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- elected president of the Dredge & Dock Co., Chicago, to suc- ceed the late W. A. Lydon. struction & Contracting Co. 'from the Corsica shoal light. 'above the water line. 'Midland, Ont. ie E ( } / l j = NY UP . y) | Un the Coasts, Lal - 'What's Doing and Who's Doing It ccc wiih i tT OCTtHTtC it ccKicKiiKiceAcKKKNKiaKNCNRHRRNEEESSRRMERRRE An HE steamer W. R. Linn of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. was sunk in collision with the steam- er AMERICA on the morning of Monday, Nov. 4. The Ltnn went to the bottom in 36 feet of water about a mile above the Port Huron, Mich, lightship, a little to the eastward of the channel. In the hour and a half be- tween the time the steamer was struck and the time she sank the crew had _ plenty of time to get aboard the barge Maipa which the Linn had in tow. Both the Linn and America were downbound and, the weather _be- ing thick, the Linn and Marna were at anchor when the accident took place. The America hit the Linw a little for- ward of the engine room, tearing a hole in her side. The wreck has been marked by a gas buoy 150 feet off her bow and large anchor lights have been placed forward and aft. A small light has' been placed on the wreck. She lies three miles north a quarter east Wreckers have started to work on the steamer and are confident that with good weather they will be able to raise her this fall. It may not even be neces- sary to lighter any of her 6000-ton ore - -cargo. The America, which was quite badly damaged forward, went on to Port Huron. Her bow. was_ pretty badly stove in but the damage was all She is owned by Transportation Co., the Great Lakes OR ok Roger Sullivan of Chicago has been Great Lakes ok Oe The bulk.freighter C. R. Van Hisz, which was recently reconstructed for deep sea service by the Buffalo Con- and.- the Lake Shipbuilding Co., has been cut in two and will start on her journey to Montreal. Van Hise it will be necessary to turn her over on her side to get her through the canals. It is reported that she will have to be rolled and righted eight times between Buffalo and Montreal. * * * Henry Penton, district manager of the Emergency Fleet corporation, an- -nounces that the Great Lakes district in October delivered 52%4 per cent of all the steel ships built in the United States. i -tmonth in which the lakes district has delivered 50 per cent or more of the This is the fourth consecutive total steel ship production of the coun- ty. The average of all deliveries was 7 days ahead of contract time. One Owing to the width of the. By M. L. Shaner ship was nearly a year ahead of sched- ule and others six and seven months. a a Navigation closed for the Great Lakes Transit Corp. on Nov. 9. No freight was accepted for forwarding to the northwest via lake after 8 a. m. of that date, 2 oe Capt. John F: Hansen has been ap- pointed United States local inspector of hulls at Chicago, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Capt. Gus- tave Atkinson. At the time of the new appointment Captain Hansen was assistant hull inspector at Duluth and previous to that was, for a number of years, assistant hull inspector at Detroit. Before entering the steamboat inspec- tion service, Captain Hansen sailed boats operated by Thomas Cranage of Bay City, Mich. kee The barge CHICKAMAUGA of the Rich- ardson fleet has been placed in winter quarters at Milwaukee after unloading a cargo of coal there. 2K * 2k Special supervision of lake shipping conditions, designed to guard against accidents in fall storms, went into ef- fect Nov. 1. Two assistant inspectors have been assigned to duty in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., two at the dian Soo and two in Duluth and Su- perior. These men, in addition to exercising a cautionary influence against overloading of ships, will correct; so far as they can, any other conditions which might expose freighters or their crews to extra hazard during uncertain weather of the late navigation season. The supervision is similar to that. ex- ercised in the fall months of 1916 and 1917, eee es November saw many steel barges laid up for the winter at various ports. After the first week in the month the barges of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. were dropped as fast as they arrived at Lake Erie ports. The barge Car- RINGTON went into winter quarters at Toledo. os The steamer CHARLES Hupparp lost part of her shoe Saturday, Oct. 26, off Knife river. She was towed to Duluth by the tugs Mrissourr and WrsconsIN and from there the steamer DENMARK took. her on to Cleveland. When she was placed in drydock it was found that her shoe and rudder were twisted and that she had 11 damaged plates. * * * The barge Joun GAsKIN sank in the Soulanges canal the latter part of Octo- ber completely blocking navigation. The 563 Cana-" boat was in bad shape and was aban- doned to the underwriters as a total constructive loss. She was removed from the channel immediately to make it possible for boats to pass through. The Soulanges canal had been put out of business'.once before during the month when a break in the canal tied up navigation 'for more than a week. Xo ee The steamer Macnoria of the Can- ada Steamship lines was damaged by fire at Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 31. It is estimated that repairs will cost about $12,000. x ee At a meeting of the directors of the Great Lakes Towing Co., Nov. 4, Henry E. Gilpin, Cleveland, was elected presi- dent of the company to succeed the late Samual P. Shane. Mr. Gilpin was with the' Erie Railroad Co. for 25 years: as superintendent and general agent. * K * Capt. John E. Place died at his home. in Detroit, Thursday, Oct. 24. He had been in 'the service of the Gilchrist Transportation Co. as master' of the steamers S. C. HALL, Vixine and other vessels for 22 years. Captain Place was 49 years old and had retired from the lakes four years ago. XK * 1K The steamer VuLCAN went ashore at Point Abbaye, Keeweenaw Point, Lake Superior, Oct. 31.. She was towed into Portage river harbor of refuge by the tug ALABAMA and the lighter RELIANCE. A large part of her cargo of coal was lightered and delivered to the consignee at Houghton, Mich. The Vutcan'$ pilot house was off and her steering gear broken. She is the property of the Atlas Steamship Co. of Duluth. * * *K The sufferers from recent Minnesota forest fires found ready sympathizers in 'the sailors on the Great Lakes, There were several bulk freighters at Duluth and Two Harbors at the time of the fire and the crews of all of these vessels made voluntary contributions for the relief of the fire victims. The Lake Carriers' association reports that among others the men aboard the J. S. AsuiEy gave $127.50, the SHENANGO gave $72, and.the Cot. J. M. ScHoon- MAKER $79. x * The steamer J. H. G. Hacarry, bound from the head of Lake Superior to South Chicago with ore, struck in the rock. cut in the Soo river, Oct. 18, and punctured No. 1 tank. Her forward hold filled with water and she was forced to anchor in Mud lake while