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THE MARINE RECORD. Collwell was killed on the barge Lone Star of the main mast. schooner Ida Keith arrived here in tow of the ing: tug Favorite. The Keith is leaking badly. as she discharges her cargo she will go into & Alverson’s drydock for repairs. About two- , the owner, and Capt. Geo. Mcleod, represent- the underwriters, are here looking after their ‘he steamer Ira H. Owen bound up, grounded the head of the middle ground. Tugs Balize Owen Haight made unsuccessful attempts to release her. es Lynn contracted to lighten her off and after oh tening five hundred tons she was released. rafts that went ashore above the light during the blow. ‘in the yicinity of Corscia shoals and above the middle ground abreast of the freight house at Sarinia. _ The water in St. Clair river is very low at present. Tuesday it was down twenty-two inches. ro ce CHICAGO, ILL. “Special Correspondence to the Marine Record, The schooner Marion W. Page arrived here last Thursday morning. She lost a considerable portion of her canvas about two weeks before her arrival, but Capt. Williams got her here with what was left. The Seamen’s union advanced sailors’ wages on the 18th inst. to $4.00 per day. ‘The fine new steamer C. F. Beilman, captain, A. A. Stewart, arrived here with coal from Buffalo Friday, on her maiden trip to this port. She has a splendid ap- “pearance, and her equipment and furnishing is of the very best and reflects great credit on her builders. On Monday grain freights tumbled to two cents on corn to Buffalo. Albert W. Goodrich, president of the Goodrich Trans- portation Co., is expected home about December Ist. He left Japan November 10th and will come by way of the Sandwich Islands and San Francisco. Tlie Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transportation Co. have placed their steamer J. L. Hurd in winter quarters here. Their steamers Peerless, City of Duluth and City of Traverse will go into winter quarters on their arrival at this port. Their steamer Jay Gould will winter at Duluth. The Goodrich Co.’s steamers Virginia, Chicago and Sheboygan have gone into winter quarters at Mani- towoc. Their steamer Atlanta has been taken off the route between this port and Grand Haven and Muske- gon and is running on their West Shore route. The following schooners have gone into winter quar- ters since my last letter: James G. Blaine, Sunrise, A, Mosher, J. H. Mead, James Mowatt, George W. Adams, John Shaw, E. A. Nicholson, H. B. Moore, Olga, Clara, George Sturges, Minnie Hanson, George L. Wren, Annie Thorne, Jessie Phillips, Baltic, G. L. Boyce, Ber- tie Calkins, Rosel Downer, the well known marine diver, has purchased the steamer Kitty O’Neil and is running her as an express upon Chicago river, conveying sails, gear, supplies, etc. The Hon. James Ash, of Buffalo, is spending a few days in this city. The Peshtigo Lumber Co.’s fleet went into winter quarters last week. Capt. William Nicholson, of the steamer Boscobel, commodore of the fleet, has made 53 trips with her consorts during the past season and con- veyed 53,000,000 feet of lumber to this port without accident of any kind. The Boscobel, Woquebay, Man- tence, Alert and Advance are laid up here, the Peshtigo and Active at Peshtigo. The stocks of grain in Chicago elevators last Satur- day evening were 9,983,000 bushels of wheat, 6,266,000 bushels of corn, 2,473,000 bushels of oats, 440,000 bushels of rye, and 108,000 bushels of barley. Total, 19,270,000 bushels of all kinds of grain, against 8,657,000 bushels a year ago. For the same date the Secretary of the Chi- _ cago Board of Trade states the visible supply of grain _ in the United States and Canada as 69,536,000 bushels of wheat. 12,244,000 bushels of corn, 7,941,000 bushels of _ Oats, 1,285,000 bushels of rye, and 2,787,000 bushels of li barley. ‘These figures are larger than the correspond- _ ing ones a week ago by 2,333,000 in wheat and smaller by 869,000 in corn. The visible supply of wheat for the corresponding weeks a year ago increased 2,186,000 e steamer A. D. Hayward left here with her con- the Peshtigo, light, for Muskegon, Sunday evening. *y encountered a heavy gale from the northwest lay night and were compelled to run back, arriving onday morning at 10 o’clock, Captain Ladner said the wind blew so hard that the Hayward would not answer her helm, and one of the wheelsmen was knocked over by the wheel and seriously injured. He further stated that he was on Lake Superior towing the Peshtigo and Marks at the time the Western Reserve was lost and did not find the wind and waves as bad as on last Sunday night. The gale having gone down somewhat, the Hayward and Peshtigo left here again Monday night. The Peshtigo is to load a mill and ma- chinery at Muskegon and convey it to Saulte Saint Marie, in tow of the Hayward, the latter will load lum- ber and return to this port to lay up. The Vessel Owners’ Towing Association will build a powerful tug during the coming winter. The Marinette Barge Line Company's barges will lay up on their arrival at this port. The schooners Jessie L. Boyce and Levi Grant left for Michigan City, Tuesday where they will go into winter quarters. The schooner Lyman M, Davis, came into this port Saturday afternoon with Captain Barnes very seriously illon board. Captain Barnes has been taken home to Muskegon. Captain Tom Williams of the schooner Jack Thompson, will take the Lyman M. Davis to Muskegon. George W. Phillipe, chief engineer of the Western Transit Company’s steamer Syracuce, has been miss- ing since last Thursday. He was at T. B. Banner’s engineers supply store Thursday afternoon and ordered some supplies and has not been seen or heard of since he left there. Mr. Phillipe has been in the employ of the Western Transit Co,, many years and is much respected. He is married and resided at 1445 Genesee St., Buffalo, his son William is chief engineer of the steamer Northern King. The assistant engineer John Marks was given command of the engineers depart- ment and took an assistant from this port. The Syra- cuse left Friday for Buffalo. It is feared that Mr. Phillipe has met with foul play or has fallen into the river. The dismasted schooner Lottie Cooper, still lies at anchor outside the harbor at Holland, Mich. ‘The United States tug Gen. Hancock made an effort to get out to her on Tuesday, but was prevented by the heavy sea and the shoal water, There ought to be good business for tonnage winter- ing at Milwaukee, as a large amount of grain is in store there, besides, that port is an excellent one for all repair work. The whaleback fleet at the head of Lake Superior will take care of a large quantity of grain and charters for spring delivery from that point has already been made, but with the usual unsatisfactory results of terms not being made public, it is thought however that 5% to 6 cents is the ruling figure. and Chicago may yet offer a rate equal to this for winter storage. The first loss of the new Chicago Insurance Company was on the wheat cargo of the schooner Nelson, sunk at the mouth of the Detroit river Sunday by the steamer Susen EK. Peck. The new company had $5,000 on the schooner’s cargo, which will be a total loss. The rest of the cargo was evenly divided between the general agents. ‘The insurance losses of Saturday and Sunday on the steamer Newburgh, steamer F. & P. M. No. 2 and the schooner Nelson aggregated over $125,000. A dispatch from Frankfort, Mich., states that the old reyenue cutter Andy Johnson distinguished herself on Monday by rescuing the crew of the big schooner Annie Vought, which stranded on South Manitou island. A big sea was running, but Captain Davis succeeded in getting all the sailors off the boat without loss of life. The Johnson brought the crew safely to Frankfort. The Vought was in tow of the steamer Inter Ocean and broke adrift in the gale. She is owned by Capt. Peter Wex and others and is insured. Her yalue is about $20,000, The Johnston will now attempt to pull the stranded schooner Lilly Pratt into deep water. The Pratt went ashore the night the Gilcher was lost. At Miller Brothers’ shipyard the steamer Philip Minch was in dock for some new plank and re-calking, the steamer Lucille for re-calking and re-ironing, the steamer Minnie B. for some new plank and calking, the barge Peshtigo to have a leak stopped. Capt. Nelson W. Napier has been appointed to the command of the steamer Lucille, vice Capt. P. Bowe resigned. WILLIAMS, a + ee CLOSING THE SEASON, A special from Ashtabula Harbor states that the sea- son of navigation has nearly drawn to a close as far as that port is concerned, and the season’s business has been entirely satisfactory. Both ore receipts and coal shipments have been much ahead of those of any pre- yious season. More than 2,500,000 tors of ore have been received and 800,000 tons of coal shipped. A few car- goes of ore,are expected yet, but coal shipments are about over, the Pennsylyania Company’s coal docks having been closed down, while but one more boat will be loaded on the Lake Shore side. The Sparta and Sumatra of the Orient Line and the Alva Bradley of the Bradley fleet, have been stripped and laid up. The Cambria and Corona will winter here, while the Corsica, all of the Mutual Transportation Line will go to Cleveland. The Minnesota line boats have orders to lay up as fast as they arrive down, but the Marina will go into dry dock at Cleveland for gen eral repairs. Three of the Menominee line boats will lay up here and the other three at Cleveland. TE ee TO PATROL THE ATLANTIC. The president has issued an order for revenue vessels to patrol the Atlantic coast from December 1st to April Ist, in order to assist vessels that may require their ser- vices. The vessels selected for this service are the fol- lowing: Levi Woodbury, to cruise from Eastport, Me., to Cape Elizabeth, Me.; Alexander J, Dallas, from Mt. Desert, Me., to Gloucester, Me.; Samuel Dexter, from Gloucester, Mass., to Newport, R. 1.; U.S. Grant, from Newport to Delaware breakwater, including Long Island sound; Lot M. Morrill, from Absecom, N. J., to Brodie’s island, N. J.; William H. Crawford, the waters of Chesapeake bay, and Schuyler Colfax, from Brodie’s island to Charleston, S. C. TT MARITIME INCOMPETENCY OF THE CHINESE. It is now learned that there will be no Chinese vessels ' at the great naval review to be held in American waters z next spring. The Chinese government were sent a cor- : dialinvitation from the United States government to send some vessels representative of the Chinese navy to the review, but according to a report received from the Chinese Navy Department the reply states that China had but recently added steam vessels to her navy, and the officers were unacquainted with the navigation of the distant western seas, so that the many difficulties likely to be met would make it necessary to decline the invitation. For a country honored by the distinction of first using or inventing the compass, this is a somewhat i unlooked for admission of maritime incompetency. Es- pecially as Japanese naval vessels have traversed the oceans and have been complimented on the appearance of their ships and the discipline maintained throughout their navy. ae FLOTSAM, JETSAM AND LAGAN. A roll of charts has been picked up on the beach at Glen Haven, marked with the name of the schooner Kate Richmond. It is now expected that the whaleback passenger : steamer for carrying passengers at the World’s Fair will be launched Dec. 3. On reaching Racine each of the seamen onthe schooner W. H, Rounds had $89 due them as wages on the passage up the lakes. The schooner Grace Murray, which left Toledo with coal for Port Huron, sprung a leak on Monday and sank decks even with the water abreast of Bar Point. The crew managed to get ashore safely in the yawl. The sunken schooner Nelson’s cargo is insured for $,300 each in the Michigan Fire & Marine, Detroit Fire & Marine, Commercial Union and London Insurance ; $,5000, each in the Active and Chicago ; $8,000 in the British & Foreign. The officers of the City of Marquette, on her arrival in port at Kewaunee, Wis.,on Monday, reported that two bodies with life preservers on, supposed to be from the ill-fated Gilcher, were found onthe east shore of Lake Michigan, near Manistee. The survey of the steamer Waverly at Milwaukee places the actual cost of repairs at $3,737. Her steel in- side arches are broken, the seams have opened and the butts started. The arches will have to be taken out aud replaced, and the hull thoroughly fastened and recalked. ‘The steamer Inter Ocean, coal laden for Milwaukee, ‘ is ashore on South Manitou island. It is not known how seriously she is damaged, but steam pumps have been sent and the powerful wrecking tug Favorite of the Swain Wrecking and Towing Co. hasbeen promptly despatched to her assistance. About $2,000,000 will be a conservative estimate ofthe total losses for the season of 1892, and $375,000 of this amount was lost in the sinking of the two steel steamers, Insurance policies must net a fair amount to stand such aconsiderable loss, besides the expenses of conducting business, as underwriters’ expenses are nec- essarily liberal. ; The cargo of lumber on board the scooner Hattie Wells, which went ashore Saturday on Point Pelee, Lake Erie, and became a total loss, was worth $4,000, and was insured with P.H. Fleming & Co.of Chicago. The ee oe Wells was bound from Bay City to Tonawanda, She was owned by Friedrich Well of Port Huron and was worth $15,000. She carried no insurance. eee ate) Dock managers at Ashland, Wis., state that it will take the rest of the month to load boats already at that port, and there are others on the way up. Steam is be- ing used to free the pockets of erogen ore. Cold weath is causing the usual delay this . A few Esc cargoes are still being taken at 90 cents, 70 cents is paid on straggling loads of coal to Milwauke: now little interest in the freight market. —