Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-28
ELAUNCH OF THE U. s. STEAM
GR NIAfIAR

(Reported for the n. Y. Expressly
This new vessel, which has been in course OF
construction for a little more than a year, and
has been ready for launching for mouth past,
waiting for a favorable tide, was launched this
Saturday morning in the presence of about ten
Thousand spectators. Among those on board at
the time of the launchwe observed, Capt Brown,
of the Pilot boat MARY Taylor the Lieutenant
of the Navy Yard, First Lieutenant Brazier, Miss
o'Donncllan several other ladies and gentlemen.
Precisely at II o'clock, George Steers, ESQ.,,
Naval constructor under whose superintendent
the Niagara was built gave the signal when the
beautiful vessel glided majestically into her ma
tive element, amid the cheers of the immense
concourSe ofpcople assembled on both sides Of
the river, whilst salute Of 81 guns was fired
from the ship "North Carolina" Several ladies
and gentlemen then cotton board, when the Ger
emory of bapti1ing the vessel was performed by
Miss 0'Donnell, daughter of ex. Coroner o. Don-
nell, who having taken a bottle of campagne,
assembled to tho bowsprit, and, breaking It, pro-
nounced the namc '.NIAG4RA,'' in an audible
voice, whilst thecrowd assembled in the yard
gave three hearty cheers, andthus the ceremony
concluded During the ceremony the Band OF
the North Carolina played several favorite airs,
among which were the "Cayatinan and chorus
from II Trovatore. }st~is}S}
The Niagara is. one of the fine new frigates
just finished for the navy. Her main diIncn.
sions are:-Tonnage 5000; extreme length on
deck, 345 feet; load line, 2S2 feet She is full
ship rugged; main-mast Ill feet long, and s feet
inches in diameter; main-yard % feet long,
and mizzen spanker-boom 81 f. Full compile
ment of men 100.
Tho following materials, exclusive of arnia-
ment and machinery-haye been used in her
construction.
White oak timber, cubic feet 400
White plank, superficial feet 600
yellow pine timber, cubic feet. COO
Yellow pine plank superficial feet. 3d. 900
Yellow pine timber, cubic feet. 600
White pine plank superficial feet 000
iron, lbs. $4,000
Copper, 10000
spikes 10000
The armament win consist of twolye 11.inch
pivot guns, to,carry 40 pound shot and acharge
+of 10 lbs. powder.
The machinery is from the Fulton Iron Works
The boilers, in number, contain s, 900 brass
tubes, and weigh about 2sO, 600 lbs She has 8
engines The bed plates weigh So, 600 lbs; the
straight shafts, 10000 lbs; crank shaft, 5000
lbs; the cylinders, $4,000 lbs; condensers, S.
OOO'lbs; piston rods, pillow block, caps and GU
polas, 10000 lbs
The cost of this suberb craft will not be far
from 81 100000. She is to be full rugged and
her builder, Mr. Steers, estimates that she will
go II knots an hour, with good breeze, and 10
knots under steam.
1t has heen erroneously stated that this steam.
er viii be thelargest in the world The Adria6c
CEor the Collins Iine,) now upon the stocks at
the Messrs. Steers ship-yard, viii be larger by
several hundred tons Her main dimensions
are Length, oYsr all, $50 feet extreme breadth
of hull 80 feet; depth of hold, SO feet . inches;
tonnage, 5,sss, carpenters measurement. Like
the Niagara, this steamer is divided into water
tight Compartments Her engines (oseillating)
are from the Novelty Works, u feet stroke, and
cylinders hundred inches The Messrss Steers
are rapidly Fastening the completion of the
Adriatic, with all their disposable force and she
viii probably be ready for launching blythe
middle or last of March.
SPoSerSe on the PkrS7EA-Herc is a little
article which We think something of framing:
The public have a funny notion about apfin-
tsr. They think it costs nothing to puff I'D.
yertise, &c. And thus. one and another Kill
sponge an extra paper, puff or some beneyo.
lent advertisement They forgetthat this bnsi.
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