New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-28
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AARJEE A1PAR6.
LAUNCH or The q. g. STEAM SLOOP- OF.
WAR BROOKLYN.

Orr. The H.r ford il beng hul: .: the Boston Navy
Y,,d; TIE La1esster 10 t.;sg bo. a: the PaD<iefphA
Navy Ys,6; tie Rich mond, " progressing .. ne Navy
Yard q. Eorolk and the Pensscoia Il the persseos
Navy Yard The contract or The con trrc-ion OF ooe
Of the umAsr he Brcokyn, wa awarded 70 3 NeZ-
Yak shp builder, With the view TO test tie relative
ps,ts Of private ssd Pablo enterprise, AID thrs f,r
the fo,ner las dn.srced the latter, al esst 60 fsr az
the ,oeed Of co,struc on is concerrej. TIE Contract
Vas awarded on be 18th OF November lss. % Stephen
G. Boser, proprietor Of he Westervet shipyHd-o'
yhsh e1 Mayor jacob A Wes:sry.i. VS. the founder,
and Of which be il t st the head OF the construction
S.p.r.roeut, On the 9TH Of December the keel Wa
laid, and yesterday norniOg-seven months alert
xas launched amid The psuds OF thousands Of laiies
ard citizens who bad sstmbed 70 witness tie eveSt
Toe rspidrty with which the Brooklyn has been ad-
xarced in ia construction is Of itself practical Ngr-
en-. in favor Of indisidusl enterprise 50 agsnst tae
slow working, Of executive ability whsn placed IN
,nhcrdinstion 10 boards and councils ard tbs too,
when OF often expected that private ship builders
will be supplied at al tmes with all the requisite
susptes and qualities Of timber for great an IN
eeitshng.
TIE Bo.kiyn lie one Of the class Of auxiliary screw
sean err. which have proved most successful M tae
q feet breadth Of be.m, and 81 feet inches deep.
Her frame is entirely Of live oak including the acor
,imbers and the flhpg-in timbers, which consulate
solid ve.oak flooring to the chip, Il inches deep
carried out TO The second futtock-hesis, csuked and
made water tigh'.
The keel. keelsons inner and outer covering, are
of the very best quality Of white oak, selected sod
carefully sawed 10 dimensions the premises. The
keel ia II by 20 nches main keelsone IL by 70 inches,
sister beelsons II by IL inches, and bjge keesous
10 BY Is ard IL by I6 inches. The outside plank
vary from to inches thick and the nrer or oeii-
IN blank from to inches-all thoroughly through
fssiered with one half locust treenNs and one-aai
copper bolts TO tie Is foot line, ard ron bolts and
locust reersIs ab,ve. The ship is thoroughly iron
brsced on the inside Of the mbers with - by iron,
well secured TO the frame.
The deck besm,, carlipes and ledges, as well a.
oil the deck plsrk are of the finest quality Georgia
yellow pine The deck frame is secured with and
Gil Oh oak lodging ard lap knees, and 10, IL and T.
inch hsr girg knees.
The ship is also provided with three w1er-tght
bukheads, built upon improved principle, and be-
eyed to add great strength TO the vessel as we'll az
security in case of accident. This s the first vessel
our navy Nr0g ed in this manner, and this ad1lion
was proposed after the contract WAS awarded.
The arrangements on deck for twelve inch shell
guns ard two ll.irch pivot guns, which may be IN
ere ssed to twenty 9pch uns, as that is the nun
Der OF her ports. The oombpgs around the hssches,
scues and mssts as We'll the pn.rais, &c, are OF
mahogany and add much to the general appearance OF
the vessel. She will be fully rugged az razee sloop-
ofwar about the ordinary frigae), and viii
have the auxiliary power of two horizontal sing
c,osshead engines of e. inches diameter Of cylinder
and 81 riches sIohe applied to propeller Of co npos
ton OF IA feet inches diameter and % feet pitch The
propeller is to be arranged to hoist up when the ship
il under full ss In fact she is intended for fully
rugged ard equipped sailing ship with the addition OF
efficient steam power, to be used Whenever occasion
msy call for it, thus endeavoring to combine the si-
vsltsges of steam and sail with the ability TO carry
heavy battery on light draught Of water.
The ertire machinery, boilers and atschmeuts, are
being conitructed at the Fulton lron-Wo,ks, by
Mesrs. James Murphy & Co., under the superin-
tenderce of Daniel B. MARTA, esq, lase Ensineer-n
Chief of the rsvy. The hull, spsrs, &C., are under
the il pecton of Samuel NJ. Pook, esq, Constructor
at the Washington Navy Yard; and the armament
stores &C. will be arranged and fitted out under the
direction Of Capt Stephen c. Rowan, Ordnance ON
Ger Of Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Tie lsur CD of the Brooklyn was advertised to take
pace at 10 O'Clock. By o'clock over 2,oOo persons
had assembled within the Westsrve alp yard at the
foot Of Houston street, East River. Ine vessei was
On the ways, and shipwrigh.s were actively engaged
in operations for the launch Various officers Oh enc
navy were present and viewed tbs scene with great
interest A temporary fight Of steps enabled one or Two
hundred of the assembly favored with tickets to ascend
from the ground to the deck of the vessel Amoog
these were about 80 ladies. Shelton band added IN
terest TO the scene by the performance of various ap
propriAte con- positions. The mssts we're Tar enough
advanced TO have received the ruas trees at the ,n
top and hsss were flying gaily in the breeze In the
river were two small harb)r steamers loaded WIZ
persons who had come 70 witness the laInch. by iV
O'Clock net less than ~ 600 persons had taken posi-
tors on the vesse in tho yard on house.ops, In wn
dows OF chips above ard below ard on Ste sners ana
email beats 10 the rver where the event could be W.T.
pessed. The hammock rettngs OF the vessel were
flied with ladies ar sentlemsn. The work OF remoe
irg the blocks was actively continued and o. w
o'clock the vessel moved slowly down the waysto~Au
the river amid the loud cheers of the people sna the
dlcberge Of brsss csnnon placed on the dock. ons
parsed gently into tie vster, the motion beng ncs
psrceptible to those board. As her bow reasuso
the water Miss Eliza n. Westervelt and Mss Juna
Macksy in accordance with Traditional usage, cnris
tened the vessel the Brooklyn, and broke each DIX
tic Of wine over the bow, scattering the fragments o.
elsss tie vessel ard the wine on selr dresses WEI
admirable precision and unpleasant effect. -,
The beedway Of the vessel carried her towac Ins
William sburph shore, and the port anchor wS
dropped to stop her aw in one Of the Inks o. tae
cable caused it TO tcsp asunder, and the vessel con
bnusd TO tear tie shore until the seaintpss 90
arc Huntrtss cana nlcr gsde and towed her to fes.e
& Mupby's deck, below the foot OF Grand st,ee''
L L., where she was laid up 70 receive hef mo
tLIeTy. ::
After the launch, Measrs Bogert Il wes.ervel; IN
yited about hundred and ffty guests INTO '9ns
Ioom connected with the yard, to psiiise OF cg1.
iitn which had bee, prepsred for the oecsslto' G
ICON had teen appropriately decorsted with SiiP'
hsg- and bunting. .;,.s
Mr.. BoG.nr. The pgopretor Of the yard preslosd.