Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-01
FIRST EDITION.
Our Iren > hip Yards.

LAUNCH OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS, THIS MORNING.
At g. 83 o'clock, this morning. the Johns Hop
kils vas launched at the yards Of the Harlan
holliDgsworth Co. No prettier launch has ever
been made in this city. The current was still
setting up stream, and as the vessel quilted the
ways her stern was turned by the tide In the di-
rection of the W. &c W, II. r. bridge, and break
ing her hawsers she ran almost TO that structure
without sticking in the mud. Chief Engineer
Albert Moore broke the bottle and thus gave the
vessel her name. Notwithstanding the early
hour of the laurch, large number of both la
dies and gentlemen were present.
This vessel was built for the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, and will ply
between Baltimore and Boston, She is named
after Johns Hopkins, of Baltimore,a stookholder
in the company who by his munihcence and phil
anthropic donations from the immense world
ly fortune OF which he possessed, is familiar to
many OF our people. The Hopkins is a fine pro-
peller steamer, $50 feet long 3S feet in depth OF
hold, 26 feet in breadth of beam and Of about
1900 tons burthen. She has three decks, is built
in five water-ti9ht compartments,an and is schoon-
er rigged.
Her machinery will consist Of one inverted,
direct-acting, surface. condensing, propeller
gine, with cylinder 60 inches in diaHeter and 40
inch stroke. Her propeller wheel is 10 feet 8
inches in diameter aud has 21 feet pitch. The
steam will be generated in two tubular boilers.
Steam hoists will be built at the batohways, and
steam attachments will be provided for working
tho windlass.
Che Johns Hopkins Is the seventh steamer Of
the line for which she is building. OF these
three others-tbe s. II Spaulding built in 1859.
the Ben DeFord in 1860 and the William Crane in
187t-were constructed by the Harlan d Hol-
lingsworth Co., while the three others were
built in eastern cities 1t is significant fact,
however, in connection with the ability of the
ii. II. H. Co. to turn out strong and satisfactory
work that the whole of these last orders should
be given to this Co.
Two months will yet be required to ft out the
Hopkins and prepare her for service. Her trial
trip will be made in her passage to Baltimore,
She will be commanded by Capt W. II. Hallett,
with Joshua @. Parker as first oi1icer. Albert
Moore will be the engineer. Messrs. Halett q
mere, here experimenting the construction of
their vessel.
THE KEEL LAID FOR ANOTHER BOAT.
As soon as the ways were cleared, this morn
ing, the keel was laid for an iron ferry boat for
the Philadelphia aud Camden Ferry Co. on the
same stocks which the Johns II pkias quilted
This boat will be 1856 feet long between perpen-
diculars 30 feet in beam and 10 feet in hold.
"A freight prope Ter for the Baltimore and
Norfolk hne ID nearing completion, and will
be ready to launch sUon.
The Genl. Whitney is fitting out for service
and will leave in about 30 days.
The above, with the repairs being made upon
the irou-cad Cdi0Hicus aud the ferry boat PiliLd
ieiptid the stter 10 the dry dock the extent Of
the work at present engagipg the attention Of
the Ii. IL Ii. Co. f4 n :. tVgHt