, 1862-08-09
n 3ARINE NEWS,


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trfbpne.1
DETROIT, August g. 1867
BouEp rr.-Prop. Rocket, Hunter; bark J..
Hoyt, sweeney, FLYING Mist; bri, 1ndes, Vim.
Ircat, Banner; Achr. A. Baeneh, Aloha. Arctneas,
=. w. Holt, Star OF Hope, Ellinsston, Wyandotte,
Fearless, St. Andrew, Victoria, A1batroee, Boston
9ne1ia, Geo. Footc, corrlngton. VIM. Grant, J.
P. Mack, Berlin, Minnesota.
DowN-Prop. Concord, Comet, Teather hot
Wind S. ".
The New Iron Propeller Merchant.
Yesterday evening the splendid new iron p-o-
pete1 Merchant, Capt. Briggs, arrived at this port
on her maiden trip. As 1t ia the f-et iron steamer
built west Of the Lakes, she attracted fare share
of public attention to-day.
Hef appearance On the tTater Is uetlv graceful.
ano the beauty OF her model was one Of her chief
attractions. She ta 400 feet long, % feet beam.
DEPTH Of hold ID feet 6 inches. The engine j. a
smele, direct acttoa condensing engine, with cv1.
ioder 40 inches bore, and So inches etrnke- the
propeller ehaft being 81 feet in length The boiler
is loT pressure, 10 feet long and feet In Diane.
taz. The tonnage Of this vessel is about 7f5 TONS
Custom House measurement, Or nearly $50 tons
actual capacity.
30 mich Tor general description Of the boat
and her capacity. Afew details as to her mode =,
cotstznctaon may not be uniateresting to the gen.
esa reader, although We are prepared to deal with
lnaI only In general terms The keel is what ia
kno"n az the concave, formed Of hve-eisbth plate
Iron, n lth stem and stern posts Of wrought fron
three oy eight In size. The main frames, aud IL
Inches centres, composed Of anele iron
three inches by four, with reverse frames
OF angle iron, three inches by two and a
haa. The deck beams are Of wrought bulb iron.
couble faDged, ~ by Il inches, three feet centres
She has four iron water-tlsaL bu1khead4. ona
main keelson eightee ntAaz In VI spth. win n,s.es
and Two angle 1rons secured to frames.
TWO angie irons OF top Of floors double rfre1ted
together; two sister ana two bilge keeIsona
formed with angle irons. with plate inserted he,
tween ant securely riGeted together. The ma5n
height Of floors Is sixteen Inches and at eac1, end
Of the 1oors arc gradually raised to the
height Of nine feet. The boiler and engine rest
On foundation OF plating aad anglo irons well
fiveted to the hru Of the vessel. The hatch stsn.
ch1oos are composed Of four angle I-ous, rireied
back to back Oac Of the most Important fsa
tnree, Is the inverted arches, two on each side nj
the Vessel. running iron Etem to stern, sn{s COM
posed ct heavy pla:ing, and double anele inn
1he plating Is OF al average thickness OF oae.haIf
inch I1s:e iron, put together with SIX and ha1i
three-1ourth inch riEets to every lenie1 foot.
Everything below the deek plank is mad. Of iron.
go that the boat can be regarded in no other I.ht
tnaa as complete iron steamer.
Ihe manner IN which the plates OF the bul! ara
pnt together would attract the attention OF the
host casua1 observer. They are put on, over AMI
under alternately, ftom keel to gunwa1e, and az
they run from stem to stem are syrmet-iea1lr
tapered of, the butts being rivited double, Yirh
eStra Etrsps, the whole siyin: one IN idea Of
massive strength difficult to conceive Of.
Tie propeller wheel is ten fee. in diameter
nineteen feet pitch, and is made after the bee-
lnsde Which the country affords She is owned
hy E. j. Evans Of BufIalo. and was bnilt bv David
bcl, under the supetintendauce OF ]. y.F. vii.
eon. Her entire cost was $4,000. Capt. Briggs,
her master, Is Ill able seauun, and worthy Of such
L 1oble craft. Mesers. Gibson and Chase of t7;s
city, are tie agents for her.