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OCTOBER 3, Igot. THE MARINE RECORD. 18 LAUNCHES OF THE WEEK. The steel cargo steamer Christopher, built-at the W. Super- ior yards of the American Ship Building Co, to'the order of the Milwaukee Tug Co. was ‘successfully launched on Sat- urday last. When the superintendent of construction, Mr. Williams, gave the sign for the release of the craft Mrs. C. Brockman, . who had been chosen to christen the vessel broke a bottle of champagne over the bow and said: ‘‘I: christen thee Christopher.’’ The champagne bottle was tastefully decor- ated in red, white and blue ribbon. The platform from which-the christening ceremony. was’ performed contained a number of interested visitors from Milwaukee, among whom were Mr. C. H. Starke and wife of Milwaukee, F. W. Wolle- ager and wife of Milwaukee, C. -Brockman and. wife of Chippewa Falls, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meyers of Milwaukee. The general hull dimensions-of the Christopher are 414 feet over all, 394 feet keél, 48 feet beam and 28 feet molded depth. Engines, triple expansion; diameter of cylinders, 22, 35 atid 58 by 4o inches stroke. Boilers, three Scotch type, 12 by 12 feet, tested, for 170 pounds steam. W. H., Meyers, Milwaukee, isthe managing owner and Capt. W. E. Wright will take charge, with Scott Pratt as chief éngineer. © - cs ; The American Ship Building Co. built! to the order of the Western Transit Co. at:their branch yard in Buffalo, a steel steamer named the Chicago, launched on Saturday last. Dimensions of the Chicago are as follows: Length over all, 343 feet; length between perpendiculars, 325 feet; molded beam, 44 feet; molded depth, 28 feet. Her machinery equipment will consist of a quadruple expansion engine, 19, 27%; 40 and 58 by 42. She will have three Scotch type boilers, each 11% by 11% feet, tested for 210 pounds of steam. Before the loss of the Hudson the Western Transit Co. was in need of .an.addition to its fleet, therefore, it is not improbable that the fleet will be still further increased dur- ing the coming year, for the lake trade of the New York Central lines is attaining large proportions. ' The steel steamer Henry Steinbrenner, built at the yards of the Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, to the order of Mrs. Anna C. Minch, Cleveland, ‘vas successfully launched Saturday afternoon. The Steinbrenner is a sister ship of the Capt. Thomas Wilson, measuring 440 feet over all, 50 feet beam, and 26 feet deep. Miss Minnie Steinbrenner christened the new boat, and Mr. and Mrs. Steinbrenner were present at the launch. —— ne A NAVAL TRAINING SHIP. : A strong effort is being made to have a training ship for the United States navy established on the lakes. The pro- ject is being fathered by Commander Hawley, U.S: N., who was stationed in Chicago in charge of the naval recruiting station during the Spanish war. Commander Hawley is now onthe U. S. training ship Hartford in service. He already has taken the matter up with Congressman Foss - and it is hoped that the next Congress will make an appro- priation for the ship and her maintenance. Commander - Hawley states that if a ship was stationed on the lakes it would attract a large number of boys and they would be given a brief trial on board, giving the’ officérs a chance to weed out the incompetents before transferring them to the coast. OO Oe The American Ship Windlass Co., Providence, R. I., have just furnished two large electric gypseys to the New York, New Haven & Hartford R.'R. Co., to go on their Oak Point pier, on the Harlem river. The water there is very deep and the current is strong and they want these powerful electric gypseys to pull the boats up tothe wharf. They are capable of «xerting 75,000 lbs. pull. The Providence company is also building an electric capstan, which is nearly ready to ship, for the New York Ship Building Co., at Camden, N. J., for hauling railroad cars. EN ER I PED 2 CN TS AA RC EY AE SS TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 11,1901. SEALED PROPOSALS, ON SEPARATE FORMS, are invited and will be received.at this department until 2 o’clock p. m., Satur- day, October 12, Igor (at which time and place they will be opened in the presence of attending bidders), for the construction of ove steam propeller for the United States Revenue Cutter Service for harbor duty at Boston, Massachusetts, to be known while in course of construction or until launched as No. 9, R. C. §., and for one steam pro- peller for said service, for duty in the St. Mary’s River, Michigan, to be known while in course of construction or until launched as No. 10, R: C. S. Said vessels are to be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, which, together with forms of proposals, contracts, etc., may be obtained upon application to this department. Bids must be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, and be endorsed on the envelope “Proposals for Steamers for Revenue Cutter Service.’’ The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, and to waive defects if deemed for the interest of the Government so to do. (Signed), O. L. SPAULDING, 38-39 Acting Secretary. THe CHase Macuine Company, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. -* MANUFACTURERS, UNDER THE CHASE PATENTS, OF - Fog Whistle Machines, Hoisting Engines, Power and D: op Hammers, and other achinery. 111 ELM STREET. TELEPHONE, MAIN 994. » Steering Engines - Engineers’ Supplies and General Jobbing. JOHN DONNELLY, SR., Pres. | Automatic Towing Engines, CLEVELAND, O. t ; se Applied to the requirements mp PRACTICAL of ie sailor. By Thos. Mc- e meget piluseretes 12 arith cloth, $1.50, mail, prepaid. MECHANICS. The Marine Record. Western For further particulars see “ Passenger Lines on the Lakes,” page 18. : BETWEEN DETROIT AND CLEVELAND.— Detroit & Cleve- land Navigation Co., Detroit. CLEVELAND AND CANADA.— Lake Erie Naviga- tion Co., Walkerville, Ont. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND MICHIGAN : PORTS.—Goodrich Transportation Co., Chicago. CLEVELAND AND BUFFALO, N. Y.— Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., Buffalo. TORONTO, MONTREAL AND QUEBEC.— Riche- lieu & Ontario Navigation Co., Montreal. CHICAGO, ST. JOSEPH AND BENTON HARBOR. —Graham & Morton Line, Benton Harbor, Mich. TOLEDO, WINDSOR AND SAULT STE. MARIE, ALSO “SOO” TO MICHIPOCOTEN.—Algoma Central Steamship Line, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. BUFFALO, CLEVELAND. DETROIT, ‘SOO,” AND DULUTH.—The Erie & Western Trans- po:tation Co. (Anchor Line), Buffalo. CHICAGO, CHARLEVOIX AND MACKINAW.— Manitou Steamship Co., Chicago. RIVER POR1S.—White Star Line, Detroit. 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