, 1882-10-20
New Style Schooners.

Allusion was made in New York tele-
gram of the Sth inst to a proposed line
of auxiliary freight steamers between
that port and San Francisco, from which
we CLEAN as follows: There is now in
course of construction at near township
yard a style of vessels that seem likely
to play prominent part in the ocean
carrying trade of the future. There is a
large four-masted schooner with an aux
ilary screw propeller, now in the stock
yard of Messrs. Gross, Sawyer & Pack
ard, for j. H. Winchester Il Co. of this
city. She is built of wood Of the very
best quality. Her length on deck is two
hundred and eight feet, depth of the
lower hold nine and one-half feet, and
distance between decks eight feet; com
bined length Of mast ninety-four feet,
and of the topmast forty feet She is
fitted with all the paraphernalia OF mod
ern freighting steamers, having full sur
face condensing compound double en-
gines, high pressure cylinder OF twenty
inch diameter, low pressure cylinder OF
thirty-four inches diamster, and thirty
inch stroke of piston. She is to have two
boilers, made after the most approved
Scotch patterns, each eight feet diameter
and ten feet long, and she will have
two-bladed propeller, which will be
turned perpendicularly with the stern
post, and keyed when steam is not used.
This vessel will steam about nine knots
when loaded, and under steam and sail
and with strong leading wind will run
about sixteen knots an hour. She will
be finished and fitted in good shape and
have accommodation for few cabin pas
sengers. This vessel is intended for the
Cuban sugar trade, and can carry about
sixteen hundred hogsheads and will cost
about $4,000 when completed. No
doubt Of the success of this vessel seems
to be entertained by her owners and
builders who are all practical men OF
large experience in shipping and marine
commerce. Indeed they appear to be
quite confident that this will be the yes
sci of the future, so far as the carrying
trade is concerned. In this com ection
it is curious to note the changes tnat
have been brought about in marine ar
chitecture during the last forty or fifty
years. Before the gold discoveries the
model ship was short and deep, with full
lines, bluff bows, square stern, and less
than one thousand tons register. She
was as strong as tie best of timber and
workmanship could make her, and com
Portable craft. Few Of these old time
ships are still in existence, and they look
odd to us now that they are out Of date.
Next came the symmetrical clipper. with
sharp ends, flat floors and good breadth
of beam, and us result they were good
sailcrs and coed carriers. The wooden
merchant ships that were built during
the last twenty yCprs are mostly CT this
description. The l0O0-ton ship has been
succeeded by the 2OlO.t, ship, and the
present improvement in salling ships
rests, except perhaps with the three-mast-
ed schooner, which is much longer than
the general rule for shil built forty or
fifty years ago. Some of these schooners
carry 1900 to 1900 tons Of cargo. The
barkentine is modification of the brig,
which OF late years has become very pop
ular, as have also the full-rigged barks
of 1900 to 1900 tons. The modern iron
ship is long and narrow, plnrging
through the water, and rarely, il ever,
heaving in a gale. 1t is probable that
there are yet great Improvements to be
made in iron sea-going vessels.