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August, 1916 Wis. Mr. Wolvin has sold her to the Canada Steamship Lines and when completed = she will ply the lakes under Canadian register. Con- struction work on the new bow was begun in February and this sec- tion will be launched about Aug. 1. In the meantime, work is_ be- ing steadily pushed on the after end. Both sections will be ready to be placed in drydock early in August when the work of joining them will be started. Every effort is being made to complete the work in time to permit the vessel to participate in the heavy fall freight movement, and it is ex- pected that she will leave Superior on her initial trip late in September. The work of rebuilding the after end and of building the new forward portion is under the supervision of L. Williams, superintendent of the Superior Ship Building Co. The re- fitting’ of the stern presented some unusual problems in ship yard work, all of which, however, are being suc- cessfully met. The entire bottom of the after end from frame 125 to the engine room, a distance of about 165 feet, including the whole inner bottom construction as well as the hopper sides, will be cut out completely. One arch beam or division between hatch- es has to be cut out and replaced. All electrical equipment will have to be replaced. The after deck house is being almost .completely rebuilt and all woodwork in connection with FIG. 2—STERN SECTION OF MORELAND ON ARRIVAL AT SUPERIOR IN 1916 SHE MARINE REVIEW FIG. the cabins must be renewed. While about two-thirds of the ballast pip- ing in the after section will be util- ized, it has been necessary to remove practically all of it in order to per- mit reconstruction work on the hull. Most of the plumbing and. steam pipes will be renewed. The steering engine will be overhauled and_ the steering chains and cables renewed. The boilers and engines were found to be in fairly good condition but a great amount of overhauling is necessary. This work is progressing simultaneously with the reconstruc- tion of the hull, and is in charge of Chief Engineer Grant, who will sail on the vessel. MoreELaNpD is of the distinctive type of bulk freighter peculiar’ to the Great Lakes and owing to her large carrying capacity is expected to prove 3—FORWARD END UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT SUPERIOR a lucrative investment for her owner. She is adapted for carrying bulk car- goes such as iron ore, coal and grain. She will probably run in the grain trade during the closing weeks of this season. Power Boats Would Help Tragedy has the power to teach lessons which men do not learn un- der normal conditions. The fatal wreck of the steamer Berar, on the Pacific coast has shown shipping men the necessity of equipping sea-going ships with power lifeboats in addi- tion to the life rafts and rowboats carried. So strong has been the im- pression made by the disaster at Blunt’s Reef, that already shipping companies are placing power boats on their passenger carriers. If Berar had been so equipped, prob- ably no life would have been lost. The ship struck near the shore and the lifeboats were carried in by the sweep of the tide toward the surf and rocks. The lives lost were sacrificed when the boats over- turned on shore. If a strong power boat had been included in BEAR’s equipment, it probably could have towed the rowboats and life rafts to the lightship against the pull of the tide and all lives would have been saved. Or in other marine disasters, if there had been power boats to serve as tugs, more lives would prob- ably have been saved.