The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-17
Battle Before Mata tamOrOs-'rhc Imperial
lists Defeated, sc.
Marine Affairs.

LAUNCH OF THE OCEAN STEAMER AUGUSTA.
large number Of persons witnessed the launch OF this
beautiful from the yard OF c. s. BUSHNELL Fair
haven, on Monday June IL. The day was delightful
one and the tide was Just right and the vessel moved @ on
quotation, by the way, very seldom used As this
is Of the finest and staunchest built in
the State we propose TO give something OF description
Of her to readers
The Augustis craft of beautiful model and Of 100
20S feet long all Her extreme width Is IS feet
and her depth 22,s feet She has promenade deck
which from aft TO the fore hatch This deck IL
rounded by light y rail The pilot officers houses are
forward Of the fore hatch Beneath the promenade deck
excellent accommodations for nifty passengers with the
engineers rooms s0rerooms and all other
sary 70 ship Of th. class. The forecaste IL in the
upper between decks All the below the main
deck with the exception Of that occupied the
castle and for coal engines boilers is for freight
The vessel will be rigged MS topsai schooner. Her
engines ready for her at the Mystic Iron Works,
where they were constructed Power is developed from
two cylinder forty inches In diameter and forty inch
stroke. The boiler power is sufficient TO make this
steamer one OF the fastest vessels in the United states
The materials used in her construction are of superior
quality. The keel kelsons bottom planks ceiling, and
the greater part OF the frame are Of white oak. Her
metal through fastenings very heavy and all the
outboard planks are secured with reenails wedged at
each end The ceiling commences outside OF the biige
kesons extending to the upper between decks where
is four inches n thickness This ceiling all scarfed
throughout, and Is edge boed at intervals OF i've feet
throughout the ship Clamps, water ways and thick
streaks above the water the ceiling crossing
II at dhent angle, thus adding greatly to the strength
Of the nip. All the decks OF white pine three by
heCuIeu VIII RaNauiIcu spikes Inc ucptn OF
the floors Is fourteen inches. The frames spaced
twenty six inches from TO centre the timbers OF
the frame side nine inches The ways the
lower decks are twelve inches square. Above these Is
streak eight inches IN thickness upon which the knees
rest The ship has lodge lap and hanging at each
end OF each BEAM very securely fastened The clamps
are four and half inches in thickness and the cell
ing All this IN square fastened with iron bolts extend
ing through tho frame from the inside The fastcnnCs
the outside locust treenails composition and
galvanized iron spikes and copper butt bolts
The lower beams twelve inches square; tina
main deck beams eleven by twelve inches aud the upper
deck beams six by eight inches The beams the hatch
ways are Of white oak The remainder OF the beams
OF white chestnut The ends OF the ship made very
secure by extra broas. hooks securely fastened.
The steamer was med:ed and built by Mr. Samuel H.
Pcok, under tho supcrinendence and for Captain John
Il. Williams, OF Mystic The steamer be paccdbn
line between Now York and savannah, and expected
To realize fifteen miles an hour without canvass
Mr. Reynolds, Of Mystic, who constructed the engines,
says that taking into consideration the lines OF the
sci and tbe power she ia 10 carry, she will equal II not
surpass In speed any steamer anoat
Al The same yard lies upon the stocks another
steamer, which has been named the 0ve Branch. She
is Of 900 tons bur1hen and is rapidly approaching
pleton
The yard itself is oIcellentiy situated upon s,opo
which terminates short distance from the shore In a
steep bank, beyond which n clear open channel from
eighteen 10 twenty feet deep The yard IL amply fur
nished WITH everything nccessary carry live first
class business, and has sawn. upon H. In which
machines OF the latest and most approved construction
which take bold and saw out in day what whole bat
talon OF sawycrs could not turn out in the old way In
week. One important and very powerful machine In the
building Raws out the massive timbcrs the width re-
qurcd smother planes the tmbers sliced md n third
m"s out the knees and the crooked umbers into any
KIND of slap, bevelng otherwise that may be desired
Tho engine Is one OF thirty horse power
az augusta wall 20 To Mystic 10 receive her enRinea
aad DsIore long VIII commence her Atlantic trips