The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-10-10
A Rainy Half Day in Bath

bdlls III VIII ne GtlitlllDGlCu ItuI IllcTe was i
great outpouring at the time of the Presden
tial visit, and the Journal representative on a
tour of inspection had more recently similar
reception. Itwas learned, however that those
were tears of JOY which fell while President
Harrison was enjoying the hospitaities of the
Shipping City, but the journal man simply en-
countcred rain. and mud. OF course little
obstacles like these did not dampen the en-
thusiasm or prevent the investigations of the
newspaper man, and soon after dinner he was
headed up-river under Bath umbrella, in the
direction of the ''bg ship" The shipyarts are
situated at the two extremes of the city, which
j. stretched along the water front; but perhaps,
considering the weather and the walking, it is
better to refrain from estimating distances.
Tile ship in the yard Of Arthur Sewall 4 Co.
is the largest ever igncd in the United States,
and is now fully framed. She will be three
decker of about 1000 tons measurement, and
her dimensions are follows Keel rs feet;
beam Is feet; depth > - feet Seen at a little
distance her timbcrs look slight, but appear
ances in this ease are deceptive, and she will be
a. -troLg A wood aul iron eau make her. The
kce'>ou j. double, and measures 81 inches in
height -Four hundred through bolts, each 3-S
inches in diameter and feet inch in length,
besides hundred. of treenails and smaller bolts,
were used to fa,tcn it in place, making this
long tier of heavy yellow pine practically one
stick. The floor i Of eight inch pine. She is
to have steam rear for hosting, etc. and a
Standing iron bowsprit. The Rappahannock
is intended for the san Francisco trade, will be
launched IN January or February next and has
been chr>tencd in advance the Rappahannock.
The >ewalls have built s. of the finest vessels
ever put atloat and among the more recent may
hc named the Iroquois, W. +. Hubcock J ohm
Ro>eniield and Willie Ro,enteld. The latter,
built in 1850, measured 2,455, and was the
largest Ship built in Bath up to the present
time
THE STEAMER PORTLAND.
Adjoining the >ewall yard is the New Eng
lana CO.'S Ship yard. This company succeeded
Go,> X sawyer, and Go,~, Sawyer n Packard,
and lis plant for wooden ,hipbuilling cannot
he eNctIlcd, if cquall9d. III any part Of the
WorId. They have thr facilities and the latest
improved machinery and tools for completing
a Ship in all her details with the exception Of
WindaS>c>, rap>tarS, etc. Since the early part
of lSG6, 237 vessels of all sizes have been built
IN TINS \ard. l"tudjn@ >chooners, brig>, barhS,
ships and har@cs, Il, well as yachts, steamers
and steamships. Their largest ship, the John
II. Kelley, of 2,3Gl gross tons, was launched
OCT. ;. 1888. They have now on the stocks
-ide-WAaa steamer, propeller ana four
hooMers tWo Of which are very large. The
steamer Portani, building for the Maine
Steamship to., for the line between Boston
anj Portland, first calls for attention. and as it
began To rain in torrent, about that time A shell
ten was found under her bottom and led to a
length, inspection OF her Keel and planking
Between the shower, the splendid ,i,Ie-wbocIer
wa, ooar,leC, and there could not Lave Been /.
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