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'\ r-J THE MARINE RECORD. gh^arine gecord. ESTABLISHED IK WW. Enteral accordlnglolha Uw.of tho United HUtes foil Offlco »• swondVlnss mnll instlcr.___________ ALAMSONWILCOX,Efltl<ffaBll:Piriir. PuWIiboa woo«lr »t Nn S *>»'" Wntcr sIMot, OlneUuia, Ohio. Branch offlco, No. SM South Wntor itrcot, Chlcnuo_______________________ TKRMS O^SjUBSCIUrTlONl Ono year, fwstnizc nnlil „ Bll months, poatoRC pttltl .„.™ InvnrlnWy In nilvnnw. __________ J2.00 1.00 ADVERTISING RATES. ^ Ton cents pur Hoc, nonpar el measurement, or 81 20 per Inch, csrh Insertion, tour weeks »t 00, with o liners, discount on orders amountlnii to 940 00 or over Articles, letters arid queries on all subjects are sollcl- 'tcd SWTho Editor nssumes no responsibility lor the oplntonsrif correspondents To lnsuro notice, contributors must give nnnio and adilross, and u rite on ono side nf tho pnpor only - THE MARIN b ItECOHD hns an Agent In every port on the Lakes nntlllUcrs, and will consequently circu llto more or less In all of them Asa medium for advertising It hns no superior, as It circulates among a class of people that enn be ranched In no other way. EDITORIAL NOTES. Tntni nre six professional ill vers In Chi¬ cago. 1 hey have employment eonstnntlj during the open lake season, and have en. gagoment*. months In advance of its 'com¬ mencement. A nANn pnucr catamaian has been built at New Tnconiii. It Is run bj a stem wheel three feet anil a half In diameter, ant) can ba made to go tit o milts ah hour by two men each w oi king a levct. Onf ot the largest and tlncst veins of coal in Dakota Is found on the lino of the Not th¬ em PnoilU', about four miles cast of Dk kin- son. I lie uial Is exposed on the bank ot the Heart River for a distance ot 200 feet, show¬ ing a thickness of 15 feet, is of ntuiy su¬ perior quiiiltj, jtiiul will be opened up for mining within \ verv short time, ♦ mmiuiii of prominent lumbermen of Kan Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wis., have former, a syndicate for the purchase of an extensive" tinit of pine laud in Manitoba, along tin. Canada Pacific road. The tract compi iscs some of the choicest timber, has been ofteicd at icasonable pi Ices, nnd the In. vestment. It Is said, will prove exceedingly profitable. <fr Mr. W B Astou Is to have a yacht. He wautB something that will outshine Mi. Bennett's Nninoiiim nnd Mr Gould's Ata- lanta. Naval Architect Hllmnn, of Now York, who designed the Namouna, lias drawn up the specifications tor Mr Astor's yacht, and they have been submitted to the Dclnwinc liver shipbuilders and to others, PnFPAitaTlOvs for the Detroit Art Loan Exhibition, which will take place In that city next September and October, are being speedily completed. The building is to be orObStory high, and is to be an exact lcpio- duction of the centennial art annex. This enterprise, which Is n well matured plan, will, it is hoped, give Detroit a pcimanent ait building and school, bucIi as all lovers of art should support and encourage. - Tun famous packet liner, Great WoBtcm now sailing between San Francisco and other Pacific poi ts, is already twice as old as ships usually get to be. She first sailed from New York to Liverpool forty years ago, and remained in the Atlantic fleet twenty-nine years. She crossed the Atlan¬ tic 110 times, brought 30,000 passengers to the New World, hu hud" 1,500 births and 200 marriages on board, and In all of her ex¬ perience never lost one of her crew or as I much as a spar In a galejof wind. I „Tuuu< open boat of|forclgn build, known at the.Neptune, arrived at Old Swan • pie,, on the Thame, rwently, ""■-•'..... INFLUMNOEH \VORKINO ON MAli-\ INK FJIBiailTS. It will be readily recognlrotl that pooling arrahgemonts, enter largely Into tho In¬ fluences that control marlno freights; therefore railroads, while they or their methods may not bo objects of friendly solici¬ tude are yot counted among the things to be closely watched by lake I'ntorcnts. That which Is of special importance Is tho barom- etor of fellowship among tho railroads them¬ selves, lor as long as this murks tho propor degroo of warmth arid sunshlno tho more stable Is tlio prospects In regard to carrying rates; Last woek we gave somo Indications of a disturbance In tlils~particu|nr. Since that Issue a rallrbad conference lias been hold whloh Is closely connected with the main points of those remarks. At that time It was noted that the tiunk linen were In danger of being antagonized by the Chicago connections. The conference of July 10, between a committee of the lines and tho Chicago connections, resulted in Important action which Ipbboiis tho piospect of a gcneial lallroad war. During the proceed¬ ings formal announcements neie received that the N,cklo Plate and Chicago' and At¬ lantic would enter the east bound Chicago pool. The loi men oad has already consented to the pooling agreement on Clili ago lite- stock business, and this evince* a willing¬ ness to do the san-eon ginin. Sometioubfe maybe cxpencnccd, but none which can not be adjusted by aibltrntlon. w.lh the Pan Handle and possibly one oi two othei roads on the live-stock question, but with this we nre not so much interested. That whit li. gives most assurance of eutlslactury stability In rates was mi agreement to con Ilnuo the settlement of differences between the Chicago roads resulting in variations on the allotted per coinages In the actual east bound business, In money pa) monls, based in tin gioSB revojn e from tho ext e*s of tonnage can led by the loads that exceeds theh per centage Herefnre, tho money settlements have been bajuyl—nnon the net revenue rcachtd bj/lfdeducrain of one-half of the gross revenue for expensosof carriage; hence the roa'ds which had been excoedlng their per contago had a chance of profits covered by the extent to which they could reduce actual operating expenses below the average mndo in the settlement. These, concessions show that the toads are far from anxious for'a war of rates, and the prospects now are that such a contingency Is liu In the- future. This boat Is MfeVt'long,^ f«t beam and 2 feet deep. £ hi.cSe.hell William; Johnson,» na- , «V Christian land, had made an ocean ^eoM^mlle.-»Th.lN.PU,ne teft SdlnNorw.r.onJnnel,.ndoo..t. ins*. **«* «*«* ****** sL.ngcr. After on. day', .tay there, .he S'^to ana mad. the Engll.b,coast on SBtn!^tb.Kortha»fortwod.,. .heitoodanortheuterlygale. PROTECTION AG AI Nil' TORPEDOES. Wc pilot on another page a dcscilptlon oi erloiinidablc torpedo which was tested In New York luuboi, built of iron ami shaped like a giant cigai This torredo was (lis chaigcd at an old hull loin hundred yauls distant and struck within six Indies of the intended spot, proving that the gun works with suftUlont accuracy to strfke a ship a long distance oil. It is tilled about three feet liom the tip with dynamite and topped with a cap. No sooner is i monster of de¬ struction Invented and spoken of by the press than a guaid to Its ravages is at once placed befoielhe pupils?, which also holds good in this case '1 he Murine Engineer, published nt London, England, says thati much curiosity is excited about a novel ae- slgn of Ironclads, pitentcd by Sir Edward Reed, as a protection against such missiles as the toipcdo described above. As the ap¬ plication is in a provisional stage, however, and consequently still secret, it is impossi¬ ble to ascertain conectly what exact foim or design of ironclad is suggested. The main lines of the improvement, however, have been made public, and sufficient has trans¬ pired to causo a general conclusion that the new lines of construction will form a radical change In the design 'of ironclads. The chief points that Sir Edward Reed seeks to solve are, a vesiel in which all the machlnory and other vital point, shall be protected by strong armor plating a. well as the fighting batteries above water; that thl. armor plat¬ ing under water .hall be a complete hull, practically Indeatructable under torpedo at¬ tacks, and that these Improvements .hall be attained without.grcater expense or loss of stability, buoyancy, or speed. It ts evident that It it no easy matter ttrattaln theso ob¬ ject*. Mo present Jropelad hu sufficient buoyancy to carry ji complete armor-pro¬ tected hull over the whole bottom of suffi¬ cient .trength to rulat iorpodo attacks. It I. defined, however, HiaUhls important end Is to bo effected by a double bottom, the outer one of thin cellular construction to give bnoviinoy anil tn act as a foil against torpe¬ does, and the otic within to bo the real ar¬ mor clatl-ahcll. Tho patentee thus expects to build a vessel whoso buoyancy would not bo wholly destroyed by a 1I07011 shot holes or torpedo explosions below watci. iNsPEfrmN la ira. , Tho differences botweon American and British laws governing the Inspection ofslonm vessels are still iindeigolng nil- lustmeuf. Captain Glllcsp'c. of the Board ot Inspection of foreign stoam vessels, ex¬ plains some of those as follows: '"Iherif urn Important differencesbotweon | tho requirement* of the Inspectors In Eng¬ land and tliOMT i i tills countiy. Under the British law there aie requirements concern¬ ing llle-boals, but those regarding llfo-pre- pci vor« are impel feet, according to om Ideas, Wo require that thoro shall bo n life-pre¬ set ver tin oyery man and woman on board the vessel. One Bi Irish steamship, which had a certificate from the Board of Trade, and which fairies in nil aboutl 800persons, was found by our Inspector to have up life- preservers, nntl only 330 llfc-buova, which from their shape, me of less value than tho lift-picsei vers. The captain was indignant at being lnteifeied whji, but I pointed out that while lie had made piovislon for the safety of the cabin passengers, little atten¬ tion appeared to have Ijeon paid to tho safety of the poorer passengers, of whom there wore tun dieds In the vessel. The life-buoys or life-preserveis are often placed In the rooms ol the cabin passengers, n bile othei pails of the vessel aie not supplied. In oihci cases the lllo-preservcrs are not put In Uio boats and aie not dUtiibuted ovci the vcsbcI. Theic aie othei previsions of the law ot the United States that rue dillerenl fi om those ol the Biltisli law and are de¬ signed to (•euro greater saloty. We icqulro that vessels shall have tubes connecting the bo'lcr with each of the vessel's compelt. mcuts. bo that in case of fire In any com¬ partment steam may be blown In nnd' the fire extinguished. The British law does not require^ as ours does, plugs in Hie boiler so that if the watei should get too low the plugs will melt and the steam escape. The number of* steain-gnugcs and gauge-cocks leqnlreil bv oui law aie gi enter than those requited in England. Wo hIbo rcquiictwo Inn id pump, one at ouch end ot the vessel, and hose long enough to lead from each steam-pump to the ceutci of the vessel. Tho amount ot hose required by our inspectors is often grcnici than that undei the English law. These me the moBt Important dif¬ ferences between the lawB of the two countries, and our regulations aim at secur¬ ing tho greatest safety possible " Lino of atoamors is said to havo boon sold to A. N. Moffat nnd othora at Port Huron. Consideration $10,000 frtr tho two steamers Evening Star and Idlewlld. Mi. JHoiTat will probably bo Hie manager ol the lino. Captain Robert Liiuilo lias purchased tho scow Shattiiek froip Joseph Baumgiirtnor lor «350. Tho vessol l« to bo omployod In carrying stone from, the ownci's quarry. Tliostcambaigo Grnco Patleison, whloh lies burlod In the sand noi tli of Two Rlvors, [lias boon sold hy UnltodStatoirtnarshal! Bale for *00 to satisfy nohilm for seaman's wngos amounting to $050. The sale of one-half of the barge Waverly has been made by Ciiptnm D. Lugonboll to Hattlo E. Gormnl'i for $1,450, Tho many li lends ot Thomas Perry, will bo pained to leainof his death, which oc¬ curred at Ids homo In Ea»t Rockport, this moi nlng. Mr. Perry was one of Cleveland's plonceis and Iiiib long been identified with the shipping Interests heie. ^Ue-was a long time in the employ of Qtiayle and Martin and Inter he was engaged lit Mr. Presley's dry. dock. The lire at .Hat beck's iltickrBtqokryn, on the 10th Inst, vias very'dlBtrnctlvc to the shipping interests, burning thieo vessols, the Perscvciance, Colonel Adams and Law- icncc Dunlnp, with tlielr'valuable cargoes, to the wutei's edge, and the warehouse and docks of Mr. Ilai beck. Twciity-llve firemen weie bulled under the falling I ulus but were lescned alive by their comrades, and It is reported that a number of sailors were biowned. The loss, as It Is estimated, will rcacli $1,000,000 A terrible dlsastei oucuiied ot Tlvoll, nn exclusion resort on tho Potapsco, two mlleB fi om Baltinioic, on the 24th Inst, by which many lives were lost, the number being estimated at between sixty antf seventy. The calamity was caused'by the falling of a plei on which seveul hundred persons, ox- cuisluests, were congregated, porclpltntlng many Into the watei, which is a6out ton feet deep. Darkness added to tho confusion and tcnoi and but little could be done to rescue the unfoitunates, most of whom wero women and ohildien. Sixty-lour bodies have been rccovci ed. The verdict rendered shows that the authoiltieaof the place did not use proper cai c and precaution to prevent the accident TIGURES Ol' THE SEA The follow lug metaphoigliavo boon drawn for us by B*A. Hinsdale, BiiperlntendepUtf tho Cleveland 6cliools "How many sj rn'iols relating to human life are diawn from the sea Man Is a ship, life a voyage, ambition a current, hope an anchor, trouble waves, hlstoiy a chart, rea¬ son a compass. All of these: luetirphors an¬ swer well their purposes. But somo of them may mislead us. Life Is motion, not rest, It is tho open sea, not the shelteredypn, It is current, wave, and gale, It Is sailing, not riding at anchor In a harbor or on a lee | shore. Look well to youi cable and your anohor; but look better to your chart, youi compass, and your lead. Fortunately the ocean that yon sail has been well surveyed and charted. Fortunately you have a com¬ pass, thedcolunnatlonsof whose needle you can calculate. Study tho chart, observe the compass, heave the lead, watch your courses, and at Inst as the current spends lu force, the wave ceases to beat, the gale to blow, you will let go your cable, and the fluke, of ydur anchor will take hold of the eternal •bore." _________mm_________ "~ VESSEL TRAN8FEB8. S. A. Murphy ha. purchased the tug An¬ drew J. 3mlth trom Mr. Rice and other., of Buffalo; comldei atldn, »20,000. The Smith rate. AW and waa built at Buffalo In 1876. Mr. Murphy now own. the large.t fleet of tug. on the lake and aeom. to have plenty of work for all of tHom. The controlling Intorett In the White Star Wk wish to say, in connection with tho greater assurance of safety nn improved fog horn would give vessels In their course over the liikesiiiul lnllie navigable livers of the countij, thut Hie signal lamps as perfected nnd patented by Fclthousen & Russell, at Buflalo, would add much confidence, iib they radiate light with great brllllaucy. We see that they are being generally adopted nn all the principal ocean and lake steamers and vessels AROUND THE LAKES. CI.EVLi.AM>. The cost of lepalrs to the schooner Co¬ lumbian, which collided with the Sophia Mlncli, off Manitowoc, will foot up $3,400. The Onoko is dun tercd for ore, Marquetto to Cloveland at $1.10. This will bo her first load from Maiquettc and she. intends to show a big register. The Saginaw had 000 excursionists from Ashtabula yestorday They returned nt 7 o'clock In the evening. Tho Saginaw goes to Lakeside to-morrow. Globe diydook— I'he Hall received slight repairs and had her hull calked. Francis Palms, the schooner that w as ashore at Green Bay, Is being repaired and will be ready to soil to-morrow. Tho William Edwards conducted the great schooner Golden Age to Thomas Ax¬ worthy's coal yard to load tor Chicago, and unless (he draws too much her master will make a te.t of her full carrying capaolty, 3,000 ton., but rather than .take any 'chance. on the trip, wll) bo content with ^,500 ton.. Freight rate, for coal and ore are steady at 60c and $1 respectively. The coal char¬ ters reported Tuesday were the schoonor Colonel Cook, coal, Cleveland to Prescott, $1.25; schooner Unadl]la, coal, Cleveland to Belleville, |1.20; schooner Porter, Lorain to Milwaukee, 50c; schooner George Sherman, coal from Ashtabula to Sault Ste. Marie, 80c; iteambargC Grave., ore, from Marquette to J