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“CLEVELAND: O.. MARCH 15.1888. ga aes ". ebaverann. of the Jim Sheriffs. He predicts a good season. master A the Schnoor, was in the city is steamboat now building. | anon rr. Radcliffe’s yard. ry Schoof, last season on the Superior, Buffalo, will go as assistant. . the Purvis autoratic crank pin oiler, has re- ived the appointment as chief engineer of _ the new steel steamer Corsica, belonging to ‘the Matual Transportation Co,, of Cleveland, The st Broz, has received “considerable stanchions, some new plank in bottom, new smoke stack, and other repairs deemed neces- sary. The new Bradley boat wants but eight strakes of planking and she will be ready for launching. . Because of some lack of facili- ties she wil! not be Jaunched until April 10 or15. Captain H. Stone will command her, and Mr. Tyler will be chief engineer. The Philip Minch is fast approaching com- pletion, and if the weather continues favor- able for work she will go into the water about April lst. Captain Albert Meyers will command her, and William Seaman will be chief engineer. The Schoolcraft has been sold to Geo. A. Nestor, of Marquette, for $68,000. The Schooleraft was purchased by Captain Mack and Jobn Fitzpatrick last fall, and it is con- sidered that they have made a good sale. She is now laying up at Ogdensburg, N. Y. The Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. is repair- ing the machinery of the steamer Wm. Ed- wards, and bas supplied her with steel arches and a new boiler house. Mr. S. A. ig R. K, Hawley, owned by the | Eggerts has been rppointed chief | repairs necessary to her machinery. been “appotuted chief engineer of the | last report: urice B. Grover for the season, and|to Wm, A. Creech for $900. “aes Allender, the “‘sweet singer’’ of | B. Tuttle, M. A, Hanna to J. A. Holmes and John B. Purvis, of Detroit, patentee of ‘Transport, She will bave a new Fk counter balance, and other necessary repairs, ‘Ihe steamer Kalyuga bas had her crank shifted and other Some repairs have been made on the boilers of in James Davidson was in the city | the s'eamer Superior... The Sheldon has new erank pins and connecting rods. ‘They have in Geo. Merrett, of Detroit, isin the | also placed on the Wm. Chisholm a Wil. ooking after the ees to the Argo-|Ilxmson Bros. steam steerer. The Onoko has received new valve stems, other neces- J.B Hart, of Seance: last sea- | sary repairs, and a general overhauling. At Radelifte’s yard work is progressing rapidly. The steambarge Fairbanks is re- , of $r. Clair, was in | ceiving new main and mizzen masts, larger / He 1 reports good pro- hatches, and her cabin, which was below decks, has been raised to the more modern Tt said that figures will not lie, but last'| half catin above decks. ‘The Keystune will they made us say that the schooner | have new ceiling, new floors, four new hatch bb” owas) sold for nc aa Read | beams, hatch combings, and her consort, the ee schooner Masterson, will have a new fore- . Gould, of 8S. F. Hodge & Co’s. mast. The schooner Kingfisher is also being brits, Detroit, i is in the city putting | overhauled. She is receiving new stanchious hinery in the Bradley-Grover boat | all around, planked solid rail. She is to be used in the lumber trade this +eason, The following sales have been made since Tug Charles Castle, one-third, Propeller H. | W.-A. Robison, 2-16ibs for $4,000. Barge | ¢ Maria A. Wright to Margaret Christie, of Erie, Pa., one-third, for $584, Sehooner H. D: Root, whole, Ellen Watson to Thomas Faragher and Harriet E, Fara- gher for $3,000. Tug Allie May, whole, Themas Axworthy to Louis B. Presley for $3,500. Schooner. Senator. Blood, 7-12ths, this winter, consisting of new rail, yeaa Cahoon to George Hutchinson for $2,500. The Blood isJaid-up in Algonae and getting a rebuild uuder the supervision of Captain C, Glass. Tug John Gregory, Mary H. Archer to Wm. H. Creech, 8 16ths, for $1,000. The Verse) owners’ association have for some time been considering the advisability of having some reliable, experienced man to trim their vessels at Two Harbors this sea- son, and the following is the substance of the recommendation given to Captain C. N. De- | Oit, who has been selected by them for that | purpose: CLEVELAND, O., March 5, 1888. To R. and Iron Range R. R. Co.: “We, the undersigned, members of the} Vessel owners’ association, and masters of vessels of this and other ports, respectfully recommend Captain N. C, DeOtt to be a suit- able person to take charge of the trimming of our vessels at I'wo Harbors this coming season if any gothere.” This wassigned by every owner and master in the city with one exception, and the RecorD can heartily en- Wells will have charge of the repairs on | dorse the above, for we have bad a long per- her machinery, and will also be chief, as | sonal acquaintance with Captain DeOtt and | -usual, this year. unhesitatingly say, his wide acquaintance, Plans for the new drydock are being per- | Jong experience, and good reputation fit him fected very rapidly. and son visited Buffalo on Monday in the in- | terest of the new enterprise. They will have docking facilities for the largest boats afioat on fresh water. The blocks will ac~ commodate a boat having 400 feet keel. Ihe Mr. Wa. H. Radeliffe | for performing the duties of such a position We hop | with satisfaction to al) interested. the captain will meet with success, Mr. H. A. Hull has been appointed chief of | the Wokoken, and Wm. Doubleday assistant, | The engines for the C. H. Johnson are on docks when ready for work will bethe largest | end, and her boilers will go in this week. ‘and most complete of any on the Jakes. * Captain D. P. Dobbins, superintendent of ‘the 9th Life Saving district, visited the Cleve- land station last week, ona tour of inspec- tion and for the purpose of paying off. He finds that the station will need either some extensive repairs, or a new building, and up to this time the officials have been consider- ing the matter. Let us have a new building with the best facilities possible, for saving and property. gin Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. will ‘Jaunch the first Lackawanna boat in about two weeks. The bed plate is in, driving bearings, water bottom pipes, and sea cocks are all connected, but the boilers and ma- _ehinery will not be putin until after she is launched. She will be named the Lacka- ne wana, after the line for which she is built. _ This company has also made some changes in the cranks of the steamer Wokokcn. Mr. Peter June has been appointed chief | engineer of the steamer Cormorant. His assistant his not yet been named, At the Globe Iron Works the engines for the Republic boat are all up and work on the boilers is progressing rapidly. The new boilers for the steamer Egyptian, built by the Stearns Manufacturing Co., of Erie, Pa., will be completed and in Cleve- land about Aprii 5th. P. H. Doyle is doing a very fine business in plumbing and steam fitting at his new shops on Mainstreet. Marine engineers are cordially invited to call and see him. Geo. W. Mathews, who has been overhaul- ing the machinery of the Egyptian, will be chief engineer of that boat, and Ben Hinelein -will be second. Work has begun toward fisting outthe ma ebinery of the steamers Republic, H. B. Tattle, Cambria, Sheffield, Spokane, Kal- capacity is about 800 tons. HT, Lee, Vice President of the Duluth | | | Kaska, Specular, Fou. Colonial, Smith Moore and Egyptian, and the tugs Sampson and Allie May. The machinery in the Yosemite is being thoroughly overhauled at the shops of the Cleveland Shipbuilding Ce, John D, Marker has been appointed chief | as second mate. engineer of the steamer Samuel Mather, James Coyne will be assistant. The second boat for the Lackawanna line is getting along nicely. Many of the frames are up,and some of the plating is being put on, At the Globe drydoek they are refastening the Argonaut, als» giving her steel arches, and a thorough calking. Work is progress- ing on the cabin of the. C. H. Johnson, which will prsbably be ready for Inonching about April 1st or 15ch, Henry. McGinnis bas heen appointed bated engineer of the steambarge Ohio... Mr. Chase, last year engineer of this boat, will retire to look after the interests of his recent invention, the Chase fox whistle, whose ad. |. appears on another pa $200 Ren Araose. SINGLE Corres 5 CENTS, hes been! in the Whitney employ for the past twenty-five vears, We understand Captain Elliott has bought an interest in the new boat, the Aloha. We wish him success and lots of it. Mr. R. D. Buckman goes in the Iron Duke He is a young man and we congratulate him, Captain William O. Tool has bought one- eighth of the chooner Hartfrod, and will sail her. C. M. M. MILWAUKEE, Special the Marine kecord, As to our shipyards, the ship carpenters having been on a strike, the yards are not advancing work very rapidly, but from pres- ent indications the men will get to work heard. As to the merits of the strike, eithe hasten the day of ‘pauper labo ‘that capital ever did or will d Cleveland Shipbuilding Ov. are very smooth | 5. The three wheels fon os out by the} ae and fine castings, one Of for F. W. Wheeler?s ni iron boat building at the Cleveland ship- yard and one for the Mineb boat building at | Radeliffe’s yard. After the Ww. ‘Edwards came out of the drydock a short time ago, it was discovered that she was filling water. he steam pump wasapplied-to-keep Her SQlese exangin- ation showed that ‘some ymalicious person has put a'two-inch anger hole through her bottom which necessitated plugging. Meteorological summary for the week ending March 13, 1888: which is designed Mean barometer (202 aids Sh Seau 30 23 Mean temperature... . eee eee ZOVe Mean humidity: 23222022 5.3) DE Oe 68.3 Total} precipitation 2.27 2. ey ahs Nae O 47 Prevailing ‘direction Ofiwind e221 N.W, Total wind movement....... .....-- 2289 uA @cloudiness);: Jit Spy Oo ee 62 |: Aw state of ‘weather. 2.26 S122 0508 Fair, Max. temperature, highest . emet eh Ley, Min temperature, lowest........-..-.- 7.8 W.H. Hammon, Sergt. Signal Corps,U, S A, OSWEGQ, Special to the Marine Record, Already vesselmen are talking of fitting out their vessels. But little ice is reported in the lake, and the chances for an early opening of navigation is good. The Oswego fleet will be commanded as follows: M. J. Cummings, Captain Charles Tifft; West Side, Captain John Quigley; M. I. Downing, Captain P. Woods; W. I. Preston, not named; Kate Kelley, Captain William Lennon; Oliver Mitchell, Captain M. Hourigan. W. H. Oades, Captain P. Hurley; J. R, Noyes, Captain Charles Bough; John Wesley, Captain James Curran; Samana, Captain John Graham; Willie Kellar, Captain Pitcher; Hoboken, Captain Richards; John Magee, Captain Rip- son; American, Captain David Beggs, sr; Comanche, Captain David Beggs, jr.; D. G. Fort, Captain William Andrews; Mystic Star, Captain John Hurley; steambarge Monteagle, Captain William Griffin; Charles Stewart Parnell, Captain Patrick Griffin. The follow- ing Oswego captains will have charge of other vessels of the lakes: Captain Daniel Houri- gan the steambarge Hecla, of Ogdensberg; Thomas H. Beggs the schooner Skylark, of Chicago. Captain Cal Becker, of Pulaski, will sail the schooner James Mowett, and Charles Daniels the schooner H. W. Sage. The Lem Ellsworth has not been given out yet. Captain W. H. Williams the steambarge 8. C. Baldwin, of the Whitney fleet. The schooner Oliver Mitchell, of the Mitch- ell estate, has been sold to H. D. McCaffrey, Larry Ward, and Captain Matt Hourigan, consideration $7,500. L. CLAYTON, Special to the Marine Record. Captain Lewis Elliott has sold his interest in the schooner Grace Whitney, and will sail the new schooner being built at Mount Clem- ents, Mich., for Charles Hebard & Son. Her Captain Elliott v boat, one for the | (built by the company last s nbout 50,000 bushels of wh about 2,500 tons of ore. As soon as she is launched they will begitf on a barge, to carry about 40,000 bushels of grain, She is to be supplied with a steeple compound engine, 20 and 36 by 30, built by Jas. Sheriffs estate, of this city. Jumes Sheriffs estate is building an 18 by 24 high pressure engine for the Starke barge above described, and also a steeple improved, 20 and 26 by 30, for the other barge built at the Milwaukee yard. In addition to the above they are building a 22 by 26 for B. W. | Hart, of Green Bay, for his boat now on the stocks at Manitowoc, and are putting their roughs. They report an increased Cemand ior their propeller-wheel and also the im- proved hoisting pony, ting on their improvements. can do, as the following will attest: barge at Sheboygan; one 8 by 15 feet boiler, S otch, for the Milwaukee syndicate barge; two 5 by 12 feet boilers, Scotch, for Wolf & Davidson’s barge; one 7 by 13 feet boiler, Scotch, for the Starke barge above described, besides nun erous otbers, anc they are over: crowded in their large works. J.A. 8. ASHTABULA, Special to the Marine Record. rate as one of the best ere long. The largest fleet ever laid up here,which cowprise twenty steam and sail pairs, and be fitted out. More new docks ‘ for loading and unloading. ‘The iron ore is being taken away as fast as trucks can be procured tu be loaded. A new iron swing bridge an? a new life saving station are also promised to this thriving port. J.G. Laird, ship builder, has taken the top deck off the steambarge J. H. Prentice, She will now go in the lumber-carrying trade. He has been giving the steambarge D. M. Rust and schooner D. K. Clint a gen- era] overhauling and calking. The schooner Halloran is getting some new stanchions and rail anda general overhauling. J.G. Laird intends adding a steam saw mil] to his shipyard. J. P. Devney, shipbuilder, has on the soon.and the bum of indastry will again, be} way, Lam notin a position to judge, jalthoug ; ; the resorting to strikes” has done more { ay fhe feet molde -d a depth, and is calculated to carry improved cutoff on the steambarge Bur- having sold some twelve or fifteen to boats at this port, and are rebuilding others of the old style by put- The R. Davis boiler works have ail they One 10 by 10 feet boiler, Scotch type, for the This port is prospering and bids fair to vessels, are undergoing or will undergo necessary overhanling and re- stocks a fishing tug 49 feet over all, 11 feet beam, 41g feet depth of hold. She is ready for launebing, The schooner L. C. Butts ‘has received new keelsons, a general over- hauling and ecalking; the barge Brunette uew hatch combirgs and her decks calked; the schooner Sam Flint two strakes of plank on top side’, new plank sheer, rail and stanchions, new forecastle deck, paw] posts, windlass bits, and a general overhauling; the. barge Michigan had her top sides eslked and new stringers under deck beams: the barge Helena is getting new plank sheer, stanchions, rail, and hatches and general ° repairs, schooner Genoa some new stringers and rail, tow posts, rudder stock, fore and main masts, and bowsprit, and ceiling calked; barge Sumatra some new stringers, stanchions, and rail, timber headz, rudder, ing; the propeligt Vie Carpenter, has has” port, and el ‘supe cn the steambarge J. H. rs Carpenter and Gos! R. D. M ayberry is much pleased with his here to fit out. WILLIAMS, STURGEON BAY. Special to the Marine Record. New spars were placed in the barges May- flower and Emerald of this port, during the past winter. They will be the consorts of the steambarge Thos. H. Smith the ensuing season, and will be employed in freighting lumber between here and Chicago. Captain John Walker of Grand Haven, will be in com- mand of the Smith. During the past winter, Capt. E. S$. Minor ot this city, added to his wrecking out-fita scow of sufficient size, to be used asa lighter, where heavy cargoes are to be jettisoned. The scow will be supplied with a patent hoisting apparatus, steam pumps etc., while her hold will be large enough for the storage of a vessels out-fit, coal or any other articles which require a dry place. As soon as the ice will permit, an expedi- tion will leave here to effect the release of the schr. Blazing Star, and I. N, Foster ashore on Fishermen’s Shoal and the schr. Frank D. Barker which went on Spider Island reef last fall. Owing to the low stage of water at that time this craft was abandoned, as it was thought it could be easily released af- ter the water raised, which will no doubt be the case. The Blazing Star isowned by the underwriters, while Leatham and Smith own the I. N. Foster, and Capt. E. 8. Minor the Frank D. Barker. A valuable steam pump, the property of Leatham and Smith, was left on board the Blazing Star last fall; owing to the early freeze up, they were unable to re- cover it, and itis thought the pump will be are being built; alsv, many new appliances | jost, A largely signed petition has been for- warded to the Lighthouse board at Washing- ton, asking that body to change the fixed red light, now at the entrance to the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal, to a flash red and white, similar and of the same order as the one now on Sherwood’s point. Mariners claim the present light at the harbor entrance entirely inadequate to the requirements of this important harbor, claiming that it isim- possible to discern the present light at greater distance than five or six miles, The petition bore the names of prominent marine men of this place, Chicago and other ports, and it is earnestly hoped the board will order the chavge made immediately...” Dz. change from the propeller Smith Moore to the propeller Sparta, which he has come ~