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12 MARINE REV EE We. [February 16, anchors on each side weighing together 40 tons, the cables weighing 100 tons. These were hanging in loops on either side of the vessel, or were coiled on the forecastle, and were held in bights by ropes which had to be broken to allow the cable to pay out. In this way the energy of the vast moving body was gradually absorbed, and the vessel brought to rest. All this was effected in a very perfect manner, the ship being brought to exactly the position before determined. The launching period was measured by seconds, the slide down the 520-foot ways, laid at a gradient of 1 in 24, terminating at a speed equivalent to only 10 miles an hour, and thus the vessel entered the water under the safest and easiest conditions. A simple but essential part of the launching arrangements was the lubricating of the ways. For this purpose 4 tons of tallow and 1 ton of black soap were used. In keeping with the thoroughness that charac- terized everything pertaining to the transfer of the vessel to the water, the greasing of the ways was also made the subject of careful experiment. A model cradle and ways, bearing proportionate relationship as regards weight and surface to the actual features, were set up and experimented with in various ways until confidence was felt in the result. HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. FAIRLY LIBERAL PROVISION MADE BY THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL AS IT PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--THE SUNDRY OIVIL BILL AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. Fairly liberal provision is made by the river and harbor bill, which recently passed the House of Representatives, for harbor improvements and other public works that concern the welfare of the shipping interests. There is every reason to believe that the bill will pass the senate with few if any changes. Appropriations for repairs, inaugerating or com- pleting improvements, etc., are as follows: Mocsabec Bar, Maine....... $11,000 WIity IDesteiti, IWIG5 sso scodacutacs 10,000 Sullivan Falls, Me........... 5,000 Carvers Harbor, Me......... 15,000 Cape Porpoise, Me........... 70,000 Little Harbor, N. H......... 12,000 Burlington, Vt................ 15,000 Boston, Mass.................. 75,000 Nantucket, Mass.?........... 20,000 Newburyport, Mass.......... 25,000 Plymouth, Mass.............° - 10,000 Provincetown, Mass.......... 10,000 Scituate, Mass............,.-. 4,000 FTE ALANIS Peasy ets Sete vere siete etree 2,162 Vineyard Haven, Mass...... 3,000 Sandy Bay, Mass............ 150, (100 Gloucester, Mass............. 40,000 New Bedford, Mass.......... 44, Chatham, Mass...............- 38,732 Woods Hole Channel, Mass. 20,000 Fall River, Mass............. 20,000 Block Island, R. I........... 2,500 INTE WDOGU Ry lee ccc seco 15,000 Great Salty Ponds ie lee c-ce 25,000 Sakonnet Point, R. I......... 10,000 Bridgeport, Conn........ -- 50,000 New Haven, Cont 59.000 Five Mile River, Conn...... +500 Stamford, Conn....... Bie 6,0 Norwalk, Conn..... -. 2,000 IBWEhALOP ING Youn. sce. coneeaees (Clreralo Gehan Vasree eee eee eee 7,000 Great Sodus Bay, N. Y...... 14,000 TGrLes SOUS cyan esse nee 5,500 (Oyscleingioynes, INI Voccocccc0ns 15,000 OSWiELONPNG RY comers par taee 60,000 New York Harbor, N. Y.... 1,100,000 poral yycuruGl el ge Nee tence eta 75,000 Saugerties; Ni Y..5...5.......- ,900 Wall Some SN Yer ein ee 2,500 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y. 25,000 Staten Island channel....... 32,000 eum Set O ms IN fee Dee ee foliere efaisl=i 7,500 Port Jefferson inlet, N. Y.. 7,500 Gowanus Creek, N. Y....... 25,000 JESU SMM INI. SGaccdauasasunuen 10,000 Wallabout Channel, N. Y... 20,000 italiane eos, IN Masccaascoos 7,000 Pultneyville, N. Y,.......... 2,000 DVilaite tal eC Kem N ena nye 5,000 Cape Vincent, N. Y......... 50,000 eam chmmvomibersN penance siete 50,000 ReaTen Tae Aya Ned rarebeteiatelnieiatsione 65,000 Keyport Harbor, N. J....... 2,500 Hiniewe Paar me ia. seen 125,000 Pitishune mean oe aue ew 110,662 Wilmington, Del.............. 45,000 Cape Charles City, Va....... 20,000 Milford Haven, Va........... 12,500 IBurbuMSWAeN, Cia sbccnasoccnoone 15,000 Sayer Ta ea ln eG aiaete eta sietereloreieteiier« 50,000 DamienwnGantitendecc. suns: 10,000 Doboy Bar, Ga...............- 70,000 Apalachicola Bay, Fla....... 20,000 IRenSacOlase Hilda aessecii satisate 70,000 ISG VANVIESt) IMac, ohoarcacne 25,000 Charlotte Harbor, Fla...... 25,000 Carrabelle Bar, Fla.......... 25,000 Riper ew aay el ele). sree y-tey-vetonet 75,000 Hillsboro, Bay, Wlali iss)... 125,000 MIO IIe, ZN + on 0pb00b0040000000 100,000 Ship Is. Pass, Miss........... 40,000 Caleasieu River, La.......... 35,000 Pass A Loutre, Miss......... 50,000 Galveston, Texas............- 50,000 Buffalo Bayou, Texas...... 150,000 Arkansas Pass, Texas....... 60,000 Sabine Pass, Texas.......... 50,000 JN eNowU EI, Olsoagocascdas 50,000 HOR AINE AOkeen soc Oe 50,000 Cleveland, O........ ae 75,000 Comneanit Ok ne cane 100,000 aE DOO. sem sicaicecciacn eet 100,000 ENOMs (Omen kee ork ce. cae, 25,000 Samduskeye Oe ya. e re ceneiaviries 80,000 IXere (Clhiratwolal, ©) noonnaaonsane 6,000 MOlEAOs MO reacesiye sms cls cece 50,000 Michican @itsye smc: seen 7,500 Wiatike rarely. «aise seen 7,000 Chicaeo eles ee cues 75,000 Calumet Harbor, Ill.......... 150,001 Charlevoix, Miche sss 15,000 ram kebo mati Clie nieae erent 35,000 Grand Haven, Mich......... 10,000 Grand Marais, Mich......... 25,000 Manistee, Mich............... 20,000 Black Lake, Mich............ 37,500 IMLOIMbAOLe); "INDIO Sag ooo sdootnson 5,000 Muskegon, Mich.............. 60,000 Pentwater, Mich.............. 25,000 Portage Lake, Mich......... 75,000 Sand Beach,-Mich........... 50,000 Site wOsep or MiChen eh. csse> 50,000 South Haven, Mich.......... 10,000 White Lake, Mich............ 35,000 Marquette, Mich.............. 25,000 Ludington, Mich.............. 25,000 Petoskey, Mich............... 20,000 Saugatuck VIET Ca reyetetate ef-leferore 7,000 Menominee, Mich............. 5,500 Cheboygan, Mich............. 8,000 Presque Isle Point, Mich.... 30,000 PAINTS Cs IVVASS: oterels oieicsninie.vinjeinselo 10,000 Greenies any aaWi Sane ener res 28,600 Kenosha, Wis..... aioefiseiercl sais 50,000 Kewaunee, Wis............... 8,800 Milwaukee, Wis.............. 64,000 Port Washington, Wis....... 4,400 vaicines aWASie stares. eek 50,000 Cheboygan, Wis.......... ... 28,400 Mistianigy MAS aefog acs nas fae. 35,000 Mw OsRivers: WAGs: ... 41sec. : Sturgeon Bay Canal.......... 5, 500 Geontor Wiseuii. o. 15,000 Lake Michigan Ship Canal. 30,000 Manitowoc, Wis.............. 3,300 Wee CrOSSe Wisithy..ch4.. 00: 12,000 Grand Marais, Minn......... 30,000 Agate Bay, Minn..... ate 71,708 SaneDiego)@aleneans nase 50,000 San Luis Obispo, Cal.. 50,000 lelebaa ooh" Chileno suscenuncdon: 35,000 San Francisco, Cal..... 100,000 Tillamook Bay, Ore.......... 17,000 Olympia Harbor, Wash F 15,000 Everett Harbor, Wash....... 50,000 Bagaduce River, Me......... 3,000 Narragaugus River, Me..... 5,000 Lubec Channel, Me.......... 25.000 Georges River, Me........... 10,006 LUTowKO FG IEE HYSIS) WES on abounoononac 15,000 SECO) IRIN INileonancoobnosnodoc 5,000 Cocheco River, ING El. ca..-. 20,000 OtterOréeek Vithin it tee 1,000 Narrows, Lake Champlain. 5,000 Powow River, Mass......... 12.000 Taunton River, Mass........ 7,000 Weymouth River, Mass..... 10,000 Essex River;Mass........... 10,000 Mystic River Mass........... 50,000 Town River,-Mass........... 8,000 Merrimac River, Mass...... 40,000 Pawtucket River, R. I...... 25,000 Connecticut River, Conn.... 45,000 Housatonic River, Conn..... 9,600 Thames River, Conn........ 20,000 Hudson River,, N. Y........ 100,000 Earlene Hiver ic 0.) ke 25,000 SDE Verena. os... 100,000 Browns Creek, N. Y......... 3,000 Sister Is., St. Lawrence R.. 20,000 Niagara River, N. Y......... 15,000 Buse siveny ON. Mies: tors 20,000 Passaic River N. Ji,......... 15,000 Inenynkiena lnahvcies ING dlaqansonnn 20,000 Shrewsbury River, N. J..... 10,000 South River, N. J............ 10,000 SouthamivenreN. Gl hen... 5,000 Alloway Creek, N. J....... 3,000 Mattawan Creek, N. J...... 3,008) Shoal Harbor, N. J......... 8,060 Goshen Creek............... 3,000 Manasquan River, N. J.... 5,000 Rancocas River, N. J........ 2,000 Mantua Creek, N. J......... 10,000 Allegheny River, Pa........ 15,000 Delaware River seen ecenereee 300,000 Monongahela River........ 50,000 Appoquinimink River, Del.. 5,000 Smyrna River, Del........... 5,000 Murderkill River, Del...... 5,000 Broad Creek River, Del...... 5,000 Mispillon River, Del.......... 2,500 Nanticoke River, 'Del....... 3,000 Choptank River, Md......... 8,006 Chester River, Md.......... 1/500 Manokin River, Md..........- 1,500 Patapsco iRiver, Mido... -< 300,000 WOTOMAG RAVI ir tllcisselerncis = 50,000 Nansemcnd River, Va.....-.- 5,000 Nomini Creek, Va...... eee 10,000 Rappahannock River, Va... 15,000 AOD Ke Eevee rc einer reer 10,000 Lower Machodoe Creek, Va 1,500 Little Kanawha R., W. Va. 1,000 North River, N. C Contentia 'Creek Ne (Co... 2,000 Pamlico River, N. C 15,000 leicester aN 3 @neerr anes. 1,500 Fishing Creek, N. C Re 2,00u Samtee™ River Sie Cenc nnn cine « 20,000 Watersee River, 8S. C........ 2,500 Altamaha River, Ga......... 6,000 (MiGnnitesktinne ie Groban ake erie 5,000 ©. Cone ei clea Gras era: 5, 00u Coosa RivenwmGa tae. ses 20,000 Caloosahatchee River, Fla. 2,000 Escambia River, Fla........ 5,000 Saint Johns River, Fla..... 125,000 Nilay eae Miele s6 concnonoue 2,000 Sarasoval Baily. Hilabhecssssaaec 5,000 @hhipolamhwiverweh airmen 5,000 Black Water River, Fla..... 5,000 Orange Mills Flats, Fla..... 40,000 Black Warrior River, Ala.. 50,000 Big Sunflower River, Miss... 5,000 Pearl River, Miss............ 10,500 Yazoo River, Miss............ 20,000 Beate Riviens WiliSSuermsqccene er 2,500 Mouth Pearl River, Miss... 18,198 WOO UNE IRIE, WE connnooudac00 6,000 ANemeense layer, ILE, an4csococune 4,000 Spiclcteiyy, Iauhieie, Ibebecoeacoco an 1,000 Chefuncte River, La........ 1,000 Bayou Vermillion, La....... 2,500 Mermentau River, La....... 6,115 Bayou Courtableau, La. .. 10,000 Sabine River, Texas......... Mouth Neches River, Texas 10,000 Saint Francis River, Ark... 8,000 AVVen Wes ECVE Ire Avia a gore ene 14,800 Upper White River, Ark.... 160,00u Buffalo Fork White R., Ark ' Clin@hmhtiviersasenii etn re 8,500 French Broad River, Tenn. 5,000 Obion River, "enn. 2s. 2,500 IDUNke IRUhidern, UMevabalS Gonnaoesuaoun 4,000 Cine Chae LuNVe Tee Gyan en re 85,673 OhiomRiversc ec ee 475,000 Hay Lake Channel, St. - Viciig Vasil nwlvicisss a eee 100,000 Pine River, Mich......_.. peels 5,560 Detroit River, Mich ....... 100,000 Grand River, Mich........... 75,000 Sebewaing River, Mich...... 32,000 IMop< Rte, NWI one onaceasoons 27,500 Menominee River, Mich..... 18,920 Minnesota River, Minn...... 1,600 Otter Tail Lake, Minn....... 3,000 Calumet River, Chicago.... 60,000 Des Plaines River, Ill....... 30,000 {Teel TRUI@Ie, ADEN s echo pcobdooncss 25,000 Osage "River: Mo....-)./2... 25,000 Sacramento River, Cal...... 380,000 Petaluma' Creek, Gal...) ... 4,000 Willamette and Columbia IVC ORO treet ses hee 141,000 Upper Coquille River, Ore.. 6,000 Cowlitz River, Wash........ 3,000 Chehalis River, Wash....... 3,000 Willapa River, Wash........ 5,000 Warwick River, Md.......... Pocomoke River, Md........ Appomattox River, Va...... dfehag cts adhere \Whttes Sain age noone Deep Creek, Vea. ea. dese c cece Unrbamnnas Creeks Vidiac sic ae Occoquan Creek, Va......... Guyandotte River, W. Va.. Cape Fear River, N. M...... Trent River, N. C INeGuse Rivers Nei Cee CuGriLuCckK=s SOUNGh eee ears Great: Pedee River, S. C..... Waceamaw River, N. C..... Congaree River, S: €..:.-..- Chattahoochee River. Ocmulgee River, Ga.. aes Savannah River, Ga......... Apalachicola River, Fla..... Choctawhatchee River, Fla Suwanee River, Pla......... Ocklawha River, Fla....... TACLa Tap EXaiv,etsome Haale eee emee ANIMONG INES IRihnet. AMPs so ojode eas Holmes River, Fla.......... Alabama River, Ala.......:: Tombigbee River, Ala...... Pascagoula River, Miss...... Tallahatchee River, Miss... Chickasahay River, Miss... Homochitto River, Miss.... PAU Cee Bulnyae Ton eselene a ak tenons Bayou Bartholomew, La.... level (auhieie, IWtlaaaag cadonddoass Bayou Lafourcha, La....... IBORWS- Clantii@;dbagccotevseeouc Bayou Teche, La........ athe Johnson's Bayou, La. Trinity River, Texas........ BrEaZose Rivers (NOXaStmanas- Arkansas River, Ark........ Black RAV Avtks sevece: sesh C@achewRiviers Arka ee eran. Gurren eRivier. sAts Ker. sera Ouachita River, Ark......... Cumberland River, Tenn... Tennessee River, Tenn...... Forked Deer River, Tenn... Big Sandy River, Ky....... Licking River, Ky........... IB Cee vie ee VIN hierar setae ts Saginaw River, Mich........ IBIAG Kei viet ae VilCheers sees Kalamazoo River, Mich.... Gmrandssetivier: (Vici. es. Chippewa River, Wis....... Saint Croix River, Wis...... Red River, Minn.... Red Lake, Minn..... Reyes Wabash River, Ind.......... HOLA EU vae eves eee eeeererr ee Mississippi River............. Gasconade River, Mo....... Missouri River, Mo.......... San Joaquin River, Cal..... Upper Cclumbia River, Ore Coquille River, Ore.......... Clearwater River, Idaho... Puget Sound, Wash.......... Swinomish Slough, Wash... Okanagon River, Wash..... SUNDRY OIVIL BILL APPROPRIATIONS. The sundry civil appropriation bill, which has been reported by the committee On appropriations and will ere long receive the attention of congress, contains provision for many interests identified with the ship- ping. Appropriations for marine hospitals are as follows: Boston, $5,000; Cleveland, $3,500; Detroit, $3,000; Key West, $1,550; Memphis, Tenn., $500; New Orleans, $3,000; Port Townsend, Wash., $1,500; Wil- mington, N. C., $2,000. Appropriations for the light house service include $85,000 for a tender for the third district, $15,000 for repairs to light ves- sel No. 71, $85,000 for tender for the ninth district; for light house depot at Buffalo (tenth district) $50,000, and $100,000 for a tender for the thir- teenth district. An appropriation of $15,000 is made for the equipment of the new steamer Pathfinder of the coast and geodetic survey. Heavy appropriations are made for the continuation of harbor im- provement contracts at various ports. 2,000 An appropriation of $3,000 is made for printing and issuing charts of the great lakes, and $25,000 for surveys, correction of plates, etc. Among the items in the New York harbor appropriations is one of $45,000 for the purchase or construction of a steam tug. An appropriation of $60,000 to be immediately available is included for the completion of the investigations of the deep waterways commission, which is investigating routes between the great lakes and the Atlantic. _ In trying to reach the marine trade, big concerns in engineer supply lines now take up systematically the sale of their specialties. Mr. E. P. Gould, representing the Dearborn Drug & Cheinical Co. of Chicago, was in Cleveland a few days ago, on a trip around the lakes. This house makes and sells. boiler compounds on a big scale and has a special formula for steam vessels of the lakes made to suit analyses of lake water. They have agencies from one end of the lakes to the other, Nash . Bros. of Ogdensburg, John S. Parsons of Oswego, C. H. McCutcheon, H. H. Baker & Co. and Bean Shimmerhorn of Buffalo, John Beckman of Erie, Harbor Ship Chandlery and McKinnon Iron Works of Ashtabula, the Upson-Walton Co, and John Thomson of Cleveland and M. C. Alten of Lorain. Although receivers of the Atlantic Transportation Co. of New York have made every effort to hold, with as little modification of charter as possible, all the lake vessels of their chartered fleet that reached New York and Boston, they have notified the owners of ten barges that were held up in the St. Lawrence, and eight others that got as far as Nova Scotia that they will have no use for these vessels. Claims against some of the vessels in Nova Scotia are so heavy--many of them unwarranted, how- ever--that the lake owners will have considerable difficulty in recovering their property.