New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-28

The PiUsbnrg4 Gascfie has the following par
tculars regarding the new iron gunboats Of the
Monitor pattern which sre building near that city:
They will have length Of l72 feet, with 80 feet
breadth OF beam and feet depth OF hold In up
pearauce when finished they will differ materially
hom any war vessel aloat. Aiier looking &C the
plans as drawn by M Gengambre, we should say
that were ore Of our large coal bargos made quite
sharp at the bow, and then covered with a flush
deck through which we VIII suppose the usual
Monitor turiet protIuding, It would not be a bad
rrpresentator OF what these batteries will be when
COMPLETED The silcs will not be so perpendicular
a. thOse If barge and tho depth Of hold will, of
coursc be- greater; but in other respects the Illus
tratOn will be found good one, sufficiently good,
at least 70 enable the reader 10 form tolernhy fair
idea OF hat they VIII look Ike when ready Tor
service.
Though the irsi blow upon them was struck in
August last 80 tsGiou- has been the process of their
construction that but for their iron hOws, pointing
high into tho air, Won would ind some difficulty IN
determining what the immense iron snrlacoe which
gree, your vision ~ you enter the yard are intended
for The bottom OF each will be entirely Hat, the
null rising out VI the water and becoming quite sharp
as Il neags tho bow. Tho hull Is being made ot
boiler irOn and IL being bolied and rvecd together
In the strongest macuer. There are over one hun
dred mon employed on theso batteries now, end Ice
riye'lgg pounding, punching, and hammcring, kept
M from early tall ught seem enough 10 Geaten
the neghborhood. Compared with tho nolae here,
The din Of a dozen boiler wards sinAs into nsirIl-
cance; vet no one seems To mind IL, and everything
works 40 smoothly ana VITA little interruption
tAou,h the sirotest silence prevailed
'Ihua Sar the bottoms have occupied the principal
attention OF the workmen. They arc firmly braced,
70 that IL will 10 next 10 impos,fble 10 strain them.
The ribs to receive the sheeing for the sides
being bent, and ~ soon they have been got IN
place the work will 20 rapidly forward. II was
Gre, Intended to make them Of L. ron but IL was
found impossible TO bring H. 10 the proper shape, and
angle iron had 10 be- substituted Ii Is the ntoniion
10 plate the bull with 4-inoh iron, We believe two
feet below the water line. The deck IL 10 be OF
wood covered with uon and will, 10 GER
tain extent be bomhpfooi. The turrei will also be
OF irou eiX inchss thick with The pot-house ON the
top, aud careir.ly protected. Zach boat VIII DO
propelled by four engines, will carry two OF the
heaviest guns, mud, when loaded aud ready for H.
lion, will not draw more !han five feet Of water.
The contractors are Messfs. Iomlnfon, iiarsupee
& CO., but the work Is being done under the super
iutendonco OF Mr. Easley, who h9s the reputation
of being thoroughly familiar with his business IL
ia the Intention 10 nave them ready by the LIST OF
February; but. looking at matters as they now
stand. No doubt tho ability Of the contractors to
finch Them 40 soon. The turrots are beng made a.
Tom. nsoa & Coz shop, on the wharf, and arc well
advanced toward completion; but wo nnderstlnu
that IA vet tho hrst plato or mailing Tho vessels has
MOI been rolled. This does not look AS though they
vera 10 be finished by February; but the contraction
sre men of energy, aud when they put on steam
thcy are capable of making great Roadway,
These boats, 10 is evident from their bniid, arc III
tended wholly for river service lu cohnte'iou
with this article we may state that Tho contract io'
a third Monitor bus been gwen ont hefc' ahu a,
angemonts for her construction ago nov III progress