Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-22
A New Ship.


go down to pier 49," said the editor /
10 the new reporter, ''and write up the .
new English steamer Just arrived. Give
! thorough account of her from stem to
stern"
"From what?" said the young man
arrived from far interior state,
and to whom vessel of any sort was a
mystery and wonder.
"From stem to stern" said the editor,
fixing 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 tho young mans first mis-
sion. He was eager to distinguish him
self. He had already done so on his vii
lage paper in q series of essays on "The
Cosmogony of the Universe" But that
little town was thousand miles away
He wanted a wider field for his aspira-
tions and had come to New York.
Yet he went out of the Office anxious
and doubling. 81 will go to the captain"
said he; che 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 stating
how many masts she has p
Eighteen" promptly answered the
captain.
"Where are they%
s'We have sent them on shore to be
painted"
"How much water does your vessel
drawp
"Three inches"
elbow do you draw it"
''By steam power from the we'll"
'Were you ever in a storm at sea? 2"
"Never," said the captain.
care you ever sea-sickY
lawfully; can't leave my berth from
the time we leave New York till we al.
rive in Liverpool"
"Are the rest of your officers and
crew seasick?"
always; we're only on deck and
about in port"
"Why, who steers the vessel at sea ?"'
''The cook; he's the only well man on
board"
"Do you sail nights when outside 0.
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 for% point
ing to an open hatchway on deck.
"That's where an iceberg ran into us
last trip"
"Good gracious How do you see tt
sail dark nights ?"
eve send out boats ahead with Ian
terms, who light up the road"
care they there nowT
eyes; anchored in line all the way
across the Atlantic ocean,"
After getting much other information
which the captain said he was only too
happy to impart to such an interesting
young gentleman, the reporter returned
and wrote as follows:
"The new steamer Crusader is o splen
did specimen of naval architecture
Her keel revolves on hinges, so as to b
readily unshipped in a storm when it i
not wanted. The rudder, also, by
patent continuance, can be drawn out c
its socket and deported on deck durin
the night, and in hurricanes. The Cru
sader has folding decks, which can b
doubled up when she has but littl
cargo, and her tonnage in this way ca
be decreased from 1000 to 1000 tons
The mainsail can, if necessary, be USE
as skysail or windsail, and the savin
of canvas effected in this manner reduce
the wear and tear of her running riggin
one-half. The main brace passes fror
the end of the bowsprit over the fore
main and royal masts, thence down owe
the spanker boom to the taffrail and int
the cabin windows, where it is secure
by double-banked sheepshank to tn
head of the captains berth. She ha
compound engines, which boil water 6
an extremely low temperature. He
screws revolve at the rate of 10000 time
minute, and can, if necessary, b
brought forward and used as paddl
wheels. The Crusader is also construct
ed on the crab principle, and by bracin
up everything sharp on the wind an
wearing ship frequently she can go q
fast sideways as any other way. The ell
gines are furnished with condenser
which condense milk as well as watel
Hercabins are constructed on the Frenc
fiat principle, there being six stories
with kitchens, ETC., for each family {
passengers. The Crusader also carrie
her own docks, and thus saves all the e2
pense of wharfage when in port. Sh
also carries her own quarantine and s
can never be detained if there is an
malaria or measles on board The pile
pilots her all the way across the Altar
tic, and comes back with the ship eac
, time. Her compasses in the baTnacl
give each day the direction of the WING
The captains COW is MIXED by the boa
swain in the foretop."-N. 7. Grophic'