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282 THE MARINE REVIEW August, 1916 Accidents to Lake Vessels in First (Continued from page 281) Nature of Accident Location. Str. Ran aground; released, uninjured.... . Russell Island, St. Clair river Str. as Knocked four buckets off her wheel in ice ay Lake Erie. | ; 2 lighterin art oO er a ed ee oe ee Peche Island, St. Clair river. Str. J. H. Bartow Ran aground; released on 25th by tug, uninjured Southeast Bend. Str. Edmonton Broke her air pump while navigating through ice; towed American Soo Near Whitefish Pt., Lake Superior. Str. Gen. Geo. A. Garretson Ran ashore; released; not damaged Whitefish Point, Lake Su- perior. Str. Underwood Ran aground; leaked badly when released, but proceeded to Duluth, arriving there on 28th; 44 floor frames damaged and several plates broken;. repaired at Superior Soo river. Str. Sir Thos. Shaughnessy Collided with steamer J. P. Morgan; neither vessel damaged.... St. Clair river. Bge. A. W. Thompson.... Broke her rudder; towed to Reid’s dry dock for repairs Lake Huron, Bge. Minnie E. Orton.... Carried away from Wolverine dry dock by running ice St.< Clair. tiver. Str. Nottingham Collided with steamer Wm. A. Rogers in ice pack; several plates cracked on starboard side aft; temporarily repaired at Sault Whitefish Bay. : Str. Collided with steamer Nottingham in ice pack; hawse pipe broken Whitefish Bay. a Stree ae. Arrived at Ashtabula on April 28 with two buckets knocked off her wheel by ice Lake Erie. Str. Alex. Thompson Ran aground, blocking traffic for 10 hours; not damaged Maumee river, Toledo. Bge. Auxiliary Rammed by steamer L. R. Davidson and sank; steamer was ; loading cargo when struck. Buffalo river. Str. L. R. Davidson Collided with barge Auxiliary; stem of steamer damaged; paired at Superior shipyard ‘ Str. C. Russell Hubbard.. Driven by wind against south pier at upper entrance; several plates damaged : Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Buffalo. C. F. Marquette & Besse- While leaving harbor in dense fog, crashed into east end of new pier head on west breakwall; eight plates and five frames in bow damaged; docked at Ashtabula Conneaut. . Alpena While leaving harbor, broke casting’on steering gear and stopped for temporary repairs Conneaut. James H. Prentice.... Struck heavy cake of ice, springing leak; sank; loaded with coal St. Clair river, near Algonac. Yosemite Ran aground, downbound; released May 1 after lightering about 20,000 bushels grain St. Clair river. . W. J. Averell Upbound, carried away two gates of Lock 8; steamer damaged Welland canal. . A. A. Augustus Broke her shoe in ice and lost her rudder; docked at Ecorse May 1 Lake Erie. W. H. Wolf (Wood). Blew high pressure cylinder while landing at a coal dock Chicago. George N. Orr Ran aground; released May 3 by tugs Russell Isd., St. Clair river. . F. E. Harvey Collided with unknown vessel; stem and hawse pipes broken; repairs estimated at $10,000 Detroit river. John Dunn Jr Steering gear disabled, causing her to sheer and run on bank, abreast of Sarnia water works; released herself; steering gear repaired and proceeded Detroit river. Sinaloa A Wheel worked loose, disabling steamer; arrived at Duluth May 5 in tow of steamer Philbin; repaired at Superior erga eigt oi s eseetna rs Lackawanna Ran aground Below East Neebish Rapids. F .W. Fletcher Ran aground while leaving port Marinette, Wis. I. L: Ellwood..: Damaged shoe and rudder; arrived at Lorain May 9, in tow of steamer S. F. B. Morse, and was docked; six plates removed in making repairs; repairs completed May 15 Calcite, Mich. Pentland Ran on rocks in foggy weather; released May 8 after lighter- ing part of her .coal cargo; reloaded lightered cargo; docked at Cleveland May 15 for bottom repairs Foundered in terrific gale, after breaking in two; 20 lives lost; Two of crew saved; insured for $143,000; total loss Lake Superior near Eagle Harbor. : Morgan Point, Lake Ontario. 82 R. Kirby: Hartnell In tow of steamer S. R. Kirby; picked up by steamer E. H. Utley and towed to Soo; towing machine broke and lost steel hawser; temporarily repaired at Soo; towed to Lake Erie, running aground in Detroit river on 16th; repaired at 'Cleve- land Lake Superior. Str. Lower St. Mary’s river. Str Huron. Str. Off Saginaw Bay. Str. Charles S. Hebard... : : i Superior. Str. P. A. B. Widener... Collided with steamer J. E. Upson, damaging her slightly; Widener stopped at Lorain yard for minor repairs June 6.... Hog Lake. (Continued on page 283)