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8 | MARINE REVIEW. A Steamer that is Being Built by the Cramps. There is presented on this page plans showing the arrangement of passenger accommodations in a freight and passenger steamer that is being constructed by the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, for service between Baltimore and Norfolk. The vessel was designed by John Hang of No. 206 Walnut Place, Philadel- phia, and is being built under his supervision. Mr. Haug was recently selected to supervise the construction of the two steamers which the Globe Iron Works Co., Cleveland, is building for Mr. John D. Rocke- feller. He is quite well known on the lakes. The Cramps guarantee a continuous speed of 15 knots for the vessel illustrated herewith. She will be operated in connection with the South- ern Railway Co. by a company of which Reuben Foster of Baltimore is manager. Her dimensions are 240 feet over all, 232 feet between per- pendiculars, 42 feet moulded beam and 15 feet moulded depth. The gen- eral arrangement of the ship is plainly shown on the plans, the cargo spaces being below main deck and between decks, the latter being ac- cessible through two large ports, 8 feet square, on each side. Passenger accommodations are above the saloon deck. They include staterooms, all outside, for 100 passengers, in addition to lavatories, toilet rooms, etc. All parts of the ship to be used by passengers are separated from cargo Proposed Freight & Passenger Steamer LOH Aeergth cor ol _ Length betw. Pern? RIAs. \ Bear ynolded, 42 ft Depth fr. 16 o> Scot: it = 1 Omguct 17 1895. Hh Kon Sree Paks copy, as I have the papers bound every year. I wish to express my thanks 4 for the complete report contained in this number of the annual meeting of the Lake Carriers' Association,a matter in which I am deeply incl terested, but at present my business is suchin the month of January ay to make it utterly impossible for me to be there in person, although ] esent in spirit." | was Wm, A. a ae naval architect employed with the Bath Iro, Works, Bath, Me., who is one of the most careful readers of marine journals in this country writes us as follows: "Tam very much pleaseq j with your paper, and the great progress you make year by year, and with, out doubt Ican say thatthe Marine REVIEW is the best published American marine paper. The best feature of allis the broadness of it, news and its unprejudiced bearing on all matters." Rules for Navigation of Hay Lake and Other Channels, The United States senate on Tuesday last passed a bill (S 565) which will give to the secretary of war power to prescribe rules for the naviga. tion of the St. Mary's Falls canal, just as he now exercises jurisdiction over the St. Clair Flate canal. The bill in fact authorizes the secretary of war to prescribe rules and regulations for the government and naviga. tion of any or all canals and similar works of navigation that now are or Cm imme PC, ceases et] (isa | © oO Pantry --4= Sz = ea O © cia rae roe TE A | | | | ! | PLANS SHOWING PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.'S NEW STEAMER. Spaces by iron partitions, making them secure against fire and also ex- cluding odors, dust, etc. Machinery enclosures are of iron to top of deck houses. The engine is of triple expansion type with cylinders 24, 38 and 62 inches diameter and 36 inches stroke. All the main shafting is of steel and the propeller of manganese bronze. Feed pumps and circulat- ing pump areindependent. There are four steel boilers, 12 feet diameter and 12 feet long, designed for 160 pounds working pressure and each having two corrugated furnaces, the total grate surface bein g 200 square feet and the heating surface about 6,000 square feet. The equipment in- cludes Providence steam windlass and capstan, a Williamson steam steering engine and a complete electric light outfit, as well as a search light of 2,000 candle power. Compliments for the Review. The Lake Carriers' Association again entrusted to the MARINE REVIEW this year the work of printing the annual report of the board of managers of the association, and on account of the very full report of the Detroit meeting printed in our issue of Jan 16, the executive officers of the association purchased a large number of copies of the paper and dis- pensed with the matter of publishing a general account of the proceed- ings. Itis at all times encouraging to have careful work of this kind endorsed by those who are most interested init. A few days ago we received the following note from H. BE. Schmuck of Springfield, Mass., who is interested in lake vessels: "Treceived this morning my copy of the Review for the current week with one corner badly torn and I must ask you to send me another hereafter may be owned, operated or maintained by the United States. Severe penalties are provided for the willful violation of such regulations as the secretary of war may provide for the use of the canals. It is more than probable that this bill will pass the house without great delay, so that next season government rules will undoubtedly be provided not only for the Sault canal but also for Hay lake channel and for other parts of the 20-foot channel. In this connection it may be noted that both vessel owners and ves- sel masters, at meetings held recently, petitioned the treasury depart- ment to provide rules for the navigation of the entire Sault river. The object in petitioning the treasury department in this matter was to secure, if possible, the assistance of the revenue cutter service, which is a part of the treasury department, in providing a patrol for the river. If rules are provided by the war department for Hay Lake channel a part of the present difficulty will be overcome, but there are, of course, parts of the river other than Hay Jake channel in which the navigation of vessels should be regulated by stringent rules. Mr. Burton of Cleveland intro- duced in the house, a few days ago, a bill to regulate the navigation of the Sault river, and Capt. William Mack, with other members of the Ship Masters' Association, appeared before the commerce committee of the house in support of the measure. ~ G. G. Hadley, Jr., and J. P. Nagle of Toledo, who formed the acquaint ance of a large number of vessel owners at the ake Carriers' meetiug in Detroit, will conduct a vessel agency at Toledo as well as a tug line They have purchased the tug Wisconsin and have another tug in view.