Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-23
TIE HERALD.
A Remarkable Floating Palace.


Go down to pier 49, said the
editor TO the new reporter, and swrite
mp the new English steamer Just ar
rived. Give thorough account of
her from stem to stern
From what? said the young man
recently arrived from a far interior
state, and to whom vessel of any
sort was a mystery and wonder.
From stem to stern, said the edi-
tor, fixing suspicious and threaten
ing 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
mission. He was eager TO distin.
guish himself. He had already done
so on his village paper in series OF
essays on 'The Cosmogony of the
Universe But that little town was
thousand miles away. He wanted
wider field for his aspirations and
had come 10 New York.
Yet be went out of the Office anx.
ious and doubling. 4 will go to the
captain SAID he; 'he will explain to
me the ship and its uses. He will tell
ALL
Captain said he, 4 ara sent to
write up your ship. Oblige me with
stating how many masts she has,
Eighteen promptly answered the
captain.
Where are they?'
'We have sent them ashore to be
painted
How much water does your vessel
draw 2
Three inches.
How do you draw it?'
by steam power from the WE'LL
Were you ever in a storm at sea p
Never
Are you ever sea sick p
'Awtully; can't leave my birth
from Inc time we leave New York
till We arrive at Liverpool
'Are the rest of your officers and
ciew sea sick p
always; we're only on deck and
about in port
Why,who steers the vessel at sea-?
The cook; he's the only well mar
on board
DO you sail nights when outside
of iand?'
Never /; we anchor.
What, in mid.ocean 2
of course, you land lubber. There
docks to tie up to at regular distances
all tho way across
what is that hole there for p poin
ing to an open hatchway on deck.
That's where an iceterg ran intt
US last trip
Coed gracious ! How do you Sc,
see to sail dark nights p
we send our boats ahead viii
lanterns, who light up the road
Are they there now?'
'Yes; anchored in a line all tn
way across the Atlantic Ocean
After getting much other informa
ton, which the captain said he wa
only too happy 10 impart to such al
interesting young gentleman, the re
porter returned and wrote as follows
'The new steamer Crusader, is
splendid specimen of naval architec
ture. Her keel revolves on hinges
so as TO be readily unshipped in
storm when it is not wanted. Th,
rudder also, by patent contriyanc,
can be drawn out of its socket anC
deported on deck during the nigh
and In hurricanes. The Crusade
has folding decks, which can b,
doubled up when she has but littl,
cargo, and her tonnage in this way
can be decreased from 1000 to 2,
900 tons. The mainsalI can, if nee
essary, be used as a skysall or wind
sail, and the saving of canvas effected
In this manner reduces the wear anC
tear of her running rigging one-half
The main brace passes from the enc
OF the bowsprit over the fore, MAR
and royal masts. thence down ovel
the spanker boom to the tsffrail anc
into the cabin windows, where il il
secured by double banked Sleeps.
shanks TO the head OF the captains
berth. She has compound engines
which boil water at an extremely low
temperature. Her screws reyolve al
the rate of 10000 times a minutes
and can, if necessary, be brough
forward and used as paddle wheels
The Crusader IS also constructed OF
a crab principle, and by bracing NJ
everything sharp on the wind anc
wearing ship frequently, she can e
as fast sideways as any other way
The engines are furnished with con
densers, which condenso milk as wei
as water. Her cabins are construct
ed on the French fiat principle, Their,
being six stories, with the kitchens
etc, for each family of passengers
The Crusader also carries her owl
docks. and thus saves all the expens,
OF wharfage when in port. She ais,
carries her own quarantine, and So
can never be detained if there is an,
malaria or measles on board. Th,
pilot pilots Der all the way acros,
the Atlantic, and comes back will
the ship each time. Her compasse
in the barnacle give each day tn,
direction of the wind. The captain
COW is MIXED by the boatswain il
the toretop. Graphic.
NJ sheehan, OF 0scoda, Mich, writes g