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ESTABLISHED 1878. VOL. XV. CLEVELAND, OHIO, AUGUST 25, 1892. NO. 35 LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION. To consider and take action upon all general questions relating to the navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes, maintain nec: essary shipping offices and in general to protect the common interest of Lake Carriers. and improve the charac- ter of the service rendered to the public. President: M. A. Brapwey, - - Cleveland. Vice-President : Jonx G. Kerr - Chicago. James W. Minuen, Detroit. W. S. BRAINARD, - Toledo. FJ. Firta, - - Erie. RP. Frrzeeraun, Milwaukee. Tuomas Witson, Cleveland. ALEXANDER McDovcatt, = Duluth P,P. Miuuzr, | - Buffalo, Secretary: CHarves H. Keer, Buffalo. Treasurer: Geo. P. McKa - Cleveland. Counsel: Harvey D. Gourper, - Cleveland. Board of Managers. F. W, Baldwin, - Ogdensburg. ‘Thomas Wilson, Cleveland. F. J. Firth, - - Erie. -H. M, Brailley, W. BE. Chapman, Sandusky, Jas. Corrigan, € T. Morley, H. M. Hanna, 5 Alvin Neal, eed G P. McKay, - James Davidson, - H. G. Dalton, - Cleveland. Charles A. Eddy, - Harvey H. Brown, - Cleveland. Alexander McDougal, J. W. Moore, - - Cleveland, F, W. Gilchrist, - Alpena. B.L. Pennington, - Cleveland. J. 0. Gilchrist, Vermillion. Hawgood, - Cleveland. JL Higgie, ’ - Chicago. ardson, Cleveland. Jesse Spaulding, — - Chicago. _S. D, Caldwell, Buffalo, 3.8. Dunham, - - Chicago. Peter P Miller, Buffalo. John Keith, - - - Chicago. E.T. Evans, - Buffalo. Joseph Austrian > Chicago. James Ash, < - Buffalo, David Vance, by Milwaukee. W. Bullard, — - 5 Buffalo. RP. Fitzgerald, - Milwaukee. J.J. H Brown, - - Buffalo. W, Livingstone, Jr., - Detroit. W P. Henry, - = Buffalo. James Millen, - Detroit. John Gordon, - + Buffalo, David Carter, =~ . Detroit, W. 8. Brainard, - Toledo, E M. Peck, - Detroit. _L. 8. Sullivan, - - Toledo. D.C, Whitney, - Detroit. A.W. Colton, + + Toledo HS. Hodge,” - - Detroit. CLEVELAND, O. The trial trip of the Mariposa on Tuesday afternoon was a perfect success. Steam was run up to 120 pounds, and at 76 revolutions her speed was about 14 miles per hour. At that rate little or no vibration was felt. Her main engines and auxiliary machinery worked satisfac- tory and after a three hours’ test, the Globe Iron Works Oo, turned her over to her owners. Among those pres- ent on the trial trip were Col. Pickands, J.J. Dalton and Mr. Colby, representing the owners; general manager, John F. Pankhurst; Mr. John H. Smith, superintendent of shipyard; Robert Hays, master mechanic; Mr. Ham- bleton, of the boiler shop department, and Douglas Brew, engine builder, representing the builders. The guests were Mr. L. C. Hanna, Mr. Ernest Janson, superintend- ent of construction for the U. 8. Lighthouse Board; Mr. H. J. Hawgood, vessel owner; Mr. Charles Bradley Calder, shore engineer for the Menominee and Mutual lines; Mr, Fleming, Capt. C. E. Benham, Capt. William Mack, Capt. Kennedy, and a large number of ladies, who Were gallantly escorted and taken under conyoy by Mr. Fleming. _ The steel steamer Western Reserve, built by the Cleve- land Ship Building Co., to the order of Capt. Peter Minch, furnishes an interesting record in the perform- Anes of her engines. It is learned that during the three Seasons she has been running her engines have never J been Stopped or even slowed down for any cause, except in answer to bells on navigational signals from Capt. Myers or his officers. During all of this time chief en- gineer William Seaman says that he has had the pleasure of handling the most perfect mechanism that he ever _ desires to be shipmates with. This feature, no doubt accounts for the success and regularity of this large " steamer’s trips, although Capt. William Gerlach, in the "Same line, steamer Onoko, (the first iron steamer built a 4t this port) seems to keep leyel with the new boat on ~ the number of trips, and receives, perhaps, a little better “dispateh in port. __Mr. ©. Hf. Bradley, a vessel owner of Bay City, Mich., “Writing to the Chase Machine Co., states that the Chase ‘Butomatic fog whistle machine fitted on his new Wheeler & Co., of W. Bay City, is simply a perfect piece of mechanism, and an invention for ships use which he unqualifiedly endorses as being difficult to get along without. The automatic fog whistle machine is rec- ommended by the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels, works positively and as sure as the en- gines turn over, giving the regulation fog whistle signals when the steamer is underway, and theretore insuring attention to this important feature when navigating in thick or fozgy weather. Mrs. Emma B. Gedehon has undergone a critical tech- nical examination this week at the offices of the U.S. local inspectors and the test las resulted in the issuance to her of a special pilots license to take charge of the steamyacht Emma in waters contiguous to this port. The lady pilot is a daughter of ex-councilman Kist, Ba- varian House, River St., and is undoubtedly an expert in the profession. Wonder why the lady should be limited tothe Emma! Does an equal tonnage or size require less or more qualifications? Our lady pilot is eligible to command boats of similar tonnage, or if not, the rules of the steamboat inspection service are away off. Running the “Soo” river at night is very risky work, and according to the statement of a prominent master and pilot, good light is required, and the best sort of day- light at that, at least, such is what he wants to get along safely. Two steamers ashore at the foot of Sugar Island is surely enough for one night’s work. The City of Du- luth and Missonla will likely go slow in that vicinity in the future, and prefer natural to artificial light when navigating the tortuous channels of the “Soo” river. An important collision conference met in the office of Harvey D. Goulder, on Wednesday, to settle out of court the Susan B. Peck—George W. Adams case. There were present C. A. McDonald and Eugene Harbeck, of Chicago; W. I. Sandrock and Captain John Green, of Buffalo ; T, H. Canfield of Detroit, and Mr. John Corrigan of this city. The underwriters will consider a proposition made by the vessel owners for a settlement in full, and this will likely dispose of the case. Capt. C. C. Goodwin, keeper of the local life saving station is a candidate for promotion to the grade of superintendent, whoever 8. I. Kimball may appoint it is to be hoped that he will promote one of the present officers of the service. Capt. Goodwin has the best wishes of all local interests in his candidacy for the honor to which his long and faithful service so justly entitles him. Mr. T. F. Newman, general agent of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Co., has tendered his resig- nation, to take effect on January 1. Mr. Newman re- signs to give his entire attention to his duties as general manager of the Cleveland & Buffalo Transportation Co., and the work involved in putting the new line in work- ing order. The U. S, Light-House Tender Columbine, built by the Globe Iron Works Co., for service on the Pacitic coast is now nearly ready for sea, and will leave port next week. The special pontoons prepared by Mr. John Hall of Ogdensburg, N. Y. will be used in taking her down the St. Lawrence system of canals. The Addison VY. Armour yacht, which arrived at this port for repairs a few weeks ago from Poughkeepsie, N, Y., under the name of No, 12, has been rechristened the Gryphon. Her license extends to the Mississippi River, and a trip down the “father of waters” is contemplated by her millionaire owner this fall. The Chase Automatic fog whistle machine fitted on the new steamer Mariposa of the Minnesota Line, was tested during her trial tripon Tuesday, As usual, the and owners. machine gave perfect satisfaction to the engineer, master | CHICAGO NEWS LETTER. Special Correspondence to the Marine Record. Albert W. Goodrich, President of the Goodrich Trans- portation Co., and his friend, E. Burton Holmes, left Chicago last Thursday night on the N. W. R. R. for St. Paul; thence to Manitoba, to connect with the Pacific R. R. for Vancouver, B. ©., where they will take the steamer Empress, of India, for Yokohama, Japan and China, and probably a trip around the world. We wish them a very pleasant journey and a safe return. The schooner Ostrich has been sold by Higgie & Walsh, vessel agents for Miller Brothers, Kenosha, to John Me- Kay, Milwaukee; consideration, $1,000. At Miller Bros’. shipyard the tug J. V. Taylor was in dock for recalking, the schooner Live Oak for stopping leak, tug Robert Tarrant and steam barge H. D. Root for new wheels; sloop yacht Scorpion to have a leak stopped; the steam barge White and Friant had herstern bearing fixed; the barge J. T. Johnson had her bottom calked; the schooners Winnie Wing, Guido and L. B. Shepard had leaks stopped; the steamer Favorite re- ceived repairs to shoe and stern bearing, and some calk- ing; the tug Meteor was at the derrick and received re- pairs to her stern and some calking; the schooner Alice received a pew mizenmast; the schooner Goodman a new mainmast; the steamer Robert C. Went a new mast; the steamer John F,, Eddy, repairs to her cabin. The Anchor Line fine new steel steamer Schuylkill arrived here from Erie with 1,400 tons of merchandise at 9.25 Monday night, having left Erie at 11 o’clock Friday night. She was built by the Globe Works at Oleveland, and her hull, machinery and outfit is of the very best. She has a good looking bow and stern, and if she had some sheer, would be a handsome steamer, but without it she looks, well, not handsome. Capt. John Doherty is in command; James Nilan, 1st mate; Thomas Bell, 2nd mate; John Jordan, chief engineer; John Hayward, as- sistant engineer. She consumed about 70 tons of coal on her run up, about one ton per hour, which is considered light on fuel. She will bea large carrier. The passenger steamer Nebraska arrived here Monday morning from Milwaukee, where she had undergone con- siderable alterations and improvements to fit her for the passenger service in which she will be engaged in the future, } The splendid new steel steamer Maritana, recently built by the Chicago Ship Building Co., arrived here from South Chicago on her trial trip just before 6 p. m. last Thursday evening. She had on board some 200 invited guests, who enjoyed a royal time, and partook of the splendid refreshments supplied on board, to which they were invited by Manager W. I. Babcock, who proved himself an excellent host, and used his utmost endeayors to make all on board happy. The dimensions of the Maritana have been given before in Tue Recorp, She isthe largest freight steamer at present afloat on the lakes, and is a grand specimen of marine architecture in building, machinery and outfit, all modern improvements having been placed upon her, Capt, Frank D. Root isin command; William Holly, lst mate; George Waterberry, chief engineer; Isaac Brown, steward. Capt. George Simpson was on board, adjusting the steamer’s compasses and went to Escanaba with her Saturday to complete his work. A telegram from Escanaba, dated August 22nd, gives the following: ‘The new steamship Maritana broke the big cargo record on the lakes to-day when she loaded 4,808 net tons of iron ore as her maiden cargo. She drew about 16 feet 6 inches. This cargo will be de~— livered at South Chicago, after which the Maritana will — go on her regular trade to Lake Superior ports. _