Daily Republican., 1881-10-07
goopEy SHIP BUILDING.
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E'' .a,sr wILnIsaroS.
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W." As,ouna OF work On
Mand.
,scn some time since the read

,oor some time since the reah-
II .ss w. REPUBLICAN have been IN
as@ Ir AZ to the number Of wooden
teII'Ih harges, &c, that are annually
.hlps; ,his city, and many suppose
ea',' "a, ,his hi enterprise is not carried on to
hA snis isroe ex tent; but \ careful peru
yer! ':!,h;s M article will elicit the fact thai.
y ~, u ihranch ra OF ship building is one Of
,n', ~ orouinent teaLuresot wilmington 8
!ns p.,r;ss. p,v; and that a large number of
lu1 on ara employed. "A visit to the yards
aeh lMa Jackson a. Sharp company would
WI WI III dout,s as to tho truth OF the
h1ra al,l,, statement. They never wers no
Wv Wv as at present, both on new ana
uy, yn"rk working a large number Of
pm a.Is and have sufficient orders ahead
u .Au"e p.so ali their men employed on full
':ms "' until Spring, which speaks well
ior I this company, as well as for MI
'ira,on, az manufacturing city. This
.m ina, coulp!stsd q fine barge last
,m .Dt which was delivered on Monday
~ T tbs l;irard Point Storage Co., Of
pbn,Js,phia. II was built to carry
r.in @ md has q capacity for carrying
y"nty thousand bushels. Her dilnen' :
'"". . Ar. 1870 feet keel, q feet beam, and
a I tae, depth OF hold. They also have
mother barge on the ways for the same
omnanr and OF the same dimensions,
@ 'birb will be launched on Mon
~ mex, snddelivered In Philsdelphia
u Tuesday.
ain frame which will be lao feet keel,
f4et beam ani IL feet depth Of hold.
/, being bu.l' for Captain Frank M.
M, and others, Of Philadelphia. The
Lss for three masted schooner is about
he laid the dimensions of which will
In feet keel. 35 feet beam, 9is feet
eoth OF bold and g., feet between
pcks. |, ~ being built for Captain
El,rss II. Par ,ons, Of Red Bank, n.
and is to pc completed in the Spring
ready for the owner.
The keel tor a new tow boat Is also
Abon, to be laid. Her dimensions being
IS feet long, 10 feet beam and feet
epth of hold This boat is being built
br Captain d. A. French, Of George
Vwn, D G.
This firm also keep a number of men
Mp,oyed in repairing vessels. They
now have two boats on the marine rail-
Kay undergoing thorough repairs. The
rst ia the Brig American Union, which
being recaulked and metaled. The
bthe, is the steamer Ridgway Park,
Which RUS between Philadelphia and
Bmi.h's ISLAM, now Ridgway Park,
burius the sullHner. 1t will be sheathed
Ind otherwise prepared for towing, and ,
shen finished, will do services at the
Delaware Breakwater.
The above orders, together with the
pumoe, Of boats brought in for repairs,
buring the fall and winter, will keep
NJ the neG employed in this yard un-
VI late ID lse Spring, or the beginning
bf summer, and the prospects, in this
march are very iattering for the coming
keE
At ENoCH MOoRE's.
As was stated several days ago, Mr..
Enoch Moore, .Ir., received = contract
br building a large steam barge or pro.
eOr for the Delaware River Naviga-
ion Company. The keel for the same
now being laid, and it will be pushed
apidy forward TO completion. 1t will
kl4O feet long, % feet beam, * feet
paM on each side and 3 feet depth OF
Iod, with a "a inch square propeller
rsue. This barge is being built to
Nn between Chester and Philadelphia,
md will be large and substantial
kae MI Moore's reputation AZ q first
lass ship builder is becoming widely
Known, he having tecured this con
Pact over several competitors whose
ids were much higher than his.
He has also en- tne marine railway
ht schooner Margaret Platter belong.
b. to L. ]. DUPONT a. Co., and used by
hem as powder boat, which is under
pins repairs, principally painting ant
e.caulk:ng.
There is also on the railway the cana
boat GEO. w. Pugh, which, it will b.
fmembered, is the boat that was dam
Eed by an engine plunging into it from
be draw. bridge over the Brandywine
PINE time ago. The Railroad
nmpany bought the boat and after
ards sold it to another party, who arr
vhavingit repaired and thorouL hly
Terhaul4 4l.
The above o.ders will keep the mel
ny during the winter
wilmington has worldwide repn
ion for her ship-building, both ofiro
% wooden construct N, and bids fai
keep up and rease the reputation
well earned.