New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-10

ICH OF THE sJOOP-of-wAR IDAHO.

LAUNCH OF THE sJoOP-of-WAR IDAHO.
The sloop-oi-war Idaho Wa launched on Sat
nrdsy afternoon NJ ths ysrl 81 tie builder M. Henry
Steers in GreeupOirt This splendid vessel coso pre-
dominant feature viii be speed, lay The sorhs t1s
admiration o. sH WHO A.f Until nhCu. 81 clock.
notwithstanding inc eol4 bnNry wea'hcF. o.ssnd' OF
people assembled 10 The carG,ioug ycrd o loot and In
carriages. iugbDats were siso nlinc IN no river,
blowing their sterfT Whistles ard whiting ior the
launch. Many eminent pefsons were present. among
the aistisgas naval u.rtYR Wers ken- NdrJia! Greg
ory Commodore ReJ nauid commander OF he Froach
feet On this coast Chiak Ing Wood and Law ton,
Ccyt Boggs Naval Constructor Deany OF tho Erook,n
Commodore Rngod. NJ Forbes contractor OF lie yes-
81. Air. Dickersoa engineer oi .hc vessel, nn1 Mr..
Henry Steer, tbe builder, wf3 received mlHy oonsrst
ulations upon tho looks fire yeisci.
Al 81 O'Clock lie yessr w-s iaenched. There was
no ceremony .! christening The American colos wsre
irng ron'tnc stern. ~ rs the vessel 8oyed almost
.mparosn Hht each s'evnd qu,h.iing acT specs, and
wren ste reached tIe water n.i ,e,irne received her
with the creates lrdor. ste boiaC dashed by the
impc'un vessel sgh N tie af and falling upon the
beads of those on he docks. She ID not stop until
half way across The frr, ..G $50 tlgs tool bsr
in tow aud co8Toyad Der 20 IA, Nolgan IRON Work.
where her rnaii'nrry l. being made. IN Iuusnf Incl.
dent Occurred daring li. lgrleA I-s.,aj q! leaving
Gee head blocks t~hini Trey We're swept aolng win
The N@s.el aud come .! tL rgt sI1Ost h. tWain
his OWING 80 tho .ira'sfh ~ TIA bIidc" nsh fgn
ming through c YES ~. aud teepn he- perfectly rigid
jt'cy.f',on e re faoto.-iiDe idaho IA %J its long
- 'eot de and ~ ieet depth VI hold. She VII y,
bark ggel ard n carry abou' 200 square feet o.
canvas Two screws inside Of the rrdrcr will propo
b.T; they driven by four engines whose cylinders
are &c inches in diameter. bye feet stroke o piston
They aro direct acting engines OF i've thousand horse
power az fall cetion Size VIII carry twelve gnns-twO
2)OpouDd prot. l0c.pcand fiie iic forerasie
rnd tho rest aHs-ir0h bTOldeide guns ell stationed
tho main dsck. Her draft OF water - 10 feet. Her
MAJ ia snaei will he between Is oLd 10 knots Az ii
feet load line she displacss 3 100 tons In trim her
sides will show II ~ Feet oct oi Wgter The limos sre
Flry nsirrli and ul.foln The gradat,on from Tond
line into straight line easy and fair, going irvn
end % The vessel 10 toe other n yog stand AT SIZE
looks snry full forward while looking forward she ap
pesrsyery flii at. Sbo - very sharp 81 csch cad
but hook, more LhsA IL actually The case. sbe
aso appears smaller than are sctnaliyis.
Tie hieIior ~ The vessel All he fitted up " tr usual
manner ~ ;cs-r.s OF her class. The boat IL trenghersJ
by bridge truss u heavy mbers standing peTlesdlc
uar from tho k.son az fgh tie malndecE and extend
ing from stem 70 stern. The Bb@Ts cOnlccted BY
iron bos crossing each etheT aid running 10 lie ca
tgemes OF LIZ b,smA II Is something after the man
Of railroad bridge and bas the same elect as .
solid bukhcad, IL IL said.
Tie engines are Mr.. DiokcTson's pan. cs1ryins =
siy.v IL May bo noticed tlat the hull sud machinery
yroses ~ her e,ss Her builder claims that hs gnos
compared with Others do not weigh half much, do
not burn half q. much coal and she vii. consequently
remain twice tie length % time She eal r.nc
tnois u-ug about rs inns II coal per day and
Is expected shs carry coal enough ~ MAINTAIN
maximum speed Tor u dsya She sill be ready Tor SEES
IN December
Al ihs conclusion Of tie launch ample c0lsLen IVES
served.