The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
The TYCooN'S NAVY.
JAPANESE STEAM CORVETTE FusIYAMA.
YnuuLcw WEED Az A sHrPDuILDER,
DC, &C.,

other Russian possessions that formerly belonged 10
japan may well feel little shaky
The bersiity Of the Japane government in appro-
pratng arse sum--three millions of dollars, d
naug ura.ng navy, 'e,ls in its favor rN,s
large amount of money was entrusted care - the
American Minister-Hon Robert H. Pruyn-w A. Az,
creopary power OF using it as he thought be . This
was compliment both to The american COVER s,ecu, and
is representative.
The m,oneytbree millions OF dollars-h us,,e
posted here and in London 10 gold-mosti $500, ,he
currency Of the country Lucky for II ruporor that
he trusted his cobangs with SO respo =. b,e n marty
lucky. too Tor General Pruyn that No. sound the right
kind Of men 10 build his ships
The commission was entrusted 10 su,.,,, waed and
p Lansing, OF Albany. Captain I i Comstock as
ssted by Engineer Jesse Gay .,v M ,c navy has
had the general superintendent NJ consruotion
M WY, " Will DC recoieeT d. chief engineer OF
s"" rorry eSpednion 10 JarH L. IN 1852 or the other
gentlemen it would be superfr ms Il. speak they
wei known to require any endorsement II is seldom
shat 30 much professional 81 ia business talent and
perence is found SO happily combined
DESCRIPTION ruE vus,yAmA .
The Fusiyama was bn III by order of his Imperial
Majesty The Emperor OF Iarau, and five hundred
Thousand doiafs me ertier was, understand for
ree shps TWO Oh "hi to be Of about three thou
sand tons me prese ship was built by Jacob A.
westerVe1 son. o issis city; her engines by James
Murphy 20, o' 'he Fulton foundry
"e' h'e' ""9 "' JFge IL, 1868, and launched May H.
'"o1 ono WIS " INFLICTED in September and made
"ai u'p oil 'hree aysat sea, which resulted satsfscto
"y 'o'n III sunni understanding
her ome"ioi roiows:-Two hundred and
esh' eet "hs, h -four feet BEAM fifteen feet depth
Oh hoo' anu NE iasresicne thousand and sixty Her
ooei ID SD'i soeslr swifsea. oinars quite sharp for
"ard win goo heas:ngs -amidshps, but a full round
r'efh. She ~ two mssls, and Is what is called full
Org rig she Of white oak and chestnut,
"oioushy nppe,s and fastened; every bolt and piece
Z" IRON IN wiis galvanized She has five tiers Of ke-
cons and nv saaigs etreas by fifteen
inches ke Isoussn by twenty inches cardboard sreaks
SIX ny 'oH eninoes plankng from foar five inches
tbck cei iEHf half half
inches ID Cd beloS deck varying from nineteen
entecn cfTs in thickness all Of solid oak Her hatch
combni Ssyhpbs and other parts USUALLY of oak are
ol maf gan
she las two horizontal direct acting engines, forty
Inch indcraad twenty eight inches stroke Of piston
Her b. nisOs of ample dimensions, large
wehN Nsatcd The propeller is OF composition eleven
foet daraeer, with an increasing pitch of from eigh-
ieen 60 twertyreet She has powerful pump,
TO b 3 wsed in case Of emergency-hre leakage Her
np aratss foT making fresh water ample, that of
"" ION rsnnue The engine room Is of novel hnish
% s Ds s .e Of neat T n n which gives an air Of
,evory particular With much bright work, kept
ram andnoay polished they will always look beautiful
here Two rooms side of which is Intended
6e used as an once for writing the log &C. furnished
hsng wrsnches or every nut, Marked and place as
fsigned ter it; also taps and dies for every
longing ~ the engine The other contains tools for
doing small Jobs duplicates OF every nut bolt and
IN The ship il Kept here
The vty and finish the furnishing and fitting up Of
tho captains cabin is good enough for the Emperor him.
self The style Of the DOORS ornaments Nc
IL Ike tba. Of the Japanese temples The wood used
polished and nnishcd Hore, in every Of the ship
owe ythsng done to conform to Japanese taste as
much az possible The cabin is located in the after
part OF The ship is good sized, and contains |
bathing and two s'aterooms the former being re-
sarded by japanese as the greatest of all laxuries
The casn and stalerooms are handsomely furnished |
light gold streak and crimson BAND round the edge s ON
eoeh pece marked the ships name In Japanese which
resenbiss the characters Chinese and their
chests and other articles OF the ship marked
THE wARpRoox AND srrKEAee
are handsomely furnished aud fitted up; the wood is |
white pHe, and polished in such manner pre-.
gesrance In the wardroom six staterooms for the
n doctor parser and
will be occupied by the engineers the other by the petty
pistols swords cuasses boarding pixies bow and sia ar
rows &C little forward Of this locality the hospi
ruE FORWARD srEERaox
The 91srieIs occupied by sailors and ships crew
oommodate all comfortably
ARMAMENT
CONSISTS of, hundred FOUNDER three thirty.
FOUNDER Parrot rifles four nincnch Dahgrens
fwenty fonrpoupder brass smooth boresin all twelve
The gun carriages Of solid mahogany brass
$1,000 "''' ''''
of war such sharps rifles revolvers cutIasses &c
2Rer magazine Is OF ample dimensions carrying eight
.sSon she Carries over six artillery sd pieces gun
sarrlwss ., and nd al hs equipments Ave boats besides
and 80 tbcent being double outfit Of anchors chains
~abes, &c
HER NAME
Fnnya pa ~ the name Of very high mountain in
Japan WI Seh the Japanese regard the "Hoy
sESchgc
Peak, or tMaiciiess Mountain II may be soen from
Jeddo or w. Pacific, distant eighty miles from the
eormer and pn<ne sixty he point from the
HsI4 III oct high aud always covered with snow on
the top was formerly burning volcano but now and
for the last endred and NIFTY years extinct The las,
eruption was tn 1907
The crater top one thousand yards in length
hundred ia width, aud about four hundred depth
The tradition b. that this mountain Of the |
bowels ofthe WITH and thar lake made ts appearance
The Japanese believe thai the founder Of IN. sn,oo
rehgon-a seccy Mathematician up his residence on
the top Of this Sunsn, and since his crowds
Of Jopanese make pilgrimagcs there every year
On the storm and ,Sow carvings and paintings Of
japanese character The Dguiehead is that Of flying
dragon On her a. Mn 70 painting OF Fusiyslna aud
several smaller Dtans The carvings represent ia
psnese psnt nowe birds the stork and the tortoise
abe former epblema, Jc OF purity the latter longevity
The aet cbsrart named the national emblems
20 be seen carved and tainted On everything public or
private
Gay. Snowleds, tof Japanese lie has enabled him
70 make The fusiyana t-cidedy Jspsnitic Of
TIC nh.hing touches. We can imagine that see |
'Maser Tommy cockc on his heels with chop sticks
ano rec ora kom. - Mating ON his toes slipping HE
iail ON the top Of ygan when shown a handful
" peanuts
HEg ps narusE
On the completion Of the Vusiyama last fall IL was the
n,entiop Of the Commission have despatched her
Ws% Win som. sfss'y Powers :ss ' ssa
depsrS with ,he appreciation Of the United states gov
fs hst aspsa sC% s o .S to assume her
be commsbded by Captain Frank Vim Halett an old ex