Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-11
Vol. XVI. Whole No. l3l6. No. R.


| 'oo uOWn 10 pier TO. salu the eOltoT 10
the new reporter, and write up the new Eng
lish steamer just arrived. Give q thorough
account of her from stem to stern"
From what?" said the young man re-
Gently arrived from far interior State, and
to whom a vessel of any sort was q mystery,
and wonder.
From stem To stern," said the editor fx-
ing suspicious and threatening eye upon
him, land tell how many feet Of water she
draws her breadth Of heam, her tonnage and
all that sort of thing"
This was the Young mans first mission.
He was eager to distinguish himself He
had already done so on his village paper in
a series of essays on "The Cesmogyny Of the
Universe" But that little town was q thou
sand miles away. He wanted a wider field
for his aspirations and had come to New
York.
Yet he went out Of the Office anxious and
doubling. II will go to the captain" said
he; ''he will explain to me the ship and its
uses. He will tell me ALL"
Captain" said he, al am sent to write
up your ship. Oblige me with stating how
many masts she hass
Eighteen promptly answered the cap
tain.
Where are they'"
ave have sent them on shore to be paint
ed"
"How much water does your vessel draw 9'
Three inches"
"How do you draw it ?"
"By steam power from the we'll"
"Were you ever in storm at seaa'
Never" said the captain.
"Are YOU ever sea-sick ?"
lawfully; can't leave my birth from the
time we leave New York till we arrive in
Liverpool"
Are the rest of your officers and crew
sea-sick p
Always we're only on deck and about
in port"
why, who steers the vessel at sea2''
The cook he's the only well man on
board"
"Do YOU sail nights when outside of land ~
Never We anchor"
What, in mid-ocean?"
"Of course, you land lubber. There's
docks to tie up to at regular distances all
the way across.
What is that hole there for2" pointing
to an open hatchway on deck.
That's where an iceberg ran into US last
trip
Good gracious. How do you see to sail
dark nights ?"
1--WE send out boats ahead with lanterns,
who light up the road
Are they there now''
"Yes; anchored in line all the way
across the Atlantic ocean"
After getting much other information
which the captain said he was only too happy
IA
tleman, the reporter returned and wrote as
blows:
The new steamer Crusader is splendid
specimen Of naval architecture. Her kneel
reyolyes on hinges, as to be readily un-
shipped in a storm when it is not wanted
The rudder, also, by a patent contrivance
can be drawn out of its socket and deported
on deck during the night, and in hurricanes.
Th- C----i-- 49, E-i-.!-- I~~A-, s.f~'.
be doubled up when she has but little cargo,
and her tonnage in this way can be decreas-
ed from 1000 TO 1000 tons. The mainsail
can, If necessary be used as a skysail or
vindsail, and the saving Of canvass effected
in this manner reduces the wear and tear of
her running rigging one-half. The main
brace passes from the end Of the bowsprit
over the fore, main and royal masts, thence
down and over the spanker boom 10 the taft
rail and into the cabin windows, where it is
secured by double banked sheepshank to
the head of the captains berth. She has
compound engines, which boil water at an
extremely low temperature Her screw re-
wolves at the rate of 900 times a minute,
and can, if necessary be brought forward
and used as paddle wheels. The Crusader
is also constructed on the crab principle and,
by bracing up every thing sharp on the
wind and wearing ship frequently she can
60 as fast sideways as any other way. The
engines are furnished with condensers, which
condense milk as well as water. Her cab
ms are constructed on the French fiat prin-
ciple there being six stories with kitchens,
etc. for each family Of passengers. The
Crusader also carries her own docks, and
thus saves all the expense Of wharfage when
in port. She also carries her own quaran-
tine, and so can never be detained if there
is any malaria or measles on board. The
pilot pilots her all the way across the
Atlantic, and comes back with the ship each
time. Her compasses in the barnacle give
each day the direction of the wind. The
captains COW is MIXED by the boatswain in
the foretop.