Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-15

the symbol and synonym Of all. The
good snip" means the home of the
heaTt's bess affections. It il the " pei
| phrase" of the mariner, the highest term
Of admiration which master or mate.
sailor or sweetheart, wife or daughtes,
friend or brother. can bestow upon the
craft which sets sail for foreign land
while those on shore watch the reoedlnG
spars fading TO gosaams1 threads III the
distance and the falling shades of night.
The words follow the foamy track Of the
wanderer over the painless ocean and
hail his return from Is the under world.
The simple phrase 10 fall
:.Of the magic charm Of foreign lands,
With shadows Of palm and shining
sandal
In his posm. Mr. Longfellow strikes 4
ehoed which finds IN echo the whole
world around. Ii would puzzle the
crsffiest shipvriRht of them all 70 fash
ion shape;ier model than he suggests:
IS Built Tor freight and yet for speed.
A beautiful and gallant sraft;
Broad in the beam that the stress Of the
blast,
Pressing down upon sail and mast,
Nigh: not the sharp bows overwheln;
Broad in the beam but slopina aft,
With graceful curves and slow degrees,
That she might DO docile TO the helm,
And that the current of parted seas,
Closing behind with mighty foIce
Might aid and not impede her course"
Very much such a vessel as is suggest
I'd by the post is
THI BARK "HKsPEB,"
which was launched from the shipyard
at Port Blakely on Thursday. the 18th
of October, 1882. About pm. of that
day. al the gentle post says:
Loud and sudden there was heard
All around them and below
Tho sound Of hammer, blow ON blow.
Knocking away the shores and spurs"
At 4:35 pm. the black hulk moved
gently, gracefully and gradually, and,
tined element. On the forward deck
Captain Ryder ther future commander
and wife, Mrs. West, Mr.. J. w. Edwards
and Miss Lizzie Edwards, aud sew
was committed the task of christening
t&46 LOW O0kAs M Duo nOokOQ tO0 WdtOA
the young lady broke q bottle of wine
over her starb0ard side aud gave her the
name by which she will be known wher-
ever she may sail. The day was not al
together pr0piti0us, but in spite Of the
ram largo number Of the citizens OF
Blakely were present to witness the
launch, and as the new craft left the
ways as lightly as bird taking wing.
and took her place on the water as
gracefully as q swan dropping from a
nOTthward flight, three cheers were Civ
On with will. The Hesper is the seth
vessel built by
HALL BROrHKRs,
formerly Of Port Ludlow, an account of
whose operations at that point was pub
lished few weeks ago in this journal.
The shipyard Of thsse gentlemen was re-
moved from Ludlow to Blakely in Janu-
AIRY. 1881, since which time they have
built ut Blakely the following named
vessels: The three-masted schO0ners,
Maria i. Smith, $50 tons; Lottie Carson,
80 tons: Annie Larsen, $50 tons; the
Alcalde, $50 tons; and the barkentinss
Makah. 200 tons, and John Smith, $50
tOns-six vessels in all, not including
the Hesper,
THE KEEL OF WHICH
was laid on the 7th Of June, 1882. Tho
Hesper was built for San Francisco and
Seattle parties, Geo. w. Harris Il Co., Of
this city, being one fourth owners, Cap
tain Cyrus Ryder, her future c0mman-
der, being also an owner. She is in
tended for tho lumber trade both on and
of shore. The Hesper is 163 feet on
keel, Ii feet hold and 80 feet beam, and
will register 100 tons. Her cost will.
when fully completed, be ~, 900.
Her builders furnished as with the
following memoranda Of construction /:
Keel 1891 inches, frame moulded Is
inches at keel, inches at gunwale,
keelson l6x4O inches, ceiling at the bilge
II inches thickness up to the clamp
which il 12xl2 inches. The ceiling is
square, fastened with part inch and part
ssveu-eiRhth iron: the deck beams are
l3x15 inches with crown of IL inches.
hanging knee to each beam fastened
with "a bolts, part one inch and part
seven eighth inch iron. Ehe clamps are
fastened with inch iron. She has seven
hooks and pointers fastened with one
inch iron. The stanchions are secured
to the beams with an iron strap passing
over the beams and bolted through and
through aud are secured to the keel
sons with a knee to each one, securely
bottled. Deck planks are 4x4 inches;water
ways 12x12, lock strake 1Oxl2 all fasten-
ed with inch iron driven from outside
and cinched. Plank shears are 6xl8
inches; sails 6xl6 inches. The Hesper
has two saloons. tho forward for dining
rooms, the aft for cabin. There will be
two or three spare state rooms for pas
sengers il need b. The cabin is hand
somely finished in white with gilt
mouldinQs, and vill have all modern i'm
provsmsnts, bath room, closets, etc.
The dining room will have granting
finish. The forward house will be l3x28
feet in Dimensions, cooks gallery AFT,
donkey engine room IN center, and sail
ors quarters forward. The Hesper is full
barb riQ,ed. The beauty of hcs model
WAS freely admitted by the nautical
men who were present ut tho launch. II
what the poet says about being
"Rroad in the beam, but sloping aft"
In true criterion. then the Hesper can
b relied on TO give Puget Sound q good
name.
Hall BroA. have now on the ways At
Blaksly
TEE LAA0xsr rHR11 NAgrED SCHOONER
ever built on tho ooask. She h being
built for ]. J. Smith and others Of San
Francisco, Captain Eachen, her future
master, being one-fourth owner. She
viii b 1%6 fest keel, Is feet beam. and
l2 fooe hold.
The kssl Il laid for another three
mast schooner for San Francisco par
Alt na1lsofoa A.