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THE MARINE RECORD. pees : nsburg ‘Transit Co,’s fleet, the H., R. ; MeVitti, J.R.,Langdon and W. J. Averell d up at ( Ogdensburg and the F. H. _Prince, Goy- 1ith | and W. L. Frost are in winter quarters at The W. A. Haskell is laid up at Detroit, repairs will be made to her boilers during the sloop Emma D, with lumber for Sackett’s Harbor, was driven high on the rocks at Stony Island re- is a total loss. She was owned by Miles Patter- “Alexandria Bay, and is the trim little clipper- uilt sloop frequently seen in this harbor,, whose filling vas and tapering spars, on a bright summer day, ied in beauty the curling smoke and fying paddles ¢ old Sylvan pirentn. for i improyement sin the ‘upper oe in prepara- n foi the execution. of which the coming winter they | havea new, dredge built by the St. Lawrence Ma- ri Railway ( Co., with ‘ali’ modern improvements, at a $22,000, and be ready to commence the work early next spring. The whole appropriation will be expended in deepening the channel at the mouth of the Oswe- ie, and will necessitate. considerable blasting. "This is a work the need of which has long been felt by vesselmen, especially those with grain, for the mill ele- vator, as vessels with from 20,000 to-22,000 bushels of vheat have to be lightened of about one-fourth their rgoes before coming up ‘the river. With the: low vater of the past two years, the tugs Proctor, Seymour id Wilson have been unable to come past the R. W. & B.C. R. eo s DULUTH. MINN. here for the winter, are the Ritoelie City of Duluth, odge, ‘Rust and Barnes. The Hodge is in the drydock of the American Steel Barge Co., this afternoon for re- rs to a hole near her stern post, and she is to be ole wed in a few days by the last vessel that will be able to get into the dry dock this year. The stocks of grain at the head of the lake are get- ting larger very rapidly, and far exceed those of a year ago. ‘There are here to-day a total of 9,151,636 bushels at and 200,000 bushels other grain. While a year ago, there were only 3,359,000 bushels grain.. From this date to the opening of navigation, a year ago the receipts here were 16,000,000 bushels, and while grain men do not look for any such an influx of cereal as that, - and indeed, could not handle it if it came, they are daily “surprised at the receipts, which are keeping up far be- yond. all anticipations. It looks very much as if the ele- _ vators at the head of the lake would have as much wheat to furnish for vessel loads as they had last spring, when they were the backbone of the tonnage market. Of _ the wheat now in store in the elevators there are 8,950,000 bushels of the three highest grades, a remarkable rec- ord. On the Duluth side of the bay are 4, 800,000 bushels. ‘In addition to that, in elevators are 206,000 in vessels, as follows : : Schooners, Barnes and Alta, 33,300 and 49,000 bushels respectively; No, 115, 77,000 bushels : Columbia, 47,000 bushels. The whaleback Wil- son is loading 96,000 bushels to-day, and enough more will be taken in the next few days by whalebacks and others to make the total of the stocks float about 500,000 bushels. The elevator men regard taking of wheat for winter storage by the vessels infringing on their peculiar province, and they do at all appreciate the niceness of the situation. The most important shipbuilding event of the year, the head of lake navigation, was the launchof the aleback passenger ship, Christopher Columbus, as the yn her bow told visitors to the shipyard Saturday af- noon. Probably not one of those who saw the launch, except persons who have followed the construction of essel, but was surprised at the lines of the boat. the usual “‘canoidal” bow of the whale, the pas- boat has a run from her bow that would do cred- to a yacht, and her stern is as pretty as any that runs the Great Lakes, She was a nice sight as she lay on before the ropes were cut and the vessel slid > ways into the slip. There was nothing of the e but the hull and the seven turrets, the upper will be put on during the winter and spring. The be in the World’s Fair passenger traffic be-, cago and the fair grounds next year, and will ‘upper works, but no cabins. The trade that into at the expiration of the fair is ajmys- ked in the breasts of the managers of the at is building her: Every pound of steel in s made of the iron ore found in the Goge- 1 gg. hills, not 100 miles from the shipyard, all made atthe Duluth blast furnace. a from hie Pig. ‘at the Superior steel Nee at AN ‘mittee. plant, and not one plate had been begun prior to 5th day of September last. From that:time there were 450 working hours put.,,in on the vessel to! the! hour! of launching. Had thegblast furnace- not run so far ahead of the steel plant,that it was forced té bank ita fires two months ago,there would have been a record made itt the conversion of ore)to the finished vessel, 'that would have been a | Surprise to the easterners, There have been several men from Ohio and other pgints in this city this week, figuring on putting in coal docks here -in_addition to those already established. Just what they will.do is yet a mystery. They talk as though they meant to do a large business. M. sod ae ee pena Net BAY CITY, MICH. special Cina to The Marine Record. The steam barges Bento'and’Hympire will have their engines compotinded the coring winter. The McKinnon Manufacturing Co., are ‘puilding a boiler for the steambarge Arizona. It will be 14 feet long and 10 feet 6 inches in diameter. Wheeler & Co’s wooden yard is again in operation: Work had been delayed somewhat by a lack ‘of, timber, but they have now a good supply on hand. David’ Lumgair the naval architect is makihg some new and original designs in quadruple expansion engines. The books of the éustom office show that during the past season there were 669 boats arrived and 717 cleared from this'port. « The kéel of the new steamer building at Davidsons yard has been laid. The frames are cut and ready to put up. “She will be a duplicate of the City of Venice. The tug C. W. Wells in winter quarters at Wheeler & Co’s' yard was damaged by fire to the extent of $600 Friday morning. Her upper works were destroyéd and her machinery badly damaged. CEL The Reid Towing’ Co’s tug Sea Gull, which assisted in getting the stranded car ferry Ann Arbor No. 1 off the beach near Ahnapee, broke her tow line, a 19 inch man- ila hawser five times before the steamer was moved. The Rifle Boom Co. has used a pile dri¥er for towing their logs to the bay this season. Owthg’ to the low water the steamer E. T. Carring'ton could not get into the river, and this peculiar tug can navigate where there is two feet of water. During the season she has towed 33,000,000 feet of lps ‘But of the Rifle and Pinconing rivers. The W: H. Gilbert one of the large freight boats built by Wheeler & Co’ the past season, wil be strength- ened by the addition of deck stringers and sheéb strakes. She has not showr any signs of weakness, in any par- ticular, biit'this will be done asa matter of precaution in consequénceof the loss of the Western Reserve and Gilcher./¢' Phe boats now being built by Wheeler and Co. will be built for strength, carrying capacity being a secondaty Consideration. All the boats now building by this coiipany, are to be classed by the American Shipmaste#S Association, and they are being surveyed from time tétime by &. Platt Stratton, the chief “engineer of the association who says the construction is worthy of a high class and liberal rating. The following boats are in winter quarters at this port: Steamers,—Metropolis, Dove, Sea Gull, Luther, Westover, E. T. Carrington and R. G.'Stewart. Steam- barges,—Sanilac, “Forbes, Lorette, Lizzie Madden, Ben- ton, Tice, Ferrett, Leuty, Maine and Donaldson. Barges, —Reid, Fostoria, McDougal, Brainard, Sailor, Goshawk, Lester Elza, Roscious, ER. H. Davis, Agnes, Antelope, Walbridge, Cahoon, Ketchum, Grey-Oak, Genness, Sparrow, Pendall, Wesley, Buckhout, Kingfisher, Wright, Webb, Spaulding, Botsford, G. K. Jackson, Seminole, Celtic, Racine, Little Wissahickon and Dun- dee, Lake Tugs,—Moiles, Winslow, Traveller, Acme, Parker, Mocking Bird, Waldo Avery, Peter Smith, Ella Smith, Sarah Smith, Rumage, Niagara, Sweep- stakes, Charlton. LAKE UNDERWRITERS’ MEETING. Special Correspondence to The Marine Kecord : Curcaco; la, —The general marine insurance agents at this port will hold a preliminary meeting on Friday and then adjourn for a general meeting to be held the following. day,qt Detroitr. The question of extending the rules of the Inland Lloyd’s Register to meet present requirements willibe thoroughly canvassed from an un- derwriters’ standpoint: The present feeling here is that all interests ought to combine, and that owners, builders and underwriters should be.fairly represented on the classification com- Although no fixed plans have, it is said, yet been adopted, there are of course personal leanings. Some. want a universally known Classification endorsed, others desire a broadening of Inland Lioyds and new. talent enthused into it ; while still others have expressed a desire to see a competent representative association got together and entirely new rules promulgated for the building, surveying: and classification ‘of wooden, composite, iron -and steel-vessels.- st oa The Saturday's meeting at Detroit ought certainly to eventuate in something positive being done. Whatever liné Of procedute may be adopted, it will take every mo- theht of time tb compile rules, survey and class the modern tonnage of the lakes, ready for next spring. 80 that early action is not only desirable but imperative. _ —_—orere-e-———— PORT HURON, MICH. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record, The shipyards at this point will be busy the coming winter on a large amount of repair work. The steamer City of Milwaukee receives new decks, deck frames, stanchions and other repairs, and will also be equipped with a complete electric light plant. ‘The, steambarge Canisteo will have a thorough overhauling, both of hull and machinery. The steambarge Weston will shave ne decks, deck beams and other repairs.. The old’ Schooner Potomac, which has been in much trouble this year, will get a thorough rebuild for her old iusurance rating. It is likely that she will be purchased by Port Huron ple. The schooner Ida Keith, which ran on South BOX Island, is receiving a new keel, bulwarks and a Marge number of bottom plank. A new boiler will be ‘pla d in the steamer Arundel. The John Breden will be, Prac: - tically rebuilt and the Gebhart will have new < decks, deck beams atid top planking. ‘ The Jenks Shipbuilding Co. is building a steam barge for the lumber trade, She will be 158 feet keel, 30. feet. beam, 11 feet deep, with engines 16 and 30 by 26,1 8. The other steam barge is 178 feet keel, 34 feet beam nd ; 12% feet deep, with engines 20 and 40 by 30 inches. T engines and boilers will be built by the Phoenix Works, of this city. ‘Tsis js ro a MARINE PATENTS. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Patents for. the following app ances for marine uses has just been granted: _ .. Boiler furnace, W. R. ‘Parks, Palmer, Mass. Boiler furnace and Smoke consumer, J Connelly, DesMoines, Iowa. te Marine boiler furnace, F. Barclay, Beatrice, Neb: at Steam boiler furnace, F. Barclay, Beatrice, Neb. Engine reversing gear, J. O. Des Chapelles, Reveaiey Cuba. s Fire kindler, R. Elsinger, Savannah, Ga. erie Boat propeller, F. Giles, S.. Yarra, Victoria. By. Anchor riprap, D, Neale, Ft. Calhoun, Neb. Deepening rivers etc., J. Schaffer, Kirkwood, Mo. Appliance for cleaning ships,hottoms, J. J. MeCut- chan, Lynn, Mass, + LAUNCH OF THE ANN ARBOR NO. 2. _ The steamér Ann Arbor No. 2 was successfully launched from the yards of the Craig Shipbuilding Co, _on Wednesday. She will be fitted out at onee, and will ~ go to Kewaunee, Wis., where she will keep open winter communication between Kewaunee. and Frankfort, Mich., in the car ferry service of the new Lack Eaa: line to the northwest. — i ee + ee “l DAMAGES DIVIDED AS USUAL. | In the United States Circuit Court, at Utica, N Me Ons Tuesday,’ Judge A. C. Coxe presiding, the action in admiralty brought by John Donaldson ae Se steamer Kate Buttironi was argued and dec ree. 25 ue . tered assessing the damages and costs equally ut both vessels, the Buttironi and the propeller Cu owned by the libelant. The action grew out of a ‘ lision on Lake Erie whereby the Buttironi collided wi and badly damaged the Cuba. The libelant clai e that the Buttironi was running faster than was all ows by law at the time of the accident, ‘when a dense_ was prevailing. 7 The defense was that inasradell4 as the Buttiron: towing Several boats at the time, she was not going are a oy fast rate of speed. he libellant claimed as damages” “$13,000. Argued by Harvey D, Goulder, Cleveland, for es respondent, and George Clinton, Buffalo, for Hbetedt . cS CLOSING OF ST. MARY’S FALLS CANAL. St. Mary’s Falls canal closed Wednesday, after the cis greatest season in its history, The freight wi C - passed through this year reached 11,241,000 increase of 2,325,000 tons over last year. _ _Every tant article of commerce shows an enormous Grain increased 61 per cent., flour 43, a cent. an ore 38 per cent. 1 was and the a: Fire, to recover their “shares