New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-26

and the suil vessel Is steadily deseheia''hs h'' WV
drawn by big steamer. - ~,
The shipbuildng record Of the lakes Is one VI
which the whole country may well pe Pio"u -, -
the past four years more tonnage mas oeel o"'i. ~
lake yards than on both ocean coasts III ot'o,
words, more than half the new tohh'se Va ~" ~ -
states &c buiIt on the four great lakes Inc "''
nj the lahos even COMPARE favorably with that Vi INC
CLYDE Durnq the month of July last' Tor eAa'iiao'
fifteen steamers three sailing vessels anu h'o
with total tonnage OF lo'ooo oon'' - ,ritb
on the CLYDE. while at lake yards h'eeh 'o'e0i 'a
a total tonnage of 1868 tons were Pi' ana ~
only ono ~ these vessels built IN Cahaua' D'
, a., ero Month orders for aggregate tonnage
90 600 tons wore placed the Clyde, ana OF io,ooo
tons al lake shjpyards all of which was IN A'her'
wards The character OF the vessels D'V oi 0"o '
will also compare favoraby with CSde-pu'i' S"p
we NAV believe the testimony Oh inc pe9V oNp
v1cr an Errllsh Judge Captain John hnbanh' sur
veyor of the Liverpool Lloyds' VINO n'' ,aato1I
as their representative by the LloydS' HAS ioP"'
roseed his surprise at the excellence OF tle IaAo
min vecsa,s He IS authority for saying tha' 'i''
never was a steamer built ON the o'Suo u,av IT,,
the Marsha launched at the Clevclahd SHY
Company's yard last spring, In CONSTRUCTOR. ~. VIZ
Marsha is not superior to dozens VI TIC" '''0'
vessels on the lakes 1850, ,,,o- .ho,
r. has long been the opinion OF lake oul'uerS '"''
,,o could hnjyd ships for the ocean trade here as
well as they could be built on the COAST iii'
seamoa pau,ible from the fact that the average s%'
of the freight vessels the lakes Is larger tdi "
of vessels entering the port OF Liverpool anu Nci'
much greater than the average OIL American NeS,0',
on the Atlantic For exalaplG 1s TONS While those
Launched on the Atlantic Coast Only average 10 liz
These and IKE Ike iie of the st.
canals and the small locks were serious opstaceS a
GO one undertook ting W SS of Fay a.; Cy Mich began
building two steel steamers win the aNoMeo ntV 1n
Of sending them TO the Aane seb, ae ms o. and is
now on the ocean having bee Guy IN '"9 a1 ~
towed down Lake ontario ana inc ~ to,chcr again
She is 800 feet long 4l feet beam and Is ntendeu 10
carry $500 tons draft Of - feet she Is p ctc
alter ocean models having her engines poU ,no3 in
amidsSins instead of at the stern, as IS common
vessels sed on the lakes Her mate the & smc
cessul considerable business Is likely TO be &
Among the novelties OF the lakes are the AcpVuSS
whale 3aSS 9 "a Sc SS "W a S another at stern
Nine Of these odd craft have already ncoa d thcy
West suPerST VIM two o. They cost less
more than vessels Of the old type oq, ao hoas are
Void Of beauty several OF these McpSufal lake Ship
70 On ~ salt water. Another noyei,y III on horc Tie
SSips will be turned of the Globe ya na, " pas,e
Coming spring It will be t~dHrcn sporation
COMPANY Of Milwaukee and will naGgof aIe p "a
Gnest passenger boat on tho lskes wheeIers and
ME vii therefore be novel in two respects a. She viii
passenger steamer and as winscrew FOR I40
passengers and cost over S3Oo,VUp' nr,.r,c on the
The season Of 1890 closes with c s,andInr the low
ght rates that have ruled this year inc older ANY,, nd
less seaworhy boats are gradually =. ,b Ia and
in tber stead Is fleet that Is credit 70 INC ias n
III rro of nride TO every American. OF ALI ti,e siea
lake traffic less than 10 Per GenI - ,c 10 not over
nor cent Of that launched from Jake shpyaNs IL, ,
last five years on the lakes the STAR anu he sen
supreme and here in winter can ,Sen in s,y ocean
larger fleets under the American has ''a" - 49,
port.