The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-02

Tho dots below the horizontal lines are tho butts Of
frames, probably when she was rebuilt the butts
bong all upon one line. Just ms hero represented
CAUSE
Consequently there nothing tic tho top OF the
ship 20 inc bottom but the old mbcrs that had been
allowed 10 remain and which wore all rotten, which
TACT would seem To explain the cause Of the cak in
The stern which nnally caused the captain 70 beach
tho ship. The SHIP having the greater part OF her
ship remain inert when the heavy struck her
counter, which caused heavy motion to The latter
winch could not long continue without starting the
butts somewhere, naturally tho roiief was found
at tho sternpost, which need not necessarily havo
been unsound 10 have produced this effect. Aud this
goes provo that the Icing Of snip had
not produced the weakness, for had TINT been the
tho ship, through the motion that has been
described would nave frst started her butts at tho
spco the strcngth OF a ship next to ner bow being
always the greatest, and decreasing in regular
to the centre OF The ship And further proof that
ths theory correct ono only neoas 10 look at tho
diagram find l2s feet Of the sidc oil the ship
is intact, while only about ifty iect was put her
middle which Ia proof positive that tho spIicngs OF
the ship had been made rcsy stronger Than tho nata
rally strong parts OF tho ship--Damey, Tho bow aud
stern which strength had been obtained by the bgo
keelsona and her having lower deck plank shear aud
uiagonal iron braring from Dige keslson 70 main
deck through The greater por.,on the body Of the
ship Al any rate, be largo piece Of side numbered
No = IN .hs diagram whica was ~ ieei IN length
nourheads, was SO fastened and maintained us orig.
inal position as now hes on the beach The ceiling
OF the ship beng upward that fact WAS easily demon.
stratcd
MORE PATCHWORK.
feet long, width extending from the bulwarka
down to the bends and flied in with new timbors, In
tho same manner shown in the description OF the
starboard bow In tne diagram preceding. Ana
part OF tho port quarter, only fifteen icet long,
with the Same inaicaton OF new tulbsrs between ths
old, ali buiting tho limo OF break leaving nothing
but tho latter tic TO the bottom oil The ship, aud
tho latter in every more or less unsound. Tho
po sids OF the ship seems with The exception OF the
small piece OF and stern referred TOY 10 be still
intact, AS quite long piece OF the buwarks 10
SIGHT out OF water, extending from abreast OF tho
steam chimney apparently 10 where the piece OF Tho
bow broke Oh mat mad como ashore aud which
have described
CONCLUSION ARRIVED AT.
In conclusion would give u ns my opinion shat
there enough now timbers IN The pieces OF bow
AMI stern that came ashore TO have ncutraized The
unsound timber haI tho butts cxtendsd by other
10 have broken joints, ana reached from plank
shear TO kccaon ANA frames As they were put !
they wcrc simply sham. and the SUD carpenters
who put them IA know II 10 DO So Whether the own
werc cheated or not not Tor TO say But tho
underwriters agents, who superntended tho rebuild
Ing. ought 10 havo detected the cheat Inspectors
VINO subscq uently examined her might easily have
becn deceived TO tho strength OF the ship, even
though her panxing stripped OF egnt ten feet.
provided II was not taken low enough TO show tue
Inc Of butts OF the new timbcrs.
JAMES r. DUNBAR,
United States Local Inspector, Norfolk, Va