The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-08


see, the AdIistc Win have cost sboul $3.50, 600
Some ices Of the dimension. OF toe Aoriate can be
CarTenters Measurement.
.,... Length. Ysnnags q.
Great Republic, cdppsr ship. 800 5,by
nngar,, U. 5. steam frigse. S4s 300
Cornelius Vanderbilt, stssmsnip. 336 500
Great Republic rebuilt .............. 500 $500
teIsa, te1s, bi,ssh hsteamsh'p..............S Ss0 S8
Great Britain, British s..ansiip $50 500
Himalsys Britith ST. auship... $50 $500
Aorg other ap plisnces Of safety the Adrisc VII BE-
urn-hed with Of Professor Grams calcium l;gas.
so srrangtc with reflector placed upon the sArbosrd
SheshSass .s to throx light upon The ocean sum
ect ono Ioe n ndvano OF the shiss tsc thus making
timlossbls TO e.csrner any obs.acls a. night anos
novel and valuable isstare Is ncoent to the penM Of
rays projected By the calcum light, whisa is, tna the
cone OF rags iluuiustes the afr that Drgnt dns Lac
the lau " Comet marks its path and 90 readily
distinguished from ary oifecH Sn-thus showiAy the
course o the steamer which carries 1t to any vessel upon
What contrast was resented betwesn the launch of
ysserday and that 9! the Unrss the arst ship
Mt the port Of New York. The Unrest butt about
sidsrsd one u hs II rising builders Of his day
but history leaves ignorance Of her dsph of hod
ard tonnage
TEE DINNAR.
After the launch. the company ON board the Gerard
and Mr.. Steers. to the Pacific restaurant 600 Broadway
where capital dinner was provided for them. Among
ths oonpany were Mayor Wood, Messrs B. sillmAn q
Aeo Mr.. Stuart Brown, Rev. D. Chspln, Mr.. Grioe,
United States naval constructor Capt Skiddy and Capt
Hudson After the viAnds dipossd o. the MAyof,
who acted Presden made he following biss and ap-
propriate remarks:In common with the thousands who
have Witnessed this interesting ceremony today
not but feel gratiaoan and emotion. (Appauss The
act fcontng to her native element this noble craft
alike distinguished for her grsa: beauty Of model
thoroughness Of construc ion and unequsled size, Is
ceremony important In the history OF val
lecture Ia event vhca every New Yorker should
b. proud Of (Chsers,) l congratulate the worthy
builder and constructor, Mr. Ssesrs- Loud ohesrs)-
whose unsurpassed skll in tho modelling Of ships
has already reached every part Of the world
where commerce Il known, upon his suoceas In
this grand work. Msy his merits b. appreciated and
recognize his claims upon its bounty and
and liberality (Aopause) l congratulate disun-
guished merchant and emlrsnty patriotic citizen Mr.
May he also be forgotten BY those for whose pros
perity and good he has done SO much. Indeed, con-
g,Atulate not only New York. but tho whole country,
upon this lsunch-or 1t Untec StAtes as nation
that has the most for oongra eulAon in tina ch
Of another s'eamsp which has not and In my onlop,
cannot have equal IN any part OF tnswoid (Ghesrs
II Ia commerce that has rrae what are and Is
commsrce We must look maintain the supremacy W
posssss anu, Mo eAooa ~ Wy s.n eaus saico co
its extension and profit (Applaussl therefore, well
sta, in orr c.,srv or tns eomms-c.i
(chters-and deem her only cacula ed to
add yet further trumpha TO already high posioa
r.ds "afts,s nescesui restions witb Enrcn. ous
further eevelops our varied Industrial resources:
Coii;ns vhch ,,.s 4, al s;th ,hsss t;mss tnas w.
silence was restored,
Mr. COLLINS responded rs follows 1T is entirely out Of
inG Golfv hut tIo Mawor
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