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Lake Accidents in ast Number of Mishaps Last Year Shows Increase Over 1915 —Total Losses in 1916 Were 14, and 72 Lives Were Lost , REVIEW of the casualties which A occurred on the Great Lakes during 1916 shows a large in- crease in the number of lives lost and of ships sunk. There were 72 lives lost, while total ship losses numbered 14. Three of these vessels were destroyed in the first half of the year and 11 in the last half. These losses were as fol- lows: Mare A, cisasvucewus® Str. City of Midland May 8 yc cces et. 5. OR. Kirby June 26.......00c08- Str. Panther Puy leks ose one's Str. Saronic AUG. SOc ccs cheese ces Str. St. Ignace Sepe says scenes ones Bge. Rob Roy GENS 200s araie bales or Str. Roberval Oot s20 ee eects tiewte es Str. Marshall F. Butters Oct 20. wie Str. J. B. Colgate OCH 20 ees eieeee Str. Merida OGE 20a ee. Bge. D. L. Filer OCE S20 fic Sees Bge. Sam Flint IN OVE 59 cee as veeeees SCh. James H. Hall INOW 2G cic ene ac wes . Bge. Exile Seven of the foregoing foundered, three were destroyed by fire, two ran aground and were wrecked, one was lost through collision and one sprang a leak and sank. The loss of life during 1916 was four times greater than in 1915, numbering 72 against 18. The tremendous loss: of life through the EastLanp disaster is, and 51 lives were lost in the storm of Oct. 20, including 21 on the steamer Cotcate, 23 on Meriva, six on the barge Firer and one man who was washed overboard from the barge I. L. BELL. One man from the scow Hanpy ANDY was drowned when she collided with the steamer SAMUEL MaTHER on Oct. 31. A record of accidents which occurred during the first half of 1916 was pub- lished in the August issue of The Marine Review. The accompanying sum- mary covers those accidents occurring during the last half of the year. It will be noted that aside from the total losses, the most disastrous accidents were caused through collisions. Although 50 per cent of the total number of acci- dents were due to vessels stranding, run- ning aground or hitting obstructions, the monetary loss to vessel owners from these causes was small in. comparison with the heavy loss involved in col- lisions. The number of accidents of the former kind was 83, while collisions numbered: 28. The combined loss through these 28 collisions is conserva- tively estimated at $485,000. Some of the more serious collisions included the Kopp, July 25, Detroit river; Norrrne- HAM-MorpDEN, July 27, Lake Superior; TorpEKA-CHRISTOPHER, Aug. 15, Detroit river; City or Erire-Betcrum, Sept. 7, Cleveland harbor. Serious damage was also suffered by the steamer PrtTer Rerss, which ran ashore on St. Martin’s reef, Green bay, on Sept. 6, and was forced to spend two weeks in dry dock for repairs; the steamer ANDASTE, which hit a pier at Lorain on Sept. 24, resulting in $23,000 damage; the steamer M. A. Braniey, which struck at Toledo late in October and spent 12 days in dry dock; and the steamer J. P. MorcGan, which ran aground in the Straits of Mackinac on Nov. 19 and sustained heavy damage. Another important cause of accidents which has previously been relatively un- important is found in the large number of collisions which occurred through vessels striking bridges, piers, docks and other shore structures. Thirty-two in- stances of this nature are recorded. Ma- chinery trouble, as well as difficulties encountered through deranged rudders, wheels and fire, were among the minor contributing causes. Although several of course, not included in the 1915 fig- Twenty of the crew of the steamer vessels were caught fast in the ice dur- following: HurcHinson-SmiTH, July 2, ure. S. R. Kirpy were lost when that vessel in St. Mary’s river; Oaxes-Mutien, ing the concluding days of the season, foundered in Lake Superior on May’8, July 8, Lake Superior; Marguerte- no serious damage was sustained. Accidents to Lake Vessels in Second Half of 1916 Nature of Accident. Lost her rudder; towed to ‘Cleveland for repairs................ Lost her rudder; towed to (Cleveland, where she was docked for HOW GHOe ANG TICGEE. fens chard ec ce cee ts cee w sc bslcab eee es Collided with steamer Lyman 'C. Smith and sank; raised July 4, and temporarily repaired at the Soo on July 5; later beached near (Middle island to readjust temporary patch, which worked off; 39,000 bushels of grain damaged; arrived at Buffalo on 15th; docked at Lorain July 22; collision bulkhead doubled over, 39 plates damaged and heavy internal damage; left dry dock Aug. 10. Wrecking bills on Hutchinson and Smith estimated At SOOLOU OI saree aig es war Stele pielei oc ciate lee Gis Gale nine etd Saw ScciRG MMAR > 0s Off ‘Cedar Reef, Mary’s river. Location. Lake Erie, near Bass island. Lake Huron. Name of Vessel. Tug W. B. Sanders........- Sit; POntAC «60:5 cess 01 vin e's. Str. Charles W. Hutchinson. Upper St Collided with steamer (Charles W. Hutchinson; bow stove in and badly damaged. Arrived at Toledo July 11, where she re- MAMIE \EWIO: WEEKS: TOL: REPAIlSs ss hic ise a4 ects wuoeatarties selec ia teres s July 2 Str. Lyman C. Smith...... ae Off Cedar Reef, Mary’s river. Upper St. Collided with steamer J. A. McKee; cement patch put over hole punched in her by McKee and she left the Soo on July 3; re- paired at Ecorse, leaving there on July 13; seven plates repaired and new hawse pipe put in. McKee slightly damaged Collided with steamer G. J. Grammer when she became pocketed between Grammer and another vessel, suction causing her to hit Grammer; bow damaged; repaired at Ecorse................0+. Collided with passenger steamer Huron; port bow slightly damaged July 2 Str. J. H. Sheadle...... gia Soo. eee reese eee July 4 Pass. Str. Huron.........- Channel, near Peche island. July 4 July 6 ouG, J, Grammer... sss Str J. Grammer Channel, near Peche island. Collided with Buffalo street bridge, tearing away 20 feet of upper deck and rail of bridge. City of Milwaukee sued on Sept. 22 by Goodrich Transit 'Co., owner of \Columbus, for $1,104 dam- AROS LO INIMEY tO SUCAMIET sce isie < hnnccleia ce wetness seiss sjneae sas Ran aground, downmbounds with O6es 6 6:6i..<5 pss ace wii since © wisn cin s-e Upbound, light, collided in fog with steamer H. K. Oakes; hit amidships and one plate cracked; owners of Mullen brought suit against Oakes on Sept. 13 for $26,000 damages......... Str. Christopher Columbus... Milwaukee. Str nH. PP: Meintosh........ St. Clair river. Str. Martin Mullen......... July 7 July 8 Lake Superior, 35 miles above Portage ship canal. (Continued on page 69) 68