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110 used, and the trim of, the ship can -bez preserved by the admfssion tof sea' Watet to the emptied oil tank. There need be no such thing as a list to port or star- board through being obliged to use fuel out of one bunker more than another. A steam pump will readily remove oil fuel from port to starboard, or vice- versa, when the same expedient is im- possible with coal. 'The bunkering of the largest ship can be effected cleanly and silently in a few hours, as huhdreds of tons of fuel can be pumped into the bunkers in an hour. _ There is no smoke, even when steam- ing at full' speed, the fires can be checked instantly if 'the engines are slowed and quickened again as instantly to meet the quicker speed of engine. _ All boilers, of whatever type, are available for the use of liquid fuel without any modification in the arrange- ment of furnace as used for coal, except in some special cases. The difficult problem of bunkering a warship at sea is got over at once if oil fuel be sub- stituted for coal. Steamer Isabella J. Boyce and Tow "The accompanying photograph is that of a scene common on the lakes at one time, but now uncommon. It shows the steamer Isabella J. Boyce with the barges, John J. Barlum, Iron Cliff and Unadilla, in tow, going up the St. Clair river. This fleet is owned by the Pringle Barge Line, St. Clair, Mich., though since the photograph was taken, the Unadilla has been replaced by the THE MARINE REVIEW e{. Marine Engineering Academy The Marine Engineering Academy, 80 Broad street, New York, established in 1904 by Thomas H. Barrett and later taken over by Theo. T. Mercereau, un- der whom more than 700 men were trained to become marine engineers, has been purchased by the educational department of the West Side Y. M. c. A. According to Mr. Mercereau, the academy is unique in its field, there being no other school aks it in the country. The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion has taken up the work of training men to become marine engineers not solely upon the advice of men who have had experience in this particular phase of education, but also upon the counsel of prominent steamship men, who have welcomed the event of re- organizing and continuing the academy, as a means through which they may secure more efficient and better trained engineers. The YM. C. A, will strive to make it easier for men to secure their license, by a thorough course planned to meet the difficulties most often encountered by candidates. They will cater not only .to local patronage, but to the future engineers of the entire country. Through investigation they have found that there are men the country over who do not want to come up for an examination, because they feel that there is some requirement, such as mathe- matics, which they would not be able to pass, and they are unwilling to place THE STEAMER ISABELLA J. BOYCE WITH THE SCHOONERS JOHN J. BARLUM, COING UP THE ST. CLAIR RIVER Golden Age. The Barlum was recently modernized by the Wolverine Dry Dock ,at Port Huron, giving her 13 hatches, spaced 12 ft. centers. The Iron Cliff's _24-ft. center hatches have also been ex- tended in a fore and aft direction. The vessels carry coal to the plant of -the Diamond Crystal Salt Co. at St. Clair, Mich. the dock being equipped with a 2-ton Williams clam shell bucket. themselves in a position to be humili- ated by failure. They will be given the needed instructions along the line of the questions asked, and will be coached in the proper manner of going about securing their licenses. The course planned deals exhaustively and_ thor- oughly with the various mathemetical calculations marine engineers are called upon to make. March, 1913 Mr. Mercereau 'will remain vith the school in the capacity of adviser, and John L. Moran will be the instructor in the new course. The advisory committee consists of Robert E. Todd, ex-commodore Atlantic Yacht Club; Arthur Curtis James, ex. commodore New York Yacht Ctub : Capt. George S. Runk, member Larch- mont Yacht Club; and Edward |, Wertheim, educational director of the West 'Side ¥. M.'C. 7A; Wilson Seamen's Bill Vetoed The Wilson seamen's bill,. which passed the senate in the closing hours of the session, was vetoed by President Taft upon Senator Burton's advice. President Taft very sensibly felt that in the short time allotted to him in considering the measure before his term expired that he could not give it the consideration which it deserved and therefore did not feel justified in as- suming the responsibility of allowing it to become law. If the measure had become law in the form in which it was passed, it would have materially increased the operating expenses of lake vessels as it practically meant add- ing about 33 per cent to the' number of the crew. Anyone at all familiar with conditions aboard lake ships knows that the crew is not overworked. The of- ficers are occasionally overworked, but the crew certainly have ample time to recuperate from any extra work they may be called upon to do in port. IRON CLIFF AND UNADILLA IN TOW A state appropriation of $50,000,000 for the improvement of Boston harbor has been requested by the director of the port of Boston. Naval contractor Richard H. Robin- son has resigned from the navy depart- ment, to take a position with the Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, Conn. . .