New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05

John Stocking, boaswain's mate
James Fen wick, quarter gaHner.
WIN. Bryan, yeoman
Daniel Moore, officers steward.
Robert Howard officers cook.
VIM. Allan, lsndsman.
VIM. Egan, andsman.
Jacob WckIes, ordinary seaman.
Tbos Force, frst-class fireman.
OF the Rhode Island
Geo. Litlleield, coalheaver.
Chae. H. Smith, coxswain.
Maurice Wag, coxswaiu.
Hugh Logan, captain of the guard.
Lewis A. Horton, seaman.
John Jones, landsman.
Luke VI. Griswold ordinary seaman.
Geo. Moore senuan.
The Rhode Island has Just arrived. Sic parsed
the Moniauk $3.50 this morning. Is 70 ~ miles to
the noIthwsrd OF II.tteras, doing Well. Weather
Tue. s. +. LIE, Acting Rear- Admul.
DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY o. HE SHIP
The irst month Of the new year, 1862, saw the
adven, Of the al ta'"I Mouito and 81 the
mouth year laeT called upon to chr nee her
dcstroctiop Like the Merasc Aikasa. AMI Cairo .Ls
made aersef fuou. In tcftc bate aud nos densd
to be d.,-oyea by eeemys The Monitor was built
uud>r very peculiar circumstances. Washington va bloch
nded Rebel fleet threatened A. and ksp' o. rlsh va
almost ready ruin ooa,n fwsT. toward tie clos
1861. In Soveuber especially. thing lo' s.d dTk.-t
something be done-sn irorcld bolt Tie Monrof
Conceived aud aid upon the ''ock There only %.
irdi,peu She a,bu'e iht must 6'loneto her'L must he
.troas md enough t. m~s, onr H'ro'f ea'my
The Potomac CIist rrd fst .' u move on
bei'er tsu fngt~ raj WIN De-" ii'', y %" N'-l
upon it" lav ~t!ter de-e nbes nr H. ard tnr
cont u her counter Hi' c. % ire Isut. famous
ve.,. moved our builders knew VI o. hes ahou'.
Techuc.l d-crigon. of she HouroI hsvs breD SisD -
Almost ev.ty tno~- that 'Le w@s 10 let
s = rect ,de aud let deep. hat tho haa on. tor"t
win liinch gus that nre were sn.u a. ilchts
in he a I'd 10 tr.. or .he en,i.v snI -,erv.
thug and even b,dy were below the wa,eriuo. with TIE
g. mon Of the who worked the sun' In no n re-
IN. Lu cou-1ct n plate ifog ha an uch TUCK, ont
zoe Of shc attached 30 I'd white och d isch-s tios
aud All ousce t' Cd rolled uou aTnor inches
thick The boopo dscA supported ~ he Wis brsc-i
OK beams shcwas lstd psnains inches bick.
cred ~ith rolled i.ou inch ihi,k
IT,. tnrfet constucted Of rolled Iron plate 'beeton
rcl uek 70 which were ,ivsd Two b'c1n'''' Of one
'.ch ese ~ dp@e' OuId- Of ~. sEAn tire wee 80
pte Of rolled IRON ell hmy boiled together with r'ei m
siD. hat pse .hosd eoc'ue loose u coIli b. tsh
perforated Wa slfhols The sn'c.rfsfe' we'" Of wrought
TIE ports trough the sd- Of the IN ret only
argr enough to permit the nurzle " the gsn he
through Inside wrorsa iron pendiums which co'ed
-t agsust tho rnruy 900 s.tne 80" lid The tuf
Re, rrvO.v'd b' mraos Of sunday 'nsin.-.
The lower 81 WIS Of non onrb inrl thick, sId made
Ia the g.ail nsnneI 81, carried her m'rilery coal &c
paced forward The wo partition. Of IL. vo'- we're
| rated by wr,Dghtiron huisnetds The ofces
man, Of dead sht. in the deck
The ventilation produced By powerful current Of ayr
from the blower carried Lud-r the beth dccs with registers
opening into each room through Which the cool fresh air
drawn nOL tue mos here entered.
-r machinery consisted Of two horizontal tubular boilsr
containing 800 qIaf. ret Of fire surface md hotznt,
dousng. with cylinders OF - ibchr, al
and p.ion. Toe propeller bl.ded
vi h nine feet diameter and sixteen feet pitch. oh.
nom NewYors the 27,h OF feb.asry IN year,
arrived Hampton Road. on March Engaged the M.fnmsc
ID 9th returned of fepsi sit'I e" month"; lei, OFT
Monroe low days ,ilcs. aud Loaf on New Years
day. That IL bnei synopsis Of he's history.
| DIFFEBESCE BEfwEES NE MONlTOR AND HER
| sUCcEesORs.
Bot there very important matters connected
ooi In the hrt place she not eJlety ise tho
vesss that have been buit upon the general
thoy many person. suppose, ,hess
having bsn 90 frequently described ~ 10 every par.
u tho copy oeah other unlcs. accident
the laundering Of the Pfs. with plan
her m,del VIVA, mi. .eeden, has been remain. to be
leaned Not being needed fr any such pressing business
th-ir 'Progeuor" there necss-y for ing
going requirement. secondary to mere hgh.ng Efficiency
tr,bo,es istnthat o;wt',sndng the disaster to tho
oosis at .ss which cannot possibly founder The chief
points Of difference b-ween the Monitor aud her
The Monitor had dead ht bottom with side. .lopins
a. a angie Of eighty degree. 10 the vertical line.
The new Monitors have ordinary md.hip section aud
sr.ordnsIy rec OF flow, aud round bulge. They posses,
Second: in the Mono" supp ,rted on
heavily br.ced with what called suse b.s"
Tie tune, therefore. Of the Mentors much more
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only single bulshesd running aero. the vessel.
g. The oEehbng the stern OF the old Monitor also
mucl geser than III tie vess. Tie latter
SUBJECT to far less strain In than their
Predecessor.
The distinguishing point Of difference between the two
classes of vessels. however 10 the inprsgnabe chimney
the hich neither be affected shot
which the Original one did not have.
The fesh air foI supp the boilers and for venat
purpo'e ,en ia through Tho toy II the urret In the
ships instead Of being avn through air trunks. as IN
the dcIelc' MoSor, which extremely liable to DO carried
away IN se0Say.
These change introduced BY Capt Ec.ssn In eon..
of the difficulty pooDeed during the frst trip Of
TIE Monitor; and but for these difficulties the
sound not have been nsdo.
OFFICERS OF The MONITOR.
COMMANDER BASKHE.D
Join H. bankhesd 10 full Commander IN the United States
Nsvy lie 10 native Of Norh Carolina aud entered the
IN tue month Of August. 1888 }. ~ A. Nicholson
Samus2 Marcy G. H. Fsnnteroy. and others graduated with
him attached at yAIions times nearly ali tho shin.
Of the OLD Navy end cr ia the Mediterranean the coa.t
Of Africa ADD Brazil la 1861 he attached to
ue Coast Survey aud rendered good Govern
ssnt while acting 10 such capacity lie IL credited with over
twsny Of actual service Tn, bravery ehiya
conduct displayed ny him while steam
E1nba. Pcnbins marked him the TO succeed
WoIdeD in command OF the renowned Monitor. Although
1siive OF south Carolina Capt BaDthsad appointed
Virginia lie IL personally vcy popular There many
men Ia the Navy superior - IN "a ia geographical knowed
fact that wou ndcas his trustvorthnoAs nsyi
q alton. especially ivniar TO him that
rounding Hsterss
This young officer, who sends the lspatch quoted,
IL native OF Maryland and acts EI.Nnve tbs Montsr
appointed from the State Of Rhode Island In September
1893 ,iis has, nbyertbnlrs performed psan duty since
mai time and has no less than six years asVs service TO bis