The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-19
FROM DELA WIRE.

Launch of a New Iron PrOpeIIer-Descrip-
tion of Magnificent Craft.
Special Despatch to The Eoening Telegraph
WILMINGTON, June 19.-To-morrow morning
at high water there will be launched from the
yard of the Harlan and Hollingsworsh Com
pany new iron propeller steamship of 1900
tons burden, and costing, when fully equipped,
about $3.50, 900. She has been christened the
civilian Crane" and has been built for the
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
of which 8. r. Spaulding, Esq, of Boston, is the
President and George j. Appold, Esq, Treasu-
rer.
old established line of steamers between Boston,
Baltimore, and Norfolk. This will make the
fifth steamer of the company which has been In
successful operation for number of years, and
is at present driving very thriving trade. The
new craft is to be under the command of Captain
Howes. The other steamers of the Transporta-
tion Company are named the George Appold,
the William Kennedy, Mcclellan, and the
William Lawrence.
The new vessel is constructed in the most ele-
CANT and substantial manner and when placed
on the line will make very handsome addition
to that already hourishing company.
She possesses three full decks having iron
beams iron water ways, and iron bulwarks.
On the upper deck aft is saloon with state
rooms having hardwood finish extending to
after hatch. From forward of after hatch to
the after side of forward hatch, the machinery
is enclosed with kitchen, mess-room, and
officers roems. The promenade deck extends
from forward of these rooms out to the rail all
around the vessel aft with rail and rope netting,
seats etc. The pilot-house and companion-way-
house, with rooms abaft is en- the promenade
deck The vessel to be schooner rugged, with two
masts and short bowsprit, with wire standing
rigging. The general arrangement OF the ship
and joinery is similar to the steamer George
Appold. The length of the vessel is 22O feet on
the water line, 81 feet beam, and 2415 feet deep,
and is moulded from an approved model by the
well-known builder, John Lynn, ofPhiladelphia.
The keel is made of fange plate iron, 100 inches
long, % inches widea q inch thick, followed
5 inches deep, forming keel timber. The ends
of plates turned and the edges planed and con-
nected with Is inch butt straps, double riveted.
The stem, stern port, and rudder are all of the
most approved and substantial construction, and
the floors, reverse bars and centre keelson of a
similarly powerful build. The rigging is to be
of galvanized wire, four shrouds on each side
wormed and served and set up with dead eyes
and lanyards. The joinery of the saloon on the
upper deck is of hard wood finish of
approved style; with g-saloon, pantry,
state-rooms, and water-closets; having double
circular stairway leading to the promenade
decks, with alcoves to the state-rooms. The
cylinder is to be OF the best iron for the pur-
pose, 60 inches diameter, and "A inches stroke;
valve ports to be at each end with slide valve,
and to have adjustibie cutoff valves operated
by right or light hand screw, with pawl wrench.
The propeller wheel is of cast iron, 13 feet 3
inch es diameter, and about 2l feet pitch. The
vessel has two return tubular boilers, with 224
tubes of inch diameter and feet long. Each
boiler has separate steam chimney and smoke
stack. The thickness of the iron, in shells, 5-16
inch; legs, % inch; lower leg plates 7-1e inch;
tube sheets, TIC inch. They are braced and
stayed to stand hydrostatic pressure of 45
pounds to the square inch.
The vessel has been in the course of construc-
tion about four months, and will be ready to
take her place in the line in short time. She
is of beautiful model, and the arrangements for
the reception Of freight and passengers are most
complete.