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Tar = NOt CLEVELAND 0, JANUARY 8, 1884. AROUND THE LAKES. CLEVELAND. The ball of the Marine Engineev’s Associa- tion will occur on the 17th inst. The Stewart is on drydock at Duluth for repairs, She will run all winter. The Onoko, which is in winter quarters ‘at Chicago has taken 165,000 bushels of oats for winter storage. ® C. Champness, boat builder at 39 Main street, har the frame up for a steamyacht of the following dimensions: Length over all 48 feet, keel 36 feet, beam 9 feet, and 4 feet2 inches deep. The tug Bolton, Captain Joe oad trans- ferred the divers’ apparatus from the crib to the water “works yard. Captain Yodd also had the first tow of the season, the barge Allce Strong, with a load of stone from the c. C. C.& I. pockets to the breakwater, where she will -be unloaded when the weather is favorable. , The tug S. S. Coe, which left Milwaukee four weeks ago to remove the wreck of the schooner B, Parsons, at the entrance to Charlevoix harbor, has been laid up at that port, she being unable to return to Milwau- Kee after, accomplishing the. work on account of boistrous weather. ‘he Independent ‘Tug Company received $1,200 for the work. The tung masters and engineers ball was largely attended on the evening of January 1, In fact so many were eager to enter that the sale of tickets was discontinued at 9 o’clock. An enjoyable time was had under the follow- ing direction: President Captain Jno. H. Wysoon, Vice President, Engineer M, Flanigan, Secretary and Treasurer, Captain E. J. Brown; Floor Directors, Captain Jno. Archer, Engineer, M. M. McCormick; Floor Managers, Captain Will. A. Collier, Captain Chas, H. Stickney, Captain J. D. Todd, Engineer Chas. Rice, Engineer Phil. Schied, Engineer Jos. Nor- mand; Honorary Committee, Captain R. Greenhalgh, Captiin Jno, Warner, Captain M. Driscoll, Captain L. P. Smith, Captain J. A. Smith, Captain Jno. Semple; Rezeption Committee, Captain A. J. Moffet, Captain Jno. H. Wysoon, Engineer W. E. Byrne, Engineer M. Flanigan; Committee of Arrangements, Captain J. D. Todd, Captain E. J. Brown, Captain Chas. H. Stickney, Captain Will. A. Collier, Engineer Chas, Rice, Engineer Phil. Schied, Engineer Jos. Normand, Engineer M. M. McCormick, Engineer Thos. Murphy. CHICAGO. Spectal to the Marine Record. Captain E, Johnson will put new ceiling into the schooner F. M. Stanton this winter. The steambarge Leland arrived hereon the 31st of December, laden with pig iron from Elk Rapids. The steambarge Monitor continues to visit this port frequently, with loads of sand for building purposes. Captain Charles Eggert, of Muskegon, has been in Chicago for a few days endeavoring to find purchasers for some of Akeley & Hume’s vessels. The Marinette Barge Line Company are having new decks put into the barge Em- | pire State under the superintendence of Captain J. C. Perritt. The schooner North Star has been unload- ed, and Captain Rice is taking ona general cargo for Pentwater, for which port he will start as soon as wind and weather permits. F, B. Gardener aged 67, died suddenly on the 24th December at Pensaukee, he was formerly a large lumber.merchant and ves- sel owner at this port and much respected by all. Captain John Gillard of the schooner TLo- mie A. Burton, which is laid up at Milwau- kee, paid Chicago a visit last week. We met him at bis old friend. Martin’s, und was pleased to see him looking so jolly. The trustees of Naw’s estate and Captain. Peter Peterson sold tle fine schooner Annie M. Peterson to Hurlbut, of Green Bay, for $25,500. Captain Decker, of the barge Con- stitution, will sail the Annie M. Peterson next season. ‘ At Miller Brothers’ drydock the schooner C. J. Magill is in for a partial rebuild. She will get new stanchions, rail, plankshear, keelsons, etc., and ealking. The big schoon- er Golden Age is getting a new rudder and the gear fixed. DETROIT. Special to the Marine Record. Detroit, January 1. Glad tidings or joy does not cross over. the threshold of every one’s door at the begin- ning of each new year. A glance st the death record, which appeared in the last is ene of the Marine RECORD verifics this-moat painfully, The close of 1883 carried with it many warm hearted sailors, leaving behind them wives and little ones, who had antici- pated being at the fireside of their families during the holiday season, but instead have been called hence on their last voyage and now lie buried in the depths of the lakes or in the grave on the shore. I am.no preacher and do not wish to be understood as !ntro- ducing in this, my first communication of the new year, a memorial sermon. Yet It is well for all who have sympathetic feelings for those who traverse the deep to occasion- ally ponder over such things, and,act as best they can. Since my last letter death has removed from our midst two persons who were well known and highly respected among a wide circle of onr lake men. Soloman Presley, a lake engineer, crossed the river, otherwise deceased, on the 24th ultimo, at the age of 70. He was widely known throughout the lakes and many will-learn with’ sadness of his death. Another was cal’ed to his final rest sometime during last Friday night un- der painful circumstances. Mr. William Dana Gillett, brother of John R. Gillett, the well-known tug owner of this city, was found dead in his berth, last Saturday noon, on bourd the tug Champion, which lay at her winter moorings at the foot of St. Aubin avenue. Mr. Gillett was in charge of the steamer as ship keeper for the winter and took his meals at a residence near at hand. At neontime a boy was sent to call him to | | near Point Au Pellee, August, 1767; and in dinner, but-slas, he had taken his last meal —he was dead. His death was accounted for from his having a coal stove in his cabin, which had been made too close, and without proper ventilation, the fumes of the gas had smothered him. Mr. Gillett was aged 50 years and was a branch of one of the oldest families in this city. His father before him commanded. vessels away back to 1818-19. He was alife long sailor, of a quiet and re- served mind and had many warm friends. | He had no family. Navigation lingers in the lap of winter on the St. Clair river, and one or ers are plying to Algonac, which is a great accommodation to those deprived of rail- road facilities. more ateam- | $2.00 Pkr ANNUM Smne.e Copixs 6 CENTS During the navigation of 1883 the West-| corded in the death list last season no less ern ‘Transportation Co., of Buffalo; had on the route between that city.and Chicago ten steamers which, during the season, made twelve round trips with the utmost regular- ity. ‘The distance between the two ports is 1,099 nautical miles, It is one of the oldest established lines connected with the lake marine, and the steamers are of the largest and). first-class. . The weather hereabout has been unusu- ally mild, for a day or two past, with fine, drizzling rain, and the river treed from ice. Captain Mills, of the hapbor tug office in this city, keeps one of his tugs in constant readiness for the accommodation of vessels which may. néed transferring from one point to another for the he diaksiii of grain for win- ter storage. The steamer Northwest is undergoing some repairs to her upper works forward. The.tugs Bulize and Gladiator are having made good the damages recently sustained by fire, ; The time is at hand, among the sail lofts, for the making and repuiring of ‘vessel out- fits, several vessels laid up here requiring much in this line to be in readiness the com- ing season. James _P...Donaldson. & Co., who have in connection with their ship chandlery a large fire-proof sail loft, have already received orders for getting up thirty new sails, beside a great deal of repairing,. which requires quite a force of hands to do the work. In scanning over the list of deaths in the record ot 1883 it appears that, of those who died from natural causes on shore, twenty- four were retired masters, gave one, Captain Kennedy, of Toronto. Two only had been mates, and two engineers, the rest seamen or otherwise. Of those among the accidental list fifteen were captaine, fifteen mates and twelve engineers, the balance as before noted. A few days ago I was hailed on the street by an old tar with “How is it, old fellow, that you never give us any account of sail vessels that have been lost in years gone by. We have in pamphlets an account of all the steamers which have been built and lost, but no biography of where all the vessels were lost or what became of them. The point, I had to confess, was well taken but it would have to be given in emall doses, that is, tak- ing each separately. ‘It is rather a retmarka- ble fact that the first marine casualty on the lakes was un instance of foundering, all hands lost and nothing ever seen or heard of the wreck since save a hatch, a pair of can- vas pants anda bale of furs, ‘The two fol- lowing disasters were each cases of capsiz- ing, and both vessels of brigantine rig, one of which was the Gladwin, which capsized Jnly, 1768, the brig Bean, at or near Bar Point, Lake Erie. Both crews were lost to aman. The notice of quick trips in the annual re- port affords a fine opportunity for skippers who neglected at the proper time to report whatever achievements they may have ac- complished in that line during the season’s navigation. Their comments usually run inthis line. ‘That’s nothing! Why, we beat that time all hollow more than once.’’ And again—"I don’t believe it. hey never made any such time.’? And so on ad libitum until it is time to leave the sail loft, and go to grub. It will be noticed that among those re- South Haven, than fifty-five persons are reported as ‘un- known, which 18 2 sad commentary on those who neglected an important’ duty in. not registering the names of men when coming on board, ‘Those thus lost will probably never be heard ot by relatives or friends, and although lower in’ the ranks of duty on board, the family ties are as.near. and as strong as those occupying higher positions, ‘There may. be, and doubtless are, instances when it is not convenient to:take the name of every one, passengers or otherwise, but the occurrences aré very rare and:there is no excuse for such neglect. ‘There should be some law in regard to this matter, and one which would obligate the necessity of re- cording and Jeaving on shore the names of those going on. board. Take, for instance, the schooner Mary A. Hulburt, lost on Lake Superior. Out of twenty men who went on board that ill-fated craft nineteen were un- known. ‘The fact that they were laborers does not mitigate the sad affair. ‘They were human beings who had friends near and dear to them at some point of the. compass. A chapter much longer might be written ‘on this subject but must ‘be left’, for. another time. : fy) a MARYSVILLE. ‘ Special to the Marine Record. Times are lively here. The pr opellers J. x, ‘Mills and Point Albino are in the gravel trade. They employ eighteen men each, giving employment to all the spare men here. They think they will have gravel enough for six cargoes more. Two car tracks are used to convey the gravel. aboard the boats, a horse being attached to each car, which loads a vessel:in quick time. An Indian, petrified, was found buried in the gravel pit. He,has been there a great many years. The steamers Conger and Pickup are run- ning between Algonac and Port Huron. They are carrying now for 6 cents and other times they charge 10 cents. The price was 75 cents. QUEEN OF THE LAKES. The above is the name of a sidewheel iron steamer that Captain Jos. Lloyd announces that he has purchased from Dexter & Noble, of Eld Rapids, Michigan, at a private figure. She originally cost $37,000, but owing to the fact that she could only run fifteen miles instead of twenty, as called for in the con- tract the price was reduced to $27,000. She is 119 feet long, 29!¢ feet beam, has one boiler two engines, 18x24, and is capable of earrying five teams without unhitching and 400 passengers. She has cabins on the main and hurricane decks, and Captain Lloyd says that she has a perfect model and Is in every way a beauty. She wlll no doubt prove just the boat for the Duluth and Sue perior route and as an excursion boat. She will be brought to Duluth as soon as possible in the spring.— Duluth Times, oo The estimates of the chief engineer of the War Department of the amount that may be profitably expended during the ensuing year are as follows: For continuing the improve- ment at Au Sable, $32,000; Belle river, 2,000; Black lake, 20 009; Ceder river, 40, 000 ; Charlevoix, 40, 000 ; ¢ heboygan, 6,000; F ranks fort, 50,000 ‘Grand: ; Mariag, 200,000; Lake Hu ron harbor of refuge, 125,000; Ludington, 40,5 000; Manistee, 50,000; Monroe, 2,000; Musa kegon, 100,000 ; Ontenagon, 60 1000 5 Pent water, 40,000 ; Portage lake harbor of refuge, 140,006; St. John, 60,000; Saugatuck, 12,0003 30,000 ; White river, 50, 000: Detroit, river, 227,000; Hay lake, ¢ hs unnel of Sault Ste Mz aria river, 50,000; Saginaw river, 200,000.