Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-03

FOURTH OF JULY.-Thr Gacctfe wW not he
pubiiShcd tO-mOrrOW.
SHIP BUILDING; IN ALEXANDRIA, LAUNCH
ING or THE New SCHOoNER-Be the
war there were two ship yards Hunters
and Goodhand'sl in successful operation in
this city. each employing large number of
hands, and Alexandria was quite ship
building place. The WAR came and this i'm
porant enterprise was totally destroyed.
and II WAS several years after the cessation
OF hostiltieS between the States before any
effort WAS made to regain the lost trade OF
repairing and building vessels. All steam
crs and Vessels OF any size needing repairs
had to 90 elsewhere for want Of proper ia
cilit!c; here. Some cnterprisng citizens
seeing that Il ship yard was greatly needed
here organized the Alexandria Marine Rail
way and ship Building Company, with Rob.
ert Portncr esq, President, and establish
ed, the Maine ship builders now here say,
one Of the best yards, both for location and
equipment. in this country. All the large
schooners trading with this port after the
establishment of the yard. had their repair
ing don" here. AND %uGn the prospects were
lavorni'ir IL: the building of Il vessel The
proposition we, received with favor. and
men o: the North united witt. men of Alex
andria in lakin" stock. and the keel of
large tiircc-Inaslrd schooner WAS laid. AZ
ter some months the "kubcrt rortner." the
first vessel b!!i III this city after the war,
WIS !A'mrhrd i'll the presence of Il large
and enthusiastic crowd of spectators, who
looked upon the scene with delight i'm the
belief that there WAS 10 be Il revival of all
kinds Of business. and that the old DAYS of
PROSPERITY were about TO return Tben fol.
lowed. some time after the "portncr' the
launching of the three masted schooner
james Il. Oy,len.'' built AT The ward for
Northern gentlemen entirely. The Rob
crt Porlnrr" was 100 feet in length. 50 feet
breadth OF beam, 20 feet dcntb of hold
with carving capocitv of abnut 900 tons
This Vessel did not make any returns to her
owners. She WAS, according to n sailor ON
her. wrecked nv a ,rcachcrous coptoin in
foreign waters. who afterwards raised her
changed her name. and is still cnioyin~ the
fruits of his dishonesty. The "Oulcu'' WAS
100 feet i'm I.nwth, Sc ice. breadth of br,m
IL feet depth of hold. within carryinu t.,.
pacitv of mn ions. This vessel * enm,mnd
i'm the coal tr,h, and has nro1.od :, oo9,l in
vcs,mcn1 She was ,tthis mort q fcw months
AGO This morning between thc hours of
nine and fen o'clock the third aud LARGEST
vessel built her, since thc war wos succcss.
fullv launched from thc stock. ,t tho chin
v,rd Irnv. r,.n.I ,rJ ,,,,nr,tnd ~, NI.,i
'Iobn - Amrn,,. & 70 ~ H., ',,,,n,-,d &C.
crowd c,cn l,rrn, ,L,r tLat HIN w; W.
sol ,Lo ,wn nr,,,;nn., inun,,i,, '''>'' '''''''
Ahnu, .;y ,nnrtI,,. ,an Cnnt Nal.or FL
words of Jcrsrv CIV and William H Crov.
ford = shipbuildcr ofKcnncbunk Port Maine
after yisitium wards ,t Wilmington Della
ware and other cities arrived here for tbr
dria po,ssesss,d greater ADVANTAGES for shin
bniIiiuu tb,u other places These o.utla-
man c,TnI I,,r. not ,rI,. :, ,,,nd hn,liIr ~;
matt, h,,i ,,m,. "a tl,, Ln:, sIi;n ,,rl. - ,ho
,nnt,,. lnn,,,I nn no homl. 81 r,t, ANY
h.utiiii, r;yn, ~, c,ch ,:;Jn of WIFI ,ras
IN ,Lu,,,l,nr.. nrtimInr ;,,st sni,cd far tba;,.
,,,,r,,n.n. rhn,. ,c,rrncd bn,n[. 20 c,,."r,
hI,. in,,r,.,.,.i iL,t C,,t EJwards 81 iou,a,,
a.. rn,, II,'Inn,I. r. En,nVS"I A., AZ,
C's.r, ,,p"I,;,' W 49,, ~ n,,,a, ~. IVY
'.I -, a., 'tn" MI anu
,,'I , 's "a. AZ W u''''i''S d
q ~ l - I','oi y, i iH NIn InSnsT
,.,s ,n,,i ~, :" dr,y ,hn o,,oi ,n1 s,,,'a,.
intend thr LuiIG;nr Of tho nav. scbonrn,
ON the RI Of W,rrh last tbe lcnl w,s laid
and tn.ln, .w,Itly I;vo months from thn
commandment th..rn .,l;JnJ otl.tbn .tocl,.
,J,,t !. .,;I -, l., H., Eli sl,i,, ,,.,,nmtor,,
an. Of. a., ,nJ ,.o.,.,1.,
,.,.o, mi, !, ,Inx,nJ.;., Acrnr,I;r,,,o tho
measurements made hy CAPTAIN l.. l., John
son. the efficient DEPUTY Collector of this
tort, the vessel is. leaving out fractions, 179
foot in l,n"tL -; feet brrn,lth of br,m over
all ISL feel dcpth Of hold, l6I feet tonnage
Iruutl, ia feet drnth or milshiu 75g ions
unjrr toun,~r deck one deck three masts
with c,hin finished in hard wood % feet
jonr u feet wide feet hirh cabin ton
n,T" rs ions noon Is feet in length 33 feet
breadth :; feet deem store room Isl feet
lou". ~ feet wide. 3 feet high tonnage ca
pacity of poop and store room 81 tons: fore
castle ii feet LONG. II feet wide, Il feet high,
tonnage capacity IL tons total registered
tonnage ST; total CARRYING capacity 300
ions Thc schooner which reflects credit
un,,n thr Workmanship of Mr., Crawford
and the men under him. is built especially
for the coal trade. and will be completed
here for sen. taking her first cargo from this
port ifthc coal can be obtained. Her frame
is Of white oak. II. Spear & Co., formerly of