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6 THE MARINE RECORD. SUPERINTENDENT KIMBALL VIN- DICATED. Special Agent Burns, of the Treasury De- partment, eharged with the investigation of certain charges against the life saving service and against Superintendent Kimball, of that service, which were made in an article pub- lished in an Erie, Pay newspaper in Jan- uary last, has made his report to the Secretary ot ihe Treasury. ‘he article in question charged that the life saving service was grossly inetticient, and that Kimball, the general superintendent, was directly respon- sible for the appaling loss ot life by reason of his mismanagement of the service in that he had, through jealousy of Captain Douglas Ottinger, who is a citizen of Erie, excluded fiom the stations the most effective apparatus and appliances (all of them claimed to be Captain Ottinger’s invention,) and had sub- stituted therefor inadequate. appliances. In support of the charges special stress was laid in the article on adoption by Superintendent Kimball tor use in the eervice of the Lyle gun and the, breeches buoy as substitutes for the heavier gun invented by Capiain Ottinger and the life car, also the latter's invention. Upon the publication of these charges Superintendent Kimball asked for an investigation and Special Agent Burns was detailed for that service. He finds that the charges were instigated by Captain Ottinger and published without malice by the newspaper, and that every material allegation contained in the charges as pub- lished is false. ‘That the service was right in adopting the Lyle. gun, as it is superior toany of the guns brought to his notice during the investigation and fills all the requirements:more than any of them, and that every station is provided with a life-car as well as the breeches buoy it being lett to’ the discretion of the station keeper to de- termine which he shall use on the occasion of a wreck. He stutes however that the breeches buoy is used much more frequently than the car, having in the last five years been selected in eighty-eight instances and brought to shore 747 pereons, while the life car has been chosen but three times, rescuing eeventy-four persons. The charges of inefficiency and mismanagement of the service, and of the jealousy of Captain Ottinger and his devices he finds to be flatly disproved by the evidence and says, on the contrary. “The service is shown to have a record of success which every citizen may justly be proud of,” and that *‘a comparison with such services in other countries shown ours to be in the lead of all.” “The gist of the newspaper article,” he further says “seems to be a sweeping con- demnation of the service because it has not been allowed to remain in the crude con- dition in which Captain Ottinger left it on the coast of New Jersey in 1849. According to this article, in ofdér to secure complete efficiency, it is only’“ecessary to reduce ‘the service to the primitive state in which it left Captain Ottinger’s hands and add Captain Ottinger’s sand wheel.”” LIGHTHOUSE BIRD CATCHERS. “Run wife! Go below or they’ll be dashed to pieces !’? The keeper of the Atlantic City lighthouse was watching the hydraulic floating lamp in the top of the tall tower one night lately, and had just brushed a speck from one of the plate glass eashes through which the intense rays from the great fixed light that warns off all floating ocean life from destruction, were streaming, when, turning his head in answer toa strange flapping and whirring noise, he uttered the exclamation. . “What shall I do?” asked the plucky little woman, who is in the habit of keeping him company during the early part of his vigils. “Go for the net! Drive them off! ‘lake my overcoat with you and save all you can !” In the almost white heat glow of the lamp, outside of whose radius everything was im- penetrable blackness, a'spectacle was pre- sented unequaled in any of Dore’s grotesque imaginings. Through the light, like motes in a sunbeam, and thicker than musquitoes, hundreds of dazed and frenzied birds, ot various sizes were circling and gyrating, performing a mad aerial darce round and round the lantern. Mrs. Wolf came in directly. ‘1 can do nothing with them,” she said; “there are thousands and thousands of them.” From out the bulging pockets of the overcoats birds began to fly, now dashing at the windows as if to get out again, and thethree or four palpitating feathered mites she held in each hand began fluttering and struggling to get free. ‘They were of many hueer, these southern travelers thus arrested and carried out of their northward migratory course, although in the fierce splendor ot the illum- inated arc outside they had all appeared luminous and white. There were robins, flickere, mudhens, and a few rail birda, and one poor little pee-wit, perched itself soclably on its-rescuer’s shoulder, uttered its pecullar note. ‘Did you notice that scarlet tansiger in the house as you came tp?” asked Abiubam Wolf, the keeper, of his guest, the scribe. «Well, that gorgeous fellow got here from the West Indies somehow, I picked him up in the net one night during a heavy thunder storm. ‘Ihe net, you gee, is on the land side, where all the birds come, and keeps thew from epattering their blood on the glass. But the wild ducks, they tear the nets to shreads. We have had a few spring birds the last week or two, but this isthe first large flock. Our house during the summer is nearly always full of them. We leave them loose and let them go where they want to, One night my wife and I took over 300 birds alive and let them go next morning. Rail birds, cat birds, wood thrush, missel, thrush, thistle birds and all the soft billed fly-catch- ers are the most numerous, but we get al- most every sort. I keep a record of their visits for the American Ornithological so- ciety to help throw light on migration. I like to throw light on anything, you know— tvs in my line.’”’— Philadelphia Press, = The revenue cutter Bibb, which has plied between Ogdensburg and Niagara river tor two years past, was a gunboat during the war and bears some ecars as reminders of her early engagement. She is commanded by Captain Constable, a genial gentleman who has passed thirty-five years or more ot his life upon the water, and is assist- ed by Lieutenant Barstow, to whom we are indebted for courtesies extended while in- apecting the boat recently. Second Lieuten- ant Rhodes is the noted saver. of lives, of whom nearly every one has read more or lees, and who has been voted numerous medals by various humane societies. The following are the remaining officers: Third Lieutenant, Kimball; chiet engineer, Kel- ‘ley ; assistant engineer, Owen, pilot, Nelson; boutswain, Nichols; carpenter, Carson; gun- ners and deckhands amounting, all told, to thirty-three persons, who, find an elegant home on the Bibb. ‘The cabin is richly fur- nished and is occupied by the captain. ‘I'o enter the cabin officers rap, and, on appear- ing, salute the commander, and this naval formality is characteristic of the ship’s dis- cipline. The duty of the Bibb is to enforce revenue laws, naval laws and steamooat laws, and to save lite and assist vessels in distress without charge. The men’s rations are procured at Ogdensburg. and the coal at Oswego. During the war the Bibb was called the Moccasin, Captain Constable stated that in two seasons the Commodore Perry, on thetcoast, secnred and paid tothe ‘government $16,000, out of which the gov- ernment was being defrauded.— Ex. A Buffalo paper says: The new propeller Perry, built by the Union Drydock Com- pany, is still tied up in the harbor. The vee- sel has been accepted, but the machinery, which was built by an Eastern firm, does not work ‘satisfactorily, and will have to be fixed up. FOR SALE Tug A. W. Wright. Cylinder 14 by 16; boiler 9 feet long, 5 feet shell and carries 100 pounds of steam, and is in good business con dition. There is no better boat of her size ou Saginaw River. Hull 45 feet long, of wood. © Address, J. BELL, Donnelly’s Tug Office, East Saginaw, Mich, “PRESLEY & CO., Globe Drydock Shipbuilding, Drydocking, Re- pairing and Spar Making. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Geo. B. Carpenter & Co., Ship Chandlers and Sail Makers. Ship Chandlery Goods of all Descriptions. MANILA ROPE OF THE VERY BEST MAKE Steel and Iron Wire Rope and all Its Fittings. 202 to 208 South Water-st, CHICAGO, ILL. WM. HINGSTON & SON, Boat Builders, Steam and Sail Yachts, Hunting, Fishing and Pleasure Boats, Shell Boats, Spoon Oars. Foot of Porter Av., Buffalo, N.Y Ww. W. LOOMIS, Erie, Fa., SHIP AND BOAT BUILDING, Fishing Tugs, Wrecking, Repairing and Pier Building with Most Improved Facilities. All Work Guaranteed. Correspondence Solicited, N. C. PETERSON! Boat Builders, PLEASURE BOATS AND SAILING AND STEAM YACHTS, YAWL BOATS, BPOON OARS, STEERING WHEELS, ETC. 385 Atwater st., Near Riopelle, DETROIT, MICH, CUYAHOGA WORKS, Established in 1834. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF MARINE ENCINES HEAVY MACHINERY. Cor. Detroit & Center-Sts, CLEVELAND, 0. C. E. BENHAM, S17 Detroit Street, KEEPS IN STOCK A Full Line of Vessel Supplies, Lubricating and Lamp Oils of the Best Quality, AND A GENERAL LINE OF LAMPS, CROCK- ERY, AND TABLE CUTLERY. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. TELEPHONE NO. 1540. CRUMMOND’S Mackinac Line, For Mackinac, St. apnace Cheboygan, Alpena, Oscoda, Pork Huron, Detroit an intermediate lake and river ports. ; Steamer ATLANTIO, Oapt. D. Nicholson, Leaves Cleveland every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. During the warm weather .and pleasure season the_ Steamer Atlantic ‘Will extend the regular trip on to Petoskey, Harbor prings and Chirlevoix. CLEVELAND FORWARDING CO., Agents, Office and Dock, Foot of Superior-st.,;Cleveland. BUTTS COAL CO., [Lim1TED,] Only Miners of BUTTS CANNEL COAL, and dealers in Gas Coals, Nut Coals, and Steam Coal for Tugs, Barges, eic. * CLARK I. BUTTS, CLEVELAND, O. General Manager. TRAVELERS’ REGISTER. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. Commencing Sunday, May 11. the time given in the figures below is the new standard (Ninetieth meridian) time, which is thirty-three min- utes slower than Cleveland time proper: : Eastward. | Arrive | Depart. No 4, Fast Limited Express... *1 10a M12 05am No8&, N Y,B & A+ Express, “6 35 a M| “7 00a M No 26, Elyria Accommodation. 8 054M No 35, Buffalo Ac’m via Sandusky|f10 35 a Mif10 50 No 35, Toledo Accom via Norwalk/f10 35 a m|f10 No 12, N Y & B Fast Express......| “1 55 P Mj *2 No 14, Special N Y & Bos Ex No 2, Night Ex via Norwalk No 22, Night Ex via sandus! No 26, Conneaut Accommodatio: ssss Westward. 5 No 1, Fast Limited Express,,....... 12 ®am No 23,Mich Express via Sandusky *2 354M No 3, Chicago Exprees via “ .. 6 30aM No 25, Mich Accom Norwalk... 6 104M No 21, Toledo Ex via Norwalk.. 3 20P No 5, St Louis Ex via Sandusk 12 40P No 9,Chi Pac Fx via Norwalk “6 3U PM No 31, Elyria ac to Elyria onl 4 30PK No 27. Conneaut Accommodatio Sunday train for Nottingham-- Depart 8:30 a. m, and 1:45 p. m.; returning, leave Nottingham at 9:05 a, m, and 3:45 p. m. Reference marke—* Daily, t daily, except Sunday, ¢daily, except Monday. For full information as to trains and counections ap- ly at the new city ticket office, corner Seneca and 8t. lair streets, Lake Shore block, BEE LINE CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI & INDI- ANAPOLIS, Commeneing Sunday, June 8, 1884, trains of the Bee Line—Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian- apolis Railway —will leave and arrive at Clevelan: as follows, CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, 33 minutes slower than Cleveland time: FEF Iss it epart No. 2. Columbus, Cincinnati & Ind Ex 00 A M No. Galion & Wheeling Express 6:40 A M No.9, Col., Cin., Ind & St, Louis E *6:40 PM No, 5, Col. Cin., Ind. & St. Louis Express...|"i2 85 P M Na. 24, Gallion & C.L & W. Ace..... 4:00 P M No. 29, Massillon & Ulrichsville Ex, _ 5.00 PM es ie? | Armye._ No. 8, Col, Cin, ind. & St. Louis Ex 2624 ™M No. 20, Uhricsville & Massillon Ex.... 9:00 aM No, 2, Col. Cin, & Indianapolis Expre: 9:50 P M No, 14, St, Louis, Ind.. Cin. & C >> 4:45 P M No. 22) Gallion Acc 10-00 A M No, 26. Wheeling :30 PM No. 4, Col., Oin. & N.Y. Ex rains marked * daily, all other tra Sunday E. B. THOMAS, 0. B. SKINNER, General Manager. Traffic Manager. A. 3. SMITH, General Passenger Agent, CLEVELAND, OHIO, . U 1884, at 12 o’clock noon” Way stations, arriving at Youngstown 1: New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio R, R. NEW YORK, BOSTON AND THE EAST, The Shortest and Quickest Route to Pitts. burg, Washington and Baltimore and the Southeast, Central or Ninetieth Meridien time. 33 mi: er than Cleveland city time. minntes slow Until further notice trains will leave from the new Central Depot, South Water street and Viaduct as fol- lows: ATLANTIC EXPRESS—(Dail 6.50 a. I. man sleeping and hotel aly), fale Leavittsburgh 8:35 a. m. to New York, Albany and Boston without change. Arrive at Meadville at Tso a. m. (dinner) Franklin at 12:08 p. m, Oil City 12:80 p. m’ Corry 12.85 p. m, Jamestown (Lake Chautau ua) 1.35 p. ornellk: m , Buffalo5:50 p. m. Rochester 8:20 p, m.; ville 6,00 p, m. [suppers Corning 7:25 Pam Elmira 8:05 m. Binghanton 10:05 p. m., ny 5:00 a. m. Bosto Peas p.m; arriving at New York 6:15 a.m. . ) 0 ll LIMITED EXPRESS—Through Pull. 5 D. + mao sleeping coach from Cleveland to New York. Arrives at Meadville at 6:30 p.m , James. town 8:47 p. m., Salamanca 9:45 p. m., New York 10:10 a. m. ; NIGHT EXPRESS—(Daily ex, 11:00 1, I. Sunddy) Seeping coach from Clevelaeg Hornellsville. Arrive at Youngstown at 1:50 a. m, Meadville 8:25 a. m., Corry 4:59 a, m. Jamestown 5,57 a m, Buffalo 9:20 a. m., Rochester 12:58 p, m.,.Hornells, ville, 11:00 a m., Corning 12:07 R ~ Elmira 12:40 . Bingbampton 2:19 p m,, New York 9:10 p.m. Ririv at Pittsburgh 5:50 a. m., without shange. — Daily — 190 DT, iettsne hae Sah rough without change, Parl tached, ‘Arrives at Youn town +m, Pitta m., Pit 8:02 p. m., Washington.7:09 a. m , Baltimore’8:19 toe A] Nl MAHONING AOMMODATION — | D. » Stopping at all way stations, arriving at Youngstown 6:55 p. m., Sharon 8:01 p. m., Sharpesville 8:10 p. m. 1 PITTSBURGH EXPRESS — Daily — 6:50 a. Nl. Through without change. Arrives at Youngstown 9..30 a.m., Sharon 10:30 a. m., Sharps. ville 10:40 a. m., Pittsburgh 1245p m., Returning, leaves Pittsbuigh at 4:15 a. m., 7:45 a. m., 12:55 p, m., eae a YOUNGSTOWN AND PITTS! 1035 a. Th, XCosMoa riot Steppe eee . M., Pitt burgh, 5.45 p. m. Load vs Trains arrive at Oleveland, 6:15, m., 6:80 p. m., 10.20 a. m; 1:05 p. m., and 9:45 p, m, 8@-This isthe only route by which gers can reach Corry, Elmira, Bingsampion, ew. work City and intermediate points without change. No chan; to Boston and New England Cities.” ” Baggage checked through to all points Fast . Through tickets and information regarding the route san be ovjalned st He ye ttee 15] Bank street, and at new De of N. Y.., yu ater stree and Viaduct, Cleveland, oO. ren A. E. CLARK, Gen’) Pass’r Ag’t Cleveland, 0. J, M FERRIS, Gen’l Maa’gr, Cleveland, 0. M. L, FOUTS, Passenger Agt, 131 Bank St. Cleveland. SS The Nickel Plate! NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY. The passenger equipment of this New Trunk Line is all hee and is supplied with the latest appliances necessary to safe. speedy and comfortable travel, At Chicago, passenger trains arrive at and leave from the Union Depot, Van Buren street. Following is the time in effect June 1, 1884, and un- | til further notice: GOING EAST, Ly. Chicago Arr. Valparaiso. ¥ “ ry “ “ “ “ West Leipsic Arcadi Green Sprin Bellevue. He 6. Bellevue. Green Springs. Fostoria. Through tickets to all points are on sale at principa offices of the company at LOWEST RATES for any class of tickets desired, spuage checked to destination For information, call on nearest agent of the Com- pany, or address B, F. HORNER, Gen’l Passenger Agent, LEV’IS WILLIAMS, General Manager. Cleveland, O. VY. D. NICKERSON, MARINE ARTIST¢ Rear of Central Tug Office, Main St. Bridge, Cleveland, 0. GOL for the working class. Send ten cents for pos- tage and we will mail you free, a royal, valua- ble box of sample goods that will put you in the way of making more money in a few days than you ever thought possible at any business. Capital not required. We will start you. ‘ou can work all the time or in spare time only. The work is universally adapted to both sexes, young and old. You can easily earp from 50 cents to % every evening. That all who want work may test the business, we make this unparalled offer; to all who are not well satisfied we. wil send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us, Full particulars, dipec- tions, etc,, sent free. Fortunes will be made by those who give their whole time to the work, Great success absolutely surc Don’t delay. Start now. Add¥ess Stinson & Co, Portland, Maine. A PRIZE. help Send six cents for postage, and recene ‘ee, a costly box o is which W: you to more money right away tft any thing else in this world, All, of either sex, suécged from first hour. The broad road to fortune opgns before fhe workers, absolutely sure, Atonce addrésa TRUE & Coy Augusta, Maine,