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The New -Gloriana. The Rudder, leading. yachting publication, says of the new Gloriana, building by the Herreschoff Manufacturing Company, at Bristol, er. for Mr: "Archibald Rogers, ex- commodore of the Seawanhaka Corinthian 'Vacht Club, and owner. of the cutter Bedouin; "She differs somewhat from the Gloriana of 1891, being, as- will be-seen. from the cut, a sort-of compromise between the triangular 'keel and the fin keel. The fore edge of the lead keel drops quickly down from the bottom ot the boat, being sharpened away to an edge. The amount of weight in the keel is said to be about 42,000 pounds, it being very wide at the "bottom. 'The keel,. stem and stern posts are of oak; the frames _are of steel, spaced 16 inches apart; the deck- beams are also of © steel; the planking for four feet above the rabbet is of single thicknes, 13-inch Georgia. pine; above the skin is double, -an inner skin of 44-inch white pine, an outer: Skin of 974, 1nehs" the sheer strake and plank sheer are of oak, in single thick- nesses. 'The yacht is now almost -finished, and the joiner work will be similar to the Gloriana's. - It is said the sail plan will have a somewhat greater area than the old boat:. 'the stick in the Minerva and Shona, and last summer on the Oweene. _. "The Hieviecettotst are also: building for Mr. Morgan a 35- footer on the lines of the Dilemma, which. boat is somewhat like the old Evolution, whose lines are thought to be very fine. She has a canoe shaped hull with nearly a flat floor, an extreme satisfactory evidence, 'water in the Sault canal and throughout the rivers. 'The new flyer -- will be skippered by Captain Charles Barr, who formerly held -- MARINE REVIEW. F shall be the duty of this board to examine thoroughly into the qualification of the applicant, and if he produces positive and the board shall grant him a certificate of admission. 'The secretary of the navy shall appoint a governor, who shall bein charge and who may employ such addittional help as he may consider necessary. He shall also prescribe the rules necessary for the management of the home, subject to the approval of the secretary of the navy. Gen. Bae Does Not Look for Better Water. One of the most important features in the work of making contracts for next season's business on the lakes is the question The water is higher now than it was at this time a year ago, but Gen. Poe does not look for improvement next spring. He says in answer 'to inquiry from the REVIEW on the subject: "Replying to vours of the 18th inst., I have to say that the mean available depth at St. Mary's Falls canal during the month : of December, 1891, was 14.11 feet, as against 14.82 feet for the month of December, 1890, a difference of .71 feet, or 8% inches. "During the season of navigation the water-level records at the canal are reported to this office daily, but during the winter season they are sent at the end of each month only. Iam there- fore unable to send you a comparison for the expired Pa of the months January 1890 and 1891. "J attach very little importance, however, to the Sane ob- servations, because the results are greatly affected by the ice =e THE NE GLORIANA. _ rocker to the keel, and an overhang. bow and stern. Her stabil- - ity is secured by a steel plate bolted to the center of the keel and - weighing 800 pounds, to the lower edge of which is attached a . cylinder of-lead, sharp on both ends and weighing almost 2 tons. The dimensions of this boat are: 35, feet length. of .water line; © 50) feet over all; 8 feet beam. and 8 feet: draught." Movement in Favor of a Home for Veteran Seamen. The bill to create a home for crippled, infirm and aged sea-. . men of the merchant marine service, introduced in the house a few days.ago. by Congressman. Johnson of Cleveland, is the out- | come of the agitation of this question by the Veteran Seaman's -- ~ Benevolent Association of Cleveland, organized a short time ago. 'The association supporting the bill favors no special location for the home, as the members feel that. the success of such an insti- = _ tution wherever it might be located would result in the estab- | Jishment of similar homes on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and ON... the lakes. The bill seeks to have the work of erecting and managing the institution given over to the secretary of the navy. Persons to 'be admitted to the home, according to the bill, i shali be citizens and residents of the United States for at least pees five years prior to their _making application, and shall have -- s sailed at least five years under the flag of the United States, and | shall be so disabled, infirm or aged that they are unfitted to longer follow ee calling. Applications are to be made to an this board to consist of the collector of examining board; _ customs, the United States marine surgeon and the inspector of hulls for the district in which, the institution is > located. It figures for the first six months of the year, sent a falling off of 1,006 576 gross tons as compared with 1890 do not see anything in present conditions to induce a hone that the stage of water will be any better in the spring than it was at the close of navigation last fall. A very heavy snow fall this winter may result in a better stage later in next season, but the outlook is not very encouraging,--more is the pity." Pig Iron Production. The American Manufacturer of Pittsburgh estimates the. total production of pig iron in the United States during the year 1891 at 8 ,196,127 gross tons. 'The estimate is based on official This would repre- when the production was 9,202 ,703 gross tons. The difference was caused mainly by the stoppage of the Mahoning and Che- _ hango furnaces for several months in the early part of the year. December production was small as compared.with the three a Previous months of the year, and the falling off was mainly in g coke iron. 'I'he production on Dec. 1, 193,009 tons per week, while on Janu the rate of production was but 191,4 1891, was at the rate of 1892, thirty days later, 42 tons per week. At Superior it is proposed to.equipa small sh with pumps for fire service and ie nall shall ferry boats in the harbor to tow it to any bay in case of fire. y portion of the river or It is thought that a boat of this kind could be built and equipped for 33,000 or $4,000, and would require the services of b ut one man at all ti ; is one q imes. HKconom : of the main features of the plan. } 1h oe depend upon the many tugs and » wane a