The New York herald., 1863-04-14
TIE NAVAL MACHINE SHOP.


Ths foresight 6 Admiral Dupsss In estsblhhinea savse
repair and maehss shop - Psss R,yai ssw ssso ~
amply rspays the winns outlay sscssasy ~ We main
tAnance. Ths NahAnt, which disabled = he ataSa
Fort sunssr The IN nss., win shs oshss Woe
eiaAs, Win ~ put IN esAss - shss shsp.
mo importance of shs nAchins shop ~ sqsAAsss
saAs 70 give . assaisd Asssvivsssa q n 10 has
already saved shs govssnnsns husArsds = shgssHaAs
dollars
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and the sstabshmsns q ~ HssAsavsss ~ No sSsss
Asstbo B,scksAaG Egusdrsu h ~ saonse hassss, sso
q shs arss shss AAiai pspsss ssss~l ~
assssttsu 70 sbs erection - . Dsvs naohss shop .
which the engines oS his vssss nshs rspaies1
whsa the bssasasss were os n osisssy shsssss~.
ne necessity for IN sssaSlisss~ss q his shas.
actsr was obvboas without u ~ syusdroa was
iiasis 70 be laid up bdh 10 Ne Nwthsvu savy
yards for slight rspa,ss, vbsa sSsy sh,s,d bs ~
hsr appointed ssAssoas. psss~vlas visosoas b.sss
sds Of this rebel ports And ~ that ss % shs pssss
every machine shop driven " utmost W met the
prrssing demands for machinery Zoe tks immsass
feet d vsssss bsas rap,dy pus In NE wafer, and
kssp repair which ssns " tbsm for
that purpose Ths voyage swsh By -mA dsasssd
machine long and tedious and the dslsys
Ing trnIns repairs frensn,iy vsrAtoas ana atse
10 called upon W psrfo,m-s'nbrseins . visorcas
sounds and important hasbos. ~heh vessels
siderable drsaght of wsses could enter with conusband
cargoes. veil the oaptars II forts tha
lshmeni of the nas every stronghold of snsy
extremely painful w tbs Adanwaj TO he opmpeiled
10 weaken bis orce and uncover mportant avenues ot
lnrresr tho b.caass be ws sbigsd 10 ss1d
vessel Asr vessel North for ~bsrs they fingered
sni fingered until hope u hsr rs,arn almost f.dsd 9ai,
wbsp III repairs could bs well made this harsv.
early day made rerii.iton- fos h~ mAehnsry and
,oos, and W apply thsn. With whsh ordinary re-
pairs nigh, bs e~siIy and srp.aaosiy ssoompI.sss.
The Navy Department very speedily and ~ssiy rcspnae
70 his requests, and the machinery down
efficient and skfui force of meensnes under ,hs charge
u William y. CorrweIi ~ master mechanic, darrs the
winter of 1881. T~o members n the famous whsle
stone nest which had escaped befsl
others on Charleston, nostsd isxy, and W eli lntsss
and parppns worthessiy, inso bsssov. Thee
mmcda lately taken their ballast thro~n ont. and ,hsn
chained securely asethsr and anchored IN comparative
y cute, and veil prossessd piaos and vSsvmsf Toto
floating machine shop cArpsnts,s ws.s son b siy a
work and IN few days snss the shrs hsd bean aismss
tied ourloasy shaped sos-s ro-s from We ssss of sbs
ship Efwayd progectlng far on either side, 70
sernbtng an Old fashlon~d Dstoh m&nssn. With ns
sharp-peaksd rot. qs>sr snsies ami ssbls- ssa
lha pp u tho srr mast. With 1 erovs~t
high above the msids psak 9 shs ro1 fn this Ne
Bgepoas machinery gaiosiy psosa D. ro-alon,
shsftlns wheels and gearing snrsi and then ma
pm u whits steam and oolsnns q black bi,smn
srBoss ~ss-i from NE innsmersb's ebimasys sd
pgs. indioAisd that III. steam ssglseths po~~
that turned ns i.,hss ssd planning mNohinss--~ In
oters,yu, .aa that tbs fass.os sss forss ssausd .hh
us -.lilns heat n shst The ship soon tssaa W "a
v.,,o rs eApabHlsies ati ssd immassraby " the
or,rry ~ ths ryuafrun BY seepiss the blct