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fe 24 THE Marine. REVIEW Launch of the Steamer Cayuga. In a heavy rainstorm, succeeding a sleet storm of the early morning, and a strong blow from the southeast, the new steamer for the Niagara Navigation Co., was launched from the Toronto yard of the. Canadian Ship Building Co. This is the' first vessel launched from this yard since it was taken over from the Bertram Engine Works Co., and is the first vessel built by the Canadian Ship Building Co. The launch was timed to take place at noon, and precisely at that hour the last blocks were removed, Miss Mary Osler, daughter of E:; B. Osler, M. P.,. president of the Niagara Navigation Co., broke the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow, pronouncing the words "I christen thee Cayuga," and the hull slowly gathering 'oa way glided off the ways, and dropped gracefully into the water. The momentum carried her across to the ad- joining dock where she was brought up and moored. Following the launch there was a luncheon at the King Edward hotel at which there were about 120 guests present representing the financial, commercial, municipal and trans- portation interests of Toronto. FF. Nicholls, president of the Canadian Ship Building Co., occupied the chair, and those present included E. B. Osler, M. P., president Niagara Navigation Co.; the mayor of Toronto; A. Angstrom, gen- eral manager, Canadian Ship Building Co.; B. W.. Folger, general manager Niagara Navigation Co.; H. J. Prince, president International Traction Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; Sen- ator J. K. Kerr; Colonel Hughes, M. P.; F. Barlow Cum- -berland, vice president Niagara Navigation Co.; H. Foster Chaffee, Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., Toronto. After lunch the chairman on behalf of the ship building company expressed the pleasure he had taking part in the day's proceedings and complimented the Niagara Navigation _ Co. on the enterprise it had shown in deciding to construct such a steamer and in placing the order in Toronto. Its other steamers, the Corona and Chippawa, both of which were built in Toronto, had been designed in advance of the requirements of the traffic, but the company's foresight had in each case been amply justified. It was the hope and belief of all that a similar result would: follow that advent of the Cayuga. The mayor of Toronto briefly proposed prosperity to the Niagara Navigation Co., congratulating the city on possessing a company sufficiently enterprising to order, and another company capable of building such a steamer, E. B. Osler, replying referred to the enterprise of the late Sir Frank Smith and the late F. W. Cumberland in establishing the line, and to the grave consideration given in 1895 to the question of placing an order in Toronto for the new vessel then contemplated. The confidence 'then placed in the firm with which Mr. Angstrom was then con- nected, and of which the Canadian Ship Building Co. was the successor was amply justified and the Chippawa succeeded the Corona in due course. These successes it was to be ' hoped would be followed by the Cayuga. D. R. Wilkie, general manager Imperial Bank, proposed success to the Canadian Ship Building Co., to which Mr. Nicholls and Mr. THE CAYUGA AS SHE WILL, APPEAR WHEN COMPLETED. Angstrom replied. In proposing the toast of Miss Mary Osler, who named the new steamer, B. W. Cumberland referred to the appropriateness of the names of the com-: ipany's 'steamers. The first was the Chicora,--the pretty 'flower--named from the Indian territory of and around Florida; followed by the Cibolo. This steamer was burned and was replaced by the Corona, after the bright ring seen when the moon is in eclipse--an ap- propriate name under the circumstances. This was followed by the Chippawa, another Indian name, and now they had added the Cayuga, after one of the five nations associated with the country surrounding Lake Ontario.. Our Cana- dian allies was proposed by Mr. H.-J. Pearce, Buffalo; and the health. of Mr. B. W.'Folger was proposed by Mr. Nicholls. The latter in reply pointed out that a year ago the Canadian Ship Building Co. was but a name; today it had on its books orders for six large steamers, which would keep a large number of men busy for some months to come. The industry was an important one for the country as it was for the city. The Cayuga is a departure in many respects from the other steamers of the Niagara Navigation Co., the most im- portant being that she will be propelled by twin screws instead of paddle wheels. The general outlines of the other steamers are followed as far as possible; and the internal arrangements are planned on the most modern - lines to afford the greatest accommodation and conveniences for the passengers. Her dimensions are: Length, 317 ft. 6 in. over all; beam of-hull, 36 ft. 6 in.; over guards, 51 ft. 8 in.; depth, 15 ft. molded; draught, ro ft. The hull is of steel and is divided into eight water-tight compartments by seven bulkheads; thus rendering her practically unsinkable. She will be driven by twin screws, power being supplied by two sets of engines, of the vertical inverted, direct-acting, quadruple expansion type, balanced on the Yarrow, Schlick & Tweedy system, having cylinders, 1714 in., 25 in., 36 in. and 52/in. diameter by 30-in. stroke. Steam will be supplied by seven Scotch marine boilers 11 ft. diameter by 12 ft. fitted with two corrugated furnaces. The Howden heated draft will be used. The engines are designed to develop 4,300 H. P., which is about 30 per cent in excess of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co.'s steamer Montreal, at present the largest and most powerful passenger steamer navigating Canadian waters, and is exceeded by very few vessels on the United States side of the great lakes. The vessel is planned on the lines of the day service observation type of steamers, having four principal decks, _ namely: main deck, promenade deck, upper promenade deck, and lower or orlop deck below the main deck. There will be three gangways on each side, the forward ones for passengers and express, the middle ones for passengers' bag- gage and the aft one for passengers only. 'This latter will lead directly into the entrance hall on the main deck, where will be found the purser's office, a parcel checking room and other. offices with which passengers have to come