The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-24

where the keel is Laid Two by two these ribs
Zone Tor each sidel are carried and laid by the
Keel, commencing from the after end. In the
course OF q lew weeks the whole Of these ribs are
LAID IN their places, and the enormous skeleton OF
the monster snip has the appearance OF the BACK
bone aud ribs u large fish, with the backbone
downward.
They now commence TO put these rips or frames
up In their places IL IS now that the Work on tho
vessel commences 10 show. Up they 20 TWO az tho
tune. ana II y NOT many days before tne whole OF
them are IN their places. Then Dand-bnders aud
straps are put 70 them all round; the beams are
put IN their places one above the other Ia tours,
right iore and at the inside OF the frames. o.
these beams there are placed eight strong water
tight bukheads, which really divide the vessel
into nine parts so That in case OF COLLISION, IL one
or TWO Of these compartments were nlled the ship
could still noat. Moreover, these bulkheads
strengthen the vessel very much as well az add
largely to its safety.
While the fastening OF the beams, bulkheads and
other matters are going on the vessel is being
Then on the beams there are being laid the four
decks; hrst there IS laid strong iron deck whlcn
Is riyeted nrmIy down 70 the beams, and runs the
whoie length OF the snip, and the butts where the
deck plates JOIN each otner nave Two other pieces
underneath, and riveted together through ana
through, making the three thlcSnesses noid TO-
gether IKE enormous iron sandwiches.
THE DECKS.
On the top OF this strong iron deck there $ ialo
picked planks. THIS DECK Is fastened down 60 the
IRON deck by means OF screw bots OF great
strength, and there are MANY OF them.
RlyETING.
While the above is being done there are hun
dreds OF men working away IN many directions.
some laying down the sole plates FOR the engines
TO be placed on, Others are working away IN the
boiler spaces making beds Tor the boiler, and now
the hundreds oil gangs, with two or three men
and a boy In each, are putting In thousands OF
rlyets per dag, and the rafting OF hammers for
more rivets and the clinchlng OF them together,
with the other driving and hammerng noises are
becoming 50 deeanlng that you do not near any
thing IN particular.
ENGINES.
While this work Is gong on In the yard there are
hundreds Of worSmen and artists preparing the
ready, and large gang OF men are employed at
the huge SIX boilers, with their tnrGy.slx tubes.
AZ the end OF i've months this grand ship Il up
In frame from far below the hlgh water mark the
whole breadth OF tue yard, with buildings knocked
away TO make more room, ana then, far overhang-
Ing the street, Is this network OF frames. beams.
stanchons and Orders, maze up OF all kinds AMI
all sizes OF materials, ana still heaps OF stun
lying in every direction ready to go into the mass,
ana, lastly among forest OF uprIghts, transverse
and atnwartshlp pieces. so much is there sum IN
sight that you wonder where they are gong TO
put II all
While large number of outside platings are
already on there are sun hundreds OF them Ia
heaps to go on, ana every day now shows more
and more OF the beautiful outline OF this magnih-
cent snip. At this stage large shears are erected
on the upper deck then skiold blocks, with neayy
warps wove through them, are sent up, and ny
means oil sucn tacAlng the enormous iron masLs
holsted up and placed in Their steps with as
much certainty aud ease as putting up small
fiagstafr
In building a snip or this kind there are many
trades at work, and every department. Is mind
ingIts own business. There are places for every
thing to 20 into ana everything now is fast gong
into It's place. In every direction now there are
men going round with paint brushes, rubbing over
every bare piece OF IRON 10 preserve It before II Is
covered over. ON the stern there are moulding
scroll, and other ornamental work being placed,
including the well known American eagle, while
out at the very end OF tue artistic cutwater there
is placed the figure OF a lady. lul length and now
ing robe, with one arm extended: while under the
wreath Thar auorns ner brow there Is q smiling
face and cntselled features that makes the locker
on wish she was alive and his property.
From TINS figure there arises modest orna-
mental line Tor about twenty-five ieet, over which
craft the "Clty OF Berlln.n With the two excep-
tons mentioned above there 10 not the slightest
piece OF ornamental work-not even a piece
OF beading or moulding. so superbly artistic
and beautiful are the lines OF the whole structure
any other ornamental touch about her would
qne vessel is now so far forward that tne time
IL drawing near Tor launching ne. The numerous
spafs and stages that have been placed nigh IN
all around the vessel are being lowered down and
taEen away nom the "ways.n ana 1t ID not long
ere the vessel Is cleared OF the most OF them ana
they commence the usual separations lor launch
ing her. Alter the work OF some days the Drepar-
atlons for launcning are finished and the orders
are gwen TO hundreds OF men 70 wedge ner upu
when over a thousand heavy mauls are swung
han round and the nat heads OF item 20 heavy
against the nat ana thick ends OF the wedges, the
tuIn ends Of tnem are forced IN and most OF the
whole weight OF the noble steamer IS laken by the
shore Is knocked away, the tiny nand OF some
dear little woman swings a botue against
W.
bottle Dreaks and sprlnkes the face OF the good
vessel the feminine voice oil the same lady is
heard 70 sny, 'God speed the CIty OF Berln.n as
n thankful 10 those wac gave ner that lame. She
starts slowly az rst, then iaster and faster, max
ing the heavy logs on which she IL siding smoke
rs II they were nearly Ia blaze, anna the cheers
OF thousands She divides the water VITA her
alter eud and opens e latnOm after fathom until
her bows fall OF the ''ways.n she lowers her DOW
gracefully 70 All the oYsandeTs, and IS IN her ele
ment, appearing as beautiful and as noble as any
craft that eve touched tae waters OF the clyde.
There around her Meet Of small
steamers, one taklng hold of her In one part, one
IN another, unti they GET her pointed toward
the part theT Wish her TO 70, and VITA tEeir
united efforts they move her. Sne Il soon docKed
and under the enormous crane and made ready
Here they commence one by one lowering her
boilers into the boiler space placing them on their
beds-tne st1nds 81 the engines, OF enormous
weight, are lifted, lowered; piece by piece, one
part after the other As lowered until the engine,
as II were. grows com plete; ia the meantime, the
masts, yards and gear are sent aolt, aud she soon
becomes iull-rgged snip aud a iullpowered
steamer. Our readers must now follow us 10 Liv-
erpO0l, TO winch port the NOBLE vessel belongs. and
we viii endeavor ~ describe her general arrange
READY FoR THE FIRST VOYAGE
Having Drleny watcded THIS vessel from the nrst
touch OF ner man uacLurer until the time she was
launched and put under the crane ana rom
plete. we now visit her ready for sea on her nrst
voyage.
yards, rigging ana san being IN snip-shape order
the boats being slowed ~ tnelr places, you nave
now kO0d clanCe 70 see tue Vessel lore anu al
on the upper OF spar deck. Stand right at on the
port side, you may lean on the tafffatl, and cast
your eye along tue deck 70 the right OF you, there
are a row OF houses having the appearance OF
ROod substantial workman snip and exquisite
lntsn the polished hard wood without a brush
oil pant on al the row or windows with the neat
req, SILK curtains some drawn down, others only
hall down, showing the neat red tassels dangling
nan way down them like home. Enter
the 1rst OF these houses ana you find yourself IN
a haii-circle aOuse, OF II would be better known
quadrant house. The nrsl thing that meets your
n ~ Il ne
ing tile vessel 10 case the regular machinery should
break down. In tue front Of this you see two
large compasses also spare ones, intended only
for q standby in tue others are damaged.
Abaft these aud running rgat around the semi
circle part 81 this house are numerous large
pigeon nOles-One for every Kind OF nag likely 10
be required during the age. Besides tue na9s
there are IN some OF he same kind OF holes every
Kind OF signal rocket and light that IS likely TO
be used. These are an It hand, so that they are
c0me-at-abia m moment. on The grating aud