The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16

Shipping Notes.
Owing the strong gale OF yesterday the arrivals
Sandy Hook very few.
The yachts being built the shipyard of
H. Pine Greenpoint, Messrs. George Louis Loril
lard progressing finely towards completion The keel
boat or the former should nothing meanwhile will
be launched Monday next and the work of finishing her
internally and externally prosecuted with such vgor that II
will not be weeks before she ready for when her
is believed, viii leave this port for extended
in the Caribbean and subsequently up the Meder
This yacht, also the centreboard schooner
modelled Mr. Robert Fish who expects great results
from them in the way of stability sufficient to encounter
all kinds Of weather and great speed She 100 feet long
the water line "a feet beam, IL feet inches depth Of
hold and Of about $50 tons burden Her foremost 50 feet
in length manmast S6 feet oreopmast 43 feet maintop
mast, As feet; main boom, 10 feet.
The centreboard yacht for Mr. Louis Lolard was no.
until weeks later than his brothers. and
therefore not far advanced but her plankng nearly
completed and In every particular there observed dspo
son Of her builder to have her ready for launching
This 100 feet long the water ne % feet beam,
feet inches depth Of hold and will be of about 200
burden In several respects the models of these yachts
PECULIAR but 1t Is claimed that the innovations
based upon welknown naval architectural laws and
will be result OF the Efforts II is certain however, that
their construction has demonstrated the progressive spirit of
American yachtmen, and is to be hoped that all the anc
paons of those nteested-owners builder modeller
will be fully realized.
remarks VIII Apply 70 the schooner yAcnt now
being built At the shipyard the Capt
samues She is progressing favoraby, and will pro-
baby be launched about the last of February This yacht
l feet the line "a feet breadth of beam,
IL feet depth of hold and win be about 25 burden
The materials used in the construction of the three yachts
first class every particular and the
Of their cabin decorations will be OF character
place them prominently among the elegant of the many
vessels in the pleasure of the New York Yacht Club.
Work has been commenced the hus and engines of the
iron boats intended for the Union Ferry Company
the Fulton ferry The Continental Greenpoint
will build the hus while the Quinard Works of this city
will construct the engines the castings for which
being made The engines will be of inclined description
with cylinders 40 inches in diameter by 10 feet stroke ps
ton Six months will be required to complete these
Since last report there arrived points the
Hudson and Western canals the following barges and
boats Bytowboat Syracuse Barges Joy,A Perry canal
boats Simisky, Col Enwood, Gen sege, Gen Taylor,
Allie.
Marine Dis9 srers.
STEAMSHIP CioTrLDE ashore Wells beach, Me, lies
broadde on the beach, heading OFF Shore She Is high and
dry AT low water. Tie vessel had light cargo, which
the officers Of the Code lost their reckoning, which
the disaster
BARK CoLoNIsT (Br Boston l4th, from Liverpool had
heavy weather on the sprung mzzenmas and fore
topmast and spllt sails.
BARK ARIoN NO. from Bremen for Cuba put back l4,h
inst with bowspr and stem damaged.
SclIR ATHLETE (of Dgby, NS from Fajardo PR at New
London Dec h had IL days passage experienced heavy
weather and split sails.
Misce llnneous.
The Gloucester Telegraph contains summary of ndgni.
ties :" Gloucester fishermen additional to sexures by Byt