The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-26
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
Four NV Vessels Added to Rich
mo nd's Schooner Fleet.

The ,shippfh,g interest Of the city OF
p;rbmord has steadily increased OF late
wears. and il is a matter Of pride to note
the growth If the schooner fleet, partly
owned In this city, wIich PHYS between
this and other ports.
The deepening o. our channe, and the
growth Of trade ara commerce in tits di-
rection deserves and should receive the
earnest attention OF 0m businessmen.
Recently several new vessels have been
built, and at present four OF them are at
our wharves on their first voyages. The
largest Of these, and perhaps the largest OF
the whole feet in which our merchants are
monetarily interested, is the schooner
James B. Pace, which arrived here Monday
afternoon, and noble craft she is. She
was built at the ship-yard OF George z.
Currier, Newburyport, Mass, at cost OF
$4,000. She Is the largest vessel OF Der
class ever built there, her gross tonnage
being 642. OF and 609.47 net. Her length IL
1914 feet, breadth 35.3, and depth 1873. and
her captain estimates that she will carry
1,100 tons Of coal. Her masts are OF Ore
gon pine, and each 81 feet long. The
painting Is decidedly striking, the national
coIors, red, white, and blue, predomina-
ting; and even in the cabin these colors
appear in delicate shades. The vessel is
first-class in every respect and reflects
credit on her builder. She has been rated
Al for fifteen years in the American Re
cord OF Shipping, special survey. This
fine schooner is commanded by Captain j.
w. Thrasher, OF Taunton, a skilful navi-
gator, who has spent nearly hali-century
on shipboard. For twenty-seven years he
has been master, and during this period
has only commanded two vessels-ope six
teen and the other eleven years. The Pace
is partly owned by the captain. builder,
and others in Newburyport and Taunton,
Mass, and the remainder in this city.
The Annie Ainslie, another OF the new
schooners, although not so large craft, is
an equally substantial one. Her dimen-
sions are 12O feet keel, 40 feet over all, 10
feet depth OF hold, 81 feet beam, and has a
carrying capacity OF 800 tons. Though
nothing elaborate Is visible, and general
plainness prevails, yet everything is neat
and tasty, and strength OF construction is
apparent in every part. She was built by
the Mcdonald Brothers, Camden, n. j.,
and the workmanship is most creditabe
Her cost was $4,000. She is commanded
by Captain p. McAndrews, IN experienced
sailor, well known to our shipping mer-
chants.
The schOoners William Allison and War
ner Moore are the other two new vessels
now in this port. They are both models
OF marine architecture, and compare favor
ably with any OF the Richmond fleet. The
William Allison was built at Camden, Me-,
and is commanded by Captain +. c. Ken
niston; and the Warner Moore was built
at Newburyport. Mass. and is commanded
by Captain Frank Crockett. Both vessels
have 3 carrying capacity OF 700 tons each.
And so the work goes on. There are
now not less than twenty vessels sailing the
.'ocean blue" which are partly owned in
Richmond. This speaks well for the ener.
gy and push Of our people.