The New York herald., 1868-02-28

shops, 10 which the frames kees stem and stern peces
of iron steam vessels ara prepared are supplied Win aa
necessary tools FOR class OF work and cover space
OF 100 by 80 feet The ship carpenter and joiner shop
is placed 100 feet from any other building ana contains
saving and panng maca'nes Of tne most mooeth s'ys
and Ia quantity sufficient 10 do all the wOTk OF tbo es
adjustment.
THIS Grm has boon business about ten years. during
which time they have built large number Of iron river
steamboats, aod ses-gong steamships as well as tue
machinery fcr number OF wooden steamships AmonG
these are tho iron steamship Robert Waterman, osne0
IN New Orleans hun $50 feet ous, 20 feet beam 10 feee
noa 90 low pressure propeller ensns - ncnes diane.e
~ men stroEo screw steam hip General Flores, owned
in Callao Peru same dimensions az above Four irou
sidewheei river steamers, for parties ia Ecuador s. A.
pressure steamer, owned IN Car,haxers; New Granada
and running the Atrato river ono iron side whoek
steamer owned a. santa Martha Nev Grsnada ana run
ming tho Nagdaena river The machinery OF the
steamships George Washington and George Cromwell.
running from New Yo,A to New Orleans, propeisr
Tho machinery OF steamship fah-kee, ruruing iron
New York TO West lndia and Mexican ports, propeller
engine ~ inches diameter by AZ inch stroke piston.
Ine machinery OF amshps Mount Vernon and Monti-
cello formerly OF the Cromwell limo Of New YORK engines
40 inches diameter. ~ luch stroke o. piston.
Inls firm have tho stocks, nearly ready foe
launching the iron steamship Fania, l6s fee. long.
decks propeller engine 80 inches aeter SO iacn stroke
Of piston intended for wcst inaia trade ana owned n
70, Ss" a sS Para an , er
which has recently Deen launched by the same hrm 10
DO sent to that port ay next These two iron boats
IL is believed tho first American rol boats ever sent
oui TO tho Amazon river or its tributaries.
The capacity Of this establishment its shops and
shpyad six acrcsI Is equai TO almost any IN tns
country; river built at u are running on
almost every gable in the United Statas is
also durins tho Ia war furnished the Uned States
Navy Department with the propeller engines OF the gun
boats Minyo aud Wyauusng, cylinder % inches
d ameer s feet o inches sroke of piston the engines
of tho soop Juniata AZ inches Diameter 10 inch
stroke; the eng of the lron-clad ShockanAxo0s
" Ka amazoo cass, and thoy built The IRON screw Tug
Pilgrim.
Thus have hurriedy sketched the scope and capa-
city o. two OF the noted industrial estaoishmenss
capable Of buding sucn iron steamships as viii re-
hect renown once Iore upon tue commerce OF Amerca
giving, II does at the moment, for this day,
food suiccu, for the reflection of all who take ia
teigent interest in the development OF tho counirys
great nat'ona RESOURCES, ami its true elevation
enterprising. industrious. generous ana skfu people
In another letter viii endeayor 10 give you the lent
points OF long conversation with the management Of
these respcc Establishments Ia relation 10 the laws
of the United states that have long depressed the IN
terests OF American manuac c.urerS ana American
shippers,