New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-18


were Of males % females % aduln 10 cnhuieh -
From New York 10. Total 81
TIE Day DocK-This great work is going Tor
ward in the most satisfactory manner The ESSe gives
the following account Of IL
One.hlrd Of thu whole foundation equal 70 the ares
of OCO square feet has been completed between 0u'
ard Ave thousand bearing plies eacn between lol 10
and forty feet long have been driven ana II " ssns'ao
,o,v 10 sarn that when these extended over con
,idersble space the earth has become 80 COMPRESSED
and that II requires the creates. care 20 uro III
10 the REQUESTS depth the timber though o, .ne
bs., descripton frequently breaking under inc DioN'
of the plinz hammers This tact conelosi'eD sng"'
thar the objections formerly made 70 the eonuhu-
snce of this dock from the nature OF tne f'r' arc
III ,xs.k and untsnable. The foundation, a. lar As
comoleted could not be better the springs "nlcn VI.
AZ one time annoyance, having oeen on'en Oulseo
tho work. The masonry . nov esnuas ~ - 49,, an,
n,ornept appearance and the construction OF tnA pu
I'm 4. particulsrly solid The stones are sid 10 tne
he.t RosendAle hydraulic cement and SONS OF mem
very massive weighing a. many as sixteen IONS az
- oS 900 sarsre feet hss been already covered with
orrv from two 10 eight feet high amounting 10 over
15 COO tons Two thousand nye hundred sapernel se'
~ tho ,t course Of the stone door have been pu Gown
.nd n IA expected that the whole Of this course OF moor
80 Iii 49, aid down before tins frost sets In. Tie
rno., streuuous efforts being made 70 push 'ns
uork through the greatest order regularity .no
attention prevail throughout the several departments
and every one seems 10 Vie In IuihHihs .no WI
ssi,red him One good effect OF this order ana
regularity apart from ohers) Observable In the rare
Occurrence Of accidents circumstance tne more
recommendation when IL Is borne 10 mind that De
txeen 400 and 500 men are daily enpioyed-tnA
.avsrsl steam engines AZ work some Of tnem
dsv and n ght-thst or machines are consunuy en-
SsSsd driving piles, some Of the hammers Of "non
800 from 400 70 1870 os-that or 10 derrieks are
4, work unloading and removing stone from one place
10 ,bs other "a well lowering those required ~ me
n.sons into the pi, from hight Of 80 feet beside
Tsriou. other descriptions Of labor Impossible 70 se's
me dimensions Of the Brooklyn Dry Dock VII De.
when completed Sc feet in length AZ TOP and - Iee'
Al bottom Its width will De, al top % eei Al BOTTOM
40 f.et II Will Do capable Of accommodating Vessei o.
310 feet long or first class line Of battle snip u ex
p4cted 10 o. ready for docking In about Il monns ine
nos, difficult part OF the undertaking being overcome
Wh.u 6o.hed We are certain II will not be surpassed
4 by any national work In the Union
Explosion o. ALcoHoL--Mr Donkin who Tor,
merly kept victaAnng house near the urenesre
ferry and who recently has seon employed % AI' @
/ .oo In The basement Of The American. vi. Al WI
Iamsburgh. badly burned Saturday evening he wa
n-osrips an oyster stew vessel containing Aico
halinltsd The slcoho exploded sstiering TOE danes
ov.r NJ Donkiu's face. breast shoulders 4e--doin.
aim very seriOus tDjary.