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OCTORARA (now the U.S.A.T. OCTORARA) came out in 1916. In 1915 legislation required the railroads to dispose of their ships. The twelve ships of the Anchor Line then in service became part of the newly formed Great Lakes Transit Corporation, organ- ized by W.J.Conners. . (For description of the 5 ane a «(OCTORARA, JUNIATA & TIONES- The DELAWARE, built at Ecorse, 1905 TA see DMH v.2. n.10 -Ed.) OR RK OK OR OK OR OK OK OK KR KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK KK OK KK OK OK ROK OK M r later CONCON) in 1909. The v 4 . third passenger ship, the . d SHIPS THAT CAROLINA - steel twin screw passenger and freight ship, NEVER DIE built in 1892 by The Neafie & Leavy Yards at Philadel- (#12) phia as the HARTFORD, for service between New York and New England ports via Long Island Soun@. The vessel's steel hull measured 240 o.a.x 40 x 21. She operated on her original route until the Spanish-American War, in which she served as a hospital ship under the name U.S.S.TERRY. Around the turn of the century she was brought to the Lakes by the Hackley interests of Muskegon, and placed in service between Muskegon and Chicago as an opposition boat to the Goodrich Line. Her name was changed to CHARLES H.HACKLEY at this time. She was very fast, and although little changed then from her coastwise build, was trim in appearance. Around 1903 the vessel passed into the ownership of Capt.Miles Barry, prominent Chicago vessel operator, who kept her in the same service. There is an interesting picture extent showing the HACKLEY leading the Goodrich propellor IOWA in a race bet- ween Grand Haven and Muskegon. However, after the destruction of the Goodrich steamer ATLANTA by fire in 1907, the HACKLEY was purchased by Goodrich, rebuilt and considerably altered in line, and renamed CAROL- INA. During most of her long career with Goodrich she was commanded by Capt.Con.McCauley. She was used by her last owners mostly for cruises, covering the weekly journey from Chicago to Mackinac, the Soo, and sometines Georgian Bay ports, running with the ARIZONA, CHI- CAGO, and GEORGIA. She had the characteristic Goodrich chimed whist- le, and a steam calli- ope for special events. Later alterations gave her the appearance of a smaller edition of the ALABAMA. After '33 she lay idle at Manit- owoe until '38 when she was cut down to a barge and reported sold to Roen of Sturgeon Bay. She was scrapped during the War. — p.s, A past President of our Society worked as a dishwasher on the CAROLINA. Ed.