The daily gazette., 1882-07-27
n EXCELSIOR AFLoAT
...s,,, LAUNCH OF the
lccl,ssMro ct,!, sMroSRcAN STEAMER
|, ruousApDs OF IOOKERs-oN
HOllingsworth Co.'S UniYsr- =
Il'flIsn l.n.. ! siIlI Unbroken-The bO~sS
S,ahptiOn'

,.,,,e 8 o'clock large crowds .,
pg DelOle and n children began to wend end
women ,asard an the ship yards OF the
way 'oHa HManlliursworth Company, All
" zee y the launch OF Ihs i'na ,~ III tha
], V .tssmer sse @ Of the Morgan line, up ,i,s .ne
w. s"S alongside the monitor Anpnltrl,e y I,l,'
Tay a'S"5d hurried, and before y o'clock
rOWa S",b Ssaunilable space on top OF the
,.hed war vessel was eot'tIu s .ha p~aaI '
,aIOs s,lTS by which the deck OF the Excel-
ldlng ,cSed Y Wss also thronged with ex-
2 7 is%aniiv. Isa,n while on the huge craft
. nuu nusaons had made their way. AT
y ~ .,pod two or three ladies' ana ., tnelr
Y sod At the stern NUMBER Oh WORK
paa a,S taes of the Chrlstiana, on
plg WI " xhsf space available crowds
,,ssr .,SsrJ. ,Bd along the bank OF the
aue n0".p hundreds had taken their
y up r,eSe for the critical moment.
~ ,.tb b6dge was thronged and the
lsSiIDgs were black with spectators
n Tv dotted with row boats and
XIV team tugs were in waiting 70
'ASr aslstance II necessary.
hd DIght force of about 100 men
.Jr engaged in getting everything In
y for the launch. The scaiiolding
vhrb the shipbuilders worked was de
nom the ironsidcs and the ways
obe In good order.
be-, view, perhaps, of the whole
M was obtained from the top Of the
Itde where between three and four
N persons were huddled and perspir-
rier, the large majority being ladies,
White and colored garments added
bthe scene.
morning at eight O'Clock the large
supporting the bow were taken
nd at exactly S.42 by the GAZETTE
the work Of blocking up began,
JDmen on each side of the boat be-
their rapid tick tack at word from
redntendent, Capthin Nathanial X.
who had exclusive charge of the
esl.ted by Samuel Hazlet. The
driving of the wedges continued
lhOuf ten minutes and then
shOken and irregular. The gaping
,hl, held their breath and gazed
nty at the huge iron frame before
iAe minutes rolled away slowly,
illly, as the last stay was sawed
without trcmor or a discordant
,ae Excelsior moved. A spontaneous
Of satisfaction and relief went up
kmultltude as she steadily plowed
n and glided from the ways toward
gsite shore.
vhe bow of the vessel touched the
ldge Miss Isabelle Bogert, daughter
g BOgert, one of the New York
dihe line, christened her the Excel
Euu1hing a bottle Of champagne,
namented with ribbons, against the
w, amid the cheers Of the spec
mg those present were C. A. Whitney
E Orleans one of the owners; s. G..
\ Of BOgert " Morgan, New York
\, Nr. ShOtxell, Philadelphia agent of
pc, and others.
Excelsior Is the largest coast-wise
ler ever built in this country, and will
cargo capacity for 1900 bales of cot
BESIDES her return fuel. She is the
|nnt boat built by the firm for the
pn line and when finished will be n
Tplece of ship-building, and the
. \ hollingsworth Company, are just
Pad Of their work. She is Il screw
exclusively for the freight trade,
Ill ply between New York and New
uaA Winter, superintendent of tho
ss lhe constructing superintendent,
larlrS ". COPELAND, of New York,
ung engineer, (both Of whom were
Today, the building all being done
lle Inspection of the New York Ship
~ Association.
%ag'll over all is 35l feet; beam, ,42I5 ;
l%';' She will have three decks and
UPuIck lor halt the length of the fore
"Ool the decks being Of iron. She
'~% nlne iron atnwartship bulk
Intermediate between them being
i'alles, spaced every "a feet. Two
y. 'uugll water ballast compartments at
y o' Pass ss Of the ship will be constructed
sD,,t,, ys allya or emptied by inspirators
Snusal M. pumps. She will have fouI
pn,go', ,T'VS VI ZION, which win also serve
will II,'Hs Lo tubes for the holds. The
naIa y, u wooden jigger mast, all foul
I,Ittor sS G'al4' l The masts will be rugged
N Yl,'lS ~a'S SAILS and arrangements pro,
%wVR .O, sails by steam.
,m n"' ',,', " S'eered from the pilot houss
hr '"SlleS, S and from the after who &
/, he h Napier screw gear, whel
q noy,. \, Haaa' .l Five freight and two
n Pae WY. viii be on each side of IN,
n,slllloreed= g,.si, =so as not to effect thu
ussns snl VI, Of security in the least.
coai "'lclles will be for handling
IN viii viii isails, etc, and windlass ant
erTinn VIM or operated by steam. Tn,
and W.T., ss are steel piutles encased ii
dMrn,,AA IN gudgeons, lignum-vita
budlpy sn9lt, s, Including the neck O
.lm., anu ahd supported on a regula
pwidsd S Stlaee ON transom bed sup
e, SS SS"e,s o, VIII consist of compoun,
dsn d. a,ld 10 inches in diameter
bDds "a "a - ,eet stroke. Steam pressure
ar ~ w,i NJ llle square inch. There will
cylmdr,.e ey.lndrical boilers witt
sh iamate i,eal furnaces, each 4
ul eV'r, o"n made of best America
rm,nt I T. y, large donkey boiler. Thi
Dnms % u literally tittedgcomplete wit
!, n and io :, eertifugal and sanitar
laents oS ~ m iully comply with all the rt
lag lba b me .ale hited States regulations
Ria anv 'gqulrements for extinguist
The r9eIa.m.oi G Palt Of the ship by steam.
tc9nG.s,,o'sur are made of iron t
gNOyiJIa,SS saiety,and the ventilation
y mast, ST. ,, iof IN all parts of the shiI
lAtOrs aehtllating bits and direc
adjustable e''e' Is II feet diamete
Excelsior hawthorn VT. will have charge
elL "'S chief engineer to be NJ
numerom". NJ t4e vessel was decorate
the stap' pus s,.i signal flags, the UniC
laue Of tba a'a stripes, steamer wit
With ,Sh,, t hoat, the Morgan flag ,
oiAen. '''e star and red initial M
hpsIastieg egYSSalii9l Saa y sight, indeed, and
Aesactly' ''sT e%., Yorker expressed the sit
Eas TIE nalt @.en he exclaimed awe
0' magnificent sight | ey
laG With i6aSk ,S the opposite shore direct
s0t as an srs ,,ie ways, making her trip
% @ad, 'W' the stern sticking
\. and not '5 pnsi1 %as successful from t
WAS utterlu G,i1il he was certain Il
n san give tby the y impossible did Can't,
llp n >At last p1.,,. N@Pet