The New York herald., 1868-02-28

long BY four feet wiue the heated and bent
the arnoT plates OF the monitors OF the late
sructcd here AZ the end or the shipyard. which Is
connected by the Philadelphia and Baltimore railroad,
also all the other porons Of The large district
the least danger Of their giving way IL was moment Of
interest when the huge cables OF manila used In the
hosting OF boilers from the dock TO tho hold OF steamer
BY these shears we're shown and their strength ex.
D Aimed. They contain i've hundred and twenty differ
ent strands and each strand has been tested to the ca
pacity OF holding q weight OF three hundred pounds
These placed four times around boler before an
attempt Is made to lift y, thus insurng satety
Along the front Of the river which this company
sixteen hundred foet frontage Of are at pressnt
tue steamers SO. Marys, Samuel H. FELTON,, John A
Warner Edwin Forrest, Manhattan and Pilot Boy, the
majority being iron vessels requiring repairs.
from the establishment OF tho Harlan Hollipga
worth Company came the magnificent ron steamships
Austin Clinton, General Burnside, j. g Harris Morgan,
g. Marya, Salvador William e. Hewes, San Jacinto,
San Salvador and Josephine the majority o. which are
these were OF 200 and 400 tons burden, fitted with
engines having cylinders nfty inchss in diameter BY
feet stroke OF piston and ~ constant service
AZ present they arc laying down the lines OF an ron
propeller steamship designed | % 70. me ma asnsna Railroad
obtaining after long and violent opposition from the
famous IRON steamship builders on the clyde, kessrs
Ma nier sons who constructed the successful spec-
mems OF naval architecture belonging TO the Cuna.d
and General Transatlantic Companies lines Estimates
for this work were solicited from both these frrns,
uneer the existing onerous laws OF taxation Of our
country that fret eves tribute upon materials Of
sumpton aud Afterwards upon the arces produced by
mica res OF labor in the United KINGDOM the vsess!
could he constructed there ut much less figure TO
some extent this true, but the idea that has
neorsly crept Into the minds Of many American capt.
taIs,s ,net the mechanical skin Of our artisans " no.
sufficient 70 produce improved sisamshps, did no,
seemingly occur the directors OF tho Panama Rail.
road Company az st their head ~ your fellow towns
man. Edward Cunard, who was Instrumental IN the dispc
stion OF tho submitted plans This vessel will 30 wholly
Of iron about $50 feet In length 20 feet wide and Of
900 tons burden. Her engines will be Of the direct
acting class 6s inches IN diameter by feet stroke OF
piston. Hor sxc aud general character viii, whsn
completed fayorabiy compare with many OF the Will
liam Pom class OF steamships thai san from your
port, aud undoubtedly prove great II not greater
success In Strength stability o. hull and charscer Of
engines
fhs residue ftbs work In progYess OF conriruc
sion this establishment la quite extensive, consisting
oi boiler building repairing OF engines &C. They have
employed abou, nve hundred mep
rHB nrssRs. pUs.y, AxD 60.
The iron ship md steam engine building establish-
meni 0 Pnssy, Jones Co. Is situated between the
Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore Railroad and
the Chrstsna river having wharf front on tho latter
Of sH hundred feet Ths principal shop devoted 70 the
building Of steam machinery " loo feet by ITO fect,
containing machinery TOOLS hosting cranes, ko Of the
heaviest ana most approved class The blacksmith shop
In the OF the machine shop 80 feet by 90 feet
and 10 supplied with Q steam hammer OF = 500 pounds,
and one power hammer and usual forge TOR such
An establishment The boiler shop 10 10 feet By % feet
and contains punching and sheariug macAinss and
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