The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
BATH NEWS.
Description of the Ship Willie Rosen-
feId-Minor Notes.

BATH, Sept. a.
Yesterday noon the ship Willie Rosenfeld
was launched into the waters of the Kenne-
bee from the yard of Arthur Sewall & Co.
The Rosenfeld was draughted by Mr.. Potter.
marine architect and constructed under the
direction of master workman Captain Z. B.
Mallet and master joiner Cleveland Preble
Her dimensions are as follows Tonnage
gross 2455.03, net 2353.45; length, 1868; beam,
44.S; DEPTH 1911; height between decks, SIS;
total depth, 27.S5. In point of beauty she is
the handsomest ship ever built in Bath Her
lines are long and very graceful, running
from the broad bilge to keen bow that will
insure at once speed and carrying capacity
of no ordinary degree: Her upper or main
deckis long and broad. The poop deck is
longer than common, and the cabin is well
forward, leaving plenty of room between the
cabin and wheelhouse, which is divided into
two large rooms, the after one fitted with
shelves and lockers for storage, and the for
ward one for the wheelsman, commanding a
clear view of the deck and sails.
The cabin is finished in cherry, Queen
Anne style, and is above the ordinary size.
Two large plush upholstered sofas occupy
each side of the after cabin, while beneath
the plate glass mirror is a richly carved
mantel.
The intermediate deck has around it next
the hull border of hard pine five feet in
width and IA inches in thickness. Below
the intermediate deck are the beams for an
other deck to be used only in carrying gen
eral merchandise and which contribute to
the strength of construction which charac-
terizes the whole vessel
Ones impression of this gigantic leviathan
is that the best material and labor available
have been put into her construction. She is
owned by John RosenfelG, the leading mer-
chant OF San Francisco, and is named for a
deceased son, Willie Rosenfeld. Capt.W. H.
Dumphy of Lewiston formerly of the ship
occidental, will command the Rosenfeld
Capt. Boyd of Dedham, Mass, will take her
to Baltimore to load.
The launching was witnessed by large
crowd of people, who had assembled to see
the huge leviathan glide into the waters of
the Kennebec regardless of the unpleasant
rain storm then in progress.
NOTES.
Hon. William Rogers schooner will be
coppered on the stocks and launched about
Wednesday:next. She will be commanded
by Capt. Thomas Mclaughlin, of the
schooner Belle O'Neil, Captain Smith, of the
Thomas B. Farland, taking the O'Neii
Oa the marine railway the tug Seguin is
and the schooner Lida Fowler is being re-
caulked and metalled.
Ihe Gerry Fine Engine Co. of Marble
head, Mass, with the Lynn Band, arrived
this afternoon to visit Long Reach F. E. CO.
OF Bath. The home company met their Wis
itors at the train and with the Cadet Band
escorted them to their fine engine house
where a collation. was served and addresses
OF welcome delivered. This afternoon they
paraded in the following order:
Platoon Of Police;
Bath Cadet Band.
Engineers of Bath Fire Department.
Long Reach Engine Co., No. 2.
Lynn Band.
Gerry Fire Engine Co.
The principal streets were paraded A
reception and ball will be given them at the
Alameda tonight, with Wilson's orchestra of
Auburn. Tomorrow the two companies
VIII go on an excursion up the Kennebcc to
Augusta, and on returning give band con-
cert in the park. Saturday they will be
shown the local points of interest until the
time for their departure when they will be
escorted to the cars. During their stay they
VIII stop at the Bath Hotel.
The wreck of the schooner Maggie, on the
beach at Hunnewell's Point, was foated off
by the action of waves and tide Tuesday
The sunken tug Mary Lee is reported as
nearly ready to be carried to Small Point
Harbor, having been raised till her smoke
stack is visible.
The Alamedas are still feeling long-felt
want with regard to the medals.