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~ CLEVELAND VESSEL OWNERS’ : ASSOCIATION. ORGANIZED IN 1860, (Membership 1890.) One hundred and thirty-eight steamers, and . One hundred and thirty-two sail and barge, } Aareating 26,10 coo Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland, Ashtabula Harbor, Fairport and Poledo. Regulates wages, protects crews, and takes cognizance of all matters ‘n the { sterest of the members and of the lake commerce generas'y, OFFICERS. HM. Hasna, . i - - : President M, A. Brapiey, - ° - - Vics President Bronon P. McKay, - - - Secretary nnd Treasurer H. D. Goouper, - - . . Counsel MANAGERS OR ADVISORY BOARD. H. M, Hanna, R. &. Winslow, H, P. Lillibridge, P, G. Minch, M. A. Bradley, W. D, Reese, George P. McKay, J. H. Palmer, Thomas Wilson, W. C, Richardson, J. W. Moore, James Corrigan. EXECUTIVE COMMITTER. A, M, Hanna, M. A. Bradley, Thomas Wilson, J. W. Moore, George P. McKay, James Corrigan, B. L. Pennington. SHIPPING MASTERS, ‘A RB. Rumsey, 98 dock, Cleveland; Fred Bennet, Assistant, Wm. Rennick, Ashtabula Harbor; Andrew Biemel, Fairport; John O'Connor, 205 Madison Street, Toledo. THE MARINE RECORD.—OFFICIAL PAPERs 0 ——E—— NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. SLEVELAND, O. Engineer Thos. Sheehan, superintendent engineer of the Mutual Line steamers has been appointed engineer of the West Side and Woodland avenue street railroad. It is learned that Mr. C. B. Calder shore engineer of the Menominee Line will now attend tothe Mutual Line steamers in addition to his former duties. The Thew automatic cargo trimming shovels are now being turned out by the McMyler Manufacturing Co., of this city and it is expected that a number of them will be placed on board steamers in the ore trade on the opening of navigation. It is rnmored that Mr. H. Schanzlin, superintendent for the Lighthouse Engineer at this port and for the 10th district will resign from his lighthouse duties. Mr. Schanzlin has held this position for a period of twenty or more years, is an energetic faithful and well liked mem- ber of the service and regrets are expressed at his being changed from this port or that he should leave the service for which he has become so well fitted. After ineffectual attempts to form a towing associa- tion of river tugs, it is learned that the several large own ers can not come together on terms. River towing wil) therefore be carried on about the same as last season and owners of sailing craft need not rush to get behind asteam- barge on account of any increase in the river towing tariff during the coming season, The rumor of a com- bination has already had a partial effect as above, but the deal is now declared off. Capt. J. Ferguson, representing the Chicago Stock Yards Market Co., J. B. Ruhland, president and general manager, paid Cleveland a visit this week in the interests of his firm. Captain James has visited all lower lake ports soliciting the vessel trade and his success in closing busi- ness has been above the average, from Cleveland he goes to Detroit and Bay City on his way home. At the yards of the Globe Iron Works Company, the light house tender Lilac building for the coast service is getting well along toward completion. Mr. Janson, Superintendent of Construction for the Lighthouse Board, expects that she will be ready for launching in about two weeks. Work is also progressing on the sey- eral other vessels now on the stocks. Byron Whitaker, the well known vessel owner of Detroit, was in the city on Tuesday upon vessel business. Captain Westcott, Supervising Inspector of the Detroit district, called on several vessel men on Tuesday on his way home from Washington. The eleventh annual ball of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association will be held at Haltnorth’s hall, Friday evening. It is desirable to make the fire boat more powerful as an ice crusher by giving her better engines. Freights have been very dull this week, with little demand for tonnage, anda general weakening on prey- iously quoted rates. $1.25 was the firm Ashland rate, though for midsummer trips this has now been shaded to $1.20. There is little or no enquiry for boats how- ever, and a number of owners are waiting for the stagna- tion or lull to pass over. The Wilson Line steamer Spokane, the first steel yessel built at this port, is now docked in the Shipowners’ Dry Dock and will be lengthened about sixty feet by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Co. She will thus have the dis- tinction of being the first steel vessel to be cut in two and receive another section at this port. The Spokane has beea a successful money maker since she was built in 1886. The only other metal boat ever lengthened at this port was the passenger steamer Idlewild and the THE MARINE RECORD. work was done by the same builders who are putting the section into the Spokane. ; fo ‘The propeller C. H. Green, now undergoing extensive eaniatier the supervision of Captain Peter Edgar of this city, will have a consort, the C eveland owned schoon- er F. A. Georger, instead of the Rosa Sonsmith and Mat- tie C. Bell, these two vessels have towed with the Green for the past ten years, or even since the fleet were built, The charterers of the Bell and Sonsmith will tow them probably behind the Orient Liners in the Lake Su- perior trade, with coal up and ore down. Capt. Duffy, owner of the Georger, will manage the tow at this port, and endeavor to give them the proper dispatch. Capt. Jobn Geary will command the C. Hi. Green, this season. vice Capt. John I. Edgar resigned. The resignation of Capt. Edgar from the service which he has been brought up in, is on somewhat different lines than usual, as we learn that Capt. Edgar is gifted with a remarkably fine tenor voice and musical talent of a high order, he has already been offered a remunerative engagement in New York, where he is cultivating his fine natural gifts. From New York he will proceed to Italy, and after a course, “hang out his shingle” as a professor of music and voice culture. Rumor-has it that the captain has a charming consort under convoy, who is similarly gifted, and under these circumstances any mariner might be excused from “swallowing the anchor.” oD +O oO CHICAGO, ILLS. Special to The Marine Record. C. F. Elmes is buildingjthree of his patent steam steer- ers for Buffalo parties to be placed on tugs at that port. Capt. George Tebo returned Monday, from the east. He had a very pleasant and successful trip, and is now in harness again for another season’s work for the Indepen- dent Coal Dock Co. at this port. C. W. Elphicke & Co. chartered the steamer Rhoda Emily last week for 40,000 bushels of rye to Kingston, p. t. The steamer Raleigh was chartered last week by P. H. Fleming’& Co., for 55,000 bushels of flax seed to Buff- alo, at 334 cents. Hiram H. Smith, of Buffalo, is spending a few days in this city on business connected with the Electric Refining Co., of Toledo, O. Capt. Martin O’Malley was initiated as a member of the E. M. B. A., Chicago, No. 3 branch, at a meeting held Wednesday afternoon, February 10th. Capt. J. E. Gardiner, of the schooner Evaline, was here from Kenosha last week on business. Jacob Hanson, carpenter for the Vessel Owners’ Towing Co., is doing lots of work on the fleet of tugs. The A. A. Carpenter is receiving a partial rebuild, comprising new frames and ceiling, new outside plank, new deck beams, deck, coamings and recalking. ‘The J. V. Taylor has re- ceived new frames and ceiling, and outside plank forward and recalking. The Union is receiving new deck, shelf- piece and recalking. All the tugs will be put in first-class shape both as regards hulls and machinery, and two or more of them will be supplied with steam steerers. C. EB. Benham, vessel agent, Cleveland, paid this city a visit this week. Capt. M. M. Drake, of Buffalo, was here on Monday. Judge Bradwell is having a 55-foot keel sloop yacht built at this port. J.J. Warde, of Chicago, has purchased the sloop yacht Atlanta, and will have her brought here from Belleville, Ont., when navigation opens. The case of Hans Christianson’s administrator versus the Dunham Towing and Wrecking Co., was decided last week in Judge Bretano’s Court. The jury returned a verdict for $2,250 in favor of Christianson’s estate. Burton, Calbick & Cook have opened a vessel agency and underwriters office at 23 Sherman street. The office will be represented on the floor of the Board of Trade by Mr. H. W. Cook, who will have charge of the chartering business of the firm. Capt. J. A. Calbick will attend to the outside matters and will be in a position to attend to any wrecking business which may present itself. The insurance branch of the business will be handled by Mr. L, L. Burton, who is also a member of the firm of J. C. Burton & Son, general agents of the Cincinnati Under- writers for the inland marine department. A despatch from Cheboygan Mich., dated February 15th. states: “After being out all of Saturday night, the jury at 5 o’clock yesterday morning, brought in a verdict of $14,000 in favor of the Cheboygan Lumber Co., for the burning of their property from a spark from the steamer Minnie M., belonging to the latter company.” The Min- nie M. had no spark arrester, this caused the loss, hence ghe suit, an appeal will be taken. ‘WILLIAMS -—_---- rr + BUFFALO, N.Y. Special to The Marine Record. The trial of Shipping Master Wm. Boyd, for shooting at an officer of the Seamen’s Union here last summer, has resulted in the jury awarding the maximum penalty for assault in the second degree, namely, $1,000 or imprison- ment from two to five years. Boyd will appeal A stay of execution of the judgment was g by Judge Seaver pending the decision of the upper and the prisoner was let out on bail in the sum of Marcus M. Drake and James J. H. Brown becoming sureties. = , The White Line Excursion Co. are building the side and not William Murphy as reported in my le last week, her correct dimensions are 96 feet long, 19 | beam and 5 feet draft when loaded, Most progress is being made on her and she will be fitted and furnished in a very superior style to any excursion steam- er out of this port. The White Line Co. will haven com. mission next summer the Riverside, Ideal, Glance and Sport, with the barges Moonlight and Starlight. ; A call has been issued for the third convention by the Canal and Harbor Protection Union of the State of New te York for the purpose of considering measures for the protection and improvement of the State’s waterways, , It will be held in Albany on Wednesday, the 2d day of March. A general invitation is extended to all friends of the State waterways to attend. The object of the con- vention is to save the great Erie Canal and Hudson River transportation route from immediate destruction. Late Saturday night as Capt. Reed, the.veteran keeper of the lighthouse in the harbor, was on his way across the icefield from the island to the light, he broke through a patch of thin ice and sank into the freezing water up to his armpits. He called lustily for help, and Capt. Wil- liams, of the Life Saving Station, William Williams, Jr., and surfman Gaskill went to his rescue. A rope was thrown over the drowning man’s shoulders and he was drawn into safety. While engaged in the work of rescue surfman Gaskill broke through the honey-combed floes, and was in turn hauled out with the rope, though this is the second time that he has assisted in taking Capt. Reed from the water in an exhausted condition. The barges Hattie, Elma and Superior haye been at- tached by the deputy sheriff at the instance of G. B. Haines and others in one suit, and H. A. Noble and others in a second suit. It is learned that about twenty loads of wheat have been taken by forwarders for shipment from Buffalo to New York next May via Erie Canal at 43g and 44g cents freight. ‘These are the first contracts made for the com- ing season. The Lake Pilots’ Aid Association gave their eighth annual ball on Tuesday evening. The hall was decorated tastefully in red, white and blue, and the floor was coy- ered with duck. Music was furnished by Kuhn’s orches- tra. The committees in charge were Messrs. G. F. Drury, Henry Kuhn, John Seebrook Henry ;Cronkhite, John Hogan, Fred Beecroft, R. A. Mallory, C. J. Grant, J. Golden, Frank Osborne, I. G. Bain, George Gibson, William Holtz, C. H. Gillespie, A. L. Smith, Maleom McLeod, P. McCormick, John Hogan, and Fred Schraft, as usual everything passed off successfully. a agp DETROIT, MICH. Special to The Marine Record. Frank Campbell and F. L. McDonald, of Duluth, were the lowest bidders for the construction of cribs for range lights in Ste. Mary’s River. Their bid of $8,539 has been recommended for acceptance by the lighthouse en- — gineer. The cribs will be built of wood and filled in with stone, There has been a controversy in the local press recently _ about the speed of passenger steamers. W. O. Ashley, one of the managers of the Frank E. Kirby, takes ex- ceptions to the claims of the new City of Detroit. In re- ply to a communication he states “the steamer City of Detroit is one of the most magnificent and finely — equipped steamers ever on the lakes.” I, however, claim — the steamer Frank E. Kirby to be the fastest boat. We have no record of the Kirby between Detroit and Cleve- — land, as she has never been there. We have, however, — records of speed between Detroit and Put-in-Bay which © we claim to be faster than any time the City of Detroit ever made between those points, or ever can make. Capt. E. M. Peck, the veteran vessel builder and owner, who built one hundred vessels, large and small, when he was in that business in Cleveland, upon being interviewed by a reporter of the Detroit Free Press last summer, said: “The steamer Frank E. Kirby is the fastest boat now on the lakes.” To use his own expression, “she can more miles per hour than any boat I know.” In Ju 1890, the Kirby made the run from the Michigan Cen railroad elevator to Bois Blane light, a distance of ty miles, in fifty-four minutes. In the monthof Ai 1890, she made the run from the Michigan Central vator to Pat-in-Bay in two hours fifty-five min The return trip from Sandusky, including flye stops winding the boat at the bay, was made in four fifty-five minutes, a distance of eighty miles, I cl there is no other boat on the lakes that can equ above. Mr. Ashley also calls attention to an illustrate let on “The twenty foot channel,” recently iss