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ee een nn ee nn ee ee ee ee as — on I Ee UPERINTENDENT Daniel. J. Coughlin, at the Lehigh Valley coal dock, Tifft farm, established a new record for loading on June 9. He put onto the steamers Wit1t1Am T. Ros- ERTS and W. H. Wotr, 13,400 tons of coal in 11 hours. The Roserts took on 10,200 tons in 7 hours and the WotLr 3200 tons in 3% hours. The two car- goes comprised 300 cars of coal. On Tuesday, June 12, Superintendent Cough- lin received congratulations from the president and vice president of the Lehigh Coal Sales Co.,. New York, on the exceptional record which he had made the day before in loading the steamers E. L. Booru, LivincstonE and VENEZUELA. A total of 13,800 tons of coal (310 carloads) was put into the trio of ships in 12 hours and 15 minutes. The Boot took 7300, the LivincsToNE 3300, and the VENEZUELA 3200 tons. This is said to be the fastest loading time ever made at that end of Lake Erie. x ok x ' Capt. W. C. Richardson, veteran ves- sel. manager’ on the Great celebrated his seventy-seventh birthday, Saturday, June 9. He received a large number of telegrams and flowers from his friends. ie ee The new steamer Cart D. BrapLrey cleared, Monday, June 11, for her maiden trip. The steamer was built at the Lorain yards of the American Ship- building Co. She is equipped with un- loading machinery and a wireless outfit. She cleared for Calcite to load stone. kok Ok The new canal-size steamer TouLousE arrived in Buffalo harbor June 11, flying the French flag. She was the first ship to carry the French colors into that port and she was welcomed by the various. tugs and-~ steamers as_ she - steamed down Buffalo creek to the _ elevator where she tied up. The Tov- LOUSE was recently built at the Superior yards of the American Shipbuilding Co. and brought down a cargo of 104,843 bushels of grain from Ft. William, Ont. After discharging her cargo, she pro- ceeded to Lorain, O., to take on a load of coal for Quebec, Que. From the latter port she went to New York. The vessel is compactly built, equipped with all modern machinery and fitted out for deep sea navigation. She is manned by a crew of French and Chilean sailors and commanded by Capt. Edward K. Perry. Captain Perry said that she will prove a splendid deep-sea boat, judging by his observations on the trip down the Canadian head of the lakes. * ok bs Work on Conneaut’s outer harbor - will not be finished this season. The new pierhead, to replace the one that Lakes, By M. C. Lynch sank while being placed in position last fall, will be put in place late in the summer, but no breakwater construc- tion will be attempted. * bs * The following notice, relating to Chi- cago harbor entrance, has been sent out from the office of the United States district engineer, Chicago, to masters and pilots: “Notwithstanding the vari- ous notices issued by the lake survey, the lighthouse service and the hydro- graphic office, vessels continue to pass in and out to the southward of gas and bell buoy No. 1, showing a fixed white light. The entrance from the lake is north of this buoy, between it and the red light which is located on the new crib at the south end of the north arm of the breakwater. Stone is rapidly being deposited immediately south of the bell buoys and there is now only 12-foot depth over portions of it. Beware.” x ok x The sand steamer IsaBELLA J. Boyce, owned by the River Rouge Sand Co., Detroit, burned to the water’s edge in Lake Erie, off the east end of Middle Bass island, June 6. In spite of the fact that the lake was so rough that large craft found it extremely difficult to give assistance, Captain McFadden and the crew escaped to Put-in-Bay island, 3 miles southeast, in small boats. The Boyce went on a reef while making her way from Kelley’s island to Detroit light, about 8 o’clock in the morning. While she was trying to release herself, flames broke out above her ,engine room. Two years ago the BoycE was swept by flames in practically the same manner and at about the same place. 2k K * Injunction proceedings begun in fed- eral court at Chicago last year by the Scranton Coal Co. against the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co. to,.force a specific performance of a 3-year contract, has been settled out of court, the defendants paying over to: the. Scranton Coal Co, a sum’ of money. A check for the amount was received June 6 by Brown, Ely & Rich- ards, Buffalo admiralty lawyers. BS ok ok The steamer A. A. Aucustus collided with the steamer DrLAwARE on Lake Huron, Tuesday, June 5. The Aucustus had 15 damaged plates, and put into Ecorse for repairs. The DrLaware had her bulkhead stiffened at Port Huron and then proceeded to Buffalo for re- pairs. She had to have 32 plates on her bows and about one dozen frames replaced as a result of the accident. ae tear” The Lyponta was sold to the navy, June 8, by Commodore W. A. Lydon, 300 president of the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., at a price far below its real value. The Lyponia is said to be the largest and finest yacht on the Great Lakes. She carries a crew of 28 and has luxurious accommodations. She is 181 feet long, 26 feet beam, 17 feet draft and has a speed of 15 miles. In 1911 she cost $225,000. * ok * Owing to the obstruction caused by the wrecks of the steamers SAXONA and Pentecost MiTcHELL, the channel to the westward of Pipe island, in St. Mary’s river, was temporarily discontinued on June 20. Until further notice all ves- sels were instructed to take a course starting northeast of the Frying Pan island light and running N. by E. 23/5 miles to abreast of the Pipe island twins, and thence N. W. by W. 3% W. 71/3 miles to the old intersection of the two courses southwest of Lime island. In order to mark the new channel, the lighthouse inspector moved Watson Reefs gas buoy No. 5 to Pipe island shoal, and established gas buoys at the edge of the shoal northeasterly from Pipe island twins and at the southerly edge of the shoal off Squaw island. * * * The steamer HENRY STEINBRENNER was picked up by the tug James REID a short distance above the Corsica shoal lightship, July 3. The STEINBRENNER had a disabled shoe and rudder. She was taken to the Reid dry dock for re- pairs. Although originally bound for Duluth. with a load of. coal, her des- tination was changed | to Milwaukee. From the office of the United States lake survey, Detroit, a new chart has been issued, showing the recently com- pleted channel opposite Fighting island, lower Detroit river. eR seg _ The Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Co., ‘Duluth, has contracted to build three wooden ships for the government to be used as submarine destroyers. The boats are to be. delivered in the fall. ue aoe The 600-foot steamer Franx H. Goop- ' YEAR, which was built for the Buffalo Steamship Co., started on her first trip Tuesday, June 19. Capt. John Mitchell manages the boat and Capt. Charles B. Galton brought her out. Percy Worden is chief engineer. ee ee The Pittsburgh Steamship Co. has recently secured more land on_ the waterfront at Erie, Pa: The company now owns 31 lots, each having a front- age on the bay of 33 feet and a depth of 1200 feet. It also owns six acres of land just south of the waterfront.