Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-04
FIRST EDITION.
Wilmington Ship-nuiidtnr,

THE HARLAN x HoLlIsdswoRTu EsrApIIsHMEST
--soME OF THE sHIP5 IT HAS EulLT-FACrs RE
STATED.
ln anarticle on Iron Ship Building ON the Del
| aware, the Philadelphia BuiLti,s of Tuesday gives
the following
Another noteworthy iron shipbnilding estal-
lishment is that Of the 'IIaran x Hollingswolth
Company. oil Wilmington, Delaware.
THS FIRST IRON sTEAMER
built in the United states WAS constructed here
Ill 1911, 80 that the Delaware may be set down
as the birthplace Of American built ships.
This vessel was called the 'Bangor," and WAS
built for service ON the coast Of Maine. About
that time Geo. W. Aepinwall then well known
IN Philadelphia, was interested in California, aud
gave orders for number OF iron vessels, which
he had sent TO tho Pacific coast, and which yield
ed him most profitable returns.
This company had it's origin in the year 1886
and their first yard covered but two acres of
ground The original firm was Belts, Pusey &
Harlan. lu 1871 Mr. Pusey retired aud the firm
became Belts, Harlan Il Hollingsworth. In
1873 tile style was changed to Harlan X Hol-
nngsworth. owing to the retiring OF Mr.. Belts
In 1858 it became Harlan Ilollingswortl Il Co.,
through tho admission OF j. Taylor Cause as a
partner. In 1867 the concern WAS Incorporated
and called the "Haran Il Hollingsworti Com
pany' They are now occupants OF thirty acres
of ground, oil which have been erected thirty
SIX buildings, containing seven steam engines
and machinery and tools Of the latest aud most
costly character. They have within short time
constructed a magnificent
BASIN Day DOCK,
capable OF docking vessel 80 feet in LENGTH
Their water frontage aggregates 1850 feet, with
uniform depth of ~ feet.
During the thirty-nine years that the concern
has been in existence they have turned out 1GS
vessels, OF which We may name the following
iron-bnit ones
FERRY BoATs.
The ferry boats Delaware, Winsimmet, Tri-
Mountain, City of Chelsea, Dido, Pennsylvania
Delaware, Maryland, Huuter Woods, South
ampton Peerless and w. w. Harlee.
-Four stern-wheel boats for Nicaragua river
Central America one side wheel steamer for
Lake Nicaragua Amazon, Swan and Carrie,
stern-wheel boats, Savannah river, and one
stem-wheel boat for use in Honduras, Central
America.
Among tho
sIDE-wHEEL STEAMERS
are the Victoria, willamette, Wyoming, Richard
Stockton Zephyr, Major Reybod, Thomas A.
Morgan, John a. Warner logan st. Mary's,
Curew, Chowan, Antigua, Cauca, Cecilo, Pilot
Boy. Twilight, Ariel, Georgiana, Teguendama,
Vengeoehea, City OF Lawrence Sue, Maggie,
Helen, Tangier, Hampton.
SCREW STEAMERS.
Blngor, Ashland, Ocean, W. Whilldin, vlne-
and, Richard Willing, Shriver. Il. W. Bruno,
Ianthe, Martha Stevens, J, W. Garrett, Roanoke,
Seaboard, Westover, Shirley, Thos. Sparks
Planet, Sophia, Ellen s. Terry, Gen. Burnside,
Alliance, Indianola, Louisiana, s. Il. Dupont
Adriatic, Champion, Leopard and India.
sTEAMsHIps.
Wilmington, San Jacinto, San Salvador Costa
Rico, Salvador, Wyanoke, Old Dominion Rich.
nond, William Crane, Johns, Hopkins, Acapulco,
iranaaa, Gen Whitney and Champion
For Commodore Chares Morgan,of New York,
his company have built the following ileet of
teamers, all of which are slde- wheelers, except
lie last two named General Ruak, AIatagorda
arizona, Austin, William q. Hewes, Hatteras,
IT. Marys, Crescent, st. Mary's No. 2, Cliuton,
frances, Louise, Frances No. 2, Morgan, Harris.
iarlan, Lady OF the Lake, Mary, City OF Norfolk,
aura, Josephine, Hutchinson, Whitney, GisHie,
3rashear, Nea York.
FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY
Delaware, despatch vessel Rescue, propeller;
'atapsco, Saugus, Napa and Amphitrite, iron
lad monitors Ranger, sloop-of-war. Total,7 |
The total valuation of the one hundred and
ixty eight vessels built at this yard will not fall
much short OF S17, ,O00, 600, and their construc-
ion has given employment to an average OF |
bout 1000 men. The Company have also |
urned out a number of marine engines and boi- |
ers for wooden vessels, and also u number Of |
and and stationary engines. |
1t may hero be mentioned, and with pride, |
hat of all the iron vessels constructed by the |
HARLAN and Hollingsworth Company, none have |
,een lost at ea or wrecked, although some of |
hem have been tried severely, the Josephine |
laving been beaten about on the bar at Las Bra
os dc Santiago for three days without starting |
riyet.