes.”’ The barge Mary Stockton, in tow of the propeller Mineral Rock, left the river Thurs- day for Sacketts Harbor. The steamer Highth Ohio and consort were chartered Tuesday to carry lumber from Oscoda to Toledo at $2.25 per thousand. These charters are somewhat significant, and although they establish nothing so far as rates are concerned, they demonstrate the active demand for lumber earriers. The tug Co]. Camp, sunk all summer, has been raised. It is reported that if other tows are brought into the lumber trade 60c per hour will be demanded. Messrs. Boutell and Gordon’s new steam- barge is fast nearing completion, and will be ready to launch about August lst. She will carry 1200 tons of ore. The steamers Plow Boy and Handy Boy now make Reservation Beach swarm with excursionists. SHaw. MILWAUKEE. The tug Welcome leaves here at noon Fri- day to tow here the hull of the burned pro- peller Champlain, which is to be rebuilt at the Milwaukee shipyards for the Northern Michigan line. A settlement has been made with the insurance companies. James Sheriffs, a well known marine engine builder and propeller wheel manu- facturer, died at his home in this city on the 18th, aged 64 years. Mr. Sheriffs was one of the test known men on the lakes and attained great success in the earlier days for his propeller wheels, and he has received orders for them from the most distant part of the country. CHEBOYGAN. ‘Tug Leviathan raised the City of Sheboy- gan and towed her to Detour Friday night. The vessel is damaged but little and her The Leviathan The time employed | CLEVELAND. ©.. JULY 24,4887: CHICAGO, Special to the Marine Keeord, The barquentine Constitution, Captain Robert Kerr, arrived here Tuesday morn- ing, on her first visit this season, and brought along a cargo of coal from Cleveland with a freight of $1.25 per ton. George Phillips, engineer on the steam canal boat Novelty, was drowned Sunday night at Hough’s slip, near Keith’s elevator, His body was found in the river Monday morning. At the Chicago drydocks ‘the propeller Acadia was in for repairs to her shoe; the schooner Len Higby for repairs to damage caused by collision at. Rush street bridge, last week, some new frames and plank and a new foremast and jibboom; the steam- barge Hattie B, Perene was in for répairs to stern bearing and shoe; the steambarge Africa for a new rudder; one of Fitzsim- mons & Connell’s dump scows for calking |. bottom; the steamer John A, Dix, schooner | Jesse Drummond, barge R, J. Carney and. propellers Worthington, J. L. Hurd and City ot Traverse have received necessary repairs. George Gilman returned last week icon Europe, where he spent several pleasant weeks, visiting Ireland, England, France, and Germany. He enjoyed his visit ex- ceedingly, and says he shall go over again ere long. The schooner City of Sheboygan, “wrecked last fall, has been raised and is on her way to this port, in tow of the wrecking tug Leviathan. Captain Frank C, Greene, late deputy collector at Chicago custom house, has ac- cepted an appointment with the Phoenix Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn., with headquarters at No, 155 LaSalle street, Chi- cago. His many friends wish him success. The Phoenix yacht club ragatta, held Saturday last, resulted in a match between the sloop yachts Minnie M., owned by Mil- ler Bros,, and the Ina, owned by Tim Brad- ley. It was an excellent race, from start to finish, the Minnie M. leading all around the fifteen-mile course, which she completed in 1 hour, 41 minutes, 53 seconds, but. the Ina being 1 foot 6 inches shorter than the Minnie M., received a time allowance ot 5 minutes, 15 seconds, and won the race and prize, a splendid barometer, by 4 minutes and 22 seconds, although her actual sailing time was longer than that of the Minnie M, It was a day that exacty suited the Ina, More wind would have favored the Minnie M. and would no doubt have made her win, in addition to which the Ina was sailed by old heads who knew her respective quali- ties; whereas, the Minnie M. was sailed by Captain Burcey and a crew who went on board only the day before. There is a good demand for lumber ves- sels and freights are very firm. Grain freights have been falling gradually, and on Tuesday many charters were made on wheat at 8c and 27 on corn to Buffalo, and 53g cents on wheat to Kingston. ‘T'wo cents was offered on corn to Georgian Bay, but there were no takers. The steambarge St. Joseph, Captain John A. Connelly, recently rebuilt at Manitowoc, arrived here last week, Her rebuild has made her look splendidly, and everything about her is as good und solid as it looks. The total cost of the repairs tor the schooner Kate Winslow asa result of her mishap at the Sault, is $1,650. Ex-Commissioner Ender’s late purchase, the excurrion steamer Ivanhoe, is having a hurricane deck built on her, and will be ready tor business in a week or ten days. Wolf & Mowatt have sold their. drydock oa the west side of the south branch to the Chicago & Alton railroad company. This terminates the existence of the Chicago dry- | dock company and for the present gives the cured contracts for building two of the boats | in raising her was about five actual working | | Millers an undisputed monopoly of the busi- for the Manitoba Co., and itis possible that days. they have an understanding regarding the This is considered one of the best wrecking jobs on record. ness of repairing vessels. Wolf & Mowatt, however, have no idea of permanently with- _|road company confir' Fes. Se amena. oh ch have been going for some time to the effect. ——— $2.00 pee Ange SINGLE Copms 5 Cents — drawing from the business and it is not un- likely that they will establish a large ship-— yard at South Chicago before long. At Miller Bros.’ drydocks the steambarges A. R. Colborne, Escanaba and T. D. Stinson were in dock tor new wheels; the steam- barge Josephine had her mast taken ont and scarfed; the schooner O’Harra was in dock for some new stringers, rail and calk- ing; tugs Thémas Hood, Protection, Black Ball and Halliday had stern bearings fixed; tag Lorena was in for bottom calking; tug Babcock to have her garboard strake out and her limbers cleaned; the tug Morford for a new rudder pintle; schooner Fleet Wing for calking; the steam yacht Thistle to have her rudder pintle fixed; schooner Maggie Thompson received some repairs to her bow; the schooner Sunrise, which has received large repairs in the dock, was at ¥ rhasts and fore topmast. — She will be: ready ‘to sail at the end of thisweek, © The arrangements for the new opening scheme. have been comple commenced working Wednesday mo: Commanders of vessels, wishing to go up or down the river, must in future report to the : nearest bridge tender who will ph aie ba ¥ Vessel-Dispatcher Barret. Wruuaas, 6 BUFFALO, The Express says the Lackawanna 1 raile that it is to have a line of steamers. Freight Agent Fell said that it was settled that the company was to build or buy a line for use next season. ‘This was inferred when the Grand Traverse was bought last month, but no assurance of the fact was given. Just what steps are to be taken to bring about this end Mr. Fell ‘is not informed as yet, though developments are not far away, ap- parently. If Buffalo is to get the building of this contemplated line it may be a good thing, locally, for the Lackawanna people to build their boats, but otherwise this port is interested in seeing them buy the vessels. At present it seems to be less likely that Buffalo isto havea new dryaock than a new shipyard. More drydocks are needed some- where, for Cleveland is unable to accom- modate her craft, and one of the Chicago docks has been sold and will be discontinued, but vessel men say the new large craft is not going to want so much dock work as the old schooners did, and there is a good chance of the industry falling oft before long. H. G. Trout, of the King Iron Works, Buffalo, N. Y., is building a fore and aft compound marine engine, with cylinders 22 and 40 diameter, by 40° stroke, for James Davidson, Bay Vity, Mich. One of same ~ize as above for the Milwaukee Shipyard C»., of Milwaukee, Wis. One murine engine fore and aft compound, with cylinders 28 anid 50 diameter, by 45 stroke, for George Berriman, of Cleveland, O., Mr. Riter, of Buffalo, builds the boilers for this boat. Mr. Trout has also closed contract for same size as Berriman’s engine, with R. Mills & Com- pany, Buffalo N. Y. He is also to build tor Frank Parew, of Buffalo, N. Y., one of his double steeple compound engines for new boat to be built, with two 22 and 44 diameter cylinder by 48 stroke. Besides this he is making wheels for the steam yachts Electra and Skylark, of New York, and steam yacht Restless, of Philadelphia. Dredging is progressing quite rapidly at the Tiff’ Farm. Hingston & Woods have about bottomed out the cro3s canal at the south of the system and will soon proceed to canal No, 8, which only needs cleaning out. ; Already large vessels can enter. this canal from the Blackwell. Col. McIntire bas the east side of No, 3 nearly docked and it will be ready for leasing to lambermen soon. A part of it will be temporarily used for hand- ling iron. As all of the older ducks at the Tifft Farm are in use this addition is quite RECORSETY + | Vuntinued on bth paye.| the derrick and received new fore and main sect eines incite ‘ 6 ae * oe SS Nita ae OSes ence reo i ; 12& a