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1898. ] MAIR UNGE. RB Gea. ! 7 MARINE ENGINES,- twat ats WHEELS; «DECK HOISTERS, MARINE wag ct 2eN tee , 320 ean art wee, STREET. ~<-- -- - -----etseer er SS DETROIT, MICH. a | "After 20.000 miles of almost continuous steaming since going into commission, including her remarkable trip from San Francisco to Key West, the U. S. Gunboat MARIETTA, equipped with Babcock & Wilcox water tube boilers, ordered the following repair parts: "7. B. S.--W. D. L. NAVY DEPARTMENT, In reply refer to No. 29181. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Gentlemen: Washington, D. C. June 10, 1898. 1. Please forward to the Commanding Officer, U. 8S. S. 'MARIETTA', Key West, Fl>., 8 fire bricks, 4 rights and 4 lefts, No. R, 3440, Babcock & Wilcox boilers, to replace broken bricks between furnace doors. 2. Your bill for these articles should be sent to the same officer and should refer to Steam Engineer- ing Requisition dated June 1, 1898. THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO., 29 Cortlandt St., New York." Respectfully, (Sig.) EBDWIN oe Panaalen General, On her long voyage the MARIETTA was not detained an instant on account of boilers. THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO., WATER TUBE BOILERS, 29 Cortlandt St., New York. Sar ie AND| = FORGE R0, 1 2 e IRON OR STEEL FORGINGS FINISHED COMPLETE, ROUGH MACHINED OR SMOOTH FORGED ONLY, OF ANY WEIGHT. COUPLING LINKS AND PINS, . PRESSED WROUGHT IRON TURNBUCKLES. . CAR IRON SPECIALTIES, AMERICAN STEEL BARGE CO. STEEL and METAL SHIPS Of all classss built on the Shortest Possible Notice at our yards at West Superior, Wis., and also at Everett, Wash. Plates & Best Onin Quality eye of Oak on hand -- instock aoe for Re- pair all suiting kinds of Wooden oe} Vessels pes in of all Shortest Gleeson. Time. SIZE OF DOCK. Length, extreme.........537. feet. Entrance, Top..ccscsecesseee 55 feet 9 in Breadth, POW iecccesc-ces- 90," 4in. Entrance, Bottom........... 50 : Breadth, Bottom ........ 52 oe Depth over Sills .........-.. 18 LARGEST DRY DOCK ON THE LAKES. Prices for Repairsand Decking same as at lower lake ports SUPERIOR, WIS. A nember of Provellor Wheels in stock at Dry Doek, pie DONNELLY, SK. PRES A JON TONNELLY, JR. VicEPRED Y 4 "§ M.B:FamER, TRESS FN cea, ees regions gC = een SVP Fa ers ny OG LE a SZ Nee " (; G ARS _ Co) SANG Ay ; f S 5 Wag, The Enuiliium Gireulator and Sleam Heating Attachient = HEATING AND CIRCULATING THE WATER IN STEAM BO.LERS. Increases evap- oration 5% to 15%. Wan ney, for it- self in a year with savingin repairs. Keeps all parts of Boiler atan even temper- ature. Has no extra Joints to leak. Creates a con- stant automa- BE eee alien is cade The Steam Heating Attachment will heat and circulate the water with steam from donkey boiler in a half hour, while fires are being started, and be ready for steam with less straining than slow fires burning twelve hours. H. BLOOMSBURG & CO.,"? \iveont news, va BARRY BROS, INDEPENDENT TUG LINE, $0. CHICAGO, T ( RITA McDONALD, COMMODORE, T WELCOME, = 8 G. A. TOMLINSON, D. P. HALL, PRODIGY, WM. DICKINSON, IRA D. SMITH, CRAWFORD, JAMES A. QUINN, JACK BARRY. Ss C. M. CHARNLEY, SouTH CHICAGO OFFICE: 92d Street Bndge CHICAGO OFFIOE: Telephone 273. 240 South Water St. Tugs G. A. TOMLINSON, D. P. HALL and PRODIGY in service at SOUTH CHICAGO at al times. Offices open day and night. ay