The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-19
SHIPBUuDING ON LONG ISLAND.

What 10 Being Done Mt the Yards in
Brooklyn-Tho WOrkinSmen's Com
plant Against the Government-HOw
the Navy Department Could Have
Assisted Them-The Work In Progress
at the East End or Long Island.
The opening Of the year finds the shipyards in
Brooklyn unusually dun. Only three or four have
any business on hand, and there is but little pros
pect OF change for the better. Sc A tour along the
river front tells the story OF almost general stag
nation in the trade in the most forcible language.
Groups Of men are observed on every corner in
williamsburg, Greenpoint and Hunters Point,
and in the majority Of instances their converse
ti0n is directed to the trough times" as they
call the present dull season. and they
do not indulge in very sangune an
ttcpations for the future. In two yards
there was found something like activity, and which
reminded one OF the busy days OF other years when
scores OF vessels were on the stocks at the same
time across the river and thousands Of stalworth
workmen were engaged in their construction
These places were those Of Mr.. Joseph B. Van
Deusen, foot Of North Seventh street, Williams.
burg and Mr.. James D. Leary, in the same neigh
borhood. Mr.. Van Deusen is building two large
propellers for service on Long Island Sound, which
VIII be finished in the early spring, in order to open
the route. which is to be from New York to New Bed
ford So far progressed Is one of the vessels that
1t is anticipated she will be ready to launch about
the Goth OF February. These propellers are OF the
length over all, 1876 feet; breadth OF beam
(moudedl, SO feet depth OF hold Is feet; tonnage,
principaiiy. and fastened in the most thorough
manner, great strength being sought after IN their
construction more particularly than anything else,
though they Will be very fast and exceedingly
comfortable. The machinery Of the vessels is now
being manufactured at the Delamater Iron Works,
and will be ready to put in its place without de-
The first OF the DrODelIers Will be named CitV
OF New Bedford, and the second City of Manches-
Ter. Mr.. Van Deusen's work Will give employment
to goodly number Of artisans during the winter,
In the yard OF Mr.. Leary there is being finished
barge i5o feet long and "a teet wide, to be used
to Forty-seGond street, North River. This is the
third barge Of like dimensions that Mr.. Leary has
built ior the same par1es out there is I'm no
large number OF men are here employed In con-
tructing gun carriages for the government which
work will continue for some time to come. This
ends most OF the construction OF vessels in vii.
Harrisburg and surrounding places, and though it is
70 the 70 old or sh
tiers Jew years since.
In conversing with the more intelligent OF the
unemployed in this branch OF business there Is
found q deep seated feeling against the govern
ment regarding wnat Is termed the fav0ritism and
unjust discrimination of the officials In the Navy
Department. These men say that when the late
trouble with Spain was at his height and all kinds
OF work upon our vessels.o-war was hurried to the
utmost there was given large iron works In New
York, Philadelphia, Chester Wilmington and other
places, $500O00 or $6,0OO,0O0 worth OF repairing
and directions were given that the establishments
should hurry all that was possible their machinist
labor at night aud on Sundays. While the men who
build machinery and construct ana repair iron YES
have been lett out In the cold. While our navy
Is filed with rotten craft, and the navy yards
running over with wOrkmen from all parts OF the
country, put in their places and retained through
political influence, the artisans or New YORK think
Chance win e teers II on r gseI feel ana
nave long felt that few hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars expended on the ships in the navy and
the overhauling done oy competent men, would be
about the best tning the Navy Department OF this
administration ever did to assist deserving work
ingmen whose wants are very pressing. -
terests about Brooklyn the yards at the east end OF
Long Island are very busy; Those OF Port Jeaer'
yard Of Messrs. j. NJ. Bayles { Son is the three,
feet inches beam, 10 feet hold and Of tons. Her
deck Is laid and the panking nearly finished. Sne
Is owned by Captain Joseph Bayes WIN he e
April Also new three-masted, centre-board
schooner Anna A. Booth, 1903 feet. on keel, 20
TONS Her deck frame is IN and is rapidly being
planked. She win be launched in April and is
owned by Captain Samuel H. BayIes, and intended
for the general lreignting business The three
masted Keel schooner Clara 4. Bergen, 100 feet
keel, "a feet beam, IL feet hold, and OF 500 tons.
The keel is laid, stern In place and frame nearly
out. She will be owned by the master. Captain
James Dayton, with Messrs. Valentine, Bergen
Co., OF BTOOklyu, anu lS lHleuuSu ioi ehO Vu1HSiu
lumber trade. Work has been commenced upon
three-masted schooner for Caleb N. Dickerson, to
be 1875 feet keel 81 feet inches BEAM and 10 feet
hold Besides these there are several vessels under
going repairs OF considerable extent
Mr.. Jonn X Mather Is building at his yard new
three-masted centre-Doard schooner ITO eet Keel,
81 feet BEAM 10 feet hold capacity about 400 tons.
The deck frame is in, and 1t is expected she Will be
launched In June next.
Messrs G. L. Bayies II Son are building three
masted centreboard schooner, l25 feet long, 80 feet
beam. 10 feet mold, and Of 500 tons burthen, The
frame is up aud the date of completion set down
for June next The owners Messrs. Nelson 81
Hopkins e. b. Kirk and Others, OF New York.
At the yard OF Mr.. +. D. Darling there is on the
stocks q schooner OF 90 feet keel, 20 feet beam, 8
feet inches hold, for Captain Joseph Hudson, of
Stony Brook She Is intended for the coal trade.
Also sloop Abner, 43 tons, building for Captain
Edward HakOck.