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THE MARINE RECORD. HE ALBERTA-OSBORNE COLLISION, he Chicago Tribune cites, as if it were an anomaly in marine insurance, the alleged clause in the policy of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s steel steamer Alberta whereby the underwriters become insurers not only against the injuries which the Al- berta may recelvo in collision with other vessels, but also against all damages she may inflict on other vessels by collision not exceeding the total amount Insured on the Alberta. Uf our contemporary will consult Parsons or any other convenient work on marine insurance, it will learn that the principle that marine insurers against col- lision shall become liable to vessel owners not only for the damages the insured vessel may receive, butfor those it may in- fict, and for which the vessel insured may be liable to the vessel it injures, is a very old and familiar one in maritime law. ‘The courts in Massachusetts and New York have agreed in holding that even in policies which merely contain the word “collision” as one of the risks insured against the underwrit- ers become liable for damages inflicted to the extent ot the liability of the. vessel in- sured and to the extent of the sum insured as well as for dumages suffered. ‘This also is the English doctrine. Where the law, irre- spective of any special clause, wou'd be so in- terpreted the apecial clause can be'no anom- aly. ; The Alberta, therefore, can not be said to be licensed by the insurance companies to “run down and sink as many boats as she can and they will foot the bill,” in any other sense than most English and many Ameri- can vessels are, nor in any other sense than under the fire clause her officers are licensed to set fire to her; or under the clause against wrecks, to run her ashore; ‘or under the clause against general average, to throw her cargo overboard; or under the clause ingur- ing against capture by pirates and..armed enemies on the high seas, to run her into the hands of an enemy. All insirance is, in one sense, a license either to do or to suf- for the acts insured against without loss, since if it were not this it could not be a con- tract of indemnity against the modes of loss insured against. All England has been ag- ituted for two years’ past by the charges publicly and officially made by Mr. Cham- berlain and othere connected with the gov- ernment, to the effect: that the methods of marine insurance practiced in England dre leading to the wanton and intentional de- struction of many English vessels, and to the loss of an extraordinary number of lives. A bill was recently, and we believe is still pending whose design is to check this ten- dency, which on the one hand has been de- nounced ag a slander on English vessel masters, 2nd on the other has been resolutely asserted to be founded on a very large mass of facte, which impeératively show that Eng- lish masters have a skillful habit of wreck ing their vessels whenever ship values are declining. This is facilitated by the other rule of law distinguishing marine insurance from fire insurance, that on every marine policy the sum insured must be paid without regard tu the value of the property. If it be true that the Alberta has been sailed recklessly the loss of American vessels occasioned by collision with her would be paid for to the oxtent of the mere pecuniary loss, provided every such collision case were thoroughly prosecuted and every prosecution were tairly decided. For the loss of life incident tosuch calamaties there would be no re- dress, and the charge of recklessness made against Captain Anderson becomes in effect little short of being equivalent to a charge of wicked and detestable piracy. Anything like proof of an intent to run down Ameri- can vessels less capable of withstanding col- lisions, or of willingness to run them down under equivocal cicumstances, would trans- fer the whole affair to our criminal courts for investigation. In the case of the steam- barge J. M. Osborn, of Cleveland, sunk by the Alberta on Sunday night, it is stated that the Alberta would be libeled by the Osborn’s owners for damages immediately “on her arrival at Detroit.—IJnter Ocean. TUG CAPTAINS. There is nota class of men engaged in nautical pursuits who have to encounter and avert danger oftener than tug captains. Their daily existence is fraught with dan- ger, and this is especinily true during busy times. In Chicago, where the river is treach- erous and narrow, when there is a constant outpouring and influx of vesaels and steam- ers, the tug captain must be constantly on the qui vive, for the slightest relaxation trom his usual watchfulness might result in doing thousands of dollars damage. When the boats are busy, and there isa goud deal of Work ahead for them, the captains are apt to become reckless, and will take chances which ordinarily they would not run under any circumstances. Persons who are detained at bridges often find fault when they are de- layed by several tows passing up slowly and blocking the draws an unusually long time. hey. are apt to remark that the boats could be run considerably faster, but then they do not know that by doing so the tug men would "ua narrow chance of sinking their tows. "he slightest slip, or the slightest lack of judgment, will sometimes cause irreparable lamage. A successful tug captain’s first requisite ig coolness, and if he does not pos- Sess this he ts of no use whatever. A CRAFT OF FIFTY YEARS. The schooner Racine arrived in Chicago recently from Frankfort with lumber, and went to the market docks to remain until her cargo was sold. During the day there wasa “snarl” among the numerous craft there when one of them, from un inside tier, | ° was being towed away, and a tow coming down the river from one of the branches col- lided with the Racine, carrying away her jibboom, This is only a trifling item in the history of the Racine. She measures 176 tons, and was built at Cleveland by Sandford & Co. in 1884 and is therefore about fifty years old, The schooner Harriet Ross is often called the oldest vegsel on the lakes. She was built in 1853 from the bottom of the: schooner Cambridge, the Cambridge having been wrecked near Buffalo in 1852, How old the Cambridge was is not exactly known. N. B: Bradley, ot Chicago, had the Ross built. The oldest steamer atloat on the lakes 18 the United States steamer Michigan—torty-one years. Next comes the Passport, on Luke Ontario—thirty-six years, and the Magnet, also thirty-six years. The schooner Warren, until recently in commission on Lake Mich- igan, was forty-eight years old. The schoon- er Two Brothers, recently dismantled at Milwaukee, is forty-five years old. The schooner Potomac, which met with disaster last season, was forty-one years. ‘The New Hampshire, still in commission here, ie thirty-eight years old; the Oddfellow, thirty- eight years old, and the Watts Sher- man thirty-eight years. ‘The Queen of the West was thirty-seven years, and the J. W. Brown (buried at sea’ off Chicago) was, thirty-seven years, Captain ‘‘Cu- bi’? Clark’s schooner Westchester, which recently had the encounter on this lake. mich St. Elmo’s fire, is also thirty-eight years old, : . ‘ , These are the correct figures, and as the oldest sail vesse) afloat on the chain of lakes the schooner Racine is at the head ot the class, ; ‘ Captain O’Brien, of the Harriet Ross, also in the harbor here at present, insists that she is only twenty years old, but he is mis- taken. Built in 1853, she is about thirty- four yeors old, even if no. mention is made of the age of the Cambridge, and old _navi- gators ony the Cambridge was at least fifteen years old when she was wrecked. The hull registers say the Racine was built in 1844, but this isan error. She wae built in 1834. She has always been pretty well kept up and still seems to be a very tair vessel for lumber treights. She is owned in Chicago and has a Chicago crew. A BABY AT THE MASTHEAD, Not long ago an English lady took passage on a vessel bound from Kingston, Jamacia, to London. A large, strong, and active monkey on board the vessel took a fancy to the lady’s child, a babe about two months old. The monkey would follow the lady from place to. place, watching her as she rocked and fondled her little one. Itso happened on a beautiful afternoon during the voyage that a distant sail attracted the attention of the passengers. ‘The polite cap- tain offered the lady the use of his glass. She placed her child on the sofa and had just raised the glass to her eye, when acry was heard. Turning quickly she beheld a sailor in pursuit of the monkey, which had grasped the infant firmly with one arm and was Dimbly climbing the shrouds. The mother fainted as the monkey reached the top of the mainmast. The captain was at his witv’s end. He feared if he sent a sailor in pursuit the monkey would drop the babe, and escape by leaping from mast to mast. Meanwhile the monkey was seen to be sooth- ing and tondling the child, After trying in many ways to lure the animal down, the captain ordered the men below and concealed himself on deck. In a moment, to-his great joy, he saw the monkey carefully descend- ing. Reaching the deck it looked carefully around, advanced to the sofa, and placed the child upon it. The captain restored the child to its mother, who was soon satisfied that her darling had escaped without in- | jury. A DEMAND FOR DEALS. Again comes the demand from Liverpool and other ports in England for American deals to repair and rebuild worn out quays and docks. Some Michigan saw mille, which have on hand stocks of fine Norway logs, have already begun to cut these orders, and will ship them by rail to New York and they will be conveyed from that point to England by the regular steamship lines. ‘There is talk of sending some lake vessels across the “big pond’? with cargoes, as was done suc- cessfully in 1876. Now, since the new Wel- land canal is open, there will be a better op- portunity than ever to make money out of this operation. Eight years ago the old ¢ca- nal prevented all but the old class of canal vessels reaching the St. Lawrence, and con sequently only very small loads could be sent through. Cargoes twice as large can be sent through now, and a better class of ves- sels can be put into thetrade, As yet noth- ing definite has been done regarding this matter, and perhaps nothing will be done until later in the fall, when vessels will be sent across in order to get the benefits ot the winter season on the ocean.—Inter Ocean. Nenew your subscriptions to the RECORD. ey Pas) Send for catalogus. THE TNA GRATE. G0. BARNES, Agt This Improved Shaking Grate Especially Adapt- ed to Burning Slack. Globe Iron Works, Maunfac’s. Office and Foundry, corner of Elm and Spruce-sts.; CLEVELAND, O. ST. MARY’S OHIO, MONTPELIER, OHIO. OAR FACTORIES. SIGNAL LAMPS, | —WItTH— Patent Fluted Lens And Perfect Colors. GET THE BEST & AVOID COLLISIONS, These Lamps give a more brillant light than any Signal Lamp now in use. They have been adopted by the principal Ocean and Lake Steamers und Vessel, and are for sale in the principal ports onthe Atlantic coast and lakes, French Wrought Iron Ranges and B oilers for Steam+ ers and Hotels. Manufactured by Felthousen & Russell, — 139 & 141 MAIN ST., BUFFALO N. Y. BRECKENRIDGE, MICH CARROLLTON, MICH DE GRAUW, AYMAR & C0,, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF |\Cordage, Oakum and Anchors, Wire Rope, Chains, Oars, Blocks, Buntings, RUSSIA BOLT-ROPE, FLAGS, COTTON & FLAX DUCKS, Marine Hardware and Ship-chandlers’ Goods Generally. 34 and 35 South-st, New York. FOR SALE. Quarter Interest inthe large Tag Samson, One of the most powerful tugs on the lakes. She was built at St, Catherines by Shickluna, rebuilt in 1881 and measures 181 (pew tonnage. She is atraight A2, with insurance viluation of $16,000, and can be insured for $19,000. Will sell quarter for $8,400; part cash, bal- ance on easy terms. Address MARINE RECORD. For Sale or Exchange, Tug Annie Robertson. Length over all 51 8-10 feet, breadth 18 3-10 feet and depth of hold 6 feet; draws 514 feet of water; measures 9 24-100 (new) tons. and 18 24-100 old. Built in 1880 and rebuilt this spring, new deck frames and cabin, and machinery thoroughly overhauled. Engine is 14x14, boiler 8}4 feet long and 4 8-12 in diameter, War- ranted in No. 1 condition and subject to inspection, Price, $3,800. Address Martine RECORD OFFICE. FOR SALE STEAMBARGE MILWAUKEE. Her length is 135 feet, beam 26 feet, and hold. 10 feet 10inches. Boiler 17 feet long, 7 feet diameter; three flues, two 16-inch and one 17-jnch. Engine 42. Carries 240,000 feet of lumber. Speed, 11 miles light, and 9.1-2 loaded. Insurance valuation, $16,800. Ad- dress MARINK RECORD Office, No. 144 Superior street, Cleveland, O. FOR SALE, A Fine Harbor Tug. feet hold, and measures 46 tons with 7 feet draft; can be made 6 feet draft. The engine, 18x20, is in firat-class condition, with all new brasses, new rings in cylinder | and turns a six-foot wheel, which was new last season. The boiler is one year old, is large enough to burn | wood or coal and is allowed {00 pounds of steam. Pxice $4 500, and must be sold inside of thirty days, Address | MARINE RercorD OFFICE, Dimensions of hull 65 feet over all, 16 feet beam, 8 | TB WV IESON? SUB-MARIOK DIVER, “All Kinds of Water Work . DONE PROMPTL Y TOORDER HEADQUARTERS, Unson & Walton’s, River Street, Or, 137 Hermann-St, Cleveland, 0. FOR SALE, One-half Interest in a New Steam Yacht, To an ENGINEER who will give his own services, For full particulars address, DEVLIN & CO., Marine Conveyancers, 156 Washington-st Chicago. Vesselmen SoOULD HAVE OUR MARINE LAW BOOK, Containing all points of MARINE LAW as de termined by the United States Courts - ——ON — Seamen, Owners, zre! ghts, Pnarters: ‘owage, 8 Collisions, Eneeteneta: General Average, Common Carriers, Duties of Seamen, Masters & Owners, Bill of Lading, Wages, &c. The volumn is handsomely bound in stiff Board covers, and line English cloth binding. Sent to any address postage paid for $1.00. FOR SALE, . THE GLOBE IRON WORKS. SECOND HAND TUBULAR BOILER, 44 inches di+ ameter, 43 tubes 3 inches diameter and 12 feet long steam drum 30 inches diameter, 40 {nches high; front grates, fittings and breechings; good order. SECOND HAND MARINE BOILER, in good onder; Shell, 7-16 inch iron plate; diameter, 9 feet 6 inches. length, 18 feet; 129 tubes 4 inches in diameter, 11 feet 4 inches long, three flues 18 inches diameter; two flues 16 inchea diameter, two flues 10 1-2 inches diameter; fire box, 6 feet long, 4 feet high; 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, cast irbn breechng, good as new. SECOND HAND MARINE ENGINE; double direct- acting 8x8 inoh cylinder, ehaft and wheel for yacht or tug; good as new"