The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-21

place. II Is sinply g story Of. honest,
steady and successful toll, and his most
brilliant career IL yet in the future. A. yet
his largest craft is the Meta but "a in her
original idea a. to speed which he has sue
applied in his smaller craft, 90 there
L. no doubt that in tho larger yachts which he /
will probably be employed upon, the same
correct principle Of the greatest amount Of
stability with the least possible resistance,
will be ampliaed With 4 result - sueOess-
ful a. has attended his latest effort.
The secret of his success. as he states it
himself, 10 as follows: IL had my own !
ideas ~ to what 10 necessary for fsst1
boat. I looked on It in this way A boat
as abe goes through the water, makes for
herself . trough, as it we're, creates water |
vacuum, and she can 60 - last % that
have always striven to make my models in
such q manner that the water may get
round them with the least possible resist
anee, having my lines as near straight as
was possible, with an easy entrance and
exit for my boats, aud the whole weight to
and have never trusted to theory alone.
Each winter since have been in the trade
I have made two or more models, and these
I have experimental with and altered and
improved a. my eye suggested, until ! had
hit upon that which satisfied me. My boats
arc in-every case the product of careful
study and experiment. The Meta, for in
stance, must be sailed very carefully or she
will not be 20 fast. She Ia 80 nicely: bal
anced that the alteration of . couple Of
hundred pounds either forward or aft will
idea az to 4 model or . schooner of the size
Of tho largest of the feet in the New York
Club, aud although it is perhaps saying too
much to say that she could beat such
yachts as the Sappho or Columbia, yet
feel certain she would be as fast 10 those
in the construction of her." 80
ME-. Mcclellan is q man of very unassum-
ing manners and quite averse to any neto-
riety, and 10 waB with Considerable diff
Guilty and much questioning that the fol-
lowing particulars as to his previous career
SKETCH OF THE NATURAL BoAT-BUILDER.
Patrick Mcclellan was born in Balm
drate, County Donegal, Ireland, en the
l7th of March, 1928. HE father was q
heuse-oArpenter, and was doing good
business during the beyhood Of Mcclellan,
SO chat ne was enabled to give his son the
advantages of private school, kept by .
man named Buchanan. At the age of
fourteen, however, he was. taken from
school by ais father and taken into his
shop. where fvr three years he worked at
tho carpenters trade; picking IL up very
readily, and becoming in those three years
as proficient as most boys do in seven.
his fasher's chop by his undertaking and
being iutrusted with the building of The
altar and sacristy of tho Catholic Church
in the village, which his father was en-
ployed In Constructing. This work foe q
boy of sixteen was conaidered marvel
and attracted great attention, and the
church eonmittee and priest were SO
pleased that thoy mako y0aog McGiehsn 0
peeseat Of considerable sum Of money
and suit Of clothes, which enabled him
time entertainea Of emigrating 70 America.
Many had already gone from his native
VILLAGE, ana exa&gerated accounts Of the
success which they had met with had fred
his imaginstion with the idea that this wa,
Of all othars, the country fOr him %, with
Of his frieadA and the moaey presented by
tho church committee, he bade adieQ to his
native town and made his way to Liver
pool where he was fortunate enough to
ACQUIRE berth on board the Black Ball
packet ehip Wontezuma, Captain LOw6er,
York. Arriving in this city in 1876. he
soon procured work at his trade az q car
penter, and after o couple OF years he iefs
that business and commenced to work as O
millWrights evincing 90 much readiness an
ACCUSING Shis business as he had 10 the
carpAnSeffa trade. While In this bRaineashe
supsrintended tue erection ofthe sniiie cor.
ner Of West and Desbfosses streets, and
that Of some large mills In jersey City. II
was while engaged on $hae last JOB that nc
became acquainted with the daughter o.
Isase Seaman, q noted boatman, probably
in Ms day the champion scult rover Of the
coantry, Whom he afterwasdg married
TIC akTn fSshE % his WIFE 1Egs DAME
Cane, &saa IS 6aS- l1ailder- 10 jersey City
and iE.waS4h hiashop that MoGsehan bull
hSaA A. 49, = z n. .
His health had become impaired frSh hi
clOss atfeution TO his labOrious work De- Z
millMrighs, and having acquired some Little
property he concluded TO quit this b1si
ness and engage in something not quite &C
la6OTlOUs, and 60 to amuse himself during
his leisure he built himself little scow IL
60 Ashing in This brought him in connee.
ton with boats aud boatsmen, and he be-
gan TO study the models of the boats he saw
around and conceived the idea that he
could improve upon all Of them: He was
laughed At by all to whom he impaired his
views, and was looked upon as visionary,