Article about unusual 1919 Welland Canal transit

[Timerover51]

It looks like a very interesting issue, over and above the ship transiting on its side. Have to see if I can find one online. Thanks for posting it.

[JohnM]

Interesting article in the March 1919 issue of Popular Science about the transit of the Charles E Van Hise through the Welland Canal, ON Its Side. One of the ~83 lakers conscripted for use on the Atlantic seaboard during WWI, she was apparently the only one too wide to make the trip the usual way:

http://books.google.com/books?id=BykDAA ... 22&f=false