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14 MARINE REVIEW. The Review Prints the News. By watching carefully the various acts of both houses of congress connected with the final passage of the marine engineers' bill, the REVIEW managed to print, last week, the full text of the bill in less than twenty-four hours after its passage. Asa result, weare in receipt of the following letter: National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, CHICAGO, May 26, 1896. MARINE REVIEW, Cleveland--Gentlemen: I am in receipt of yours of the 23rd, and in reply will say that the two articles published in the REVIEw is all that the most enthusiastic member could ask for. The full text of the bill, or law, as it now stands, has thus far only been pub- lished in the REVIEW; therefore, I will ask you to mail acopy to each corresponding secretary, whose address you will find enclosed, and send bill for same to me and I will remit the amount. I consider that every marine man who holds a United States license should read the REVIEW and become familiar with laws relating to the steam vessel inspection service, a subject that your journal has made plainer than any of its com- petitors. Wishing you success and continued prosperity, Iam very truly yours, TuHOs. F. Down, National Secretary. Office of the Secretary, } Two Big Steam Yachts. A twin-screw steel yacht, which is probably the largest vessel of her kind ever built in this country, was launched, a few days ago, by the John N. Handren Co., Erie Basin, South Brooklyn, N. Y. The yacht has been named Sovereign andis being built for M.C. D. Borden of New York. She is 212 feet on the water line, 250 feet 6 inches over all, 28 feet beam, 18 feet 6 inches deep and 12 feet draught. Her steel plates are lapped be- low the water line, but worked fair above. She has steel decks, covered with selected pine. Engines are of the triple expansion type, with cyl- inders 15, 24 and 39 inches diameter and 20 inches stroke, and were built by the W. & A. Fletcher Co. She will have two Babcock & Wilcox water tube boilers. Of several yachts now building on the Clyde andin England for wealthy Americans, the most noteworthy is one that is nearing comple- tion at the yard of Messrs. J. & G. Thompson for Mr. Ogden Goelet. This yacht is desigued to be the fastest and most luxuriously appointed pleasure vessel that has ever taken,form in Britain. She measures 310 feet over all, 40 feet beam and 36 feet deep, and will be propelled by twin screws, driven by triple expansion engines, supplied with steam from water tube boilers of the Almy type. Her coal carrying capacity will ap- proach 1,000 tons, and under forced draught she will steam 18 knots at sea, although her measured mile performance is expected to approach 20 knots. Strange Accident with Feed' Pumps, The following is from a chapter of accidents printed in the Engineers' Gazette of London: "During a passage across the Atlantic the feed pumps suddenly re- fused their duty, and in spite of every effort, the feed water persisted in coming out of the overflow pipe instead of passing through the check- valves. The pumps were examined and found allright. The check- valves were well tapped with a spanner and nothing was apparently wrong. As the temperature of the feed water was much higher than usual, it was considered that the slide valves must be out of order. The state of the weather, however, was such that it was out of the question to think of lifting the covers, and there was neither compound gauge nor indicator to show what was going on internally. Here was a dilemma. The loss of fresh water could not be allowed to continue, and the engines could not be stopped long enough to find out the fault. A large cask was, therefore, lashed in a corner and. the overflow pipe turned so as to discharge into it. With the aid of gaspipe, odd pieces of lead piping, and whatever else would serve the purpose, a suction pipe wasconstructed and connected in arough and ready fashion to the donkey pump, and by this means the boilers were fed. This continued for twodays. Then the weather moderated and arrangements were being made to lift up the valve chest covers, when all at once the overflowing ceased, the feed pumps commenced to work beautifully, and the passage was finished without a hitch. It was with considerable interest that the engines were examined as soon as possible. It was found that the high-pressure slide valve was worn ) inch into the port face, and being slack sideways, a ver- tical ridge of % inch was left on either hand. During the heavy weather the valve had got on to the ridge on one side, and the constant list of the vessel caused by the gale had kept it there. There was consequently a clear passage leading to the low pressure casing. High pressure steam passing through the low pressure cylinder caused the feed water to be- come too hot, and the vapor in the pumps prevented them from working. When the vessel righted the valve dropped back into its place and every- thing went on as before. It may appear strange to those who have always been in well-equipped steamers, that a large set of compound en- gines should be fitted minus such necessities as compound gauges, but such was the spirit of economy in some companies that it was by no means an unfrequent occurrence. The holes for the indicator pipes haq not even been bored." Trade Notes, - Nearly 690 buoys in ship channels and over 70,000 passenger cars, as well as 32,000 locomotives, are now lighted by Pintsch gas in various parts.of the world. The Marine Manufacturing & Supply Co., No. 158 South street, New York, recently bought out the ship chandlery business of Haines{& Hal. lock, Jersey City. Mr. Haines will be connected with the New York firm. This firm now carries the largest stock of brass work, ship chandlery and engineers' supplies of any concern in New York, and make a specialty of their Monitor side and deck lights, as well as complete outfits for yachts and merchant vessels.--Marine Journal., -- Referring to the introduction of vapor steam lights on lake freight steamers, a representive of the General Electric Co. writes us that these lights have been used by his company for several years, and are on such lake vessels as the Kearsarge, Victory, Unique, McWilliams, Penobscot and others that were in commission last season. The list of electric plants installed this year on lage vessels by the General Electric Co. will represent in the aggregate the greatest amount of business ever done by an electrical concern in this line. The Brown Hoisting and Conveying Company of Cleveland is to build for the Pennsylvania Company, on Pier J., Jersey City, a double. cantilever machine for handling general merchandise.' The machine has been designed for the work, and as it will be the first special machine for rapid handling of freight ever erected in New York, it is expected that more will follow, and that devices of this kind will change entirely the methods nowin vogue. The machine will hoist its full load of five tons 150 feet per minute, and trolley same 900 feet per minute, while the entire rig will move along the pier 600 feet per minute. It is operated by steam and will be handled in every function by asingle operator. The engines, boilers and operating mechanism are contained ina house 21 feet square on top of the machine. An attachment for handling bulk materials, such as sand, sulphur, pyrites, etc., and loading same into box cars will be provided. Pleased with the Directory. Officers of the Ship Masters' Association are being complimented upon the success of their 1896 directory. Following is acopy of a letter taken from Secratary Collier's correspondence on the subject: Mr. W. A. Collier, Ship Masters' Association, Cleveland--Dear Sir:--We are in receipt of your copy of Ship Masters' Directory for 1896, and must say that we are very favorably impressed with the little work, whichis neatly gotten up. Weare pleased with our advertisement, the location is good, and the display conspicuous, and we believe will bring us good returns. Will you kindly send us an extra copy of directory? Agreeable to your request of 5th inst., we enclose check tocover bill of advertisement. Wishing the association every success, We are, very respectfully, Duluth, Minn., May 18, 1896. M. S. BuRRows & Co., Members of the Ship Masters Association can obtain the directory at the following places: Geo. Wilson, foot of Woodward avenue, Detroit; office of Thompson's tug line, Port Huron; F. B. Higgie, No. 1 Franklin street, Chicago; Alex Sinclair, Board of Trade Building, Duluth; Maytham's and Hand & Johnson tug offices, Buffalo; J. McSweeney, Mil- waukee; EK. G. Ashley, Toledo; V. O. T. office, Main street bridge, Cleve- land. About June 1, a fog bell will be established at the light-station on the extremity of Harbor point, north side of Little Traverse bay, Lake Mich- igan, to be struck by machinery a double blow every thirty seconds dur- ing thick or foggy weather, and about June 4, the color of each of the lights in the Pilot island range, Sault river, will be changed from red to white. The Western Union Telegraph Co. now has an office at Detour. Rates are the same as those to the Sault. Round trip excursion tickets between Cleveland Lorain may be se cured via. the Nickel Plate road at $1.00. 79 July 31 FFICHE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE ENGI- neer, 7th and 8th Light-house Districts, New Orleans, La., May 27, 1896, Proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock, noon, on the 16th day of June, 1896, for furnishing a new boiler for the light-house tender Arbutus. 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. JAMHS B. QUINN, Major, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A., Light-House Engineer.