The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-08-28
MARINE.

The Green Bay yacht, Waubun, was IN
our port last night.
THE steam scow Josephine has been
released from the Manistee beach.
| TIE Peerless was in our harbor on
Monday morning on her way north.
TIE schooner Eliza is being repainted,
and viii be used in the fruit trade the re-
mainder of the season.
THE tug Tornado went into the dry
dock at this place last week, had her shoe
fixed and was recalked.
THE propeller Argyle, of st. Catharines,
was in our harbor last Friday night. She
| had three schooners in tow.
Thos. Roche has been appointed cap
tain OF the schooner Imperial. Mr.. r.
has been first mate with Capt. Kelley for
long time.
THE schooner Alice Richards, Of Man
itowoc, had her jibboom carried away
while being lowed out of Chicago last
Saturday, by fouling with another vessel.
| THE BARGE 1SAAC SIEIhENoON.
On Saturday last, according to notice
given through the columns Of the PILOT,
the launch of this large and fine barge
took place at the yard of Rand & Berger,
in presence of large concourse of citi-
zens, who availed themselves of the OPP.
portunity to witness the interesting occa-
sion. Though launches have become a
| common event among our citizens, yet
there is something SO grand and impos-
ing in the rushing of q mighty vessel
over the ways, into the water, which
inspires one with feelings and emotions
that no feeble pen can describe. Ac-
cording to the appointed hour o'clock
the spectators were on hand, but the
vessel was not launched, though work
was going On as rapidly as men could
split ont keel bookings, while Henry
was busying himself to see that every
thing was properly done preparatory to
the launch. The good old captain sta
/ toned himself on deck to see that no
harm came to the boys. When the hour
of 5 o'clock had arrived the work was
about completed, and in few minutes
} Henry's silvery tones rang out: "All
ready, cut" Two axes flashed in the
sunlight and the ropes were severed, and
almost instantly the huge monster, like a
thing of life, commenced to- move and
with accelerated motion, sped on it's way
to the water She strikes, and with q
graceful bow to the element which must
| henceforth be her resting place, she
righted and sat upon the water, SEEM
ingly conscious of her majesty and beau
! ty. The Isaac Stephenson was bnilt by
| Rand & Berger for the Menominee Lum-
| Der Co., and is to be towed by the tug
Bismarck. It seems from close obser-
walton that the builders of this huge
craft have left nothing undone. Nothing
that could add to her strength and beau
/ ty has been omitted. She is built of the
very best timber the county affords, is
| edge boiled and square fastened with
two bolts in each frame, has massive
! breast hooks forward and aft and three
foot shelf piece well bolted and braced
underneath with huge tamarack knees;
is sailed from keelson to deck forward
and aft and has deep salt chambers amid
ships, an extra steam breast hook aft,
running from keelson to deck; four
hatchways and six lumber ports for the
convenience of handling lumber; a spa
cious and conveniently divided cabin.
She has three spars and is wire rugged.
! She is certainly a massive craft, and
from what is generally said of her, she is
model of strength and beauty, and we
! trust that she will fully meet the expec-
tations of her owners, and that she, like
many others built here, as they make
their way from port to port, will add an
honorable reputation to the shipbuilders
Of Manitowoc. Her dimensions are as
| foliowa, Length of keel, 165 feet; beam,
| 30 feet; depth of hold, y feet in shall
lowest place. She is expected to carry
something over 10000 feet of lumber