The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-29

Ihf LAUNCH AT CHESTER, PA, YESTERDAY.
TuE EFrEcr or GENERAL RuLoPEAS WAR
uFox AMERICAN snpBruDIxo.
Cnxsrns. Pa. April IS, 1871.
The Nlagxn, msgninccn, IRON vessel OF 400 tons
ban Cor James Ward. Of New York for tho Havana
trade successfully launched from The ship yard OF
John Roach 4 son. IN ,hs city. a, haIfpast twelve
o'eock toeay. Ia The presence Of large concoursc Of
peopie RE new saip makes The thirty. eighth thar
hAa teen constructed IN ths arfn's yard during The
$50 tss years and without doubt u Is one OF the
nness noees u architecture ever produced IN
thts country. and - probably unexcciled by any
81 me crack IRON ssesmcfs Oulls The Mcrsey,
,he Clyde the Tyne Her total length is
- esi breath % beam. - ioet inches; depth o,
hold. - fses lnshoG The machinery h,ch has al.
ready besn constructed and all - placed In position
~ ence-conasss OF high pressure compound engine,
eynaer "a inches diAlaeter - sfest inches stroke
Ths boliera-iomr nabsf-are ~ ieci ia length Dy
Al isss D. ncbs. aaolcr and lne e. iidrlca
tateiaf sstofn. ~iin ~orknr pressure II - pounds
itr rqaafe isek. ihs pgopeAcr hefsche's patent,
~ith iosr hlades. and her sasers confident thai
shc ~4 speed a the ~ 0urtsen knots an hour.
tsefythus eoaoeGtsa stn ths superb II Gow In
such aatAhced stage % COMPLEXION Than u Il cx-
that ~ the lssh - Juae shs VII b. placed commits.
! rMoasalE fKs~sfEA
rhe Niagara. aithooxb catered or me Havana sraAe,
may. ~ ths lara ~ lhc wheel ~ lurtdnc nKarv ln
"hsf esusa taa oars sn ondef ether she crescent
tho hassaa efoes the sssnts VI rgfkvy ADD Russia.
- unacrstood hssc cxain ned her ana are very
ankisus a. secun bsr Tor lae purpose 81 carrying
troops. mnnlions u war. ~ uansiurri1g nsr tato
eraser, ths extraordinary speed e1yeelsi "A uer
together Sifh her rfQat aid capacity renaer.
lng hsr asgais'ios aeslfAb.s should the company
Tor sAieh sha AS originally but any
proposition hooking 10 the sale c me ship either OF
thess Powers Ar Roach All al duplicate tho
eer alloNshs tAem certain percentage Yesser lay
be Informed your curresyl ndeai thai b. had ong ago
iofesesn lst afupufe bstscen Russia aud Turkey
inevitable nnd thai he had proccasd ships
whieh 20 IA. mind. would u SERVES 70 either Of
those nailoaa and that should 10 bc called upon he
could urns Al short notice ifoia four 20
sels ~ the hnest models. chsap. strVng aud %
equal capacity 10 any that could he furnished BY British
slArrsniss raosrrcrA
10 believed that the war, ~ confined simply 10 the
of the tao countflce would benefit Tue shipping
Interests Of this country that II tho other
awe our mcicsntlo marine a stimulus that
y has no, ieil since Tho late rebellion. No
has innde tho matter OF iron shipballdlng the
study ~ his lie. ana has reduced u - SUCH perfection
that he darcs compste Win llrtsa shipbuildcrs,
the fostering ol tho government AMI tho great
capital AZ their back IL ~ hls opnlon founded
psFcnce hai American IRON Ar snfpasees thai 81 Any
Other country ior shipbalidnf IA. cneapne<s, dura-
blty. The price Of labor Win nnncrous other al ngs
combined, 10 hi mind gives a. the head 10 tina bust
ness In the iuturc despite ITO numerous drawbacks
thai are nov encountered
VESSELS nriLDISs.
Tho Saratoga. SISTER ship ~ the Niagara, and in
tended FOR the same hne WIN bo lmunc.d from "a.
same yard July I. ships Nox ~. aud lTa each Of
shcn are ~ iect IN leneih. - iees bea depth OF
hold = icei 40 inches aud designed Tor Commodore
Garrison Tor the savannah trade VIII be launched Ia
August perhaps earlier splenald vessel lor Z.
H. Mallory Co.. 90 New York, intended
Ia ply between that Guy aud Galveston.
viii 10 launched IN July. aud vessel
81. great speed and Tine model Tor h. Alexandra X
Sons, Of New York, fos tho Havana trade h ON tho
anu viii be launched during the latter part OF
summer Tins ship VIII he 80 ieel IN length - iees
beam, depth Vt hold - cet II inchos, will have
pound engines and upright tubular boiers Ia aadl-
ton 10 these INIT snse craft workmen engaged ON
u long sectional dock for The Pensacola Navy Yard
rHK MONITORS.
The monitors Miantononoh and Puritan, both of
which Ia the course OF reconstruction this yard
are splendid models oi naval architecture and, wbcn
completed. wall make their mark. The Puritan has
been almost entirely rebuilt by Mr. Roach, aud Naval
Constructor X W. steele on duty NJ the yard. says
that sho viii prove more than a match Tor the best
iron-cad IN tho British navy. This powerful vessel
205 feet inches In length, breadth OF beam Icet
and draws II feet OF water The ordinary plating n ~
inches thick and the Two tarruts will have plates 10
inches In thickness she can he completed SIX
months. Tho Miantonomoh is equally a. powerful
and will carry TOUR twcGty-nch riiied guns