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July, 1919 vania, B. R. & P., West Shore, Lehigh Valley and all docks below Ohio street bridge; for docks above the Ohio street bridge, 19 feet; the Donner Steel plant, 18 feet. Gok ok Dock property along Sandusky bay was severely damaged by a recent north- east gale. The stage of the water in Sandusky bay was reported the highest on record. For the first time since 1876 the floor of the Sandusky Yacht club's | . clubhouse was awash. The heavy seas broke over the old Cedar point dock at the foot of Columbus avenue. The storm was unusual as generally lasts several days while this "storm lasted but three hours. eo eo oe The steamer Crry oF Meprorp while docked at Collingwood, was recently de- stroyed by fire. She was. owned by the Collingwood Transportation Co., partly insured, and valued' at $12,000. -- * * *k The Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., : Port Arthur, Ont., recently launched the CANADIAN TRADER, a full canal sized _steel ocean -freighter for the Canadian - government's merchant fleet. This ves- ; nT From Atlantic Seaboar 0 TT SDK INH il 2] HE New England' Steamship association, recently organized, has petitioned Chairman Hurley of the shipping board to allocate: to Boston larger ships of character suit- able for foreign trade which the asso- ciation feels may now be entered into with assurance of support by shippers. Although Boston has been allocated a number of ships, they are said to be suitable only for coastwise business and wholly inadequate for transatlantic voyages, being of relatively small tonnage and, in several cases, worn out in service. The association which comprises men identified with mari- time interests, all of whom are widely known, desires to establish steamship connections with South American ports as well as with Europe. The president of the association is Capt. J. G. Crowley of the Coastwise Transportation Co., "who, with Capt. E. E. O'Donnell and Charles Skentelberry, framed the petition to the authorities in .Washington, the document being personally delivered by Senator D. I. Walsh. vo ee The tug Baricamp, Captain Duncan, recently built at Elizabethport, N. J., has been turned over by the shipping board to the Boston Towboat Co. for . Operation. -] * * * The White Star line expects to place 'the Canopic on the route 'between Bos- 'ton and the Mediterranean by mid- summer. This ship is now employed by the British government in transporting troops from Italy to the Barbados. ak x During a fog the auxiliary schooner GerTRuDE Maset, from Lockport, N. S., for Boston, struck on the breakwater THE a northeaster . ' ships. MARINE CANADIAN TRADER TAKING HER INITIAL PLUNGE AT PORT ARTHUR, ONT. a is' 260 feet long, 40 feet 6 inches beam with a molded depth of 23 feet. She is classed 100 A-1 by Lloyds and registers 3400 tons, deadweight. Her propelling machinery is -placed amid- Her engine is of the. triple ex- at Rockport, Mass., and was a total loss. A cargo of live lobsters escaped from the vessel after she slid into deep water. oak M. F. Donovan, president of the Boston Stevedoring Co., has opened an office in New York under the name of M. F. Donovan & Sons. x wee The Argentine sailing ship Fortuna recently sailed from Boston for South Georgia island with supplies for the whaling station in that remote part of the world. eS O. A. Gilbert, Boston, has sold for E. L. Haskell, Deer Isle, Me., the 3-mast schooner Susan N. PickEerING to New York. interests. The vessel will load general cargo for Greece. kK Ok Ox The Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., has resumed service between Boston and Penobscot river ports, interrupted by the war, with the steamer Campen which, for the present, will make three sail- ings weekly with Bangor as the terminus in Maine. pepe The. 4-mast schooner Braprorp E. Jones, built for Crowell & Thurlow, Boston, at Boothbay Harbor, Me., and recently placed in commission, has been chartered to carry lumber from Boston to Buenos Aires at $50 per 1000. The vessel is commanded by Capt. W. E. Reamie, Machias, Me., formerly of the schooner EsTELLE KREIGER. : ce oe With the sailing of the American steamship West Cape for Antwerp, the Red Star line resumes service between Boston and Belgium interrupted by the REVIEW 357 pansion upright inverted type with cyl- inders 20% x 24 x 56 inches bore with 40-inch stroke and develops 1500 indi- cated horsepower. - Steam is generated in two Scotch marine boilers 15 feet diameter x 11 feet long which are al- lowed a working pressure of 190 pounds to the square inch. * * * Search for the wreck of .the steamer D. R. Hanna, which was sunk in a .collision with the Quincy A. SHaw.off Thunder Bay island, Lake Huron, has been abandoned by the wrecking steamer 'Favorite. According to reports, the HANNA went down bow first with her after end sticking out of the water, but she disappeared entirely after a few hours. _O% * OK ; ; The new wrecking steamer Favorite, which was described in detail in the May issue of THe Martine Review made good on her-first job. She pulled the 'steamer Royatite off the head of Belle Isle, where she had been aground for three days, with but little trouble, not- withstanding the fact that the steamer IMPERIAL and the tugs Harprnc and Micuican pulled on the stranded boat 'but could' not : release' her. \ HMA % vA Y iv A, Z iL = war. The cargo included electric motors to be installed in lace factories. ee An experiment that will be watched by shipping interests is the: departure of the wooden steamship CUMBERLAND from Boston .for Liverpool with a 3000-ton cargo. On the success of the venture may depend future sales of Ferris-type ships. AOS Each quarter, the Boston Marine society appropriates about $3500 for dis- bursement among its beneficiaries num- bering in the vicinity of 90. The society recently held a ladies' night at Hotel Brunswick. ee ® The Cape Cod. Steamship Co. will resume service between Boston and Provincetown this season with the steam- ship DorotHy Braprorp 'which has been used two years by the sea training serv- ice of the shipping board. Captain Calhoun will be in command of the BRADFORD. ed ' i A report has it that Boston interests will contract with the Downey Ship- building Corp. for a 7800-ton steamship to be placed in the foreign trade. * * * The Providence Engineering Corp., Providence, R. I, recently launched the steel tug Bratriezoro at City Island, N. Y. This is one of the 10 similar vessels being built for the government. The hulls are constructed by Kyle & Purdy, City Island, N. Y. sf e+ o4 The schooner Jesse Harr 2, which has been in the coasting trade for 53 years, went ashore recently near Apple