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12 MARINE REVIEW. One of Judge Swan's Decisions Reversed. In the suit of Wineman and others of Detroit, owners of the schooner Card against the steamer Iron Chief the United States circuit court of ap- peals at Cincinnati has reversed the decision of Judge Swan of the United States district court, Detroit. In July, 1891, the Iron Chief and Card col- lided a short distance above Round island, head of St. Mary's river, at its junction with Waiska bay and on the extreme northerly side of the chan- nel. The owners of the Card libeled the steamer, but after hearing the case in Detroit in February, 1892, Judge Swan dismissed the libel. His statement of the case and conclusions were about as follows: "The Card, bound down with a fresh northwest wind, having failed to obtain a tug to take her into the St. Mary's river, tacked across the broad southern chan- nel and entered the narrow northern one, rarely used by sailing vessels. The steamer Iron Chief, with the barge Iron Cliff in tow, was at the same time passing up this channel on a course about northwest. The steamer, supposing the schooner was beating up the lake, stopped to let her pass the mouth of the channel, but when she put her helm up to enter it, started ahead, taking the northern side, in order to pass port to port. The schooner lost her swing, put her helm down, and collided with the steamer and the barge. The collision was the fault of the schooner, whether caused by putting her helm down, by previous improper handling, or by failure to obey her port wheel, and her failure to hold her course excused the steamer from the duty of keeping out of her way. The schooner was in fault in needlessly taking the narrow northern channel after the steamer had entered it. She should have awaited the steamer's exit, or have taken the broad channel. When the schooner lost her swing, it was proper for the steamer to go ahead at full speed--the only possible way of avoiding the collision." The opinion containing causes for reversal of this decision in the higher court has not as yet been given out. Attorney Wisner of Detroit represented the owners of the Card and Harvey D. Goulder of Cleveland the Iron Chief. Trade Notes. An illustrated descriptive account of Newcastle-on-Tyne is sent out by G. Tyzack, manufacturer of the Tyzack triple-grip anchor, South Shields, England. It is quite interesting, and any reader of the REVIEW wishing a copy can procure it by sending his address to DeGrauw, Aymar & Co., No. 34 South street, New York, agents for the anchor. The side-wheel passenger steamer Priscilla and the big auxiliary steam yacht Eleanor, both of which were described in the last issue of the RE- VIEW, were built for classification in the United States Standard Register of Shipping. A steel twin-screw steamer for the West Indies, to be built by Neafie & Levy, and a steel screw collier for the Reading Railway Com- pany, to be built by the Cramps, will also be built under rules and inspec- 'tion of this association. Around the Lakes. In one day, recently, 25,000 tons of ore was loaded out of dock pockets into eleven vessels at Two Harbors. Mr. Miers Coryell will return to London in a few days, probably to remain permanently, as he goes to act as consulting engineer with firms that are desirous of building Belleville boilers. Official numbers were assigned two lake boats by the bureau of nav- igation during the week ending May 12: Sail.--Three Links, No. 145,667, 7.14 tons gross and net, Toledo, O. Steam.--L. P. Smith, No. 141,326, 73.70 gross tons, 36.85 net tons, Cleveland, O. The type of new passenger boat to be built by the Goodrich Trans- portation Company is not as yet fully decided. The boat will be of steel, but Mr. Frank EK. Kirby of Detroit, who has prepared plans for a side- wheel steamer, says the company may yet decide on a propeller. Up to May 15, the movement of iron ore from mines shipping through Two Harbors was: Chandler, 55,711 grons tons; Minnesota, 45,948; Canton, 32,607; Franklin, 10,324; total, 148,954. On May 15 a year ago there had been practically no ore moved from the head of the lakes. Capt. Wilson, who was lost with all hands on his schooner Lem Els- worth, was, as the sailors put it, his own worst enemy. He knew no fear, and by carrying big loads in the stone trade would make money with a vessel at freights that would not meet expenses if ordinary cargoes were carried. Professor Willis L. Moore, who won the prize in the recent weather forecasting contests at Washington, has been appointed to take charge of the bureau at Chicago. It is understood that he will have super- vision of the service on Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron, the object being to systematize the work of that portion of the lakes, with a central office at Chicago. About May 28 a fixed red light will be established on the outer end of the recently extended north pier, Racine, Lake Michigan. The light will be shown from a lantern in an inclosed glazed end of a conduit extending shoreward a distance of 288 feet to the present pierhead light tower, and ia cel ae : will be about 800 feet to the eastward of Racinejlight house. With Racine light (white) the new light will guide clear to the northward of Racine reef, by keeping the white light open to the northward of the new light. On the same date the present sixth-order pierhead light, about 500 feet to the eastward of Racine light will be discontinued. Writing of the rongh experience of the Canadian steamer Clinton and consorts Grimsby and Lisgar outside Turtle island in the gale of last week, a Toledo correspondent says: "It is the general impression that not much of asea can be kicked up at the head of Lake Erie, but several vessels have had it proven to the contrary during the past year, among them the steamer W. H. Sawyer and consorts which left here in the face of a heavy northeaster last spring and were very severely shaken up just outside the can buoy. Good anchorage can be found to the north- ward and westward of Turtle light, but the bottom is somewhat sandy to the eastward. The government dredge is deepening the channel near the Craig ship yard. This isa much needed improvement, as many vessels were detained there last season. The barge Mariner is sunk abreast of the Columbus coal dock. Vessels should pass between her and the dock," Stocks of Grain at Lake Ports. The following table, prepared from reports of the Chicago board of trade, shows the stocks of wheat and corn in store at the principal points of accumulation on the lakes on May 19, 1894: Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. CHICAGO. .6...0.0scccscscsscerescncececeeebene 19,205,000 3,569,000 DD iriliat lah aettete tee seeisiance's wsdedainiestatcverace 8,749,000 143,000 BVI wattkees nese: seep sac sene.oesreccesaers 1,039,000 3,000 We trotters onc eecenc tamer essscse close 1,746,000 30,000 Toledo...... eae Mee, ack teen eae 2,625,000 41,000 IB tld Ojerretstss sctctsnere ie ap assseek, cee 2,056,000 519,000 photaliresss adeenalsasass esos teneweee ss 35,420,000 4,305,000 At the points named there is a net decrease for the week of 1,173,000 - bushels of wheat and 970,000 bushels of corn. WE ARE NOW IN POSITION TO FURNISH BROMIDE CRAYON PORTRAITS OF YOUR BOAT, 14 By 22 INCHES, FOR $5 EACH. IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A PAINTING OR PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR BOAT TO WORK FROM. IF YOU HAVE NONE, WE CAN HAVE ONE TAKEN WHEN YOU COME INTO CLEVE- LAND FOR $1 EXTRA. AT PRESENT WE CAN FURNISH SUCH BOATS AS THE W. H. GRATWICK, (STEEL), THE NORTH WEST, VIRGINIA, (NIGHT SCENE), THE. CITY OF DETROIT, PONTIAC AND MANY OTHERS. WRITE US ABOUT IT, MARINE REVIEW, 516 PERRY-PAYNE BUILDING, CLEVELAND, 0. A BASE BALI, SCHEDULE of the National League will be mailed free to any address on application to the General Passenger Agent of the Nickel Plate road. In addition to the dates of games, spaces for entering scores, etc., this little book will give you some information about the splendid passenger service of the Nickel Plate road. FFICE OF ENGINEER, NINTH AND Eleventh Districts, Detroit, Mich., May 14, 1894, Proposals will be received at this office until 3 o'clock p. m. of Thursday, the 31st day of May, 1894, for furnishing the materials and labor ot all kinds necessary for the completion and delivery of the metal work for tower for Twin River Point light station,Wisconsin. Plans specifications, forms of proposal, and other in- formation may be obtained on application to this office. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, and to waive any defects. M. k. ADAMS, Major of Engineers, U.S. Army, Light House Engineer. Sess REASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF General Superintendent U. S. Life-Saving Service, Washington, D.C., ey 1, 1894, Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 2 o'clock, p. m, of Thursday, the 31st day of May, 1894, for furnishing supplies required for use ot the Life-Saving Service for the fiscal year endin June 30, 1895; the supplies to be delivered at such points in New York City, Grand Haven, Mich , and San Francisco, Cal., as may be required, and in the quantities named in the specifica- tions. The supplies needed consists of Beds and Bedding, Blocks and Sheaves, Cordage, Crockery, Furniture, Hardware, Lamps, Lan- terns, ete.; Lumber, Medicines, etc.; Paints; Oils. ete.; Ship Chandlery, Stoves, ete.; Tools, and miscellaneous articles; all of which are enumerated in the specifiations attached to the form of bid, ete., which may be obtained upon appbeation to this office. or the Inspector of Life-Saving Stations, 24 State street, New York City; Superintendent Eleventh Life-Saving Dis- trict, Grand Haven, Mich., and Superintendent Twelfth Life-Saving District, Appraisers' New Building, San Francisco, Cal. Envelopes con- taining proposals should be addressed to the "General Superintendent U.S. Life-Saving Sery- ice, Washington, D. C.," and marked on the outside '"'Proposals for Annual Supplies."' The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive defects, if deemed for the interests of the Government. A SHORT HISTORY OF LAKE NAVIGATION WAS PUBLISHED IN FIVE NUM- BERS OF THE REVIEW. SEND 50 CENTS TO THE MARINE REVIEW, 516 PERRY- PAYNE BUILDING, CELVELAND, 0., FOR THEM,