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52 General Uhler Resigns (Continued from Page 21) that General Uhler assumed the duties of supervising inspector general, the steamboat inspection service was an organization that was tolerated or permitted to exist. Today, it is sec- ond to no Federal service, not alone in the importance of the functions that it is required to perform by the statutes of the United States, but also as a result of the excellent organiza- tion that has been built up by the present supervising inspector general. A Practical Seagoing Engineer George Uhler was born June 5, 1858, at Delaware City, Newcastle county, Delaware. In 1870 he started to sea and worked himself up through the various grades, and was finally licensed as chief engineer of ocean MARINE REVIEW steamers, unlimited, in 1877. At the age of 28 years he was the chief engineer of the largest cargo steamer on the western ocean. He joined the Southern Pacific Co. on May 380, 1881, and left there after 12 years of serv- ice as chief engineer of vessels of the fleet of that company, the last ship. being the steamship Eu SOL, which is now the PRAIRIE of the United States navy. He served for three years as national treasurer of the Marine Engineers’ beneficial asso- ciation, and for ten years as national president of that organization, when he was appointed by President Roose- velt as supervising inspector general and took oath on April 1, 1908. He resigned that position Nov. 30, effec- tive at the close of business on Dec. 31, 1925. He was one of the Amer- ican’ delegates to the international January, 1926 conference on safety of life at sea, held in London from November, 1913, to January, 1914. Perhaps the most outstanding char- acteristic of his strong personality is honesty. With honesty in the admin- istration of executive affairs must always go moral courage, so that as one looks at this personality that has stood four square, strong and clean and able, one is impressed by the strength and the virility of the man. Not alone was it the pleasure of the President of the United States to recognize this fact, but the same thing is testified to by the business interests of this country who have had occasion to deal with General Uhler. The steamboat inspection service may ever be proud to recall his faithful and productive leader- ship. Diesel Drive in Ferry Is Economical LEFT—FERRY BOAT YORK IN SERVICE BETWEEN GLOUCESTER POINT, VA., AND YORKTOWN, VA. RIGHT—240 BRAKE HORSE- POWER FAIRBANKS-MORSE DIESEL ENGINE IN THE FERRY YORK, HE automobile ferry YorK which was placed in service between Gloucester Point, Va. and Yorktown, Va., last fall, is an interesting example of how the diesel engine can solve the problem of a double end drive. The 240-horsepower Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine is clutch connected to one propeller for- ward and one aft. As the boat docks in a slip, considerable maneuvering time is saved in making landings and in getting away on the return trip. This ferry is owned and operated by W. T. Ashe of Gloucester Point, Va. and replaced a smaller boat pow- ered with a 60-horsepower Fairbanks- Morse “CO” engine. Increased busi- ness made it necessary to put on a larger boat and Mr. Ashe, after in- vestigating various types of engines and drives, decided on a diesel engine with a double end drive arrangement. The ferry connects two of the main highways of Virginia and_ tourists traveling between the northern and southern states find a great saving of time by crossing the river in- stead of taking the other routes. Built in Record Time Eads Johnson, New York City, designed the vessel and she was built by the Spedden Ship Building Co., Baltimore. The contract was signed on March 28, 1925; the keel was layed DRIVING TWO PROPELLERS THROUGH CLUTCH on May 18. She was launched on Oct. 19 and completed on Sept. 4, 1925. The ferry is designed to ac- commodate between thirty and _thir- ty-five motor vehicles, placed in four lines on the main deck . The dimensions of the vessel are as follows: Length overall: fto 2 115 Breadth ‘molded; f6.:.cc140 05 33 Breadth over guards, ft. ...:...... 44 Depth . molded, -f62:.0..8Gscs ee 12 Draft, 20, ins Seven ee 6 6 The hull is constructed of steel, with a wooden main deck supported by fore and aft steel trusses and two rows of stanchions. There is an up- per deck and house for passengers.