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the bont'a model In Detroit and then taken to pieces and shipped here, where It wu'M ■> up<agaln and calked and placed under the bout on Saturday evening lust. On Sunday morning two siphons, worked from the boat's boiler, worfi set at work and In two hours the box waa dry and the wholo Job la now completed In a moat creditable manner. 'J he box fltted the hull na perfectly as It could have done had alio been In drydook, The unptnln superintending this work 18 Mr- Parker, the same jJinn who put the same kind of a box under the Great Eastorn In New York a few yeara elnce. • Your correspondent has Just Interviewed ti mill) tTmt crossed from Beaver Island to Point Patterson, head or Lake Michigan, on Thursday 'n't- Ho rqiorts no wnter In alght irom Beavcrjsland toward the Manltous, or irom Point Patterson. The Ipe is very heavy In the Straits. He does not think sieaiiicrs can get through before April 15th with the most favorable weather. Should we have any oold weather the Strain will not open before the 20th or 25th.' It thought the Lawrence can not get far thei north than Frankfort, certainly not as I ir as Petoskey or Crosi Village, for aome days yet. MANITOWOC. since the close of navigation Baud & Hingor have had the following schooners In .lock for repairs, all of them having been .ishure last fall: The schoouof Emollno R. Ncilson had bottom planked, new bulwarks i ill planksheer and caulked throughout, at .in expense of (600. The schooner L. II. Collins had new keel, bottom planked, stanchions', bulwarks, new cocks. The nclionncr J. I. Cnse had new keel and keel¬ son!!, center-board box, bottom planking, six strakes ot plank on upper sides, new stem, decks, arches, and treenailed and caulked all over, at an expense of $20,000. They have the propeller Clminplaln now In doc'k getting a thorough rebuild, new trames, plank, and celling forward and aft, new ii dies, stanchions, bulwarks, and caulked, it mi ustimatcd expense ot 110,000 After the Champlaln goes out they Intend placing the schooner C. H. Burton in dock. She went ashore on Washington Islandonoyear igo last October. It is Impossible to say at piesont what it will cost, but probably In the iielghboihood of (12,000. They are also la\ lug the keel for a schooner of the follow¬ ing dimensions: 134 feet keel, 20>£ teet beam, and 10 feet hold In shoalest place. She is to be used in tho lumber trade. The Goodrich Transportation Company .no giving their boats a thorough overhaul- n g", to wit, the Menominee, Chicago, Mus¬ kegon, Corona, and Sheboygan. Tho steambargc-Rube Richards Is having a new deck and oiber repairs done by own- t'l.-, and last, though not least, Captain Uundy is building another gospel ship, which, Irom her looks, Is going to sweep vvorythliig before hor, N. TOLKDO. About 9 o'clock on the 24th M. T. Ilunilj, •in old lako captain mid well known ill] over the lakes, was badly injuicd In his eOurt to save tr lady who was crossing the llvor In the ti'iry. One of tho floor beams of the temporary bridge knocked him down, and under its weight he was badly crushed. He was taken to his residence at once and medl cal aid summoned. The physicians labored with him an hour oi more before he was rc< Moied to consciousness. What makes tho •illitlr peculiarly distressing at this time Is the fact that the Captain's son lies dead In the house, and Mrs. Huntley had a hip lnokei) about a year ago and is hardly able (o move about. Many kind fi IcudB arctioing what titty can to make tho lamlly comfort¬ able and render the burden of their many trials, which. In this ease have not come ■singly, as light at possible. JBIIKUOVCUN. lota of water on the Ice In tho straits and the lookout lor a speedy break-up U more cheerful, but as yet little Impression is notlecnb|e, A streak of water call bo seen fi'om liore on Lako Huron. The Algomah w 111 break a passage across tho Straits to Mackinaw City. VKIIM1LMON. i/Klal to the Marine Jlewrd J. C. Gilchrist * ,Co aro doing considera¬ ble repairs on thqjichooner S. II. Foster, umipiUingsomo now stanchions, part new tall, now planksheer and a new jibboom. '1'lit'y are hating the sohooiier I', la. Marsh THE MARINE RECORD.' Walked ftom the water line up, and the boljM of the tug Relief Is undergoing repairs. Captalna Edsdn and Nleholla are buay flt- ltng©utthelr.fUh,boatB. v v The tailors' farewell dance came oil Tuoa- fay.nlght, and was a great aucoesa. " . Mr. Olmsted, of the Conneaut, who la largely Intoreated In oil worka In naaterni Ohio and Pennsylvania, baa leaaed land here and la about to put down an oil well. BTUnaEON BAY. About seven o'clock Jast Thursday morn¬ ing fire waa dlscoveredln tho Intorror of the tug Spear, lying nonr the root of St. John street. An alarm Was given, but before the steamer arrived the bloze was extinguished by the copious application of water by per¬ sons who had hastened to the scene The lire started from a stovepipe which had be- comoUUconneoted where It passed through the roof of the upper works, Tho damage waB principally done bj an attempt to out a hole through the house; otherwise the Injury could have beon repaired for loss than two dollars. The Qopero came as far north as Lily Bay filer on Friday, and after landing a quantity 'of freight for tho merchants of this city and the northern part or the country loft lor tho south again. The Ice on Green Bay Is about two feet thick at this writing, while two vcars'ago considerable open -water was to bo seen at this date. Captain Alex. Laurie lias made consider¬ able progress In Ills preparations for the re¬ pair of his scow, tho W. B. Shattuck. The hull is to be raised «lx Inches, and an entirely new deck laid. Work on -Hagan & English's new steam- barge, which the Arm Is building at Green Bay to replace the Minnie, Is progressing at a satisfactory rate the frames being fill In place and planking pretty well under way The dimensions of the craft Is 180 lect long, 30 feet beam ijnd 0 feet depth of hold. Two engines 18x20 inches are to supply the motive power, while the boiler formerly In the propeller Favorite has been secured for the new craft. It Is expected lluit the boat will have a carrying capacity for about 1R0 cords of wood In the hold alone, which will make her the largest carrier on Green Bay. Mark Holt (eft for Manitowoc Wednesday morning to enter on the discharge cf his duties as engineer of tug Giegory Captain places. Tho Hilton waa only about two hundred feet fiom the beaoh and Captain Richardson thought It waa about time Jo do somothlng to provent her from going ashore altogether. At the Milwaukee shipyard a new celling or floor has been given the. schooner Julia Wlllard, which will receive* other repairs In tho spring. A partial icdecklng is being given tho schooner Amazon and three 'hatches are Do¬ ing put In. Tho aioambargo Ballentlno Is being given a general overhauling, as Is also, the schooner Porter. On the steambarge Nahanttho rails are be¬ ing repalied, the pilot being Shifted forward and the wale striilte'B taken oil. , • The deck of ThTTtoambargo G. C. Murk- ham Is being iccalkcd. BUFFALO. Special to the Marine Record. Captain Gus Grlflln well known In ma¬ rine circles, died at Buffalo on Tuesday. The captnlu was an experienced navigator* and also served with distinction In the army during tho late war. HostB ol friends will learn of his death witli sincoro sorrow. A conference or the 'representatives of lake marine Insurance companies, in session at the .office of Smith & Davis, came 10 a harmonious conclusion. Tho object was to fix hull rates for the season which opens on April (list. Considerable discus slon Was had, the tenor of It being In favor oX much higher rates than pievalled during tho demoralization of last} car. The ques¬ tion of a tarlft was refened to a committee consisting of T. H. White and T. G. Ciosby of Chicago, and O.T. Flint and E. B. Smith of Buflalo. The larlll reported by thlscom- mlttee was Anally unanimously adopted. It is graduated on steam and sail vessels, ac¬ cording to thcli cIiisb and \aluatlon. A low prlce'd yessel Is made to pay a higher rate than a high priced one of the unine eta. This was done, the underwriters say, be¬ cause It costs about us much to release a small and low priced vessel which has stranded as one of large capacity and high value, and In the former case there Is much less ol cargo and hull to contribute to the expense ot wrecking. The lowest rale made Uoii Al vessels valued at $50,000 and atcr, which Is I1.., pei cent. On sail vessels classed Al and woith $50,000 and over the Burnham will have command of this ffn> jute Is 5 per cent. The entile range on Al craft again during the coming season. vlwelA Is Irom 4Ja to 0 per cent.;*on A2. MILWAUKKK. Wolf & Davidson are making repairs at the present time to the follow'ng vessels: Schooner Reed Case Is receiving a through overhauling, including new rails, planksheer and outside plank wheic necessary, new itIndlass, new stanchions where necessary, new bulwarks, recaulklng, and other repairs, estimated at a cost of (1,8001 Si homier Griiugci, new jlbboom and other repairs, $200. Schooner Lako Forest Is receiving repairs, consisting principally of ct the new stern, now knight heads, part now rails, phinkshcor stringers, tlmbei heads, stan¬ chions, etc., where necessary; I'stlmated coBt, $2,000. Steambargo Colin Campbell, general repairs; estimated oust, $400. The | I. O. T. Co's Heel at tills port are being over hauled and calked. Schooner City of Toledo: now mainmast and other repairs Schooner II. M*. Scove Is being thoroughly repaired receiving nil entire new stern and othei ic pairs where deonjed necessary. {n addition to the foregoing Wolf & David' son have made minor repairs to a number of vessels not mentioned, and hate in prospect a considerable union lit ot work which will shortly be commenced. The steamer Michigan will bo docked to receive new brasses on her return Irom Giand Haven. This firm has Just completed a new yacht for S. II. Seamans, of this clti, twenty-lite feet long and nine feet beam. Mr. Seamans will tako thu yacht to Ocononiowoc for his own use. They aro also building a yacht for tho Joys Brothers, of Milwaukee, thirty feet long and ten feet beam. Thcso yaohl'a arc pronounced by all to be models of beauty and excellence In Hue and construction. At last reports tho steambargo Hilton was still Inst In the Ico oil Two Creeks. Last Friday a eiibniatlno diver left foi Milwaukee w |th a battery and caitrldgeb to blow up the Ice, which now suriouiids the boat,, and which Is said to bo twel\u feet thick In some from 0 to 8 per cent.; on Bl, from 7J£ to 0 percent. As stated, all ol tho agents sub¬ scribed to this larlll. and an agreement was made that no uite should be cut without the unanimous consent of I lie companies rep¬ resented at this meeting. This means that tho low rates and seilnus demnraliratlnn of last year shall not enter Into this season's business The rates made seem lo be only fair foi'the ilsks assumed, unc It is to be hoped that the harmonious feeling which chiniicteibcd the conference will continue to the season's end It was decided to lower tjio discount on total loss and guueial aver¬ age lioin 20 to 10 pei cent., iuiiI on total loss from JO to 80 per cent. An executive com¬ mittee was appointed, coinpilslng Mcasls. Crosbv, White, Flint and Smith. T|iere will be no geneinl hull or cargo poo), hut It Is probable that some of the companion may pool their business, especially such as aie lepresented by one llrui. HAUGArilOII. Tho new propollci A. B^J'-jiylor Is about ready for business. She Is 110 feet long, 10 fecit beam, and 8 feet depth ot hold. She lias a double deck and accommodations tot thirty passengcis. She is provided with a UxlO steel boilerpirnd a 10x20 engine df the Montague Iron Company's woiks, and a Plersou wheel 0 feet 0 Inches. The landing places will be at O'Connor, Ind., and Law- ler's dock, near Hush street bl Idge, Chicago. Caf lain " "• Rogers, fo'inoily of the steamer J. S. Seavci ns, who Is lialf owner of tho Taj lor will command the boat. Sho will ply between Siiigatuck, HollinC, and Chicago. She Is an Independent boat, hav¬ ing no connection with the old line. Woik on the new steamer foi Messrs. llrltlaln, I'aiks, and Raid, Jr., has begun. She will be 110 feet long, 22 feet beam, and 8 feet deep III the hold. It is tho Intention of lar ow ni'is to get irady foi. business by July 1st. James Elliott w'ill build her. The steamer J. S. Scat cm has been sold to Walter Ross, of Port Arthur, Can. Her captain, engineers andflretnen are here get¬ ting hpr ready for roa. , i, The tug Ganges hue been sold to parties In St.'Joseph, where she wjll be used on the canal between St. Joo and Benton harbor. There la a rumored aale of the river steam or Alice Purdy to Escanaba parties, but can¬ not trace It positively, , Oilman's tug was launched at 4 o'clock on the22d. Marlel had a gang of mon out- ' ting Ice aH day, soma of which was nearly two feet thick, Tito bout Is made of the best material, the plank being from thirty Ave to fdrty.jbur Wet In length. John Priest did tbolron work, and has'another Improve¬ ment roi fastenings tho Iron plates to the stem. Dimensions: Length, 80 feet; beam, 17)$ feet; depth of hold, 0% foot. This new, candidate ror honors in Chicago will be" known as tho John Goidon. George Phelps, of Saugatuck, for the past twoecasonffttiateof the Anchor line propel¬ ler Delawaie, has accepted the command of thesteanibiiigc Emma E, Thompson. Cap¬ tain F. Seais, of the.schooner White Cloud, goes v Ith him as mute. The Sanga'tiiLk fleet will be commanded by the following gentlemoii: Steamer Douglass, Caplaln.D. Ciimmlngs; steamer A. B. Taylor. Captain R. T. Rogers; steam¬ er A. R- Colborn, Captain R. Ames; steam¬ er G. P. Heath, Captain O. Parks; steamer C. W. Moore', Captain Win. Tiirnbull. 1>UI utii Tho Boaid of Underwriters hold a short session Monday ulternoon, during which there was considerable discussion the elevator rates on gialn, i< suiting in the hoard doing away with the six-month rate and placing eteiything on the annual rate basis At a late meeting ol the tug owners of Dulutli an agreement was made to adopt uni¬ form wages to be paid to tug englneors, flre- men and deik hands. It is learned that en¬ gineers w'lll be paid $75 per month, Instead of $00 which was pnlil Inst season. Wages of llremeu and deck bands were also reduced, but we hate not learned how much. Became captains hate bten veij generally liiieil for the coming season foi some time, the ques¬ tion ol wages to he paid them was not con¬ sidered. It was agreed, also, that raftsmen will be paid $30 jilt mouth and board, and that Inmbei pliers and other yard men about (he saw mills wllr he paid $1.50 per day, out ot which they must board themselves. DAY CITY. Special to the Marine Record Relerlng'to a paragtaph ill your Detroit correspondence In regaid to the monster be¬ ing built by James Davidson, permit mil to add the following. The steamship's upper works will resemble those of the Hope, 'lhe pilot house and ofllcers' quaitcis will be tor waul, the engineers'apartments, iiicbb room, etc., alt. Sho will cam-three spins, -will be wheriggld wlih sieul lilts, etc Her windlass will beat the American Windlass Conipun)'■* maiiiilnctuie, or what is known as the l'roti- dence w Indlass, the same ns is used by ocean sreauislilps. All capstans will be worked by steam. The anchors are of the Boston patent ii)iike,cach weighingabout,!000pounds, The • inaclilnerv will be a duplicate of that In the Bleumshlps Hay City, Siberia and Hope, only iiJsMo linger, beluga lmc-nnd aft compound. She high pressme ej Under will ho 30 Inch bore by IS Inch Btioke; low picssuie 5-1 Inch liore w 1th same stroke. Those dimensions are tin • r inches more bore and foni inched more' stioko than the Hope's and make the engine lhe laigest on fiosh wntei, It Is now being made bj the Kli|g Iron Works Company, ol Hullaloi, The new craft will hate two Otis steel boilers, eight feet shell and suvuuteun feet Jong, w hicli are also being built in Bui- falo, by Rlter Bros. The engine and boilers will be brought hero and placed In the boat' - after launching. TI e shaft will be eleven In¬ ches In diameter, and lhe wheel twelve and one-half feet, w ith a pitch or lead of four¬ teen feot. The new boat Is being built of white oak, and 1,500,000 feet will ho used in hereon- slrucllon. Of pine 300,000 feet will" bo con¬ sumed for decks and cabins, Captain Dat Id- sod expects to havolier icady loi launching by August 1. 'Her canjlng uipaclty is placed at .1.000 tons of iron ore, 100,000 bush¬ els ol coin, or 2.000,000 feet ol luinbei. Jlei cost will be In the iielghboihood of-fl50,000. She will be Used in the Iron ore, coal, and gialn tinile