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tHE MARINE RECORD. fe) DETROIT, sspeeial (0 the Marine Record. July j—The season thus far on the upper Jakes has been preeminently a foggy one 4 large proportion of the losses that have occurred have come from this source. The casualties during the month of June foot up a total of $128,800 which may be summarized ag follows : From stranding, $51,800; collis- jons, $20,300 ; Fire, $18,200; ashore, $6,100; capsizeds $2,000; disabled, $17,300; sunk, 42,500, and heavy weather, $10,100. ‘There were seven deaths during the month—two from natural causes, one suicide, the others accidental. On Thursday evening last the tug Oswego started with the schooner A. Boody from Wyandotte, intending to take her to Toledo to load coal. Before getting out of the chan- nel she stranded, and the Boody, tollowing directly in her wake, struck her square in the stern, forcing her harder on beside doing serious damage to her hull. After two or three days’ delay, caused by a low stage of water, the Oswego was released by the tug Cham- pion and taken to Springwelle’ drydock for repairs. = , The tug Bob Haekett, which I informed ‘you in my last had gone to Wheatly, Lake Erie, to release the schooner Cataract, ashore there, returned unsnecessful, after a few days’ trial, to Windsor to take a rest. She left again to make another effort, and it is to be hoped on this occasion may be more fortunate. ; it “The quantity of lumber passing this way from Lake Huron and Georgian Bay is sim- ply enormous. Only a day or two since, within the space of two.hours, upward of eight millions passed on board of barges, all of which had heavy deckloads, and within the past twelve hours the estimated quantity would fully reach thirteen million feet. A fine sailing yacht ot fair dimensions ar- rived. here on. Saturday from Clayton. As there is a large surplus of that article here at present, beside which Dean & Co. can build them faster. than ordered, it is difficult to divine what it all means or what she is here tor. : Messrs. Candler Brothers, of this city, have placed some of their fleet in ordinary |. at Bay City until such time as there is a bet- ter per centage in the lumber carrying, and }. at other points I learn a like course is being pursued. Across at Windsor one steamer anda vessel have been retired for’ several days. The fine steamer D. D. Calvin, of Garden Island, was on her return voyage Saturday last, having in tow three large barges, all }- laden with timber, including the steamer, for the Quebee market, the aggregate quantity being 100,000 cubic feet. The rafting business continues to’ boom, and a more favorable time could not be wished for. At this writing there are not less than eight or ten wending their way to various eastern ports. The clearances at Chicago announce the departure from that port of the steamer City of Rome, having on board 65,000 bushels of wheat, 42,650 bushels of corn and 80,000 bushels of oats, which, if the figures are cor- rect, out-champions the champion Onoko in quantity, and is the largest of the season, Notwithstanding it has stoutly been main- tained that there is a large surplus of ton- nage on the lakes and vessels ure being laid up, the veesel building still continues, aud in one day, on Lake Michigan, no less than three vessels were launched. The steambarge Alcona, which, some three weeks since, broke down with her en- gineon Lake Erie and towed to this port, has had a new compound engine placed in her and taken her departure for Duluth to Meet her barges, which were taken there by another steamer, The following are some ot the later char- ters at this port: Steamer Bruno, timber, Port Haron to Garden Island, $60 per thous- ‘nd cubic feet; schooner Laura, timber, De- troit to same point, $55; schooner George M. Case, iron ore, Escanaba to Sandusky, $1 per ‘on; schooner Wm. Young, coal, ‘l'oledo to Racine, 75. Wood, Petoskey to Detroit, $2.25 per cord on the rail. Steamers and vessels arriving here com- plain of detention in the Welland canal, ow- ng to a low stage of water occasioned by ‘ Northeast wind. In the meantime there has been no deviation in toll rates. The tug D.L. Hibard arrived here this morning with three barges Jaden with lum- | ber from Lake Superior. As goon as dis- charged she will return with them, and then engage iu towing rafts. ‘The Hibard was formerly the P, H. Johnson. Captain Fred 8, Miller, an old veteran for Many years connected with the Lake Su- perior route, was in this eity on Saturday, where he met many old friends, It will be in order to correct a statement in my last letter regarding the departure of the steamer Superior from Detroit for the Sault, which was the first boat to that local- ity. The year was 1822, July 2d, making it just sixty-two years instead of sixty-six. This squares it with the record and no exceptions can be taken. The steamer Manitoba, which arrived here a short time ago from where she had been wrecked on Lake Huron, and to be re- paired here, remains in statu quo. She has been removed from the Detroit drydock and taken to the bone yard for tuture dispoai- tion. As before stated the difficulty is solely between the insurers and insured. : ‘The steamer Pearl arrived this morning from Mackinac, and reports not seeing 1 ves- sel on Lake Huron on the passage here. The steamship Onoko, with her cargo of 100,000 bushels of wheat, passed down this (Tuesday) forenoon, making good time and showing a good side out of water. - The following charters were reported yes- terday; schooner Senator Blood, wheat to Buffalo, 134¢; barge Worthington, coal Buf- falo to Detroit, p. t.; steambarge S. Shephard, salt, New River to Toledo, 13c per barrel. There are but tew arrivals of cargoes at this port, and a greater portion of the time the river.is as-bure us roses in December. J. W. H. BAY CITY. _ . A good many of the lake captains say they are now on their last trip and will lay up when they get back. They state that there is no money in the present lumber rates. The machinery taken from the steamer George L. Dunlap will be housed in-a tempo- rary building for future use. The hull of the boat will be made into a barge when] business brightens. : Lumber freights are weuk and unchanged at $1.25 .to Ohio ports and $1.50 to Butfalo. KINGSTON. The steamer Utica is shortly to be placed on the Clayton Gananoque route instead ot the Puritan which will be taken to Deseronto. Captain Ed. Bass will command the’ Utien. The new propeller Monteagle has cleared from Chicago for Ogdensburg laden with 100,000 bushels of oats, which is equivalent to over 60,000 bushels of corn. ‘This is the largest cargo any boat has ever undertaken to carry through the Welland Canal. The Marquis of Lorne left Monday with the barges Princess and William for Captain Merriman, who began work on the wrecked schooner Sam Cook Monday morning. ASHTABULA. A serious encounter took place here Sun- day, in which one of the participants was fatally. wounded. The schooner Selkirk, owned by Pat Smith, was loading coal for Portage, together with the schooners H. P. Baldwin and Colonel Cook, of the tug Sprague’s tow. About 10:30 o’clock Sunday night a crowd of union sailors boarded the Selkirk, which carries a crew of non-union men, and attempted to pull off the crew. The latter made some resistance, and a fight ensued. Clubs were treely used and some firearms were displayed. The mate of the Selkirk naturally took the part of his men and at last finding that they would be over- powered, drew a revolver and shot the ring- leader of the attacking party in the abdomen. The Union men took to their heels at the first intimation of bloodshed, leaving their wounded companion on the field of battle. The injured man was carried into a house near by and died during the afternoon. The mate gave himself up to the authorities, and had a hearing Monday morning before a justice of the peace. He was. released, however, as the evidence demonstrated plainly that the shooting was done in selt defense but again arrested and placed under $3,000 bonds. TOLEDO. A provision establishing a straight chan- nel in the Maumee river and bay at this port, has passed the Senate, The tug Dudley broke her shaft and blew out her cylinder head on Saturday at Eagle Point. BUFFALO. Special to the Marine Record. ‘The new propeller Sir S, L. Tilly arrived at this port on Sunday afternoon, and will take a load of railroad iron for Port Arthur: She was built by Shickluna at St. Catharines for S. Neelon, ber complete cost being about 280,000. She is intended to run through the lower canals to Montreal, and therefore is of limited dimensions, She is fitted in regular propeller shape, to carry merchandise, ete* Her frames are of iron, the planking being of wood. She is said to be well constructed throughout, though differing in many re- spects from American built boats. Her length is 178 feet, beam 85 feet, lower hold 153g feet, between decks 8 feet. She has a fore-ind-aft compound engine, the cylinders being 28 and 52 inches in diameter and the stroke 40 Inches; and two steel boilers, each measuring 9}¢ feet by 11 feet two inches. Engines and.boilers were built in St. Cather- ines. The wheel, one of ‘Irout’s, is 1114 feet in diameter, and has a lead of 1414 feet. The Tilly measures 679 tons and will carry about 1,200 tons on 14 feet draft. She is well equipped and comfortably furnished. Her commander is Captain A. McMaugh. The new steamship Calumet, of Buffalo, has also taken on her fuel at Buffalo anda cargo of coal for Duluth. .'This will be her first trip. The Calumet was built and equipped by the Union drydock company. Her keel length ts 255 feet; over all, 272 feet; beam, 3714. feet; hold, 20 feet, 8 feet of this being between decks. She -has two full decks, three spars and seven hatches. Her frames are iron strapped, with a heavy cord at the top, Her timber is all of selected white onk, the bottom being almost solid. Her engine, a fore and aft compound made by H. G. Trout, has cylinders of 28 and 52 inches, and 45 inches stroke, with steam reverse gear, ‘The cabin arrangements of the Calumet are based on the mcst approved modern plans. The main cabin aft is finished in walnut with ash panels, and is decidedly a hand- some apartment. ‘I'wo spare staterooms off it are also donein wa!nut and ash. The officers’ rooms forward are also cotmtortably large and nicely finished in grained pine. The captain’s quarters are quite elegant. The equipment of the Calumet is also first- class, and iticludes a Providence windlass from the American Ship Windlass Company of Providence, R. I., and all improvements of service in the handling of boat or cargo. She has a handsome model. Her official measurement is 1,526.17 tons gross, and 1,180.71 tons net. [t 1g calculated that she will carry nearly 2,000 tons.. Her complete cost is $105,000, and she is owned by the Hon. James Ash, F. L. Danforth, R. R. Graves and others. Captain Donnelly, the Canadian wrecker, has succeeded in raising the propeller Oneida, which was sunk last fall in the St. Lawrence river. The Oneida left Chicago with 35,000 bushels of corn for Ogdensburg, and just off Clayton, N. Y.,she struck a projecting rock, knocking a hole in her bottom large enough to sink her. A New York wrecking firm undertook to raise the Oneida, but «after sinking over $2,000 in the attempt they gave lt up asa bad job. Cap- tain Donnelly agreed to float the vessel for $10,0C0, and his offer being accepted, he went to work with tugs, pumps, and divers and in less that three week, had her afloat. The dispatches say he pumped her out, but other means must have been used to ac- complish the result. Altogether, it is one of most successful pieces of wrecking work ever done on fresh water. The Oneida be- longed to her commander, Captain McInness» of Buffalo. She was built in 1862, measured 1,102 tons, and was valued at $35,000. After her repairs are completed at Buffalo she will be put on her old route, between this port and Ogdensburg. The steamer H.J. Jewett going up the; river grounded opposite the ‘Tifft elevator, the water being somewhat over a foot low. ‘Tugs were unable to pull her off. There is a shoal at this point on which large vessels have lately fetched up, among them the steamers City of Rome, Rochester, and John B. Lyon. The rebuild of the barge John Breeden at the Union yard will be finished this week. The work has been done under the super- vision of her master, Captain Skinner, who tis an experienced ship carpenter. The Fate: | Breeden was built at Port Dalhousie by Andrews in 1862, with a capacity of 817 tons. Lake receipts of grain at Buffalo to the end of June, this season, were 12,269,920 bushels, a decrease of 5,524,680 bushels from last year for the same time. Coal shipments thus far this season foot up 446,800 tons, a gain of 20,940 tons over lust year. Canal shipments of grain this year were 12,684,530 bushels, a deerease of 4,508,890 bushels un- der last season, Coal freights were dull yesterday, vessels being searce. The schooner Porter was chartered for Milwaukee at 80 cents. The schooner St. Lawrence will load railroad iron for Port Arthur at $1.50 free.on board. The new steel steamer building at the Union shipyard, ts about two-thirds plated and has her bottom finished. She will be ‘completed this season, The supply steamer Haze is getting new decks, beams, and some new rail. MILWAUKEE, The new schooner Joseph Moffat was succeesfully launched Saturday afternoon. Her dimensions were given in a previous issue of the Marinr Recorp. The Cleveland coal fleet is trying the ca- pacity of the Milwaukee yards. The wrecked steambarge Oscar ‘townsend arrived in tow of the tugs Leviathan and Delta, and was placed in drydock with about half her cargo, which will remain-in her, as it’ will not interfere with her repairs. Part new keel forward and aft, new forefoot, part new garboard strakes, new shoes, stern post and rudder will be 1equired, beside re- ealking. ‘The repairs will cost about $1,000s which, together with the three tug bills and the cost of the ore jettigoned, will make the total damages about $5,000. ‘The Oscar Townsend was built at Port Huron by Fitz- gerald in 1878, is 1,038 tons burden, and rates A2. She is owned in Cleveland. The wrecked barge Monitor arrived in tow of the tug Kate Williams, which gets $3,000. She will be docked here. ‘She is ap- parently in bad shape, two pumps being -re- quired to keep her free. About 200 tons of her cargo of coal remain in her. ‘The barge is uninsured. . The wrecking tug Leviathan goes to Washington Island to the Lincoln Dall, and the Kate Williams to the Bermuda at Grand Island, Lake Superior, : The cargo of grain of the damaged schooner North Cape was not damaged. ~ Clark I. Butts’ schooners Thomas P. Shel- don and Camden, coal liden, made the run from Cleveland to this port in a few hours over four days. ‘be Thomas P. Sheldon is a recent purchase of Mr. Butts, and was built at East Saginaw by Crosthwaite in - 1871, was extensively repaired in 1884, is 669 new tons burden and rates A24. She is valued at $20,000. ‘Ihe Camden, which Mr. Butts has long owned, was built in Cleve- land by Quayle & Martin in 1872, is 694 tons burden, and is classed A2. She is valued at $24,000. John Saveland was awarded the contract of supplying the Johnson with rations for this season, The schooner Restless was docked at Wolf & Davidson’s maiu yard for recalking. Repairs on the old scow J. M. Hill, at Mil- waukee, are nearly completed, and she will soon come outin anew dress and under a new name. Her name in the future will be Dan Maybe, after her past owner, whosailed her a great many years. She will have three spars also, instead of two, and her ends will be sharpened a little. Captain Ed Coles will command the Maybe. The J. M. Hill was built at Nesbeata by Brown in 1866, was 193 tons burden and owned by Lyman, et al. her port of hail being Milwaukee. Charters—Propeller A. L. Hopkins, ore Escanaba to Ohio ports, 95c; barge Schuyl- kill, 40,000 bushels of wheat to Buifalo. FRANKFORT. Special to the Marine Record, One-half interest of the tug Hannah Sulli- van was sold for $3,000. Captain Nat Robbins, superintendent of life saving stations of this district, also Lieu- tenant Rogers, visited Point Betsy station last week, andclaims that Captain Matthews and crew are the best drilled and neatest station under their charge. Captain Lockwood, U. 8. A., of Grand Rapids, in charge of harbors, inspected the Frankfort harbor and gave orders for some © work, Cc.