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294 ' . -a full recognition of the fact that they must be real engineers, and engineers only. Among other subjects dealt with are turbine lifting gear; Prof. Weighton's "THE MarINE REVIEW air gage; the combination system of 'reciprocating engines and turbines, as developed on the steamship Otaki; tor- sion meters; a new arrangement of Bel- ville boiler; a new type of firing in- : July, 1910 dicator introduced in the French navy; patent fuel; liquid fuel; engine room telegraphs; gun elevating gear; and the cruise of the United States battleship fleet. Accidents of a Month CCIDENTS during June were neither numerous nor costly. Had it not 'been for the stranding of the L. C. Smith "near Two Harbors, on June 23, the 'financial loss would have been small. ~The Smith, however, is badly damaged and it will cost about $30,000 to repair her. Probably, the most surprising --acci- DATE. NAME OF VESSEL. . June 10 Str Aa a Hopkins<o. <7... . July dent was the stranding of the steamer L. C. Hanna on the outer rocks off Kettle Point, being fully 25 miles out of her course. A thick pall of smoke overhung the lower end of Lake Huron and delayed many vessels. The Hanna was released after 4,000 tons of her cargo of iron ore had been lightered. Forest fires, which . have, been raging in the upper region, have hindered navi- NATURE OF ACCIDENT. Collided with str. Syracuse; badly damaged on port side; number of seams opened; machinery was dislocated forward badly torn; released on 6th after lightering 4,000 tons of ore; will be docked at Loratn or Cleveland to safety: eee w ee rere ees eee ee ee cee eee eee eee eee eee gators not a little. Little attention has been paid to this feature in the news- papers, but the smoke really covers a more extended area than is generally appreciated. The fact that accidents were so few is both creditable and en- couraging. Certainly masters have had it hammered into them by their owners that dispatch is a second consideration Following is the list: PLACE. Near Southeast Shoal, Lake Erie. June 10 Str Syracuse wri esac y cers eons with str. i Ee hoe nek Beene ai aes Near Southeast Shoal, Lake Erie. ee ROCIO eee tos one ollided with str. Selwyn - y and ran on bank; rele Hees Lithecin= dry dock at Cleiiund one week, to make repairs...... ea Russell Island, Lake St. ir. June 10 Str be Bi Welles. coerce, Collided with str. John: Aw Donaldson wiv es bie cee nee ase os Lake St. Clair. June 10 Str. Jno.. A. Donaldson... 2... Collided:.-with str. F. B: Wells..... none ate e ees e te ec ewe nsaresece sLake' St. 'Clair. June 18 Sine HrontenaG iis. ces eas oe Hit by str. Eastland on starboard side; one plate cracked........ Cleveland. June 23 Str. i. ©. Smith... ss Stranded in dense fog on rock; released on 26th; No. 1 compart- ' ment badly punctured; hole 20 ft. long in side, and bottom badly damaged; docked at Toledo; repairs estimated at $30,000.. Near Two Harbors, Lake Su- : perior. 5 iiune 29° 7 2 Bee, ;Pennington.... 0.30.55. «6, Struck pier, thé jar throwing one man overboard and drowning him Foot of Weitzel Lock, Soo River. June 29 Stre b Jy Barling. 67... Collided: with str: Omaha; shohtly. damdgeds. iy cele wee cess 6 St. Clair River. June 29 Bur Omaiae os as cr os Collided: with "str "Barling slioitly \damawed 2.4 co. cose wee St. Clair River. )Vone 30). ott, W. -B.. Schiller. ce. os Ran aground, owing to heavy smoke from forest fires; released, ; : 2 : : MATURE soe he es Bice ie aes Ite Ego a Tonoke Gao a Where a/OoGse ge sieeve cis s/s -Round Island, St. Mary's River. June 30 Sires We Bs wads sae ae 5 Ran aground, owing to heavy smoke; released after lightering 200 : : ( tons;. docked at Cleveland; Six plates. Gattlabed........ 0... ee ee Round Island, St. Mary's River. June 30 tr LacOndaw. cs. ec ee. Ran aground in heavy smoke; released, "uninjured..............00. St. Mary's River. June 30 Sit Weanda seca Cette. Hole (auneheds in "starboard DOW whi kuee vey iri ee cc eee rere as Clevelana Harbor entrance. July 1 Str Dy enty ae ees Nani Pash Ghee, Se ae my eye Way Chae well Seater Gta aikis Co ie o Wath go, egies Bacon Island. July. + Bees, Bic Wes Jenness. 2.55). Collided: withs Str. Bo. By Squire; bad: hole in. port: bow........... Detroit River, near Grosse Isle. July ot Str @ Bi Squinew... ooo. @ollided. wit beck Semness cl. Uptake Rw es Packie s eieies oe Detroit River, near Grosse" Isle. July 2: ire lea Belle. eee. Stranded in thick weather; lightered 1,600 tons of ore and was ; Leleasea a huly Oe uminiineds ek ai alee Min eats ss oe Sota dee Hay. 'Lake. July 4 Str: Jolin A. Donaldson. :).:. Ran ashore, owing to disabled steering gear; wheel chains parted; 4 driven on shore; released July 6 after lightering 2,500 tons...... Little Rapids: Cut, near Soo. July 4 ite Bldck ROCK. 30 ces Kan ashore; released July. Sp atter lighterine |...) . closes ss oes eo Hammond's Bay, Lake Veet uron. 5: Str ol C. Hanna ee, . Ran ashore; Nos. 2 and 3 compartments full of water: bottom Kettle Point, Lake Huron. LAKE TRADE DURING JUNE. - June on the lakes has been a most unusual month. It was early apparent that there was not sufficient work for all of the ships and the independent vessel owners' voluntarily tied up one- fifth of their tonnage. During the month 38 vessels went into ordinary, notwithstanding which the ore move- .ment .was. the heaviest on record. In fact, heavy as it was it did not keep the active fleet busy, there being con- tinually more ships than cargoes. The - lesson is obvious. There are more ships on the lakes than are needed. Two things have contributed to bring this condition about--the first, the rapid in- crease in the size of ships with' the consequent increase in average cargo; the second, the rapid and astonishing development of the unloading machine, making possible the discharge of a 10,- 000-ton cargo in a working day of ten hours. This.indeed. has been. a .com- 'mon occurrence and has made it possi- ble for the favored ship to make an extra trip or two during the season. The inevitable consequence of this evolution will be a cessation of ship building for independent interests. The lakes are not likely to see for some time to come the promotion of independent companies for the construction of bulk freighters such as has marked the bus- iness for the past few years. Whatever contracts are let will come from produc- ing and consuming interests such as the steel-making companies. Even with 20 pet, cent of .the ships laid up, the fleet is having no difficulty in moving the product and it cannot now be predicted when business will be forthcoming for the 20 per cent now in ordinary. The June movement of ore was very heavy, over 7,000,000 tons, which may be fairly said to approximate the, maximum for the. remaining summer months. fe Another interesting featute of the month was the suit of the government to dissolve the Great Lakes Towing Co. as a trust. In the government's petition the Towing company was charged with stock ownership and other control of various towing and wrecking companies, alleging that some of them are rep- resented as independent concerns. The effect, according to the government peti- tion, has been. discrimination in rates by which favored vessels are handled at low prices while owners of other ves- sels 'are required~ to pay excessive charges. Injunctions to wind up the business are asked for the following companies: Great Lakes Towing Co., Dunham Towing & Wrecking Co, Thompson Towing & Wrecking Associa- tion, Hand & Johnson Tug Line and Union Towing & Wrecking Co. The government demands restoration of the old towing and wrecking companies to their former positions as independent concerns. An irritating feature "was the brief strike of the licensed tugmé@n at .Cleve- land and Ashtabula for a shorter work- ing day. 'This was in dehance of. a two-year agreement which had been en- tered into last spring with the towing a Sa Rie a ew ae