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6. THE MARINE RECORD f: r ' / HOW COLLISIONS OCCUR' AT SKA. A writer In an English. Journal glvtaa very plausible solution of the cause of to many collisions at aea. Indeed, aftor'hls statement, one wonders that there are not ■ more collisions. It Is simply wonderful that ■ there should be so few when It la known . that the orders of the pilot* are ao liable'to be misconstrued. Tho writer makes the ' following statement: I ••The story of 'portf and 'starboard' Is a very curious one; and.now the subfeut of collisions Is occupying tho attention of the countrv It will nn iloubt receive considera¬ tion'. forty1 years ago, oh the Introduction ol. steam', Sweden and Norway, In conse¬ quence of ilie Intricacy of their navigation, were obliged to adopt the, practice whereby - the word of command In steering should ap- ■ ply to the ship'* head, and not to the ship's helm. A tew years after this a French man- of-war, coming out of Christlansund with a Norwegian pilot (France at that time fol¬ lowing I ho present practice of England,} in consequence of a nilsunderiliiridliig of the steering order went full speed upon the rocks. The French then leaned an order to their navy to exercise lu this matter ciire and discretion; and n French adiniralVlor some-ycars-mivui attache to~tuo'Frcnch em¬ bassy In London, has staled that he never took,a pilot without ImmeUliitely Inquiring of him how lie" understood the expression* 'of port and starboard (babord et tribord). Things mn on in this way for fifteen years, when lu consequence ot the stir which was being made In Norway and Sweden, the French'issucd instructions to their navy to follow the practice of Sweden and Nor¬ way; but they did not Issue the order to . their merchant tervlco till four yenrs .after¬ ward; therefore during this period their . navy, in obedience to the sahie order, was going one way and their merchant service another. About four years ago Norway and Sweden, France and Austria Issued de¬ crees obligatory upon all their subjects, 'that the motion of the pilot's arm, the dh rectlou of the ship's head, and the word of command shall correspond.' But this is dl- —iectly■■opposite the practice uf Englandr and in these days of great and Increasing International communication, when English ships are hourly going jotojbrelgn ports and foreign ships are coming Into ours, and when, moreover, the crews of ships are ,made up of men of'every nationality, it be¬ hooves us to consider how the matter stands In England, the greatest maritime country ~^ln tie World, ancl In Germany, with her In¬ fant navy following la her wake. "About ten year* ago the steamship North- Star, bound out to Norway, caine down the- river Thames; It was a Novembei evening, just after dark, and the pilot and the captain werp on the bridge and the helmsman at the stern, 150 feet apart, As she approached the Lleclinrt, a sailing ship full of emigrants ly¬ ing at anchor at the Nore about .two points, on her starboard bow, the pilot turned on the telegraph steering lamp, green (green means starboard}, and the ship's head wont to starboard, and ran into the Lleuhart; and •because the ship's head went to the right when the pilot Intended It should go to the left, he Jumped to the conclusion that the captain had tampered with the telegraph lamp; so he knocked the captain down, and the captain Went below and entered in the log that the pilot was drunk. At the inquiry afterward, held at Greenwich, the helms¬ man swore that he starboarded, but ro one had the cen.se, in crose-cxamlnatlon to ask him what way he starboarded. Did lie starboard the ship's head, or did he stui- board the ship's helm? Similarly, In the collision botAveen the Alberta and the Mis¬ tletoe, the quartermaster uf the Alherta gave the 'following' evidence: 'The order was given by the word of mouth, the .usual cus¬ tom 1b by motion' (the order starboard by word of mouth Implying logo to the left and starboard by motion to go to the rlghr), and no one asked l,lm what ho meant. And with regard to this steering by motion (pointing,) last June twelvemonth I went to Sheerness in a saloon steamship (1 think tho Princess Alice,} and,! noticed that when the captain pointed (Indication ol the flugur) the ship's head went In the sumo direction. On my return a- week afterward, from HaiiiB- gate, J noticed (hat when the captain point¬ ed the ship's head went lu a contrary direc¬ tion. I expressed my great surprise at this and was told that the practice, at sea and In the river was dlBerent. "From the flrst tho Germans have never wavered in their finding that the cause of the collision of the ironclads was a mistake in the steorlng order. On board the North German steamship Fruuconia there were two pilot*, an English pilot and a French pilot. The English pilot had charge of the ship, namely, from Grimsby to the South Sand Head frght; and when lie gave the or¬ der to port, according' to the custom and practice of England. It implied logo to the right. When the French pilot had charge ofthoshlp and.he gives the order to port, according to the decree of the French gov¬ ernment, It implies'to go to the left. Dur¬ ing the Interval the captain had charge, when the Franconla ran into the Strathclyde in broad daylight, both vessels going the same way. In the rules apnlleitblc both to «ea and river, the nautical mind that they might still bo 'retained by law, provided they denoted right and left. Alid In no country can words so distinctive as these for .steering orders Ae found, It is possible that lb any contemplat¬ ed revision of the law, which must be sub¬ mitted to foreign countries, foreign countries might be induced to adopt them as for uni¬ versal application »and use, provided the' great advantage of doing so were pointed out to them. But the cause of the fate acci¬ dent is still under conslceratlon, and any Observation! with regard to the steering and tailing rules must be loft till after the ver¬ dict.'" ' , THE TRANSFORMED METEOR. Among the arrivals ut'thls.porton the 5th Instant was theechoonef Nelson Bloom with u cargo of 1,047 tons of ore from Escanaba. She cauie In as a tow of thqsteambarge Key- Alone and carried this amount of freight on a draft of thirteen feet-^slx Inohes,' Thls'ls her first appearance herein her present shape and this gathers special Interest In view of the'act that belore her. tinnsformiitlon she was the proppller Meteor, built In 18(14 by Quayle and Martin, at this port, and sailed regularly between,this harbor and Duhith, and was, in her time and under that name, a well known crnlt on thechalnof lakes, and but for a serious niUhap she might Hill be sailing these waters as a mer¬ chandise propeller. This misfortune vas no less than u fire and an explosion, which left nothing to float but her bottom. This dis¬ aster happened wjilleehe was-sailed by Cap¬ tain John Robinson In about the year 1872, and overtook her w»hlle on an up trip from Cleveland, and'Justas she was letting go her lines after a stop at Detroit. The cause of tho explosion was ^quantity ot powder and oil, which she was carrying at the time, and which was ignited by .the flames. What Was left of her hull was towed out of the way at Detroit, and left until four, yi'ais ago, when It was secufe'd by Messrs.'Harrow, Lozen and Baker, the last two named 'gentlemen of New Baltimore, Mich., and the first named of Algonac, and It was to the latter port she C. E. BENHAM, 317 Detroit Street, KEEPS IN STOCK Lubricating and Lamp pils of the -Best Quality, AND A GENERAL LINE OF LAMPS, CROCK¬ ERY AND TABLE CUTLERY. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. TELEPHONE NO. 1940, was towed lor a rebuild and came out In her present shape, as a barge, from that port three jcars ago, costing her owners about $20,000, and named the Nelson Bloom from a prominent sallmaker at Detroit. Since that time she has sailed mainly between Biy City ai'd Buffalo in the lumber and coal trade. Captain Murch, who sailed the steamer Northern Light for n few years, was also master of the old Meteor, and the mas¬ ter of the present Vessel in Captain Gilbert Townaemi, with Mr. Stephen Lyon as mate, NEW wfNDLASriES. The schooner building at Belfast, 'pMe.y for MessrB. I,. tV..<fc 1'. Armstrong, ol New Haven, Conn., Is to have a Providence patent pump brake' windlass; (Ills firm linvo need -the Providence windlass of dlflerent styles for many years. Tire steamer building by Amurlcan Ship Building Co. for Mercliajits nnd Mlnera Transportation Co. will have a Providence steam capstan windlass, new sl.Je; also, a Providence steam capstan aft to handle her steam lines, those on the D. li. Miller, Allegheny and Berkshire huvnig proved themselves of great advantage in practical use. / The steam'wrecking tug building by Wm. Cramp & Sons, for Messers. Spreckels, of Sau Francisco. Cal., Is to have a Providence steam pump brake ulndla»s, similar to the one put on' the lug Georgia \V. Pi Ide, jr., of Philadelphia. This windlass on the last< named tug has provet) very efficient for wrecking purposes, in pulling vessels ot)' when aground, and when lying at anchor at the hreakw ater, In getting under wav quickly when there 1s a chance to tow a vessel. The lighthouse steamer building at Mac- cau, N. S.,-for the Canadian Government, Is to have a Providence steam capstan windlass, new style, to handle the anchors and for one In shilling the buoys, etc. This steamer l&to replace qae that was lost In going from the Bl|lpyard'to be delivered to the Government. She had on an English windlass,and getting Into a tight place, let go both anchnie, but owing to delects In the windlass, the chains run out, tearing off the fnstnlngs, and went overboard—tlie vessel and all hands were lost, They have thorelore decided to corn* to tills country tor a windless and have naturally selected the - windlass so un¬ iversally used here. FromlO to 25 per-fljent Saved BY BUYING SUPrilHS AT JOHN SCHEtTLER'S Cash Grocery, OPPOSITE FItED -(rROCWS ,C0AL- OFFICE, SANDUSKY, OHIO. ■ MARINE SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY. ew York, town 8:47 p. STEADY STdRBOtiRB AND STOP AT Capt.Dah Ike's ONE PRICE BOOT AND SHOE STORE And Exaniliic a Fine Line of Spring Goodi at Very Low Prieei. ■ 297 Pearl-st., Cfeveland.D. CRUMMOND'S Mackinac Line, For Mackinac, St, Ignace, Cheboygan; Alpena, Oscodi, Port Huron, Detroit- nnd Intermediate fake and river ports. Steamer ATLANTIC, Oapt. D. Nioholaon, Leaves Cleveland every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. During tbt warm weather ana pliaiar.e season the Steamer Atlantic Will extend the regular trip on to petoikey. Harbor prinfi and Ch«rI<rvobt. 1 CLEVELAND FORWARDING CO., Agent*, ' Office and Dock, Foot of 8ti(ierlor4t., CIotsTbiicI. New Yort,. Fenpsylyanla \ Ohio \ r, HEW rOMU, BOSTON AHD TOK BOt. The Short**! nnd Qnieksut atari tc to Mtl*. bare, Washing*** »■«•. BalUsaar* tnad lb* ttotitbaaat. Central or Ninetieth Marldlen time.S3 mlnntwaln* ar than Cleveland dty time. ."-siow > Until further nottce trains will leave from tie u Central Depot, South Water street and Viaduct sifoU- Iowa: * • i • ATLANTIC E3tPBt88-0»ll,) m. '" «n«sf a . . ... _ msn stooping and "hotel ooaehea fro* avltuiurah 8:85 a.TD.-to New York, Albany ana Boston without chang,'. Arrive at Mudvllle at ItHOi m. (dinner) Franklin «t 12:08 p. nf, Oil City 13:10 n W Oorry 12.86 p. ro, Jsmeslown (Lsko Chautauqua) 1.85 o m. Buffalo S.M p. m Itoeheater S.-30 p, m.: Hornelt vllle 8.-O0 p. m. [eiipper]; Corning It'll p. m. Elmtra Us, p rn. Hlnghsnton lOiM r» ro., AAwny Jt:00 ». ro. Boston 1;45 p. m.; arriving atNawYarkCiUa.ni. " „ rn LlSilTED EXPltEas-Throufrt Pull. II. Ill, man sleeping ooaeh from Cleveland to Arrives at Meadville at fl.'SO p. m , Jamu- jq.lOa.m. ML Salamanen- 0:1» p, m., Ne'ir, Vork « m NIGHT EXPRESS-(Dally except _____J), 111, Sunday) Scoping coacb from Cleveland llornellaville. Arrive at Youngstown at 1:50 a. nu .Meadville 8:25 a. in., Cbrry 4:58 a. m. Jaiseato'irn(,57 > m, Buffalo 0.-30 a. m., Itocheater 12:fi8 pc m,, Boroella' vllle, 11:00 « m , Corning 12:07 f m, ElrolralJMO p. m Dinghampton 2.*I0 p m,, Now York 0:10 p. m. Arrive at Plitiburgh 0:50 a m., without chanira.' 0<0(1 Tl ITI I'lTTSBUIiOH EXPRESS - DaUy - iiiv Villi, Through without change, Parlor oar at¬ tached. Arrives at Youngstown A.-0O p m., Pittaburir 8:02 p. r/i., Woahinglou 7.-00 a. m , Baltimore 8.-10 a, m. i'U Tl rfl MAIIONINO • AOMMODATION- 1,il II, 111, Slopping at all way atationi, onivinsat YoungHlown 0 55 p. in., Sharon 8*01 p. m., Shsrreivlllf 8:10 p. m. . I!'M 0 HI PITTSBURGH EXCESS -Daily - OiOU 111 llli Through without change. Arrirei at Youngitown 9 30 a. m., Sharon r0:80 s. m., Shsrpa. ville H.'40 a. m., Pltiabnrgb 12 45 p pi., netnrnlnii leavei Plitsbuigb at t;16». m., 7-*!oTm.,ja-Mp. n, and 8:4fi p. m . in QC n « YOUNGSTOWN AND PITT8BDBOB 1U id i, Hi, ACOMMODATION-stopnlng at all Way itn'loni, arriving at Youngatown 1:40p. m.,Pitta, bargb, 0.45 p. m. ' Trains arrive at Oleveland, S.-15 a. 'm., 6:80 p. m., 10<M» m; 1:05 p. m., and 0:t5 p. ro, ^aajrTbls lai i-e only route(by vrhicb paaaengera can relrch Corry Elmira, Blngbampton, atid intermedliiie polnui without change, to Boston and New Kof-lincl Cities. Baggage checked through to all points East Through. ttLktiUt autf information regardlOL route can be obtained at the office 181 Bank street, at n-ar Depot of N. Y., P A O ft It., SoutVWataritnat and Viaduct, Cleveland, Ol ' A. E CLArlK, Urh'i Pass'r Ag't Cleveland, O. J. M FEKIIIS, Oen'l Msn'gr, Clevaland, O. , VI. L, FOUTS.Paiieuger Agt, 181 Bank St. Clevaland. Yort Olty Noehange lag the >ef, add The Nickel Plate! DAVID BARNHISEL, Agent: DOMESTIC! «t UTEA.H COAt acwajand, Ohio TRAVELERS' REGISTER. LAKE SHORE li MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. Commencing Sunday, May 11.1884, at 12 o'clock noon the timogiven In tho Ogurea below la thl new itandnrd (Ninetieth meridian) time, which li thirty-three mln- una ilower thap Cleveland lime proper: Eutward. I Arrive | Depart. No 4. Fast Limited Ecpreei. No 8, N Y, B A A- Eipreia.......... »6 85 m No20, Elyrla Accommwlalion..... t8 05 a m No 35, Buffulo Ac'm via Sandusky tlO 86 a ii No 35. Toledo Accom via Norwalk |l0 85 a h No 12, N Y A B Faat Klpreia..... "I 65 r It No 14, SpecUl N Y i Il<» Exprc......... No 2, Night Ex via Norwalk..... 9 40 r li No 22, Night Ex via .-a»dn»ky. f0 42 r 11 No 30, Comieaul 'Amimminlqtlon t4 35 p u "1 10 4 M)»12 06 i U ------ «7 00 x 11 tlO 5« A u tlO 60 X u ••2 25PU 6 (dip u tlO 00 r ii Weatnard. No l.Fnat Liuillcd Expiwa........ No 2.1,Mich Exnrcui, via Samluiby No a Chlotgo Exprc^a via " .. No 25, Mich Accom Norwnlk Na 21, Tolrdo Ex via Norwilk . No 5, St Loiiln Ex via SuniiUHUy. No O.CIil P»c Kx via Nmwalk.:. No 81, i.lyrla "t lo Elyrla only. I Arrive '11 Mam •2 15 am id 05 A u M2 65 l' H ria 15 r m- "O 00 p V t8 10"a h I Pi-part. '12 05 A 11 <1! 86 a u I) 30 am tO 10 a M f» 20 p u 12 40 I' u 'OS I'll t4 30 I' ii No 27. toiiniiiiil Acomniixlar S|in,ln> tram Tor Nollinghiuu-IN |arl 8 .10 a-"m and 1 II p in , rrlurnlhg. have Nottingham lit 0.05 a m. mul .1 4r» j) hi Itefiirei.ii -u i rlcB—•■ Ilall,, f dully, except Sunday, edally, extern Moudiry For full liiformuilon iia to tmlna anU cumin lions an- pb at tho new city litit-t olllce. corner Seneca and bt CJHlrHtrceln, Luke Shore bhlck. BEE LINE CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI ATWDI. ANAI'OUa Commenclns Sunday, May 11, l»84 trains of the Me Unc—Cleveland, Columbui, Clnclntintl A Indlau- apolU Hallwaj—will leave aud irrlje at Clevelan.l is i,£,1S.Tfr"JEK."*5*1! "Aaniao Tin*, 33 minutea alower than Cleveland time: The last ol tho six stows built at Oconto during the past season by the Oconto Com¬ pany for carrying lumber to (Jhlcago, was launched last week. It la claimed that lighthouse district Nn. 11 Is going to be divided Into two districts. It Inolndea Lake Superior, Michigan and Huron and the rivers, It Is too large tor ono tendor. District No. 13 will probably be established this summer." The Ozaukee, it sldewhoel steamer which Noi 8, Col. a ci'n. ATrt.lixTrear foundered off Ashland on the 27lh of May, No. 20,Gulllon AC.L.A w. Aoo.."-".T. Is W41II known at this port, Doing formerly S° J2,r»i'^l,Allli?l,l,",,r.",JP','"r'"- theTropertyof KB. Gardner?of Little &]h^XV^SX^"" Sturgeon. She was brought to these waters .......... from lli'u Mississippi In the summer of 180(1, NEW YORK, CHICAGO * BT. 14)111 RAILWAY. The panenger equipment of this New Trunk lis* ew and la anpplied with the latcat appliances la nil new neceasaYy to safe spi from the Union Following la I! til further notice. ly and comfortable travel, Mr trslna pot,Tan Buret At Chicago, paawnKer trslna anivo at and leava om the Union Dopot.'Van Bureaatreet, Following la the time in effect Nov. 18, lets, and ua- Aoeem. GOING EAST. -Lv. Chltago......... 7.48'a ni. I......,.......... Air. Val|iaiai«. 9.87." '................. " Fort Wayno. 1.00 p. m. ...:.........„... , " New Haven.. 1.85 ' ■ .....„....... " Welt Lelptlo. 8.46 " ................... " Arcadia.......„ 4.44 " ............... " Foetorla.:....... 4.67 " •" Grcon-Bprlnga 5.44 " ............ .... " Bellevuo........ 0.10 " .................. I.v. Bellevue.........6.20 " 7.65 a. m. Ar. Uraln............ 7.60 " [j.ifl " Arr Cleveland.......9.03 ' 10.22 " Lv. Cleveland.................. 10.27 ' Arr Palneavllle............... 11.88 " "-Ashtabula...................... 1225p. ro. " Conncaut....:.................. r.25 " " Erie.................'............. 2.09 •' " Dunkirk_7r.... _............... 8.47. " "Buffalo.....................;..... 8,20 "- GOING WEST. Lv Buffalo.......... 0.50 a.m. ........... Ajr Duiikirk.....,....11.24 " " Erie...............1.23 p. m...........""".. ". Conuculii....... 2 20 " ......... " Ashtalmla.....2.61 •' " ralnesvllle......344 " " Cleveland......4.02 " ....... Lv Cleveland....... 4.67 " J1.47 »'.' 'iii.' ..........„ Ar Lorain.........II12 " 7 35 '* .....,-.,.. „ Arr Bellevue.........735 " 917 " ..........", Lv Bellevue......... ............ 9.20 " ...........„.. " Green Springs......... 9 44 " ■' Fostorlo.......................1022 " ..... .'" 1 Arcadia...................„.... 10 84 " ' ......... " West Lclpslc............... 11.so " ........... " New Haven ............ 1 85 p. m................ ;•' Fort W.,yno................. 160 " ............ " Valpralso.................... 5 65 " '• Chicago......................... 7.50 " ,]"„'......... Through llrkus to all points are on sale at pilnclpal oftli-'i'B ofthe company at lowest nATKH for any class of tickets d, sired Buggsgochecked lo destination 8 52 p. 5-06 (.03 d.80 „ Leave 0.16a. m. 8.46 " 743 ' 8.66 '• For inforiiiatinn pauy, or address ~ F. 1IORNEB, .„....... Gen'l Passenger Ageat, LEVIS WlI.I.IAMH, * ' General Manager. Cleveland, O. cull on nesreat agent of the Com- B. for tho working class. 'Send ten cents for pos¬ tage and we will mail you /iw, a royal, Talus- No. a. OinolnaallXcHumbue Express:... No. 28, Gallon & W heeling Exprosi,...... No. 0, Col., Cin., Ind A 8° Louts fix No,6, Col. Uii.,iod. It St. Louis Eipress.. No. A^.'Oallion 4 C.L A W. Acc..„..'„...... Depart and remained here until 1878, when she was ______ which have been twenty- sold to parties at Ashland. Since that time eight tltnea printed with the voles by order [the steamer lias been engaged In towing on ofthe bouse of commons, I use the expres- Lake Superior. The disaster was caused by ■lona right and left; but the terms port and heavy seas which broke ovci her while out rboard are ro thoroughly Ingrained lu ' in the lake.—Sturgeon U«<i Advocate. No. 22,^W*ecllng Express. 'luclnnuti Express.'"".' •7:80 AM 6:40 A M •11:40 P M •12116 FM 4-80 PM Arrive. No. 4, Col,, Tin A N. Y.'riaVUneV.'.'."'."!! V Trains rnarW • dally, ull other trains dsllv Nunasr < ' •0.40 A M 0.30 All •2:00 P M 060 P M 4:45 P M 0:45 P M 1:15 A M Sunday ". B. THOMAS, General .Mnaueer. A, except 0. B, SKINNER, *. Truffio Manager. J. SMITH, . ' '" nural Passenger Asent. Ul.KVKI.AN II, OIUO, . . -- - -, - - .-.■ -aya than youj thought iioasible at unv business. Capital not requlml. You can work all tho Urns or In BOLD....... ....._....... bio box of sample goods that will nut you In the way of making moru money In a few flaya than you.ever thought |>oasiblo a' ' ' - -- - . Wo will start you spare time only. both sexes, young and old. _ __ M cents to IS every evening That all who'want work may teat the builneu. we make this unparalleU offer; to all who art not well satliBed we, will send It to |»y lor the trouble ol writing us.- Full parlloulan, direc¬ tions, eW., sent free. Fortunes will be made by those who give their whole lime to the work Great auectos absolutely suit. Don't delay Start now. Address biiMfON ,tCa, Portland, Malno. The work Is universally adapted to You nan easily earn Irom APP17D 'bond alt cents tor postage, and receiva , rniZlLI. Irco, a costly box of godda which will help you lo more money right away than anything else In this world. All, of either sex, succeed from first hour. The brosd road to fortune opens before the workdrs, absolutely si|re. Atonce addreaajTarjaoYCo,, Augusta, Maine.__________ _________ WILLIAM F0RDE, SHIP BROKER. Vessel & Marine Ins. Agent ti. K, Cor. Voluiub'uB A v. A Water bt... HANDU8KY, OUIO, 0