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414 ing the past two months the 'Canadian canal has carried a greater portion of traffic than the American canal. During September 4,790,188 tons passed through the Canadian canal as against 4.437,004 tons through the American canal. The total commerce to Oct. 1 amounts to 39,039,448 tons as against 26,725,262 tons for the corresponding period during 1908, an increase of 12,- 314,186 tons. Following is the sum- mary: EAST BOUND. £o-Oct. le * To: Oct.A; 1908. 1909. Copper, met tons: )...3.. > 64,841. 79,891 Grain, other than wheat, DUSHEIS? 7.6365 oe. es 17,900,040. 18,204,170: Building stone, net tons. 1,019 1,129 mlour, -parrels:.......... 22,859,674. < 3,828,826 Tron 'ore, net tons ..:.. 16,127,105" 28,107,722 Pig. iron, met. tons. 7... 3. 14,682 21,411 Lumber M. ft, B. MM... . 329,054 394,973. Wheat, bushels ee es) 495911,157. 9405279,688 Unclassified freight, tons. 63,644 108,029 - Passengers, number .... 24,170 ZEST : WEST, BOUND, Coa); hard. net .tons. ...'. 971,083 916,740 Coal, soft}: net tons..... 6,142,621 ~. 6,122,058 Migue, barrels: 2% 5.2.3. 785 25395 Grain, bushels ......... ~ 700 1,000 Manufactured iron, net POROUS = eke vc es sae 177,203 323,950 Mren "Ore. Net TONS... ses ote 3 8 13,108 Salt, barrels. =<. 2. : (oe. 406,504 483,967 Unclassified freight, tons. 489,496 634,080 Passengers, number .... 24,955 28,342 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. Bast 'bound, tons. .:.'... 18,884,150 > 30,957,325 West bound, tons:....: 7,841,112: 8,082,123 VEE 26,725,262 39,039,448 ACCIDENTS TO LAKE VESSELS. While it is too early as yet to speak of the practical workings of the inter- insurance plan of lake vessel owners, the number of collisions and strandings does not appear to have -been sensibly reduced. The plan is doubtless making for the greater safety of lake navigation anc. for. the. lessening. of accidents, though it must be admitted that mixups have been numerous during the past two months. Some of these have doubt- less been unavoidable. Among the more important accidents were the collision of the steamer Norman B. Ream with the Senator, at Detour, resulting in the sinking of the Senator at the Middle Ground, abreast of Pipe island. The Senator was badly damaged, and after having 2,000 tons of her cargo light- ered was raised and taken to Cleve- land, presenting about the worst look- ing specimen of marine architecture that ever entered the port. She was bent all out of shape, drawing 8 ft. forward, -- Oe yt -amidsnios and 17 ft; aft... She will be out of commission the balance of the season. The steamers George L. Craig and Collinwood came in collision in the De- troit river off the Pittsburg Coal Co.'s dock at Sandwich. The Craig sank in 35 ft. of water. She was success- fully raised by the Great Lakes Tow- ing Co. and taken to the dock of the Detroit Iron & Steel Co. to unload. THe Marine REVIEW October, 1909 ' SppAMER LACKAWANNA SUNK IN CoLiIsion WitH THE Barce CHIEF- TAIN IN St. Crate River Opposite Point Epwarp. The steamer Pathfinder, with the barge Sagamore in tow, ran into the steamer Maruba, at the Sault, stoving in her starboard bow. The Mutual line steamer Lackawanna collided with the barge Chieftan, at Point Edward, on Sept. 18.. The wheel. chains of the Lackawanna parted and she was swept down stream broadside, the Chieftan, which was. in .tow of the steamer Shenandoah, hitting her on the star- 'board side abreast of No. 3 gangway, Breaking a. number of plates, .. The Lackawanna was caught by the tug Reid and towed into shoal water, when she sank. The lumber steamer John 'Pridgeon Jr., sank in Lake Erie with her cargo. of lumber about 14 miles out sout. and to the west of the course from Cleveland to' the South- east Shoal lightship, being a menace to .all passing steamers. The wreck is in about 10 fathoms of water and her starboard bow is about 8 ft. out of the water. The steamer Monteagle struck a sub- merged crib at the upper end of Mud Lake on Sept. 19, making a large hole in her port bow. She sank in (16° it: of water. After being raised, taken to Detour and repaired, she caught fire and was burned to the water's edge, becoming a total loss. : The steamer RB. L. Treland, of the Gilchrist fleet, bound up with a car- go, and the steamer Mary Elphicke, of Chicago, .were in collision at Bar Point on Sept. 22. The Ireland was put in the dry dock at Ecorse for re- pairs. The steamer Pontiac struck an obstruction off Sable Point, Lake Su- perior, on Sept. 26, breaking two buck- ets off her wheel. She continued on her course to Lake Erie at the rate of about 8 miles an hour, but was com- peed. te. anchor in the foe iy St Ciait 'river, opposite St. Clair. In rounding to anchor she collided with the steamer Uranus, of the Gilchrist fleet, which was lying at anchor wait- ine for the foe to lift: "Fhe Pontiac swung across the Uranus' bow and a plate on the starboard bow was brok- en. Capt. Gaskin at once beached her in. shallow water. The break was "patched by Capt. Harris W. Baker, of Detroit, and the Pontiac went to Cleve- land to unload. CONTRACTS FOR LAKE VESSELS. Lake ship yards have under contract Ze--vessels for' 1910 delivery, the last order being that placed by the Rutland ° 'Pransit €o. with the American' Ship Building Co. for two package freight- ers' of Canadian canal size. These boats will be duplicates of the steam- er Ogdensburg, of the Rutland line, and will be 256 ft. over all, 244 ft. keel, 43 #. 'beam and 2614: ft. deep, equipped with quadruple-expansion en- gines and Scotch boilers. This makes 11 vessels that the American Ship Build- ine Co. has under: order for - next year's delivery, seven of them - being bulk freighters, two packge freighters and two passenger boats. Lakes Engineering Works has under or- der eight vessels, seven bulk freighters and one package freighter. The To- ledo Ship Building Co. is also building a bulk freighter. This being a consider- able program, the lake ship yards will put in a*very busy winter. Three of the vessels building by the The Great 2 8 a 4 4 4 3 ;