Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-07
1ocAL mARINE News.



The tugbost Robert X. Kirkland is
hauled out on the Pnsey L Jones Com
pany's railway for an overhsuling.
WORK on the new pilot boat which is to
take the place of the Tugley, is being
pushed at the Jackson Il Sharp Com.
pany's sLipyard and although she is
not been definitely fixed.
seiiel It Hastings Of this city, fur
nished the iron for fue big marine
boiler % feet long and 81 inches diane
ter, which Mrcurdy 4 Warden Of New
Y1rk are oailling.
TIE Harlan 1t Hollingsworth Company
II ID tue lowest bid for repairing the
HSnt.han.s tender z zsuia. Their hid
was /: . Ita z z.nia, although q new
boat /, &c be equipped With new boiler,
a. her present one has been found TO be
top small the work required of It
The new steel ferry boat b1ilding at
the Harlan Il dollings worth Oompauy's
shipyard Tor the New York Il Brook yu
Ferry Company will be launched abe u
December 18th,
The new transfer steamer Maryland
recently launched 1T the Harlan 4 Hol-
lingswsrtn C3mpauy's shipysrt will be
supplied Win two independent engines
and shafts SO that abe may back with one
wheel and 90 ahead with the other, en-
Rblipg her to turn in a very short circuit.
She is built Of iron throughout and can
not meet with the fate OF her predecessor
Of the same name, which was recently
burned.
The steamer New York built for the
New York, Philadelphia h Norfolk rail
road, let the Harlan i uolling,worth
Co.'s shipysfd Satrr lay morning, sbou;
$50 O'Clock for Cape Charles. She will
only be need in transferring passengers
between Cape Charles and Norfolk. A
new train each way will bs placed on the
N. Y. z. & n. railroad shortly passing
through Wilmington IN the morning.
The fou, masted Schooner dob n. Jack.
son, Jr., built for Captain Williams Of
New Jersey, will be launched about moor
on Saturday next. The vessel is named
after a son OF JOB II. Jackson, some one
OF whose family will chris,en her as sht
leaves the ways. The keel foT the new
four uissted schooner for Capt. Holmes
will follow on her ways.
The Hon. Ralph Ahercromby. mem.
Der OF British scientific expedition, re
Gently made an interesting al Successful
\ experiment 10 ascertain the heigh. o.
waves at sea by placin. very sensitive
I aneroid barometer upon the surface o
i the water, which was capable o. record
I ing its extreme iiss and fall. The sea ii
an ordinary wind was shown to hav
waves 40 feet high from base to crest.
may therefore be safe to say that In
very heavy gl!e the waves are about 6,
feet high
/ The two new steamboats, now building
at the Pusey & Jones CompAny's ship
yard for the Jacksonville, Tampa d Ks,
West Railroad Company will be read
for launching in o few days. They az
stern wheel passenger ard freight steam
era which, when completed will dra'
only Is inches OF water light and 2
inches when loaded. The huls are bull
q steel and are provided with three waite
tight and two open bulkhesds. On
will be used as a day boat and the o.hs
as night boat. The latter will have
staterooms. The saloon and dining roof
will be on the upper deck and will
fitted up in good style for the comfort {
passengers accommodations being pre-
yidea for $50 people. She is to make
miles per hour. The night boat Ia -
feet long and the day boat 10 feet Ions
Their boilers will be Of the western rive
type. Each vessel will have tive padd
wheels, s feet face and IS feet diamete'
They will be completed in ABOUT on
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