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4 THE MARINE RECORD. (Fjie purine (Record, Publltticd Every Thursday at 144 Superior Street, [Leader Building.] A. A. POMEROY, Eflitor and Prorrietor. terbis of subscription) On« jeer, postage paid, Six montbi, polUgo paid 1.00 Inrarlabljr lb adranee. Subacrlptlona will bo continued until ordered atop- ped by a Written ordor, or at tint publication office Iba UARINE ItECOBD can fte found (or aalt br the following nowa dealers ■ # CLEVELAND, OHIO-0 F Bowman, corner tf Pearl and Dotrolf, atresia CHICAGO, ILL -.Toeeph Gray, No. 0 Weal Randolph ■troeu BUFFALO, 'N 1 -a Kohmor, Michigan streot Swing Bridge HAIINIA, ONT -D. M. McMaater 4 Co. EeCANAIlA, MICI1,-William Uodler, MANISTEE, MICIL-J L SoracrTlllo Article!, letture and querlea on all subjecta tire solici- tod ADVERTISING RATES. Teocentaper Hoe, nonpareil measurement, or 11.20 per inch, each lnaertlon, lour weeks S4 00, with a liberal eMecount on ordera amounting to 940 00 or over ' All checks and drafts should ha drawn to the ordor of A A* Pomeroj Entered-at the Post Office at Cleveland as aeoond. clasa mall nutter! CLEVELAND, OHIO, THUB8DAY, ADUUSf 28. 1884 JilVEJi AND HARBOR IMPROVE¬ MENTS. Major L. C. Overman, United Stales en¬ gineer iffchttrge ol river and harbor works in the Cleveland district, in his annual re¬ port reoomuiouda that the oliannel ol the Maumee, at Toledo, be made straight, but for which the mm ol (29,000 only Is nvalla TOe/oiiaTuTins a worlfwhlch will Involve the expenditure of two and one-half million dollars, It was doemed advisable (o withhold action until further appropriations could be made. For continuing the old work of deep¬ ening aud widening the channel ut that point (20,000 is available, the contract for which has been let, and tlio work of remov¬ ing 105,000 cublo yards will soon begin. Monroe harbor, Fort Clinton, Rocky River and Sandusky river did not receive any up proprlution, consequently no work will be done tit those places,. For Sandusky harbor 120,000 has been nmdo available, one-lmlf ol which sum will be need In completing ex¬ isting works and the balance for the purpose of deepening the channel, a contract for which litis been drawn and the work begun, 52,000 cubic yards will bo removed. At Huron harbor $1,500 will be expended on repairs to plots, which will begin about September 1st, and Vermillion Is left with out any new appropriation, but with a small balance at hand to do repair work. Lorain, with an appropriation of $10,000, will begin about the first of Seplembei to renew the superstructure aud make repairs to her piers, tor a which contract has been let. For Cleveland $100,000 has been appropi luted, butowlng lo the new project for the com pletlon of the breakwater, which was do tailed In the Mahi.sk Record of a lormer Issue, no work will be let until aftei the ar rival of the board of engineers, about the 10th of September, when all Interested In the new project will bo heard. Fnjrport Is favored with an appropriation of $10,000 which will be used In drcdgl.ig and the e\ tension of Iho'cast pier. Captain Marshall, •nglneer in charge of the woik In Illinois and Wisconsin has secured an appropi latlon for Milwaukee harbor of refuge of $00,000, and $11,000'additional for replacing the su¬ perstructure Racine has $0,000 for drodg ing and pier extension, and Kenosha nud Waukegon $0,000 and $21,000, respectively, for pier extension aud repairs,- Fox and ■Wisconsin rivers will receive general Im¬ provements to the extent of $22,093. Major Benyaud, who has charge of the Improvements at Chicago, has been exceed* Ingly fortunate In his demands, having ob¬ tained fifty per cent on almost evurv Itom, which Includes Illinois rlvtjr improvements for whloh thoro Is available $100,185, work- on the formation Qf Chicago harbor $107,101, and an appropriation of ,200,000 to provide" for an entrance to Calumet river and tbe port ol South Chicago. In addition to the abovo $50,000 has boon appropriated for tho purpose of dredging Culumot rlvor. Major Charles J. Allen, chief of engineers In chargo of Improvements in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota; Colonel Foe, In charge of Improvements In Michigan, and Lieutenant ColcnelJ. W. Barlow, in chargo in Lake Superior harbors east of Superior City, on Greon Bay and on tho western shore of Lake Michigan, north of Milwaukee, have also made their reports and given estimates of expenditures required for the fiscal year of 1884-5, upon which Congress will bo called to act next winter. The most Important work in Major Al¬ len's jurisdiction, though It least concerns lake navigation, Is the construction of res¬ ervoirs at tbe head waters ofulic Mississippi river and its tributaries to collect and hold surplus water Instead of permitting It to overflow the river banks, In such a way that It can bo released at the proper time for the benefit of river navigation, The amount asked for Is $140,000 for construction pur¬ poses, and $50,000 for surveys and examina¬ tion. In Colonel Foe's JulIsdlotlon thore are sevetal works of national Importance and of peculiar Interest to hike navigation. For the Improvement of the Sault Ste. Ma¬ rie It Is estimated that tho amount necossary to complete the work In hand will be$2,127,- 200 Of this sum $200,000 was appropriated In 1882 and $125,000 In 1884. Colonel Poe says that with appropriations so small In amount It can readily be seen many years must elapse before the channel can be com¬ pleted, and Inasmuch as tho work done can be of value only when the whole Is finished, It is respectfully submitted whether It would not bo good policy to push the work faster than Is possible With the limited means available. Congressmen who desire to do justice to navigation on the great lakes cuii find here, with very little study, an excel¬ lent opportunity-to-secure considerable In goes are unuually subjected to, In oonnoo tlon with this harbor. The pier hero per forms the functions Qf a breakwater to a greater oxlont than Is generally the case, and Its extension Is necossary to make s har¬ bor of refugo where vessels can anchor in safety. m ■» Vessel mastors and teamen would avoid much trouble If they would live up to tho law whloh rcqfflros mastors to.have sailors sign shipping articles for each trjp or round trip. In the event of this law being followed the sailor can hold tho ship for his wages in ease he Is discharged or compelled to leave the ship by good and valid reasons; and tho master can hold the sailor or his wages If he does not pcrforra\ bis part of the agree¬ ment. In case the sailor deserts the ship before tho expiration of the time, for which he has shipped ho forfolts his wages, Tbe Palgravo, the largest sailing ship In the world, has just been launched from a shipyard of Port Glasgow, Scotland. She Is said to be of handsome model, built of Iron, with four roasts—a full-rigged ship. Her length Is 340 feet, breadih, 40 feet, and registered tonnage, 8,173 tons. In a few days we will be able to print a full descrip¬ tion of the launch of the largest wooden screw steamer In tho world, and the event will occur on the lakes. Believing that every captain and every man Interested in navigation should have it through knowledge of the new shipping bill, passed by Congress at the last-session and which went Into effect July 1, we have given up a great part of the Mi it we Recoup this week to Its publication entire. In doing this every one will be enabled to analyze It for himself and form intelllgept'Conclitsloiis regarding Its provisions. fluontinl political capital by promoting this laudable enterprise recommended bv Colonel Poe. A glance at the map, If they have no information more minute, will show them the Importance which Sault St. Marie holds to navigation, as well as the desirability of a good channel. The amount available at pres ent is $209,220, and the engineer asks for $500,000 for general Improvement, while for the Falls canal and river and channel he asks $200,000, and for the purpose of constructing a drydock at the canal f 100,000 fnore. These recommendations are 'strictly within the bounds of necessity. The presentabandoned canal answers the purpose very well of re¬ pairing vessels actually in distress, the use of which the Government charges for In such a way that I; comes directly In compe¬ tition with private corporations without lightening the burden on the vessel owner When the State of Michigan turned tho ca¬ nal system of the Suult Ste. Marie over to the general government there was quite a Surplus fund, which, It was recommended, should be used for the benefit of vessel own¬ ers, as they had paid the sums, by tho con¬ struction of a drydock out of the old catiul, where vessels actually requiring Immediate temporary repairs could run Into and re¬ ceive them tree of charge. But the Secreta¬ ry of the Treasury bits authorized the super¬ intendent to chargo such vessels as requiro repairs there 925 for drawing the water off, $8 for the first hour dockage and $4 lor every succeeding hour A work of groat Import¬ ance la the construction of a straight Chan- nol In the Detroit rlvor. It has become gen¬ erally well understood and Its merits have already been recognized. Something over $200,000 Is available and $27,580 is asked for". Colonel Foe thinks that tho obstruction of the Suglnaw rlvor channel by waste mate¬ rial thrown Into It by tho lumber mill em¬ ployes Is ao serious that speolal legislation will bo necessary to put a stop to It, arid strongly recommendB this aotlon. An Important feature in Colonel Barlow's report lies In the groat necessity, that exists In his district for the extension of piers. Ontonagon, Grand Murals, Codar River har¬ bor, Menominee harbor, Kewaunee harbor, Two Rivers harbor, Manitowoc harbor, She¬ boygan harbor, and (ho port at Washington, Wis., all need Improvement of this nature. That at Grand Marals seems to be tho most urgent and extensive, as $200,000 Is aske..x and colonel Barlow calls attention paitlou- larly to the great risks that vessels and car- The United States steamship Tallapoosa, which run Into aud was sunk by thesoboon er-James SrLowellj—was OTJInpntch; vessel, and was propelled by puddle. She measured 050 totiB with a displacement of 1270. She cairled twp_y battery howitzers and was manned by 140 men. well fastenod to every frame crossed. She has tho Providenoe capstan jjlmljass with a device to work the same with leaden from tho pony engine. She has a (ore-and-ift compound engine, built by S. S. Hodge, of Detroit; bore of low pressure, (SOInohw- boro of high pressure, 80 Inches; stroke, 40 Inches; steam reversing gear with rolling valvosj shaft, 11 Inches In diameter; wheel 12 feet diameter and 18)£ feet pitch, Hodge's' w.hee]. The two boilers are of Scotch pat, torn, and tho shell Is 10)tf teet diameter and UK feet long, of live-eighths steel plate, ten. silo strength 05,000 to the square (noh, capa¬ ble of carrying 110 pounds of steam tp the square Inch. Tho boilers rqtt on Iron beams and tiro enclosed In an Iron boiler house with hot air jackets, She hae-a low-rail with no gangways cut In to weaken it, and six hatches fitted for Iron'ore shutes, with two hatches for coaling. Her cabins for¬ ward are fitted up In an elegant manner for tho accommodation of the captain, mates wheelman, watchman, and lookout, and an oil room caned In Iron. There Is a new foa. tureof this part of the cabin and that Is a passage way around the outside of thecabin. Tho after cabin Is splendidly fitted up hi black walnut and lighter colored woods, and puts one in mind of the old-lime steamboat cabins, they are so nice. It is evident In the construction of the whole boat^hjt there has been no expense spared to nfflke'her an Al in„eyery respect. Her actual cost will reach $100,000, and carrying capacity 2,000 tons. She will carry throe masts. The following officers have been ap pointed to the Avery: Captain, Henry El¬ lis, first mate, Chester Woodruff; seoond mate, William "Turkow; chief engineer Charles Kenney; second engineer, Andrew Wales, steward, Wilson Jordon. O. LAUNCH OF THE ALBANY. Special Corinjxndmai of l/ie Marini Becorfl. J- Djrrnorr, August S 'As three ofllcora of the Tallapoosa on watch at the time of the collision dispute whether they saw a green light or a red, It l» time lor the color blind Inspectors to go aboard the ships of the navy, of which wc are stiffly proud. LAUNCH OF THE AVERY, hptetal Corretpondsnct Marint Jttcord West Bav-Ch y, August 27. The steamship lor Messrs. Henry Haw- good and Waldo Aveiy, and launched at Messrs. Wheeler & Ci tine's yard, West Bay City, on Tuesday at 3 45, wits witnessed by 3,000 people. Frank Wheeler, master build¬ er. She Is described in the following lines: Length over all) 200 feet; length of keel, 246 feet, breadth of beam, 88 lOet; depth of hold, 22 feet; lower hold, 10 feet; upper hold 8 feet, the discrepancy Is In the raised floor. Frames tire moulded 17 Inches on tile bottom, on the bilge 11 Inches, on tho topsides 7 Inches, of (I Inch flitch, double, with extra floor tlmler be¬ tween every frame. Her main keelson Is 14x14, and two sister keelsons 14x14 and l\yo rider keelsons, which milke a nest of five keelsons for a strong buck. Sho has five floor keelsons on each side, the bottom tier of each is 8x14 and the top tier 0x14, on edge, all bolted with l'u-lnch Iron, three bolts to each framo. All of her colling and bilge keelsons are edge-boltetl between every frame. Her outside planking on the bottom and topsides Is live Inches thick, «nd on the bilges It is six inches thick. Her main deck beams arc 0x10 placed thirty Inches centres. Her upper deck beams are 8x0, placed tl Irty Indies centres Her main deck shelf piece consists of three streaks, two 12x4 Inches and one 12x0, making it thirty six Inches wide, and her upper deck shelf piece is con¬ structed In the same manner. She hut a bangliig knee under every beam with seven bolls In each knee She has an Iron arch In¬ side seven eighths of an inch thick by ten Inches wide, taking tho hold well forward and aft, fastened with four bolts to each frame. Sho has one Iron cord on tho outside,' running all-around the boat. Tlila/cord Is % xlO Inches wide, fastened with tour bolts to each frame, with diagonal strapping running *f 'Ight anglos five feet apart, from tho cord n, and woll under her bottom, and all One of the two-steamships whloh has been In process of construction at Wyandotte, twelve miles below Detroit, for sometime past, was launched on Friday last In the I presence of a large number of spectators. A short lime before tho "event the steamer Excelsior took on board quite a number of Detroit citizens, who arrived there at about the hour of launching, 3 p. ni. She glided beautifully from the ways and presented a graceful appearance In her nativo.element. She was christened the Albany. Tbe de¬ signers of the noble craft are the Kirby Bros., whose fame In naval architecture bas be¬ come Widespread, and It Is unnecessary for me to add that In point of shape, model and lines she will bear tho minutest Inrpeo tlon from the best of experts. The hull of the Albany Is built of mild steel, which has become a prominent feature in shipbuilding Her keel is 200 feet long, or 282 feet over all, beam, 30 feet, depth, J7 feet 6 Inches. The space between the promenade and main deck Is 0 feet. The plating Is ftW otle- half to tliree-fourths.of an Inch w thick¬ ness. She has six water-tight buri _ , and will have a currying capacity of about 2,250 tons, and a probable net register of 1,000 tons. Her machinery was mantifae* tured at the Detroit Drydock Eng Works, and is what Is known as u for--___ aft compound The cylinders are 28 and 48 by 48 inches, having steam jackets like those of ocean steamers, steam reversing gear, etc, etc. The main slinft Is 11J£ Inches In diameter, and capable of turning a wheel 12 feet 0 Inches In diameter with Id feet pitch. Tiie steamer will recolve herJU^ out from the well-known shlpchaudlery es-' tabllshment of J. F. Donaldson & Co., who will proUcle her with all tho modern im¬ provements, including a Providonoe Ameri¬ can Ship windlass. She has two boilers, each 0 feet shell by 10 feet in length, capable of working at a pressure of 110 pounds to the square Inch. Her rig will be three masts and two raking smokestacks, and she is cal¬ culated to show a speed of t«elvo miles per hoiir. The upper works .will be of the latest designs and tho actual cost of the ship, when completed, $200,000. The other steam¬ er, to bo called the Syracuse, will be launohed about the middle of September, artd will be in nearly every respeot a coun¬ terpart of the Albany. J. W. H. „ -—■—■— ■ ■ Tho soow Eugenlo Vesta capsized off Chi- I oago last Saturday, 'and one of her crew, I named John Scanlan.wus drowned.