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Ship of the Month - cont'd. Deduction allowed on account of Space required for Propelling Power - 32 % of Gross Tonnage ....... Crew Space ......................................... 8. 109. 71 12.39 1 2 2 . 10 The rebuilt steamer had an enclosed cabin on the main deck. The crew's quar ters were located in the forepeak below the main deck, and aft behind the engineroom (two particularly charming locations). There was a cargo hold be low, only accessible through hatches located on the main deck, but there most likely was a hatch in the upper deck and cabin through which the eleva tor leg could be lowered for unloading bulk grain. The main cabin was acces sible through large gangways on either side of the ship. The passenger cab i n s were located on the upper deck, above the main cabin. This upper cabin consisted of two rows of staterooms with a main passageway through the cen tre of the cabin. Located on the forecastle head was the ornate, octagonal, "birdcage" pilothouse, whose floor was elevated about two feet above the le vel of the deck in order that the navigating officers might have a clear view, particularly aft over the hurricane deck. The pilothouse was surmoun ted by a rounded cupola, with an ornamental ball resting atop a finial which rose from the peak of the cupola. The wheelhouse had a large, square window in each of its eight sides. Immediately abaft the pilothouse was a tall, fidded mast which was equipped with auxiliary sail. The forecastle had a closed rail, while the promenade, which ran all of the way around the upper cabin, was protected only by a hea vy, open, wooden railing. The lifeboats were situated on the hurricane deck and were hung from iron davits. The smokestack rose up out of the hurricane deck and was placed well aft. KINCARDINE'S hull had a straight stem and a heavy counter stern. The hull was given a great deal of sheer and also tum blehome. The Bay of Quinte and Oswego Navigation Company had been reorganized in 1877 with David Andrews as the sole owner of KINCARDINE. In the spring of 1 8 7 8 , OSWEGO BELLE was withdrawn from the route, leaving her former running mate to carry on alone. KINCARDINE then ran her usual route, with occasional trips up the lake to Toronto or through the Welland Canal to bring down a load of grain. On May 21, 18 7 8 , she passed through Port Colborne with the schooner J. G. WORTS in tow; they were bound for Kingston with 18, 000 bushels of wheat loaded at Kincardine. On July 2nd, KINCARDINE ran an excursion out of Cape Vincent to Belleville and Kingston, then running back to the Cape. On Octo ber 11, she delivered a 250-pound bell to Picton, where it was to be used in the steeple of St. Magdalene Church. David Andrews sold KINCARDINE to December 10, 1 8 7 8 , to one James F. Allen, mariner, of the city of Kingston. The only record we have of her activities during 1879 is mention of an attempt to run her from downtown Toronto to the Exhibition Grounds and to Lorne Park, situated to the west of the city. A d vertisements in the "Toronto Daily Mail" stated that she would leave Milloy's Wharf, at the foot of Yonge Street, at 10 a.m. on September 10th. Also from the same advertisement: "The public can depend upon the steamer being run sharp on time". Nevertheless, KINCARDINE did not arrive at Toronto until September 11th, carrying a load of general merchandise from Oswego, and so it is evident that she never did make the trip to which the advertisement had referred. The competition for passengers to and from Lorne Park was already intense, with many ships of various sizes engaged in the trade. In fact, the rival ries were so keen that on at least one occasion, a collision occurred be tween two steamers vying for a load of passengers at the same pier. This story does not concern KINCARDINE, but it is so priceless that we include it here anyway! On September 19, 18 7 9 , the sidewheeler F. B. MAXWELL was loading a large num ber of passengers at the York Street wharf, Toronto. She had some five hun dred on board, and many more were lined up on the wharf, waiting their turn