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THE MARINE RECORD. 5 ofthe wrecks ashore on that lake and ex- posed to bad weather will ever float again. Lake Michigan, in the past, has usually ex- hibited the greatest losses of all the lakes, but this season she must yield the palm to the iron ore region, ‘The harbor tugs at this port have gone to their winter’s rest after rather an unprofit- able season’s business. Opposition stepped in, and notwithstanding the business was hardly sufficiently remunerative to the first party, others came along to share in the glory, and it may be presumed they got buta small percentage of it, for It is a fact pretty well established that vessel captains are no respecters of persons, as the adage goes, and consequently do not feel pledged on either hand. Captain Ward informed me to-day that the steamer S. F. Hodge will winter at Du- luth, where she is at present. ‘The lake Seamen’s Union are holding their annual convention in this city, organizing yesterday, President Powere, of Chicago, being chairman of the proceedings. Yes- terday was tuken up with preliminary work. There is a fair representation present. The machinery of the tug Phenix, burned a short time since at Malden, has been sold to J. A. X. Campbell, of Wiudsor; price not stated. She is now being raised and will be brought to Detroit, when her engine will be taken out. Sometime during Sunday night or early Monday morning the watchman on board the tug Bob Hackett thought he heard sombody rumaging around in the hold, and went to investigate when he saw a man leap to the deck and make his escape. On examination, bunches of shavings saturated with coal oil and other inflammable debris were found. The engineer and owner, Allen McKea, met yesterday in Windsor, when a passage at arms took place, the engineer coming out second best. The tug lies moored below Windsor and ia heavily in debt. Merphy Brothers’ tug International, ar- rived here Saturday night* with the steam- barge Tecumseh, which she had released from Mitchell’s Bay, after fourteen hours’ dredging. Much credit is due in the rescue of this craft, as it was thought she would have to be abandoned. The tug Martin Swain arrived here this morning from the Straits. The tug Charlton has gone to the relief of the steamer Owen Sound, stranded on Lake Superior. The propeller W. A. Haskell, of the Og- densburg and Lake Champlain line of steam- ers, struck a rock in the St. Lawrence river on Wednesday, when about two miles from Chippewa Bay. She began leaking quite rapidly, and Captain Millen immediately or- dered the two ten inch pumps, which are in the forward part of the propeller, to work, and she was run abont two miles in Chip- pewa Bay, where she settled on the bottom in sixteen feet of water. As soon as she rested quite heavily on the muddy bottom the leak stopped. A. McVittie, of the De- troit Drydcck received a dispatch saying that the propeller had been pumped out and would proceed to Ogdensburg, which was her destination. This is the first mishap that the Haskell has met with this season. The Haskell, valued at $125,000 and classed Al*, is one of the finest pr pellers afloat on the lakes. Her keel was laid at the Detroit Drydock last fall, and she was launched quite early this spring. ‘The dispatch states that the cargo was only slightly damaged. The $50,000 insurance on the propeller ex- pired November 30th, and was not renewed. The damage, however, will be slight. The steambarge Mackinac arrived at De troit last Thursday, with her consort, the Genesee Chief. ‘The Mackinac is loaded with coal for Port Sarnia and Marine City. After discharging her cargo the eteambarge will proceed to a Lake Huron port anil load lumber for Detroit. Her consort will lay up at this port. J.W.W KELLEYS ISLAND. The propeller H.C. Schnoor cleared on Monday on her sixtieth round trip with stone between here and Cleyeland. Sho carried nearly flve hundred tons each trip. Her up freights nearly pay the fuel bills. Captain Burrows and his crew won golden opinions here for their gentlemanly conduct this year and last, The American Eagle is making her usual daily winter trips between the islands and Sandusky. OGDENSBURG. 8. 8S. Rogers, Lisbon, has purchased the yacht Wanda, which has run on the river here the past two seasons. She had been hauled out and placed in winter quarters, near the ferry dock, but was again launched and taken to Cardinal. The revenue steamer Bibb went out of commission on Wednesday, the 3d inst. ‘The crew was discharged and the officers placed on waiting ordere, except Captain Constable who remains in charge of the ves sel. Second assistant engineer Owen re- ceived orders to proceed to the revenue cutter Dexter at Newport, Rhode Island, and report.for duty. The propeller William A, Haskell, of the Chicago and Ogdensburg line, struck a rock about two and one-half miles above Chip- pewa Bay Wednesday morning. The pumps were sounded and it was found she was making water very fast. She was im- mediately run into shoal water, and now rests in 16 feet on mud bottom a mile and a half above Chippewa Point. The Haskell) was built last winter by the Detroit dry- dock company. Her dimensions are: Length, 244 feet; breadth, 37 feet; depth, 16 teet 6 inches. She was commanded by Captain L. D. Miller, of Cape Vincent. Her cargo con- sisted of 18,000 bushels of wheat, trom cri- cago, and 1,000 tons of freight, mostly bran and shorts, from Milwaukee. The tug Curlew, with a lighter, a steam pump and 16 men was sent to her assistance Wednesday evening. ‘I'he insurance on the vessel und cargo expired Novy. 30, and we are unable to learn whether it was renewed or not, The tug Proctor with a barge left here Thursday afternoon for the scene ot the wreck, and returned here with a barge load of the cargo. It is now thought that the most of the cargo will be saved, and but little of it damaged. AMHERSTBURG. The tug Stranger, Captain Jacques Laframboise, has been laid up at O. Young & Co.’s dock for the winter, The tug International has been removing the machinery from the burned tug Phenix, which is lying on the river bank above Duff & Gatfield’s office. The steamer Alaska has laid up tor the season at Detroit. ‘I'he Riverside will con- tinue running to Amherstburg as long as the river remains clear of ice. The Colchester Reef lightship, which was ‘waterlogged on Bar Point during the big gale last week, has been pulled out here. Captain Hackett intends giving her a re- build at this port, this winter. On Monday, Duff & Gatfield brought in their lightship, which has been on the Lime- kiln crossing all summer. ‘They found the ice had done great damage to the craft the previous night, almost cutting her in two. MILWAUKEE. The barge Chester B. Jones with her cargo of coal has been lying here for a week past, and her owners filed a libel against the cargo for the freight demurrage. The claims amount to about $1,000. the Jones was chartered at Charlotte for coal to this port at $1.20, free in and out. On arriving here the consignee refused to accept the cargo on account of some misunderstanding about the charter. ‘The cargo was bonded, and the vessel is unloading. The case will be settled in the courts. OWEN BOUND. The steambarge Isaac May, from Port Arthur to Goodrich with corn, fs at the Sault in a leaking condition, and with her rudder damaged. She will have to discharge her grain at the Sault and winter there. The Canadian Pacific railway steamer Alberta arrived from Port Arthur on the 8d with passengers and freight. This is the last boat of the season. She brought down the cap- tain and the balance of the crew of the steamer City of Owen Sound. ‘The wreck- ing tug that was sent from the Sault to re- leas her did not succeed in reaching the ves- sel. She went to Whitefish Point, where she remained four days, and returned to the Sault, as there was danger of her being frozen in. HOUGHTON, The ferry boat, Annie R, Hennes, was laid up on tite 20th, having been In almost constant service since July 4. ONTONAGON. The tug Gillett left for Marquette, hav- Ing finished her work here on the harbor contract. KINGSTON. The steamer Ida having been sold to parties in ‘loronto, the Rideau canal is again without a passenger boat, but the patrons ot the route are not likely to suffer inconvenience long on that account, for a contract has been given to Captain Davis for a new boat, to be ready for the opening of navigation, which is to ply between Kingston and Smith’s Falls three times a week. ‘The proprietors of the new craft will be Captain Noonan, who sailed the Ida this summer and formerly sailed the D, C. West, and Mr. W. Bajus of this city, both well and favorab'y known to the people of Kingston and vicinity. The boat will be ascrew wheel steamer, 75 feet keel, 16 feet beam, will run twelve miles an hour und will be will fitted up for the accommodation of passengers and freight. ‘The contract for releasing the schooner Julia has been let to Kingston wreckers, who will also raise the schooner Hannah Butler, sunk at Preeque Isle. The hull of the new boat being built by Robert Davis, of this city, for Captain Davie, of Gananoque, is a beautiful model. Her dimensions’ are: Length, 40 teet; beam, 9 feet. She will be capable of carrying forty- five passengers and will be fitted out at Gananoque. She will be ready for business early next spring. PORT HURON. The tng Moore has arrived from the wrecked propeller Morley at Grand Marias and reports the propeller covered with ice five inches in thickness to the forerigging. Her sides are one solid muss of ice. She lies head on the beach in a bed of sand, and is not damaged. There isa reef with twelve feet of water on it outside the Morley, and it is stated there will be no difficulty in rescuing her next spring. The tugs Gladiator and ‘| Charlton are at the Sault. Captain George Wilson, of the E. K. Rob- erts, reports that the tug Smyth sunk at Green Island, Georgian Bay, by strking a rock while landing supplies for the light- house on Massaugau Island. She had the light keeper and family on board at the time who were saved with the crew. ‘The tug is valued at $4,000, and is owned by C. W. Ganthier, of Detroit. No insurance. The schooner Home has gone into winter quarters at Toledo. ‘The stembarge Ira Chaffee will winter in Black river near Rush & Son’s dock. The steambarge Oscoda, during the past season, made forty-four round trips, as fol- lows: Forty-one between Oscoda and Cleveland, one between Oscoda and Chi- cago, and two between Detroit and Butfalo, carrying grain cargoes on the last two trips. Her average cargo of lumber was 650,000 feet. Vessel men are giving the river above Seventh street bridge x wide berth this fall, The steamboat ‘Tempest, after receiving her new boiler at Love & Schofield’s, went into Dunford & Alverson’s drydock where she is receiving a new shoe and having her bottom calked. Captain Robt. H. Wallace, a Port Huron boy of enterprising disposition, whose folks are now living in Chicago, was in the city Saturday and went over to Chicago on-the evening train. He has been sailing the steainbarge Genesee Chief, which laid up in Detroit Friday. Henry Thomas, of Sarnia, brother of Cap- tain Ed. Thomas, of the steamer Grace Dormer, died at his residence on Saturday last after a short illness. ‘The deceased was 35 yeurs of age and was well thought of by all who knew him. The tug Hand left Sunday, November 18, and the work of construction on the harovor at Sand Beach was officially closed on the day before. ‘I'he dredge keeps digging away yet. The steambarge C. H. Green and consorts ran hard aground at the stake near the Ca- nadian Club House, St. Clair flats on the 27th ult. Ibe tug Mocking Bird pulled them off, William = Dunean, x» wheelman on the propeller Quebec, was drowned Sunday night by failing from a ferryboat. BARNIA, Special to the Marine Record, The schooner Cataract has arrived from Georgian Bay Captain Glass says it is no place for a sailing craft after the 20th No- vember. B. H.C. OSWEGO. The schooner Philo Bennett, Captain O’Hagan from South Bay, arrived at Big Sodus at 8 o’clock Saturday afternoon and came in here at six o’clock all right. Cap- tain O’Hagan will leave for home as soon as possible and will no doubs be the last to leave port this season. The W. J. Saffel came in at four o’vlovk Monday forenoon with tour jibs gone. The schooner had worked down the lake and the wind vame ‘from the west and drove him back. ‘The main gaff topsail was sent down and bent asa jib and the schooner finally gotin sately. THE PROVIDENCE STEAM CAPSTAN WINDLASS, ‘The grand dimensions, for a lake steamer, ot the steamship Australasia, launched dur- ing the present season at the shipyard of James Davidson, West Bay City, necessi- tated the use of the most approved and efti- cient modern machinery, for her successful and perfect working, chief among which we find the Providence steam capstan wind- lass, new style, for working her anchors, with its valuable auxiliary, a steam capstan aft, for working the lines, which, by the way, is a new and valuable feature on the great northern lakes. It is safe to say, in this connection that, as the needs of our rivers and harbors are being more gener- , ously recognized by Congress, a larger class of steamers will hereafter be built, when the steam capstan aft must come into more uni- versal use on account of its true, imperative merits, in addition to its great economy in the number of seamen necessary to work a ship, which, in lake trafile, is a great ex- pense to the vessel owner. Captain Davia- son, owner and builder of the Australasia, and who sailed her on her first trip from Bay City and Osceda, with 8,150 tons of freight, in an interview with our Chicago represen- tutive, said: ‘I'he Providence steam cap- stan aft will do the work of twenty men, and that he would not be without it, asa matter of convenience and economy for any consideration. He held thatit would be an invaluable addition to her machinery in managing hie consorts, for handling his lines, in warping up to dock, backing and turning around in a narrow channel, and for hand- ling his steamer in a rapid current.’? The American Ship Windlass Co. cannot. be too highly commended for the improvements they have made on the crude machine that was in use two score years ago, by either tho owner and master or the sailor. Their machines have come into use so generally, many thousands having been placed, that we rarely hear of loss of life from im- perfect windlasses, as the man in the locker isin comparative security while stowing ~ away the chain, every portion of the wind- lass being perfect and reliable. In fact, these wiudlasses are so well constructed to meet their uses and designs that many attempts have been made to tmitate them, allof which have, however, failed ignominiously, the imitations having been rendered useless by efforts to avoid liability for infringement, through poor workmatiship and material or lack of practical knowledge of the require- ments of a good machine, No better evidence can be adduced regard- ing the high estimationin which the Provi- dence capstans and windlasses are held by ship owners and builders on the lakes than the fact that all passenger and freight boats launched during the past eighteen months have, with but two excep» tfons, been fitted with the Providence wind- lasses.