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MADURA'S BROKEN SHAFT. The following particulars show how interesting repairs were effected to the S. S. Madura which sustained a broken shaft while on a voyage from Durban to Bunbury, West Au- stralia. When the Madura was about 1,700 miles from Bunbury, the en- gines started racing. On examina- tion, after being stopped, it was found that the second length of shaft- ing from thrust shaft had broken near the after coupling. Efforts were im- mediately commenced to repair same in the following manner as described by Chief Engineer Gilbert Stewart: The engine was of the triple-expan- sion type. We fixed turning gear, and then proceeded to disconnect the intermediate engine for the purpose of getting the bottom end _brasses. Having removed slide valve, and made all secure on the intermediate en- gine, we proceeded to fit bottom end brasses to broken shaft. The crank pin being a little larger than the main shafting, we had to bed the brasses by chipping away % in. of the white metal. It was then found necessary to make a keep strong enough to suit the length of bolts binding brasses. For this purpose we used traveling crane for cylinder tops, cutting into the required length and fastening together by four 7%-in. bolts with ferrules between. The flawed part of the shaft was dressed "TAE MaRINE. REVIEW in the opening,,of break to keep it rigid. The engine was then ready for starting and we commenced our journey, but found it necessary to stop several times to lighten up the We were able to hour, bottom end bolts. travel five knots per thus 29 SALVING THE SUEVIC. What, Capt. McLellan, of the Liv- erpool Salvage Association, describes as "the biggest job ever performed" is here described' and illustrated, and there can be no doubt that the salv- ing and towing of the after part of MADURA'S BROKEN SHAFT--NOW REPAIRED. reaching Fremantle in safety. The time taken to complete repairs was seven days, and our illustrations show broken shaft and the same tem- porarily repaired as above described. Forty-one plates are to come off the steamer Saxon as a result of her strand- BROKEN SHAFT OF STEAMER MADURA. and brasses fixed in place. At the forward end of break a 13-in. hole was bored through shaft and then finished to' 234 in. with bar and cut- ter. A cross-head bolt was. then driven in, and after everything was tightened up we poured white metal ing on Caribou island. The damage is principally under No. 1 tank. The fore foot and stem were not damaged. In fact, the total damage is less than expected, considering the fact that she went on the rock full speed loaded. the huge White Star liner, is one of the most brilliant pieces of salvage work ever accomplished. The Suevic is a vessel of 12,500 tons employed in the Liverpool, London and Au- stralian trade, and was homeward bound when she met with disaster in the neighborhood of the Lizard on March 17 last. In a dense fog she ran on the Stag rock whilst steaming at about 13 knots, and all efforts to get her off proved futile. All her passengers were safely got off, and favorable weather prevailing subse- quently, a great portion of her valu- able cargo was discharged into light- ers and coasters, but still the rock which had pierced her bottom held her fast. The wreck officer of the Liverpool Salvage Association, Capt. McLellan, ultimately decided that the only means of. saving that portion of the ship which was buoyant was to cut her in two, and efforts in this direction were at once commenced, as it was found that the after part, containing her engines,. was practi- cally undamaged, owing to the water- tight bulkheads having been closed. The cutting of the vessel in two was performed under great difficulties, as owing to the Suevic having to be divided through at No. 3 hatch which is a refrigerated hold, and at the time was full of frozen meat, the divers had to operate from outside. There was a strong spring tide ran under