The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-24


between the ATTITUDES of 10 degrees north and degrees south
md of degrees degrees Green
wich until 10th of March next Captain Guiana will take
with him 267 boys ages of ID and Is The
chief object is perfect the boys IN seamanship,
but the Commissioners of Charities indulge the hope that
by the careful of the officers the interests Of
be advanced and the caure of science greatly
promoted. results may be expected from this and
like cruises II that attention given 1t which is demanded
by the importance OF the movement
Unlike many large machine shops which by prosra
the bnsiness that only made their owners fortunes
and caused their rnurky of industry,
sed and their machinery going to ruin the
Continental orks of Greenpoint, owned by Mr. ROW.
land pleasant contrast For long time past they
very and have had employed many compe
Engineers iourneymen machniss of skill and
perence This number has been recently augmented owing
Of the contract for the building of the
ferryboas for the Union Ferry Company designed
be put the Fulton ferry and the works are EN-.
poying $50 arsans-a fair exhibit indeed, these
dull days. OF there not observable that bubbng
ceaseess activity surrounding the different shops Of these
during war, when monitors and iron-clads
with such rapdy that the mechanical and
worlds astonished but there gratifying evil
dence of what industry and talent will accomplish The
Union Ferry Company will be sister vessels In
every respect the minutest detail They have been
with the object that they shall be safe
collision floating any other accident which
liable befa the boats OF the company running the
will be such that this result will be realized These boats
will $50 LENGTH 50 feet breadth and 10 feet
inches depth Of hold. They will be divided into three
warshp waeright bulkheads the iron of which will be
hreeeighths Of inch in thickness The huls viii also
contain fore and aft wateriaht bulkhead running tho
whole length of the vessel and these to be so
injury be sustained by the engines
boilers whatever the circumstances and will be perfectly
tight about the floors the latter result being mechanical
achievement due to the inventive genius of Mr. Rowland and
which he already received great credit The keels
nodded 10 inches sided 10 inches and veeighths of
an thickness The frames will be "a inches apart
at centres and Of angle iron inches by
80 inches. The floors will rest every frame
be Is inches Deep The engine and boiler keesons
will be Of iron OF box grder FORM running the whole length
Of the Heads of frames will be tied together by shelf
plates 7l6hs of inch thickness by "a inches wide.
will be three breashooks ut each end Of the vessel
running back II feet and the sernposts will be of forged
81 by so inches. The machinery for these boats is In
process construction at the Quntard Iron Works. and has
before been alluded In this column. The engines will be
of the inclined description, having cylinders ~ inches in
diameter by 10 feet stroke of piston The boilers will be of
cyindrcadrop returnfue character Mr. Rowland has
agreed have the hus finished in three months, and in
every respect these boats II is believed will to be
models after which many Others will be constructed The
Continental Works also busy engaged turning out the
heavy work for the domes of the Union depot,
going up of Foryff street and Fourth
nue. and work OF extensive character for several
works throughout the country among which telescope
holder 80 feet diameter and Al feet high for the Spring
field Mass Gas Works. similar holder 30 by q feet for
the New Britain Conn works. and they have recently I'm
ished holders ITO "A feet and 1853 by 40 feet respectively
for the Brooklyn and New York works.
During Just business Of towing bnrges
canal boats the Hudson to Albany and Troy by the
lines has been very heavy and marked by
cularties The Schuyler line has five large boats which
constantly employed since the dates they put
upon the route and during their running have owed up and
the river safety barges and canal boats This
handsome exhibit and will give idea of the extraordi
nary of the The first trip made by the
Niagara March 81 and the other boats followed her IN their
initial trips for the the business demanded being
Anna april o. Belle april 81, America Aprl 25 and Ca
yuga MAY ~ Much trouble experienced by the unprc
of the water at tines but they were
with very fair weather. heavy gales playing havoc
with lows has been the in former years In one
instance heavy detained the bar ut Coeymans
SO hours but detenons of this nfrequen The
largest the Hudson during the by the
America which contained 80 barses and canal boats The
opposition between the firms engaged In the towing
business been experienced In former years. which,
although at times oppressive in measures, has had
tendency make the different captains of the towing stcam
tine alert careful dischsrgns their duty
1t has also caused than the usual ACTIVITY among those
interested Shore and In this has probably been OF
benefit to those who their customers The beginning
of the present month tho business fell OF and then the
withdrawal Of the towing steamboats, commenced. There
were laid upBelle, Dec S. Niagara, 10Th Anna, 18th
ca 18th Cayuga 18th 1t win be remembered that the
exhibit Is by line only. There others in the
business, but they seemed unwilling TO supply figures
end facts when requested, holding perhaps that such
shrewdness is the chief end OF success.
Marine DISASTERS.
BARg GEoRIAvSA tBr from Rio Janero FOR Mobile, he
fore reported wrecked went ashore night Of me sta lns
and half miles outside of Fo Morgan She remained
unti the gale night of the iU, when she went
pieces and totally lost No lives were lost but three
| ladies lost all their baggage.
BARK A y wYaAN, which burned at the tn
inst valued at S63000 aud ownea nv :noch henner h
Co OF Boston, who had only SS4sOJ Insurance vessel,
Int freight. 1bs following the Offices in which
insurance effected w ashington, AS,O0D; Boston,
5000; India, h, 800; Franklin a.,oJ0; China 5000.
BRIG FANNY hERRIMAN from Baltimore Calves
ton, which blown ashore in the hurricane October
last Cape Florida, subsequently sold
lay $780, has been got of and Key West
/ Dec Is.
sonRs HocKANoM ELIZA CRowELL, and TIGER before
ashore at Bangs Island Me, breaking and
total wrecks The Tiger registered 90 TOMS was built at
Scarboro In lJ ana owned ia Camden the HoSkanoni