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140 - for same, of say 2% in. angle iron, be permanently fixed to the. hatch coaming. 25. Where coal bunker hatches on. top of- boilerhouse are raised above the deck, a 1%-in. removable pipe railing should be placed around same. 26. That all fly wheels and gears on ash elevators should be provided with suitable guards. b: 97 That. where there. are .-steps 3 leading from the spar deck to a fire- hold that are further than 12 in. from the bulkhead, they should be provid- ed with hand rails on each side of the stairs. 28° That all: gratings. on 'ee of boilers be provided with hand rails on each side. 29. That all couplings oh fan en- -- be provided with guards. - 30. That all stop valves, both on steam and feed lines, be provided with housings over hand wheels; these housings to be plainly marked. "DAN- GER--Man in Boiler' to be used whenever boiler is being cleaned or repaired. 31. That no man be allowed to go into a boiler or into a furnace or backhead of a boiler without he has an attendant with him. 32. That where hand flue-blowers are used the hose and gear for same be examined by one of the engineers before same is used and that all flue- blower hose be provided with extra heavy clamps and that no flue-blower hose be put on a plain smooth pipe but that the pipe be either threaded or corrugated. 33. That all boats which have shelf pieces in the bunkers where the coal gets below said shelf pieces that the engineers see that coal is cleaned off same by the coal-passers to pre- vent accidents from the coal falling on the men. 34. That not less than 2%4-in. line be used for hoisting flue caps and painting smoke stacks and that when- ever a man is hoisted on same the gear and line be examined thoroughly by one of the engineers. 35 That a 134-in. angle iron be placed at the edge of the grating around the engine to prevent any- thing from rolling off and hurting anyone below. 36. That all- cross gratings in en- gine framing be provided with a 1%4- ' in. angle iron on both sides. - 37. That where arm to reverse en- gine extends above the working floor a guard at least 6 in. high be placed about same. 38. That a suitable guard or rail be placed both forward and aft the en- gine on the lower floor to prevent men from being injured by ma- chinery. THE MARINE REVIEW 390. That all couplings on main engine shaft wherever exposed be cov- ered by a good and sufficient shield. 40. That wherever air pump is open for examination the throttle be securely fastened or locked. 41. That where any machinery or parts of machinery are hoisted and it is necessary to place men underneath same it be securely blocked, and that hoisting tackle be never depended upon. 42. That all dope cups on eccentrics be extended by piping a suitable dis- tance up the eccentric rod so a man can screw same down without dan- ger to his hands. 43. That a suitable guard or double rail be placed around all fly wheels on electric light engines. 44. That all water gage glasses be protected by a screen full length of the glass. 45. Whenever men are put up on smoke stack to paint same, precau- tion be taken that boilers do not blow off and that steam valve to whistle be shut off also. 46. That all firehold doors be. pro- 'vided with bale hand hold on the in- side in addition to the latch. 47. That all auxiliary machinery on board the ship with exposed cog gear be protected by guards. 48. That this committee recognizes that there is an element of danger in leaving the hatch standards out when hatches are on and the vessel is not working cargo, under which circum- stances these rests should be put in place. 49. That a piece of wire be rove off for the purpose of pulling a gant- line through the sheave and that every man sent aloft shall be sent on this gantline rather than up the rigging. ais is to apply-to the after: spar only. 50.2 Dhet- all: vessels: in. the Lake Carriers' Association be provided with a medicine chest and book of instruc- tions furnished the master for his use and that the medicine chest be availa- Ble for the use of the crew at all times; also that the Wilson stretcher, which is made especially for taking men out of holds, be furnished each vessel. 51. That all loading ore docks have a man stationed at the outer end for taking lines from the boats making these docks, so as to assist in elimina- tion of danger in getting men over the side of the vessel for the purpose of handling lines. 52. That all escape pipes leading from safety valves should be at least 7 ft. above the deck. 53. That all hot water or steam hose connections in engine room and boiler house should be connected ver- 'April, 1913 tically with the pipe instead of hori- zontally. 54. That when blowing off panies or blowing off boilers in port there shall be a man stationed at the gang- way before the valve is opened to see that no one is in range with the blow off pipe. 55. That a.steamer's engine shal) never be moved in port without the engineer's department notifying the officer of the deck. 56. That the "pig-tail' hook". or a shackle be adopted for all hanging ore sections when not in use, 57. That we heartily endorse the Lake Carriers' Association rules and regulations with regard to boat drills and also recommend that two 'nhs for each lifeboat be furnished to put the boat falls in to prevent falls from fouling when boat is being lowered. 58. That on all boats that? ewe chain hatch gear that has been dis- carded in favor of cables for remoy- ing hatches, hooks with a handle or bale be provided. 59. That all vessels not already equipped shall have a 1%-in. pipe rail forward of the forward hatch and one aft of the after hatch. 60. That each ship be equipped with signs reading "DANGER! You are forbidden to walk on this side of the ship", to be located just forward of the forward hatch and just aft of the aft hatch on the dock side. 61. That sounding pipe be installed in the forepeak. The bureau of construction and re- pair of the navy department are now designing the new vessels recently auth- orized by congress. Namely, one bat- tleship, six torpedo boat destroyers, four submarines, one transport and one supply ship. It is understood that the battleship will be practically a du- plicate of the Pennsylvania: The trans- port will be the first vessel of its kind constructed solely for the navy, all the other transports having been purchased. EF, M. Cook, who for the past tea years has devoted his time to the design and manufacture of -- metallic packing, has recently brought outanew packing known as Simplex. The Sim- plex packing ring has few parts and no complications and is being manufac- tured by the Simplex Manufacturing Co., Oberlin, O. The steamer Heighington, of the Munson line, recently entered the har- bor of Plymouth, Mass., with a cargo of sisal fiber for the Plymouth Cord- being the first steamer flying a foreign flag to enter the port. The channel has been recently dredged 10 a depth of 18° ft: age Co.,