The daily gazette., 1879-10-18
AZ THE u, 4 H cos YARD.
NO RUSSIAN CONTRACT YET RECEIVED,
AND NO IDEA OF GOING TvNEw CAS-

AND No IDEA OF GOING TONEW CAS-
TIE.
Superintendent Thomas johnson, of
the Harlan u HOllings worth Company's
mammoth ship yard, laughed heartily,
this morning, when G ZETTR reporter
toll him that few Quid nuncs ut New
Castle entertained tile opinion that the
Company vert gong to 10, ale yard In
that city In Order 10 build Que of th-
Russian steam hips, Tor which they had
received the contract. TIE opinion, he
said, was erroneous In two important
points: First, the Company have n
yet received con ract for the coi,struc-
tiou OF any steamships for the Rtssiau
Government. Ard se, ondly, II they did
receive such contract they felt amply
y le to I'll, 1t at 'heic pres mt extensive
ards, without seeking the broad waters
of the Delaware, al New Castle.
None o. the cOntr acts for the constr uc-
tion Of the feet Of steamships conienI-
plated b. the Russian government have
yet b, en- swarded, aud the reception Of
one or more by the II. u II. Company
depends alto ether, Mr.. Johnson Lhi. ks,
upon the numb TO be built. Ii only
Two Or thre. are co. stru ted, he Is of the
opinion that the Messrs. Crainp, Oi Phi -
All, lphla, would receive thcn, all, IS they
b We made a special customer Vi the Rus
sian Government, and, in c0uilnOn par
lance. have the ''lnsi.e tracA" in tina, d.
| rectlOn. But should five or six, Or more,
be contract f,r, then he thinks the Ii
q Il. Company would come in fU. go.d
share.
| NOTES ABOUT THE YARD.
TIL new Decatur Ii. Miller, now re-
celving the finishing touches at Il e
wharf, ls one OF the finest looking We sels
that ev,r fiOaied, and will doubtless
meet the highest expect lions of the own.
eis as well as The builders. As an inter
esling ALL. pointed i'll. stralion of tile ad.
vance III the price Of iron, 1t is stat, u
that On the amount of iron used in tile
construction Vi this vessel the difference
brtween tile iorme' price aud the present
price would aggregate $35,OOO.
The RIBS Of the mammoth ferry boat
for the Baltimo q ONO Raj road Cou
p.ny are now well up, and the size oft I
vessel, to the eye, is really astonishing
The actual length is 324 feet, but whel
one gazes at the long ray or iron rib
that form the hull, it seems that til,
length extends fu iy $40 feet. This Oos
is the largest ever put Oh the wa, at thi
yard.
The steamer San Sdlrddor, now lyin
at the wnarf Tor repairs, will hardly b.
rec gu nzed as All oiu acquai ..tance, but /
is, neve,t thek ss. 1t as built at the H
q IL. Company's yards twent, years aye
for the Merchants and Miners Trans
portatiOn Company, but, was chrislene'
the npaiding. The Ben DE Ford wa
built at the same time. When the wa
broke out these vessels we're bought b.
: the Government and used as transpo' tt
and proved the best transports Ia the Sci
: vice. When the war ended the Govern
E ment boats were SO d at auction, and I'll
: former owners of the Spdlding tried |
b buy it back. They bid as high as $3.50
5 OvO, but New York parties bid h gh
Y and obtained the boat. When the Spa
, ding and De Ford we're built the con
: tract pr.ce for both was only $3.50, 900.
, A llL,le steam yacht, rs or 80 feet long
, is now being built for MIR. Edw. Harvey
Of this city. When flushed II will be
perfect little beauty.
The additions TO the machine, black
smith and boier shops of the Compan
are progressing tavorAbly, the brick wor
being well-nigh completed.