Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17
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New Vessels ln COurhe og COnstru
Liom AT lisn EdUr Yards.


zion AIT she F0Wr Yards.
There is not, Just at this tirne, ANY 9 r
plus OF work or unusual activity in Will
mington shipyards, though two out OF
the four have all the new work they can
handle easily,
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
has four new iron or steel vessels nndes
way. One OF them Is about finished. II
is stated that they have about consutn.
mated contract for buil ing two more.
This company oes not believe that The
new steam yacht which Neatie q Levy,
the Philadslp hia shipbullders, IRE to
build Ia for rich foreigner. Neither do
they believe that il will surpass in finish
or speed any of the floating palaces built
by them for the same price.
II. M. ,Flagler's new palace steam
yacht Alicia is about ready to be turned
over to her owner. She hes had a sea
trial trip and will soon be given speed
trial.
The steel steam yacht Amy, which is
being built for frederick Gallatin OF New
York, has had hsr mssts put in. Her
hull is painted white, and her dimensions
are about the same as the Alicis's. She
Is intended for sen cruising, aud stands q
little higher out of the water Than the
Alicia 1t ia said that she will be finished
In even greater luxury than Mr.. Flagler's
craft.
The big olier Saturn will probably be
ready for launching in about two weeks.
Workmen are busy riveting her upper
plates and her tremendous big hull has
been given sost OF red lead paint.
The twin propeller steamer which is
being built for the Wilmington Steamahip
Company to run on North Carolina
waters is in frame. The Charles Warner
Company has controlling interest in
this company. The new vessel will be
christened the Neuse, after the Reuse
river in North Carolina. The other two
vessels which rumor has 1t Harlan's will
build are passenger propellers for the
Washington and Norfolk Steamboat
Company.
The fleet OF river steamers which were
oyerhauled at HsrlAn's during the early
spring months arc all running on their
various routes. The steamships Norman
and Catharine Whiting Of the Winsor
Line, between Philadelphin and Boston,
are at the upper wharf. There Is no
present need for the vessel on thu line,
and it is rumored that their places having
been taken by the new iron vessels re-
Gently built, these two ars for sale. The
big iron steamship Ssrapis, of New
CAstle, England, belonging to the Earn
Line Of English freighting cleaners, came
up to the yard Thursdsy afternoon in tow
of the tugs New CASTLE aud Juno. She
will have patch put on her bottom.
The Scraps was companion ship to the
| Inflated Earnmoor.
The private steam yacht Falcon makes
her headquarters 1T Harlan n HollinRs-
worth'a and goes out on pleasure trips
almost daily.
The Pussy Il jones' Company are build.
ing but one vessel at this time, u revenue
cutter for the Federal government. The
new boat ia almost ready for launching
and will probably be put overheard this
week. This company il at present repair
4 ing the barge Alice which is on the rail-
way. The last vessel sent away from this
yard was the aaniterium steamer John z.
smith, which is running daily between
Philadalptia and E9d Bank N. j. Will
| liam du Points team yacht Anita makes
her headquarters at the wharf Of this
company or TINT OF the Gold Spring Toe
Company. across the river. She is q tr,n
little oral. and is often seen speeding on
the Delaware.
Enoch Moore is not building any new
vessels just az present. The stAam
launch Annie and fss!ght scow belong
ing 10 the Wilmington Il Northern rail-
road are undergoing repaiss on the rail-
way. IAa big steamship 8anwi9k is at
the wharf adjoining MorTs's yard loading
cars from theJscbson y ShRrp Company.
At jackson Il shsrp's y number of
small vessels, such as dump soows for
the Atlas Dredging Company end car
floats for the Philadelphia il Reading
Railrond Company are in course of con
struotion. They have also under CON
tract the hull for ferry DO for the
Brooklyn Annex Ferry Company, a
steamer for carrying lumber and other
vengels. The yard acomparatively bnsy.
Nearly all of the Wilmington tugs have
recently been ovsrhauied and reprinted
on the railway, and the new floating bath
house, donated by job II. jackson, has
been built.