, 1881-09-17
flny.Ctty with four barucs of lumber. Encoun.
torlnH tcnvy un1c, tho tow broko iooao, and It
Ii believed they are lost,


MISCELLANEOUS.
MpNRrEu fRos STEAMER ntfft,rtNu.
Cleveland f<ntttr: "Qute II noyolty IN tho
way OF marine crnft Ia III procoss OF construo-
tion II, this city, md tho cxcsttbn incident upon
n visit IL tho soenu ot operations, Just west Of
tho wntcr-wurks tower, would bo amply ropnid.
Tho vessol whom lnnncte'l will 10 tho inrRest OIL
tho hikes. her capaolty being a0 tons, or eonie.
Thing moro thnn 10o.ooo bushots OF grain. Tho
bont Is 10. feet o inches lii length, broadth ut
hnnn 10 foot, nnd dcpth of hold .3. Tho
material usc In tho construction ts Of lron: no
woo.i whatevor being utilIzod except for deck
Ing and finishing. Tho wi,rk IA under the super.
tntcndonco Of Mr.. j. II. smith, d gentleman Of
largo expcriuMco In tho business. no having
b,1Eit tho Iron craft used In transporting rail.
rond tra[ns Mt Port Huron. and tho boat at
fluifato, beside pthors. The iron used for
p!atInx Is boilur-p!nto OF f,ve.otghths
and slx.cfghths thickness There aro
1T present nhottt t25 nun employed, getting the
Iron II, proper fursn md rIvcttng tho plates to
tho frn1ilcs. It wns expected when tho work
was beRnn TINT tho boat would be lnuprhod In
Oct0bor, but owing to tho difficulty in procuring
Iron the work will not be completed until about
jan. !. Tho mnph[n1ry Ia now being lnHntIfact-
.,rctl. The onglno Is stmilnr 10 thnt Of tho Chs-
hofn and Is Of 1000 horse power. When
launched tho bunt, which ls ownod by stock
company. will probably bo put In tho tron-oro
trade, although It Ia possible aho wilt carry grnin.
Tho tna1hcr and stylo In which tho Immense
aEfnir as boln0 put togcther Ia study. Tho hot"
tom and bow nro ntreatly plated, thoro bo,ng
something moro than 4 third Of tho work done.
Look'nK niNnx tho bottom Of tho toat not m
inequality IN tho surraeo can he suen-the plat-
inE 'is rs stnooth is . bIlllnrd.tabln. on tho
i,ow Il i lali Hush, ~ thoro ts no oi,stsuc:
tton. The. bout carries hor brendth ut
ind a0a tso 'G L ftS tSo 'es sGw
IL III Rrncpful and syinnetrlcal ns II carvcL from
ntt!ek of wood !nHtead Of being OF r thousand
ind bow nro nll r0untursunk, hn1 tho hents
ryete In ,r,r r!,rm!y, !cay!ns TIC w9rk porfect!y
strsying thuruGy ulat straight Up aid tlown,
{ro.n thc & !ooks ot larHe ,ako vessels The lrt,I,
wntot. bottot,i lelnx about cRht fest higher than
oa 80 & 4 ho shp b.on Is e. bu
little hi,,Jrnnco In salllig vii! bo experienced
taorctr@9m. @ rarwar.i tho water. bottom risos
f9ct tctWc9n tho two rlntes. Tho trntnes nru
noont M Ivy lcot nrnrt and the rivots wh:nh Sc.
so II se o
opportunity nrtaes. 10 thore ia no question as to
The etaHchness Of tho bont. As atrordug n
be remarked TINT 1870 tons az irUIt will b0 usvd
poEoro tho 1Dgtfics Are III plnco.H
ATOTtlEn VICTIM Or THE sQuAL1,.
Detroit IYst ard tribune: "Tho tug Annie
Ecttoilcr +. u. Lock In tow haynX hro,bht her
from, Dotour. Capt. II. @. Moroy, OF tho ?. II.
Look, reports t6ut h1 WAS entering the HAut
1sser ut Detour un Satur1uy evening ln a densu
fog. when hc Yna struck by tho s1uall which
yesso tsbed her aalls. md. turning little ont 1T
her oo4fsc. STRUCK l1cnyly. She was takon n
whvu It was foiind thnt sue was leAklng At auoi,
I rate TINT tho pumps could not keep her free.
She WIS th1n buAchel ncnr tho Detour pfor.
Tho tuK DUbblrs Wlia engaged to push h1r hnrI
aground. fur fear OF hor shaking. nrid thon to
bring 4 stentn pump from tho aault. !, Tho
aoAanncr wns pstnrcl ottt, pulled OF. and taken
hure, arriving as brfGrt, mentioned. Tho
schooner was plnGol In tho O0trHtt dry-lnok for
ropatrs. Tho Lock waB Ioadcd with cont."
MILWAUKEE MARINE CnuNTEelEs.
Milwaukee, U'tscDnstH: "Tho atlolcscont tars !
who nannHle ,tnnrsno news fur tho. morning
pnpora frequontay notn tho tratertoggtn1 Of YES.
Websters unabridged should be prescribed for
hoth. Son,v or thoso days tho Sentinel or Ntaa
Will report tho cscapu Uf q shipwro oked aaior
OH d ilOntinY anchor"