The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-23

ward from the foot Of the ways from which the proud
ship had SO joyousiy leaped into The water mingled
with broken blocks, tools and chains was a writing.
sickening OF human flesh ana bones torn.
crushed and mangled almost beyond recognition. The
ways were smesred and Redeemed, the blocks were
covered with fragments of aesh and clothing and tho
launch was followed BY a trail oil blood.
sckss os sickESiNc HORROR
Tho excitement and horror that took possession OF
the spectators as this horrible discovery
be better imagined than described. wish to succor
those who sti lived was made, and three. with limbs
aud bodies intact were dragged from the heap OF dead
aud dying, while two others assisted from the
water, into which they had been thrown the track
oil The vessel As coon 2s the assemblage could be
controlled and quieed down, and something ike oraer
secured tho dead bodies gathered together by tho
workmen Of tho yard, whose strong frames trembled
with emotion, as with tears streaming down their
faces. they recognized the form OF comrade. The
dead and wounded taken TO tho firms Offices
which were temporarily turned into a hospital, and
ply sicaps being at once sent for Drs j. l. and j. T.
NJ Forwood, Christ, urich, Harvey, Allon Starr and
johnson responded
TIE CAUSE oP THE ACCIDENT
The ways upon which the Saratoga was launched are
about three hundred feet long, with descent prob
ably not so steep as usual The who were crushed
were under her stern distance OF about ono hundred
feet from the water, tho bodies being found stated
above, from the water up the ways for distance Of
fifty feet, where tho blocks and mbers were massed
as they were carried down by the vessel. The cradle
or frame attached to the vessel to keep her straight
the ways was tied together three places length
to keep It from spreading, by heavy chain Il was
these chains according to the theory OF Mr. Roach and
his foreman, Mr.. Fountain, that caused the
Az
these chains caught in the blocks ana
carried them along, and vessel tho
water there was less space between her bottom and
the ground. aud the blocks crushed In upon the
unfortunate men.
wERE THE WARNED?
The only question that remains to be satisfactorily
settled is, wcre the mon warned? The statements OF
witnesses lead to the conclusion that tho order 70
'come from under" was given in a sufficiently loud
tone, and repeated until 1t passed down the line.
1t was certainly heard by OF tho men under the
stern, for the HERALD correspondent met one
man who was At the extreme stern and who came
out whom tho word was gwen. There seems no good
reason at present to believe that the men who stad
under the did the warning TO como out
Mr.. Roach states that the will sometimes remain
under the vessel AZ launch allow pass over
their heads even when ordered to como out II Is a
kind Of bravery that approaches foohardiness, but
tho workmen will indulge In 1t sometimes as
your correspondent can testify from hts own
experience, for AZ the recent launching OF the
heavy monitor, the Miantonomah, at this
yard, after the monstrous hulk had passed on tho
ways at lesst dozen coolly stuck their heads up
between the timbera The Coronsr's jury In this case
must md out II the men not properly warned.
Mr. Roach Ksonly feels tho terrible disaster that mas
occurred Hc ordered suspension OF all work imme-
OF tho dead over all expenses attending wh ch
has volunteered to pay.
aH DESCRIPTION TILE sTEAMER 8U
Tho iron steamship Saratoga is sister ship Of tho
Niagara, which launched tho same place on the
2Sth Of April The Dimensions Of the Saratoga are Z72
feet the line 2s2 long over ALL breadth
OF beam amidships IS feet inch depth Of hold from
hurrcancs deck 81 foet and from man deck %
feet She Is to be Of 2,4OO register, and
TO be ablc to carry dead weight OF 1900
boxes OF sugar Her propeller, which is to
be Hirsch's patent, with movable bades 10 be II
feet IN diameter, TO have a pitch Of 81 feet, and
to make IS revolutions per minute She is 10
have one ccmpount rpgtne Of 1850 horse power,
which VIII DO suppncd WITH steam nom four large
boilers carrying eighty pounds OF steam the square
inch. There will also be donkey engines to run
three pumps clear tho bilsc and supply the water
70 tho engines. The snip is expected 70 mako
fourteen nautical miles an hour. The steering appa.
ratus will be operated by steam. will also the
wndlass. The bunxers hold altogether 500 tons OF
coal Tho bunkers in the lower hold have a capacity
Of 200 tors. She is to DO brganne riggod and will
spread about $500 yards of canvas. has nvo water
tight apartments and three decks. and accommoda-
tions for sixty first class passengers Her cabins are
10 be elegantly finished, the joiner work being In
highly polished hard woods In addition she is to DO
amply supplied with every modern Improvement in
tho shape OF ieboats, lifassaving apparatus and