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February, 1912 Heroic Work on Lake Michigan N. PAX 1, Capt..Geo: Burt, of the steamer 3essemer, performed an especially skillful feat seamanship, when rescued a crew ,Of four 'men, he found -clinging to the cap- sized schooner, Kate Howard, in Lake Michigan. The Besse- mer, coal laden, was on a course from Point Betsie to Milwaukee. The wind was north northeast, blowing strong and biting, the temperature being about freez- in he whom Capt. George Burt 'THE MARINE REVIEW until the small boat came alongside. The boat was manned by T. J. Coffey, first mate; Peter Mollitor, second mate; Roy Stafford, able seaman; Hugh McKechnie, able seaman, and William Collins, able seaman, and they managed their small craft with great skill.' Going up under the lee of the schooner, they took the men off one at a time, watching their chance to get up close and get away before being caught. damage to their own. boat would have endangered their own lives as well as those of the rescued party. When they got back to the Bessemer, the balance of the crew Any was standing by to hoist. them aboard." The rescued men were in a very piti- 69 for steamers to care for the trade. The Norwegian government has décided to grant a subsidy to the new Norwegian- American Line. A second steamer will be ordered at once. The White Star Line has decided to appeal from the decision of the admiralty court, holding the Olym- pic responsible for the collision with the Hawke. Joseph H. Speddy has resigned as manager of the Northern Lakes Steam- ship Co., operating the steamers Ontario, Champlain and St. Clair. He has also resigned as: manager of the Lake Trans- portation Co. Tue Bessemer HEADED INTO THE WIND AND Lowerep A SMALL Boat To PIcK OFF THE CREW OF THE CAPSIZED SCHOONER ing, with a heavy sea running.» The Bessemer ran through considerable float- ing lumber. Capt. Burt sighted an ob- ject, which he could not quite make out, about five or six miles to the westward. He decided to turn around and ascer- tain what it was, telling the engineer and cook to get things in shape mean- while, as she would roll pretty heavily in the trough. They found three men and a boy clinging to one side of the capsized schooner, but it was quite a problem how to get them. He could not go alongside, owing to the heavy sea, and after a conference decided to get a small boat over. He ran to windward of the schooner and put the Bessemer's head into the sea while a boat was be- ing lowered from the davits. He then 'turned the Bessemer and ran to leeward there heading into the wind "and lay dul condition and could not have sur- , vived much longer. Items of General Interest The name of the steamer Salt Lake City has been changed to Chester A. Congdon. A. T. Kinney has resigned as man- ager of the Jenkins Steamship © Co., Cleveland, operating steamers Thomas Shaughnessy, W. H. Mack, Charles O. Jenkins and F. B. Squire. The steamer Finland, which has hitherto operated under the Belgian flag, has been given American register, in anticipation of the opening of the Panama canal. No less than twelve schooners en- gaged in the coastwise coal trade have recently been lost at sea and there is reported to be a real demand od The Clyde Ship Building & Engi- . neering Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland, has been given contract by Norcross & Co. of Toronto, for a vessel to be propelled by Diesel oil engines for service on the great lakes. It is reported that the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. is contemplating build- ing four large passenger and freight steamers for service between New York and Hong Kong via the Pana- ma canal. The vessels will be 680 ft. in length and will burn oil. The Rutland Transit Co., operating nine steamers between Ogdensburg and Chicago, will withdraw from joint man- agement with the Western Transit Co., of Buffalo, and will operate as an inde- pendent line. George T. Jarvis, of Rut- land, Vt., succeeds E. T. Douglas, of Buffalo, as general manager.