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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. Albert Bradley, President Curtis Haseltine, Vice Pres, John Robert Zelesnik 7035 isssiivacne . 8. te peree Treasurer Secretar ry Detroit 9, Michigen Detroit 23, Michigan Lincoln Pass itcbigen psd University Grosse Pte., Mic ANNOUNCEMENT: We'll be just under the wire with our April meeting, holding it on Saturday, April 30, at 8 pemes in the offices of the J. T. Wing Coo, 150 Randolph at Atwater. Ken Smith will show some of his fine photographs of old and new steamboats with the aid of the Society's pictograph machine. This first general meeting in the J.T. Wing offices will give members an opportunity to inspect some of the items the company is now handling in its expanded marine department, including charts of the Canadian Hydrographic and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey offices. And, if you don't see what you want, just ask for it and they'll order it for youe MONTGOMERY Ask a question around here and you get an answer. Re- meriber K. Re Mepherson asking about the MONTGOMERY? William A. McDonald comes up with the complete story. Registr number US 16147, steam screw, wood, 1109 g.t. 20) X 3h X 13.8, built 1856 at Newport, Mich. (became Marine City 1867). Built at Ward's Shipyard for E.B. and the estate of S. Ward. J. Bushnell, master carpenter, signed the enrollment papers. Chartered to Northern Reilway of Canada and ran Collingwood to Chicago with propellers ONTONAGON, EVFRGREEN CITY and HUNTER. In 1860's ran for Grand Trunk Line with propellers B.F,WADE, ANTELOPE and WATFRWITCH, tri-weekly service, Sarnia-Milwaukee-Chicago, lan- ding at points on west shore of Lake Michigan and at Mackinac Is- land. Capt. Gillies, master; E. B. Ward, agent at Detroit. Burned at Point Edward, Ont., October, 1878. Rebuilt as a schooner 1879 for lumber trade, 709 g.t. later 69 g.t., 20) X 3h X 12. Changed owners several times in next 20 years. On Oct. 20, 1901, str, LELAND arrived at Soo with crew of the MONTGOMERY. Capt. Duff, master and principal owner of MONTGOMERY, reported that on Oct. 19 on Lake Superior, lumber laden, in tow of str. LELAND, during a gale the shooner started to leak. Two pumps could not control the water and schooner became waterlogged and unmanageable. Bow sank so low the crew could not let go the tow line. Deckloed of lath went overboard, carrying away the rig- ging on one side. After cabin was flooded and crew lashed them- selves to the roof, The LELAND, having dropped the tow line, maneuvered alongside and rescued the crew of seven. On Oct. 22 the LELAND left the Soo to search for MONTGOMERY end found her on the beach near Crisp Pt. She was broken in two and only the tow line and some canves was salvaged. Both MONTGOMERY and LELAND were owned at Port Clinton,0. WAGER: Which Greet Lakes self-unloader has the longest boom? Member George Schafer has his own idea but he wants to check it. There seems to be a slight wager involved in his curiosity. SO THAT'S IT: Member William Luke reports that the T-3 tanker GULTCIL, bought by Hutchinson from Marylanée Ship- | building for conversion, is the same GULFOIL that on Aug. 7, 1958 was involved in a collision with the tanker “RAHAM, The GRAHAM wes loeded with e million gallons of gasoline. Fifteen crewmen on the GULPOIL died in the ensuing explosion.