The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08
BELOW.

schr q Carman, -, New York for Now London.
BELOW.
Park camn,,ng. Hsro.enay, from Cow Bay, CD tOy pt
SAILED.
Steamships City OF Washington Lverpool vile Paris
Hayrei unhed States New oreans Geo Cromwell Dc; San
Newbern Isaac Bell, Norfolk, DC.
Wind al sunse; NV, fresh.
Shipping Notes.
The mammoth floating dock from Sheerness, England
or the end of Bermuda July 49, and safely
towed TO the Royal dockyard on the goth.
The beautiful clipper ship Golden State Of the Messrs
Low Brothers, feet Of East Indiamen, 10 lying ct
pier "a East river having the finishing touches given her Of
the extensive repairs commenced about May when she
tered of the Erie Basin dry docks at Red Hook She
out Of water eight weeks, during which time she
ceived keelson, bige kcesons, ceiling, wedge
lower camps beams and knees lower and upper deck
water ways pankshears rails and stanchons forechs
tie main and poop decks new timbes outside; new bends
waist and bulwarks; new manmast foremost and bowspr
together with entire gang of rigging She also
thoroughly caked stripped Of her old and furnished With
suit Of yellow metal sheathng The wood material
used in her repairs principally white oak and yellow
pine The contract assumed by the Westervet shp
yard people, by whom the originally built In S52
She 10 sil tons register.
great desiderasum long felt by New England shpowners
has at last been met In the construction of
iocated the 0eautfu harb0r Portland,
Nc. II made under the superntendence Of IL
and patentee Mr. James Simpson, the engineer upon
whose plans End under whose attention splendid Ere
Basin dry docks were constructed The Portland dock will
be 425 feet In length 100 feet In width 81 depth
the poutoon gatesl II viii have Is feet draft Of water
high tide For the further convenience Of
wharves &C. have been built alongside Of they can
lay and discharge preparatory being noated
DOCK This will undoubtedly Of great advantage the
entire Eastern coast As all vessels needing repairs make
Portland quicker from GEORGES Banks than they can any
other port The dock Is situated the centre of the
harbo where there 30 feet OF water the channel
at low toe, and win be formally opened abouthe middle OF
September when the city and State authorities will be pres
emit There already several machine other work
hops usually attendant dry docks 10 the immediate
vicinity OF this one, and claimed that every facility
the prompt and economical repairing Glasses
and sizes viii be Afforded.
There In port yesterday vessels OF which 81 were
steamers. "a ships, 4O barks "a brgs 90 schooner
The dry dock books Of entry present avery heavy
list Of vessels needing repairz.
During the past few days Fogarty Co.'S sectional dry
docks al Red Hook have taken up Bayes
Worthngton, Grand Criterion, julia &c, all for general
repairs.
The brig Chevio ga TONS bu at 8. Martins in 1906 and
belonging that port, lowered from larger one Of
the docks the Of slip on Friday even
Ing after having her yellow metal sheathing patched
The Monticello of the Union Ferry Company's boats
taken up Friday afternoon by the balance dry dock
cd painted, &C. Is custom OF this corporation TO
inspection OF their boats each will be taken
out on this dock in It's turn following this one.
The schooner Avia after having bottom cleaned was
lowered Friday afternoon from the Norris Townsend
dry dock, foot of 6ouverneur street.
The Harlem steamboat Sylvan the Peopes dry
Dock next adjoining the above purpose of repairing
damages received by running of the at He'll
Gate She viii be finished In time her trips on
Tuesday,
belonging to the port OF Halifax the sectional dry dock
nearest the foot OF Pike Slip having her old zinc
stripped or and her bottom painted
The beautiful yacht dler, 90 tons, by Mr. Durant
was lowered from the central of the yeser
day morning, after having her bottom cleaned.
The brig Uncle SAM III tons, belonging TO Messrs vslen.
tine Essrsla Co. Of this city, above DOCK being
cased stripped OF her old furnished with new suit Of
zinc sheathng
The schooner Franklin, belonging to Messrs Topper
Beae OF this city, the larger the screw docks
having her bottom cleaned and painted.
The bark Stampede 9 TONS built at Cherraaeld in 1897
and belonging to Nassau consigned James Ward Co.
OF this city on the sectional dry foot Of Clinton
street, having her yellow metal sheathng patched
The towboa, Titan the Norris Townsend dry dock
having her bottom cleaned and painted.
floating Bethel longing TO the Episcopal soc,etv
Of the Church Of Our Saviour for free
especially for sailors and ronghore people, now located
next to the larger Of the near the foo, of
Pike slip, having its upper works built win be formally
opened In September.
Marine Disasters.
mouth before reported pu. into 81 Helena june Is in
ON ns % d.y Be- was held and The
discover the leak, which was being done on June no.
.sa on rG% Il. s sv for
condition. WY :" 'ey N~Ay
up ss's e. from Domingo 70, Lenao
July Hi got Of and proceeded the Both.
mt Gm no E s.sd slnH . S from Madeira New York
OF the bark Ocean Bride, abandoned July T. Wv Wv"
pspaS seaen arrived 81 Thomas
Do on Aa 4. The aa Sh or Gg syp
smother Eclipse Sea as'i New sad Y sS2s xas g
sfr''ed to-day with loss Of fore,opm mast, &c.
Miscellaneous
we are Indebted TO the Merchants Exchange and News
association 90 Pine street, for important shipping iDteIL
SOM feancrs sArrrRLr from sasua arrived a, Fortress
monroe a NJ 9Th for orders, and with crew sick
S' T., fsr PIssI Inos BANK Bvrs BUTT IN
was made from the Of s Harlan snd Honss
burden III III s .f; ,ca
IRON Ealing ue ess Of Ever launched Amec and e third
other y9 be9s ne .hon Bets 1 Sa ~ P.sy
"a sS 0r so, recent, ss
s"A"e' WA" '"e 'ssse' launched al Wilmington.
Whalemen.
Arrived at 81 Helena June 49, bark Ohio ,.n ., Nm ,,o
bbls land sailed to crnsep ys,h VI 'y
% 81. A ''"Se, WIN :" ops
Arves q, Bermuda July g. schr Knight Dyer of
Sailed from BERN uda JuIs a. brig Ixnr.. m -. ~.
of Nantucket, 10 cruise s """'a Aosms' iur-
Sailed from New Bedford 9Th bark Pioneer. Hazard.
Aanc ocean ad not get out 9Th account Of lie sormr
pn n ron SosAnown e'b bark Alra Marchant North
raya correspondent under date Of July 10 writes that
scr Abbe bfown, OF froeincetowp iook IN nhls ~
Oh aner ,eaylns rya May H. which made eli told vi bbs
OF and on Il >, Helena June TO- ship Minerva smvb. How
ana OF - io ~ sken since leaving 81 Helena bark Ohio
LotnroR Smith rroy oceown nothing recently bark
bark Osprsy, Heyer NIB, do doL - Wv w W"o 'epo'so
letter from Captain Foster of br,c 49,. ~.-~. -
mp and 3 do blk fish oil. " '""o y WIN Nv oos
letter from Mrs Baker tcaptan's wife, ,e,ov,s sh,o
Japan, June Bay OF Islands, from Melboorne viii w
bbls sp OIL Had Lost two whales ''''"'' "''"' ~
Spoken.