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THE MARINE RECORD. & _, LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION. To consider and take action upon all general 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 service rendered to the public, to protect the common interests of Lake Carriers and promote their general welfare. OFFICERS FOR 1891, ° 8, D. Caldwell, President... Buffalo, N. Y. Frank J. Firth, Vice President. Erie, Pa. Thomas Wilson, Vice Presiden Cleveland, 0; P. P. Miller, Vice President. Buffalo, N. Y- Ira H. Owen, Vice President. Chicago, Ills. Charles II, Keep, Secretary. James Carey Evans, Treasur BOARD OF MANAGERS, Buffalo, N.Y. Chicago, Ills. James Ash...... ase sisheccernvens Buffalo, N. Y. W. Bullard, Gen. Mng’r. Union Steamboat Co Buffalo, N. Y. 8. D. Caldwell, Gen. Mng’r, Western Transit Co. Buffalo, ". Ye &. T. Evans, Gen. Mng’r. Laie Superior Transit Co... Buffalo, N. Y: John Gordon, Gen. Mng’r. Northern §, 8. Co......... Buffalo, N, Y. W. P. Henry, Gen. Mng’r. Lehigh Valley Trans. Co Buffalo, N. Y. P.P. Mitler...: a Buffalo, N. Y. Frank J. Firth, President Anchor Line.. Erie, Pa, M. A. Bradley. Cleveland, O. H. M. Hann Cleveland, 0. Thomas Wilson, Manager Wilson's Line. Cleveland, 0. Harvey H. Brown. A. W. Colton... W. Livingstone, Jr., Mng’r. Michigan Nav. Co James Davidso: Cleveland, 0. Toledo, 0 Detroit, Mich. Bay City, Mich- w.M. Rgan.. Chicago, Ills. R. PB Fitzgerald . Milwaukee, Wis. David Vance... Milwaukee, Wis- Alex. McDougall. Duluth, Minn. F. W. Baldwin Ogdensburg, N. Y. THE MARINE RECORD.—OFFiciAL Paper. DETROIT, MICH. Special to The Marine Record. Capt. M. W. Humphrey, one of the most energetic vessel masters out of this port and a generally well liked member of the fraternity has been elected 2nd vice- president of the E, M. B. A. for the ensuing term. A Bill has been introduced in Congress authorizing an . official test of the “Ward’s patent wreck indicating buoy,” a full description of which has been given in these columns. Mr. Ward is a foreman in the pattern making department of the Frontier Iron Works and his ingenious invention is well worthy of a national recognition and should be fitted on all first class tonnage both naval and mercantile. A committee was here from Cleveland on Wednesday to confer with Gen. O. M. Poerelative to the improvements in the “Soo” River advocated at the annual meeting of the Cleveland Vessel Owners’ Association. Gen. Poe will go to Washington Thursday and will be present at the meeting of the commerce committee of the Senate and the river and harbor committee of the House of Repre- sentatives, which will be held in the committee-rooms of river and harbor committee Saturday at 10:30 a. m., for the purpose of granting a hearing to the delegates from the Detroit deep waterways. _As noted in these columns of recent date Capt. 8. B. Grummond has purchased the passenger steamer De Pere. It is now learned that this fine steamer will be placed on the Shore Line during the season of 1892. The De Pere has handsome cabins and large freight capacity on a light draft, which will enable her to make all shore land- ings on the now well-known route. The De Pere to- ~ gether with the Floraand Atlantic will form a tri-weekly line between Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit for Mack- inaw and all intermediate ports. The liberal patronage given to this route in the past will no doubt be largely increased by the addition of another regular line boat. Captain F. B. Hackett, of Amherstburg has purchased the large Canadian tug Wales and will station her at the mouth of Detroit River, Lake Erie, for the season of 1892, Her general dimensions are 150 feet in length, 24 feet beam and 12 feet hold, 325 tons register, two 22 by 22 square high pressure engines, two boilers, 8 by 15 feet, The Wales with a 400 ton lighter and the tug Inter- national are to be fitted out with an entire wrecking plant second to none on fresh water, steam pumps, divers, hawsers, etc., will be on board so that prompt assistance may be rendered any vessel in the locality. Captain Hackett says that moderate charges and strict attention to business is the watchword with him and whoever he works for\once he calculates to make a friend of. ‘The dedication of the new rooms of the E. M. B. A. was appropriately carried out on Wednesday evening, January 20th, Rey. L. Morgan Wood, officiating. A more suitably eloquent address never emanated from the lips of even a “sky pilot.” All of the members were sin- cerely pleased at the singularly fitting strain in which their reverend friend embodied his dedicatory speech, as it came rippling along like a gentle fair wind after a or the lighting up of Boreas after a hard whirl, unks of practical philosophy for every-day use ith the well turned phrases and acceptable ad- e tendered by the moral director, whose lecture closed a mous vote of thanks and a hearty hand- round, The new rooms are elegantly fitted and furnished, and friends outside of the order took no little interest in this positively elevating part of the work, well knowing, that the surroundings exercise a most telling influence under all circumstances. When everything was in ship shape order the floating popula- tion went into a committee of the whole and like the party on their way to Donnybrook “had thousands around them themselves all alone,” (according to the rules of the order.) THE MARrinEe Record man was floating around E 148. quietly looking for nothing until he found it, and in this way he learned that the recording secretary was to be “flabbergasted,” so serious a proceeding merited inquiry, when it transpired that during the session, John ©. Shaw, ex-financial and recording secretary was brought before the tribunal and with the usual pomp and cere- mony displayed when the lodge is in session, was pre- sented with a beautiful and costly silver set as a mark of the esteem in which he is held by the members of the Association and in appreciation of the valuable services which he has rendered the organization, It was then known that “flabellation” was the point, but Capt. John C. with the pluck engendered by his mariners training and bolstered up with the legal acumen which he has since taken aboard, recovered himself, gave her the bells and started ahead in a neatly worded and appropriate response, afterwards rounding to under plain sail with the hearty congratulations of all hands. The lodge was organized April 2nd, 1891, and has experienced a rapid growth, having already a membership of 122 with the pros- pect of a large increase this season. Capt. George Mc- Cullagh, the president, is very energetic in promoting the interests of the Association and to his efforts is largely due the present healthy condition of the lodge. The officers for 1892 are: President, George McCullagh; Ist vice-president, A. E. Stewart; 2nd vice-president, Moses W. Humphrey; treasurer, John Edwards; financial and recording secretary, Walter E. Campbell; chaplain, S. A. Whipple; marshal, Lewis Elliott; warden, Charles H. Bassett; sentinel, George Manning. KINGSTON, ONT. Special to the Marine Record. Already the sailors who have votes in the city, ase flocking in to cast their ballots on the 28th, for a representative to the House of Commons, The Kingston foundry have contracted to compound the engine of the steamer Water Lily, of Picton, and already the new cylinders are in the lathes. Mr. John McEwen, for many years proprietor of a machine shop here, will leave on Feb. Ist. for Collingwood, to take charge of the foundry and machine works in that town. We wish him success. The Montreal Transportation Co., have commenced buying timber for a new 60,000 bushel Lake Barge which will be built at their shipyard here. Work will be commenced at unce, so as to have the new vessel ready for the opening of naviga~ tion. The divers of the Donnelly Wrecking Co. repaired the main supply water pipe of the Royal Military College this week, and report having a very cold time under water- As soon as the ice gets a little stronger they will lay the suction pipe of the water works for the city. ° A great many changes in crews of steam vessels are already chronicled. Mr’. Donnelly will be chief engineer of the steamer D. R. Vanallen next season; James Hickey, late of the steamer Hero, will serve in a like capacity on the steamer North King; Mr, William Hazlett takes Mr. Hickey’s position on the Hero. Capt. C. Rees and Mr. Ira Folger have left for Portland, Ore. to examine the waters in that vicinity with the object of putting on a passenger steamer if they think trade warrants the investment. Both of these gentlemen are well posted in the passenger business, having had long experience on the St. Lawrence river. The final test of the new engine of the steamer Corsican took place here this week before Mr. Thompson, the R. & Ont. N. Co.’s chief engineer who wes well satisfied with the trial. The steamer’s paddie wheels had to be released from six inches of ice and it was something unusual to see a boat of that class working fnll speed at the dock with solid ice for miles around. Work is to be commenced at once on the steamer St. Law- rence on the new Dry Dock. The braces which hold up the guards are to beremoved and replaced by angle beams, and the guards also supported by rods from posts set on the coyer— ing board’ The wooden braces used to check the steamer’s speed by dragging in the water. Mr, William Derry is super- intending the work. The Dry Dock contractors have received the sum of $32,000 from the Government on account of work done by them on the Kingston Dry Dock. At the commencement of proceedings against them, the Messrs Connolly suspended work on the dock, but as the dock needed a few minor details before it was completed, the Hon. Mr. Smith arranged with the contractors that they should go on with the work until such time as it was in a position to dock a vessel, the condition being that all work executed from thattime to the completion of the contract, should be paid for at once by the Government. This pay- ment is aside and apart altogether from the amount belonging to Messrs. Connolly, which the Government retains, pending the decision of the claim against the contractors which will be tried in the Exchequer Court, Maaner. TOLEDO 0, Special to the Marine Record. John Reining Jr., of Buffalo, visited here Wednesday on business. He is a well-known vessel supply man, and holds a large marine patronage, The yachting organization known as the Ohio Yacht Club, is not working just in the unison which is desirable. George W. Bills is the commodore, and makes one of the best the club ever had, but the friends of the ex-commodore George H. Ketcham, consider that the club’s interests, at least, the finan- cial end of it, would be better subserved by the re-election of Ketcham. It is to be hoped that the dissatisfaction may be straightened out, and all efforts turned to the building up of the yachting interests of the port. rc E. M. B. A. No. 4. The Cleveland Lodge No. 4, E. M. B. A. held their annual ball last Thursday night, and a more enjoyable hearty assem- blage never met together under one roof. About 300 couples attended and all were bent on having a happy time. The hall and banquet room were tastefully decorated with buuting and flags, and Japanese lanterns and singing birds in brass cages added to the bright appearance of the hall. The pennants of the different lodges, which are as follows: Buffalo No. 1, Port Huron No. 2, Chicago No. 3, Cleveland No. 4, Bay City No. 5, Milwaukee No, 6 and Detroit No.7, were hung about the hall. There were twenty-six numbers on the dancing program and shortly before intermission was reached the guests started for the banquet room. The arrangements were complete, and the mariners having the work in charge were complimented for their success in handling such a large crowd in so able a manner. The banquet was an elaborate affuir. Among the guests were Capt. and Mrs. Alexander Clark, of Buffalo; Mr. J. W. Prindiville, of Chicago; Mr. J. T. Rose, of Duluth; Mr. Joseph Boland, of Buffalo; Capts. Lyman Hunt, F. D. Welcome and E. F. Thorpe, of Buffalo; Capts. A. R. St, Clair, John H. Ivers, of Port Huron; Capt. James Hogan, George Tebeau, of Chicago; Capt. D. M. Pierce, of Bay City; Capt. James Leisk, of Milwaukee; and Capt. George McCullagh, of Detroit; Capt. Connors, of Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. John Corrigan, Mr. and Mrs. John Warner, Mr. John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Oldham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace, Mr, Hayes, Col. A. T. Van Tassel, Mr. C. E. Grover, Mr, and Mrs. F. W. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saal, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. N. Boylan, Mr. 8. Hohn, Miss Tillie Hohn, Mr. John Quinn, Mr. Louis Hausheer, Mr. James McGrath, Miss Frankie MeGrath, Miss Grace Gregory, Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs. William Becker, Mr. Charles Olmstead, Mrs. Olmstead, Capt. and Mrs, George De Wolf, Mr. Philip Minch, Miss Anna Minch, Miss Hattie Minch, Mr. Charles Lamarche, Capt. John H. Bartow, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Hutchinson, Mr. J. T. Fitz— patrick, Mr. W. E. Heffron Capts. E. K. Hutchinson, Sam Gould, Plietz, Radcliffe, Kohn, Capt. and Mrs~C. E. Ben- ham and Capt. John Drackett, of Cleveland, besides a long list of friends, as the phrase goes to numerous to mention. The gentlemen having charge of the entertaiment were: Committee of Arrangements—Captains William S. Mack, Richard Neville, Joseph Doville, W. A. Collier, Clint G. Ennes, J. N. Lundy, J. B, Lowe. Reception Committee—Captains J. B. Hall, George B. Mallory, John W. Moore, George P. McKay, C. E. Benham, James Stone, P. G. Minch, J. W. Morgan, John Mitchell, Ed Morton, Ed Kelley, A. J. Greenley, S. N. Murphy, Thomas Wilford, R, J. Cowley, Albert Myers, C. C. Allen, J. H. Wysoon, A. M. Graves, E. T. Rattray, John MeNeff. Decoration Committee—Captains W. E. Morris, F. G. Booth- man, Charles Benham, R. W. Kerr, J. N. Smith, George B. Brock, J, D. Bates, Charles H. Hinslea. Supper Committee—Captains Edward Mooney, Thomas Jones, Stephen Lyons, H, W. Stone, W. H. MeNelley, Wil- liam H. Cowin, Floor Directors—Captains William S. Mack, Clint G. Eanes. Floor Managers—Ira B. Mansfield, C. L. Hutchinson, D. H. Mallory, R. J. Lyons, Frank C. Rue, F. A, Graves, D. P. Wright, Frank A. Fick, William Cumming, Robert MeDowell, L. H. Weeks, Bernard Nelson, J. H. Stover, Thomas D. Gib- son, Charles H. Wallace. Sergeant-at-Arms—Captains H. Cummings, Frank H. Brown, Le Captain Milo D. Estes writes the following from Charlotte: “James W. Estes, late engineer of the steamer Ontario, re- ceived a letter from W. E. Volz, manager of the South Brook- lyn Steam Engine Works, Brooklyn, N. Y., stating that the steamer Protection, (late Ontario) left Brooklyn for Cuba De~ cember 29th, and has not been reported since, and we do not have much hopes of her turning up again, as we fear she met the storm of January 5th off the coast.’” The past week has been intensely cold, bridging the Straita of Mackinac from shore to shore, and teams are now crossing on the ice. The ice is solid for miles on Lake ‘ lower vi oe and portion of Lake Erie is also well packed more making. ; : 7 ou