Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-14
NAUTICAL.
A New Reporter Tackles . Nsw Wee.
set He Isserviews she Shipper
Some SseamboasinE.

tho v hNBottt
new English steamer just arrived. Give
thorough account Of her from stem 70
stern"
"Frou what?" said tho young man re-
Gently arrived from . far interior STATE
and to whom q vessel OF any sort was u
mystery and q wonder.
From stem to STERN" said the editor
fixing a suspicious and threatening eye
upon him, ''and tell how many feet OF
water she draws, her breadth OF beam.
her tonnage. and all that sort Of thing.
This was the young mans first mis-
sion. He was eager to distinguish him
self. He had already done 30 on his
village D in Q series OF essays ON
..The Cosmogyny Of the Universe But
that little town was q thousand miles
away He wanted . wider feld for bis
aspirations and had come to New York.
Yet he went out OF the Office anxious
and doubling. ~ will 60 to the cap
tain" said he; 'he will explain to me
the ship and its uses. He will tell me
all"
Captain" said he. 81 am sent to
write up your ship. Oblige me- with
s,a,ins how many nasts she hasf'
Eighteen" promptly answered the
Captain.
where are they'"
1--WE have sent them on shore to DO
painted"
"How much water does your vessel
drawn"
Three inches"
How do you draw III"
"By steam power from the WE'LL"
"wsre you ever in q storm at scar
Never" said the Captain.
'.Are you ever seasick2"
lawfully; can't leave my berth from
the time We leave New York till We ar
rive in Liverposl."
'Ars the rest Of your officers and
crew sessick?"
always; we're only on deck and
about in port"
why, who steers the vessel at scar
1.-THE cock; he's the only well MAJ
on board"
..Do you sail nights when outside o.
land?"
Never, we anchor.
What in mid-oceanf"
"Of course. You lsnd.lubbsr. There's
docks to tie up to at regular distancs'
all the way across"
.what is that hole there for2" point
ing 10 an open hatohvay on deck.
That's where an iceberg ran into ri
last trip"
GOOD gracious! Hsw do you see &c
sail dark nights?"
"we send out boats ahead with Ian
terms, who light up the road"
"Are they there nowp'
Eyes; anchored in . line all the way
across the Atlantic ocean,"
After getting much other information
which the captain said he was only toe
happy to impart to such an interesting
young gentleman. the reporter returned
and wrote ~ follows:
The new steamer Crusader is Q spleu'
did specimen OF naval architecture. He
keel revolves on hinges. 30 as to be read
lily unshipped in o storm when 1t is no
wanted. The rudder. also. BY a paten
c~outrivance, can be drawn out OF IL
socket and deportsd on deck during tn
night, aud in hurricanes. The Crusade
has folding decks, which can be douole'
up when she has but little cargo. and he
tonnage in this way can be decrease,
from 1000 to 1000 tons. The msinsal
can. IL necessary. be used a. Q skysail o
windsail, and the saving OF canvass oil
fected in this manner reduces the wea
aud tear Of her running rigging one-haii
The main brace passes from the and o
the bowsprit over the fore, main an
ROYAL mssis, thence down and over tn
speaker boom to the taffrail and into tn
cabin windows. where 1t Is secured by
double banked sheepshapk to the hea'
OF the captains berth. She has com
pound engines. which boil water at Al
extremely low temperature. Her scre'
revolves at the rate OF 10000 time
q minute, and can. II necessary b
brought forward and used ~ paddle
wheels. The Crusader 10 also con
structed ON the crab principle. and. b.
bracing up everything sharp on the win'
and wearing ship frequently she can q
a. fast sideways ~ any other way. Th'
engines are furnished with c~ondensers
which condsnss milk as we'll as water
Her cabins are constructed on the French
fat principle. there being ak siorie'
with kitchens. etc., for each family o
passengers. The Crusader also carrie
her own docks. and thus saves all th,
expense Of wharfage when in port. Sh'
also carries her " quarantine. and q
can never be detained II there 10 an.
malaria or measles on board. The pilo
pilots her all the way across the Atlantic
and comes back With the ship each time
Her compssses in the barnacls give eaet
day the direction Of the wind. Th'
captains cow 10 MIXED by the boatswaiI
in the fore,op.