The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-03
4 NEH INDUSTRY.
Progress Of the Work on the New Coast
ing Schooner at Mnrsh's Wharf.

| Progress Of tho Work on the Sew Coast.
ing schooner at Mnrsh's Wharf.
An announcement was made In The NEWS
during the month OF September last, that 6
company had been organized In Charleston
for the purpose of building several ccastlna
schooners, to be employed in the transporta
ton of lumber from this port to the Northern
States and the West India Islands. In order
for this company to be recognized as COZ.
porallon charter will have to be granted II
by the Legislature, and bill to this effect
has already been introduced, and will doubt.
less be passed In the course OF the present
month. It was also stated In The NEWS that
the Individual members of the company, 10
order to save time, had determined to COM
mence, as private citizens on joint account,
the building of the first schooner, which
would be turned over to the company as soon
as the charter was received, and that the
contract for building this schooner had been
given to our enterprising fellow.townsmen,
Messrs. j. G. and D. C. Marsh.
The Messrs. Marsh Immediately advertised
for an adequate supply OF ship timber suitable
for their purposes, which, though perhaps
more abundant here than In any other part oi
the Union, had not up to that time been pre-.
pared for use, in consequence of The absence
of all demand. One of the firm at the same
time visited Baltimore, and engaged the aer.
vices OF Mr.. E. 81. Day, practical shlpbuilder
Of that city, as superintendent, with fifteen
experienced ship carpenters Several work.
men were also obtained from New York city.
all of these arrived in Charleston on the 9th
day of last November, and began work on the
following morning, constituting, with the ma
tive carpenters employed, a force of twenty.
five effective workmen. At that date only the
keel of the vessel was In position, but during
the few weeks that have since elapsed the en-.
tire frame of the schooner has been reared,
and large portion of the inside planking laid
so that the completion of the graceful craft
may soon be looked for. The vessel Ia one
hundred and ten feet long on The keel, with
thirty feet beam, and ten and q
half feet depth of hold. The umbers
are live oak and yellow pine, and
double throughout. The inside plank is ol
yellow pine, twelve Inches Wide by three
thick, with six bilge streaks, six Inches thick,
covering the bilge ca either side OF the vessel,
for the sake of additional strength. The out
side plank will be threeinch yellow pine, with
several f1ur-inch planks on either side OF the
keel and elk others above the water line. The
outside plank will be covered with galvanized
Iron. The deck beams are twelve by teninch
yellow pine, resting upon four-lnch clamps or
stills, which are ''square-fastened" to the
timber with three-quarter inch iron, and
strengthened by knees at either end. The
schooner will have three mssts. She will be
launched about the last Of February. Her
light draft will be FIVE fee. forward and s!x
feet ait. As soon as she is completed another
will be commenced. Ship timber of the first
quality is cheaper In Charleston than In al
most any other Atlantic port in the United
States, by reason of Its greater abundance,
aud it is sale to assume that The building Of
this schooner constitutes the sprlnglng up OF
new industry in this city, which will, In q
few years, become one of her chief sources OF
prosperity. Let the Legislature remember
this, and do all in its power to foster and en-
courage the shipbuildiDg interest. -