Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-06-28


metal, and if We could see under water,
they would appear to project from the keel.
One edge touches it, and the other three
! edges al made sharp like knife, SO as to
/ ofer no resistance to the water. The axle,
of which we. can see the upper end, runs
out through a tube to form connection
with the middle rudder, and about it the
rudder turns. And having thus settled to
our satisfaction the steering question, we
ask what next. .~4.,..rg~S =.
"Tte next interesting thing" says our
I guide, "will be the anchor, or rather that
part Of its gear which can be seen on board.
To see'it, we must pay visit to Jacks
| qGarier's: here is the boatswain, we will
TASK him If we can go there ''-s.,- $4,000
The boatswain, on being asked says that
Jack has just finished his dinner, and if we
don't mind the oder Of pes, soup, we are at
liberty to go; and he'll go with US, as Mr..
| J ones is wanted ashore. AS we walk along
| the deck, he informed me that I'VE berth
/ the blue jackets right aft, abaft the cabins,
and the stokers for ard but what you'll
want to see you'll best see in Jacks quar-
! tiers. = 'Hi
We accordingly descend another ladder,
and first wefnotice table in the middle ex-
| tending the whole length of the compart-
ment. "Tnat," the boatswain informs us,
sc is the. casing of the shaft. You know it
| is just in the middle Of all the length of
| her, in the way everywhere's, and the ship
wrights have had 60 make tables and steps
/ to ladders out of its casing, anything to
hide it, just as the ladies like you to think
q sofa bedstead's only sofa. The men use
that table to mess on, and sleep in the berths
along the side" u n n 80.
I 70 What! fngthose places that look like
shelves in linen diapers shop?''
80 g Yes there's just height enough be-
tween two shelvesfora man to get in and
drop down inside, the boarding in front,
which keeps him from rolling out. Talk
about over examining 1.-The people, that the
railways tnrn out of their houses; none of
EN- are crammed like this | know j. but sell
ors. are used to it. But you want to see
! about our anchors. I don't believe in 'em
myself. l., Our gavlner thinks theyalls hold
her by their weight :. but,I don't think as
the skipper trusts EN- much, for. he's got a
pair Of others as stand by" s@
We cannot see anything like an anchor,
and are decidedly Of opinion that a cabin
is not the most likely place to find one but
our guide does not leave US to wonder long.
He shows us an upright iron tube, some-
thing like small funnel, UP which. he tells
us, the chain comes from the anchor. An
/ other strange contrivance! The anchor is
shaped like amushroom, and hasa hole just
its shape cut out of the vessel for it, SO that
when it is "weighed' the surface Of the
| ship is unbroken, and there is nothing. to
| tell of the existence of an anchor. When
the ship is to be anchored the chain is let
go, and the mushroom is dropped into the
water to find hold in the bottom of the
| sea.
The compartment at the other end of the
ship corresponding to the one we are now
In is appropriated for the stokers. Although
it is much like the other, we 60 to see it,
passing on our way the cooking place,
which is in house on the deck. We are
rewarded for our trouble: the doors be-
tween this house and the spaces on the
re-side Of it happen to be now open, and
we can see one of the ends Of the vessel.
| The ship is divided into eight compart-
ments, the partitions being made water
| tight; and thus hitherto in going from one
to another, we have haG to ascend to the
deck, and descend by another ladder. But
now we cannot do this, as we are in the ex-
tremities Of the ship, beyond the deck. The
remaining spaces must be entered. through
this, and so the usual continuance of water
tight doors is adopted, the doors being shut
upon india-rubber, and screwed close, SO
that the india-rubber just fills the joints
These compartments are used for provisions
and stores. At the end Of the next one to
luseis the bulkhead or partition upon which
! the shaft turns, and which communicates
the power Of the screw to the ship. 1t is
made very strong, and is rigidly connected
with he ship, it being the.a;part of the ship
which first receives the. moving force Of, the
screw, and thus has tendency to move
from its position. -aast ''.si !.
"And now for the Saloons" says the boat
swain: and accordingly we visit them, and
see that the engineers description is cor
rect. Everything issdone ON the principle
Of getting as much accommodated as pos,
| sible out Of little space s+....., e,.ei.n
~ The cabins in. which the officers will eat,
drink, and sleep are about. the size Of a
compartment Of railway carriage ,e.,s.s.
nd, what do you think of the Ross VII
mans y says our guide in parting; isn't
she queer fish ?'sGs -. ,.-ai..4 =. + +.
Without expressing ourselves in such de-
eided terms, it is certain that any one who
has seen the cigar ship must allow that in.
many respects, she is agreat curiosity and
whatever may be thought Of her chances of
answering the expectations of the owners,
there can be but one opinion as to the ex-
cellent and skilful manner in which every
| detail has been suited to the general design.
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