The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-27

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hnishtheads are also Of 1--we sAk The rudder post
sided II inches Al keel, and moulded keel Is
70 20 inches. The propeller post ia composed Of
while oak, siding 10 inches the inner post Of
live oak also extending from the keel the upper side
Of the gundeck be m, sized fore and aft 16 70 Is
inches sno sided at propeller hole SO inches re keel
stem and stern frame thoroughly coaged and fastened
With inch md half copper bolts The frame Of the
beet quality Of white K. TIE floors extend from bge
70 bige, siding 70 inches, and OF colossal dimensions
The first futtocn q feet long, sided IA inches The
second, third, fourth and th futOcks are Is fect long
and sided Is inches. The top timbers are % feet
long, sidicg ID inches; haftop tmbers Ia feet long
aiding Is inches The moulding size OF frame at oeure
o. floor q inches, diminishing 10 sk inches at spar
deck port SILL The floor flied In solid TO two feet be-
youd the head Of the first uoek and cauked both inside
and ouide and bolted to the keel with inch and half
copper bolts. The propeller we'll ID constructed on
treiy principle, Of hectsgon shape and combining
grsa. strength. The centre nelson's Of two depths
siena 10 inches and moulding 20 inches. The scarphs
are 10 feet long Tho nelson's ooAged 70 the rame
snd cath other and TO the desdwooi with live OAK cosgs
and e copper bolts drawn through and rveed the
under side OF keel composition rings Tue sister keson
is Of white esk l6 by 49, the scarphs feet long and
fastened to the floor Of main keson with lignum vi'e
coags and pine eighth inch copper bolts The deadwoods
forward and at Of white oak siding Is nehes coaged
and fastened with copper bolts drawn through and rivet
cd. The boiler nelson's are in two depths and
two breadths, each Ii by IL, and extending well
forward and aft The engine nelson's are of live oak,
cosged 70 the frame and to each other with live oak
coaas and fastened with copper bolts. The
port sls are also Of live oak. The frame is double
braced with iron plates BY r. placed about feet
apart and extending from two feet below the first fuock
AL
inch iron bolts drawn through and rveted outside
Of the mSors and rveted 10 each other n the crossings
There Also immense iron truss cord plate, by
TX u running u the top Of these braces al around the
vessel fastened through the ends and rveted outside of
the timbers There two courses OF by y inch iron
plates the outside OF the tmbers, q the end Of the
spar and gun deck beams; also iron plates No out
side, aft by the rudder post, AZ by Y inch The
Of the spar and gun deck secured II the fore
and msinmasts and around the propeller well, with by
inch iron bolts running diagopay from eide to side Of
the ship, with their ends bent and fastened - the tim
beers Of the Frame The ceiling in the hold OF pitch
PINE 10 inches thick 10 the head Of the second futtok
and thence to berth deck clamps inches The breast
hooks Of white oak of great length siding Is inches
and fastened with inch and quarter copper bolts driven
from the outside and rveted composition rings. Tho
Grand Admiral has four decks. The orlop deck beams
decked with by sx while piDo the berthdeck besus
Of pitch pine, sided l6 inches, moulded IA inches and
decked with white pine by 4; the gundeck beams
pit,h pine sided Tx inches, moulded IA inches deck
ed with pitch pine by AZ the spsrdeck beams sided
IA inohes, moulded Ut lax inches, decked with pitch
pine plank by4K All the hanging knees To the decks
are white oak OF unusual sze thoroughly fastened with
nine egbths and ten eshbs iron bolts from the outside
of the tmbers and rveted the face Of the kuees
iron rings; those Of the spar deck being dag.
ger knees All the stancheons 10 these decks are
Of locust having iron bolts passing through Them thus
securing the beams Of the deck each other and the
bottom Of the vessel The outside plank about half
on and Of white oak. The beam plank Is Of white oak
The CARDBOARD strske IL inches thick rabed into the keel
The strake inches thick, and the next I. These
eoted literally to the keel and each other
with galvanized iron bolts, and to the frame with Inch
copper bolts rveted inside, and "a locust treenals
wedgcd the psde The bottom plank s inches
thick TIE main rail Is OF white oak inches thick, and
her bulwarks planked mp Solid She has hammock
rails extending from the foremost to the mzzsnmast
Tho Grand Admiral will be propelled by two dircci
horizontal engines each cylinder of which will be eighty
four inches In diameter and feet inch stroke, with
nominal power Of 500 horse, but actual horse
OF about 1000 The propeller win be lsK feet in diane
ter and Is Of Griths patent, and be raised
Of the water Ut pleasure. She will have six horizontal
tubular boilers, which building at the Novelty
Iron works The ship viii be rugged fully ss II no
steam was To be used.
This ship viii be ventilated In . and 70
tent never before attempted by the introduction Of pipes
between tmbers aad inside OF the ship which
with blower driven by engine lifted expressly for
this purpose thus giving afu supply Of fresh air between
decks and at the time preserving the abers from
decay.