New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-01
Another Iron-Clnd.

or Saturday 1t j.: O'Clock the L. s. iron-claj
p,irbont iafss.c which has been known a. Ericc-
sons Battery N. ." Che Monitor being 10 L, wss
suc, cs.fuly launched at the Continental lion Works
Greenpo.ni. A. tie affair had been advertised 10
come If, considerable assenblsge Wac present.
Tie N,vy was pretty largely represented. Reid
mrd Hiram Padding, OF TIE BrooklynNayy-Yari
Commodore Riupold Of the Sabine, Rear-Ad-
miral Gregory. General Superintendent - new
Naval Notels, Cliofknpm.er Sinner, he SnTer-
irtrudrpf oil the Machinery 81 tie new lTOD-cl,ir,
havui & instructor lOpk, ten. Han, NJ. tushn az
"a d Mr.. Ouiuturd, were on TIE Platform. MIR.
Sinner, vi eft Ctiet Eu.ireer sinners. thris'eued
he craft but 100 nervous 10 stand on tue suip,
and broke tie bottl. a. champagne from the plat
iorm, amid tuuu uous Applause. hr. Sumers acted
as masfer % ccIcm0nic-.
lie IL Lic l. an IT, n.olGA steau- gunt oat. 1000
tuus burden -, If % ;ert long - feet wide -
let ,erp, draws ieet Of water how. aid will draw
"a wDeA laden. lieso h-uits wOulI give guod
iiCtA n wlOccn vcssel-.Lty Cau convey no I'M
preston Of thir one. She looks Ike q huge coal
are With sl0Iirg houte On de k. Sic is IS thick
49, twO Ordinary Nesseir. lie ironi when u lnif on
T a hull 81 extraordinary sire Cir, II inches thick
TIE turfet il covered By wed.e- twice as heavy,
beng 10 le-- than ii inches ibok. To mail covers
he eniIre craft aud goes beyond Tie bow, where II
becomes Ii aso extends s. feet or tall the
entire DRAFT u the ycssei, below tie 1atr-hnc. In
arfI Cd, lNtu y utll tAiAhi tAliht lr's part
because ileie i no part eApOsed. Even the prov,
O. rain III, Lt be broken clear of without .eriour
damage to Dc ves e. Under each ecA-Desn OF q e
for ward tart OF tie ver-ci from the turet bulk
lead, there ar three rows OF riGuthioHs 81 2JA !
b.r-liou, Ias.,ned ~ ore inch bOltf ATT. OF the
tulet buk-he4d there Is ouly one central row Of
st-uci iOnr.
b Rope Sanctions placed around the vessel al
iDtcrSa al of 10 feet 10 lie made 81 wrought ron,
with IN eyem the toy for receiving e rope-rn'l,
series Of powerful strong bolts are also introduced
/ d AROUND ne vessel.
Tie vessel II provided with Elk water-.igt com.
I rartnaenis, connected with each other ty turable
doorwajs. They aIe formed oil iEch plate butt.
/ rInisd aud IiNtted iiush.
Tie tufrei Is - iect internal diameter. The Ilaies,
wl,A are al in he's t'k, are apl lied IN 20 seoiiJDs,
and lOiued vertically IN su,h manner that there L.
OIL, one JOINT at any ore lace. TIE iufrcl-pltes
icsi Oh q tat ing, made Il conf, ritIGn metal, J.
l,1cs tLItk ana - iD,.ca vide, provided WITT -
vertical iiuige on the insile inches NIGH ard l.
rl..k TIE TOP If the turrti II formed II wrought
iro. pl,tes in, thick Iesii . Oh forged be.ms aud
railway J-fs placed three inches apar', lheido the
tsrr,i Crira.n portions oi rrese laes ARE le.io-
rsi,l vi hhoie, one ipch IL diameter Ia me inter-
o. tLis pl.g 4. a. Guar aiciiuie u mace, Ieei Ia
diameter over which Zoe pilot AOu-e, OF equal claim
ee-. j. 10 BE- placed. The armament will, If courte,
lie IL lie turret whic. is intended iVI two 10 inch
Dahl zen 1uua.
The machinery cols.as o! two engine, which are
Oh board. Ihev were IuIl. AT tbe Delalnhtcr Iron
Norhr, aud lave cyhnd.r- ~ il,h.s lh diameter
md - inches ,,roke. The ll,wer-engiies rud
blow-i are Of greater size than there o the MooE,
ana nti,a. ci being placed II The cngne-Foon are
aD Hcnn .r the turrrf.rCo aud ,orc, air into the
loiler-Iotm aud Di.er rats Of he verse.
Two boilers. II Martins plan, are attached, OF ID
ie,tise 8 ice' inches hIsh, aud II leet inches
ll. ii o. ttIre lurAaces Ia eacn. HIRE boilers
RE- ON iu-ncu floor Ila,es % Uc httec and hadcd,
aud iur sized w.ta ali approved allurteIau,rt.
pO,ie il made Of csi ircI, l. .ect IN diameter,
Wltn 20 ictj riter
1Lc Ias.,ic cot 100000, which IL tie prize 70 be
Iail ior ali her estol aI Tie Leaf to be launched
WI be- tie MonaIS, now known a. Monitor No. >.
Size viii be ready for sea III ten day..
alto tie bunch the party adj oIrned 10 The once
Of 3r Koa lanq wLoie - lul,hoOn wa III readiness.
Among the tcas's rropos,d were those 81 Rear
Aomi. Il Gregory, Nj Sinners, aud hf. Rowland,
go lici were Acknowledged al lttug tcrms b. tno'o
r-u,i men. I There We. several a"Ics lheseht, Tue
g.aie. portion Oi them beng i.isAiu oil naval
lfhctrG. M.
The names 81 the other two vessels building At
Gre.upmni aIe: h,ouiauk Ellison bstiefJ No. -
CattsH,.i, Lucsson Battery No. !. NorA on oOlh
lies. yo.scls 10 pro- Ieoeas, AID they VIII soon Ve
.er..t for l.u.tri.Irr.