, 1872-11-21
twcnty-seren years ago. and was Of 1877 tons

e. -Ihe schooner IT, Il. Cades, Of Detroit. re-
Gently wrecked, has been repaired. and = no" N
aMescp soes e petfoit R se 70 Fer 1eT qna1tera.
The EclooDer Gem OF the Lakes has arrived
at Detroit With the machinery OF tho tug Jones
which exploded cne year ago in Lake Huron.
from Buffalo, e,, 'oute to this post, arrived at
Detroit. Monday in . disabled condition
Martin E:san, snato Of tho schooner How
fand was drowned near Macai1ac, Thursday.
He was on the way to A1a2linac to procure as
nistance for the disabled schooner Rowland.
he resides at St. Caeharines.
-Captaii1 Woodruff, of the steamer Selkirk,
arrived at Cleveland, Sunday, from Marquette,
and reports schooner ashore this side Of Point
Aux Barqaes. She was an ore vessel, Us the crew
we're seen throwing it overheard. Ho thinks it
is the Timothy Baker.
h. The tug Clematis has been chartered BY tie
peshtigo Company, Of this city, to fill the place
OF the Porter, recently disabled. The Clemntis
dorlng good service. besides which she is COM
nuunded by one Of the most thorough nayigators
On tho lakes, Captain S. Rumage.
The Nuskegon Enterprise has the following:
=, NA man who WAS down on the lake shore (neaf
the MOUTH walking, Oh Saturday last, reports
having seen the wreck Of d large vessel: which
had been driven ashore. He stated that she vas
broken in two in the middle, and he could see no
name upon her, nor any signs Of Il lifo about her
On Sunday morning last, while the schooner
Pilgrim was of Gross Point, making for Chica-
70, a young Canadian fell from the topsailyard
into the sea, and was drowned. It is supposed
that he became helpless from the cold and lost
his balance. The vessel was brought to, and Ell
forts made to rescue him, but to no avail as he
did not rise to the surface after his fall,
The Colliugwood Enterprise, of NOV. Il,
sayB ''Although ne hare lad, for sone weeks
past, Queen,s weather, yet there are strong md
close of navigation for the year 1872. The
steamer Francis Smith has made her last trip to
the upper lakes, and will run, while the weather
permits, to Owen Sound, a and nd OF other b propeners
The westerly winds Of the past few days
have driven the water out Of the river, until now
it is lower than at any previous time this
The steam barge Raleigh had to be dragged
through the 11rd pretty much au the way out
from the elevator. The canal schooner Thomas
Mott grounded near the railroad bridge, where
she remained greater portion of Sunday despite
the efforts OF two tugs. One Of the Northern
Transportation Company's prope1lers grounded
near tie same place.-1iazrdukee Nez1s.
: At Marine City two large steam barges are to
be built this winter Also sailing vessel vessel
for Whitney 4, Co. At the Sauble steam barge
is to be launched on Thursday next for Captain
Morley. Captain c. G. Blodgett is also having
two tow barges constructed for the lumber
trade. Lester l. Co. have laid tile keel for a
steam barge at the same place. At Algonac A.
c. c. Smith is preparing to lay the keel for a
stea1n barge for the lumber trade, which will be
of about $50 N feet capacity. The keel for G
timber vessel has been laid On Bear Creek Of
large size. She Will be in readiness on the open
Instructions from the owners Of the steamer
Jerecki to construct two large tow barges intend
ed for the trade to serve as consorts for that
steamer and the Fred. Kelly.
ties Of Steamboat Inspectors" from tbs Cleye-
Land Leader:
'U. S. DISTRACT ArroasEE's oET1cE,l
tsCLEvE1Asn, Nov. 5, 1872.
snectors Of Steamboats,, ETC.:
DEAR S1Rs: Having examined at your re-
quest, the act Of Congress relating to steam
vessels approved Feb. %, 1871, entitled ''An
vessels propelled in whole Or in part by steam,
and for other purposes" and more par
1icc1nriy with reference to the inspection
Of hiGh-pressura boilers, the case giEen be-
boat, which has stood the specific tests prescribed
by the Act and the Rules Of the Board Of Super
EisinS Inspectors, but which, from other causes,
such rs age, thinness Of iron, ETC., might be re-
sarded as insecure. and whether in such q case
the Inspectors ere boundin Law to jssue the usual
boiler certificate to the owners Of the boat.
.'TLe Third Article Of the Eleventh Section Of
the act provides, in the first place standard by
Sole9s a a shai TG5 Be- ra{e and in
Of this cause, it provides ratio for hydro
static test.
t:Eulo g. Of the Rules and Regulations Of the
Board Of Supervisors and Inspectors (and which
rules, by tho 23d section of the act, when ap-
proved by the Secretary Of tho Treasury. have
the force Of law) provides, among other things,
for tie mode of ascertaining the strength OF tho
cylindrical ehell. end that the tensile strength
so determined rs the limit shall apply to the
braces 0. y-bo!ts Of the flat portions, and not
to the aa: surfaces thus braced. The strength
b b @t tie hydroztatic ' test But rule 10
Esoyidez that after applying the hydro
te-nal bracinss, the Inspector shall carefully e1-
anime tins character and condition OF such
br2c;ng. And Section 8 of the aboye act cited
(Which section ls at the foundation Of Rules
sad low pressure boilers shall oe subjected,
concludes as follows: and no boiler or pipe,
or any Of the connections Herewith, shall be
approved, which IS made, in whole OF in part, OF
GUS from defective workmanship, age, use, or
other cause And it is also to be observed
tat Article OF Section IL, which provides for
the annual inspection Of boilers, prescribes
that in addition to applying the hy-
themselves by thorough examination that the
boilers are well made. Of good and suitable ma
terials,' and that such boilers and machinery
may be safely employed in the service proposed
in i,e written application, without peril to Life
*:It would seem quite obvious. then, from Rule
TO- and from tile above quoted portion of Sec.
II, that although boiler, when inspected,
might he found to stand the specific tests pre-
seribed by the Statute and the Rnles, yet that
the Inspectors are not bound, and, indeed, are
not at liberty, to issue certificate, when the
boilers is 'of bad material or unsafe in
form, Or dangerous from defective
also to be observed thft the form Of the certif-
cate itself to be issued by the Board Of superyis-
ing Inspectors, requires not only that they
should certify that the boilers and other appur-
tenances Of the vessel have been found to meet
the specific tests and requirements OF tie act,
but that, in the deliberate conviction Of the
inspectors, the steam vessel may be employed
without peril to life from imperfeetion OF form,
materials, Workmanship, arrangement Of the
several parts, or from age or use And section
% of tile act prescEibes 8 fine or imprisonment
for any Tillfully untrue statement. -
!" It is undoubtedly true that boilers which
answer the general description and stand the
specific tests prescribed by the Statute and
Rules, ar; presumably safe and entitled to be SO
these tes;;s have been spilled, yet, if the In
spectors, tor other reasons, such .ro men
f1nnad in Fec. II. are of oFininn that the hniler