New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-21
ENGLAND.
yArrScsISG rae LEviAvHAN.

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IN. osrfs CT previous IA lares wss TO great extent
Ne usrsy rSure Ct the ground sod oon'equeS'
Welding Of the p e., sgsinst which the bydTsaha ma
sAsss is.ted. Sioce tho sy Of TIE ssooso stemp'
hsrs force Of wo,husp had been constructing 'e-s OF
vo,s,ron, timber re,-so,k, formed of rows Of piles
- feet loig and IA ibooes ,q1sre, driven ia.o tse
rsu.e To a csp,h of from 80 TO 81 feet Each ROY
Sss,,.a Of sbout ~ Of these mbsrs aod there were
sv.nd,1,ovs one beh nd smother, st intervals OF
cot,, di,tspoe Bstseen these, on lsvel with the
pysu,d were a series of says Of timber of the same
szs horizontally, ard the paTts above groasd
we're suppe rted BY complete systsm of bssns croeo-
ss asd remoesbg thai the pressure VI" distributed
over m surface and provided aga nt 81 every
vont. The sbole was we'd ana oslted 10
sh4r and heticd the lest Of each Of the ro~ OF piles
vas crowded q mass VI iron ballast OF enormous
weight 40 a. not only to ssppir tue
timbsrs, but compress the earth aro9-d them.
-Four of these gigantic fucrs were ersc'ed.
Thee preparations were compile ed the 26ta uit,
bot q the ext day Friday supers GA fofbsd an
pt Of lsureb rg and the day spent IN expert
usrts On Saturday at 10 O'CLOCK the pam 1s we're
starred In 40 minu'es it was announced shs. sue mad
moved inches down the forward Isuoch way aud that
the sem had returned inches up the afermast wSy.
Tkis sbift brought her EeaTy srsght upon the ways
again, and the pun ping was conti4ued the vessel
uovmg downward a,out an inch per tnnu;e AT
minute, 10 ii she had progressed l6 ches f,rWsrs aud
spci o. att sDd oil was going 81 smoothly as coul1
be wished when loud ffc NJ the s;erH announced
tbst the last of the dock yard moonng cnsinsa moa
rtrous csbe with links most ss thick IS mao's arm
bad parted. There was no immediate remedy at
had for this evil the strain from tlst quarter had
10 be oi.col tiDued forth with. Almost the "a ne in
stsnt one II the two mOoriDg onains which nsuet
upon her bows cane in 30 rapidly as TO be eless,
ubile the second anchor thai held the O her caAio
IN the opposite side OF the river a 80 beg ~ TO drag
Such nisbsps occurring at the same moment occa-
siored o flight delay, but the stoppsge was only
Temporary AID by ii O'Clock the forward cradle had
gone down the way "a inches, and tae aitermoat IL
h&bts. From this time on her progress c0nioued
sow but cure averaging ab ut one inch every 10 sec
ones. Her progress poiseess in The srctest sense
Of the word most strained at enon failing to de-
teca by soord that there any motion gOog for
ward much ess that iron suharb ef such monstrous
proportions being forced forward into the water
BY marking the railway metals over which the cradles
aha her progress could be noted and Ii ned, ou
without tuch guide 70 The eye was very dfic alt to
perceive that she vas making any way q. oil. Uader
such circumstances one osn easily magioe how soon
the pubic OUTSIDE be yard, exposed on house-tot to
sno under west complete re.cion. They sbaodc.ed
their slevet.d portion in dfgust, in.matiug pretty
ri.inl, that as. the launch WAS likely to lat soms
months, they proposed coming 10 see 1t again when
the va I'M esti er had set ia mex, year.
At oclook the meo vent to dinner and the vessel
VA allowed to bed herself 10 the depth Of inch
o. by the oompre,so on Of the timLers, and which
cesi al. rssry tvcs the smoubt OF pressure required
to owe her, to star her again An hour wss spent in
staring her, snd two opt Of the four moorDg chains
wee BIZ ken in the attempt This delay hbo we'd the
necessity Of woikibg Sunday. Mr.. Btueel and his
ass ans, ho~ever, could not endure the fatigue OF
hborrg through the night Of Saturday,, and a. dark
tie vessel vas al owed to stop During the night the
moo,isg CHAINS were repaired and Quo at the stern
secured to block Of stone weighing fifteen tuns, ard
buried eevep feet in the esrth. On Sunday morning
every e1pedient hied TO move the vessel Toe
hydraulic msohipes splintered the beams like reeds,
seainit which they pushed. Two Of the moonpg
chains were broken, ard the dfteen tun b ock OF
granite was drawn sheer out Of the earth. Taree
temporsIeons bateiing rams were rgged each worked
BY 80 men and driven with prodigous force against
tie cradle and oil the screw jacks that could DO raised
70: together were put in operation Seven hours
were nsuned in starting her, which left less than
two be urs for actual advance Tbs whole progress of
the Gay was only 100 inches. On Monday, ali these
forces wore combined In the ouxet, sna she
got into motion on the fB. pressure,
making sbop. an inch per 40 seconds, til
the fatal / O'Clock bell rang for dinnee.
TIE hours psuse for dinner caused delay OF another
hour in starting her, when she slid in an instant five
ircbss forward and Zine inches aft. Tas jsrk and
sudden ttoppsge fixed her with such soidity that Ia
tie attempt to start her the cylinder of Of the 10
inch hydraulic rams burst from top to bottom. The
thickness Of the cylinder was u inches, and yielded
OILY usoer the stupendous pressure Of 1900 Poand'
" the square Inch. This finished Mondays work and
was eIoet dipgly regretted, the managers had
screwed their courage up to night work. Toe two
succeeding days osoup,ed in preparations which
have resulted in moving her hf;een feet more,
Ne ale informed BY telegraph.
A vast amount OF LABOR has been wasted in the
preparations orlaunchrg the Leviathan. Mr.. Bruuel
h calculating the slope Of his incline, based his
putat.ns the friction Tor well creased wood, which
b not thaa one fifth Of tast for the cast iron
iseee on which the yes,el is sliding. His enormous
ana costly check tackle lie therefore entirely useless,
the weasel never having moved, even when once
xsteo under pressure OF lees than 900 tuus. Great
desy hes 90 been occ.soped by the use Of old moor.
ND chains which have beon russrs for e. years aud
BY Incompetent moorings. Tee semi fa'd ma rs of
the yard IN which the vessel is built it beng all made
isDS oces nos seem TO have been taken into tae &C.
count BY NJ Brrsl, wnea he buik the foundation fJr
his hyefsubo rams, and the whole busioess Of tae
uar CHI sss first laid on. saeh eoonoca plan th
Abss been Necessary 10 ree:sos nearly everything.
Al these blundsis however wore email compared with
that Of stopping for dinner and o. night. Had there
been 20 voluntary, wful stop hteen hours of stesdy
voIk, At the rae at which they were p;oSressios,
voud have On, toe yesfe at ard there would have