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THE MARINE RECORD. ghe Marine §ecorat Published livery TlilHuday nt 144 ■liperlor Miwt,'"[i>»*M' Itulldlna;.]. A. A. POMEROY. Editor am ProDrietorr TKltMS OF SUIISCIUlTlONt ' x 0»o year, postaje paid.........„.....................»2-* Hil monlhi, p6stage paid....................................•■I" lafarlablr In adfauw. ' The MARINE UECOllD on be found for safe it the allowing places: (1F Bowman, corner o( Pearl end Dotrolt sts„ Cleve¬ land",'Ohio Joseph Gray. N° OWost Ilandolpb street, Chicago. s - C. Rohmcr, Michigan street Swing flrldgo, Buffalo, New York. I " C. F Johnson, ,117 Welt Superior street, Duluth Minn - ' D McHastort i Co , Samla, Ontario. Wm. Omllor, Escanaba, Mkhtgan J E S.iBierTillo,lM»uliIu». Michigan. ArUclus, tetters and queries on ell subject* are solici¬ ted, ADVERTISING BATES. Tencenliper line, nonpareil measurement, or 81 20 per Inch, each Insertion, tour weeks to 00, with a liberal discount ou ordors amounting to Sill 00 or over ■Entered at the Post OfflQU-at Cleveland as second- clan mall mattor. LIFE SAfJSCi APPARATUS. The various craft on om great chain of lakcB should be supplied v> Itli ratts, and then the dimmer of loss of ll'e would fte reduced to u minimum. These uifls iHiould not he toys,. b»t large, buoj.ult and stiong, and sO ntt.ichetl \o tin- vessid its to be readily re¬ leased. They oottld, w ith slight expense, be - supplied with it mast anil sail as well as a box to contain food, though the hitler equip¬ ments might not he lu-cessiiiy except In cases of long'voyage's. Vessels aiefilmast always Insured, and so are cargoes^nnd In case ol loss the remuneration )s toll. II the - lives of sailors are IhBuied, the remunera¬ tion is but paitial, In a monetary sense, while In th-tt mote human sense, beieaveiuentr compensation is impossible. But It costs too much for the sailor to limine Ills, life, and yeiy Tew ot Uien) are able |o do n. 'I he llle raft Is an etleelual insuiaiice.- We ine Constantly rcmiii'li-tl oj the gteat dangers to human life in sailing the inland seiiB, which all our renders know is mncli gieater than on the ocean. It Is this danger tliuluiiei- taiu seasons ol the year lucieases the wages of sailors todouble their noininl lute. There are many uninsurable vessels engaged every tail In the grain and lumber caiijing trade, and It is but right ilutt the Bailor who ships in them should lie pnld well for his risk. These veBselj are put to stress by the most ordinary gales, and If they encounter a se¬ vere one It is a miracle it they are not wrecked. Yet gales are the" least ot their dangers. Tlicro Is no use In lighting against these vessels' going to sen. High rates ol freight make the Inducement so great that the laws and Inspectors' decrees are delled by some means or another, and so It will always be. -Jit nil cases of this kind, mote especially, though large and staunch emit should by no moans be without them, the life raft would be nn advantage to all con¬ cerned,. It Is superior to un>thing yet in¬ vented. There are no entanglements with davits. It cannot be capsized^ or if It should turn over It Is quite as buoyant. Ii Is practically ante against wrecking. It p.in be made large enough to curry it ship's en' lire crew, oi, In the case of steamers, tho v> hole list of passengeis as well, and still be disposed ot conveniently. With such a guar¬ antee on board for Instant use the skipper oan run his risks with leu fear of danger to hit passengers and crew. Old hulks that remain on top of water through mere fuller- ance of good lortune. may be sailed with their graves constantly beneath them, and tatlsly man's avarice to the full, while the crew on board may be comparatively happy In lu reliance on the life-raft. Of course no one'sanctions this, but It is a concession that It seems must be made to the reckless side ol humanity. Neither is there any law that we knou ol to compel skippers and ownera to take this piecautlon, but an appeal can be made to the humaultv of tho'se interested In the lives ot the people employed by them, and much accomplished In tills way. ' PRECAUTION AUAlNUT WRECK Last week we published tin nrtlolo from the Acquattc Magazine, by Joseph W. l^o,r- crona, who has made the subject a llfo study, discussing ttio possibility of obtuwlrig greater safety to Hfo in the construction of ships. The writer claims thiit sclontltlc pi'laolples aro not applied nowaday by the builder' of vessels to the'special objoct of safety during Storms or In collisions. That builders wrack their brains In search of every expedent to make ships faster, to make the smallest amount of propulsive force serve for a trip, and to carry the greatest amount or oargo with the lenst expense-of fuel, but when It comes to safety, pure and simple, of the hu¬ man frelghf. »he knowledge of centrleS ago Is still paramount, no pi ogrcsB being observ¬ able. The one thought ot value In the article icferred to is that the science of the tluy is fully equal to the problem ol building safe ships, and that menus should be taken to make known silence available to this ehd. As ships are built now the loustructor takes a contract to tullill the owner's require, ments as io touniigo and lljtle il any real sclefiec enters Into the matter. We tblnl, Ltits argument is good enough as far as It goes, and It may bring shipbuilding under more sciontillc principles in some far distant day, but the reformation will be slow in coining. We should like to see provisions mode by Congress, lor a board ot scientists 'whose duty It should lie to stii'l'-aud iHscurs methods of safety In construction and ex amine and qunllly experts in their calling. «o that no innn should be permitted lo model a ship who does not thoi mighty understand the fch'nilllc pilnclples of budVancy and staunchness, ns well us'speeil and canning cnpaclty. ,'jii'e 11E.\'.\EP1X CAXAL. Last week the friends of this measure met with varjing Biiei-ess In the lower House of Congress. On Wednesday It was discussed about half a day iu committee ol the whole A test vote was then taken and the com¬ mittee ol the v. hole incorporated It in the river and harbor bill by the close vole of 94 lo bi. Wo can understand that the lob¬ byists were jubilant, but their Inn was short lived, for when the bill was repoitei'l hack to the House by the committee the scheme was struck out enliicly. Although, in our opinion, it luid no rightful place in the liver 7inTlTiarbor"blll, and some of the members voted against it in order Unit it might be re feired to the committee on riillionds and canals, the vole showed a more favorable feeling for the project than any one expected, •islilc fiom the lohhvlsts themselves, perhaps. They will now nun llielr attention to the Senate and see 'what can be done with that august body. In the meantime the river and harbor bill has been passed by the House with a total, appropriation of $12,019,100. This sum represents lint one-tlilid of the estimate submitted lo Congiess by the various surveys. It will ptohably pass tho Senate without much change. OBITUARY. Harvey Stephens, an old and respected ship builder of tlilseltv, died on Thuisday at the ago of BO years, he having boon born In St. Lowronce County, New York, In 18H. Mr. Stephens was probably as well known on the lakes as nnv man living. He eamo to Cleve¬ land In 1848, soon after which he entered Into partnership with T'lsdale & Johnson In repairing and shipbuilding, with whom he continued until 1850, when the firm of Stephens <Sfc Piessley was lormed. This Arm built quite a nuinber of vessels, among which we can mention the Prairie State, built for Messrs. Crawford c'Chauiberlaiu In 1851, the Bchooners Buttle* and White Cloud, a lumber barge for Senntot Ferry, ol Michigan, called the Ferry, the steamer Horning Light, the propdllera Boston, Maine and New York, the schooners Mary Bullnrd and Lady of the Lake, the barks Black War- rler and Black Hawk, the schooners L. M. Hubbey, Miami, Muskegon" and Cuyahoga and tho propeller 6. D. Caldwell; the tugs Peter Smith, Ctishlng, Thomas Dow ling and Joe Hooker, and the schooner Fnjette Brown. In 1857 and until tho tall of 1870 Messrs. Stephens <& Pressley used a murine railway in their lepalrlng business after which they commenced tho construction of the. drydoek now in use here, which was Un¬ label! iu 1872, after the outlay and loss of an Immense amouut of money. Soon alier the completion of tho dryilock, we think In May, 187(1, Mr.StephenB sold his Inteicstlntbo dry- dock to the Globe Iron Works and retired to privato llle, the firm name of tho drydoek being continued as Prossley & Co. Tims the old constructors n( good lake craft pass1 away, leaving theft handiwork be¬ hind them as a monument to their skill and Industry. Mr. Stephenn.waa burled on Snt> urday the 10th Instant,•'his remains being accompanied to the nnchorlng ground bya largo circle of mourning friends. Ills works live after iritn. ' ' i ' A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. , Edtlor of the Marina Record. At 11:30 Monday morning a terrible acci¬ dent took place ln{ V. D. Nickcrson's office on River street. .J^tfli W. Warner, formerlj book keepeV and one of the managers of the White Stack Tug Line, and for many years connected wltti the tug business ol Cleve¬ land, and now bunk peeper'for Tbos. Ax- woi thy on Waiei'street, in the presence of about fifteen captains and friends, bad the third linger of his right hand terribly lacer¬ ated with n very heavv and magnificent gold' ring beating the Knlghl's-Teniplnroross njid. crown. The erown being sot w lth diamonds, cut him «o deep that it' one tune It was tlioi-ght be would not survive. The Insldo. of the ling was ht-iintllu'lyongrnved, as fel¬ lows : "John W. Warner; Irom Cleveland tug men " The ring was presented by Ciiptnln Joint Aichle, In behnll of Ihe tugmen and Ii lends ot the While Stuck Line, in .u vi-iy neat speech,Captain Aichle atatinglhatthey had l"-t .i very de;ir friend and coinpuni m. and that ihey did so with many regrets, and bop> d that |ie would accept the token offered as a small memento of their esteem and kind leellng toward him. Mr.' Warner's heal I mis too lull tor utterance, and he called lor some one to speak foi him. Captain Kobeii Greenhalgh answered for him In n very pleas¬ ant and appropriate manner. Then, after a geiieial shaking of hands, etc., all adjourned, 111. Winner leaving bis kind regatda for the future welfaie of the Cleveland tug men of llie Willie black Linein return for this most beautiful token ol their regard. N. RA-ISING hUNKEX VEKsELS. An oporalion which excited some interest tnuk place In the Itcbeii liver ill Southamp¬ ton, some time ago, resulting succewlully in I lie raising ot Ihe wieck ol Ihe steamship Tvne, which had sunk nearly opposite the gas wmk-. Tills vessej loimerij helniiged lu the Royal Mali Steam Packet Company, but hail been -uld out ol llielr fleet,iiuil was in proxies' ot demolition, when a storm in Wine, she filled with water and sank, her buck being puitli hioken asvhe wioi thrown on to tlie shoal, wheie she teste)_»lieu the operations began. 'The ship being paitly unuoveieil at low water, an 8-lncli steel wlie hawsei was connected to the stem and stem and purged over a timber framing in the cenlie ol the ship, and live ends ol the haw¬ ser being drawn upon and tightened pre. vented any tear of the vessel bieaklngln .two when she rose off tho bank. The chief dilllculty, however, was to empty tho vessel ol waier In the short time that elapsed be¬ tween i-Mreme low tide and the period when the ship was entirely covered, as, Iho'decks having been lemoved, there Was nothing to fix any uiachinory tn, and anything left on board during high wtttci must be ex¬ posed to the action of the sea, wator and tide, which runs very quickly at tho spot until low water, thus rendering the. use of ordinary pumps almost Impossible, or at any rate, very troublesome. Application was made to the Pulsouieter Engineering Com¬ pany, of London, who agreed to undertake- the pumping. Four of their No. 9 pulsom e|ers, capable ot throwing about twelve tons of water per fnlniHe, were suspended by clialn blocks to the wire rope above men¬ tioned, and Iron steam pipes curried to the side ot the vessel, where they were connect¬ ed by flexible hose to the boiler of the tug Sovereign, retained to supply stosm' for driving the pump'. Eveiythlng being In readiness, pumping was commenced botw, ecu lour und five o'clock on the morning in question, and all the water was discharged overboard In-it very shot t time. On tho return ot the tide, the wreck rose with It, and by the aid of three steam tugs, was safe¬ ly convoyed across the river Into the grav¬ ing dock. By the use of Pulsometen, all the dilllculty of fixing was removed, ni these pumps work Just as well when suspended aa tlxed, and are pot Injured by being immersed In the water.—London Times. We print the above In order to Invite the attention of our many lake divers and wreckers to this very excellent pump, which Is manufactured by the Pulsometor Steam Pump Co., 88 John St., New York. [Chtcayo—Continued from ltt Page.] Shortly after arriving at Erie the propeller Nyack, from Buffalo, was discovered to be on lire. The ship's hose succeeded In subdu¬ ing the flames without assistance from the local tire department. The damage will no exceed (500. work to rolonne her..-There bus been a great deal of complaint this season about low Wit¬ ter all over the river. It Is nlmo'stjmpossl- hle for vessels drawing fifteen feet to move ' with snfoty to any part of either branch of tho Creek. At the foot, of'LaSsllo street and between that street and fifth_aifln.no the Wa¬ ter la particularly low. Tugs cannot got close to the dock to tow light schooners without running aground, and are, In con¬ sequence, occasioned a great deal of delay npd expense by breaking wheels and rud- ^ tiers. An effort Js being made-toward proper discrimination In regard to clearance tax. As the matter now stands Bniall vessels trading on short distances pay three or four charges, while large vessels plying be¬ tween Chicago and Buffalo or Cleveland and .Duluth get off comparatively easy. The capsized scow Greenback hita righted of her own accord, ami gone ashore below ithe range lights In Saginaw Bay. Her cap¬ tain will endeavor to release her as soon as the storm abates. He found a portion of his trunk and clothing along the bench, but got no trace of the missing $80. J. S. Dunham's new 14lne,lrsteam,pump itrilved Friday from Buffalo, and will-be* prepared lor Immediate service. Tills makes two pumps for Mr. D.uutmm, and when his new tug Is ready for service he will be pre¬ pared to take cure ol, any wrecking work which may turn up. Grain shippers can not obtain nil the ton- tinge they lequire, mid telegrams have been . lecelvetlofferlngOocoiitMiertou on ore from F.sciiniibii to Ohio ports, with $1 in prospect. The low rates ruling on grain has driven much of the grain carrying craft luto other . channels and Buffalo shippers are compelled to go to ore receiving ports to find ton¬ nage for up loads, Fieights ate firm ntUJ.c on wheat and 2] _c on corn. T. W. , VEI1MIH.IOX. - The body n woman, supposed to be the one lost from the dredge oil I.oialu some weeks ago was (01111(1-011 the bench about one mile east of this place last Tlluisduy, 'There Is a mark about her ueck,iw though made by a rope and death may have resulted bv straitgulatiou. There was a ring on her flngei, and she was clad only in night clothes. ' TOLKDO, Andrews & Southaul report the schooner Willie Keller chartered, com to Buffalo nf l.^c, and the. .propeller Queen City and binge Cjcrone, coal to Duluth at 80c. It is said that Captain John J. Downs, for many years a captain on Ihe bikes, suicided Sunday by drowning. Ill health und men¬ tal derangement weie ascribed ns the cause. FRANKFORT. Special to the Marlnt Httord. Ed. blytleld, keeper of Point Betsy light¬ house, was married last Wednesday to Ml9i Kate Mcjntosh, and Charles Slytleld, Cap¬ tain ol tug Slylleld, was muted lu bonds ol matrimony to Miss Setta Olllver on ility 2d. The schooner Sylvester Neelon, of dt. Catherine, Is In port loading hewn square elm timber for Kingston, from where it U shlppCd to Liverpool, and to bo used lu ship building. On Sunday tho Neelon ran up the British flags to her top mast heads, perhnps the first ever flung, to the breeze in our harbor, and the British ship was an object of Interest to all. An America" schooner got up spunk lu the afternoon and aired our star spangled banner, and pennant. Captain J. F. Linscottls billed to deliver a nautical lecture, "Life on the Wavos," this week, relating his experience of four yenrs on hoard of a New Bedford whaleshlp, around Gape Horn, und up the Arotic ocean and South Sea Islands. The tug Ganges, A. McMillan and Sweet Brothers, bave arrived and will Hilt out of this port. The schooner Neelon gets |80 per M, cu¬ bic measure, freight on square timber to Kingston. This is at about the rate of »5 35 per M board measure. C. B. . SAND UKACII. Tho steamer Pearl, which went on a reof noar White Rook, on the 13th InBtant.diil not pound much and her damage will be slight. The Pearl Is 581 tons burden, w»» built at Detroit by Clark In 1875, and clnssetl Al^, her valuation being $40,000. Her was¬ ter, Captain John Edwards, Is as skillful n navigator lis follows the lakes. ■'She wm pulled off on the lllth by four tugs. ■r