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I Construction of Metal Ships. A. C. A. Holzaphel of London has applied for a patent In Great Britain on the construction of metal ships. He says 1n his application: {'When building ships or other structures of plates flanged on all four sides, it is necessary, 1n order to obtain the greatest possible longitudinal strength, not to place all the transverse butt-joints in a line, as by so doing no continuity of strength would be obtained. According to this invention the the transverse butt-joints of the second line of plating are placed against the middle of each plate of the first line of plating ) whereby the flanges of the first line of plating give continuity of strength to the butts in the second line of plating. The third line of plating is placed in the same relation to the second line, as the second line bears to the first, and soon. By this arrange- ment the butts of the first, third and fifth lines of plating are transeversely in a line, and the second, fourth and sixth, and so on have their butts also in a transverse line. By this arrange- ment, however, the transverse strength of the structure would be insufficient, so in order to compensate for this one flange of each plate is made deeper than the others, and transverse bars or angle irons are riveted to them. The arrangement can be altered so as to have the first, fourth, and seventh, the second, fifth, and eighth, or the third, sixth, and ninth butts in a line, whereby three transverse angle bars would be used to each length of plating." There are five claims, which include the following : Constructing ships. and other plated structures of flanged plates having one transverse fiange deeper than the other flinges, such plates being arranged in longitudinal strakes, in such manner that the transverse joints of the plates in the one strake are out of line with the transverse joints of other strakes, so that while increased longitudinal strength is obtained, the deep transverse flanges of the plates serve for the attachment of transverse ties or ribs for increasing the transverse strength. Notice is given that the color of the tower, dwelling and fog signal house at Waugoshance light station, northerly end of Lake Michigan, has been changed from a dull brown toa bright red and white, painted in alternate horizontal bands in such a way that the band immediately under the lantern gallery will be white, and that lower down the band of red shall cover 'the roof of the dwelling, leaving dwelling, tower and fog signal house below the lower edge of the roof white. MARINE REVIEW. In General. Why do many newspaper writers insist on calling a fire boat a fire tug? A tug is a steam vessel used to tow ships. An immense yacht harbor at Chicago for the reception and entertainment of foreign visitors who will come to the fair in yachts next year will be constructed at a very heavy cost. A. Sewell & Co. of Bath, Me., on Monday last launched a wooden schooner of 3,539.03 gross and 3,400.43 net tons. Her length is 311.2 feet, breadth 49.2 feet, depth 29.2 feet and height under spar deck 9 feet. Her spars are of Oregon pine. Her foremasts are each go feet in length and 38 inches in diameter. The crew will number about forty. She is designed for the California trade. Chief Engineer George Sewell, U.S. navy, is developing a boiler of the tubular type, which, if the preliminary studies are borne out by actual practice, bids fair to make a stir in the en- © gineering world in respect to pressure, weight and general effi- ciency. Since his retirement, Mr. Sewell has lived mainly at No. 76 West Clinton street, East Orange, N. J. --Chesapeake Marine Gazette. The Fall River Steamboat Company will construct a show ease to occupy 128 square feet in the marine division of the transportation exhibits, world's fair, in which they will show an elaborate model and drawings of the Puritan, and alsoa model and drawing of their freight steamer City of Taunton. The purpose of these exhibits is to show the excellence of the size. speed, elegance and capacity of these boats.. The Reading route to Buffalo over the Lehigh Valley lines opens Sept. 1, after which freight now sent over the Erie tracks will be kept upon the Lehigh Valley lines. Additional passen- ger trains will be put on the route within a short time. 'The ar- rangement between the Reading and Great Northern, provides that the eleven steamers owned by the Lehigh Valley and the six steamers controlled by the Great Northern, together with two additional steamers under construction, will be put under one management. 'Te importance of this steamer line is indi- cated by the fact that the Lehigh Valley boats have furnished the railroad with 450 cars of freight. in one day.--Wall Street News. W. F. COBB, Vice-PRESIDENT. W. 1. BABCOCK, , Manacer. Oo. R. SINCLAIR, SECRETARY. Curcaco Sure Buvitvine ComPany, ! STEEL STEAM-SHIP BUILDERS, TELEPHONE No. 40. (South Chicago Exchange.) {04st St. and Calumet River, GOLEHOUR, ILL. LakE Eriz Borer Works, Burrao, N. Y. THEBEsT EQuI PPED PLANT IN AMERICA For THE MaNurPACTURE OF Ment®' BOILERS. /