The Portland daily press., 1863-01-02
Boston Correspondence of the Press.

Harrison Loring's Iron ,corks-The Ndhdnt
Observation-Disclosures, Williams d CO.
OTHER WdiRe Iron-men-Sendtor Pomeroy.
To THE EDITORS OF THE PREss:-The in
formation contained in my letter of date Dec.
23d, and which seems to have been miscarred,
was not of such character as to render the
transmission of a second copy at all necessary.
had the pleasure Of visiting, yesterday, the
extensive steamship works of Harrison Loring
Esq, in South Boston. Mr.. l.. is now engaged
in building second Ericsson" the Canoni-
Gus, having launched one, called the "Nahant,"
week ago. 1t is difficult to gain an ade-
quate idea of the immense weight of one of
these iron RATS, till one has actually seen the
iron framework, the iron sheathing, the iron
turret and the iron machinery. Everything
seems to be of solid metal. The Cauonicus
will have nearly the same dimensions as the
Nahant, and will be ready for sailing before
long. The latter battery is now at ID Wharf
in Charleston Navy Yard, receiving her ord
nance stores. 1t is of the same size as the
tress Monroe as David came forth in his shep-
herds garb, to fight the Philistine. The deck
is about fourteen inches from the water line
and as firm in the swell in the harbor as a raft
Of deal timber is, on the st. John. But it is
the turret, ever on the alert, like an expert
pugilist, to present full fighting front to the
antagonist, that gives to this fantastic craft its
wonderful power. The color is that of the
Pictou freestone of which your City Hall is
built, and it seems as if it could hardly be seen
at the distance of mile in the sea-
We have several men from Maine, in Bos-
ton now, engaged in the iron business. Mr..
Jarvis Williams, who formerly was Superin-
tendent of the large foundry in Biddeford, is
one Of these. He is now of the firm of Hinck-
ley, Williams & Co., in the manufacture of the
largest cannon TOR ships and sege Some of
their cannon have been called equal TO any in
any of the armies or navies in the world The
immense manufactory, with its foundries and
forge, is working day and night with full force
Eastman, Esq, formerly of Saco. He is con-
nected with the Mosely Iron Bridge and Roof
ing Company. The bridges made by this COM
pany, under Mosely's patent, are vey different
from other iron structures of this character
The twin arches of the bridge support by
downward pressure instead of bearing up the
weight upon the curve. The principle is one
OF much simplicity, and ingeniously adapted to
railroad and other bridges. So far as know,
only one of the.e bridges has, as yet, been
erected in the city, and that is on the new
land, over the Worcester railroad
The case of a prominent Judge in this COM
munity has attracted much interest of late
The jury retired TO consider upon verdict at
two o'clock to-day
Senator Pomeroy, Of Kansas, has been in
the city since Monday. His visit in Boston is
entirely personal, and quite short.
May be pardoned if l turn now from such
notabiities TO one of different character p
OF course referring TO one of the institutions
OF Boston, to wit: "The Empire Rat Pit, on
Causeway street" This is one of the amuse-
ments OF modern Athens, and attracts consid-
cradle interest among the impulsive "fancy."
To show at how cheap rate such an enter
tainment is afforded to our citizens, can only
refer to the advertisement - Admission 25
cents, admitting one gentleman and a dog -
Surely an economical gladiatora show.
am glad TO see you are in favor of short
letters. So MoxIE.