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deck beams in the position as far as the machinery bulkhead. The great height of the covered-in berth standards, and the runners with electric overhead cranes somewhat dwarf the height of this great vessel itself. Fig. 174 shows a vitally important part of the huge liner, and at a highly inter- esting stage of the work of construction. This is a view from aft, and exhibits the frames as they approach the stern post, and the bossing necessary for the outside propeller shafts, also the sweep up of - the "deadwood"' to meet the fore end of the stern post casting, Fig. 175 shows the stern framing on Jan: -15,. 1906. 'Tig..176 1s a. bow view on May 5, 1906. Fig. 177 shows the bow near completion on Sept. 6, 1906, and Fig. 178 shows the stern on same date two weeks before launching, This vessel was launched on. Sept.: 20, 1906, but is not yet in commission. She "TAE. MarRINe REVIEW 27 Fic. for seven years, when he came to this city and engaged in. the ship building Fic. 170. was built at the ship yard of Swan, Hun- ter & Wigham, Richardson Ltd., Wall- send, England. A sister ship of the Mauretania, the Lusitania, was launched from the Clydebank ship yard, Glasgow, Scotland, on June 7, 1900. OBITUARY. Capt. Harlow R. Arey, surveyor for the Mannheim and the Fireman's Fund insurance companies, died re- cently at New Orleans. Seth W. Johnson, one of Cleveland's early settlers and a pioneer ship build- er and ship owner died last week at his home in Lakewood, aged 65 years. 'Mr. Johnson helped to complete two of the first steamboats built in Cleve- land, the Constellation and the Robert Fulton. Mr. Johnson was born at Middle Haddam, Conn., in May, 1811, and lived on his father's farm until fourteen years old. He served an ap- prenticeship at the ship building trade business for himself. Soon after- wards he went to Perrysburg, O., and helped' complete the Commodore Per- , ry. In 1844 he formed a partnership 169. l with E. Tisdale which lasted for nine- teen years. He retired from business in 18609. The. firm of Johnson & Tisdale gained considerable renown by send- ing the schooners Swallow and Julia Palmer, which. they built, from this city to Lake Superior. There were no 'locks at. the -$00 'then, and the two ships were taken 'above the rapids overland. This' teat. was. accomi- plished by the use of greased skids. The firm built many steamboats for the English coast trade. *» The contract for carrying the United States mails between Ludington and Mil- waukee for the next four years has been awarded to the Pere Marquette line steamers, owned and operated by the Michigan Salt Transportation Co. C. -C.. Hand, manager of the Hanna docks at Sandusky, reports that all steam- ers will be able to reach the docks with- out trouble the coming season. He re- ports a depth of 22 ff. =