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engagement to sail from Liverpool on May 27. She was therefore put on the service again and is doing the outward and homeward voyages again with three propellers. On her return to the Mersey it will then be possi- ae Bees MAURETANIA'S DAMAGED PROPELLER, SHOW- ING ONE BLADE MISSING. ble to fit plete the time had lustration in the new blade, and com- repairs that for want of to be held over. Our il- from a photograph taken while the vessel was in dry dock at Liverpool shows the damaged pro- peller with one blade missing. A NOVEL PICTURE OF AN EX- PLOSION ON BOARD SHIP. The accompanying illustration which is reproduced from a_ photo- graph just received from the far east gives a good idea of the disas- trous effects of the explosion on board the Dutch steamer, Pahud, in which several lives were lost. It ap- pears. that on' Easter Sunday last, April 19, the steamer Pahud, 1,994 tons, was lying at her wharf at Bela- wan, Deli, Sumatra, just completing the loading of her cargo for Batavia, when her starboard boiler blew up with a terrific report, blowing the side out, and completely wrecking the adjacent portion of the wharf, to- gether with the shed upon it. By the latest accounts the roll of dead and missing totals 18 persons, while there are many cases of serious injury from scalding, including several members of Ott's circus company who. were "TAE. MarRINE. REVIEW passengers on board. The Pahud was built at Amsterdam only two years ago, and her boilers passed the rather strict Dutch government sur- vey only last January, being con- structed to withstanda working press- ure' of::180 ;pounds: on the + squave inch. The pressure a few minutes before the explosion was 150 pounds. The boilers, of: 'which she Had iyo, were of: the' ofdinary eylimdrical type, but used oil and forced draught. Among many theories to account for this alarming explosion by experts on the spot, one that finds much favor a0 TRADE NOTES. The Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co., Cleveland, O., has just issued its new catalog H. The catalog is one .of extreme interest owing to the new matter which it contains. On page 23 is given a description of the Cleve- land Portable Emery Grinder and on page 33 a description of the Cleve- land Staybolt chuck. Both of these machines are new and are just being placed on sale. The description given in the catalog of the emery grinder is complete. The staybolt chuck, however, has one feature of import- S. S. PAHUD AFTER BOILER EXPLOSION. ascribes it to an abnormal collection of, petrol .gas in. the combustion chamber exploding, causing shock and concussion to the whole boiler. It does seem strange this strong and recently tested boiler should have ex- ploded through its own steam only. The engineers escaped, and are pos- itive as to the pressure recorded-- 150 pounds on the gage, and the safe- ty valve would blow off at 180 pounds but did not--hence the mystery. The photograph which has been handed to us by the Liverpool Journal of Com- merce was taken by the chief en- gineer of the S. S. Hebe, one of the Holt Line boats, and shows the de- struction caused. The °Pahud, _al- though given a heavy list, fortunately remained afloat owing to her bulk- heads. ance not mentioned in the catalog, and that is its reversibility. It re- verses instantly by means of the loose roller 'chatiging position; if "te- verses while in action and grips the staybolt firmly in both directions. It does away entirely with the expense of squaring staybolts and the company regards it as the best article of its kind on the market. Anyone inter- ested should write for this catalog. A report received at the navy de- partment states that the battleship Georgia has. made the world's coaling record, taking on board 1,779 tons of coal in 5 hours and 20 minutes. Dur- ing the best hour 458 tons of coal were taken on board. The Georgia is now on the Pacific coast.