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44 ble, and gratefully accepted the privilege' of running his boat through 'their canal: Called upon by acclamation to'*say something of what he felt, the president - of the Oliver Iron Mining Co., as host of the day, found the tributes of his friends, expressed as they were in the naming of the boat, in the care that had made it the flagship of the fleet in fact as well as in name, in the cordial re- sponse with which the people of his own city had joined in greeting the new boat and in the genuine pleasure every one seemed to feel in his honor, a cup full almost to the brimming. What he said made no difference, because it rang with 'that characteristic sincerity and simplicity that has brought him at the same time business success and the admiration of his fellow workers. At Duluth the piers were lined with citizens, many of them guests who had been unable to go to Two Harbors, and for two hours after tying up at the foot of Sixth avenue, the boat was crowded with people. - The Thomas F. Cole is a sister ship of the J.P. Morgan, and has been built and fitted out in accordance with the latest ideas of comfort and workman- ship. She is equipped with the subma- rine signalling device and with an im- proved electric whistle. The whistle may be operated by means of a Morse key, and it is wunique in its responsiveness. For use in a fog where blasts at regular ~ intervals are blown an automatic device has been provided. A_ three-toothed 'ratchet driven by clock work is con- nected with a key and when in operation the teeth of the ratchet engage the ,key at intervals of ten seconds, 'thus blow- ing the whistle. There is an observation room forward of the captain's quarters and an enclosed pilot house above. The passenger staterooms are on a level with the deck and the private dining room is just kack of the first hatch. The cabins and quarters aft have been made very comfortable for the engineers and crew, following the ordinary layout of above deck cabins. Lugs are fastened in the deck opposite. each hatch for a portable tackle stand and the hatch cov- ers dre pulled off by a cable from the deck engines. usual features. A 'refrigerating plant is installed and the electric generating plant is in three units. A turbine centrifugal pump is used for handling ballast water. The steamer is 605 ft. 5 in. long,. just five inches longer than the largest ship on the lakes, is 58 ft. beam, 32 ft. molded depth and has a triple-expansion engine 24, 39 and 65 by 42-in. stroke. She has two boilers 15 ft. 414 in. in diameter, and 11 ft. 6 in. long and has installed the El- lis & Eaves system of induced draft. On her first trip the Cole gave excel- lent satisfaction in her handling. She The engine room has the - TAE MARINE REVIEW made the triprup Lake Huron ii the' face - of a 35-mile gale in'23 hours without any trouble. Leaving Dulttth she car- ried 11,500 tons of ore on a'draught of 19 ft, 3 in. forward and 19 ft. 7.in. aft. The Lake Superior cargo record is 11,868 tons on a draught of 19 ft. 10 in., so that the new boat's cargo, which was. the largest this year, augurs a large carrying . capacity during the season.. The steamer Cole has had an auspici- ous beginning. A beginning worthy of the man for whom she was named, but more than that, a beginning in keeping with the - broad and_ liberal policy of her owners. The entire affair, par- ticipated in not only, by the Steel Cor- poration officials and the vessel interests at the head of the lakes, but by men rep- resenting all of the varied enterprises of Duluth, together with their, wives, was in its planning, in its carrying out and in the cordial. response with which it met, a}seal of the mutual confidence by the Steel Corporation and by the people of, Duluth in each other. In this was the greeting of the steamer Thomas F. _ Cole distinctly noteworthy and unique.. DEATH OF CAPT. RATTRAY. The late Capt... 1, Rattray, . who died at ,his home No. 3607 Archwood avenue, Cleveland, on May 29, was a CAPT, B, T, RATTRAY. prince among lake masters. He was 52 yvears. of age and. was Clayton, --N..¥,. He.started' sailing on the lakes in sailing vessels when a boy and soon became a' mate, and atthe age of 2l was master of a sailing vessel. He was master of steam vessels for more than twenty- five years. His first command was the steamer Continental. From the Continental he went into the Specu- lar and later into the LaSalle and born at Republic. When the Pittsburg Steam- ship Co. vwas organized he sailed the steamer Rensselaer for them, and when the United States Transporta- tion Co. came into existence he en- tered its employ, sailing the steamer L. C. Smith, where he has been ever since. He was compelled through ill- ness to leave the. Smith at Milwaukee on her first trip this season. Capt. Rattray leaves a widow, his only daughter having died in 1902. Capt. Rattray was a member of the local Shipmasters' Association, and was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. He had a host of friends and was probably one of the best and. most favorable known masters on the chain of lakes. .His funeral was at- tended by vessel men generally. The pall bearers were: Capt. E. Thorp, Capt. C. H. Woodford, W. Davis, .A. Bolles, '\W. W. Wyman and George Milne. Capt. Rattray had the singular dis- tinction of never having had an acci- dent. as long as he was a master. He was a man that always helped others and many men sailing boats on the lakes today got their start from the genial skipper. He was a great man to mingle with his crew, some members having stayed with him as high as seven seasons with interruption. He was a lake naviga- tor of ability and was a great sup- porter of scientific lake navigation. IN HONOR OF COL. SULLIVAN. The new steamer which is building at the Cleveland yard of the American Ship Building Co. for Hutchinson & Co., of Cleveland, will be named in honor of Col. J. J. Sullivan, president of the Cen- tral National Bank and of the Superior Savings & Trust Co. The boat will be operated by the Superior Steamship Co. of Cleveland. 'Col. Sullivan has latterly taken a great interest in maritime affairs, and the naming of the great steamer af- ter him is a deserved compliment. FREIGHTER FOR 1908. Buffalo interests represented by J. J. H. Brown & Co. have given contract to the American Ship Building Co. for a new steamer to come out at the opening of navigation next year. The new -boat will be 524 ft. over all, 500-ft. keel, 52-ft. beam and 28 ft. deep. She will carry about' 8,500 gross tons. The new wrecker Favorite succeeded in releasing the steamer C. F. Bielman and barge. M. E. McLachlan went ashore at Port Austin. This was the Favorite's first appearance as a wrecker and everything was found to work perfectly. The stranded vessels were not badly injured. which