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294 ' THE Marine REVIEW Fic. 1--SHowi1Nc THE HATCH Cover IN PosiTION. Fic. 3--Tue Sections BEGINNING TO FOLp. NOVEL FORM OF HATCH COV- ER. Herewith are given illustrations of an entirely novel form of hatch cov- er designed by G. H. Tackman, 47 Bryan plaice, Chicago for which ap- plication for patent is now pending. Fig, 1 shows the hatch clamped down. Any make of hatch fastener may be employed. It is operated by cable, either to port or starboard, the rods as shown in Fig. 2 having only one purpose--that is to break the joint. Fig. 3 shows the hatch cover in pro- cess of folding and Fig. 4 shows it folded, leaving the hatch clear. 'The hatch cover is rubber jointed and is waterproof without the aid of tar- paulins. Secured to the lower sur- face of the sections at the ends are marginal packing strips which form a perfectly air and watertight seam around the hatch covers. Off-setting devices aire provided to protect this packing strip while the covers are be- ing folded and moved. A small ex- tension is provided at. each end of the hatch coamings to receive the folded covers, leaving the entire hatch opening clear for working purposes. FREIGHTER COWLE SUNK. The steel freighter John B. Cowle was sunk in collision with the bulk freighter Isaac Scott about two miles off Whitefish Point light- house on July 12 in a dense fog. The Scott had just passed the point on her maiden trip and had straightened out on her course when the 'Cowle loomed out of the fog directly broadside on. The ships were so close that it _ was impossible to avoid impact, the bow of the Scott cutting the Cowle squarely. The Cowle was laden with 7,000 tons of ore and soon sank under the weight of water, taking 14 members of her crew down with her. The rest were picked up out of the water by the Scott and the Goodyear which was in the neighbor- hood. The Scott returned to Sault Ste. Marie for temporary repairs. The Cowle was built in Fic, 4) He 1902 by the Jenks Ship Building Co., at Port Huron, and was insured for $275,000. SAULT STE. MARIE CANAL COMMERCE. During July 8,706,666 tons of freight were moved through the canals at Sault Ste. Marie, making a total to August 1 of 20,824,033 tons, an increase of 7,733,559 tons over the cor- responding iperiod of last year. The July movement has been exceeded only once in the history of the canal, when 8,865,442 tons were moved through the canal in June, 1907. Fol- lowing is the summary: EAST BOUND. Lo Aug1,: Lo Aug: 1, 1908. 1909. 'Copper, net. fons: 3... 35,960 51,945 Grain, other than wheat, DUsHelss ce ee ees 11,241,349 11,324,761 Building stone, net tons 47 980 "Blot, @barrels «0003 ..0.. 1,714,693 2,393,394 Inon-.0re;) net tons, 3... 7,106,322 14,540,764 Pig cinotre netetons...6 <2 7,620 L324 Lumber, M. ft. B.. Mu... 182,792 223,122 Wheat, 'bushels... 02... 27,846,529 23,088,460 Unclassified freight, tons 36,643 70,522 Passengers, number ..<..- 5 12,196 12,936 WEST BOUND. Coal; shard; -net< tons... . 643,633 629,981 Coal, soft; net. tons..... 3,225,818: 3,315,236 Flour, barrelo 35... . : 265 1,550 Grains bushels. 55.74% 700 500 Manufactured iron, net tons. [oee: fines es 113,435 198,437 Iron ore, net tens: Se 5,826 Salt; j barrels sno 261,978 364,142 Unclassified freight, tons 308,737 406,225 Passengers, number ... 12,975 13,858 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. East bound; tons: vecn 8,759,790 16,213,999 West bound, tons ...... 4,330,684 4,610,034 13,090,474 20,824,033 IRON ORE SHIPMENTS. Notwithstanding cloudbursts and washouts on the ranges which crippled Duluth and Ash- land for a week in July, the ore shipments of that month were 6,693,025 tons, which is the second largest shipment of any month in the history of the trade, the record being made in August, 1907, when 6,806,810 tons were moved. As ore is now moving with wonderful celerity it is expected that th2 present month will establ'sh a new record. Shipments to Aug. 1 show an increase of 8,160,069 tons over the corresponding period last year and are within 2,139,391 tons of the record shipments of 1907. No difficulty what- ever. will be experienced in equaling or eclipsing the 1907 record. It looks now as if it would be surpassed, the present intention of shippers being to move as much ore as they can. There could be no better indication of a resumption of prosperity than this. Follow. ing are the figures: HatcH OPen AND Cover FOLpep. July, July, July, 1907. 1908. 1909. Escanaba ic... % 988,664 483,552 884,271 © Marquette ..... 580,746 226,775 450,736 ASiland = ooe.s =. 657,750 821-368 449,163 Supetion 4045. 762,753 633,224 1,111,533 PUTO eee ss 1,057,319. 1,655,125 2,240 A1g Two Harbors 801,885 1,044,246 1,547,912 'otal... .. 4,849,117 4 364,283 6,693,025 nerease of 1909 over' 1908. 033725, 2,328,742 To To To Aug..1,° Aug. 1, 2Aug 1907. 1908. 1909. Miceanaba 25. ss: 2,812,879 754,293 2,016,505 Marquette= ..... 1,349,805 345,789 870,961 Ashland = p03 6: 1,707,107 592,939 1,061,187 Superior: =<"... 3,081,664 1,111,887 2,576,110 Darluthe Oo 5,151,365 2819,934 5,434,135 Two Harbors .. 3,431,921 . 1,610,439 3,436,452 Wotak 42.5. . 17,534,741 7;235,281 15,395 00 Imerease. of 1909 over: 1908... ..,. 8,160,069 2 LEHIGH VALLEY TRANSIT CO. CHANGES. The Lehigh Valley Transit Co., which | is the lake end of the Lehigh Valley railroad and has hitherto been a part of the Buffalo division, has been erected into a separate di- vision, of which F. G. Rogers is general superintendent, reporting to the general man- ager instead of to the division superintendent, as formerly. Collector of Customs L. M. Willcuts, of Du- luth, has placed fines of $200 each against the steamer North West, for violations of the rule relative to the blowing of whistles in the St. Mary's river; also against the steamer Oscar Flint for violations of the same rule, and against the steamer Sonoma for violating the speed limit in the St. Mary's river. The violations were reported to the inspector by the revenue cutter Mackinac. The revenue cutter Tuscarora has reported that the gaso- line launch Thor carried no bell and a fine of $200 was placed against her; the Tuscarora also reported that. the steamer Mayflower was being run by an engineer whose papers per- mitted him to run a boat of 10 tons or less and a fine of $500 was assessed against her. The steamer Japan was also referred to the collector at Erie, Pa., it having been learned coe she was not carrying an official number card. Capt. W. A. Boswell, of Benton Harbor, died at his home there July 17. He had sailed the steamer Puritan, of the Graham & Morton line, since she was built in 1901, leaving her only a few days before his death. He was one of the best known passenger steamboat captains on Lake Michigan,