New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-20
shin Nard. and ~hIp-Building.

wealth. ana extend tnt laiut OF NuE NvuuhJ t"a" e"f
building The noble sea going structures which the
skill OF artisans construct carry our hss into every
and harvest the products of every cline Tor our
sranaries Commerce makes the world tributary to Us
and has been more than any other single influence,
that which built TO is present greatness this Hour
ishins City-it is the Wonderful Lamp which has con
jured 10 Cur chores the wealth and civilization OF the
Old World stretching their broad white vans and
woong the strong winds, ships, treghted with
riches Tar exceeding the srgoses of old push their bold
prows into known and unknown seas alike bind ali IA
tons in the great cp,ean c0rdiae OF Commerce. and
the Winter bghted native OF the Artic zone and the
cannibss Of the Islands Of the south Atlantic learn to
know and respect the American dag
We regretted to notice during walk through the To-
calcs of this important branch OF industry that was
not In a aourishins condition Il is remarkable tact
not generally known that there IS not sailing vessel
on the stocks in this City with the exception OF pilot
boat We believe this to be an unprecedented circum
stance The present appears to be sort OF transition
porod with navigation Old Eolus, amid the reyolu
,iopsrv storms which have affected other pocntates
has not escaped lie has been deposed from hs unlim
tied despotism aud the Gen OF Hot Water have uspp
ed his dominion. Our nsyisators are no longer dis
posed to depend upon the propulsion OF the variable
and often adverse winds but connning in the bowels OF
l
their noble ships groanng struggling monster, feeding
on Goals and bclchng hsmes they force It to labor un.
cea.ingly and thus oustrp the hcetest OF the fleet
The tall graceful spars the delicate tracery OF rigging
and the white swelling sails which render ship one OF
the most beautiful objects OF art are to be displaced
for the stuned masts the black belching chimney and
the huge paddle ho ses of steamer. The dalce has
welded 10 the ui but although the imaginative lover
of the beautiful may regret loss OF such charm
ins object a. ship under full sail the utitsran will
70 dice the progress which brings the nations OF the
world into a nearer brotherhood.
There are now steamers on the Stocks in our ship
yards which will compete in every quality with the
crack boats of the Cunard Line the Niagara the Amer
lea and the Europa and yet is but few years since
there was an American going steamship afost Our
progress in this enterprise has been exceedingly rapid
until we have excelled the models we had in the Eng
lish steamships long ago excelled the English in
sailing vessels Il is but few years since the Sirius
entered our harbor settling the much moo,ed question
Can steamships cross the Atlantic and already we
have weekly arrival from the other side OF the water
of English and quite feet OF sea steamers OF
our own The Washington, the Hermann, the United
states the Crescent City the Falcon the Northerner
and Sou,hener All testify 10 the facility with which
American enterprise seizes new avenue to wealth and
the skill with which mechanics work it to complete
success In addition to the above named boats which
are all sAoat the capitalists OF country assisted
measurably by the paironag. Of the Post once De-
partmcnt have projected lines Of steamers TO almost
every quarter of the Globe and carrying out these
projects with the energy and goahead ativeness which
characterises cOunuymen. such IL the rapid ad-
vance Of the mania, that in few years II VIII
probably be considered preposerous for passengers
10 20 10 any part OF the world in sailing vessel as II
would be now 10 20 Albany in Hudson River sloop
great revolution has been, certainly going on IN the
facilities for travel and the land has too long mOnopo-
Used the improvements in speed Farther advance in
the art of building both hulls and engines will probably
reduce the time occupied in crossing the Atlantic TO
A week when the tourist the man OF business may
almost crcumnsvigste the globe in the same time for
merly occupied by European voyage.
The most gigantic enterprise FOR establishing steam
shiu line which has yet been preached In this country
il that projected by Mr. L. X Collins, wellknown 40
the builder and owner of the Dramatic Line Of Liver
pool Packets and Of most energetic and sue
cessful merchants His project involves the building
OF i've immense ships OF 1900 tons burden each cost
ing when ready for aggregate Of two millions
five hundred thousand dollars This line will carry the
United states Mail between New York aud Liverpool.
Two Of these ships on the stocks, one At WIN h.
Brown, yard and one al Jacob Bells The ships are 10
be named Atlantic Pacific, Adristc, Arctic and Baltic
The two which are the stocks will probably DC
launched In December and 90 70 late next summer
These boats will cost $4,000 each the cos. Of the
engines being s2jOO0 The length Of these ships Is
30 feet depth Of hold Il feet breadth OF beam 20 feet
The model varies from other steamships in having lees
door and being sharper The frames are as strong As
wood iron and copper and skill can make them. The
t,bers are bound and nteroeked 10 every possible way
10 the rackng occasoned ~ the immense weight
and power OF the engines. Beside being coaged with
locust throughout iron bars i've inches wide and
one inch thick placed obiqueiy, At intervals
OF tour feet from stem 10 stern and from stern u
stem crossing each other diagonsly and enclosing
the whole frame In perfect network oi IRON
Fifty tons OF these bars are used up for each ship
Mr. Collins s the nrst who has introduced ms IN
pr,vement in fastening The side plsnkins Is bolted
edswise At short intervals and the knees which are al
u.tursl are perfectly studded with bolts Several
.resk Of wales are q inches thick and logged into the
pmbers d inches. These ships are the largest Hane
steam vessels ever built Il - curious fact as Illus
,rtpg the advance OF this branch Of industry ths.
when Mr. Collins built the sddons IN 1871 the nr's Of
he Dramatic Line .he pronounced too large for the
gaion OF me lflsl ALaAhcii VI D~A
perenced ship MASTER. who has himself since ou' tor
tie same trade much larger ship. The Siddons cost
alone As much as the entire hrst line Of Liverpool
packets established IN l-l7 and OF the steamers
nov being built by Mr. Collins, eosts more than the
whole Dramatic Line. Of which the >iddons Was one
AtWm H. Browns yard there Is also on the stocks
the frame OF steamer intended 10 run In conjunction
Nth me Crescent City in Howsfds line 10 Havana and
New Orleans she Will measure loo tons - issi
keel 40 set beam and a feet hold The engines are
being Gull, BY secor Co and will be OF the mrs, class
The Crescent City hss been one Of the mos' successful
.,..rosr, ever launched and doubtless the line viii
continue 10 receive large share Of public patronage
The new boat viii probably be ready about Is, April
steau,er Of go tons burden, not decided On
i. being built at VIM Il. WebSs yard for Samuel l.
u,rhelTs line between New-York and Savannah She
Will De launched in about three weeks. and viii run IN
combustion with The Cherokee, Capt Lyon, which u
nou on he. from Der irss voyage 20 Savannah