The New York herald., 1863-11-29
Our walls OF Iron.
rHE 0RRAT OCEAN fR0N-cLAD pfCrAr0R-r05
NBNT oP THE LAUNCH UNTIL TO-DAY.

AsSr oP THE LAUNCH UNTIL TO-DAY.
For several past public attention has been d.
rcctcd grand clad battery and ram. Dictator
built BY Mr.. O. q. Delamater, M the Dsamatsr iron
works. foot OF thirteenth street, North river Every
oue Who supposed 70 have tho influence 70 obtain
tickets has boon mporuned TO procure thsm, 90 that
those eager interested persons might be enabled TO
gain admttancs the ship house wbese she has been
bulls and witness tho imposing ceremony Of auhchios
but The magnitude Of the ship and the consequent To-
crease over the usual sstendanos Of workmen such
occasions led the constructor 70 request thai no ono
should b present those who OF necessity must be
there, consequently tickets were issued.
The announcement In the HERALD thai ths Dictator
would b aunched on Saturday, created quite excite
ent and number OF energetic steamboat proprtesofs
Immediately announced that their steamers would anbrd
and sxosllcnt opportunity 70 witness The launch, and
several ready yesterday morning 70 receive their
precious loads u fair rsmunsrsson fos their services
Morning came, and with dirty drilling rain and
dense fog which continued through tho day But unpcs
SAINT was, fifteen thousand people collected on
the adjacent piers and steamers TO witness the imposing
ceremony ana great their eagerness 10 sec tho
ship glide the water that they patiently
endurH the rain fog and mud. until aer one O'Clock,
when was announced that the launch would be post
Inside of the ship house the scene was one Of great
psss ofnesr, ssrclpressn,; among The number Ad
mra Farragut Admiral Gregory tho supsrntendent OF
iropclads, Admiral stOrer, CDmmod0res mos lurpsr
and John Rodgers (he hero of tho Atlanta nght) and
Commander Of the Dictator; Captains John J. worden,
Melancthcn Smith, Bgss and pownes' Chief knsneess
stimers, Rooie and Newton. Captain Jos ooms.ook,
Lieu,enants Green and Gregory Gen Lew wallace, T. "
Rowland, ,. A. Grswoid, 8. Bushnell, J. ;. Under
hn and fact ali the notablcs Of the army and navy
and OF tho leading sbpbudcrs In this city Among this
distinguished party were also quite number of tho
officers ladies' who with their smiling faces and vyacty
Of conversaon bid defiance 70 the tha, raging
outside.
Al eleven o'clock the workncn commenced TO wedge
out the blocks aud clear the ship for launching For
few minutes tho ship house rcsounded with the heavy
blows of the slciges At quafcrrast the bour the phir
berao 20 move slowly down the ways, under the nnu
| enoe OF a powerful hydfauiic ram.
Captsis Ericsson who wa-present on the occasion, had
estirsted that trnctve force OF hundred thousand
rounds wond required 10 pull the sbp over the bulk
head at the proper speed accordingly feet of six steam
tugs bad been procured, and pulled on her, bat theh
uuued force amounted 20 very Little more ihan one
third that required hence the vessel dad not le1ys
/ her ways ~ many bad expected
II the powerful steamers which have now been ehgased
can he obtained n,oriuf The suaeh viii hc orcetet
without a doub; The whole irorbe b1s oriFinaied "
The settling q the groInd the couscIucnt uniuat'os
q s isunchi1s was. apart FROM n, rancsoai Iclra
| 700 90 which the sbip hzs tes3 built