The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-01


course most likely viii be 10 leave those VINO made
the Jaw enforce it, if they can, aqaln.t the wll OF
putes which are not OF hls making.
Launch eff the North IN b srIaBd"-Ehs
Monster Vessel at Last AHOai-Suc.
cess OI the FSnrth AgCeIhpt-9iGaatIe
Ms chemical Appliances of
thx EOers-EuIhusIiAsm of tue Snac.
taIOrs aud W0Tkmcn-Che River Bed
Drcdged 90 Receive Her.
From Tie London Times. AprH 49,
AT length, after the fourth attempt, the Nortbuns.
dtTidTd has been safely sent ahoat, having manned
almost TO the hour and m,nure exactly one month
on the ways from which 1t first endeavored to
launch her. All the prvDaratiOns, however, had
been made with the most rrecIse exacUltude and the
floating and pressing power employed around the
ship was OF tse almost enough to move her weight,
even when not half Waterborne w the rising
the cradle had been rebuilt and reareased A hota-
ton power of empty barrels had been dashed under
the DOwS and ali the d and new-bullt timber DuoVs
were Also employed
No less than seven ny drauic presses were used to
push the cradle down aud to it the fore part of the
vessel Three OF these-one OF 1909 and two OF 400
tons pressure-weTe placed beneath the keel 80 as
to assist IN lifting the hu0e hui forward and releVe
the weight where it most bore upon the Launching
ways. Foul other hyOranlic rams were fixed with
iron back ngs so as TO thrust agaInst the cradle ana
1orce IT down the incline which led to tho liver.
Two were Of 900 tons power each and 70 of 40O
tons, pvng an aggregate of 1900 tons upward hit,
and 1000 tOns downward pressure toWar0s the water
lhe two smaller rams however under tue lore foot
OF the vessel, were not much used i'll getting her Off
and were meant smpiy to supply the p ace of the
common wooden blocks generally used on thes
Considera le difficulty was experienced in getting
the large wooden 'camels," employed to h1at the
ves.e astern, safely s'ened under the NOrthum.
6erdHd'S quarter. 1t was not till near 10 oc ock
yesterday morning that they all perfectly
secure The draught of water OF tn immense
buoYs is only Tour 1eeT and as they had to be kept
down at q depth OF twenty-five feet, the difficulty
restrainIng their buoyancy was Very great 1t wa
eventually only accomplished by chains fixed at low
the We sel's side and Wedged into the shore, at
Kept them in their proper positions.
he 1Oa ing power which those and the other
sn allcr "Camels" and lines of empty Larrels gave
was equal Iogether TO about 1900 TONS The vessel
itse I, when immersed at high tide, would it was
calculated be reduced in its weight upon the ways
bv about 4000 tons more 50 at literally no greater
wtlPht than 2OU0 tous would remain TO be started TO
effect which the hydraulic power was much more
than equai. Shortly after O'Clock The vess began
to tt visby by the stern, and by p she had risen
seven inches of the launchng-ways aft and nearly
an inch under the cradle forward where she is
known 70 have 'nIpped " Every movement even
to the eighth of an noh written down, and sent
TO ST John Hay the Chairman of the Company,
W vas, with q number of nautical engineers,
experimenting with Mr.. Lung ey apd mr. Luke,
soon after 28O the yesse began to move slightly,
but still peTcepublY, down the ways, and in tue
course OF a few minutes had glided more than an
inch and hall, and SO ianimed the struts whicl
had kept her upright that it with great Diff
Guilty they could be removed. In spite of these IN
dicatiOus OF Ler hVeliness, however, it was very
wisely determined not to give the signal for work.
ing the rams till the river clear aud all else In
readiness s. ch an opportunity not occur till
| clio OH O'Clock, when The men were set to wo k
at the nv dTaulc presses hero were a few minutes
OF intense as the gangs heayed az the uu ps
| and the huge crowds assembled in all recuons
| kept cheering. Then the vessel at last seemed
| 10 move and as she did she drew the
archoTs v hich moOFed her to the earth, and their
sudden appearance created rather pane among tine
crowd ofspectat0rs who were standing directly IN
what won be their of march If tho vessel pulled
them after Der. Very fortunately the cham cables
| were let 20 by the run, and as they came with
thundenng ratte out OF the hawse-hOes the North-
upJertdnd gIded slowly, but with TIE most perfect
ease and regularity of motion, into the river 1t is
really almost mpOs ible adequately to describe the
enthusiasm with which her going off was greeted,
| here had been so many and, we NAV add, suc =
weiOunded fears both of accident to the ship and
those engaged in getting her aaoat. that 1t seemed
most bOundless at behOdng her safely afoat in the
1 water without accident of any kind.
The instant she got INTO the stream the tide took
her mp the river and though half a.dOZen powerful
TUGS at grappled with her and tried to tow her
down. they we're Tor time power ess, and 1t seemed
as II, alter all the Northumberland would 90 ashore
Fortunately the high wind tnR against the tide,
OF about half an hour the ponderOns hull was brought
| 10 the moorings llid down for her, and where, we
may also mention, deep hole had been dredged in
the river bed, especially for her accommodation.
The cradle and all the 'camels still remain under
her, and the buOYancy of of the latter at the
stern press her down by the head and give her lust
now rather ugly sit upon the water In the course
| of to day ana Thursday, all these will be removed,
and the Northumberland will then be tOwed into the
Victoria Docks where her engines will be fitted by
Mr.. Penn, and where her final equipment will be
! completed.