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THE MARINE RECORD. NEW REVENUE STEAMER. A special to the Chicago Inter-Ogean says the steamship building ‘at Buffalo by the Union Drydock Company, under the direc- tion of Captain George R. Slicer, general superintendent of construction and repairs tor the United States Revenue Marine Ser- vice, bids fair to be the ablest vessel belong- ing tothe ‘l'reasury navy. Of fine lines, a good model, with great strength and sym- metrical proportions, she cannot but prove one of the best looking and stanchest ships, on chain of great lakes. ‘Ibe hull will be ot iron, the angle iron trames of which measure 3 by 246 by 5-16 inches, and are covered by rolled-iron plates 'g an- inch thick, ‘The floor-plater, reverse frames, keelsones, string- ers, deck beams, and lodger plates are un- usually heavy and well riveted, the quality of the iron being subjected to a test of 48,- 000 pounds to the square inch, : The engine is a direct acting inyerted cyl- inder 38 inches in diameter and 40 inch stroke of piston, with link motion and in- dependent cut-off. ‘There will be one boiler 16 feet long, with eylinder shell 12 feet in diameter, having three furnaces 7 feet long by 3 feet 7 inches | wide, giv'ng nearly 77 feet of tire surfice. - The power thus indicated drives a caat- iron screw propeiler wheel situated at the stern of the vessel. ‘lhis wheel is 10 feet in diameter with an expanding pltch to 17 feet 6 inches, which, when making 85 revolations per minute (deducting 10 per cent for slip,) gives an actual speed of nearly 16 miles per hour, equaling, if it does not exceed, that made by the fastest vessels on the lakes. ‘She will be handsomely and heavily rigged asa hermophrocite brig, and can spread over 7,000 yards of canvas on her spars. e The cabin and ward-room will be~taste- fully and artistically finished in hardwoods, principally black walnut and mahogany, ‘The quarters for the officers’ and crew are more commodious, better ventilated, and comfortable than any other vessel of the ser- vice. The dimensions are: Tength over all. 161 feet; length at load line, 145 feet; breadth of beam, 25 feet; depth of hold, 11 feet 2 inches; draft, 10. feet ; tonnage displacement, 451 tons. She will take the plaee of the old Commodore Perry, which has done duty nearly. half acentury on Lake Erie, and will be ‘stationed at Erie as soon as com: pleted. i —-— oe HORROR NARROWLY AVERTED. ‘The Adams street viaduct disaster narrowly escaped .repetition at State street Saturday, only a hundred times worse. It was between 7 and 7:30 o'clock inthe morning, just when working people ard business men were hurrying down town, and there were fully 200 persons on the viaduct forming the north approxch to the bridge und fifty persons on the bridge itself, besides numerous vehicles, street cars, etc. A tug was cominy along bound in, with the ship Golden Age, the larg- est sail craft on the lakes, in tow, when another tug, with the canal’ schooner John R. Noyes in tow, came rushing along behind her. ‘The tug with the Age in tow signaled the other tug to stop, it being evident that both tows would enter the same draw at the sume time. and if they did, no power on earth could save the mason work of the abutment from being crushed, thus letting the whole viaduct approach down—a dis- tance of thirty feet. The wreck and sacrifice of life would have been awful. The captain of the tug in the rear paid no attention to the signal, and it was repeated. Still no attention was paid, and to avoid the catas- trophe the Admira, which had the Age in tow, and who had right of way, checked down aud let his tow strike the protection to the bridge, thus stopping her. ‘The Age was heavily laden, and the feat of thus stopping her was a greatone. The other tug and tow went through the draw at a swinging gait, and the captain looked out of the pilot house langhing as if-he had done something very great. Fortunately the Age sustained no damage. Captain Andy Green commands the Admiral, and the tact: that a borror did not occur, is due wholly to his intelligence, his great humanity, and, more than all, to his quick, good judgment. ‘The captain of the other tug does not seem to have # spoon- ful of brains ia his heavy head, and should be anywhere than in such a responsible pos- ition as he holds.—ZJnter-Ocean, : —— The co-operation of vessel owners, agents and captains is asked by the Secretary of the Treasury in obtaining the funnel marks, house flags and distinguishing night signals of the diflerent vessel lines and yacht clubs, so that the same may be registered at the Treasury Department, in the revenue inarine | division. A full deseription and drawings | of the same in all the parts, both in color and design, should be sent to the Treasury De- partment. Office of the Secretary, Washing- ton, D. C., or to the oflice of Coston Night Signal, No. 15 State street, New York City. This information is desired to be used as an aid to the commercial world. By this means all vessels may be reported when passing signal and life-suving stations; also light- houses, lightships and revenue vessels, both by day and night. ‘The department will ar- range to publish a list of all the above Gata and distribute the same gratis where it) will do the most good,— Maritime Register, THE HERMAN WINTER HAWSE-. PIPE a STOPPER, Thinking our readers would be pleased to see this ingenious device illustrated, we have succeeded in obtaining the cuts, which will convey readily to the mind the perfect action and tLe simplicity of its mechanism. NO 1.—ELEVATION LOOKING FORWARD. Mr. Herman Winter, well known in marine shipbuilding circles, is the inventor ot this hawse- pipe stopper, and the American Ship Windlass Company, of Providence, R. IL, has the exclusive right to manufacture it.) The Nautical Gazette; having carefully ex- amined this stopper, vives the following de- scription of it: y “We can assert with: positiveness that its action can be relied on, and that it insures a perfect air and water-tight joint. When the anchor is.stowed, the pure gum rubber, which is in two parts, is clasped on the chain and put into the socket; the plate is then puton and the set screws tightened—the compression closes the aperture perfectly, so that not a drop of water can be forced through the hawse-pipe, no matter how heavily the vessel may pitch. It also can be used when riding at anchor with a long scope out in a heavy sea. : “A pair of these stoppers has been in use more thana year on the steamer Excelsior, Commander J. W. Hawthorn, of the Mor- gan Line. Captain Hawthorne, in reply to a letter from the agent of the American Ship Windlass Co., asking how the stopper worked; sent the following: - ‘NEw York, May 7, 1883, ‘Frank S. Manton, Agt. American Ship Windlass Co., Providence, R. I. ‘Dear Sir: Lam in receipt of your valued Boat washing and general laun- dry in a few hours. CLEVELAND STEAM LAUNDRY, 33 St. Clair Street. Telephone I18. DISEASE CURED Without Medicine. A Valuable Discovery for supplying Magnetism to the Hu- Electricity and Magnetism utilized \as never before for Healing the Sick. THE MAGNETON APPIANCE CO,’S man System. Magnetic Kidney Belt FOR MEN IS ITY, RHEUMATISM, PARALYS SCIATICA, DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, / DISEASKS, TORPID LIVER, Gout, Seminal Emissions, Impotency, Asthma, Heart Disease, Dyspepsia, Constipa- tion; Erysipelas, Indigestion, Hernia or Rup- ture, Catarrh, Piles, Epiley Dumb Ague, etc. When any d-bility of the GENERATIVE OR- GANS occurs. Lost Vitality, Lack of Nerve Force and Vigor, Wasting Weakness, and all those Dis- eases of a personal nature, from whatever cause, the continuous stream of enétism permeating through | the parts, must restore tuem to «a healthy action. ‘there is no mistake about this appliance. 10 THE LADIRS: If you are afflicted with 7", ame Back, Weakness of the Spine, Falling of the Woinb, Leucorrh@a, Chronic Inflammation and Ulceration of the Womb, Incidental Hemorrhage or Flooding, Paintal, Suppressed and Irregular Menstrua- tion, Barrenness, and Change of Life, this is the Best Appliance and Curative Agent known. For_all forms of Female Difficulties itis unsur- passed by anything betore in vented, both as a curative agent and as a suurce of power and vitalization, Price of either Belt with Magnetic Insoles, $10, eent by express (, 0. D., and examination allowed, or by mail on receipt of price. In ordering send measure of waist, and size of shoe, Remittance can be made in currency, sent in letter at our risk. The Migneton Garments are adapted to all ages, are .worn over the under clothing, not next to the body like the many Galvanic and Electric Humbugs advertised so extensively, and should be taken off at night. They hold their COWER FOREVER, and are worn at all seasons of the year. Send stamp for the “New Departure in Medical trest- ment Withont Medicine,” with thousands of testi- monials. THE MAGNETON APPLIANCE CO,, 218 State Street, Chicago, Tl. Note.—Send one dollar in postage stamps or curren- cy, in letter at our risk, with size of shoe usually worn, andtry our Magnetic Insoles, and be convineet of the power residing in our other Magnetic Appliances. Positively no cold feet when they are worn, or money | refunded. favor of the 5th of April, and contents. care- fully noted. It reply would say that the atent hawse-pipe stoppers designed by,Mr. ferman Winter, constricting engineer.ot the Morgan Line, and made by you, are sim- ply perfect, and work to my entire satisfac- tion in every respect, and no sea- going vese sel is thoroughly equipped without them. Ak they can be put in and taken out in a few moments, and are pefectly water-tight, © at the same time, it gives the com- mander of a ship every confidence to knowthat his chains and anchors are ready for use at any moment without the trouhle of bending chains, In a large ship like the Ex- celsior, and loaded deep, it would, be impossible to get along without unbending chains. With these patent hawse-pipe stoppers we could go to any part of the world as far as water entering haws pipes. They have no equal or su perior xs u hawse-pipe stopper; nothing can excel them; they are: water-tight, simple, easily adjusted and you could not make anything more desirable as a stopper. Yours very respectfully, J. W. Hawruorn, Commanding steamship Excelsior, Morgan Line.’ .NO. 3-RUBBER BALL STOPPER. “Recently a pair of these stoppers was put on the steamer City of Gloucester, of the Boston & Gloucester Line, and have given perfect satisfaction. Orders have.also fust been received to put the ‘stoppers on a couple of large coasting schooners. We have seen both sets now tn use, and have heard from the lipsof those who have used them that they are ‘just perfection’ for the NO, 2—SECTION IN PLAN LOOKING FORWARD purpose intended. ‘They are neat, compact and lasting, and give great comfort to all on board. ‘Those who go to sea know how dif- ficult itisto plug a hawse-pipe tight, and what a'great desideratum it is to be able to keep the chain cables bent, especially in coasting vessels. By the use of these stop- pers the risk attending unbent cables is en- tirely avoided, and might often be the means of saving the vessel and her crew, by ena- bling an anchor to be let goin the ‘nick of time.’ We most heartily recommend the use of this appliance to ship-owners and@ masters generally.”? : ——- — G.'8. RAND. H. B.. BURGER. |’ FOR SALE AT THE $ RAND & BURGER SHIP-BUILDERS, WITH DRT DOcz ATTACHED 'TO THE WORKS, ALSO PREPARED 'TO DO WRECKING AND TOWING WITH THE Tug John Gregory. Vessels Docked and Re- paired on Short Notice. |MANITOWOC,WIS. iF. & H. BORN, PLUMBERS. Manufacturers of Hotel Ranges & Laundry ° Stoves, and Dealer in HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS 128 SUPERIOR ST., CLEVELAND, O. Capt. D. S. Webster, VESSEL AND INSURANCE AGENT, Wood, Fence Posts, Bark, ETC., BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION, Chartering and Freighting of Canadian, Coarse Freights — Specialty, No. 64 Woodbridge Street Detroit, Michigan GLOBE IRON WORKS, SECOND HAND TUBULAR BOILFR, 44 inches di- ameter, 43 tubes 8 inches diameter and 12 feet long, steam: drum 30 inches diameter, 40 inches high; front grates, fiitings and breechings; god order. SECOND HAND MARINE BOILER, in good order. Shell, 7-16 inch iron plate; diameter, 9 feet 6 inches; len; th, 48 feet; 129 tubes 4 inches in diameter, 11 feet 6 inches long, three flues 18 inches diameter; two flues 14 inches diameter, two flues 10 1-2 inches diameter; fire box, 6 feet long, 4 feethigh; steam chimney, 7 feet high. SECON D HAND MARINE BOILER four feet wide, 6 1-2 feet long, 5 feet high, sixty-four 2 1-2 inch tubes 60 inches long, cist iron breecbng, good as new. SECOND HAND MARINE ENGINE; double direct- acting 8x8 inch cylinder, shaft and wheel for yacht or tug; good as new. eee ADVERTISERS ' Can learn theexactcostof _any proposed line of Ad- 'vertising in American ‘Papers by addressing ‘Geo. P. Rowell & Co's ‘Newspaper Adv’g Bu- ‘reau, 10Spruce St., N.Y. A. ANDREWS, HARDWARE, ‘Ranges, Stoves & Tinware, | No. 259 Detroit St., CLEVELAND, OHIO. “DEAN & CO, BOATBUILDERS, DETROIT, MICH.