The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-08-30

occasion Of bic brilliant Reconnaissance up ths
Tennessee River 70 florence -. lSbraary Ian,
innsdiatsly aftes the capturs 0f t9rt Henry.-l
He was fo1sd As the village Of xastport, near
- seuthssn bosndary Of 1sanessee, where the
ssbels, ,Wefs busily engaged IN tsansformiog her
iato q guaboak For this puspoeo her boilsrs
vsrs bsiag lowered into her bold, bulkhead
1ad bsen bsllt entirely around the interior of
~ hull, sous fear o. ave iset viShia the oster
vail, asl appearances indicated tAsl che was 70
Asishs1 Aftef sbe gesersl plan Of ne 6umpser,
Pies. ~ ethsf Of thsir gunboata A isree
anouAs Sfr frpNpased lumber vas piled upoo asd
ssar heE ready for nee, and her engines we're
aDssadJ aboard. In this sonditien ~ vas towed
down 70 Paduoah, where che remained till The
middle Of March, and wass then taken TO the
government ship-yard as Aovsd City, near
Cairo, and taken out of wstsr b. ths marine
railway at that place, and work Immediately
commenced in finishing her up. The plan spoo
which che had been commenced vNs abandoned,
and new one, designed BY Lieut.. Phelps,
adopted This plan increased her iength, and
somewhat changed her model, giving 70 her
greater speed and less draught Of water, and, in
the 6Aishisg Of her upper works, greater
strength Her dimensions, = now completed,
ne: eAI
Length, eco feet; -
Breadth on deck. 40 feet; $50 rs
Depth Of hold, 81 feet
She Is driven BY two powerful side-wbesls,
each twsnty, feet feet In diameter, with twelve
feet becketA
Her hull Is ofimnense strength, having walls
Of heavy gum timber Of great thickness, sufa-
eient 60 repel any ordinary cannon shot. and
ensased With heavy plate iron extending four
feet below the water line. The exact measure.
ments Of her thickness and Of the thickness of
her afmor are not permitted to be published.
for very obvious reasons. eg .
She 10 furnished with sharp prov, rising
Eve feet above the water line, aud having an i'm
nense solid vrough iron ram, Weighing 500
pounds. 60 shaped that, in coming in contact
With any opposing body, il will bit first directly
at the water.line, which Is also the thickest DOR
ton Of this ram. Tho ram sets against solid
tinbers, crossed and bolted together into one
compact mass, extending back thirty.four feet
The force Of blow struck b. such huge mass
OF iron and timber can scarcely be- estimated.
With any reasonable degree Of momentum, the
blow would be Irresistible. Running at : rsts
Sf ten miles per hour, it would penetrate and
pulvefixe solid rock. s f.feE s@I
This powerful ran is further strengthened by
By three fore and sft bulkheads, extending the
lesgth VI The vessel These arc again brsoed
By cross bulkheada, wster tight, b which her
hull h divided into twenty eight compartments,
1hus in addition TO the strength impaired. her
own side may be stove in b. ram. or che NAV
- pierced end EVEN riddled. By csonos shot.a
and still che would dosk The 6lliug Of suy
svo o. three Of these compartments would by
10 means cause her to sink. Indeed, de can,
scarcely be sunk unless literally blown up firsk
&Ae arm, ma thi,t, .fsst tc,..,S f.o ~ .V
T,or a.. no;rt: e. ..s....s. .':u sos see,u
eundeck aoommenoa aT1,ese c..:r...~. eEIs az
SSose on sha oid rnrhn.t. -;.A :. = "Ae
as desreeo vith tRe decE and s;sht ~ H.. ~
They arc Of heavy e1n timbs, ssnd ri.tsd ~.
1ireiy aroond vith from. shs \. n,s,csS .I1 =. ea
eieht sune-tvo esoh sida ana scd S..S S.'.>'' W
The boilars are fonr r. nnmhe. e.h,.. T.
each n leseth and forty..vo i.che. :, S;.:.ss..
They are Slsoed 1en inchee clear helov ths -
~ line, ana are eaiirely eurrous6ad hv .o"i-
Snnie,e r. AS.t ~ S..;s;i;.. - oy soe!.
seseAine shen dees not exist - Z. N : -
She haS Two hish pressure enRioea b.,;,,,
tvssty 6xJ inch oylindsrs each. IA eiest re
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~ ZOE omeeo ana men are o. ths
.,ss.s ss ~. AZ 9, we wsee. houses the to-
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