New-York tribune., 1890-03-23

"Whai va, TIE condition Of iMpbuiG.nS IN lr"l
asked tn reporter.
at that date said Nr Webb. " Hcw York was the
leading sh.pbuldlns place IN THIS country h'Hsh INC
husinc>, va. not large or the establishments numerous
a, comp,rcd with 4 later date. There were l'rsh
& CO.. Webb Is Allcu Eel & Brow %. Flohcti fhomif
smith A Dmou ard Jalcz Williams Later DNhe
rnrtlss. william II. brown. william Collier. Thoma'
Collier John Eneiis and few others ~ l~'s'' h"''
,cre added 81 tho earlier iiic tho Ailaifo ana
Novelty WORKS were tho only huiil"r' ~ not" ~
marine cnsncs Later Fletcher & Harrison The
Moran the Phoenix and few other engine hnlliini
work, were established. n the earlier wears the
,r,nnnt ~ i,i. moss done AZ Nov FORK varied owinr
,r-clv - the frequent passage and repeal - tain
laws thus r,A'h unsctilne business. Int aS all
or nearly al f the foreign racket slip, were bAt
here there wa always -omctins being done.
"Th~ hnsires, gradually tr'reascd un'il All ~ me
shin wards and machine shop, Had al the bu,nes' they
oonld d. The, offered livelihood for maii thou'
..rd, - ,.,rtmcn mechanics and hhoicr> II III"
v,r.ou, TRADES vllrh are allied 20 the lni'dns 81
slip ric-c mcu with their families mad" hp lh'
larger part u the population o.! those p'rt' - the
seventh Eleventh ard Seventeenth Ward, sf'ac'ni -
the river That par' of nrootl'n formerly known
rs Williamsburg and 'r""npo'n'. WIS also nfih mp
by tho siiplu.d.ns in'"rc.tf Wv o"n c-'ahiishmcnt
on the Fat rvcr VIZ th- largest p-iva'" c.ahlish
n.cnt - o. kni lr th' world Al
tiAt dltc say tbs adr e,i'y because
had ~ iici every ir,e ouc in EW0r". Moro
,c..cl, and many a. IL" hrt-t iounar'. were inil,
%, my vart f.om i-iO to l-f- a. which da'' r.
tired from the nr.-l ran were huil' ny any other
ono firm. launched az one tic 'hrce large vessels
I'm twenty minute. feat ncser before or since ~.
conipl,.hci. 80 f,r 4, know. r.tt Was proni
moment 81 my nfr and al was done with no m"aap
or accident whatever.
"Oticr usoii moments frequently experience q
when looline cut Of mv onco at noon to SIC not
..Itf AT
from my own vori, ant from tac nc.caborins ,hops
and vaid, 10 their hon,cs To- join their familc' at
dinner. not 10 eat meal Il porrdcc. either hu' a
sui al one and the best that the market Afforded
such a., D., unknown to most worismen tn Europe al
aus trade. Here ab O!utc happncs' ana comfort
Di,fc,. clc, tmcnf, ptocc,, for non a'mcnl 81 rent
| never heard ct in those days ani seldom any dih
,rlty arose between ma ter and worhmcn an regard
~ v.a.c. ard when such cXif'ncj dld arise j. was
ouic.ly .ctflod. This state ol things continued f0i
a, ont han "a century In fact until about l7'o "hr
a lar-c foreign element found It, Nay in" thc
hu,lnc.s consequent upon Tie demand fo' mc' hah''
during the clipper cil.
WHAT CNE DIG STRIKE DID.
4Thcn came "A combined strike with nearly AL Of
thc ship carpenter, and cauhcrs engaged III ouildn5
and rrpairns snips at both Ncw York and I'o'oA ana
o,r nc,rhlor,ood. and a demand for large increase
ot wage. cislt hour, for days labor. ana more
arbitrary than All else. the hos'c' were t" be- H't"
ns to the number Of app.cnii", thcy shoih, nay M
In hi, later demand objected and "ttHnIri iht
rupipyrr, II the different ,ltc, a"l~ me 'c'h"I an.
fourht the ,trincrs strcnu"psN Tor th''r "o' ''
The ,an,c time expressing "a tc'nli,H !" pay ',,
v.,gc, demanded. that tho wornin'n auIi'"'F'u' u'
ms fight d.oVc away much bn'll,'o from ',cM '""
which II never has recovered, ana wa, IN, t"'"7
of The death blow to- Salpbuudhe IL N'W l"rh. 49,.
About the year lrd3 built tae packet shIP NcV
yrL Gr ilc Old lac, lall Line OF Liverpool ra'"rts
& t"'" f 'n,ar~ r1rgci llns snip butt In th!, uy
In the DAY, of my connection VITA Nilpy"", , s,"
crcr, IT. not uncommon l"r .lcrE5 men, JmuStro
dnrt0rs and other proir-onn m'n u SIC" hPp"nl.r
worhs. We had many apri'n','m W'' W'rV N'i, H.
of men connected NIth toe shipping ih,c''''' !"
hnr"I%,, in my own works wa~ e,c Of the .tc
william uatcl.y, long Engl'A Consul "ee'"' at
TN. II ), well inonn tha, during the p1lmy day OF
the shipping interest, the sons ui 'hc 1T It i','VN
n,l.r ,i IN tic early days Of my business two twin
hr,ihcrs named lcll. both graduate "i Sew 'nrah
Nc~ York ana iit.l'' v f I''',' ,,o Az
urrc.,cd by tnosc with whom they came IN contact Tnc
chil ter Of the SHIPS bhl III tn 'ht"h states l"i
cAcc,lcncy. Durability. strength, scaHorlhinc', a',r
ic,i,fl lines was such To- hrng All marine people
to the niicd states - pur' ha'cls. Tn United
states built cheaper ships considering their good
| ,hc world The English and Germans bought many
Of the American wooden ships IN those DAYS.
THE WAY sHIPnUlLDiNG DECLINED.
"Now this has all passed away and my establish
ment closed and. While stlll own tho property. there
| IS no moro appearance OF sipbuding than If had
| uevcr existed. There is not shipDnildInS
works in this city, and none of importance In It's
vicinity; and there only two three shops for
constructing marine engines for vessels built else
where. All this prosperity Of home industries has
departed. aud gone chiefly Ia the bIildnc yaids Of
Great BIliain bee ,Lsr that Government wisely Ia.
IT, people by the payment of bountics TO build
steamships and establish mail ncs t. foreign
porta, and prepare the way for obtaining the Largo
! frci,nts
The adoption Of iron In place of wood enabled
the English To- brlld good elias, of ships and at les
| cost than formerly. These facia together with the
| Civ War following almost immediately. ami the
destruction of American ships bv the Confederate
prlvatccrs. enabled the foreigners TO capture the
marine and Its trade without any expense
10 themselves and which, through the fostering