New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-06
OUR SaIP-YARDS AND MACHINE SHOPS.

two or three vessels for the merchant service have
been built within that period The General Admiral,
frigate for the Russian Navy, and the Brooklyn,
sloop ofwar for the United States Navy, are all the
vessels of any moment that have been built and they
were launched in the latter part of 1853 lis CRAFTY
ing 10 be enabled to state, however, that these
branches of industry have, in common with mos'
other kinds Of business received marked impetus oil
late and that there appears to be general confidence
that the prospects of increased activity for some
time to come win be realized. Freights have been
advancing for several weeks, until they are now
higher than for several years. for, whereas the rae
for grain Liverpool has been three cents per bushe
it ia twelve cent? and rising-we have heard Oh
thirteen cents being paid and of course, as necessary
consequence there s demand for vessels Besides,
there has been 30 little doing in shpbuidng for 80
long period that demand is created TO supply the
place of those gone out of service. Perhaps nothing
would seem more surely to indicate condition OF
business prosperity than the fact of scarcity of work
men, and that in several of the yards there has been
rise in wages of twenty-five cents per day. This Is
due ho wever partly to the fact that large number OF
mechanics have left the city to supply the demand of
increased business in the Eastern yards The deduc.
ton Of returning prosperity to these great interests
however, IL based on observation of the work in
progress at the various shPyards on this and the other
side of the river and at the principal iron works, aud
also upon conversation had with employers and en-
ployees.
1t is matter for Just pride that ships built in New
York are considered first class. 1t is claimed that they
are of superior construction as general rule, to East
ern-but vessels-the special deficiency of the latter
being the lack of through treenaiDg and throughout
ing, though there may be exceptions This conclusion
ia hat Afattra
made in favor Of the former the inspectors books Of
the New York Marine Insurance Companies. Bat
better ships are building than formerly and through
fastening and treenaing is more generally adoptsd-s
result which the American Lloyds has beennstruRsut-
al in efecting. We shall not therefore, be likely to
hear of 80 many ships laundering for with ships
which have arrived at the age of eight ten years.
when not hrough-fasened, should their frames be de-
csyed there is liability of starting the butts when
heavily laden or from exposure to tempestuous wealth
er bat when of superior construction and through
fastened, we seldom or never hear of such results.
We have gathered the following facts in tour of in
spection and inquiry through the shpyards and prin-
cital machine-shops made within the last few days.
The first ward on the East River above Grand street
is that of Roosevelt, Joyce g. Co. -Four ferry boats
of about 500 tans EACH are buildng. Two for the
Union Ferry Company and two for the East River
Ferry CompaDy-the latter to ply between James slip
and Hunters Point, in connection with the Long sl-
and Railroad Company. Engines 81 inch cylinder and
9-feet stroke to be put in by the Aaire Works. They
are about half completed ard will be launched in about
Elk weeks.
At Westervets ship yard, No. 1914 East Houston
street. side-whee steamer of 500 tuns for Spoord
& Testons Charleston line, will probably be launched
on Saturday The engine put in by the Alairs Works,
has 71-nch cylinder and l2.feet stroke. steam
ship for Cuba was recently launched from this yard.
At w. II. Webb's yard, foot of Sixth street. two
packet shps of 500 tuns each, for Marshals Liver
pool Black Ball Line are in frame, and will be COM
pleted by the let of January. Also steamship, OF
/ 500 tuns, for the New-York and Savan 1ah Steam
Navigation Company, of which Samuel L. Mitchell 81
S, are agents 1t has Just been begun, aud will be
completed in about six months. The Morgan Iron
Works put in the engines. A barge was launched
from this yard several weeks since.
AT Thomas Collyers yard, Forty-third street, the
steamer Fire Dart viii be ready to launch this week.
She is built for Mr.. Hurd of Boston, for the China
trade and has capacity Of 200 tuns, is 200 feet long,
80 feet BEAM and II feet depth of Of hold. The Np.
tune Works put in the engines. Another steamer
for j. M. Forbes & Co. Of Boston, will be ready to
launch in about two weeks Her capacity is $50 tuns,
Morgan Works put in the engines. day BOAT for
Albany for Daniel Drew, is also contracted FOR, and
10 be built at once and is be Us feet long, 80 feet
beam, and 10 feet hold Conrae! for the engine works
not yet given ont.
Webb g. Bell, at Greenpoint, are building steam
boat for the Stoningon line 272 feet long, % wde and
Is deep; brig of go tuns for the Brazos River
ferr, boat of $50 tuns go Brazil to ply on the Rio
Janeiro BAY will be launched it is expected on Satur-
day; Sandy Hook pilot boat of 30 tuns for the New
York pilots will be finished in about month. This
finn has contracts for ferry boats Of the same
size ard model as the one nearly completed, and
for the same destination. The Novelty Iron Works
put in the engines.
H. Steers beside doing considerable repairing is
buildpg a steamboat for the Fernandna Railroad
Company.
Sneden s. Co., at WILLIAMSBURG, building three
steamboats, of AGO tuns each, and 800 feet long, Two
are for the New-York g. Norwich Transportation
Company TO be done March, and the other for the
Haven line. The two former are in frame only
the latter is being planked. The Novelty Works are
putting in the two engines for the Norwich line; they
are to be of IS inch cylinder and IL feet stroke They
are also building an iron propeller Of $50 tuns and 80
feet long for Peasant Brothers, Cuba. This firm Will
Immediately begin an iron, river steamboat, 10 ieet
long, breadth Sc feet aud 10 feet hold for Jas L. Day,
of Mobile. They built boat of the same model Tor
the came pc Son, year ago.
Lawrence g. Foulks, Williamsburg, are building
small steamer Tor the Cuban Government to be used
for the purpose of towing in the harbor OF Havana,
100 feet long, % feet wide and feet deep. The en-
CINE will be beam engine, with 3Oinch cylinder, aud
ix.feet stroke She viii be launched early next week
The Fulton Works putting in the engines The