Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
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The City Point Gosstt, iutnishel the
following raey history or y British brig
which reads like burlosquo, bus which
is undiluted truth, we sre assured. The
Collaroy was built in 1853 IN Liverpool
England, and was sent out to Australia 81
n crack passenger boat to run between TO
Newcastle and Sydney, but she ran
ashore on Manly Beach, where sho lay f0t
three years, high and dry aud her owners
sold her TO M Italian who u9ed lar for
coffee and spi,e factory, using her steam
power TO do the grinding. After time,
he sold her 10 German, who fitted her
mp as lager b1tr garden, Nhere hot
weiner sausages and eRner-ktaut were
served up to the ext ureionists who Went
down every Sunday to GmnHa themselgee,
but the German left very suddenly, with
ont leaving any explanation. She was
then sold 10 q second. hand Irish clothes
dealer, who spent all his money IN getting
her of and repairing her, but not having
. trade for her, be started carrying hogs
and other irish emigialts, who had
Jagged behind, from Sydney to Newcastle
She kept in that trade till he made d for.
owner, Mr.. Alexander Buns, Bsiuain
Sydney, who intended to set her up for
soup house, but she being passed upon
by the surveyors, said that She WEB
nuniber one vessel, 30 The soup horse
| stock was notified and sha WAS sent IL
this port with cargo OF GOAL AID re
turn cargo of lumber. she is lSS feet
long, 4 90 feet bsam and III feet hold
She made the passage up in So days,
beating all the fast clippers. 1t IS com
| mon for her 20 ball of ~ TO II miles per
hour. She il the strongest vessel tbGt
was ever built in Europs. tier bottom il
! steel plates four inches thick, hor sides
| two inches, aud her deck one inch. Tho
reason was that she lad to GROSS reef Of
| rocks at one OF the ports where she called
snd had to thnmp herself across them,
She is commanded by A. Ball, and his
| father is well-known pawnbrOker who
has three cutside his shop ia Sidney to
catch tie barbound sailor, who wants to
\ shove his sextant or quadrant up the
/ spout.
An several Of our local clippers sail 10Y
The same port with the Oolla1oy, We OK
\ pect to sac some tall travelling done
Then on her return trip let our local
builders 60 down and take pattern of
her model. A. NJ. Simpson hal photog-
rapher down before she went and photo.
grsphed the lines in her waist the curves
on her poop, the lines of her bottom, sizt
Of her after hatch and forsscuttle, the
diameter of her windlsss and what size
norman she will take. She has bonnet
on her jib, her head gear is all taut her
rigging is set up with four inch in her
dead eyes, her msstheads are covered and
capped, she has donkey engine on
board, and the falls are led through
snatch blocks to hoist sails. When
pumping ship, the donkey is used. She
has patent eccentric screw, which i
worked from the forward end, and we
consider that she is the best fitted vessel
that ever came to this port. There is
now great competition between eastern
shiphuilders, who are building four.
masted sehooners, also this coast, and tbs
Coliaroy ia the first British one as yet
A, NJ. Simpson has now got some points
80 look out for his next great what is it