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34 THE Marine REVIEW AROUND THE GREAT LAKES The Donnelly Wrecking Co., of Kingston, has the con- tract to raise the steamer Zimmerman sunk in St. Mary's river. - The steamer Saxona, which was in collision with the Zimmerman in St. Mary's river, is undergoing repairs at Buffalo. The name of the steamer Arabia,*recently purchased by the Merchants Line, of Montreal, has been changed to Bickerdike. : A revised chart in colors of Lake Superior has been is- sued by the U. S. Lake Survey and is for sale by the MarINE REVIEW. The steamer Simon J. Murphy, which struck in St. Mary's river, is in dry dock at Lorain. She had seven plates damaged. The steamer Hutchinson, which was ashore in _ St. Mary's river, has several damaged plates forward of the collision bulkhead. The steamer H. B. Hawgood went Saal on Black river, Middleground, Port Huron, last week. She was subsequently released. It is reported from Toronto, that the Dominion goy- ernment is considering the construction of an additional ship canal at Sault Ste. Marie. The Canadian steamer Iroquois, which blockaded navi- gation in St. Mary's river for the better part of a day, has been taken to Collingwood for repairs. The steamer Robert Wallace, stranded in making the harbor at Kingston last week, was released after 150 tons of her cargo of grain had been lightered. Mr. E. E. Upham, a pioneer resident of Duluth, died last week after a continued illness. He was connected with the dredging industry at the head of the lakes. The Marine Review regrets to announce the death of Wm. Wharry, wheelsman on the steamer Kensington. He died of typhoid fever in the hospital at Port Huron. A delegation from Buffalo representing marine inter- ests, visited Washington last week to urge an appropria- tion for Dunkirk harbor to admit draught vessels in time _of storms. © The steamer William Chisholm was disabled by the breaking of a cylinder head while passing through Lake © St. Clair, last week. She was towed to the shear dock of the Detroit Ship Building Co., for repairs. The steamer Starrucca, of the Union Steamboat Line, bound from Chicago to Buffalo with a cargo of general merchandise stranded on South Point last week. A large hole was stove in the bow of the steamer. _ Judge Wantry, of the United States Court of Muske- gon, has held that the claim of Capt. W. H. Evans for $350, due him as wages on the steamer Chas. H. Hackley, _does not take precedence of the mortgage. The steamer W. D. Rees, owned by the Wilson Transit Co., stranded on Poe's Reef, at the Lake Huron entrance of the straits of Mackinac last week. The wrecking tug Favorite was sent to her relief. The 569-footer Harry Coulby, left the Wyandotte yards of the American Ship Building Co. on her maiden trip last week. Her cabin accommodations are made extra fine and she is one of the best appointed freighters on the lakes. » The Chattanooga, in tow of the Pioneer, grounded on the east bank at the Lime Kilns, last week. Tugs pulled all day long on the Chattanooga without moving her, and the lighter Newman was then sent for to lighter her cargo. s While the new Gilchrist steamer, John Sherwin, was leaving Bay City on her maiden trip last week, she col- lided with the Michigan Central railroad bridge, sustain- ing four broken plates. She went back to the ship yards for repairs. i The steamer Siemens, of the Pittsburg Steamship Co.'s fleet, which was damaged last fall in trying to release the Corey from Gull island reef, Lake Superior, has been taken to the floating dry dock of the Great -- Engi- neering Works, Ecorse, for repairs. The owners of the steamer C. F. Bielman, have been assessed $42,064 by the Canadian courts as a result of collision in St. Clair river last May which resulted in the' loss of the sand sucker Burroughs, owned by C. W. Cald. well, of Windsor. The costs of the suits and 5 per cent interest on award are also charged against the defendants. The steel steamer Viking, of the Gilchrist fleet, stranded on 19-ft. shoal between the rock and Poverty island this week. The shoal has been developed by the construction of the new Hanna coal dock on the Superior front channel, Duluth-Superior harbor. The shoal is 600 ft. long and extends 250 ft. out from the dock, having 16 ft. of low water. Vessels drawing 17 ft. cannot safely do business at this dock at present. Some of the vessels that brought down the first cargo of ore this season had been holding it all winter. In trying to unload it, it was found to be so badly frozen that the clamshells could not work in it. The unusual expedient was therefore resulted to of blasting the cargo with dynamite. The process proved so tedious and slow that the boats with frozen ore had to be shifted to make room for others. They were again taken to dock as opportun- ity offered. LAKE SHORE PLANS APPROVED. The war department, after an examination of the plans . of the Lake Shore railway for the improvement of the harbor of Ashtabula, declined to grant a permit for the work. The improvements projected are of the most ex- tensive character and are made necessary by the con- tinued development of lake trade. Mr. Harvey D. Goul- der therefore, went to Washington this week and urged the war department to approve the plans after certain modifications had been made. This has now been done and a permit extended to the railway company. The plans, as modified, contemplate leaving a 300-ft. gap be- tween the east arm of the Ashtabula breakwater and the end of the projected new docks. In addition, the railroad company agrees to extend the breakwater if it is found that the docks restrict the basin. .Mr. Goulder secured an expression from the river and harbor committee favoring the contemplated improvements and this greatly influ- enced the war department in granting the necessary per- mit. i -- The Morgan Iron Works, New London, Conn., has been sold to the New London Marine Iron Works Co,, a cor- poration formed to operate it. The officers of the com- pany are: Charles P. Hyde, president and general man- ager; Morton F. Plant, vice president; P. LeRoy Har- wood, treasurer; Charles B. Waller, secretary. The new company takes immediate possession and will put in new ways capable of handling vessels 350 ft. in length. The plant will be enlarged to perform all kinds of repair work on wooden and iron ships, but ship building will not be attempted. Mr. Charles T. Hyde, president of the com- pany, is well known in ship building circles through his long connection with the Bath Iron Works.