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THE MARINE RECORD. Captain C. Goodwin, with a urow and surfboat,' has gone to Covington, where he will render all the aid peulble. Captain Goodwin returned from the Cincinnati flood of lait year wJtAa medal an a token of valu¬ able servloes. '.Jfjf v - OIL IN STORMS AT SEA. A heavy well never Mink n chip. It la . the crash of the tremendous wave, .which ' ovorpowors the *tuiioho<t craft. Many prnotloal navigators as well as scientists'de «ilalr thut oil will convort the hugest breaker ' into a smooth an ell, over which a vessel can glide without dancer. Mr. G. Foster Howell aajd In his lecture,"Pouring Oil on Trembled Waters." which ho delivered In St. George's Churoh last evening, that the 300 sailors who have been (o«t within three months might moat of them have been saved by the use of oil to still the tempest. He has himself witnessed the result of Its application^ having been on board a ship whose captain cast oil into the sea, ns* the last hope of esoapo irom «• gale off Cape Horn. Perforated canvas bags filled with oil can be attached to the bow of a ship by llites to reduce a raging sea to n smooth surface In the vicinity of the ves- sel, and there Is ample evidence that the simple and Inexpensive device will bo In¬ variably efficacious, Captain Evans, of the eteamer Noi th Cambria, made a successful test of the device In a passage from New York across the Atlantic a year ago this month, and a Montrose lifeboat crew not long age demonstrated the value of oil In navigating a lifeboat. Perhaps a boat might have reached the City of Columbus In time to save many lives had it been provided with slew gallons of oil to pour into the waters of Vineyard Sound. It/woula seem folly for any craft to neglect to carry oil for u>e lu canvas bags to calm a raging sea.—jr. T. Mail. SMOKELESS LOCOMOTIVES. After experimenting for many years, Dr. C. Holland has produced a locomotive engine that omits no smoke, ft has been successfully running on the Eastern railroad, between Boston and Portland, for three weeks. Its tendor has a water tank some¬ what larger than the usual size, and within this Is a tank holding 00O gallons of crude naptha. This and the water from the outer tank are forced by a donkey-pump through small .talves Into four retorts undor the boiler, and are there decomposed, the oxygen of the steam united with the oarhon of the ell at (he great heat, and leaving the hydrogen tree. The flro can attain Its highest degree of heat In ten minutes from tho tlmelt Is lighted. The estimated cost of running the engine Is-ahout six cents a mile—a saving of about 45 per cent on the cost of coal. The oil Is entirely consumed,-and there Is ho escape of smoke and cinders. \n m • [Concluded from lnt page.] RESTORATION OP AMERICAN SHIP¬ BUILDING. An Interesting and able es'ay on-thls sub¬ ject, written by Mr. George B. Butler, has been issued by the Unldn League Club of New York. The points which it seeks to bring for¬ ward are thut this eountry ought to provide means* arid establish laws by wh|ch our ocean trade should be done In American shlpB. After giving an outline of the de- cllnoof our shipping, It suggests the means by whloh thesiipiemacyofiho United Stotes couid be re-established on i he sea, as regards both merchant marine and navy. The arguments aro essentially the following 1. We should rot buy foreign Bhlps, but depend upon ourselves for whatever is necessary for support, defence, or war. 2. Foreign vessels should not be en¬ couraged to transport our postal matter and home production. • 8. That, following the example of other countries, we should resort to subsidies. 47^Ve mult modify our navigation laws in favor of our own flag, whether subsidies are granted or not. In addition it declares that the Naval Academy at Annapolis should be enlarged 85Wt5Trieluue shipbuilding, Dotn practically and theoretically, In order that not only the government, but private establishments, snail be provided with skilled minds. Under the heading "Ship Buying Ex¬ traordinary," the New York Sun says "An American party of sclentllic- explorers l» Ice bound lu the Arctic regions. Unless speedy relief Is afforded, the membeis of the ex¬ pedition aro likely to peilsh. We keep up a national naval establishment at an expense of millions of dollars a year. It becomes necessary to send a Vessel to the polar seas to succor our countrymen. Where do we find a suitable ship; lu the navy of the United States f No. We go to the merchan- tlle fleet of Great Britain! 'The Navy De¬ partment,' Bays a Washington dispatch to the Tilbune, 'is negotiating for tho purchase of another vessel to join the Greeley relief ex¬ pedition. It is owned In Scotland, and will cost very nenrly as much ns the Bear, bought a'few days ago In Newfoundland fm about $100,000. A third vessel, It is expected, u HI be secured from the Biltish Admlialty. Would It not be just as well to scuttle the ships whoso maintenance as a so-called nary now costs the nation such a vast sum of money, and rely on our ability to purchase serviceable vessels from other countries whenever we have any actual need of them?" The superintendents of the various llle- saving stations have been Instructed to fur¬ nish, for scientific pupbses, samples of the Bo-called "singing sands," wherever found. These sands got their name from the peculiar sound, resembling somewhat the bill king of a dog, which they give forth when walked upon or disturbed In anyway. 'I lie prop¬ erty Is possessed only by dry Band found be¬ tween tho water lino and extreme hlghtlde marks along the sea coast and the shores of the great lakes. Already tlvoirty-six sam¬ ples of this sort of sand have) been received, Indicating its existence in asjmiuiv dlUerent localities!)! this country:* Ilerotoforo theso singing beaches havo only been known to exist In two places, one In llils country and the other In Kuiopc'—Oaimju 7pm dent, W. H. Stevens; vice-president,Samuel P. Hodgo; seoretury, J. V. Moran; treasurer and general manager, Eber Ward; direc¬ tors, the alorenamed and D. M. Dickinson The Inter-Lake Transpoi tatlon Company elected the following: President, P. J. Ralph; vice-president, Cameron D. Water man; treasurer, Altln C. BurTpswiretar Herman C. Ralphs directors, aforenamed and .Thos. S. Christie. Star Line: President, Henry Howard; treasurer, C. A. Ward, secretary and general manager, A. N.Moffutt;directors, the afore- named, W. K." Mulr and Mark Hopkins. Since the shipbuilding mania took Its rise in the lake region, and up to 1860, Lake On¬ tario largely predominated In establishing on either Bide mora points for this branch of «ur lake commerce than any other of the west¬ ern lakes, and until quite a recent period) built more of what Is known na tho medium canal size vends. The buainessof shipbuild¬ ing at Clsy ton, on that lake, was inaugurated in 1832 and was introduced by Mesa™. Smith & Mefrlck (Jesse Smith and E. G. Merrick) employing about 100 men. Thtflrst vessels built there, tho Jessie Smith and Horatio Gates, and In line thereafter the schooner* Franklin, Wlllett, Monroe, Madison, Cleo¬ patra, Morglana, D. Webster, Robert Wood, E. G. Merjlck, Oneida, St. Lawrence John Oudes, D, N. Barry, Niagara, and numerous others not necesaaiv to particularize hcie. John Oadcs, nowol Detroit, was the master builder. Not a few of the vessels constructed theie were for Fowler & Esseltyne. Sev¬ eral Ane steamers meanwhile were also built thero, prominent among which _were the Niagara, 473 tons; Cataract, 577 tons; On¬ tario, 832 tons; Bay State, 000 tons, and New York, 004 tons. The steamers British -Queen, 270 tons, and British Empire, 330 tons, with the brigs Quebec, Manchester and other cratt, were built at Wolfe Island, In Canadian waters. At Cape Vincent LouIb Goler, was the prominent builder coming there from Garden Island. In 1831 the steamer United States was constructed and was first commanded by Captain Ellas Trowbildge. It now has a marine railway w 1th goed facilities for jobbing and ship re¬ pairing Other shipbuilding points on that lake may be referred to In a subsequent com¬ munication. J. W. II. CHICAGO. Special to the Marine ifocorrf All order has been issued In the United States district court at Chicago for the sale of the schooner Japan. The Furragut Boat Club held Its re¬ ception Monday evening, February 11, at Bournlque's No. 51 Twenty-thlid street. At the meeting of tho Chicago Yacht Club, Friday evening, February 16, Mr. Miles G Nixon "111 read a paper suggesting a plan by which every member will ho enabled to own and sail a yacht. The Commodore and olllcois of the club deem the plan practicable, and hope for a large attendance of members and interested friends. The South Chicago Dock Company have closed leases with three of the oldest lumber firms In this city, namely. Thad Dean & Co., D. F. Groves, and Joaoph Charnloy, tor 2,000 feet of dockago on the property of the company at South Chicago. This move¬ ment Is significant, and tho result of long negotiations, and as other negotiations aro pending, It is the first movement o/'fl niim- bei lu this direction. Also,«iicgotations for warehouses In this region are under way, tho cUdent magnet being* the marked railroad facilities 4ud corresponding tiampoilatlon fulllllc-.'b) v, itu. s. OBWKdO. Special it Ike Murine Rtctri. The schooner John T. Mott Is having a partial rebuild atGoblo & McFarlano's ship¬ yard. Captain John Van Alstlne has recovered from a severe Illness and Is able to get around among his friends again. From the report of T J. Rubldge, engi¬ neer in charge of the Murray canal, says the Oswego Times, wo learn that tho work is progressing satisfactorily'. TJio works ex¬ tend over a distance of nine and a half miles and consist of a through cutting In ordinary excavation, four and I one-eight miles In length, suioss the Isthmus of Murray and of stretches of sub-mnrino excavation In sand or clay, at the Presqu' Isle and Bay of Qulnte entrances, and the new entrance to .Presqu' Isle harbor. Excavation has been carried on over the entire length across the Isthmus. The construction of Ihe canal will be a matter of grejtt Interest to Oswego as it will effect a great saving 'n distance between this port and Belleville, Trenton and otl-er ports at the western end of the Bay of Qulnte. To the Dominion the value of the canal can not be o\ er estimated, as It will prove an el¬ usion westward thro' Lake Ontario, ot the u|Wr St. Lawrenco river navigation by the way >t the landjocked waters of the Bay of Qulnte to Presqu' Isle harbor, a point on the north shore nearly equl-dlstantfrom Kings¬ ton and Toronto, The canal when completed will have the effect of developing a consider¬ able coasting trade along the north shore of the lake. Jit. CLEMENS. Special to the Marine llecord Captfdn Webb, late master of the steam- barge Handy Boy, will command the barge Virglnlus, of Mt. Clemens, the coming sea¬ son. Tho Btcambarge building for Chapton and Lacroy is planked and the deck Is on, and she will be readv to launch in two or three weeks. Hei engine and boilers, which were ready the first of February, were built by the Fulton Iron Works, Detroit. Mr. O. Chapton and Captain Gilbert Lu- cioy ha\u sol 1 half of the stenmbarge Solon II. Johnson to Captain Thomas Prlugle, of Marine City, for f 3,000. She will run In tho coal tiade fiom Toledo to St. Clair river the coining season. Cuptalu Thomas Pringle will command her. HURON. Special to the Marine Record, Tito schooner-J. B.-Kltohen, owned by^ the Jackson Iron Co., is having a thorough calking under the supervision of Captain Peterson. STURGEON BAY. trftd in. Milwaukee and resulted In a verdict of fltf,866.8" for the Northern Transit Com¬ pany. The defendants movnl Jora new trial on the ground that the damages were exces¬ sive Tho motion was granted, and the sec¬ ond trial will take place In Mllwsukeo on Februarys. Robert H. Day, of this city, who was formerly In tho employ of the plaintiffs as ohlof clerk And foreman, Is one of'he most Important witnesses, and will, go to Mllwaukeeon Saturday. Captain ffm. Rollo, who was master of Ihe company's propeller Lowell, will also be a witness, but will not go to Milwaukee until Tuesday. MANITOWOC. Matters at the shipyard aro lively this * in¬ ter Commodore Rand tells us thafmoro timber has already been brought Into the yard then during the whole of last winter. The purchases of timber some weeks from local supply alone have been over fSOOO, per week.—iVeios. Following craft are In quarters at this port; Steamers Chicago, Muskegon Corona, Sheboygan; propellers, Menominee, Chap¬ lain, Rube Richards and consort; wrecking tug John Gregory; schooners M. L. Collins, Glen Cuyler, Four Brothers, Bertha Barnes, Felicitous; bcowb Bock, Williams and Christina Nellson. Thg repairs to the J. I. Case will amount to about |18,000. As Boon as the Case leaves the dock the Champlain will be put In to be followed by the Collins, the outluy on the former to be about $10,000. The steamer Chicago, of the Goodrich line, has recently come out of the dock, and the outlay, on her will not be far from *8,000. The Gregory will beptrt'ln good trim fur next season's business. In fact bet owners intend to make her better than she has been since she came out. Rand & Burger employ from 175 to 180 men In the shipyard. . ronT-HunoN. The^grngs-earnlngi, ot the Whito Star nnd Star Lines ol boats for 1883 were $78,- 016,34 —Commercial. • When Ijio new W J. it. transfer terry Is ready forbualneMSltwill be used at tldo port, not.ut Detroit, us has been supposed. Mr. Tom Fowler has returned from Brock- vllle having opened tha channel ncioss the river. The work was-flnlshed on Thursday. One hundred and sixty torpedoes were used In blowing up the Ice. The Job was a good one and Captain Merrlman Is correspond¬ ingly happy. The owners of the hunter In tho held of the wrecked schooner Lincoln Dull have con¬ tracted with Captain C O. Paterson, muster and owner ot the scow Agnes Blerniann, to transport It to Chicago after the opening of navigation. The fishing tug Maxwell, which has been stationed at the ship canal this winter, made her first lift last Saturday, obtaining three hundred pounds of trout, The nets are set about fltteeu miles from the canal, In slxt} fathoms of water. It was found thht the In¬ shore nets contained tho most fish, and It Is believed that tho catch would be larger If the nets could be set In shallower water, but the Ice will not penult this. Thero Is a pro¬ bability that tho tug Brooks, which Is now ut Manitowoc, will soon be stationed at the ca¬ nal, lu which case an attempt will ho made by the two tugs to catch whltetlsh. To do this the nets will bo set near the middle of the lake, in ninety fathoms of water. It Is not safe for a single tug to operate at such a distance from shore, and unless tho Brooks comes here the Maxwell must continue her work on the ground she now occupies.— Advocate. MILWAUKEE. , The propeller City of Ludlngton hOB been here since Saturday. The propeller Wis- coiibIii and I* & P M. No. 2 loft on Sunday night, and the piopollers Michigan and F. A P. M No. 1 wore loading Monday. Record was made at the custom house of the sale of thiee-elghths of the sehooror J. B. Merrill, by James S. Porter to John B. and John P. Merrill, for $8,000. In March, 1882, the demurrage Vilt of the Northern-Transit Company against the Grand Trunk railway Company for ICOO.OOOjIt/a winter, and it Is supposed that the sea HtTTcock In the bottom ol the bout was hurst by grow logout ol thedetentlon ol the plaint pli pi 'Jl^T-i It 111I- point, I'l Is?1) nid 1 v-li, » n VERMILLION. The water In the river reached a higher point than lor years before, but no serious damage was don*. On the 4th Inst, the*tug II. S. Hunter was torn from her moorings by the breaking of the Ice in the river, and drifted about a mile out Into the hike On Wednesday she had disappeared, and it Is thought she dunk. It Is supposed she struck the pier In going out and hud a hole knocked lu her. She was owned by Captain Day and 1b a total wreck. CIILIIOYOAN. Cuptnln Chas. E. Klrtland will remove his family from Milwaukee to Cheboygan, Mich, at ihe opening of navigation. Captuln Kirtlan'd still retains his Interest In the wrecking tug Leviathan, and he goes to the city of Btralts for the purpose of looking after the interests of tho boat to bettor advantage. Captain Larson, whp was in command of tho Leviathan in 1882, will ha\e charge of her again the ensuing season. KINGSTON John Laird has just received tho contract to paint fifty-eight boats for the M T. Com¬ pany. It will require more than ono pot full of paint to go ovoi that number of boats. It is said that in making his calculations ho reckoned by the square mile and not by the foot. FORI GRATIOT. Captain D. C. Curtis Is negotiating with Sandusky, Ohio, parties rolatlve to a laiger boat with steam in her If he does not cflect tho purchase lie will nut an engine, (which he has already bought,) In his scow the S E, Curtis, In the spring. WAIKFHVII.IK. The tug Bob Hackctt took her annual ducking on Tuesday last. Sho had been lying at tho sugar refinery dock During 1 C I n-t, n'lll 'l i i i-i I liu M -1