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He was demented. April 10. - Gasoline motorboat Jennie was sunk and wrecked by ice while lying at Mondak, Mont. Loss estimated at $2,000. May 2. - Steamer J. L. Williams, while lying alongside of a lighter at the Northwestern Fuel Company's dock, Duluth, Minn., was damaged to the extent of about $280, by being crushed by steamer J. T. Hutchinson, which was making a landing. The lighter was also damaged to the extent of about $1,400. Accident was caused by the current. May 16 and 17. - Steamer The Purchase was navigated from Wabasha to St. Paul, Minn., without an expired certificate of inspection. Violations of sections 4417 and 4418, United States Revised Statutes. Violation reported to the chief officer of customs at St. Paul, Minn. May 18. - Steamer Samuel Mitchell ran aground at Houghton Point, Lake Superior, and was run into by the barge Chickamauga, which she was towing, and was damaged to the extent of $7,000. The accident was caused by fog. June 6. - Steamer Tom Dowling, while lying at Wisconsin Central ore dock, Ashland, Wis., sunk in 20 feet of water. After raising the vessel it was found that the accident was caused by an open sea cock. Damage estimated at $500. June 8. - Steamer F. Weyerhaeuser collided with a railroad bridge abreast of Hastings, Minn., and was slightly damaged. Accident was caused by delay in opening draw of bridge. June 18. - Steamer Leonard C. Hanna, in making a turn in the channel in the vicinity of the St. Paul and Western coal dock, Superior, Wis., veered from her course and collided with steamer Socapa, which was lying at said dock, damaging each vessel to the extent of $1,500. Accident was caused by the current. June 24. - Steamer Salt Lake City, in tow of tug B. B. Inman, in going through the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, Duluth, Minn., attempted to go through the southerly draw while the tug was endeavoring to go through the northerly draw. The southerly draw was not open to navigation, and steamer Salt Lake City collided with a machinery scow, doing about $1,000 worth of damage. No damage to vessel. Page 565 STEAMSHIP INSPECTION SERVICE June 30. - Steamer O. K. was destroyed by fire at Fort Benton, Mont. Origin of fire unknown. Loss estimated at $5,000. June 30. - Vincent Price, a 12-year old boy passenger on steamer The Purchase, fell overboard and was drowned. The accident occurred about abreast of South St. Paul, Minn. It was not witnessed by anyone. The body was recovered. July 1. - Steamer H. P. McIntosh was navigated from Fort William, Ontario, to Duluth, Minn., without inspection as required by sections 4417 and 4418, United States Revised Statutes. Violation reported to the chief officer of customs at Duluth, Minn. July 1. - Gasoline motor boat Victoria, while crossing the Missouri River, became disabled through the main gear breaking. Capt. M. Saunders Small, in attempting to take a line ashore in a rowboat, drowned by the rowboat being capsized by the swift current. July 6. - Steamer Phoenix was reported to the chief officer of customs at Duluth, Minn., for being navigated without inspection as required by sections 4417 and 4418, United States Revised Statutes. July 19. - Steamer Hiawatha, for carrying passengers greatly in excess of the number allowed by inspection certificate, was reported to the chief officer of customs at St. Paul, Minn., for violation of section 4465, United States Revised Statutes. July 27. - Steamer Islay was navigated on the Duluth-Superior Harbor without inspection in violation of sections 4417 and 4418, United States Revised Statutes. Violation reported to the chief officer of customs at Duluth, Minn. July 28. - Steamer George W. Peavey, while bound up lake Superior in a fog, stranded on the north shore 3 miles east of Two Harbors, Minn. The vessel released herself in about 1 hour and proceeded to Superior, Wis., where repairs costing about $1,200 were made. August 10 to 15. - Steamer Tempest was navigated on the Duluth-Superior Harbor without inspection in violation of sections 4417 and 4418 United States Revised Statutes. Violation reported to the chief officer of customs at Duluth, Minn. August 18. - Steamer Sarah Smith, while lying at anchor in Duluth Harbor, caught fire and burned to the waters edge. Fire is supposed to have caught from a stove. Vessel was a total loss, valued at $3,000. September 1. - Steamer Buffalo, in going from Elevator B to Northern Pacific dock No. 2, Duluth, Minn., collided with steamer William B. Kerr, which was lying at anchor in the harbor basin. The accident was caused by the steering gear becoming disabled. Damage to steamer Buffalo about $15,000; to steamer William B. Kerr, about $10,000. September 16. - Charges were filed against James Owen by the Northern Pacific Railway Company of alleged incompetency, misconduct, negligence, and unskillfulness and the endangering of human life in the handling of steamer Salt Lake City on June 24, when the vessel collided with their scow engaged in work on their bridge at Duluth, Minn. Investigation of charges is pending. October 14. - Steamer Mataafa collided with steamer Sacramento at about 2 a.m. in Duluth Harbor. Steamer Mataafa had a hole punched in her port bow and lost an anchor, while steamer Sacramento was damaged so badly that she sunk almost immediately. Damage to steamer Mataafa estimated at $1,500; to steamer Sacramenta, $15,000. Case investigated and it was found that the collision was caused by Hugh J. Regan, in charge of steamer Mataafa, violating Rule X of the pilot rules for the Great Lakes and their tributary waters, and inattention to his duties in failing to stop the headway of his vessel in time to avoid a collision. The license of Hugh J. Regan was suspended for 60 days from November 23. November 1. - F. J. Kulwicky, a deck hand on steamer Lyman C. Smith, while engaged in removing hatch covers on the vessel at Two Harbors, Minn., fell into the hold and was killed. Case investigated, and it was found that the accident was caused by the hatch cover, on which Mr. Kulwicky was standing, being pulled out from under him by a misunderstanding of signals between the man superintending the work and the man running the engine that was pulling off the hatch covers. Case was dismissed. November 28. - J. T. Kenny, master in charge of steamer C. F. Curtis, was charged with alleged negligence and inattention to his duties in not having life-preservers properly distributed on the vessel. Case investigated and dismissed. ===========================================================================