100 SIDE LAUNCHING OF SHIPS ON THE GREAT LAKES. 



claim whatsoever upon! the underwriters. These facts, I think, support Mr. Donnelly's 

 statement. 



Mr. Donnelly : — At Buffalo there has recently been launched a "Laker," not only 

 with water in the boilers but fire in the furnace, and steam up, and the vessel left the ways 

 under her own steam. 



Captain Richard M. Watt, C. C, U. S. N., Vice-President: — In the Navy Yard, Nor- 

 folk, we have launched several large tugs sideways. A local moving picture operator took 

 pictures of one of the launchings and sent a copy to me, from which we figured that the heel 

 of the ship reached 42 degrees. 



Mr. Hopkins (Communicated) : — -The paper was not intended to give the impression 

 that only small ships were successfully launched. The Toledo- Shipbuilding Company, as well 

 as all yards on the lakes, have successfully launched lake freighters of the largest type. The 

 small type of ocean-going ship was being built when the paper was written and, having bet- 

 ter illustrations on hand at this time, they were used. 



The President: — Is there any further discussion? If not, I am sure that the authors 

 of this paper, Messrs. Kirby and Hopkins, are entitled to a vote of thanks by the Society. I 

 ask all of those in favor of such a vote of thanks to say, "Aye" ; contrary-minded, "No." 

 The vote is unanimovisly carried. 



I wish to call your attention to several matters. The first is the banquet to-morrow 

 night, which promises to be especially interesting. 



I also call your attention to the excursion on Saturday morning, at 11.00 o'clock, in 

 accordance with the program, for which tickets must be obtained, and if you will register 

 your names for this excursion, so that those who are in charge may know how many are to 

 be taken care of, the local committee will be very much obliged. 



To-morrow morning at 9 o'clock there will be an exhibition of moving pictures, taken 

 by the Submarine Boat Corporation, of launchings and other interesting features, including 

 electric welding; also some others that will interest you. 



The meeting then adjourned until Friday morning. 



