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February, 1917 THE MARINE REVIEW 73 Accidents to Lake Vessels in Second Half of 1916. (Concluded from page 72) Date. Name of Vessel. Nature of Accident, Location. Nov. 21 Str. Manchester ............. Disabled through broken wheel and hubtowed to Milwaukee for FCDOITS \wece waweon ec ee hea eae Ee Cecio sakes Crone ate REI Straits of Mackinac. Nov, 24 S.O, Barge No.82, 00.2.5... Ran ashore on flat rock in storm; released Nov. 30; enroute from Cleveland ship yard to Montreal; heavily damaged in rough sea Grenadier island, Lake On- ; ‘ i tario. Nov. 24° (Sets: Pontige=) cent, toe: Broke her wheel when she stuck fast in ice about 40 feet from ore : dock; new wheel put on; left for Fort William Nov. 26; picked N ; up by steamer Michigan at Harbor Beach and towed to Cleveland Ashland, Wis. OV. 25 Str. W.3B, Dickson... 5.4... Struck an obstruction, tearing hole in No, 1 starboard tank; settled in 25 feet of water; floated with an air compressor on Nov. 26; docked at Lorain Nov. 27, leaving dry dock ‘Nov. 30; two plates | GAMA edi io. sen dicasissls are cae a ee AU eae per emer er da re Black river, Lorain. IOV. 20 «Str. Boe Curty 4. ec cas Ran upon channel bank; released (Noy. 27; not damaged......... Sandusky. Novi.263 ‘Bye Paxtle 5, 89004 er Ran aground; became water logged and sank; deck load of lumber : floated about Dec. 155 weapel totel Joss. 654.6655 5 ou vy anaes Off Harrisville, Lake Huron. Nov.26 — Str Troqueis):.: ies eo. Stranded; released and docked at Collingwood ship yard......... Near Cape _ Salmon, St. : : ; Lawrence river. Nov. 26 Str. C. G. Breitung.......... Collided with barge Norman Kelley; five plates, hawse pipe and three frames damaged; spent a week at shipyard making repairs Harbor entrance, Cleveland. Nov. 26 Bge. Norman Kelley......... Collided with steamer C. G, Breitung; repaired at Cleveland ship- BEG seins eae eee es ve TN ie Ee Mele eas bere PTO G ahscetne. scoetnics Harbor entrance, Cleveland. Novioed< Cig Bxaldase re ics re 7 ee Engine broke down in storm and tug sank in 35 feet of water.... Near Sister island, Lake Erie. Nov. 27 Str Bh Mouses. Grounded in channel; released........... ASO Sa rae a ee Lorain. Now. 27. Str. Sweden. 64 52 vee. Ran aground owing to low water; released without lightering.... Huron. NOW. 47 Str ORranae ck Veco ee ee Struck and damaged a dock.............. ae wealece tains Scare aiuine sare ete Milwaukee. Nov. . Dti. Oniegarr, wes ime ss Lost her shoe and rudder was twisted; stopped at Detour and was towed from there to Cleveland; docked at Cleveland, Dec. 8.... Lake Superior, Dec. 1. Str. John Stanton) p00. While being towed to dock, struck her bilge on Ohio street bridge, damaging several plates on her port side; docked Dec. 4 at Clévelaind a Soe ae Bare: Si CREA eRe i Rei Ri er REA eae Buffalo. Dec. Str, Charles S, Neff......... Lost her wheel; docked at Buffalo for repairs............e0.0005 Lake Erie. EG, NSBR ar oliRa ss vices savas oie s Ran past entrance to channel and struck a sharp rock; bottom badly damaged and tank tops torn off; released Dec. 22 by wrecker Favorite and towed to Manitowoc ship yard..........ceceeseee Nest eres of Sturgeon : ay canal, Dec.) -6: Sir Nyanga. is sivas eis * Ran aground while putting into port for shelter; released by tug, d UTI YRS Misdcari o: 0%: o euarcateecarsiaie: eels ote seniu ter meee en te aan a an canvass Erie. Deo. 14) Stree W. Ro White. 2c 0. oce. Ran aground owing to low water; released on 17th after lighter- ing about 1,000 tons of her stone cargo; docked at Lorain Dec. 22 LOT GEDAIEG oss oie e cee too ate A Oeics Sh cuele GI ae Bar Point, Lake Erie. Dec. 14 Bge. Athens ............... Sprang a leak at coal dock; despite immediate efforts to keep her x up with pumps, barge settled on bottom........... Seu h is Secale teal ae Conneaut. Déc, 1S Rees Santiago... care. Cut through by ice; water entered her hold, causing her to sink; : pumped out and towed to Detroit by two tugs............00005 Lake St. Clair. Dec Son D. KeClints ccc. Struck an obstruction and sank; raised Dec. 15, towed to shallow : Water: Gti TCPAILeds 5 vous .. 6 wc cise. b26 6 0 oe 4 9 cscs sare Okt Gey tire ao yates Near Bar Point, Lake Erie. : Dec Stroh.) N.cBreitung 220 Damaged by navigating through ice; stopped at Cleveland to re- ; pair leak and proceeded to Erie; docked at Ashtabula.......... Lake Erie. Dec. oi. Btan de J: B. Brown oie isa. Damaged while entering harbor; docked at Buffalo Dec. 19....... Buffalo. Dec. 23: Str Conneaut... snes Ran ashore on west bank of Lake St. ‘Clair channel; released after lightering about 1,000 tons of her stone cargo on the steamer McKerchey.. atid proceeded. oo iis voces seas eee ece boa blak. hake: St. Clair, near Grosse. oint. November level and 0.2 foot higher than the January level. Lake Erie is 0.14 foot lower than last month, 0.19 foot higher than a year ago, 0.11 foot below the average stage of December of the last 10 years, 1.97 feet December Lake Levels The United States lake survey reports the stages of the Great Lakes for the month of December, 1916, as follows: Electricians Convene An informal meeting of marine electricians was held at Lorain, O., Dec. 14 to 16. Among the interest- ing . subjects discussed were “The Feet above mean ek level . Standardization of Marine Electrical Supatior ais iinie Pietece ble Katee eee : 603.16 below the high stage of December, 1885, Fixtures” and “The Use of Central Michigan-Huron ..........++++5 ey and 0.70 feet above the low stage of Sick P for’ Shin Wad h Ontario cr ETI 2483? December, 1895. During’ the last 16 Staton Power for Ship Wattle aud die Disadvantages of the Present. Meth- Lake Superior is 0.34 foot lower than last month, 0.47 foot higher than a year ago, 0.94 foot above the average stage of December of the last 10 years, 0.03 foot above the high stage of Decem- ber, 1900, and 1.96 feet above the low stage of December, 1879. During the last 10 years the December level has averaged 0.2 foot lower than the No- vember level and 0.3 foot higher than the January level. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.08 foot lower than last month, 1.16 feet higher than a year ago, 0.55 foot above the average stage of December of the last 10 years, 1.96 feet. below the high stage of December, 1883, and 1.56 feet above the low stage of December, 1895. Dur- ‘ing the last 10 years the December level has averaged 0.1 foot lower than the years the December level has averaged 0.1 foot lower than the November level and 0.1 foot lower than the January level. Lake Ontario. is 0.28 foot lower than last month, 0.59 foot higher than a year ago, 0.02 foot below the average stage of December of the last 10 years, 2.24 feet below the high stage of December, 1861, and 1.94 feet above the low stage of December, 1895. years the December level has averaged 0.1 foot lower than the November level and 0.1 foot lower than the January level. The steamer Ericsson, of the Balti- more & Philadelphia Steamship Co., sprang a leak while en route to Balti- more recently and was beached in the Delaware and Chesapeake canal. During the last 10 ods of Charging for Current”. Visits were made to the plants of the Amer- ican Ship Building Co., Lorain, O.; the Electric Controller & Mfg. Co., Cleveland; the Hickok Electrical In- strument Co. and the Pittsburgh Steamship Co.’s new bulk freighter D. M. Ctemson. It was decided to effect a permanent organization, to be known as “The Association of Ma- rine Electricians’, and the following committee was appointed: E. L. Ho- warth, chief electrician, American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, chair- man; A. R. Martin, chief electrician, Buffalo Dry Dock Co., Buffalo; A. B. Walton, chief electrician, American Ship Building Co., Lorain, secretary; Frank Yager, chief electrician, Chi- . cago Ship Building Co., Chicago.