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A, (Fhe Marine Record, ESTABLISHED IN 1878, Entered according to the laws of the United States al the Post Office at Cleveland as second-class matter. Published weekly at No. 2 South Water street, Cleveland, Ohio. A. A. POMEROY, Editor and Proprietor, BRANCH OFFICE, 244 SOUTH WATER STREET, CHICAGO, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage paid...... Six months, postage paid Invariably in advance. The MARINE RECORD can be found for sale at-the following places: No. 2 South Water street, Cleveland. Joseph Gray, No, 284 South Water street, Chicago. D. McMasters & Co., Sarnia, Ontario. Wm. Godley, Escanaba, Michigan. J. E. Somerville, Manistee, Michigan, Articles, letters and queries on all subjects are solici- ted. mar-The Editor assumes no responsibility for the opinions of correspondents. To insure notice, contributors must give name and address, and write on one side of the paper only. ADVERTISING RATES. Ten cents per line, nonpareil measurement, or $1.20 ‘per inch, each insertion; four weeks $4.00; with a liberal discount on orders amounting to $40.00 or over. Tne schooner Polly built in 1804, and now undergoing repuirs at Owl’s Head, Me., ig said to be the oldest vessel of the United States merchant. service afloat. Her con- dition warrants the hope that Polly may live to see her hundredth birthday. Ho tow st: el shafting, which has come very generally into use in Europe, even for such heavy work us steamship propeller shafts, is found to very much lessen the weight in proportion to the decreased strength. It appears, for example that a ten- inch shaft, with a hole four inches in di- ameter, has its weight reduced 16 per cent, with a loss of only 2.25 per cent of strength. W. E. Rosinson, of New York, reprcsent- ing an Inland district, and who voted against every river and harbor bill yet ‘presented in the House, hus been made a member of the committee on rivers and harbors. ‘he great lakes are not represented upon the com- mittee except by new members and the chances for any suggestions from them look- ing towards the improvements of the great inland waters are not promising. AMERICAN Wheat in Bohemia, far up the Elbe, after transportation 1,000 miles or more witnin this country, and 3,000 by. ocean vessels, is naturally looked upon as curiosity at Vienna. But that ia hardly an excuse for the assertion in a Vienna dispatch, that this “first cargo of American wheat imported in Austria” amounted to ‘160,000 hundred- weight.’ Ships of 5,000 tons do not custom- arily navigate the upper Elbe. But with all allowance for Austrian amazed exaggera- tion, the spectacle of a cargo of Chicago wheat within a few miles of the Danube is still intereating. THE new sloop yacht which is being buil at Miller Brothers Shipyard Chicago, by Captain Alex Cuthbert the celebrated yacht builder of Belleville Ont., is nearly com- pleted, and now that her outside planking is all on she is indeed, although yet in her rough state,athing of beauty, and when she is planed down and cleaned off she will be par excellence. Captain Cuthbert has made yacht building and yachtsailing a life long study and has deservedly met with a large amount of success. Could we but have him residing here, which we hope to do ere long we would make Chicago famous throughout the yachting world, WE print on another page a letter from E, W. Gould, President of the National Board of Steam Navigation, in which he makes some valuable suggestions in regard to hos- pital fees and other matters of interest to our readers. We have received official copies of the proceedings of the last meeting of the) board, held in Néw York City on the 24th | and 25th of October, which we purpose printing in the near future, Also, in the same connection, we print the proceedings this week of a meeting of the association of THE MARINE RECORD. owners and agents of steam and sailing ves- sels, which has virtually the same end in view us that of the Steam Navigation Board —the interests of marine men. A blank tor signaturescan be found at the MRRINE REc- orp offices We believe that as marine hos- pitals are entirely under the supervision of the Governmeut, it should also assume the tax levy by appropriation from the national treasury, and we hope to see a bill passed during the present session of Congress to that effect, thus lifting from marine men a burden that is not only a nuisance in its present shape, but an injustice as well. RIVERS AND HARBORS, Congress has already taken steps in re-or- ganizing the committees whose duties can not help affecting lake navigation improve- ments, ‘lhe House has substantially recog- nized the report of the committee on rules, which creates a new committee on rivers and harbors, though ultimate action may change the matter somewhat. It is proposed that this new committee shall absorb the du- ties of the old epecial committee, which for- merly overlooked Mississippi river improve- ments. This distribution looks reasonable enough and it has the approval ot represen- tative Regan, the prospective chairman of the committee on commerce, fur the reason that his committee, under the new arrange ment, will have more time to look after the inter-state commerce bill, which from pres- ent appearances, will be this year a measure | of extraordinary magnitude. It seems a lit- tle odd, however, that Blackburn, of Ken- tucky, should be chairman of rivers and har- bors. He may possibly know a little more about rivers and harbors than a life-long master of asailing ship.does about cotton raising, but the eelection of aman from a land-locked State does not look exactly right from a lake-shore view. A proceeding still more odd Is the creation of a new committee to take care of American shipping, of which it is ssid Sam. Cox, of New York, is to be chairman. harbors, on’ commerce, ‘and on shipping; ought to be enough to look after all the nav- igation bills certainly, and it is probable that matters in our interest will receive a world of attention when they get into their hande, but the tronble will be to get them there. It may be doubted whether a sufficient num- ber of our new-fledged statesmen possess the critical acumen or judicious selection neces- sary to steer all the nautical bills into pro- per harbors. With all these new committees In the field there is a good chance for wrang- ling when questions of reference come up. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. At the last meeting ot the Marine Engi- neers’ Associrtion, December 20, the follow- ing resolutions of respect were adopted : -Wuereas, It has pleased the Sovereign Ruler of the universe to remove from this life Earnest Root, of Lorain, our worthy trother and co-laborer in the noble rause of elevating the standard of our calling; and WHEREAS, [t becomes us as bretiren of this. association to express in fitting lan- guage the sorrow we feel in the loss of our departed brother, therefore be it Resolved, That we deeply feel the loss we have sustained in the death of him, who, though removed from the transitory scenes of this lite, still livesin the hearts and mein- ories of those who loved him. Resolved, ‘That we tender to the bereaved wife and relatives of our diseased brother our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of affiction. Resolved, ‘That these resolutions be copied In the minutes of this association, and, as an outward token of respect to the memory of our departed brother, our charter be draped in ineurning for the space of thirty days. Resolved, ‘hat a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our deceased brother and published in the MARINE REcorD, -C, M. Stopparb, JOHN SMITH, : Committee. eae ok The International Seamans’ Union closed its annual seasion here Wednesday. ‘The following officers were elected for the ensu- ing year: President, R, Powers, Chicago; first vice president, J. I, Casey, St. Cath- arines; second vice president, Peter Lynch, Cleveland; treasurer, Joseph Bernard, Mil- waukee; secretary, J. D. Murphy ‘Toronto. A resolution was passed holding insurance Three committees, on riverg and |. companies responsible in part for the loss of life last season. ‘The wage question was left to. loval branches, ‘They fix their own wages Powers and Bernard were appointed dele- gates to the labor congress to be held in Chicago in 1884. ‘he executive committee was instruted to prepare and forward to Congress such bills as may be deemed necessary for the protection of seamen. IRON MARKET REPORT. CLEVELAND, December 26. The end of the year shows a slightly im- proved tone, although no important sales have been made. . Holders expect a rise in the early months of the new year We quote prices unchanged: CHARCOAL PIG IRON. No. 1 Lake Superior charcoal No. 2 Lake Superior charcoa’ Nos. 8 and 4 Lake Superior.. Nos, 5and 6 Lake Superio; Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Selisbury.. Southern charcoal irons.. . Reported by E, L. Harper & Co., Cincinnati, Although the market remaing unchanged since our last as far as prices are concerned, the prospect for the near tuture grows brighter. Inquiries are numerous and gen- erally for large amounts alsa for ently de- livery. It isa showing of short stocks of pig iron in the hands of consumers. In view of this and the comparatively light stocks in the hands of producers, there seems to be no doubt but that the market will soon take a turn for the better. The mills remain very active with a full quota of orders at fair prices. We quote as follows; FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1.... Hanging Rock Charcval No. 2.. Strong Neutral Coke pole 1 American Scotch, No. 1, Neutral Coke. Cold Short... Sa Ssses Hanging Rock, strictly cold blas warn) biast...... . Lake Superior “Vulcan” all. grades a Southern Car Wheel, strictly cold blast... 26 THE MERCHANT MARINE. LAKE MARINE OF 1888, The record of the season just closed shows up a large list of disasters, and in view of he fact that a large majority of them took place at the commencement and the close thereof, itis, with two or three exceptions, the largest on record. ‘I'he larger proportion of accidents have been through collision and stranding; next in ratio, from having sprung aleak, and of these it is doubtful it a large number have been reported or come to the notice of the press. Quite a number of cases of foundering have reached the newspapers and have been so reported but in the phraseology of the event they have not been correctly stated. Several instances where a craft has sprung aleak and soon after gone down have been thus set down ar having foundered, and so cases of stranding and soon after being released, si. ke, is re- garded as having foundered. We do not look upon such statements as being correct. A vessel founders by being engulfed by heavy sens during a violent tempest. She is boarded by a heavy body of water and is unable to rise and consequently sinks. The case of the schooner Wells Burt is an instance in point. She had solid bulwarke. was heavily loaded and being boarded by heavy seas and tnable to rise, sank under the immense pres- sure of water, an: was thus a clear case of foundering. Vessels are frequently reported ashore when in fact they had stranded on some point, reef, or bar. Our table below will be tound as complete as can be arrived from a whole season’s close application to tuch matter, with a past experience of twenty-one years. The tonnage given here is gross, except when designated net. CLEVELAND, Propellers—J. M. Osborn, 646 tons; Os- ear ‘Townsend 1,038 tons; Business, 985 tons; Havana, 10415; Sparta, 1,017; H. L. Worthington, 647 tons; J. 5S. Fay, 1,220; V. Swain, 955; 5. Chamberlain, 1 207; Progress, 1,596; Fred Kelley, 926; John N. Glidden 1,323; Good Tit, 126; Forest City, 1,286; Henry Chisholm, 1,775; Republic, 1,343; Wocoken, 1,400; S. J. Macey, 648; Conti- nental, 1,188 net; Colonial, 1,188 net; Jarvis Lord, 771; Smith Moore, 1,191; E, B. Hale, 1,186; Robert Wallace, 905 net; Raleigh, 1,206 ; Cumberland, 1,601; Cormorant, 1,200; Vienna, 1,006; Benton, 418. Schooners—Monguagon, 301 tons; General Franz Siegel, 316; Zach Chandler, 727; So- phla Minch, 635; John Martin, 938; A.C, Maxwell, 469; John ‘I’. Johnson, 646; Mons s3sa ticello, 816; Venus, 232; Selkirk, 311; Ro- public, 314; ‘Thomas L. Parker, 628; Mag netic, 1,592; John Burt, 348; Grace Holland, 628; M. R. Warner, 699; Geo. W. Davis, 289; Exile, 353; Shawnee, 571; Geo. Sher- man, 323; James C. Harrison, 518; Abira Cobb, 781; Alva Bradley, 649; David Wag- staff, 310; 8. H. Kimball, 819; Negaunee, 640; ‘Thomas Quayle, 614; J. F. Card, 276; Fred A, Morse, 592; Geo. H. Warwrington, 639; Emma C. Hutchinson, 735; H. J. Webb, 432; City of Cleveland, 1,528; Ishpeming, 4"8, Specular, 1.602; C. H. Johnson, 332; John O'Neil, 616; Kate Winslow, 736; Mont- gomery, 298; Kingfisher, 517; Frank Perew, 624; C. G. King, 457; Colonel Cook, 266; Helena, 864; Richard Winslow, 885; H. P. Root, 116; ‘Theo Voges, 164; Constitution,422; Venture, 20, H. G. Cleveland, 264; Vernie Blake, 34; Eliza Gerlach, 271; Volunteer, 53; Cataract, 103. Barges—General Burnside, 307; H. P. Bald- win, 473; Pacific, 196, C, L. Hutchinson, 297; G. D. Norris, 282; ‘I’. G. Lester, 246; Semi- vole, 188; ‘Transport, 203; Joseph. 292; J. 8. Austin, 388; Midnight, 287; Guiding Star, 324; Little Wissahickon, 375; A. Walton, 372; J.C. Sehnoor. Stern wheel steamer—-Valley Mills. Scow—Sussacus, 109 tons. Steam scoo—R. Greenhalgh. Tugs—Samson, Wm. Gocednow, N. P. Sprague, George N. Brady, Constitution, Annie Dobbins, Mary Virginia, C. E. Bol- ton, W. H. Doan, John Warswick, Patrick Henry, James Amadeus, Peter Smith, Mag- gie Sanborn, Fannie ‘Tuttle, Charles Henry, N..B. Gates, Lda Sime, Siftie Starkweather, American Eagle, Forest City, W.D. Cugh- man, Helen, Florence and Chas. Castle. Steamlighter—Robert Greenhalgh, jr. CHICAGO. Propellers—Buscobel, Conemaugh, Cones- toga, Iron Duke, Chisago, Montana, New- burg, James Fisk, Jr., Joseph L. Hurd, R. P. Ranney, City of ‘raveise. John Otis, Nip- igon, Starucea, Roanoke, Perrett, City of Fremont, Fayette, Peerless, Inter Ocean, W. L. Wetmore, George ‘I’. Hope, Oregon, An- ‘nie Laurie, E. E. ‘Thompson, Lehigh, Ly- coming, Hiawatha and Onoko. Schooners—Edna, American Union, D. P, Rhodes, John Mee, 8. G. Andrews, Cora), Schuylkill, Fleetwing, Japan, Lottie Wolf, Sardinia, Leo, Nassua, City of ‘Toledo, Iron- sides, Cuyahoga, Waukesha, Pilot, M. E. Cook, Golden West, Northwest, ‘Thomas P. Sheldon, Roza Bell, Mosher Libbie Nau, . Mystic. 8S. P. Wilson, C. North, Planet, ‘I’. H. Howland, Helen Pratt, Nellie Redding- ton, Marengo John Raber, Melvin 8S. Baeon, Morbing Star, Niagara, Evelin Bates, Gilbert Knapp, E: P.-Royce, Ebenezer, BE. M. Stan- ton, Annie O. Hansen, L. Van Valkenburg, Maggie ‘Thompson, Naiad, Sunrise, ‘Truman Moas, Scotia, Mediator, Julia B. Merrill, Ev- ra Fuller, White Cloud, Delos tveWolf, C. Amaden, Telegraph, John B. Wilber, H. H. Badger, Minnie Mueller, Mary B. Hale, ‘Tempest, A. J. Dewey, M. A. Muir, America, Belle Walbridge, Jeannie Mullin, Minerva, Rising Star, S. B. Pomeroy, Clipper. City. Robert Hewlett, A. P. Nichols, South Ha- ven, Magdalena, George A. Marsh, Ostrich, Homer Rockaway, Sligo, Newsboy, Gold- en Fleece, Jessie Scarth, Milwaukee Belle, Mary D. Ayer, Harriet Ross, Col. N. Elisworth, H. W, Sage, I. N. Mason, 1. M. Brown, Belle Brown, ‘IT. Y. Avery Phenix, Annie Dall, Willie Loutit, Hattie Earl, Ellen, Montpelier, R. B, Hayes, Lum- berman. M. Ek. ‘Tremble, C’ J. Wells, R. J. Skidmore, Cape Horn, Rouse Simmons, Kate Lyona, Oak Leaf, Pathfinder, North Cape, Hyderbad, B. F. Bruce, Bertha Barnes, Bis- marck, Topsy, Francis Palms, Queen City, Jessie Phillips, Hattie Hutt, Bangalore, C, Nilsson, L. B. Coates, E. Vesta, Minnie Slau- son, Adirondac, Harriet Rose, Gerritt Smith, Otter. Sophia J. Lutl, Commerce, Lotus, El- len Williams, Grade Murray, J. W. Brown, Glad ‘Tidings, W. H. Dunham, Bay State, L. B. Shepard, Maggie Dall, John Minor, City of Chicago, M. L. Higgie, A. 8. Mowry, Lemont, M. W. Page, Page, Charles Foster, W. O. Goodman, Adventure, Live Oak, Ce- celia, Kate Hinechman, Jason Parker, A. Bradley, Myrue, C. J. Magill, Sodus, Mores Gage, Ll. M. Forrest, O. R. Johnson, Mozelle, George D. Dousman, C. H. Hackley, Levi Grant, Lottie Cooper, Lavinda, C. J. Roeder, A. Jackson, Magnolia, White Oak, Antares, Laura Johnson, A. G. Morey, Floretta, O. Shaw, Spray, Annie M, Peterson, Advance, Geo. L. Wren, R, C. Crawtord, Wm. Jones, John Bean, J. G. Masten, Alice, Olga, Clara, Ida, Grace M. Filer, Eliz. Nicholson, Cam- den, Our Son, H. A. Richmond, H B. Moore, W. H. Wawkins, Michigan, Moonlight, Pewaukee, Emeiine, KE. R. Blake, J. L. Me- Laren, C. Michelson, Persia, Kate E. How- ard, Carrier, Racine, C. G. Mixer, B. Fy Wade, [ver Lawson, J. V. ‘Taylor, H. Rand, Antelope, A. M. Beers, F. M. Knapp, Alex- ander, Adriatic, Maine, El 'lempo, J. D. Sawyer, Ralph Campbell, Four Brothers, G. Ellen, Bertie Calkins, Mary Collins, Ada Medora Chaz. Marshall, Winnie Wing, Rad« ical, Maj. N. HH. Ferry, George. Barges—Mantenee, Empire State, Peshti- go, Active, K.'T’, Judd, F, Lester, Kate Dar- ley, Marinette, Wayne, Henry Witbeck, Wm. Grady, Transfer, Mary EK. Perew, D. R. Martin, Buteher Boy, Planet, Uranus, Herschell, Windsor, City of Grand Haven, C, O: D., R. 1. Gibbs, Golden Age, Brunette, Alert, Advance, Minnehaha, Iron Cliff. DETROIT, Sidewheel Steamers—Northwest, City of