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1901.] MARINE REVIEW. 25 AROUND THE GREAT LAKES. The branch hydrographic office at Duluth, which is in charge of Mr. Frank Heinrich, nautical expert, has been removed from the Palladio building and is now in the former rooms at 1000-1002 Torrey building. Lake barges that were taken to the Atlantic seaboard in large num- bers:two years ago to engage in the coal trade are now nearly all back to the lakes. Four vessels owned by J. C. Gilchrist of iCleveland, the Melvin S. Bacon, Thomas P. Sheldon, W. S. Crosthwaite and Verona have just left Boston for Lake Erie. Capt. Geo. P. McKay, chairman of a special committee of the Lake Carriers' Association, appointed to look after the lighting of Pelee passage, Lake Erie, where a great number of vessels have been in trouble during more than a year past, hopes to have a light-vessel on Southeast shoal in that vicinity within a few days. The schooner Smith & Post has been chartered to act in the capacity of a light-vessel for the present season and is being fitted out as rapidly as possible. Mr. Calvary Morris and other well-known Cleveland coal men who have for some time past been engaged in opening up extensive coal fields in eastern Ohio, are evidently planning to soon have in operation a new railroad to Lake Erie. The railroad company was organized several weeks ago, and now it is announced that H. A. Garfield, attorney representing these new interests, has purchased 175 acres of water front property on the west side of Fairport harbor. A survey job for the U. S. S. Michigan is provided by a report of a shoal or obstruction of some kind in Lake Erie, made a few days ago by Capt. Robinson of the steamer Crescent City. Capt. Robinson says that while bound down Lake Erie, loaded, on June 11, when about five miles to the westward of Ashtabula and about four miles off shore, his vessel passed over an obstruction of some kind, possibly a shoal. The steamer did not strike, but 'the pumps stopped and she labored hard." The cap- tain adds: "There is quite a spot there of some kind." With the rush of iron ore from the docks of Lake Superior that is now going on--the greatest ever known--some records are being made in the loading of big ships. In one day of last week (24 hours) 64,000 gross tons of ore was shipped from Duluth docks: This ore was loaded into fourteen vessels. The average cargo, it will be seen, was large, being 4,571 tons. The average ore cargo of ten or a dozen years ago for that number of boats, taken as they happened to come, would have not ex- ceeded 1,500 tons. Mr. Henry B. Wortley, chief designer for the Ocean Steamship Co. of Liverpool (better known as the Alfred Holt ship interests) is one of the naval architects of Europe who has been visiting ship yards of the United States recently. Mr. Wortley's general knowledge of shipping matters and the widespread reputation of the firm he represents were of great assistance to him in a flying trip through the ship yards of the Atlantic seaboard and great lakes. He visited all the principal yards in a stay of little more than three weeks and was very cordially received. SOME RELIABLE PARTICULARS OF LARGE STEAMERS. The main propelling engines of the White Star liner. Celtic are of the quadruple expansion type balanced so as to minimize vibration, The cylinders work on four cranks, the arrangement of cylinders and valves from the forward end being as follows: High pressure with next its piston valve; then the second intermediate with its piston valve; a double-ported slide valve with a balance piston on the top for the low pressure, which comes next; then the first intermediate cylinder, with finally its piston valve. The cylinders are 33, 4714, 6814 and 98 in. diam- eter respectively, with a stroke of 63 in. Each cylinder is a separate cast- ing supported in front on the A frame; while at the back there is a condenser incorporated into the framing of the low. pressure and first intermediate cylinders. The air, bilge and sanitary pumps are worked by levers from the crossheads, but the centrifugal pumps are operated by separate engines. Weir feed pumps are used for the main and auxiliary feed to the boilers. The connecting rods are 141% in. long between centers. The crank shaft is 1914 in. diameter with 20 in. diam- eter crank pins. The line shaft is 18 in. diameter and the propeller shaft is 19% in. The propellers are three-bladed and 20 ft, in diameter. The cooling surface of each condenser is 9,000 sq. ft. There are eight large Scotch boilers, 15 ft. 9 in. diameter and 19 ft. 6 in. long, with 1,014 sq. ft. of grate surface and 41,680 sq. ft. heating surface. The height of smoke- stack above grate lbars is 120 ft. There was launched from the Vulcan Works, Stettin, on March 30, a steamer built to the order of the North German Lloyd Co. for their Atlantic line. This new vessel, named the Kronprinz Wilhelm, is 665.04 ft. over all, 65.65 ft. beam, 42.68 ft. deep, of 15,000 gross tons register, 28.5 ft. load draught, 21,000 tons displacement and 22 knots sea speed. There will be accommodation for 600 first-class, 350 second-class and 700 third-class passengers, the crew numbering 525 all told. The propelling engines are quadruple expansion of the Schlick balanced type, the indi- cated horse power being 30,000 and the working pressure 213 lbs. There are twelve double-ended and four single-ended Scotch boilers, with 93,649 sq. ft. heating surface and 2,702 sq. ft. grate surface. The Zeeland of the International Navigation Co.'s fleet, which re- cently arrived in New York on her maiden voyage, is 560 ft. long, 60-ft. beam, 42 ft. deep and of 12,000 tons register. 'She has quadruple expan- sion engines with cylinders of 31, 44, 62 and 88 in. diameter, and:a stroke of 54 in. The working pressure is 200 lbs. The Zeeland maintained a speed of 17.3 knots for 12 hours on her speed trial in April last. The Nickel Plate road offers low excursion rates to Denver, Colorado Springs, Glenwood Springs, Col.; Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah; Hot Springs, S. D.; St. Paul and Duluth, Minn. Tickets on sale from June 18 to Sept. 10, good to return until Oct. 31. Write, wire, 'phone or call nearest agent, or E. A. Akers, G. P. & T. A., (Cleveland, O. 95 Sept: 16. * 108 SUPERIOR STREET, $450,000 © First Mortgage 5% Gold Bonds The Calumet Transportation Co. secured by "Blanket'"" Mortgage upon the new Steel Steamers G. A. FLAGG, RANDOLPH S. WARNER, each 336 ft. length, 42 ft. beam and 26% ft. depth, and upon new Steel Schooners A. W. THOMPSON, S. D. WARRINER, each 300 ft. length, 42 ft. beam, 24 ft. depth. Combined capacity of four vessels, 18,000 tons. Prices to net the investor 434%. THE GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, OFFERS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE 'These bonds are secured by mortgage or deed of trust to the Guardian Trust Co., as Trustee, in the one case upon two modern, new steel steamers and two new steel schooners, and in the other case upon six modern, new steel steamers, the insurance tpon which, payable to and deposited with the trustee in the interest of the bondholders, exceeds in each case the total bond issue. The bonds mature in annual installments and as ro part of the mort- gaged property can be released until every bond is paid, the margin of security constantly increases. ~ As the bonds mature in yearly installments from 1902 to 1943, either long or short time securities can be furnished to suit purchaser. Both bonds and semi-annual interest coupons are payable at office of The Guardian Trust Co., Trustee. CLEVELAND, O. $633,000 First Mortgage 5% Gold Bonds oOo THE GLOBE STEAMSHIP CO. secured by "Blanket" Mortgage upon the new Steel Steamers NEPTUNE, URANUS, VENUS, MARS, SATURN, JUPITER, each 366 ft. length, 48 ft. beam, 28 ft. depth, and of 6,000 tons capacity. Special descriptive circular upon application.