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THE MARINE RECORD. ee ee 5 -. | LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION. To consider and take action upon ull yenoral questions relating to the Navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes and the waters tributary thereto, with the intent to improve the character of the servico tendered to the publio, 10 protect the common interests ef Lake Carriers and promote their general welfare. OFFICERS FOR 1891, 8. D. Caldwell, President. Buffalo, N. Y. Frank J. Firth, Vice Presiden’ . Brie, Pa. ‘Thomas Wilson, Vice President. Cleveland, Os P, P. Miller, Vive President. Buffalo, N.Y. Ira IL. Owen, Vice President. Chicago, Ills. » Charles H. Keep, Secretary. Buffalo, N.Y. James Carey Byans, Treasuror, BOARD OF MANAGERS. James Ash. ose W. Bullard, t + Union Steamboat C 8. D. Caldwell, Gen. Mng’r. Western Transit Co. E. T. Evans, Gen, Mng’r. Laice Superior Transit Cou John Gordon, Gen, Mng’r. Northern §, 8. Co-secsuse W. P. Henry, Gen. Mng’r. Lehigh Valley Trans. Co P.P. Miller... Frank J. Firth, President Anchor Li Chicago, Ills. Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo, . Y. Buffalo, N. Y: Buffalo, N, Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo, N.Y, Erie, Pa. M. A, Bradley. Cleveland, 0. ui. M. Manna... - Cleveland, O. Thomas Wilson, Manager Wilson's Lin Cleveland, 0. Harvey H. Brown. Cleveland, 0. A. W. Colton Toledo, 0. W. Livingstone, Jr, Mng’r. Michigan Nay. C Detroit, Mich. James Davidson Bay City, Mich. W. Mz, Egan... Chicago, Ills. R. P. Pitzgerald . David Vance... Alex. McDougall Duluth, Minn. EP. W. Baldwin Ogdensburg, N. ¥. THE MARINE RECORD.—OFFiciAL Paper. Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis- BUFFALO, N.Y. Special to The Marine Record. David Bell, the veteran iron shipbuilder of the lakes has finally secured the contract for the second fire tug for this port, and is now laying her keel. Work on the new Kellogg & McDougall elevator at, Hurd & Hanenstein’s lumber dock has begun. The house will have a storage capacity of 500,000 bushels. Mr. Benjamin Cowles, who has been running the Buff- alo steamer Vision, in New York harbor for the past three months, will return to this city about January 10. The directors of the Hand & Johnson Tug Line for the ensuing year are John Johnson, Thomas Lovett, James Ash, Abner C. Adams, Daniel Mahoney, Charles Beatty and Louis Lautenschlager. Chas H. Keep, the efficient Secretary of the Lake Car- riers’ Association, will go to Washington this week to assist in bringing before the several committees the wide interests now seeking for legislation in aid of the com- merce of the lakes. Rocks, the pet bear belonging to Capt. Fredericks of the barge Uranus, contracted a very heavy “jag” on New Years. Some one adulterated his customary beverage of beer with considerable whisky. Rocks showed his “jag” by standing on his head and turning cart-wheels. There are rumors afloat that the America may make a midwinter trip to Chicago with a load of coal, and bring a grain cargo back. The ramor started from the fact that after the steamer was all but laid up, she had her rudder taken out and repaired, and otherwise put in con- dition for use at any time. The Lake Erie Boiler Works have already orders booked ahead till next July. They haye just shipped a large marine boiler to New Orleans, two to Pensacola, Fla., and are shortly to send others to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Besides this they are building 11 boilers for McDougalls’ new whaleback fleet. Hand and Johnsons’ and Maytham’s tug lines will each add a powerful wooden tug to their respective fleets. Grady & Maher will build both hulls, and Riter both boil- ers. Whitman will build the engine forthe Black Line, and it will be a 26x30, the largest tug engine in the har- bor. The Maytham’s contract calls for a 24x28, Superintendent Gaskin of the Union Drydock Co., says the hull of the Anchor Line steamer Codorus, will be the best that can be made. H. G. Trout says her engines cannot be beaten. The Lake Erie Boiler Works are building her the boilers, which guarantees them. The general opinion is that the Buffalo boat will be the best of the three now being built for the Anchor Line. The Codorus will be fitted with a Williamson steam steerer, and one of the American Ship Windlass Co’s steam windlasses and capstans. These, and the anchors ¥ and chains will be furnished by Howard H. Baker & Co. Mr. Baker says he expects a very large business this winter and coming spring, the fleet wintering here is the largest of any lake port, and the complete outfit kept by this prominent ship chandlery will be taxed heavily to meet the demands of shipping. Mutual Rowing Club’s boat house on South street n entirely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of The rooms were handsomely furnished, and the ” property destroyed were 11 four-oared shells, ulls, two clinkers, and two private boats, some of which were new. The many valuable prizes won by the members at different times were also consumed. The origin of the fire is not known, but the elub will re- build. One, and perhaps two new pleasure steamers will be built for next season’s excursion business, besides which, two others will probably be bought. The Buffalo & Ni- agara River Navigation Co. are looking for a light draft steamer of considerable capacity, to run with the Shrews- bury next summer, and it is as good as decided that the Crystal Beach Steamboat Co., which is being reorganized with larger capital, will put on another boat to help out the Pearl, which had more than she could do last season. In drydocks they have more work than they can do. In the Mills docks are the Milwaukee and Delaware, The former is to have new upper works, promenade deck; and arches, which will cost upwards of $15,000, The lat- ter will have new floors, keelson and general. repairs amounting to $8,000 or $9,000, The Conestoga will follow the Delaware into dock for a similar overhauling. The Che- mung and Brazil occupy the Union Companys docks, and in the steel yard the keel of the Codorus is already laid, and about two-thirds of the frames are in place. The conviction of shippingmaster W. H. Boyd, of as sault in the second degree, for shooting “Big Mike” O’Brien last July, caused considerable surprise. The jury were mostly farmers, and on the first ballot stood even for acquittal and conviction in the first degree. Not relishing the prospect of an all night debate, they com- promised matters by the verdict in the second degree. The case will be carried up by Mr. Boyd’s attorney, Charles F. Whitcher. Mr. Boyd’s bail binding the new trial was $2500. Capt. J. H. Brown and Capt. M. M. Drake became his sureties. Major Stickney the United States Engineer for this district with the assistance of Mr, J. C. Quintus stationed at Erie have about completed their observations to de- termine the volume of water flowing through the Niagara River. Major Stickney has never taken an active part in the discussion of the deepening of the lake passages, yet he considers the dredging them down is the only practi- eal method. Building dams would subject the Govern’ ment to endless claims for damages from shore residents whose property would be submerged by raising the water. The lake level he says, varies from seven to eight feet and with four feet added by adam the water would some- times be brought up 12 feet below low water mark. Be- sides, he does not think a dam at Buffalo would materi- ally help St. Clair River. DETROIT, MICH. Special to The Marine Record. Captain 8. B. Grummond has purchased the passenger steamer DePere from the Goodrich Transportation Co. Captain B. C. Chamberlain, of the steamer Maggie Duncan who is spending the winter south writes of much that he is enjoying, and his friends will be glad to learn of his greatly improved health. Mr. David Barnhisel representing Messrs. Krause & Hanlon the Fueling Co., of Cleveland, was in the city this week visiting with some of the many captains who are wintering here, Mr. Barnhisel is widely known and his pleasing manners have won for hima host of friends. The first day of the New Year brought to Wm. Living- stone, Jr., a gift that he won’t forget in some days in the shape of a fire that destroyed almost the entire contents of his offices at the foot of Bates street. When the diversi- fied interests of Mr. Livingstone are recalled one can readily see what annoyances are bound to arise from such a calamity, though of slight financial importance. Among a number of captains whose smiling faces may be seen almost daily in and around the Franklin House and the places where the sailor men do most congregate are Captains Fred Chamberlain, Charley Frank, George Stilphen, Henry Berlin and George Bryce, they are en- gaged putting in silent testimony against the old saw “early to bed early to rise” makes a man healthy, for they are a healthy, robust lot of men at all hours of the day —or night. The Detroit. Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association has selected officers as follows: Past president, Joseph Hayes; president, T. W. Walker, vice president, Ed. R. Blanchard; treasurer, J. H, Kendall; financial secretary, Frank Kenyon; recording secretary, Frank Lacey; cor- responding secretary, Albert L. Jones; chaplain, William Galpin; conductor, J. W. McClure; door keeper, Phil Franconey; delegates to national convention, John M. Cronenweth and T. W. Walker. The recent Cleveland meeting of yachtsmen has evi- dently been of direct benefit, as the formation of the Lake Erie Yacht Racing Association, is being put through here. This city is the center of yachting and Lake Erie ports ought to pull strongly together if they ever in- tend to hold a proper representation in yachting circles, but the future of Detroit is assured. A transfer of fancy tonnage has recently taken place in the purchase of the yacht Papoose by Mr. Mott, Oswego, N. Y., who will no doubt find something to put her alongside of on Lake On- tario, though it is not known what Mr. Galbraith, late own- ” er of the Papoose, will now turn his attention to in the yachting line. Dr. Phil Porter, of this city, is figuring on the purchase of the fine schooner yacht Wasp owned by Com- modore Gardner and others. She was built for Captain Prindiville, of Chicago and is the flnest schooner yacht, on the lakes, Yachting will receive a gentle boom if she should come to Detroit, and it is almost settled that she will. The Detroit Dry Dock Co., have now. under contract five steamers, three steel and two wooden, they are as follows: No. 107 for the Cleveland Cliffs Co., of Cleve- land, Ohio, Wm. G, Mathers, president, a steel steamer of special build for the pig iron trade, dimensions 225 feet long, 35 feet beam and 17 feet 6 inches deep, with engines 19 by 30 by 52 and 40 stroke; boilers 11 by 11, to cost B117,- 000. No. 108 for the Detroit Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Co,, a wooden passenger boat similar in design to those now in this service, 130 feet long, 39 feet beam and 13 feet 8 inches deep, contracted for $50,000, No. 109 for the Clark estate of Detroit, a steel passenger steamer 165 feet long, 35 feet beam and 914 feet deep; engines 16 by 24 by 38 and 24 stroke; boilers 713 by 21 feet to be an eighteen mile boat. Price $75,000. No. 110 Anckor Line, E, T. Evans, Buf- falo, N. ¥., Manager, a steel freight boat, straight- back model 289 by 40 by 26; engines 20 by 33 by 54 and 42 stroke; boilers 14 by 12. Costing $175,000. No. 111 Graham & Morton, of Chicago, a wooden passenger boat similar to the Indiana, 212 feet Jong, 39 feet 6 inches beam, 15 feet deep; 1,200 horse power, and to go 18 miles per hour. Con- tract price $128,000. Steamer No. 111 will be built at the up- per yard of the Detroit Dry Dock Co., No. 108 at the Clark Dry Dock yards, and the steel steamers at the Wyan- dotte plant. Work kas been begun on the steel steamers and large quantities of material received and ready to go into the construction of the ships. The rest of the work is being pushed as rapidly as possible, and will soon be well along. The steamer Kasota has been gold to De- troit parties; price understood to be in the neighborhood of $90,000. Work has been begun on repairing her and every effort will be made to get her out at the opening of navigation. The cofferdam at the new dock has been made perfectly tight and work is well along towards remedying the defect discovered last fall. Work on the engine works new machine shop is well along and the building is expected to bein operation in 60 days. Plans for new boiler shops are about completed, which will give this company one of the most complete and best equipped boiler shops in the country. Work on the Conemaugh at the Clark Dry Dock is nearly completed, as soon as she is finished and taken out of the dock the Philadelphia is to go in. KINGSTON, ONT. Special to The Marine Record. Malcolm McMillan, an old and well-known Kingston mariner, fell on Princess street and injured his head very badly, six stitches having to be put in the wound. Capt. Thomas Taylor, inspector in Canada for Inland Lloyds, has left for his annual tour of inspection, which extends to Georgian Bay, and he will be absent over two months. Capt. John Gaskin as usual is elected to represent Cataraqui ward in the City Council for 1892. The veteran of many political fights as usual headed the poll by a very large majority. » The steamer Khartoum started for Picton on Wednes- day but was compelled to turn back as Picton Bay was full of ice. She again attempted the trip on Friday but failed to reach her destination. The Hon. Mr. Tupper, minister of marine, will ad- dress the Kingston electors on next Thursday evening in aid of the election of J. H. Metcalf to the House of Commons as member for Kingston. - Work is progressing very rapidly on Calvins new barge, already about twenty strakes of plank are in place, and Mr. Thomas O'Brian, the foreman in charge, deserves credit for the excellence of the work that is being done. This vessel will be ready for launching on the opening of navigation. The prospects. for vessel owners who intend to put their vessels in the timber trade next season are not very bright. Last season the rates were very low, but owing to competition between the two leading forwarding com- panies last year’s rates have been cut and the rate now quoted is five dollars per thousand less than last season. The Thousand Island Steamboat Co. has given the contract for the new electric search light for the steamer St. Lawrence, which will be treble the power of the one formerly in use. They are also placing a new incandes- cent dynamo on board capable of lighting the steamer i throughout by electricity, ard this steamor will bea blaze of light next season. ai Capt. Alex. Milligan is spoken of as likely to secure the appointment of light-keeper of the new range lights in Kingston harbor and we cannot see where it would — be possible for the Government to choose a man better — fitted for or more deserving of the position. Ie h c spent thirty-five years on the lakes and has an honor: record as an honest and capable servant. It is to his stamp that the department should give such ons. - aH