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‘resulis of boats. in shallow channels z RVICE MERIT. practical value of the signal service wn upon the public,’’ observed Signa) Evans to the Journal. “Vesselmen slow to recognize its value, and old sail- who had spent all their lives upon the hesitated to believe that the man who in the signal offices could tell them more than they had learned by experience as to when storms were coming, and they couldn’t understand how we could tell the direction from which they would arrive and the degree of severity to be expected. “T recall an incident in point whi'e I was at Port Huron in 79. The case was that of an old captain, who got 10 coming to the office through curiosity. He had a vessel with a ¢argo, and a couple of barges in tow, all ready to put out, one day when he called. He was going to Sand Beach, which I think isa run of about 60 miles. The storm signal was up, and we told him we didn’t think he could reach the breakwater before the storm, but he declined to be governed by the indications and went ahead. He had gone but about half the distanceSwhen the storm came and he had fo turn tail and come back. The line on one ofthe barg's parted and he had to cast the other off. The vessel was grounded at Port fluron and badly damaged, in addition to the loss of the cargo. The captain was a part oOwuer of the vessel and his losses were a s5e- rious blow. He felt very badly, and he was never afterwards without confidence in the signal service signals. Since tho time of which I speak there has been a radical change and the signas are closely watched by the sa lors, who are dis- posed to he:d them. We have two signals, one which indicates the coming of a gale with wind ata yelocity of 25 miles an hour, and another that denotes a velocity, of 35 an hour, promised by the indications. Of course there are some yessels which are staunchly built, that might safely go out in a “blow” of 25 miles an hour, and of course they do not stop, when nothing stronger is indicated; but when a velocity of 35 miles an hour is prom- ised none of them care to venture out. We miss it once in a while, but not so often but that it is safer to be governed by the signals.” “What did Noah live on when the flood had subsided and his provisions in the ark Were exhausted?” asked an Ogdensburg Sun- day school teacher of her. class last Sunday, “I know” squeaked a little girl, after all the others had given up. “Well, what?’ in- quired the teacher. “Dry land,’ said the Kid wisely, and the answer passed.—Ogdens- burg News. Tyson, Geo. Cleve- -R Stafford, Dave evenson; A. J. : obert Gaines; Alex. Tom Adams, A. A. Cox; fohn Littel; Sonora, James atha, John McArthur; Sam- molly; Castel, Ed Allen; J. H. key; John Owen, A Rattray; L. L. Lamb, John Buz- jurnside, Nelson Littel; Mag- y; Galatea, Fred Manuel; Bonnah; Mary Hattie, Geo. rfanderbilt, John Hayes; William William Rollo; Bell Hanscomb, [cLeod; Ida Torrant, M. J. Madden; Bird, John Stevenson; William wold; Sea Gull, James Steven- rican Giant, George Bonnah; Mike m Grah, Hank Hughes; Mary Grah; Cal Jones; Drake, Vick Bonnah; Mystic, John Cornnell; Osceola, H. Zealand; Mineral State, nk Downer; S. J. Tilden, William Davis; .|Mamistique, Walter Ashley; City of Concord, ‘rank Hebron; A. P. Grover, Robert Shing- jler; Aunt Ruth, William Castor; A. C. Max- ball Fred Geno; Kittie Haight, William Cur. tiss; R. Martine, C. Evans; Conger, George Talbot; steamer Hiawatha, Ed Thomas; Dor- orge Carter; Gogebic, William Neil; ‘Minnie Davis, H. N. Jex; A. Ford, 0. Hill; joke, H. Davis; Ogemaw, Thomas lary, Sam Benham; Hercules, Rob- rt Goodwin, The river steamer Mary has’ laid up “at this port for the winter. Otis Joslyn and Mrs, Thomas Currie, of this erty, have sold the steambarge Edwin 8, Pease, formerly the Canadian prepeller California, to Mrs, Lavinia E, Pease, of East Sayinaw, for Captain Lew Cox will leave tor Chicago this week to look atter the loading of the Farwell ‘and Rutter. ; | @Captain Slyfield, of this city, has sold his in- ‘terest in the steambarge Oswegatchie to St.Clair parties. ae e : Henry MeMonan, of this city, has purchased the new steambarge Pawvee of the T. 8, T, Co.; also the barges Edwards,Orton and Young from the same company, This will make a first class tow. The price paid forthe four boats is $103,000. Captain William Bonnah is rebuilding his schooner the H. Ross, at Hayue’s yard. The ice tug Merrick is fitted out and is ready to break the ice that may block the river at uny minute, Captain Smith says that the Merrick is a bull in tne ice, Captain McKay is giving his schooner, the Mary Hattie, a good rebuild at Hayne’s yard. Jonn Drawe has sold his interest in the schvouer Thomas Gawn to Marine City parties. Mr. Bostford, the steamboat owner, will re- turn from California the first of next month, Edward J. Lynn, of the V. O. T. tug line, has returned to Chicago after a two weeks’ visit with his pareuts, The propeller Colorado, of the Sarnia & Da- luth line, lying at the C. & O. T, R. BR, dock, was discovered to be on fire at 8:30 Monday vight. The upper works forward was very badly burned, and the damage will amount to about $4,000, and is fully insured. No appointments have been made for the tugs Spencer and Hand, of Lynn’s line, Thomas Fish, of this city, has purchased the barge Lone Star for $3,500. LYNN, MILWAUKEE, WIS, Special to the Marine Record. The Torrent was built by the Detroit Dry Dock Co., in 1881 aud wag used as a tow barge in the lumber trade, nct receiving machinery tilla year later, She tons 277, and rates Al*, fair condition, considering the usage she has had. Captain D, Sullivan will not plough the the lakes during the coming season, having accepted the position of appraiser with D. Vance & Co., of this place. His many friends wish him success in the new voca- tion, knowing he will winif pluck,evergy, and a geuial disposition count for anythiag, Captain Clark, formerly of the steamer Omaha will command the steamer Veronica vice Captain D, Sullivan retired. Captain Charles Moody, for many years conpecied with the Milwaukee tug boat line j will command the F,& P.M. No 2. Cap- tain Russel going to the No, 4, and Captain Duddleson leaving the line to command his own steamer now under construction. The Wolf & Davidson steamship company have made the following appointments: Steamer Davidson, Captain Craine; engi- neer, Thomas Albrighton, steamer Wolf, Captain, Ed Thorpe; engineer, M. Tonar; steamer G. H. Dyer, Captain, W. Craine, engineer, E. Basset. Some time ago the board of public works decided to make borings and tests on the lake, preparatory for the construction ofa new water works, north of the present one, The contractors for borings were Gray Bro’s and they constructed a temporary pier in ake h to place the machinery. Daring the storm a week ago, the work was demolished along with all machinery and Capnain L. Vanees’ fine fur overcoat and rubber boots. Messre. C. H. S:arke and Co., will proba- ble take a tug to Sandusky with their dredges to do the necessary towing. Sheriffs report a new wheel for tug Cham- berlain, Lorain, one for tug Muskegon a’ Menominee, one to Goodrich transportation company’s naw boat at Manitowoc, one 10 | tug Cyclope, New York city and several others, with prospects good for next sea- son, There is very little news of interest transpiring. J. _. RACINE, WIS. Captain Jack Weatherall has returned from his successful trip on the yacht Pilot, which carried himself and two friends a voyage of 3,000 miles without an accident. He reports the wea her of the south as less pleasant than in Racine this winter The boat was sold at Port Eads, or what is called the southeast pass, which is the main entrance for ocean boats for New Orleans. KINGSTON, ONT. Captain Thomas Donnelly has been ap- pointed government inspector of hulls. It is not necessary to state that he is the right man in the right place, and that he will do his duty impartially and efficiently. He has had great experience asa navigator and wrecker, and the government in appointing him has selected a man who will carry out the provi- sions of the act in question to the letter. AT LORAIN, OHIO. Erwin & Fenner, managers of the Fairport ore docks, are building a tug here She is to be 90 feet over all, 86 feet keel, cylinders 24x 26, boilers 7$ feet shell, built by Connelly Bros. Her machinery will be supplied by Manning. She is to assist in taking care of the barge tonnage now frequenting Fair- | pert. PROTECTING ASSOCIATIONS. The report of the directors of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Associa- tion shows some of the dangers of the seas that are not much thought of by landsmen. Jn that association a large part of the steamers owned at the northern ports are entered, and its duty is by the power of the associated capi- tal to protect the individual shipowner from claims that are made in excess of what may be considered fair; against claims under alleged port customs; and against absurd conditions of charter parties. ‘he organization helps the shipowner to protect himself,and indemnifies him against losses which are the result of aca cidents that foresight cannot prevent. To the members the directors submit an annual re- | port, and it enables the shareholders and owners “now on land” to appreciate the work of one of the associated cherubs that sit up aloft and look after the property that carries poor Jack. It has sent, with other societies, deputations to Rouen and Havre and to Genoa, and the improvement that has taken place at these ports isshown. It has had before it the losses in the American cotton trade; the risks entailed by the shipmaster signing bills of lading before the shipment of the goods; the losses which followed unscrupulous com- binations in the fruit trade; the limit in col lision clauses; the claims for damages on cargo inflicted by weather, and many such subjects. Steamship is to some extent at the mercy, where peculiar customs and charges prevail of br. kers and charterers who work more for their own hand, like Hal 0’ the Wynd, than for the owners they ought to serve; and of shippers whose interests are often different to those of the steamship, Legal proceedings are needful to resist extortionate claims, which the single shipowner would probably not take; and it is here that the protecting and indem- nity associations step in with the funds of many whose vessels may soon be in like needs, and with the accumulated experience of years. Slowly there will arise an international code of shipping law which will give general pro- tection to the shipowner, though it may need special application in many cases, but until that is involyed the need for the protecting association to shield the shipowner under the club will be great. THOUGHT HE WAS ADVERTISING. “T remember,” he continued, “when -I was sailing on Lake Ontario, years ago, our vessel had an apparatus for lowering boats that was invented by a Buffalo man—he was a shoe- maker, but I forget his name now, though I have often seen him in Buffalo since then. The boat was lowered by a windlass, and there was an automatic device for releasing it the moment it touched water. One day there was a yell of ‘Man overboard!’ I was at the engine and promptly reversed. A couple of buoys were flung after the man. In just three minutes the man was picked up, in twelve minutes the crew of the boat were back on deck and the vessel was on its way again. Quickest work I ever saw or heard of. But our captain wasina rage. He kicked the man out of the firehole, where he was getting dried. Thought he dropped over to advertise the shoemaker’s device, I suppose, But it never came into general use that I’ve heard. Perhaps because it costs sumething.”’ -Buffalo News. The iron mines along Lake Superior last year shipped 5,023,279 tons of ore, the largest amount eyer known. Po RETROSPECT. The large amount of money invested dur- ing late years by Canadians in water property has made the inland marine one of the most important of our commercial interests. That the Canadian Government has long since rec- ognized this fact is seen by its endeavors to further and promote this branch of trade by every means inits power. Year after year sees the marine business increasing and be- coming more important, and each season sees more money putinto vessel property. It is, however, a branch of commerce that has changed very much in recent years. Form- erly the trade was in the hands of a few, the financial interest was not very great, and all the carrying was done by sail. Those were the days of big freight and large profits to the limited number who were engaged in business. Now all this is changed. Sail has given way to steam, and the small craft that formerly did all the carryng trade have been superseded by great iron steamers and propellers that can hold several times as much as the old vessels, and have the additional advantage of being able to make many more trips in a sea— son than the slow-sailing schooners could average. With the advantages the more modern boats possess they can also take their cargo ata much cheaper rate, and make money out of it. The cost of transportation has, therefore, decreased greatly during later years, which is, of course, a distinct advantage to the shipper. ‘The days of such large profits have also passed away, for although a much greater amount of money is spent on and made in the trade, it is divided amoung so many more who have invested in vessel pro- perty that, doubtless, smaller returns are yielded for the capital laid out. The fact, however, of so many being interested in mar- ine commerce and of the additions continually being made to our inland fleet, is proof suffi- cient that there is still money to be made in the trade, and if the large profits formerly common cannot now be realized, at least there is sufficient interest to be earned on the capi- tal to tempt those who are now engaged in the business. Bureau or STEAM Bysistnan, | WASHINGTON, July 2131, 1888. To Delafield, Morgan, Kissel & Co.. 71 Hud- son Street, New York. Sm: Referring to yours of July 20th, I forward herewith copy of report made by a board of engiueer officers on the U. 8, steamer “Richmond’’ on your Downie’s Eu- ealvptus Boiler Scale Preventive, July 12) 1888. Respectfully, . Grorce W. MELvinxr, Engineer in Chief, U. 8. N. U.S. 8. “Rronmonp”’, Navy yee New York, July 12tb, 1888. Sir: In obedience to your order of the Sth inst, appointing the undersigned a “board to report upon the advantage, if any, of the use of ‘Downie’s Eucalyptus Boiler Scale Preventive,’ now -in use in the boilers of the ‘Richmond, ”? we have the honor to report as follows: We consider the use of Downie’s Euca- lyptus Boiler Scale Preventive of great ad- va'ituge in lessening the deposit of scale, and in rendering what is deposited soft and easily removable, preventing, as it does, the scale from adbering to the surface. It bas been used in the steaming boilers of the “Richmond” since Murch, 1887, and at this time the interior surfaces are free from scale, It has never been found nec- essary to use scaling tools to scale these boilers, but to simply wash them out witha strong jet of water from the steam hose, In the distilling boilers it has been used only about five months. In these boilers the deposit of scale was lessened, and what did form was soft, flaked off in many placer, and was easily removed with scaling tools, leaving the surface very clean, The inte- rior surfaces of the boilers show no sign of pitting or corrosion. There is no zinc sus- pended in the boilers, In our experience the amount necessary to be used to obtain good results has been about eighteen gallons for thirty steaming days, the engines developing about 400 I, H.P. This quantity is not all put into the boilers af ove2; more being used at first than later. A good proportion in which to divide the eighteen gallons we have found to be about eight gallons the first week, four gallous the second, three gallons the third, wnd three gallons the fourth, The preparation has not been used in the distilling boilers long enough on board this ship for the board to give a decided opin- ion conceruing the quantity necessary to give the best results; but we should say that for a period of thirty days it would be about three times the amount used in the steaming boilers for alike period for equal amounts of water evaporated. The cost of the preparation is fifty-four cents per gal- lon. Respectfully submitted, Henry B. Nonegs, Chief Engineer, U. 8. N: E. A.Macree, P.A. Engineer, U. 8. N. Jno. W. Annan, A. Engineer, U.S. N. To Rear Admiral Baneroft ot Commandant, Navy Yard, New York. - EUCALYPTUS. Navy D&ParTMENT, re All old subscribers are kindly invited to re mit arrearages, and readers not suseribers will be made welcome to our list, | honesty, he was a | thatthe only grief he ea WHY DOES POINT EDWARD FADE. The Point Edward Post has a lengthy arti- cle on the decrease in the commerce at that port, owing to the restrictions placed on trade by the United States government. Only a few years since several lines of American steamers used to carry cargoes of grain, etc., to the Point to be shipped in bond over the Grand Trunk through ( anada. Now these vessels are seen no more, and even the Sar- nia line has to unload at the sheds and eleva- tors on the opposite shore. The consequent: loss to the village has been very great. The Post would like to know why this state of things exists and what brought it about, The. answer is not hard to find, Restrictions on trade between the two coun- tries are at the bottom of the trouble, and the condition of things arising out of these re- | Strictions have been brought to their present deplorable state by the idiotic policy of enter- | ing on a war of tariff retaliation such as has ; been adopted by the Dominion government and returned with compound interest by our neighbors. If instead of foolishly trying to see which country can do the other the most serious injury in mat ers of trade, both should bend their efforts toward coming to a friend- ly and neighborly agreement to trade freely with each other, pleasant relations between each other would not only be promoted but the new policy would add largely to the prose perity of both countries. The existing state of things is calculated to provoke ill will and cost both countries immense sums of money; whole armies of men and women being em- ployed to prevent their citizens from violat—’ ing customs laws which are obnoxious to their ideas of free citizenship, as well as to collect the tax imposed by these laws. Remove the trade barriers and the border towns in com— mon with the whole country, will feel the benefits of free intercourse. and Point Edward would flourish with the rest. OBITUARY. Captain JouN CaLranacu died on the 2ist of No- vember, 1888. Hesailed on the Lakes a number of years, and last master of the steamer Ruby. Captain John Cattanach was a man of ex- cellent qualities, greatly respected by all who knew him, and his death is much regretted - by alarge circle of friends and acquainta : Possessed of an intelligent min disposition, pleasant manners, husband, friend, neighbor, and charged all his duties with — ity, and I think it may truly be died. Death ig “Tot there can be no exemption, but it s pens to any one who exhibited in his life more genuine or manly virtues than marked the career of John Cattanach. Here in this lonely, humble bed, Where myrtle and wild roses grow, A son of Neptune rests his head For, reader, ‘tis his watch below. Long bath he done his duty well And weathered many a stormy blast, But now where gentler breezes swell He’s safely moored at last. Tread lightly, sailor, o’er his grave, His virtues claim a kindred tear; And yet why mourn a brother brave, Who rests from all his labors here, Though here below his body lies To mingle with the dust, His soul has flown to brighter skies To dwell among the just. SC ee An emigrant ship was onits way to Syd- ney when a gentleman dropped a much- prized snuff box into the sea. About three days afterwa'd the sailors captured and killed one of several shraks which were playing round the vessel. The lost snuff box was discovered in the stomach of the fish. An English cruiser had once seized what they believed to be a slayer, but were obliged reluctlantly to let her go for want of papers to prove the fact. A fortnight later a shark was caught, and in its body was found a roll of papers which condemned the slayeri they had been thrown overboard. The cruiser hastened in pursuit of the slaver and seized her just three werks after the papers had been thrown into the sea. ABE Aibtllie eBsae | It is stated that the contract for the con- struction of the new C. P. R, car ferry be- tween Windsor and Detroit in connection with the railway’s extension westward from London, has been awarded to the Polson Iron Works Co., of Toronto. The new boat, which will be the biggest on inland waters, will will be constructed at the company’s ship- yards at Owen Sound, CATARRH CURED. A clergyman, after years of suffering from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly trying every known remedy, at last found a prescription which completely cured and saved him from death. And sufferer from this dreadful disease sending a self addressed stamped envelopeto drofessre 8. A. Lawrence, 212 East 9th st., New York will receive the receipt free of charge.