Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-22
A Young Marine Architect! liii
A correspondent in Sicily wfitesas follows !.


A clipper barque Of about 400 tons is about
being constructed at Palermo, Sicily the name Of
which was to be La Belle Stella, but then h was
altered 10 La Esperanza (Hope, intended to Div
between New York, Havana, and Palermo ttfhe
skeetons which Is now complete Is undePiths su
perntendence OF young man, named Napoleon
Santo Canale, (son Of Filppo Santo Canale. a re-
nowned barrister Of that city, without any inter
ference or help whatever The graceful shape and
symmetry Of all her parts, the extreme keenness
OF her bow and stern, are the wonder Of all naval
architects. lHi' "4'd tt.H
Nautical men, and American and English cap
tains visiting that port, are in mptures with her
beauty, and predict that she promises to be with
out an equal in point Of speed; at the same time,
by examining her attentively, it will be easily per-
ceiyed that she Is strongly built and Of most sub
stantial bearing, giving assurance that she will
carry more than what her keen shape promises
and that she will consequently be Of very long
duration. i eai faR
When foreign captains. particularly Americans,
(Eho are anxiously expecting to be introduced TO
the genius who Is erecting such perfect model
OF naval architecture, are presented to the Young
architect Napoleon Santo Canale, il is hardly pos
sible to make them believe such to be the fact,
particularly so as the work has been prepared by
the young man before its erection Separated into
so many piecoe and all numbered ana marked
which was the establishment OF all the ship build
ers Of that place. as the peculiar plan and form of
construction did not admit OF their understanding
for what purpose or far which part Or tlie vessel
they belonged to; some persons throwing out az
the same time, some hints in respect to their CON
struction.
The fact IL, that after all the numbers were com
pleted and everything ready, the young man com
menced 20 direct the joining of the pieces without
needing any alteration whatever, as the, pieces
matched precisely and were Joined with the great
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the skeleton presented itself to the scrutiny of
qualified judges and nautical men, who decided in
saying that they could find no fault in her, but
added that she was a perfect model OF modern ar
chitectire. We shall be pleased to forward 10 YOU,
when fit for sea, all minute particulars about her
size and construction meanwhile we shalllwatc
the dOings Of the young sAip-bulder. ...g
VIsrr TO the NoREolK BURIAL GROUMs4-on
yesterday evening, In company with friend. we
took walk to this great field Of mortality, and
with much melancholy interest gazed upon the
works Of the invisible yet destructive enemy, which
visited and depopuated our city in the fall OF
1855. Sad and sickening was the scene to behold.
Vast fields dotted with graves stretched ont to the
view, with an occasional marble designating the
resting place OF some beloved victim Of the yellow
scOurge. Whole clusters Of graves, whose sleep
ing inmates are unknown to living man, and will
remain till eternity, with nothing TO marx them
but little mound OF earth, fast sinking 10 aleve
are seen for many acres AS we entered the third
gate we met two females with eyes moistened by
a tear shed over some departed friend OF relative
Passing on, we were shown some of the benevo-
lent works cf the late lamented and beloved Hun
ter Woods, and VIM. b. Ferguson, and the phi
lanthropic Kirkpatrick, whose deeds viii grow
brighter with the flight 81 time We then reviewed
The pits In which vast numbers Of the po0r victms
Were promiseuously thrown. These scenes we're
sickening TO witness, but they tend 70 remind the
living that i h appointed unto man once 70 die,n
and after spending an hour among the dead We re-
turned wiser II not another man.--Neyolh Nm.
eMy good woman" said the colportedr, a. he
offered her 3 tract, shave ron got che gospel
here {" III las atInsm
= No sir, we haven't" replied The old lady, sbut
they've got il awfhlly down in Kansas brother
Beecher sent Il there