Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), July 1922, p. 307

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Activities in the Marine Field Latest News from Ships and Shipyards Lake Activities Indicate Lively Season ITH contracts placed for the construction of nine lake vessels; with the 1922 seasonal ore price definitely fixed at 50 cents under the 1921 level; with rail freights on ore from lower lake ports to furnaces reduced 10 per cent in advance of the general freight reduction ordered for July 1; and with lower carrying charges on the lakes and promised reductions in ore rates by the railroads at the lead of the lakes, the 1922 navigation season has all the earmarks of a normal, active vear. Most of the activity noted, however, has been late in starting and, therefore, may not rank the year well up in the. annual. sta- tistical record of tonnage moved, vessels built, etc. After the lean year of 1921, however, the general revival now ap- parent casts a brighter hue on the entire situation. All of the tonnage of the Pittsburzh Steamship Co. and of several other lines finally has got under way and while a number of bottoms still are tied up, it is hoped that the coal strike will be so terminated as to give all ships, especially when the grain move- ment starts, remunerative emp‘ oyment. More blast furnaces are blowing in stead- ily, forcing a greater movement of ore from the lower lake ports as well as calling for larger shipments from the upper lake docks. Three more vessels have been added to the six now under contract. Two of these are 600-foot bulk freighters for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. to come out next season. The other is a similar type ship for the Tomlinson interests. The three of these are being built by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland. The six others under construction are the Kinsman boat and an automobile ferry at Toledo, the Oakes vessel, at Cleve- land, the self-unloader at Manitowoc, the Wilson ship at Ecorse and the Ma- thews steamer at Port Arthur. *K 3k Kk The Russell Wrecking Co., Toronto, has bought from the underwriters the wooden steamer JoYLAND of the Canada Steamship lines which ran ashore at Lit- tie Round island late in April and was abandoned. eck The steamer ConrstocaA burned to the water’s edge in the Cardinal canal late in May and -was a total loss... The fire broke out when the vessel was. in the lift lock. The crew succeeded “in eetting her out of the lock before abandoning her. No cause for the fire has been found. eck ae Several changes in the executive staff of the Kelley Island Dock & Steam- boat Co. were made at the recent an- nual meetings of the stockholders and directors. The stockholders elected Rol- and E. Brown a director succeeding the late January Coutcher and the directors BY MYERS L. FEISER in turn elected Mr. Brown vice president. John Cameron was made president and William F. Burger was elected general manager succeeding Mr. Cameron. George Suhr wus elected treasurer and an executive committee was selected com- posed of Messrs. Cameron and Brown and Otto Dodge. . cd * * Collision between the steamers Mup- LAND KinG and GLENFINNAN a few miles southeast of Passage island recently re- sulted in slight damage to both vessels. Both were proceeding a slow speed in a fog when the accident occurred. es ce The steamer Arco sustained a damaged shoe when she went ashore at Sturgeon Point recently,. enroute. from Cleveland to Buffalo to load .grain. for. Mont- real, She was released in a few hours and towed to Buffalo for repairs. ar ee Osborn, Slosson & Smyth, Inc., is the name of the combined firms of Osborn & Co. ‘and Slosson & Smith, insurance brokers on the Great Lakes, with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Pittsburgh. ‘, 3K * * Capt. Henry L. Savage died June 10 at his home in Cleveland following a brief illness. For 13 years he has been in charge of lighters for the Pittsburgh Coal Co. and had been master of several Cleveland vessels. Lightered of 100 tons of her coal cargo, the steamer J. J. TURNER, up- bound, was released aiter grounding re- cently at the lower end of the St. Clair flats. She reloaded and continued on to Milwaukee. Early in June the Lake Carriers as- sociation advised its members it recom- mended a draft ot 20 feet tor Black- well canal and the outer harbor at Buft- falo. ae RY eae Damaging . several plates necessitating repairs at South Chicago, the steamer Harvester ‘struck a pier recently at the Soo. Westen- Capt. Decision ot Federal Judge haver of Cleveland, in allowing Olaf Alaksen of the shipping board steamer. ELLENoRAH, $3000 for picking up the disabled vessel AVONDALE of the hoard fleet, 500 miles off St: Johns, N. B., recently was upheld by the federal court of appeals at Cincinnati. Captain Alaksen was allowed $1000 by the board. He sued. obtained the $3000 verdict and the board appealed. The barge R. J. Forster recently left Cleveland with a, cargo of nails from the: American Steel & Wire Co. for 307 New York. She and the barge SaraH LENAHAN, which returned light, had taken cargoes of sulphur from New York for the Grasselli Chemical Co. at Cleve- land. % * * Power wires have been erected across the Kaministiquia river at Elevator D, Fort Williams. They are 140 feet high at the elevator, 100. feet high on the opposite side of the river and 75 feet high in the middle. Vessels have been cautioned to stay close to the elevator In passing. * * * Wreckage of the lighter Newman, which foundered near the Conneaut har- ber entrance last December, is being removed. * * 3K Capt. Samuel W. Gould, assistant. in- spector of steamboats at Cleveland from 1890... ta, :.1894 and, father. of «Capt. Thomas W. Gould, present inspector for the Cleveland district, died recently at the age of 76 years. For eight years he wasin charge of dredging at Cleveland: He was born in Bristol, Eng., in 1846, came to America when 14 years of age and located’ in Cleveland in 1869. He had been master of a number of. sail and steam boats. For 28 years he con- ducted a navigation school in winter. Oe Ok The Monrcatm, Canadian Pacific pas- senger steamer, sustained a broken rud- der when she went aground at Becan- cour, opposite Cape de le Madeleine, early in June. es ee Grounding in the river at Toledo ‘arly in June, the steamer A. F. Harvey was delayed in her trip to Detroit with a cargo of coal. kk Officers of the Gréat Lakes Protective association’s advisory committee have heen re-elected as follows: Chairman, J. SS. Ashley.) treasurers: Ay 2, R: Schneider; counsel, Harvey D. Goulder;: secretary, George A. Marr: and assistant treasurer, J. A. Armstrong. shi kee rae The United States engineer's office at Chicago has announced that the deepening of the channel through the “rock section” of Caluniet river extend- ing from 111th to 114th streets. South Chicago, was completed May 31. The channel has been found by sweeping to have full project depth of 21 feet and is now open to navigation for its entire width of 200 feet. Vessels should not attempt passage drawing more than 21 feet. In the river from the mouth up to the “rock section” the mid-channel depths are in excess of 21 feet, with soft fill along the sides. Above the “rock section,” southward | |

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