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THE MARINE RECORD. (Continuea from page five.) SS _ Freights are about the same as last week with little offering that is not taken though rates are firmer. ‘Under the special ruling of the Secretary of War the dredge firm of Williams, Dougherty & Upham today began work with two dredges on the work of widening the channel along the east side of Rice’s point from op- posite elevator H. to Connor's point. The work is done without bids or advertisement and was authorized on the request of Capt. Miller, Duluth’s harbor-master, who represented that it was very badly needed, to give free _ passage for the immense traflic along the channel. d CHICAGO, ILL. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Lumber freights to local points are about the same, for outside points from one to two shillings per thousand raise is being paid and one-half to one cent on cedar. The barge Samuel Stephenson, Captain John Mulraney, consort of the barge Robert Holland loaded 750,000 feet of green Norway lumber on her last trip. E. W. Heath, shipbuilder, Benton Harbor, was here last Friday. H. J. Footlander, formerly shipbuilder at Muskegon, has gone into the shipbuilding business again and is building, a hull at Benton Harbor for the machinery of the tug A. Burton which was burned there two years ago. Harry 8, Channon, of the firm of H. Channon Co., ship- chandlers Chicago, was married Monday, August Ist, to Bessie Westover, of Chicago, only daughter of George F. Westover, an eminent Chicago lawyer, at St. George’s Church, London, England. The happy couple will make a tour of Europe before returning to Chicago. The schooner Ann Maria, Captain Giffney, has re- ceived new spars and canvas during:the past week. The steam lighter Albert Wallace recently imported here from West Bay City, for the Lehigh Valley Line, has been iv dry dock and undergone repairs and is again in use. Captain Black, of the steamer Oneida, 1s at present handling her and it is reported that a skillful salt water navigator will soon command her. The inspection papers of the following steamers in this district run out according to date: August 11...Joseph L. Hurd “ 11....Rhoda Emily “ 14...0. W. Bradley < . Joliet " Rosalin Duchess | vs amuel Marshall The tug Chicago which was sunk by collision with the steamer City of Concord last week was brought into the inner harhor Monday by several of Dunham’s tugs. The body of Oscar Page the cook who was drowned on the tug was recovered by a diver on Saturday and was buried Monday at Graceland cemetery. The body of William Kopfer,the linesman was not found until Monday after the tug was brought into port, an inquest was held on both bodies and verdicts of accideital drowning was re- turned. All the tugs in the harbor are bedecked with mourning out of respect to the deceased. Captain Ole Groh, was here last Thursday from She- boygan. His tug Sheboygan had towed the new steamer built by Reibolt & Wolter, to Manitowoc, to receive her boiler at the Manitowoc Steam Boiler Works and will tow her back to Sheboygan where she will receive her upper works and be completed ready for work at once. Captain James Sanford, of the steamer Walter Vail, Teports that there is a shoal spot about half a mile south ofthe can buoy on Poes reef at the entrance of the Straits of Mackinaw with about 16 feet of water over it. The steamer C. A. Eddy, loaded 89,500 and her consort the Newell Eddy, 85,250 bushels of wheat here last Satur- day. The largest cargo of wheat ever taken out of this port by one steamer and consort. The steamer Edward Buckley, Captain C. Gnewuch, built last year by Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, machin- ery by the Montague Iron Works, boiler by the Mani- towoe Steam Boiler Works, is the fastest and best equipped steamer of her class, on Lake Michigan. WILLIAMS. - Fashion Favorite A. 8. Allen BAY CITY, MICH. Special Correspondence to I'he Marine Record. The barge Sparrow has been seized by the revenue cutter Fessenden ior running without proper documents. She is in . the lumber trade between Tawusand this city. Bearringer Bros.’ steel yacht Straightaway, which hus been rebuilt at Wheeler's, has had her name changed to Wapiti, She is just about finished and will leave in a few days for a cruise in Georgian Bay. Light ship No. 51, which was taken to her destination via the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic, urrived safe and was turned _ over to the government officials at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, _ No's 52 and 54 are nearly completed and will be taken to their _ destination togéther, No. 52 is to be delivered at Edgemore, _ Delaware River, and No, 54 goes to the nayal station at Charles- fa The frames are all np for the ocean tug building at Wheelers and the plates are now being put ou. It is expected tial she _ will be completed and ready to deliver in Boston some time in tember, The steamer C, F. Beilman, the last wooden boat on the at Wheelers was launched the 28th. ult. She is con- structed of solid oak, and is steel corded and steel archeds Her dimensions are: keel 200 feet, 41 feet beam, 23 feet moulded depth, and carries three pule spars. Her engine. are 20, 32 and 54x 42, triple expansion. Her boilers are 11} by 12 feet, and are tested to 160 Jbs. of steam, She is also provided with all the latest improvements in the way of deck hoisting machinery. She wil] be commanded by Capt. Albert Stewart and expects to clear this week. The second of Capt. Davidson’s big three, the City of Genos, was launched from the yard last week, like all the bouts built at this yard, she is u model both in the quality of material used in construction, and in the fine manner in which ber cabins are fitted up, One of the peculiarities of this bout is the lack of masts, the only one that is carried being a small one well forward. This adds to the facilisies for loading or un- loading cargoes, as there are no center masts to interfere with the working of tie ore buckets or grain spouts, Her engines are triple expansion, the cylinders of which are 20, 33, 54 with a 42 inch stroke. The boilers are 13 feet long by 114 feet indiameter. She is provided with a steel boiler nouse, and the steering gear, pumps and hoisting apparatus are operated by steam, IPR. ro cr ESCANABA, MICH. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. The steel steamer Maryland, owned by the Inter-Ocean Transportation Co, of Milwaukee, Capt J.C. Ricketson general manager, hus eclipsed all previous cargo carrying records on the lakes by loading 3,668 gross tons, or 4,088 net tons of iron ore at this port. She left here on Monday, drawing 17 feet 4 inches, and still had a side ont of water fit to cross the At lantic with. The draft is unusual forthe !akes, and could only be carried witout lightering in the trade between here and South Chicago, butic is well worthy of recording that the 4,(00 net ton limit has been reached with a limit of 88 tuns to veer and haul upon if a few tons are questioned. The Recorp man took a flying trip across the lake and around the popular resorts of Grand Traverse Bay last week, I found the genial shipowner, Capt, W. J. Webb of Cassopo- lis, enjoying himself at the James Ne ah-ta-non-ta resort. which is located about nine miles north of Traverse City, head of the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay. Capt. Webb speaks in the highest terms of the new steamer Columbia, which was built by Rober.son the Grand Haven shipbuilder, for the route between Traverse and Hurbor Springs, taking in all the intermediate points of interest on the Bay, From Capt. H. N. Young who commands the flag ship Columbia ot the Tra- verse Buy Line, I learned that the Columbia is 95 feet long, 20 feet beam and 8 tee: draft of water, with a steam pressure of 125 pounds, she develops a speed of sixteen miles an hour making her run only a short days work, The wrecker Henry Jolinson of Detrvit has the chains un- der the Ogemaw and she will soon be afloat it all goes well with the expedition The steamer City of Grand Rapids has not lost any time on her new run, neither has she lost business but instead, it is constantly increasing, and should it continue, a daily line will be established, The Burns ‘Transportation Co,’s sieamer Lotus now carries numerous picnic parties up the Bay to the many points of interest and always returus on schedule time. Capt, Dan Nor- ton and Purser Talbot are always ready to lend a hand to any- things that tends to increase the popularity of their cratt. The lighthouse tender Dahlia has been in port here for several days past. Escanaba can well boast beside the largest ore trade of a very cousideruble jumber output. Severul million feet of the same material have gone forward already this season and it is yet being shipped at a steady rate. The Goodrich Line Co.’s steamers City of Ludington and Menominee will make this port from Ubicago and interme- diate ports twice euch week. Shipping master Nesbitt tas spent the past few weeks in looking over the necessities in his line at Ashland tor the Lake Carriers Association, I hear of one of the union walking delegates leaving that city quite unceremoniously alter being “knocked out”’ in the first round by Nesbitt. Mr. Severson, of New York city, is acting in the capacity of shipping mds ter here during Mr, Nesbitt’s absence. Uno. KINGSTON, ONT. Speciai Correspondence to l'he Marine Record. The schooner Kate, of Oakville, was capsized off Thompsons Point, Bay of Quinte, at 5:30 o’clock Thursday morning and Mrs. Papa the cook, and a seaman named Solomon were drowned. The Kate had leit Belleville on Wednesday even ing, light, for Charlutie, her crew consisting of Capt. Deweita (master and owner,) and Alfred Barnet mate, both of Picton, Joseph Frechette of Belleville aud James Solomon of Loron- toseaman, and Mrs. Papa of Kingston, cook. Vhe captain and Frechette were on watch and observing the equall approaching succeeded in getting the maiu-jaff topsail and jib topsail off the vessel before it struck. Mrs, Papa was on deck before the squall and was ordered by Capt. Dew- etta to call the mate. Sue weot down in the cabin 10 do s0 and her cries could be heard as the vessel capsized. Solomon was off watch in the forecastle asleep and of course was drowned, but the captain and the other two cluug to the wreck and were afterwads taken off by the Hero and taken to Pic- ton, Mrs. Papa’s body wes found and brought to Kingston for burial, and a diver from the Donnelly Wrecking Cov, re covered Sulomon’s body on Saturday, he schovoner Kate will be raised at once and repuired at Picion, Mrs, Papa Jeaves un invalid husband and six children, H. Corby, Esq, M. P, for Hastings Co., owns a very fine yacht and lust week had as his guests fora three days outing on the riyer, Sir Johu Thompsun, Minister of Jusuce, and the Hon. Mackenzine Boweli, Minister of Militia. The Min isters were well pleased with the beautitul sail among the islands and stopped on the yacht lounger than they originally intended. While in Kingston, Sir John Thompson visited the breakwater and promised to give bis assistance in having it repaired. f c A greut deal of unnecessary argument is taking place in the colums of our local papers over a dispute between B. W. Fol ger und Capt’ John Gaskin as to the chancys of the U.S, Gov- ernment preventing the Canadian Mari’ from using the channels of the St. Lawrence river which lie contiguous to New York State. Mr, Folger said if the U.S. Government retaliated in this way, it would seriously inconvenience Cunu- dian trade and Oupt, Gaskin says Canadians can use their own channels, and brings forward statements from his captains to prove the Jatter, If they kept on arguing from now until doomsday they would neither of them be furnishing any gen- uine information to the public, for it is simpiy amusing to see how each writer dodgvs the main question at issue and tries to catch the popular car by some quibble. The thinking public in this vicinity are much pleased with Tue Marne Recorp of last week, in your article on the sub- ject of canal tolls believing that ‘National predjud:ces should not be allowned to gain « supremacy in these important ques- tions of international commerce,’’ etc. The tug Traveller with a tow of four barges crossed the steumer Cresco’s bow near Pine Tree Point, a short distance below Iroquois on Thursday. ‘The first three barzes crossed safely but the last was e¢ close that Capt. Hatch of the Cresco had to chvose either to run the barge down or to run his steamer on shore, and he choose he latter. he Traveller ed io pull the Cresco off shore, but was unsuccessful, The &co’s passengers were transferred tothe R P. Flower and carried 10 Waddington, and the tug Alert of Morrisburg pulled the Cresco off. Messrs. Phippen & Graham of Belleville, launched . their new steumbarge at Trenton this week, The new vessel is 125 feet keel, 24 feet beam and 10 feet depth of hold, with an 18 square high pressure engine, and boiler carrying 100 pounds steam, The new vessel will carry 250 M. feet of lumber or 425 tons of coal and will be used principally in the Trenton - Oswego trade. Me. 8. Penny, late ot the loronto Dry Dock, designed and superinteoded the construction of the vessel, and the hull shows evidence of his careful supervision, being well and strongly built of the very best material. Capt. John Vanal- stina will command the new boat with Charles Guyette as first engineer. One year ago your currespondent predicted that the R. & Ont. Nay, Co., would build their new steam rin the United S.utes and bring her into Canada under a British Reyister without the payment of one cent of duty to the Canadian Government. Many marine men disputed thi. and said it could not be done. This steamer Columbian, hailing from Sr. Johns, N. F., is now running on the river with all the privileges of Canadian vessels without haying paid one cent of duty. MaGyer. BUFFALO, N. Y. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Capt. Newman, of the steamer Niagara, picked up three soldiers in a capsized yacht one day last week. The life suv - ing crew were watching the yacht, but did not offer assistance. The old Goodrich liner Corona, purchased by the Wood- iawn Beach Company, arrived here from Mauitowoe Sunday night, and Tuesday she made her first trip to the new south shore resort. She found a channel and made the first safe landing that has been made in years on the American shore in that vicinity. Louis Harbrecht, owner of the steamer Dixie, which was sunk by the Pilgrim, bas been forced to give up his pilovs papers, the charges of drunkenness against him being proved. The Dixie is not now in the place she sunk, and has prob- ably been carried some distance down the river. It is thought no attempt will be made to raise her. Captain M. J. Galvin has returned from Port Huron, where he was on thesurvey of the Aloha. He says her dumages are $12,000, with no insurance. While the new Anchor liner Codorus was turning over her engine at ihe dock, a fuel scow gut foul of her screw, and every blade of her sectional propeller was broken off short. The accident caused a week’s delay. The sea lighter Niagara is moored in a place on the muin channel of Buffalo River, which renders her something of an obstruction to navigation. The Hurrison last Mouday in rounding into the Peck slip badly damaged her upper works by contact with the lighter, and then ran into the Russell Saye. The Harrison is in dry dock. The Corona is painted black, and fastened to her walking beam is « big black sheet-iron image of a horse, which gullops wildly when the beam is in metion, ‘Tug men generally have therefore dubbed the steamer ‘*The Black Horse,” while one was mean enough to cull her ‘*Lhe Hearse.”’ The Erie cunal appears to have survived its usefulness. Boats are generally lying up, and business is relatively smaller than last year. Canil men are making no money and the only apparent use of the mule power waterway 18 to keep rail rates down. Capt. Young, of the steamer Fred Pabst, is the only master that attempts getting to und from the Reading coul chutes without a tug. Last Saturday Capt. Young came out with a cargo of 2,800 tons of coal and got hard aground. A tug in the first pluce would have cost the steamer $12, As it was, nearly every tug in the harbor bad a hand in getting the Pabst off, aud it cost $300, and 48 hours delay, — The steamers Harrison and Mascotte had a trial of speed coming up the Niagara last week. Both vessels were putting fort their best speed, when the fireman of the Mascotte sud— denly concluded to quit work, and would not fire his boat even during the rest of the trip, though offered extra money to doso, A deck hand had to do the firing and as a conse- quence the Harrison came in ahead, rr The new wooden steamer C. F. Bielman was launched at the yards of the Wheeler shipbuilding company at Bay City, on Thursday afternoon, Her gross tonnage is 2,056 snd the is owned hy the Steward Transportation company of Deirpit. A channel from Luke Michigan through Sturgeon Bay har- bor to the entrance of the canal has been dredged to a dep he of 16 feet under the direction of Major James F. Gregory, corps of engineers, officer in charge. The Detroit Dry Dock Co., have under consideration the remoya! of their iron, steel and composite shipyard from Wyandotte to Detroit with a view to central z* th: extensive interests of the company. ee OFFICIAL NUMBERS As-IGNED, The Bureau of Navigation arsigned official numbers to the following new lake tonnage du ing the week eal mg Jay 30: Steam—City of Genon, 1,773 ner tou, Port Huroo, Mien 5 Charles P. Stricker, 7 pet tous, E ie, Pa; E, BE. Wal, 6 ner tons, Oswego, N. Y.; Pathfinder, 1,762 vet tons, Cleveland, O. Unrigged vessels—Sagamore, 1,557 net tone, Cleveland, O,