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August, 1909 this, and many more details of human interest, Coe would relate with great later. In fact #he wreck of the Sebastopol marked a turning point in the life of the Chis- holms. Capt. Coe always _ insisted that they would have made money in it had they remained in it, but the Sebastapol was only partly insured and they lost mioney on this single venture. Amasa Stone and the Chis- holms went out of the vessel business permanently and turning their at- tention to iron established the New- burgh Rolling Mills which ater became an important part of the American Steel & Wire Co. Capt. Coe was a natural mechanic and in 1861 established a small forge in the flats fat Cleveland to turn out marine forgings, the firm name being Coe, Harman & Ely -Vhe business thrived from the start and later be- came known as_ the Cleveland City Forge & Iron Co. 'Today it is one of the leading industries of the coun- try in the manufacture of marine forgings of the heaviest character though marine forging is now only a part of its business. Probably more of the heavy forgings for marine work on both coasts and the lakes and for the navy were made by it, than by any other concern in the country. Capt. Coe's business interests were extens.ve. He was a director of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., trustee of the Society of Savings, member of the advisory board of the Citizens Savings & Trust Co. He was also a member of many clubs including the Euclid Club, Country Club, Cleveland Yacht Giub; <Gastalia Trout. club: and the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Capt. Coe is survived by a widow and a son, Ralph M. Coe. gusto 50 years BOILER OF FIRE TUG J. i, FARLEY. The D. Connelly Boiler Co., West street, Cleveland, recently installed a new Scotch boiler in the fire tug John H. Farley. The new boiler is 10 ft. in diameter and 14 ft. 4 in. long, con- taining three Morrison corrugated fur- naces, each 38 in. inside d ameter and 12 ft. 6 in. long. The boiler has 194 return tubes 3 in. by 12 ft. The steam drum is 36 in. in diameter and 8 ft. long. The boiler is built for 150 Ibs. working pressure. This boiler re- places one that was built 23 years ago by D. Connelly. The old boiler was practically of the same diameter and length as the new one but the new one conta'ns about 25 per cent more heating surface and is built to carry 50 lbs. more steam pressure. TAE MARINE REVIEW 293 ScotcH BoILer oF THE Firesoat Joun H. Fartey. RELEASING DEVICE FOR LIFE BOATS. David Kahnweiler's Sons, 260 Front street, New York,are sole agents for Wick's patent releasing device for life boats, which has been approved by the board of supervising inspect- ors of steam. vessels. As. shown in the above i lustration when the life boat is resting in the chocks the sliding bolt is held in place by a thumb catch, In launching a boat just as soon as the weight of the boat is on the sliding bolt the thumb catch is removed, in which case the bolt remains in position until the boat is waterborne, when it automat- ically springs out of the way, releas- ing the boat immediately. The thumb catch is for the same purpose as the mousing of a hook, and prevents the automatic device from operating be- fore it is desired. This device brings the block closer to the boat than in any other way, which means that there is more distance between the upper and lower blocks for hoisting, or that the davits need not be so high in order to. give the requisite clearance. All iron parts of the device are galvanized, and all working parts are of bronze, so that there is no danger that rust will interfere with proper operation. The blocks furnished with this de- vice are first-class, with galvanized iron sheaves having bronze rolls (ligumvitae sheaves can be furnished when pre-- ferred). The device is not. furnished separate from blocks. a NEW SHIP BUILDING PLANT FOR PORT ARTHUR. The large dry dock and ship building plant which it has been announced would be es- tablished at Port Arthur, Ont., by the Amer- ican Ship Building Co., of Cleveland, is to be operated by the Western Dry Dock & Ship Building Co. Officials of the American Ship Building Co. have come to terms with those of the city of Port Arthur and it now remains for the property owners to vote upon the propos- ition. This will' be done Aug. 10 and should the vote be in favor of the enterprise, work will be begun at once upon the erection of the plant. It is estimated that the new yard will cost $700,000 and it is to be one of the most complete anywhere on the lakes, the plans calling for a 700-ft. dry dock--hbig enough to handle any existing lake. vessel-- as well as for complete equipment for the construction of ships. The members of the city council of Port | Arthur have agreed to give the ship building company 100 acres of land and to pay a bonus of $25,000 a year for 10 years. Ex- emption from taxes is also agreed upon for 20 years, with the exception of $2,000 a year for school purposes. W. L. Brown, of Chicago, chairman of the board of directors, Robert Logan, of Cleveland, general manager, and A. B. Wol- vin, of Duluth, member of the board of di- rectors, conducted the negotiations on behalf of the American Ship Building Co.