New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-02
THE METRoPoLIs...Ne.II II.
SHIP-BUILDING AT THIS PORT.
Steamships, Packets and other vessels lately
Launched and now Building al the Port OF New
York; Operations at WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn,
Green Point and Hoboken-- -Recapituation Of
the Years Work,
Concluded from Tu+sday's paper J

A glance at opr article in Tuesdays Tribune, is
sufficient to show that the work now in progress
at the ship yards Of the Metropolis has never bsen
equaled, either in number or size OF vessels. The
most noticeable feature Is toe almost magical in.
crease OF splendid steamshipa class OF vesaels
hitherto very sparingy introduced but now
ceived with the greatest favor, aud destined to
work the most important and salutary Improvement
in the carrying trade of the world Perhaps m0rs
than three. quarters OF tho vast amount Of capital
invested in chips this year, has been used up in
new steam vessels few fine packets have been
built to perfect cur lines to Liverpool and Havre
but the increasing favor with which the travelling
and commercial public regard steamers indicates
clearly that the palmy days Of our unrivaed sail
packets are over the slow and eaBy twenty FIVE
day ratings 90 the Old World, which our fathers
thought rapid work, have disappeared before the
transmitting energies OF Steam, and now nine
days to Liverpool and month to California are
apses Of time that look like aget to she mpatienf,
lightning. driven thought Of our people. The world
seems to have entared whirlpool, and the reck.
leas delirum Of accelerated motion has taken pos
session OF She people who will never be satisfied
with speed until they can ride the lightning that
now flashes their thoughts from the east to the
west, hours in advance OF the tagging car Of Time
WILLIAMsBURoH
Our neighbors Of this houriahng village, (which
has grown since l845 more rapidly than any other
town east Of Milwaukee, are doing great bust
neas in the shipping line this year There are two
yards in the village, one Of shem of very large ca
psoities.
PERRINE, PATTERSON & STACK
The Lady Franklin, beautiful packet ship,
named after the wife OF the lost navigator, was
launched early in July. She ia said to be one Of
the best ships ever builsin the United Stetes Her
cabin s extremely neat and elegant, and her state
rooms are furnished in style seldom attic npted on
board sailing vessels and onspicuous among them
is ady Frauklins state room, fitted for the sxclu
sive accommodation of that lady should she fes,
disposed to pay America visit The aecond cabin
is also most airy and comfortable place, ana very
commodioua, The accommodations for the ateerags
passengers are great Improvement The hunks
las also in the second cabin are all hung in nova,
| BILE iron frames, and can DO removed in minute il
more room be required for stowage Tbe cooking
apparatus for the storage passengers is eston's
Patent by which upward of twenty can bake
boil and roast az one and the came time and com
pleteiy protected from the weather There il also
an hospital on the center of the upper deck, oaDs
BILE OF accommodating about dozen patients and
water closets foreach olsss OF passengers Nothina
is wanting for the comfort of ALL She il bait 70,
s. Thompson x Nephews line and la com nandet
by Capt. s. YeEton well known Us commander
suocesRvely, OF the Oxford and Fidela The fol
lowing is q description of her build; Dimensions
$50 feet long 40 feet beam and % feet hold witt
long poop deck and verandah mashiphouse sut
topgaisnt fofecsstlei Is frames forward and sfs 0
live OAK, sll dead Nood aud nelson's forward snt
ait OF live OAK, locuss and cedar fourth fussocks
tops and stsnchionsi thick cardboard streaka,
aAd inches thick, bolted through the sister kel
Sore il every timber, and b0lted vertically into tb
main keel every 80 inches inch bottom pankt
with 81 ssreaks Of inch whales ALI square fastene
and busboted pIankshesr and rail, 6inches thick
tier OF kels0ns IN she center, with sister kelson,
by 10 inches square three streaks of bilgs ke
Sons on each aide Il, 10 and Is inches deep, by !
inches wide, and has over tuDs OF iron fastening
on them from the kelsonE in the turn OF the big
there are streaks OF s inches thick, and incbe
20 the lower deck bolts in each ssrsak, in ever,
timber her deck and hanging knees arc al o
Maryland and Virginia white oak deck breast
hooks live oak the other hooks are Of white tak
and are remarkable for their size aad the quantit,
of fasteniDga in each; ker deck beams are large
than in any ship OF Der szs evsr built in shis city
she hiss, beside her entire stanchons tier Of big
ssaachiopa running fom hsr uppsy dackto the big,