The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-20
The HAYTIAN WAR VESSELS.

The two gun0oats Duils for the government or
Hayti az Pniladclphia viii soon be launched. They
built Of wood ana on specifications equal 10
toose Of the United states government vessels.
aud were contracted Tor by Admiral DeJole, OF the
Haytian Navy, few months ago. They were 10
have been launched on the 2lst inst, but una
votdable delays have caused q postponement. IL
IL se hoped mat the construction Of these YES.
sells marks a new era IN the snipDuilding trade OF
the country. as bids we're received nom England
and France, Dot President Dominguez decided
mat they should be Duth bee.
DESCRIPTION OF rHE VESSELS.
The 81. Michele, the larger vesse Of the two IL
OF 700 TONS i leo feet on load lne, 81 inches
Ureadta or beam aud IL ieet depth or hold. SIC IS
built Of the best quality o. OAK, pine and nackna.
tack. the vessels bottom is filed Ia suhd aud
ca!ked up 70 me turn u the bllgc. For outside
planki0R good yellow pine has been deemed
preferave - oak, On account or tue
hot climate 10 whel tns vesse! wil
pOlnts o. nsr engnes:-fHey are OF the horizontal,
aIrect acting, surface conaea. ing 1920, cylinders
l.wOl 2s-Incnes diameter by "a STOKE; WORKING
Philadelphia propeller 10 leet diameter and "a
ieet pttcn. Two boilers urElsn the steam, about
tnlrty POUNDS pressure; thoY are . feet uign, IL
ieet front AID I leet cpep Tnere are fbree
furnaces ~lth los square ieet OF heating surface
70 eee1 boiler, wmcn are o. the nae and return
her Optnt or boats consists 81 one gig, Que
launch. two CATERS anu one dngey.
ocular feature " tuIs vessel. and Offering
from Vssses 81 IT. class, i yory hGDdsoms
JlE, wHten ba. 0een placed amldsRlps Ueiow
GEEK fOr tie President ~ uayu. IL cOntai6s
three larue staterooms, saloon. bath, pautrY 6c.,
i nuishei 90 II AaI4wood paae.llng aud Ia
TO BE tasiRfgllf zee ,fateJ. Above, On deck, ~
situated c0Iavaslgn aaa cnarE mouse ~ leet
long, " We useo a. refuAe or Tie powers taat %
during asayg weather. Ihe vessel carries lZO ions
coal. der ba tery consists o. one lllneu DivOt,
amlasnpag teO 3JspouDaer Parrots 90 ptgOt Oh
lOrscsSle nnd Elt. anu Two similar guns ia bread.
side Oh the quarter deek. Ter mGeJhefg, boilers
gha wafer wsian 100 tons
IuE SECOND AM SMALLER oUNn0LT.
~ smaller geasei i aDOut bOV tons, win
length % odd iio " l50 ett, ~ leet beam aIsd ~
leet deptA q. HU4J. IA evaHrp 1ttuI sac - drill.
ca VIA t-e lSfger AMP, heg scanning GAg la3ten.
Inas 1s4ue e1aJ0u lH proportion - her sIze. Her
eu4tEe- are also VI the same tyle--cYiinuefs,
szX2y; sHa.t, rs lHcBes pl4Aetal; bropcllsr
Ieee On I2E .eef plea; boilers, , lsel 81. meter
ANA II ieet 3nl. Her maeni err, boiler agu
water Hei9B 40 i0ns, aud she caErtes - t9ns Of
c.tai, WhleA ~ taggs amyunt lVf " sxeis " tptn
s.ze - ~ u DFis rISned, ana h4S 0uly bAe
usual accommodation Or y ~ Dy-L Ter ANS.
Wuut consists ~ q 1c0.punnler fNrTJt anna htpR
anu tWu sJ.pounders, oae on ths Io seastis Anu tie
Otuer al.
lie vessels bave oceu Duut ~ Neane Lelvey,
aad Almgral Lesle na- gupeFtntenued tneir c0As
strucriOD. IL ID expected thaJ tnrJ VIII Ebeam
WE'VE Knots al LOur. dnA rs j. Crrlaln that fbeg
WIN able u n Ike RAPID glOgrer5 uavef -an,
taking rueir luoaels AID rig iut0 bsi,eratteb.
al. ri sscO,L lie llay tlau minister, NAI e pres
eDt a. Tue LAUNCH.