The De€roit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 41, No. 5 - January 1988 Published Monthly Annual Dues $15.00 Sdornts OF LbrROSS Rev. Peter Vander Linden, Editor - 29825 Joy Road - Westland, Michigan 48185 Bob Zeleznik, Secretary - Membership - Changes - 877 University - Grosse Pointe, Michigan 48230 BOLAND & CORNELIUS UPDATE from 1957 to Present by Mike Nicholls Part Il ADAM E. CORNELIUS Fr. Dowling Collection Steel bulk freighter (U.S. 226276) built in 1927 at Lorain, Ohio as a.) GEORGE M. HUMPHREY by American Shipbuilding Co. (Hull #796). 586.3 x 60.2 x 27.9; 8,004 gross tons. Renamed b.) CAPTAIN JOHN ROEN in 1945 after being salvaged following a collision with D.M. CLEMSON (see HISTORIAN Volume 36 numbers 3 and 4). Sold to American Steamship Co. in 1947. Converted to a self-unloader at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1948 and renamed c.) ADAM E. CORNELIUS (2). Repowered in 1956. Renamed d.) CONSUMERS POWER (3) in 1958. Chartered to Erie Sand in 1980. Laid up in Erie, Pennsylvania. Last operated in 1985. ANNOUNCE MENTS: New Book: "Shipwreck Tales: St. Clair River (to 1900)" by Chris Kohl. Good book for shipwrecks and divers $17.95 total per copy. Write Kohl/Hartig, 703 St. Bernard, Marysville, Michigan 48040. Also available at Dossin Museum on Belle Isle. Prints: Rail & Steam by Jim Annis: MEDUSA CHALLENGER, NORTH AMERICAN, (tug) JOHN ROEN. Write Agnes Chartier, 15342 Wormer, Redford, Michigan 48239. Many rail scenes. This new Society apparel logo is featured on sweatshirts and adjustable-size caps in navy blue with white lettering eS HISTORICAL and are available through our Merchandising Manager PTV OF DETROIT Mark A. Cowles, 514 Aberdeen Way, Howell, Michigan 48843. When ordering shirts, indicate S-M-L-XL size. Cap price is $10.00 postpaid, Shirts $20.00 J.S. funds. D