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1 ]**ti i * V0£. VI. NO. 20 CLEVELAND. 0. MAY 15.1884 U.M P» Axxuu Si.noh Copiin 6 OfifTi A SO WW TEE LAKES. . glncothe H.JrJ«w«Kr>R8 Inhnclied she hnB had four wheeU. J The barge Gtfnosee Chlor has taken E1U» Gerlach's place on Smith's drydock. _T4io rlver-iur-WillUm^ArJlooK " ceive a new holler, mfde by the Variety Iron Works. v • The Iron tug International, built by the Globe Shipbuilding Company of Montreal, will depart for Buffalo In a few days. Theichooner Emma C. Hutchinson will not accept the grain ratei at Chicago. She left for Efcanat'a to load Iron ore for Luke Brie. A large lumber raft arrived on the 12th from Black River, Mich, In tow of the tug Gladiator, consigned to the,Cleveland saw- mill Compauy. Messrs, Quayle's Sons are building a ^ number of cribs, to ho sunk at the foot of Wilson avenue, for the protection of John Bergman'* Ice house, upon which the lake la encroaching. They will form a breakwater 1800 feet long. The Sophia Mlnch and John B, Merrill, two of the victims of the Cleveland harbor of refuge last fall, appeared In port on the 13th, the former having completed a round trip to Marquette, laden with ore The }Terrlirh!unreceiTed-repali*-at the-MlhvaUvJ kee Shipyard which places her in very good shape amTwhloh we described 1n the Record of a prior date Captain Colinunls still In command. A system ol fog signals for steamers Is be ing urged upon Congress by William Wloli- ____muni of Weshlrgton Harbor, Wis. He pro and consort, Lucerne, coal, Ashtabula )o Chicago, 76c; steamer John E. Potts, coal, Ashtabula to Portage, p. t.; schooner Monterey, ooal, Cleveland to Milwaukee, 78; schooner Senator, cnnl Cleveland to Mil¬ waukee, 75; steamer City 'of Cleveland, coal Cleveland to Milwaukee, 70. Thelatter ves- re-wllljre^|-seHttkerhercoirl-of Thomas Axworthy and ._> leaves this port on Thursday. Steamer Selah Chamborlln Is loading coal at Ashtabula for Port Arthur and will tow the schooner D. P. Rhodes, also with coal, from Ashtabula at Port Arthur. Captain Cassldy will sail the viaduct draw another) ear. The'John B. Merrill will take coal at T. Axworthy's dock for Milwaukee. The telegraph office at the Sault will be of much beiieflt to vessel men* Messrs. Grover & Son will furnish'six range lights for Point Au Bar, on Sault river. The. Canada tug Jessie Is In Olobo dry- dock getting her top Bides calked and bottom overhauled. Slight damage occurred to two or three vessels .at this port during the blow of Tues¬ day night. The steamer Idaho, of the Lake Superior Transit Llne^nrrlved yesterday from Buffalo. She took on some Irelght for DtUuth. The schoongr Sandusky, consort of the steamer Superior, arrived at this portyester- Jlu)jmd_wjrit_J]ito_J}h)bejlrydooU\to have a leaks topped. " MeBsrs. J. A. & L. P. Smith will build the lighthouse crib. They being the lowest =V= poses that steamers blow a long blasTut first to lndlcat the main point In the compass, toward which they are going, and a succession of blasts, longer or shorter, to follow as an indication ol the exact bearing they have. Ono long blast means north, two east, etc ; one long and one shorfrN. N. E , two lonR and one short, E. S. E. etc. Hie Detroit & Uovelund Steam Nuviga Hon Company have introduced n new feature, which will undoubtedly bo ap¬ preciated by Cleveland anil the general pub He. It Is prnotically a series of Saturday night excursions, and 1b so arralnged that those who wUli can take the reglilur Snlut- My night boat, and arriving In Detroit, can "pend the day In that city and return on a Saturday night steamer in time for business early Monday morning. In the lame ar rangemeut like favofs ure extended to the people of Detroit as well us Cleveland. The new programme goes Into effect June 29, »nd doses with tho 14th of September. The three new propelleis for tjie Canadian Psolflo Railway company will arrive at Owen sound during the present week, (he boats having already passed the river, bound "P. The boats an steel clear up to the rail, *lth main and promenade decks and two ■pars, alio of steel. They are ocean steam- •hips In every respept. The boats are 270 'eci keel, 38 feet beam, IB feet hold, and 23 f«i 3 Inches mblded depth of hold. Each lias accomodation* for 1,000 pusaengors. The •"glues are fore and nft compound and de¬ velop 1,700 horse-power. The boilers are of ncli iteol, 'ihey Bteor by steam and are lighted by eleelrlclty. Charters, sohooiierS. L. Watson.eoal.Cleve- »nd to Ml|w*uJ(pe, 70o; schooner Jura, pig 'ran, St. Ignace to Erie, fl; steamer Raleigh the steamers Nuhant ami Commodore cornered the Main street brlcTge. The new harbor master whs sought foi but could not be found. The City of Cleveland, Captain J. Stone, recently converted Into a steamer by the Globe Iron Works, will leave to-day for Lake Superior. Hor valves which were ad¬ justed ycstirduy, work well. We take pleasure In saying that theClly of Cleveland la now tho finest looking bant In Captain Bradley's fleet The steumburge Townsend, an account of the compounding of whose engine by tho Cuyahoga Works appeared in a recent issue has made her first round trip, and her eflloors report the working of the now engine as being most satisfactory. Wlrile no onglne IS expooted to conic up to Its but duty until It has been run for » short time, the econ¬ omy of fuel Is already very marked. The Towiiseml is nont tuwfng one more large vessel than Inst season and yet In spit of the large lnorense of power required, she is now doing the Increased work with a saving ol 25 per cent of her former fuel, and will doubtless do uiuoh better after running a short time. l>- — The following letter from the engineer of the steamer Cumberland, which had a new engine built during the winter at tho Globe Iron Works, explains Itself Chicago, May I. ' J/l. Robeit Wallace pkAlt Hill In regard to tho working (if the new engine on the Cumberland, and whilh you are doubtless interested an, 1 desire to say that for a first trip the average given below is good Steam 00 pounds, vacuum 22 inches, revolutions 72 per minute, cutting off at 12 incjies, with throttle half opon, Clio CQ&l con¬ sumption being 1200 pounds per hour, with the Bohooncr Hel\etia in tow, and going nine; blddo%It will be X>\ feet high, and other¬ wise 40vfQ, built of pine and sunk with stone. ' „ . During the panic on Wall street .mterilii?4^1'e^etoolt^iylool^ miles per hour, which equals her speed with¬ out s tow before tho change was made in the engine. The dimensions of the old engine wore, high pressure 32 inches in diamoter by 48 Inch Btroke, and low pressure 00 Inches In diameter by 48 inch. 'The present engine is on)v 30 inches in diameter and 48 inch I stroke, for high pressure and 50 Inches in diameter by 48 Indies fur the low pressure The above Is a true statement of average and in still weather without wind every¬ thing works well. Mbttskiv Thomas. Engineer of steamer Cumberland. The case of William J. Miller against the schooner Franz Siege!, width was some time since referred by Judge Welker of the United States District Court, to Earl Bill, Commissioner, was partly heard on Monday Inst, and the hearing ndjnurned until Satur¬ day morning next. It will be remembered that the suit » as brought to recover $208 for material and repairs furnished the Slegel. DETROIT. SptcM It IWHtrln^Bmri. Detroit, May 13. The propeller R. J. Gordon appears to be left out In the cold this Season, at least sb she is unprovided with a route. All the Canadian vessels which wintered at Windsor, opposite this city, are being fit¬ ted out. The sehooner Sara of Port Burwell, ar¬ rived here with wood. "It Is never too late to do good." The schooner Seaman, built iu 1848, took from J here a cargo of—grain for Buffalo_at_jto.lng_| rates. A party of experts left this olty on Satur¬ day on board the steamer Saginaw to Wyan< dotte, to witness the launching of the new railroad steamer Lansdowne, gotten up by The steiimshlp Harry E. Puoker arrived here on Saturday with her rudder un¬ shipped. John Jarvls, the submarine diver, went, down and soon put things to righto, whence proceeded on her voyage. The United States propeller Warrington left on .Saturday for L tile Traverse Bay Trunk Railway. She Slid broadside Into with material for the construction of a llgthodse there, also s fog signal station at the Sturgeon Bay canal and repairs to light¬ houses in that region. J. B. Baker takes the position of manager of the Star line of steamers at this port in the place, St R. L Montgomery, deceased. Mr. B. line been connected with the office for lourteen years an,d knows the ropes. Enily on Sunday morning, as the steamer City of Detroit was coming up the river, op¬ posite Sprlngwells, a pnilyof live persons, crossing the river In a boat, salnly endeav¬ ored to cross the steamer's bows, notwlth standing the whistle was sounded, warning them of her approach. This, it appears", was unhoeded. The boat was struck and cap¬ sized, resulting in the drowning of one of the party named Albert Silofl. The others were rescued by the steamer's boats and brpught up to the landing. The lost man was only 21 years of age . A dispatch was received hereiyesterday announcing the loss of the Emma A. Mayes on Lake Superior, laden with coal. The orew were saved. She was built at Mailne Glty-ln-18747-42IMon8-biiwlenrand-was-val— tied st $11,000. The present.owners are"-' Mltohelt A Boutell, of Bay Olty.f "* The propeller New York ktrunSod'at Bar Point Sntuiduy night but was released after llghteilng some tifty tons of her cargo. 'The seliooiiCrTTowTfiunpsinre was sold tho other day for one dollar. For a vessel that a slip amid the shouting of a large crowd I |,nabeen tempest-tossed for thirty eight vear. wrecked fifteen times, and not a soul lost she was deserving of a better fate. 2'here are others of her day and goueratlon on Lake Michigan, notably the Tempest, 30 year's Clipper Cltj, 8(J jears, Ralph Campbell, 21) years piopeller Buckeye, 28 years; Dread- naught, 28 y<yirs, York State, 27 years, and Lone Stnr,27 } cars,'all In a fall state of pre¬ servation. The steamer E\ onllig Star has commenoed plying to Toledo Latost—Charters! bolioonors Bolle Hans, combe and Geo M ( use, staves, Detroit to Buffalo' at $4, $0, and $8 per M, schooiror Canton, lumber, Saginaw to Backet's. Har¬ bor, $4 per M, schooner Jessie, paving cc. dar, Au Suble to Dotrolt, $2 per cord, tho schooner 11. N. '1 oilman, lumbei, Fishing Island, Lake Huron, to Wiilkorvlllc, at 11.50 per M, schooners St. Josephs, cedur posts St. Joseph's Island to Detroit at So each, blow Grace Amelia, lumber, Au Suble to Chatham, $2 per M, schooner Consuello coal, Lorain lo Sault River at 80o per tdnj steambKTge Henry Howard and oonsort Sea Gull, coal, Cleveland to Pine Lake, 75c • the schooners Blazing Star and Hartford both discharged coal at Vigor's dock. The new sldowhtel etoomor Minnie M, built during the Inst w inter at John Onde't shlpjard for Ira Owen, of t hlcsgo, eoalei up yesterday, and has taken hor departure for tho waters ol Lake Michigan, to ply be¬ tween Escanabn and Manlstlquo The barge Susan Ward put In an appear- mice huro josterday with a cargo of lum- bcr. To look at hci It would hardly be present. Hqr dimensions are. 316^ leet long, 41 feet beam, 75 feet over bulwarks, and 16>ij feet depth ol hold. She is provld cd with three tracks to carry eighteen cars. The engines are those formerly in the traiiB for steamer Michigan which lias been laid \ aside. She lias sldewheels twenty-nine feet live Inches In diameter and is arranged to run either end first. Her route will be be¬ tween Dttioit and Windsor. The tug John Owen, It Is stated, has al¬ ready denied til's season $1,400. Captain Afills' haiboi tugs have been In active service this season, either in rescuing vessels stiuuded, or towing rafts and vessels tp and from lake Erie Ono of them is al¬ ways on hiinc for special culls, attended by n reporter to deliver letters or telegrams to passing vessels. The steamer Northerner, ol Ward's Lake 'Superior Line, left on Sunday for Dtiluth with 10,000 barrels of lime and 800 tons of coul. The Luke Superior Transit steamers leave here on regularly advertised time. Mr. S. A. Murphy, ol Murphy Brothers, arrived home on Saturday from Southamp¬ ton, whither he had been to examine the condition of the steamer Manitoba, stranded at that place last fall. She lies In a bed of sand full of water, with seven feet of water at the bownnd stern and six feet two Inches amidships. He does not anticipate much dllllculty in lalslng her. The /schponer Heather Bell, ashore there, will probably be uMndoned by her owner. 1 ho large scow Louisa, lumber laden, waterlogged in Lake St. Clair the latter part of tho week, and was towed here by a harbor tug. I |Con(/iued on j'l\ pngu\ I '< t