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IV —M i'.A' "- Editor's Ohui JUL 7 "83 ChmbnJi;! iltui ^r •/. ~TT- Hi 1. i ■ » THE CLEVELAND YACHT CLUB, .From (A« Cleveland fader The rogiitta to bo held by tho Cleveland • Yachting Association, win one or the best regulated mill most Interesting held here. Since ihe association win formed In Septem¬ ber, 1878. thojnterest in yachting mutters has steadily increased until, from a lew un- sltllllul membeis, and n yacht or two, It has Brown to an organization to be proitd of with numerous beauttfnl und fleet yachts. Tho association lias rcnehed Its present state of prosperity under llio most trying clicum- stnnces; but the nucleus ot It|was composed of thorough lovers of legltinmto sport, and all\dlfflcuUlesueiesurmounted. One thing which the association has had to light con¬ tinually Is tho lack of accommodation for their craft, there tielng no place to keep them except In the dlitv and unsafe Blips. - This dlflculty will soon be remedied, how¬ ever by the completion of the breakwater, 'and'then the nssoclntlon will glow moie rapidly, and thero will be more yachts here than was ever know n in the htsiory of Cleveland belore. Tho luck of proper ac¬ commodation for yachts is the rem on no association lias been formed earlier In tho history of tho city, and tue birth of the pres¬ ent association came about In this, wise: For veais It hud been a matter of open comment nmolnr IhoiO who had visited the harbors of -• — ,i... t..Vn« ilini rlmehiiid had —S MluuSilrfStateft^ivr ntfRhbomln-iirill*.1 Ine her waters for thb enllveulng sports of vachtlng, boating, and aquatics generally; but It whs not until a boat's crew had io- tumed fiom a pleasure trip, ludon with a lemombrnii'-o ot many couitcsles extended while on their wi|y, that tho toiniatlon ol an ll8Boclatloii to reallocate these kindnesses, »nd to build up a true spirit of brotherhbod among yiichtsmen was talked of. The un¬ dertaking was no light one. Not above two dozen cralt used for pm poses ol pleasure wero to be found afloat, and these mostly hidden in obscure, inudd.v slips or beached when not in use, and geneially ilgged and manned In the most pilmltlvc laslilon. Ono Illustration will servo to show Into what de¬ cay tho nautical art had tiillen. A club ol land sportsmen in giving a picnic, added as ouo-of Us features n yacht nice, to come off In vlow of tho grounds. While a couple of yachts were tacking against.i head wind in order to reach tho scene, if member of the rewttn committee Impatient^ Inquired whj tho late ones did not "come straight In, not zlrfz'iK all over the lake so?" Tho contest- aifa themselves had to organize the race, and tlietrophy which had been provided, a 4x0 feft bunting flag-was carried away by the sliop Unique, of Cleveland harbor. Her owner, desiring to have moio sport with his mlxe otleied It 18 a local championship niriblem to bo contested for uudei rules that wduld control them. On Tuesday, Sopien - bor 10, the anniversary of Periy's victory on ■fcakeKrie a committee wiib uppolnied to conduct the legatta, consisting of Frank Smead, chairman; Samuel Law, treasurci, aid CI ailos I'. Smith, secret,,,)'. A tours, was laid out nearly l.lnngiihir In lorm, the starling point to be abreast of the plers'at Si mouth of tho -Ivor, tho 1 no ■ mining easteilv till the hi ore w. a mulled near tl e loot ol-Dodgestreet, thence uoilhwene.lv to a stake boat set si award about time miles fiom ill*, starting point, and I nally rounding the water woiks till), finishing al tho sun ling point-making a com se ol about eight miles In extent. The prizes were ap- Mortloned Into four lots, tho wlnnei taking the championship pennant and onc-louith of the entrance monoy; second got halfol the remaining entrance money; third, Ave- alKluhs and the fourth three-eights of the remaining <iuarter. In addition, a many handed 3n cup was given to tho boat mak¬ ing tho best second lor slowness. George E Stewart, Dr. J. C. Cutler, and George W Gllnes wero tho Judges, and the late was called at 10 o'clock In the morning. 0„e schooncr-rlggcd yacht, the S .anger, owned by Samucl%aw, started In the race, .ml twelve Blonps, which wero tho Sliver Spray S Law captain; Cldmes, W. P. Era.,- Ols i. d -others, owners; Unique, Frank «imead ■ Qlnsy, R. F. Be I, and A. T. Kussel; MOTi M»ater ,lw'*T-J- p^ov,,• jr.; Orphan Boy, B. Lyman; Trio, Topsy, Mora, Nomad, and two others. Tho race proved a disastrous one, and would have Inclined to discourage leBs de¬ termined men. The bias all ataitod In great shape, but, owing to u heavy squall, they weio unable to make tho tlnUh, the outer stake boat having beon blow from Its anchorage. Three of the yachts. Orphan Boy, Mora, and Dolphin, *vtent asnore dur¬ ing the gale which lollowcd and weie en¬ tirely lost, while numerous accidents hap pened to others of the fleet. The race « as of course declai ed oil' by tha Judges and at a meeting of the contestants, held at Samuel Law's boat house Ihe same evening, It was decided to hold the regatta on tho lOih ol September, and tho owners of tho wrecked boats wero allowed io enier others In their stead. It was at thin meeting thai the need ot conceited action among yacht owners and amateur boatmen was recognized and the Idea of an association to further and pro¬ mote nquatic spot is began to take definite shape. A commltlee consisting ol Messrs. F. H Smenfl.-W. P. Fiancls, 11. G. Phelps, 'Bernard Lyman were selected to carry tho postponed regatta to a successful teimlrm- tlon, and furuMi data, which would tend to place the proposed association on a perma¬ nent basis. They wero instructed to report their proceedings at a meeting held at Wrckerllng's Hall.on Ontiuio street, on the S_l__1_v {"iinwinj. the regatta, at which ttulu p'nzcs Were also awarded f.6 the win¬ ning yachts, which were the Unique, Chimes, Silver Spray and Gypsy. Tho tin cup emblem went to the Alert. The association was formed at this meet¬ ing with the following Olivers': Flank 11. Smend, commodore; W. P. Francis, vlce- eommodore; Henry Qerliichj rear commo¬ dore; Charles P. Smith, secretary; II. G. Phelps, treasure,; It, F. Bell, measuier. The first executive commltteo consisted ol CharlcB P. Smith, chairman; Robert E. Pat¬ terson, Bernard Lyman, Robert E. GIII,«Jr., and Samuel Law. A constitution and by¬ laws were adopted, and the association was thus established; 'ts constant increase ever since, and brilliant pioapects for tho In I urn, Is a guarantee that it will bo second to none in tho country. ■ ^—■------------- SHIPBUILDING, PAS 1'AM) PRESENT. Ualh in the Cincinnati hm/mrer I was talking with a shlpbiilldei a few days ago, who gave me some veiy Inteiest- iiig Information that I will throw much in the form It came to me In a conversation. We had talked sometime w llhout coming to anything that I remembered well till I Anal¬ ly asked him how many tons tho Mayflower had. "Ono hundred and eighty," said ho. "What whs tho a\erago of the largest sailing packets that formerly went fiuin New Yolk to Liverpool?" "They ran up to over 1,800 tons in the old Black flail line, like the American ship Washington which was built in 1818, anil Is sllll In service In New Yo, k harbor " "What Is Ihe tonnage of the laigest steam¬ ships now on the Atlauilc Ocean V" "1'liey run up to 8.UU0 tons and more,or about forly-totii iIiiicb the size of tho May¬ flower, which brought out the seed ot New England,." "Have*the Americans accomplished ninth In shipbuilding!"' "Yes, they revolutionized llio world In Balling vessels, both In speed and In their number; revolutionized the world in apply¬ ing steam to river navigation, set Europe the example of tho present Btjlo of war¬ ships, built the finest yachts, ai d they build at good steamers of Iron as any In the world.11 "When was the first vessel built In Amor- leaf" "it Is said that the first vessel built In the United Stales was tho Virginia, built on Ihe coast of Maine Ihevear the State of Vhglnla was seitloil, and she was thirty tons and made regular round trips nerosB the Atlan¬ tic. Tills was seven years before tho Unrest) or Uio Restless, was built by Adrian Ruck in New York Bay. As early 'as 1020 the Massachusetts Bay Company picked our ■tilpwilghtschli'fot whom wiib Robert Moul- ton,' and sent them to New England, The old'at name In American shipbuilding Is Holllngsworth, nnd as early as 1035 Richard HolllngBworlh built ships ot as heavy ton¬ nage a) 800 tons." '•Who was tho first patroirof American shipbuilding. _*_ "It Is lecorded that the Rev. Hugh Peters, of Massachusetts, who was afterwards exe¬ cuted In England as a regicide, preached sermons In favor of homo shipbuilding In 1040. Three years after that a man named William Stevens built ships of over 500 tons at Gloucester, Mass. Instantly the English clapped their 'aws, with which they had suppresred Ihe Dutch cotnmcice, against co¬ lonial shipbuilding. Twice after llmt, in •1052 and 1000, the British multiplied their severities against our colonial shipping, yet it was carried on In this lost woi d at Salem and Rowley. Wo begun to build sehoonerB at Capo Ann in 18U." "How many of the vessels trading between America and the rest of the world wore owned by the Colonists at the outbienk of the Revolution V" "Only Ihrce-elghths, and In a Utile more than 1U0 jcar«, sav 1882, fnrelgueis owned 80.1 Of',or non11> nliio-ienthsot the shipping in A met lean pints " "When was the first Ameilcan naval ves¬ sel btilltV" "In 1781, bv Paul Jones, at Poiisiuonth, N. H. Itv 1701 the American tonnage had risen xa 600,000 tons, or neailv double that of the British in our waters. Mr. JeflVrsun pointed out, when he was In Washington's Cabinet, the detoulng Influences on Ameri¬ can commerce ol hlghoi bounties ofcicd by European States." "Did Fulton's steamer ever go to sea.'" "No Necessity sent our first steamer to tea. She was called tho Phoenix, and built by John (ox Stevens, who was not allowed to run her in New York waters, because tho leglslatuio had given Livingston and Fnltou twenty years monopoly theie, so tho Stevens sent her around to llio Delaware river, It,id she, therefote, made a sea voyage. Iter cominandei was Rnbei t Livingstone Stevens, son ot her ownei 1" \ "How only did Ihe first Hittlsh steamer begin to make regular tilps^'.' "Five yi'iiis nllur Fulton's, and she was called the Comet, and piled on the Thames river. Belme she ran wo wero navigating the Mississippi river with steamboats. In 1801) Nicholas Roosevelt launched a boat at Pittsburg and went down to the Father ot Waters, and his wlte.a Maijlaud woman, wont with lilm." "What was the first Impo, taut packet lino Horn America ton foreign jort?" "The first native lino ol note was proba¬ bly that Stephen Glrard ami Isaac Hiizleliuist. of Philadelphia, called (lie Phil¬ adelphia, New Orleans, and San Domingo Line. Glrard uaintil l)ls vessels the Vol¬ taire, the Rosseau anil the Helvetia*. The second war with England arose from depre¬ dations on Ainei lean commerce. The A'nor- liiin flag wan the must prominent on the ocean, (n the earrjlng trade, fiuin 1800 to 1850, and the I ablest ship wus the llalilinou Clippei r" "Who built Fulton's II,st steamboat'" "Chillies Blown, ol New Ymk, In the sumuiei of 1807, und the vessel wasmlgl- nally citllod theCaiheilueol Cleimonl, alter Fulton's wife, but-lJie people called In l the Clermont only. She had twelve tit'illis,ami the lare fiom New York to Albany was ^7 It took liei at least !i0 hours to make the 150 miles." ■ ■ i----------------- Tho olhc,i day a suusll sized colottd man was roughly abusing a brother of color on Antolno street large enough to eat him up. After llio ,abnso had continued for a long time without results a white mini said to tho-party of the seiond part. "Why don't jou pick him up and mop the snow with his logsV" "Waal I was consldeilng.' If we have a font I shall probably bo 'rested, II Tin 'rested 'my name will then be In do papers. If I got in do papers dc man up on Calhoun Blreet who owns do limine'chit 1 moved onl of In de night will know whar' Io flud mo an' gently vlucldate do Informashuu dat he wants de fo' months' hack 101 t. AN AIR LINE LOCK. From the Chimoo Tribune. I climbed dow n Sarurdny Into the tunnel' under tho Hudson River through which trains of the i ext decade are to rim. The air-lock througn whlih tho visitor must pa g befoierpiuhlnglhe workmen is bo different from all oilier places In tho world as to nteilr a brief (lescilpilon. In a well on th ■ hoe I climbed down a ladder twtuty leet or so, and there found, lying pai tly concealed In earth, a sort of hogshead made of boiler-Iron an inch thick. As I was lodklng at the uncanny thing one end of it mysteriously opened and swung Inward, anil a goblin voice said, "Crawl In." I silently obejed, mid the Iron door quickly closed Behind me. I found myself with another human being who was atllied In rubber as I wa., ami who had n candle. "Ready?" bo said, and turned n level at hit side. The Inside uf tho Ilttlo tube In which we crouched i\ae Ailed with the most deafening whistle I havcevei heiuil [ knew that he was now filling the chamber Willi compressed air. Piesenily It began to press upon my eyes, no»e ilnoai, and especi¬ ally my ears whose diuiiis seemed pieiceii as Altli pins. Tile candle wvntont, and wo weio lett In loial daikncss. The shriek in¬ crease J. The picsf ine became veiy painful. I touched the mm "f Ihe engineer; In fact, I could not loi a moment help touching it, and bo revel sod tho lover for n moment to relieve tl)t pressure., presently turned It on again with ihe uueuithelyyell. s'J'htssensa¬ tion was stiange. Cioutr.ed In an Iron tub with a strangei, In total daikness, under the earth, nudei the river loi nu^lit I know, ap¬ parently lljing somen here at the rato ot about Ave bundled miles a nilniiu',feeling» ton Ihle pressure on my eyi s and ears, hot as Topb t. subineiged In a bewildering scream, and at Ihe mercy ot levels anil mechanism uf which I knew nothing—It was veiy much as I once lelt when up Inn Inillnon. It seemed hall an hour that I wn» In there; It was seven oi eight minutes, pro- babl}, when the whistle suddenly faded an ay, the Inner door opened, una u o crawled) nut into tiinille-llght—the top of another wall that went down thlity leet further. Down this we climbed, and theie wcieu score oi two ol men building the brltk shell of the tunnel. Tho air is about three atmos¬ phere, "thick," so to speak, -uid. It Is sulllcient; to keep tho water back, so ibat tho men tan din uninterruptedly In the black mud. It the air-pressure wero whliiliawn for a minute the river would lush In and drown, the whole pally. Givat lino Is obscned, and (he) are nut aliald. Moieover, liny seem coinloi table and couieiiteil In there, and the contiaetor la not required to pay an} advance on ordinary wages—tour dol- 'ars a dav or so Thoy < oiue In and gn out by the air-lock ever} da}, but do not mind It. Ibis Is the most dllllcult pint ol the ilvei— directly under the great steamers ly¬ ing at tho wharves. Altei watching the woikinen a quarter of an houi we started out. On climbing to the ali-h'ik we discerned unniliei jell In It—Un¬ veil nl j'lldouily filghti'iidl'mcn. "Muio new hands," said in} istnii,und sinikd. The doni swung <>| en, emitting a ulp of pain and lerrm , u Got map labon r climbed out with a laugh. 'A couple ol gieen Italians," he said They nolo still yelling. One was) I) lug on the bWtoin ol the concern. Slioi tly llit v looked up and peeped out, or latlitrln wheie we weie. The} positively I closed to get out. The Gentian tuuld not pull them out. They wildly sllatched at the outer door and tried lo open It—ultli an air pressure of twenty live tons op Itl After much coaxing and wheedling, and bribing they still refused, and had to bo takon back) no walling outside. Then we got In anil took our ride back. In returning I did not feel so much as If seven strong men weic holding nio and administering laughing-gas to me. Tire trip was quick. Out on tho bank wo found the two Italians, lying pio- slrate, bleeding M tho nose. It Sometimes produces this Meet, but nothing more serious. -Hw«ver, I don't think 1 shoWd like to go through tho ah-lock every da/T —•-------^»^----.——_ Piospeets mo good loi a I irge crop of corn.