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Ce ee sae RR Pe ee E k: : f had been a constant user of April, 1914 way, throwing the propeller out of the water, there is quite a difference in the different engineer's handling their engines. Some of them watch their throttling very - closely, shutting off the throttle as the wheel comes out of the water and the engine begins to speed up, and giving her full throttle again as soon as the wheel has become submerged, and in that way men who have given it special at- tention, keep their engine running al- most at a uniform speed; while with oth- ers, I have noticed that they simply check their engine down in a sea- way and do very little throttling, claiming that they make just about thé "same time. This' 'has "not been borne out in practice in any of the experiments that I have seen tried out. It has been my _ observation that those who watch the throttling very closely, make better time ina head sea and do it with considerable less strain on the engine as well as on the ship, and it occurs to me that this would be a very important matter for our older engineers to. bring to the attention of the young men who are coming up in the business so fast; in fact, the handling of the engine have noticed our young | engineers ere not as proficient. in as the nen who have been in the business for a long period of. time." ways of A. FF. Harvey, assistant general manager, read the more important accidents during the year with the comment of the arbitrators upon each one. Mr. Coulby- again called itor the experiences of the masters in the use of storm oil in heavy weather, with especial relationship to those that were out in the November storm. There was very generous testimony along this line by a number of the masters. Captain Parks said that he 1 for years, saying that it gives the.-pro- peller better water to work in, eases the ship and adds to her headway. He added that the engineer could al- ways tell when oil is being used with- out being directly informed from the effect that it has on the engines. The testimony of the masters was SO , convincing that Mr. Coulby ruled that before they went out in the spring a 25-gallon tank should be installed on every vessel, with a garden hose attached. - : "In fact", said he, "I would prefer that you had two tanks. See that you have plenty of oil aboard at all times and we won't kick on the ex- pense." The question will also be taken up with the-government of liberating oil from the government piers at Duluth is: one.of the things that 1: THE MARINE REVIEW in heavy weather when the current is going seaward. Mr. Coulby acted as toastmaster at the annual dinner. He said that the incidents of the year upon which he looked back with greatest pleasure were the aid given by the steamer Stephenson to the crew of the strand- ed steamer Waldo, in the great No- vember gale, and to the rescue of the crew of the sunken steamer City of London from the small boats by the Briton, showing the efficiency of the Briton's lookout, as several steamers had passed the small boats without seeing them. Mr, Coulby. also. ex- pressed his gratification at the fine feeling of comradeship which _per- vades the whole organization. _ James H. Hoyt, who unrivalled as an after-dinner speaker, related a number of choice stories with wonderful embroidery and embellish- ment, making them as entertaining as a one-act play. Hermon... A, Kelley, 38a briet address, followed very largely upon his talk at the business meetings. Thomas Owens, dock manager at Two Harbors, made an interesting point when he said that he was the engineer of the locomotive which drew the first trainload of ofe: from the Minnesota ranges. have been shipped over the docks at Two Harbors. Capt.. Dennis Sullivan, of Chicago, read a resolution, which had been signed by every master and engineer of the Pittsburgh Steamship-Co.'s fleet, depre- cating the gemarks of Judge Tuttle, of Detroit, ong the practice of running in fog. In closing, Mr. Coulby spoke a word in praise of Capt. John Lowe, to whom he outlined his policy when he first took charge of the affairs of the com- pany ten years ago, and who gave him his earnest and undivided support for a number of years. The reply of Capt. Lowe, now on the pension list, was quite. moving. Preventing Boats from Capsizing A. E. Wickman, Willmar, Minn., who has had considerable experience in sailing small craft, has patented a device, the purpose of which is: to prevent the boat from capsizing in a heavy sea. Air compartments at each side usually prevent a small boat from 'sinking, but do not prevent capsizing. MY v t loss SHOWING MEMBER FASTENED is practically Since that time 120,000,000 tons 151 Mr. Wickman has invented a U- shaped member to be built in or at- tached to both port and starboard sides longitudinally and to be filled with air. The theory is that as the boat rolls the tank will exercise a lift- ing power returning it to an even keel. Dake Steamer Steerers The Dake Engine Co., Grand Ha- ven, Mich., has issued a little catalog descriptive of their steam steering gears. The company makes a steam steering gear applicable for every tug and steamer and wants every ves- 'sel steered by hand to have one of its gears, and with this end in view have reduced prices as much as_ possible. Upon advice of size of tug or steamer, the company will send blue prints giy- ing full details of suitable steering gear. The company furnishes chain enough to run over chain wheel and go down through sheaves to connect to side tiller rods or cable, also chain sheaves and lubricators. Governmental aid for the lakes-to- gulf waterway project is recommend- ed by Secretary of War Garrison in a communication to congress. The recommendation is in the form of a report from the board of army engi- neers. It asks the federal govern- ment to aid in improvements on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers pro- vided the state of Illinois will pay a .céfttain part of the cost.' 7 the re- port states that the waterway from Lockport, Ill, to the mouth of the Illinois river is favorable, and that a bottom width of 160 ft. in the canal and 200 ft. in the open river is sufficient for a channel 8 or 10 ft. deep. The locks, it says, should be 600 ft. long, 80 ft. wide and 11 - ft. deep. H. A. Rapelye has been appointed sales engineer of the Terry Steam Turbine Co., with offices at No. 2123 Oliver building, Pittsburgh. Mr. Ra- pelye has had broad experience with turbine apparatus and is qualified to take up in detail the various phases of turbine application. A. C. Brown & Sons, of Tottenville, S. L, are building a wooden tug for the Arthur Ackerman Lighterage Co. of 59 Pearl street, New York, to be named the C. G. Ackerman. The machinery for the new vessel will be furnished by the John W. Sullivan Co., of New York.