The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24

sShr FabeIs Croker ID days from st Pierre, Mart.
Shipping Notes.
The huls OF the two feyboas ordered by the Union
Ferry Company, and on the Fulton ferry
are progressing finely at the Continental Iron Works.
point Their keeis rivetcd up, the all laid
threefourths Of the frames The OF these
will be the Fulton and Faragut.
Mr. Rowland, Of the Continental Iron Works, Green
point. has recently completed and Bridgeport Ct
steel picket ooat which. in its construction OF hull aud
chinery, embraces many mechanical This
was ordered BY Col Mallory of that place, and constructed
after designs furnished by him. purpose competing
with boats for like duty built by the Navy Department For
year or more at the various large yards n the
try these boats have been rapidly nrned out" and fur
nished SUCH vessels bound long cruises and found
by their officers to be Invaluable Col Maorys boat SO
feet length ALL 20 feet between perpcndcuars feet
breadth OF beam and feet depth of hold The engines,
which placed the stern OF the craft Of the oscl
ating description with two cylinders SIS inches in dame
ter by 10 inches oke Of piston The boiler is OF the loco
motive character The boat has rudder being steered
by the Wheel which Is operated by eccentric fitted TO its
The engineer acts as the hellnsman. In late trial
trip surveyed ground In the vicinity Of Bridgeport Col
Mallory has recently advised the builder the little boat made
9 miles per hour which Is regarded by ali concerned
being emlnsnty satisfactory. As the weather
mits and arrangements be made this boat will compete
In series OF trials with the government boats and should
be found TO be superior speed stability to the latter
the general plan of its construction will undoubtedly be
adopted by the Navy Department.
We have before made alusion this column to the
which has preliminary experiments in
moving Diamond Reef The result rebounds greater
advantage the government than had been antci
pated Gen John Newton Chief Of the Engineer Corps
engaged in the work. had much to contend against. and
with tide, mud, temperature and frightened workmen all
to his attempts doubted the result. Yet he made
splendid in the early part OF last month"; Nine blasts
Of 20 pounds each OF improved gycerne dis
charged and divers who subsequently made careful ex
ainnaoa report follows:Al the nine charges
poded with tremendous effect circle OF about 10 feet In
diameter the place drilled shattered to atoms. With
the exception of three pieces three cubic yards
In sze that cracked OF the ends of the reef the rock
Is broken into small Fragments easily removable by steam
drcdseG These pieces are thrown up In heaps, concal
pyramid being in the centre Great assures
tween the pieces and while walking the spot
aminasions one of the divers fell into OF these He
hung helpless by his arms his feet struggling the abyss
below and only rescued from his perious situation
after complete exhaustion Reference again made
to the difficulty Of working Diamond Reef It Inn
possible TO see anything the current being thick with mnd
Work recently suspended storms foods
&C, until next spring, and the machinery
time The whole of the rock will he gone and broken
when Improved steam drede will the fraE-
meniarv BY the survey of 1856 was esi.
mated that between 5000 and 1000 yards of rock vera
required TO be removed dodged for benefit OF psy
CATION The soundngs and observations then made were
not particular in 1868 The
latter show infinitely all tho projections ndcntations
The accepted esmate states quantity OF rock
cary to be removed In order to obtain uniform depth OF
25 feet Of at low tide 7 cubic wards and
the surface Of the Is feet worked over IA
1886 square The depth water on the reef
II to IS feetenough for smaller craft Is feet ia re-
CURED for the safety Of the larger vessels BY improved
machinery and blasting material the OF removing this
formidable obstruction In New harbor will not cost
moro than Si5 cubic yard against the price OF 500
and 800 The entire amount necessary the undertaking
is about $4,000 Beyond all peradventure removal win
be fully effected next spring and summer.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP CQDA, from New Orleans for Balin,or, mn,
into Charleston ssd ins, having been into Dy BRIG and
snIp ORION, from Calao for New York. before reporsd
AZ va IN repaired ana sailed from the latter
BARK BLACK BRoTnEns (of Yarmouth, Ns) Perry from
Aniys1p from lhsephia went ashore Saturday last
steiy The vessel is total loss The were saved
FOR h. horp M Brown from Rio Jn
flying libboom and head gear by codng with schooner
, SEM S, sArAF Xs stsamshIs Ellen Terry
ss no crew o e. .r s
w,s Of . phaSs De Phi from for New
fer Gnares ZION CO. 60 ss sw q asr.
hoard Tie sso forward part Of and
Terry, who the schooners crew 'p0Aen 0s tue
soIE HUAMdSa BlEp, at Providence from st John NIB,
a. about 1 sss Gnss am
got OF with the some fishermen from the shore
scHR REDINGToE loaded with lime heretofore reported
% I ssa a 81 oas Henry s Tss entirely y @
part Of which had been lar ssn''a IN the cargo only
de M1 no e ST,. m & New Ma
rival tor ocstination). : - "
for New York, put into Norfolk goth inst in distrcs
,,s FULLER The submasns diver engaged in raising
e scar meas OF New London which cut through BY
Jan MT Fuller has also contracted with the Underwriters
ID IL a "a. ss sa
as
ss OF Ro the viii to reach
signed to parties in Providence.
ts Jan ian rs scr White Rover Down which
boat was wrecked on Ipswich bar on Sunday night The
saved The vessel lost inc mon IN tho 0oa'
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan ss-There is heavy northeast
For to-day large h's' Of coasters have put in
n.R % gsepa sr
Of Holland; Tho crew were saved - ~ '''''
JAN 2Bar yCantesT Scott from Mobile Nov e
was obliged to throw overheard her deck load
s ' Ss9 TSa
ana and rsw % RI part of her Cas has been
ing for New York tomorrow.
Miscellaneous.
We are indebted to Purser Chas Denslow OF the
ship Georgia, from Charleston, for his afternoons.
into Norfolk 22d inst, short Of coal to proceed S3d
BARK ROBERT from New York for Melbourne which put
INTO Rio Janeiro Nov 25 sailed Eth u under command Of
Cap Lantare the former master (Anderson being sck
70 proceed Capt arrived homo slst inst in steamship
eSCHR sAMgaL SHAIp, Webb sailed from Charleston
head winds.
sAvIsS OF LIFE At SEA The gallant conduct Of Capt
owens OF the British ship Euxne which recently rescued
and brought to- this port the Of Ge0ge Todd Of
Calais, he, is highly spoken Of and the government VIII
probably take suitable notice OF II. The English govern
cnt always prompt In rewarng humane efforts TO
le a. sea and its example Is worthy of imitation by all
commercial nations.
Whalemcu.
Arrived at Barbados Jan l. scr Clara Sparks Atwood,
OF and from Prsvincctown, clean