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Avg 11°83 Cambridge Mass no attention pidd to 2 i “DEVOTED..TO — ae. ee BE ot On © 2 Om ae ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. Kg Eem P 25-25 6 VOL..V.NO 82. CLEVELAND. O.. AUGUST 8, 1&83. 2Z.UU PER ANNUM SINGLE Copiks 5 CEN7#, RELIC OF THE SUPERIOR, From the Racine Joarnal. Captain Michael Beftel, of the wrecking schooner. Experiment has just returned from aguccessful wrecking expedition on Lake Su- perior. The life of a wrecker is one of much adventure and many strange experiences fall to the lot of this class of Jaborers. ‘The peculiar scenes which they witness when wrecks are visited and. explored in the div- ing suit, would, if. written out, fill a book, Mr. Betfel brought with him a relie which will surpass anything in the line of antiquity and oddity ever seen in thls citv. In the year 1822, sixty one years ugo, the sidewheel steamer Superior was built, and Ivunched in May of the sume year. She made success- ful trips between Detroit and Buffalo, and at that time immigration was at fever heat and every steamer was heavily louded. There were six other steamers plying be- * tween the two places, and the -rivalry was intense. In the yeur 1854-or 1855 the Su- perior was running on’ Luke Superior, be- came disabled in a storm and was. wrecked on what ts known as Pieture Rock. ‘There was an old-fashioned wooden safe, bound, on board, which contained a large amount of. specie, some say thousands of dollars. ‘The sate was never recovered and has laid in the batton of the lake for nearly thirty years. While grappling for iron in * the vicinity of the spot where the steamer Captnin Beffel and his assis- u per, until aiter the craft arrived at Charlevoix, and the work of cleaning it commenced. A _conting of sand was found on the inside of the door, and deeply and tightly imbedded in this were many pieces of silver especie in half-dollars “ and 25-cent pieces and one or two gold pieces. Captain Befte), with the aid of » chisel, removed three of the coins, and each one bore the date of 1854. Although this is not conclusive proot that 1854 was the year the craft went down, yet, 1s near as can be ascertained this was the time, and in view of this tact it would seem somewhat strange that each of the coins bears this date. ‘There are still seven coins visible in the cracks ot the door,and more can be felt with a stick under the lock and in other places. ‘The silver appears to be of a much better quality than the present currency, and hasa genu ine ring. ‘The exact amount in the door, of course, cannot be krown, but it is safe to say there are ten or twelve dollars. Mr. Beftel does not intend to remove the money until he has given the public a chance to view the novel relic, and it will probably be placed on exhibition in some prominent lace. Upen his return to Lake Superior it is his intention to make further researches in hopes of recovering something of further value, The relic was found in thirteen feet of water and the outside of it is of wrought iron, and hanging to it are bolts and hinges of the oldest possible construction. ‘The woodwork isin an excellent state of preser- vation considering the length of time it has been beneath the water, There are no doubt many relic gatherers who would be glad to obtain this find, but Mr. B. does not intend to dispose of it for anything short of a faney price. — — CAPTAIN WEBB. A Winnipeg ‘Times reporter has inter- viewed Mr. C. R. Webb, Deputy Registrar for Selkirk, a brother of the unfortunate Cap- tain Webb, who lost nls life at Niagara. “I suppose you feel keenly over the news of the captain’s sad death ?”” “We feel very badly. I mean my brother Percy and myself. Perey is employed in the C. P. R. Office, in the engineer’s office at Winnipeg.” ‘Would you have any objection to giving me some particulars of the career of the cap- tain?’ “Well, I will try and recall some inci- dents. The captain was born at Sharpshire, England, in 1847, and would therefore be about thirty-six years of age, and not forty, as stated in some of the papers. Our father was adoctor and practiced his profession nearly all his lite. Our home was close to the river Severn. At an early age my broth- iron. | Src, rr dearer Or er Jeurn.ed to: swim. Before he was nine years o1 age he could swim the Severn, which in fully three quarters aa wide ws the Red river in most parts. At twelve years of age he was placed on the merehant ship Conway to qualify for the merchant service. Here he remained three years, after which he became a sailor. He made three attempts to save life, the first at fifteen yeare of age. He was the first: winner of the Stanhope medal given by the Humane Society.” “When did the captain accowplizh his first great feat as a swimmer?’ “In 1875, when he swam the English ehan- nel, from Dover to Calais, a distance of twenty-two miles.” That had been considered an impossible task, had ft nor, previous to that event?” “Yee, ‘The {lea of my brother was a crazy one, and tue doctors all predicted ‘that he would not be able to accomplish the task. All the efforts to induce him to refrain the attempt were unavailing, and his victory, accomplished in twenty-two hours, was con- sidered, as it was, the greatest event of mod- ern times, Since that time he has aceom- plished the tusk of remaining in the water one hundred hours at a stretch.” “How long bad he been in Aimeriea pre- vious to his death ?” **About two years. He had been making a specialty of terrifie headers since he came here, some of hia dives being from a height of ninety fret. In his: swimming matehes yout ‘attempting to lessen the battles and success, [ might say that my brother was out of con- dition at the time.” ‘ ; “You noticed that the captain expected to make $10,000 if he accomplished the Niagara feat. How was he to make that amount?” “That is a mystery to me.” “Did the captain make much money oul of his exhibitions?” “Very little beyond the necessary expense and cost of living.” CHIPPEWA VALLEY STUMPAGE A few weeks ago « gentleman from Cana- da went to Chippewa county, Wisconsin, for the pnrpose of laying before some of thy prominent pine land dealers of the Chippewa Valley, a proposition for the purchase of all the pine stumpage west of Winnipeg, and embraced in what is known as the Bow Kiver country, containing over five hundred square miles. After canvassing the matter tor four or five days on the part of the Chip- pewa lumbermen, the proposition was ac cepted, and a syndicate comprising the fol- lowing gentlemen was made up: J.G. Thorp, O. H. Ingram, W. A. Rust, D. R. Moon, J. B, & H. M. Stocking, H. D. Davis, I. K. Kerr, H. UC. Putnam, V. W. Bayles, Dan Douelin, and Alex McLaren, Thomar Irvine, A. B. McDonnell, L. D. Brewster, A. C. Bruce, and J. B. Kehl, of Chippewa Falls, W. A. Rust and I. K. Kerr were started to Ottawa to secure the purchase, and they have returned successful from their mission, ‘The amount of stumpuge the syn- dicate has secured it is difficult to state for no accurate estimate has ever been made. Those having some knowledge of the matter, say It will run all the way from 500,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 feet. The outlay does not stop with the purchase, for so soon as the Canadian Pacific railway is completed to that region, which the survey makes it toueh, then all the paraphernalia for its immediate manufacture will be shipped for that pur- pose. It is estimated that the syndicate have secured a big thing. oS WHAT PAINT BEST PROTECTS IRON. From the Carriage Monthly. Among the things that require the most protective paint for iron are carriages, farm wagons, plows, and agricultural implements, from which fact it seems feasible that man- ufacturers of the like ought to be able to give the best information required. Any mineral paint would answer the purpose much bet- ter, and [ maintain that the paint that most effectually protects iron is red lead. Not in color ia it ay well suited; but thatis only a secondary consideration, and easily over- come by painting it over with any volor de- sired, It contains the following advantages tor the preservation of the iron, Which ts tne main ol ject to be gained: 1. Dries easily with raw linseed oi), with- out an oil-destroying drier. dead, and such indifference for the sufferers, as has been reported in this ease, while the business of reparing the material damage went forward with alacrity. The bodies of 2. After drying it remains elastic, giving | the dead were allowed to remain many hours way both to the extension and contraction | of the iron aithout causing the paint to erack, 3 It imparts no oxygen to iron, even when exposed to damp—a fact to which all farm wagon mnakere can testify. 4. It hardens where it has’ been spread thickly, without shriveling, forming the tonghest and most perfezt insoluble cou bi- nation of all paints, As proof of this asser- tion, it is used by calico printers for red tig- ure prints, holding out against soup and wa- ter; by gas pipe filters as the best paint to resist ammonia and tar; by the Kuglish iron shipbulders, for painting the hulls of iron shipe, namely, two coats of red lead and two of zi:.e white; by wagon and plow makers, for painting wagon gears and plows; by knowing carpenters for painting wood that comes in contact with damp brick in’ walls, as it preserves wood from rot, insects, ete, For those among us who are uninstructed how to mix pure red lead for paint, it should be made known that pure red lead powder, after being slightly pressed down with the finger, shows nu lead ¢ ‘ When they are visible, itis merely partly converted and not first quality. lb should be groind in pure, old linseed oil, aug if possible used up the same day, to prevent it combining with 16 Ol betore it is app'ied, vesetgsem quality. No drier is necessary, asin the course of a few days the oil ‘forms a perfect, hard com- bination with the lead. American linseed oil is'as good as any imported, where the’ manufacturer has yiven it aye, and not sub- jected it to heat, as is the custum, by steam- ing itin acistern to qualify i¢ quickly for the market. It deteriorates in quality when heated above 16L9 F, ‘This red lead) paint spreads very easily over a surface, andthe best of finish can be made with it, even by a novice in painting. THE CARLYON DISASTER. From the Buffalo The railroa. ommissioners should lose no time in inver xzating the accidens on the Lake Ontario di\ <ion of the Rome, Water- town & Ogdensburgh railroad near Carlyon last Friday, which cost so many persons their lives. It the brake on the car which stood on the siding had been properly set there would have been no collision and no logs of life. Frem the Rochester Democrat. Some sharp criticism is being visited upon the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg rail- road, Althongh the disaster at Carlyon might not have been prevented, the absence of all railroad officials except a trainman all day Saturday, was inexcusable. ‘The mis- management of the wreck was disgraceful. Drunken fellows were running about assum- ing authority to which they were not en- tuled. The neglect and stench of the dead bodies in the storeroom of the depot was ybastly. From the Syracuse Journal. ‘The verdict of the corner’s jury in the Carlyon disaster throws the Slaim upon the station agent, whose arrest and prosecution are nextin order. [t does not seem that the jury’s arraignment goes sufficiently fa to satisfy the demands of justice. ‘There were no air brakes on the train: that met with this aggravated disaster; the cars are are flimsily and inadequately constructed 5 and these are matters scare secondary to the neglect of the station agent. With a complete equipment, such as all first-class roads have, the wholesale slaughter at Carlyon could not have ocenrred, There was such a dereliction in the management of this through route of travel, as to call for more severe measures than those in- dicated by the coroner’s jury. From the Chicago Times. The management of the railroad which sent many souls into eternity at Carlyon ean not but be infamously inefficient. ‘The aceldent itself might have occurred ona better regulated road, but, having occurred, it was inexcusable, it was brutal, that there should have been such slight care for the testering i. the sun, and the sorrow-stricken survivors were not furnished the facilities that ought to have been placed at their dis- poxal as a nutter of course, It is quite safe to way that on no western road would there ‘be such deplorable tailare to lighten the after effects of the awful catastrophe, and, while humanity averages pretty much the sane the world over, 1 is greatly to be hoped that in this section there would be but slight manitestation of the barbarism that despoiled mangled bodies and prowled about the wreck like hyenas, THE ‘THOUSAND ISLANDS, From the Kingston Daily News, Mr.-H. C. Jones, of Brockville, writes a letter to the Montreal Star, in the course of which he says: “The whole ofthe St. Law- rence is alive on the American side with hotels at Alexandrian Bay, ‘Clayton, and Thousand Island Park. On the Canavian side although it is altogether the best, both for fishing and recreation, there are no summer hotela, and but tew cottages. ‘The people of Canada are alive to such little things that they cannot seem to understand that the islands are of no good at all) unless they are populated. One would suppose that.the Saperintentanfctahe: departmeng=—~ —- of Indian Affairs might gethis eyeglass in position, and cee the @ppurtunities going to waste. All that he would have to do is to lovk across the river and see for himself, or go to Alexandria Bay aud see the activity that prevails. Of course Sir John A Mac- donald is the head of the department, but he has not time to took into such little things as islands, ‘The islands will never be any good nou they are populaved, and uo man is going to build a house unless he can get a title. Why dow’t they: sell them? Did it. hurt the Americans to sell their islands? If Mr. Varbeughnet is he who dictates the polivy of the Department with regard to the islands, the best thing he can do is to.tYavel through Alexandria Bay, Thousand Island Park, Ronnd Island, and visit the other islands. ' Perbaps he then might realize that the Canadian policy is one of obstruction and sheer fuolery, while the American policy speaks for itselt.”? ‘The above sounds clever, and is undoubtedly plausible, but it is not common sense ‘The only persons whe would derive any benefit frcm the course proposed would be hotel- keepers and rich men who could afford to purchase islands, The people of Canada, and indeed the travelling world, would ex- perience an irreparable loss if the Govern- ment should unfortunately part with pos- session of its islands. In a state of wild and uncultivated nature these furnish the most beautiful ond: romantic solitudes im the neighbourhood of bustling towns and within resch of civilization, If so'd to private per- sons they will immediaiely lose their solitary character, and they will no longer be open to the public any more than the grounds about 2 private residence. The government deserves to be censured for what it has already done in leasing some of the islands for twenty years. —_—__—= = Two weeks ago Friday last the scow Sea Bird was lost off this port and ten persons lost their lives, but as yet none of the bodies have been recovered, although every effort possible has been made, Last week the body of a man, believed to be one of the vic= tims of the Sea Bird, was seen a few mileg off Chicago, but the life-saving crew were unable to find it. Saturday the Chicago life-saving crew were informed that the body of n woman had been seen floating in the lake about seven miles off that port. ‘The life-saving crew made a search for the body, but without success, ‘Chis body was in ol probability one of the unfortunates who lost their lives by the Sea Bird disaster, as among the victims were two women and one girl.—Milwankee Sentinel, August 9, The electric light tirat ueed on Lake Michi gan steamers 1882, Mich