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THE MARINE RECORD. 9 PERSONALS. Mr R. K- Winslow is progressing fairly towards convales— : cence and is expected to be out at business again in a few days. Mr. Fred Pell, representing the American Ship Wind- a visited the city this week in the interests of his rm. Mr. M. A. Bradley, Capt. George P. McKay and H. D. Goulder visited Detroit this week as a committee to pro- test against bridging the entrance to Duluth harbor. J.J. Lynn, marine reporter, Port Huron, spent a few days in Cleveland this week visiting vesselmen and mak- ing business arrangements for the coming season. Capt. Thomas Wilson, after a four weeks vacation in Florida, is due at business again on Saturday next. Captain Alfred Mitchell has returned from his South- ern trip looking much improved and judging from ap- pearances well able to cope with the turmoil of a brisk season’s work. Captain Lewis Huntoon, who is now almost better known in Detroit than in his old home port, visited Cleveland this week and called on many of his sailing friends of the bye-gone days, all were pleased to see him. Captain Scott, the marine insurance agent candidly ad- mitted that his old shipmate had the brightest eye of any septuagenarian flat-foot of his acquaintance. Captain Alexander McDougall, general manager of the American Steel Barge Company, was in Cleveland for a few hours on Sunday on his way to New York. He ex- pects to be in Cleveland again on his return West about Saturday of this week. T. R. Harvey, marine reporter at Sault St. Marie, is visiting the lower lake ports, and is expected to arrive in Cleveland today. e. cL + THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors have com- pleted the consideration of the regular river and harbor ap- propriation bill, It appropriates $20,700,000 and authorizes the extension of contracts to continue improvements. The estimates of the engineers aggregated eighty-five million dollars, half a million is in the bill for the preliminary work on the deep water channel throughout the Great Lakes. Representative Blanchard, chairman of the committee and Messrs. Vincent A. Taylor and Tom L. Johnson worked un- ceasingly for the best interests of the bill. The following is a list of appropriations for lake harbors in excess of $10,000: New York—Buffalo, $300,000; Dunkirk, $20,000; Charlotte, $25,000; Ogdensburg, $40,000; Oswego, $30,000. Pennsylvania—Erie, $40,000. Ohio—Ashtabula, $70,000; Cleveland, $100,000; Fairport, $35,000; Huron, $15,000; Port Clinton, $10,000; Sandusky, $41,712; Toledo, straight channel through Maumee Bay, $200,- 000; Conneaut, $25,000. Indiana—Michigan City, outer harbor, $30,000; inner har- bor, $15,000. Illinois—Calumet harbor, to maintain existing work, $15,- 000; Chicago, $72,000; Waukegan, $25,000. Michigan—Charlevoix harbor, $10,000; Frankfort, $10,000; Grand Haven, $40,00(; Grand Marais harber of refuge, $30,- 000; Manistee, $50,000; Muskegon, $75,000; Ontonagon, $20,- 000; Sand Beach harbor of refuge, $150,000; St. Joseph, $50,- 000, South Haven, $10,00@; Marquette, $80,000; Petoskey, $20,000. Wisconsin—Green Bay, $10,000; Kenosha, $15,000; Kew- i aunee, $20,000; Manitowoc, $18,000; Milwaukee refuge, $75,- 000; Milwaukee harbor, $14,000; Racine, $25,000; Superior bay and St. Lovis bay, $70,000; Sheboygan, $20,000; Ashland $45,000. Minnesota—Duluth, $80,000; Grand Marais, $10,000; Agate bay, $30,000, SSRs ee WORD FROM ABROAD. A private letter postmarked Cadiz, Spain, from Mr. Smith, chief engineer of the Cleveland built steamer Wadena, has just been received by Mr, Robert Wallace, of the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company. From this communication it is learned that this handsome steam yacht steamed 10.000 miles on her route across the Atlantic without experiencing the ‘slightest mishap in any particular. The engincer is highly pleased with the machinery, all of which was turned out at the works of her builders. The Magnolia metal was used for main shaft bearings, and as it was a new metal to both the en- gineer and the builders, some anxiety was experienced regard- ing its service. Mr, Smith states that he is highly pleased with the excellent results shown from the Magnolia metal, and writes that if he was fitting out similar tonnage for himself no other metal should be used. It is highly gratifying to note that so perfect were the engines and all auxiliary machinery, that little or no lost motion had to be taken up in this 10,000 mile trial trip, and the seaworthy qualities of the yacht is all - that could be attained in the size of hull and equipment, either for lnke or ocean service. rr gressman Vincent A. Taylor has introduced a private Geo. 8. Curtis $5,000, on account of injuries received y in 1856, while in the employ of the government UNDERWRITERS’ CONVENTION IN DETROIT. Fifteen prominent lake underwriters, including leading mar- ine insnrance men from New York, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Chi- cago and Detroit, who represent all the insurance interests on the Great Lakes, held their sessions at Detroit on Tuesday- The following underwriters were present: James A. Whitlock’ of New York; Townsend Davis, W.J.Sandrock, Henry 8. Sill, Paul W. Bullard and J, G, Orr, of Buffalo; George L. McCurdy, J. S. Gadsden, J.J. Rardon and L. L. Burton of Chicago; David Vance and F. L, Vance of Milwaukee, and Eugene Harbeck, Alex McDonnell aud J.C. Burton of De- troit, Mr. Whitlock acted as chairman and Mr. McDonnell as secretary. The objects of the conference were for the pnr- pose of making a new tariff, considering changes inthe policy of marine underwriting, and attending to other matters that might be brought before the conference, The sessions closed however, on Wednesday afternoon, with very few, if any, changes being inaugurated, Alex McDon- nell, of Detroit, who acted as secretary of the conference, stated that the revision of the ’92 tariff left the schedule practically the same as last year and although many interesting and essential changes were discussed nothing positive regard- ing the change in the wording of policies was brought about. The Lake Hull Tariff was agreed upon and placed in cir- culation, with a strongly worded foot note as follows:—‘tNo general agent or company in any case to allow over 10 per cent commission to local agents, or any other consideration whatever, at any time whatsoever, and no agent, company or general agent shall be allowed to pay any part of his commis- sion to any vessel owner, broker or any other person.” Capt. Joe Nicholson lunched the underwriters at the close of the conference, es INLAND LLOYDS’ REGISTER. The revision of the Inland Lloyds’ Vessel Register, by Capt. Daniel McLeod, 8. V. Parsons and Capt. James Mowatt, has been completed. It is expected that the new volume will be issued in a few days. Quite a number of vessels have chang ed ownersh‘p since last fall, and asthe revisers had no time to look up such cases, the ownership columns will need correction in the supplements. Ves els of whose condition the revisers had no knowledge were classed blank, and such will be inspected at the earliest convenience. The revisers feel that, on the whole, the new register will be reliable for all practical purposes. The work was gone over with care and deliberation. re AN AID TO NAVIGATION. An ingenious diagram for solving two of the most import- ant problems in navigation—the working out of azimuth and longitude—has receutly been adopted by the Hydrographic office. tis the work of Mr. G. W. Littlebales, a graduate of the Naval Academy, who is at present in charge of the divi- sion of chart construction of the Hydrographic office. The use of tables of logarithms and calculation is rendered unnec— essary by this device, a pencil and parallel ruler being all that are required for promptly figuring longitude and azimuth. oo LAUNCHES. Two launches will take place at Cleveland next week, the first being the handsome steel lighthouse tender Lilac on Wednesday afternoon, from the yards of the Globe Iron Works Company, and on the following day, Thursday, March Sst, a steel freight monitor will be launched from the yards of the Cleyeland Ship Building Company. After this initial work for 1892 they will be kept.going into the water at regular intervals along the lakes. a A TORONTO VESSEL-MAN PASSES AWAY. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. ‘Toronto, ONr.—Mr. William Cunningham, chief engineer of the Shickluna, with his assistant William Dewey arrived in the city on Monday to commence fitting out their steamer, Mackays Sons of Hamilton who recently purchased the St. Magnus from the estate of the late C. Robertson, have had all the machinery removed from the steamer to have it thorough- ly overhauled and also compounded; the hull will also receive very extensive repairs. They intend to place her in the Mon- treal and Duluth trade. Work on the new steamer being built by Messrs Doty & Co. for the St. Catharines, Toronto & Grimsby Steamboat OCo., is being pushed forward rapidly, the plating will be finished this week and it is expected she will be ready for business on the opening of the excursion trade. She is to be called the Garden City and will be commanded by Capt. N.J. Wigle, with John Booth in charge of her machinery. The steamer Lakeside also owned by the company will start ranning about the 16th of April. Capt. f. Murray will sail her this season with William Watt as chief engineer. Capt. S. Crangle, president of the Conadian Marine Asso- ciation, who has been confined to his house for several days, is able to be out once more, and left for Ottawa on Monday night. He will be met there by influential representatives from Kingston and Montreal, and they will make every effort to have the Government put into force the same regulations respecting the rebate of tolls on grain that were in force last year. Until it is positively known what steps the Government decide to take in this important matter, it is impossible for forwarders to make contracts for the season business, and as a result they are suffering very considerable loss, as the Ameri- can transportation companies have secured a large share of the grain (hat would have found an outlet to the seaboard by the Canadian route, Capt. Frank Jackman Sr., one of the old lake captains of Canada, died very suddenly at his residence on Birkerey street in this city on Monday, He had been at work in the forenoon and while on his way to work in the afternoon Le complained of a pain in the region of his heart. He returned to the house and shortly afterwards expired from heart failure. He had sailed on the lakes for over forty years, and in 1865 made a voyage to Port Natal, South Africa,in the Sea Gull, a 14,000 bushel vessel still in commission but now under the American flag, She took a general cargo to Africa and occupied thir- teen months in making the trip, as she was detained there for three months. On his retarn be retireu from sailing and for a time directed his attention to vessel building. He did not continue Jong as a builder but resumed sailing, He was em- ployed on the Albion, Matilda Jane, Marco Polo, Mary Groy- er and other vessels. He owned the steamer Watertown for two years and ran her in the excursion business. For the past four years he has owned and sailed the tug Dolphin employed in the harbor improvements. The deceased was sixty-eight years of age and leaves a family of five, four daughters and one son,—Capt. Frank Jackman Jr, The funeral took place on Tuesday. The propeller Celtic hus been chartered for three loads of grain from Port Arthur to Montreal at 9c. per bushel. She has also been chartered by the Dominion Goverument to carry the supplies to all Canadian lighthouses above Montreal; this work to be done in July. The Myles and Rosedale haye also been chartered for two cargoes, each of grain, f om Lake Su- perivr to Kingston at 6c. Capt. W. H. Goodfellow, compass adjusier, has received the contract to supply the compasses for the Government steamers being built by the Polson Co. at Owen Sound, He will also attend to the adjustment of the instruments. SPARTA. eee ee DETROIT ITEMS. Special to Correspondence to The Marine Record. O. W. Werbeck has purchased the schooner Grace Whitney for $14,500, Captain W. W. Werbeck will sail her. Captain Eber Ward has formed a new line of boats for grain and other freight purposes and has named the line Ward’s Lake Superior line, taking the name held by the old Ward’s, now the Crescent line. Captain Ward has three boats, the Northerner, Ford and Toledo, of 1,500, 1,100 and 700 carry- ing tons capacity, respectively. He will purchase another boat as early as possible to add to his line. The Northerner has been chartered to make her first trip with flour from Glad- stone to Buffalo. 3 Captain S. B. Grummond has sold the tugs Winslow and Sweepstakes to the Saginaw Valley Towing association of Bay City ; consideration $34,000. Captain Grummond has also bought the steam barge Manistique from B. Boutell and Peter C. Smith, of Bay City; consideration $40,000, The Manis- tique rates Al, is a powerful boat, and will be fitted out with a modern wrecking outfit, including new rotary steam pumps, and stationed at Cheboygan, Mich., for wrecking purposes. It would thus appear that Captain Grummond intended to curtail his towing business and turn more attention to salvage and wreck raising exploits than he has done hitherto. co. Tue McGraw Steamship Co. has been incorporated in Mich igan. The incorporators are Thomas Cranage and Joseph WwW. McGraw of Bay City, John S. McNeil of West Bay City and Edward Smith of Buffalo, The capital stock is $140,000, all paid in, The office of the company will be at, Hampton, These gentlemen recently bought the steamer City of Paris off Capt. James Davidson. ED OO oO Carr. F. B, Hacker? has commenced fitting out the tug In- ternational and will haye her ready as soon as nayigation opens, Capt. Thomas Hayes has also commenced fitting out the wreck- er Saginaw, which has been lying at the M. C. R. slip all win- ter, and she will be ready for work asoon as navigation opens. She will be stationed at the Lake Erie end of the river for some time and will be equipped with complete wrecking outfit, Do ee . Capt. J. S, McNeil has disposed of his interest in the steam- _ barge D. Leuty to George D, Jackson of Bay City for $37,000, ~ He has also sold his interest in the barge Bottsford. Capt. — McNeil, who has for years commanded the Leuty, will sail the big steamship Ciiy of Paris, in which he now holds an in= terest. This Jatter boat claims to out distance“her sister ships and to rate as the fastest wooden boat on the lakes. Sheis rated .. in the Inland Lloyd’s insurance-register as A le. + oo —————_—= Secretary Coffin, of the Lighthouse Board, announces tha the lights on the lakes will begin to twinkle about the 10th ~ of April. Everything connected with the lighthouse service’ is being put in the best possible condition Ty Seas son, ; - weplg a to! ghar: % 43