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THE MARINE RECORD. timber on deck, that he could not haul out to get to Buftala, so he could do nothing but try to make Port Colborne harbor. He placed confidence \in the vessel as she handled splendidly. ‘He says he ranged the lights and got into the piers all right and ran into the little lighthouse, but could not carry canvas to get any further. He de- pended upon the tugs getting him, but the tug men did not seem much interested, and the vessel lapped on the pier. Before he let go his anchor he hallooed to the tug to hurry and get hold of them, but it did not seem to do any good, so the anchor was cast and her stern post knocked out, and after her spars went she lay quite easy. Lock twenty-five of the new canal was broken this morning by the propeller Walter L. Frost taking the two head gates out. She was bound up for Chicago with a general cargo from Ogdensburg. ‘The accident was caused by the propeller’s snub, which reached further in the lock than they ex- pected and let her into the gates. ‘They ex- pect to have the damage repaired in a day ortwo. ‘The break will occasion delay to loaded vessels only. ERIE, The term of enlistment of the crew of the revenue cutter Perry has expired and accord- ing to the contract the ship is to be turned over to the Union Drydock Company of Buf- falo, in part payment of the new Perry, now in course of construction. However, Captain Constable, her master, has had no orders as yet from the Hon. Secretary even to the preliminaries, and he will therefore hold on to as many of his crew as he can until orders are received. Messrs. Corcoran aud Wilson, the purchas- ers of the Oakland, swamped oft Conneaut, took the tug Erie Saturday, with the Perry’s hawser, and went where the Oakland was reported to be with her bow eight feetabove water off Conneaut, but ‘after cruising around ‘all day, -fitteen miles out, found + nothing but a piece of the Oakland’s gang: |. way, and that in the vicinity where she was reported to hive been seen. It is the im- pression that she has gone down. Messrs. Corcoran and Wilson take a fish-boat at Fair- port and further the search, and if found will be pulled to Erie and beached. PICTON. The schooner Peerless, of Hamilton, sunk on the 26th ult., twelve miles south of Pt. Peter. All hands were saved. She was loaded with iron ore from Belleville to Cleve- land, consigned. to the Cleveland Rolling Mills.. She ig insured for $3,500 in the New York pool. She left.Belleville the 25th inst., and experienced very heavy weather all-day losing her. flying jib and all her topsails, ‘and about 9 o’clock ‘Thursday night com- menced leaking badly, and after three hours’ effort at the pumps by the crew it was foun! ‘imposeible to keep her afloat. The crew. consisting of seven men, took the small boat and succeeded in making land safely twe miles east of Pt. Peter. The-Peerless was a Canadian vessel of 400 tons capacity, built at Oakville some years ago, but rebuilt in 1881, classed B1,and owned by Captain James Savage, who commanded her. OSWEGO. Captain John Allen, of the schooner Ida Walker, when about two miles form here, about 10 o’clock last Sunday night, was knocked overboard by the boom. His son Albert jumped into the lake to save him, and both were drowned. The handsome new three sparre.) steain- barge Nipigon, which runs from Ogdens- burg to Duluth, is in port with her consort the Melbourne, and will load coal for Duluth at the D. L. & W. trestles. ‘The Nipigon is a handsome barge and is commanded by Captain James. Parsons. She was built.at St. Clair. MILWAUKEE, A survey was held on Monday by Captain Humphrey for the owners of the schooner Pilot, and Captain ‘Tuttle for the owners of the schooner Halloran, on the schooner Pi- lot, which was run down by the Halloran. A dispatch from Kingston to the owner of the schooner Typo, wrecked last week on Amherst Island, says the vessel has been re- leased, and that temporary repairs have peen made previous to towing her to Oswego. ‘Two thousand bushels of her grain load of 220,000 were gotten out dry. MANITOWOC. The schooners Pilot and Halloran collided off Port Washington on the 26th ult. ‘The Pilot had a cargo of shingles, bound up, and the Halloran was light, bound down. The extent of the damage to the Pilot is not known, ds the crew immediately abandoned her and took to the Halloran, ‘The latter sustained but slight injuries. ‘I'he tug Cy- clone went out to the Halloran this morning and brought the crew of the Pilot in here. They were half clad, some being attired in nothing but pants and shirt. DULUTH. ‘To the big schooner Adams, Captain Geo. Manning, belongs the honor of having brought in the largest cargo of coal ever de- lvered at a Duluth* dock, her recent cargo of 2,221 tons—nearly one hundred tons more than the largest cargo of the big schooner David Dows. ‘The Adams fs loading 77,000 bushels of wheat at elevator A, which is two thousand bushels larger than the largest car- go ever taken out of here. STURGEON BAY. When the towing steamer Perrett, of the Marinette Barge Line, was nearly opposite Evanston, 26th September, on her passage north, she lost the barge Judson by the breaking of a tow line. ‘The extreme darkness made it useless to search for the missing craft, and the Perrett continued on her way with the three remaining barges. The Judson proceeued slowly under sail, reaching the canal safely. She was towed to her destination by the tug Spear, having been passed by the Perrett, on her return trip to Chicago, when off Kewaunee. , The Sherwood Point lighthouse, at the mouth -of Sturgeon Bay,’ having been fin- ished Charles Dobson and his force of work- men have departed for Cana Island. ‘They will make some necessary repairs on the lighthouse at that point and will builda breakwater and a pier if not hindered by rough weathers From Cana Island they proceed to the Straits of Mackinac, where other lighthouse work awaits them. PORT HURON. The propeller Empire State ran hard aground on the foot of ‘Stag Island at 2 o’clock on the 28th ult. Sheis near the lower stake. ‘The steamer Congor has been working at her all the afternoon. The tug J. P. Clark arrived down with the lumber barge Seminole, water logged. She sprung a leak off Port Huron and parted her tow line. When the Claik found her this morn- ing she was full of water. The deck ioad was not disturbed by the seas. ‘The William ‘Treat, ot the same tow, passed down in the George King’s tow with her deck load gone even with the rail. ‘The schooner J. 8S. Rich- ards lost her big anchor and fore sail. MARINE CITY. .B. W. Morley, shipbuilder, is about to build a new steamship 250 feet in length ard 37 feet beam. BUFFALO. ‘The Buffalo Courier of the 29th Septem- ber, gives the following account of the ex- plosion of one of the boilers of the steamer Colorado, of the Commercial line of propell- ers: About 8 o’clock last night a loud re- port was heard in the section of the city lying near the toot of Erie street and along the lake shore. Captain Mallon of the tug J. B. Griffin, which was out in the lake, not only heard the report, but. saw the cause of it. Only a quarter of a mile from him the Commercial line propellor Colorado, Cap- tain C. M. Fellows, had exploded her star- board boiler, and, as it proved, with dis- astrous results; ‘I'he Griffin at once put to the steamer’s assistance, and summoning help the tug G.R. Hand responded. ‘The two tugs towed the Colorado into the Coit slip, and the R. F. Goodman assisted in getting her alongside the old Western Trans- portation company wharf. The tug Dorr was sent to notify the police and call physicians. Doctors Halbert, Daggett, Mc- Beth and Potter were soon on the boat, and their services were sadly needed. [t was found that several lives had been lost and nine men injured, some of them terribly. James Farrell, one of the deck hands who shipped at Chicago on the boat’s last down trip, was also missing. Henry Allen, another deck band, was so terribly scalded and in- jured that he died just after being removed from the steamer and while being placed in an ambulance. ‘Thomas Lovett, tirst engi- neer, and Alexander Rushlow, second engi- neer, who were in the engine room, were badly scalded and brused, Patrick Ranser, | waiting to Henry Ackert, Frederick Smith and Chris- tian Rudolph, were severely burned and bruised. Ranser was frightfullv scalded about the head and chest, and moaned pite- ously, John Morgan, the fireman on duty at the time of the disaster, was hurt in the back, but not seriously. The wounded men, under instruetions from the officers of the Commercial line, ex- cept Engineer Lovett, were removed in carriages and the ambulance to the general hospital. ‘he scene in the cabin of the Colorado, with the injured men lying and sitting in different positions, were really sickening. ‘The faces of all were charred and blackened, and from some the clothing had been torn and their bodies plainly showed the effects of the scalding water. ‘The police and others rendered good assistance in carrying the poor fellows off the boat. A large crowd of men gathered on the .wharf soon after the news of the accident had gone abroad. Isianc O. Crissy, manager of the line, and Chief Engineer McMaster also appeared early on the .scene, and did all in their power to alleviate the sutferings of the injured. ‘The deck hands were on the upper deck when the explosion occurred, and were engaged in hauling up the fenders.. The force of the concussion was upward, and hence these men were injured more than if they had been below. Mate W.H. Cabot was just forward of the smokestacks, and though blown some distance ahead, he was very little injured. In the dark and confusion it was im- possible to discover last night just how badly the boat had been damaged. It was apparent, however that her upper works aft of the cabin had been completely demolished. Her hull was thought to be little damaged, as she was not leaking. The Colorado lett the Lackawanna dock at about 7.30 o’clock, ladened with merchan- dise for Chicago. ‘The explosion occurred a half hour later, when some miles out. She be- longs to the Commercial line, about which there has been so .mnch litigation lately. Her crew, all told, consisted of twenty-two men. She was built in this city in 1867 by Mason & Bidwell, but has received con- siderable repnirs since, and was in good con- dition with a rating of A’ 2. She carried two boilers, which have been kept in repair and are believed to have heen in a sate con- dition when the fatal disaster. occurred. She has a carrying capacity of about 1,400 tons, and has latterly been running in connection with the Lackawanna railroad between this port and Chicago. John Morgan, the fireman, while he was receive attention from the doctors at. the hospital When asked what he knew about the explosion, he said that before leaving port considerable trouble had been experienced by steam escaping from the government valve of the starboard boiler, the weight being too light. Lovett, the first engineer, and his greaser were, he declared, under the influence of liquor. After getting outside, Lovett ordered Morgan to rake down his fires, but after he had done so wanted to know what he did so for, at the same time directing him to at once freshen the fire and get ona full head of steam. ‘The boiler was then carrying fifty- eight pounds. Lovett and his greaser then undertook to adjust the trouble with the yalve, but without accomplishing anything. The explosion occurred while they were working with the valve. ‘They were up over the boiler and it is remarkable that they did not meet’ with Instant death. Morgan, as previously stated, was hurled against the bulkhead. .As soon as he could pick himself up, he tried to find a window go 28 to jump overbuard. Being unsuccess- tul, he clambered up through the wreck to the deck and found there was no occasion for him to seek refuge in the lake. This statement of Morgan is given for what itis worth. His charge against the engineer is a serious one, and not to be accepted as true until all the parties in- terested are heard and the case investigated. The Colorado was built in 1860, carried two boilers with a compound engine and was valued at between $50,000 and $60,000; insured tor $50,000. ‘This does not cover loss by explosion. Black buoy No. 2. on Canada reef, at the mouth of the Niagara, has been missing since the storm of a week ago. ‘Lhe buoy over the wreck of the Falmouth bas also been carried away. Pilots sould bear these facts in mind, and the gevernment engineer should see to the replacing of the buoys, The Falmouth wreck has not yet been re- moved, Captain A. A. Fengar, of the United States Revenue Marine Service, who had been superintending the construction of the re- venue steamers Fessénden and Perry at this port, left for Washington yesterday after. noon to serve on the board disposing of the Alabama claims. Lientenant A. B. Little- field, who assisted Captain Fengar here, will look after the completion of the Perry. The new propeller George T, Hope ran aground opposite the Niagara elevator, at Buffalo, on her passage up to discharge her cargo, but was got off easily. She takes coal to Duluth at 95 per net ton, EAST TAWAS, The sloop rigged yacht Nymph, wl ich sheltered here during the late gale, is under tow of the tug Telephone of Chicago, waiting for favorable weather to proceed to Cleve- land. ee Vennor says of the coming winter: The weather will be warm, open and wet, with little or no snow during’ the close of the year. ‘The winter will be an exceptional one, with severe storms on the lakes. WELLAND CANAL. A semaphore: signal has been erected on the west bank of the canal, on the curve near Humberstone bridge, to warn vessels to stop when the red signal is exhibited, to avoid danger and collision. Vesselmen are required to keep a sharp lookout for the above, as well as the semaphores, north and south of Welland aqueduct, and are required to stop until the danger signals are removed. Wo. ELLs, Superintendent. J. W. WESTCOTT. For two years Robert Holland has been building a steamship at Marine City, which has attracted considerable attention because of its fine lines and etaunch construction, The steamship is uow completed, and will soon be placed in commission, She is of the following dimensions; length of keel, 170 feet; length over all, 182 feet; breadth ot beam, thirty feet eight inches; depth of hold, . twelve feet six inches, She is planked with four-inch plank to the rail, and her ‘ceiling is five inches thick with bilge streaks.six inches thick. She has two garboard streaks five inches thick and twelve inches wide. She has three keelsons abreast and two deep, 12x12. Her frames are double, molded out of five-inch fliteh, and spaced twenty-one inches from center to center, and she is strengthened by extra floors between the frames. Her deck frames are twenty-one inches apart. She has a centerboard, and is rigged with three masts carrying fore-and- aft canvas. The construction of the steam- ship was intrusted to Alex. Anderson, of. Marine City, who, together with Mr. Hol- land, is to be congratulated on the handsome and substantial vessel which has been turned out. The new boat will be towed as a consort during the remainder ot the present season, and during next winter will receive power- ful machinery, and in future depend on herself for motive power. She has capacity for a cargo of 1,000 tons of ore, 700,000 feet of lumber, or 38,000 bushels of grain. In picking out a man for whom to name the new steamship, Mr. Holland has selected one who needs-no introduction to the navi- gators and vessel owners of the lakes. Cap- tain J. W. Westcott has for many yexrs been identified with the marine intevests ot De- troit in the capacity of marine reporter and vessel agent, and in the discharge of his duties as such, has formed the personal ac- quaintince of almost every captain and own- er between Buffalo, Chicago and Duluth. His reports, through his careful work, have come to be looked upon as the most reliable infor-- ination to be had, and he often knows more about a vessel’s latest movements than her owner. The new steamship will be com- manded by Captain Thomas Pringle. a es The pilot’s war at Port Eads and South- west Pass has brought about a contlict in the courts. Under Louisiana law the bar or branch pilots formed an association ; but two members severed their connection with the body, and entered into competition with their Inte associates. ‘The original associa- tion enjoined them. Then other pilots got licenses from the United States Board of In- spectors, and the State Branch Pilot Agso- ciation tried to deter them from dving busi- ness. ‘The new pilots applied to Judge Bill- ings for an injunction, and he ruled that the act of Congress placing the jetties and the jetty work under the charge of the United States Government repealed both the State laws relating to pilots and the act of Con- gress aflirming these laws. Therefore the court enjoined the Bar Pilots’ Association from interfering with the new pilots, or from even making affidavits against them under the existing laws of Louisiana.— Nau- tical Gazetle,