The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-03
THE TALBOT AFLOAT.
The Launching of the Biggest
Schooner on the Sound.
STROKE OF HUNDRED HAMMERS.


The schooner w. II. Talbot, the largest vessel
ever built on Puget sound, was launched yester-
day at Hall Bros. shpyards, at Port BlaKeley
6he Slid of the ways at o'clock In the after
noon In sight OF q crowd OF several hundred per-
sons, residents OF Port Blakeiey, Seattle ana
other Sound points.
The Talbot had been on the ways ior some
time, her keel having been laid about Tour
months ago Preparations for the Launching
have been going on very actively Tor a week
past When the crowd began to gather yester-
day TO see the big vessel slide into she water.
hfty men were working on the deck and about
the keel. At signal from Foreman George
Monk the entire force in the shipyards, num-
bering about 100 men, took their stands along
the ways under the schooner from stem 10 stern,
each man armed with sedge hammer. The
stem was resting on big wooden blocks. A few
feet out on each side were the ground ways and
on top OF them the bIige ways. with liberal
! amount Of grease between On the top oil the
ground ways was fiangc fitting INTO CORE
eponding groove In the bottom OF the biige
ways, like the tongue and groove OF common
hooring lumber. 5ust over the bllge ways were
big wooden wedges on top OF which were the
blocks that the vessel rested upon when
the blocks under the keel were re-
moved. few feet outside of the
ways were n dozen or 80 shores props, on
each side. The foreman gave the signal with
shriIl whistle to commence pounding the
wedges. Instantly hundred siedzc hammers
began to rain heavy blows upon the wedges. A
little crcaking, and then the shores began to fall
aud the big huh was standing on the narrow
keel and the two wars Werkmen then got in
side OF the ways end split away the blocks
under tho keel This threw the weight OH tho
efsrpcry ways and with cheer and a cry OF
warning from the opiookers TO the workuen,
she big hull began to move, and, gradually in-
creasing its spsed, glidcd gracefully down stern
foremost into the water. As the stern post
81 49, rr.fntt doNr f7t0 ffa
smooth surface, a cheer went up from the
brcatiiscss spectators on the land that was
answered from the thron.s OF fifty little chill
drcn On the deck Of the Talbot, whom the cap
tain had kindly given the ruchcoyeted priv.
fiege III taking the first ride on the largest
vessel egc. trit at Fort BIakclcy
The 1aicot rode the water Ike duck, and
before she came 20 stop $40 yards more
outen the bay The ropes attached TO the lard
Hually drew taut anil with these ropes the
stensnef hauled the scoone. In and tied her to
the wharf. where she viii have her masts placed
and be fitted for sen. The schooner was butt
for COMPANY OF whom Captain Albert Paul, of
Far Francisco. Is the managing owner. W. II.
Talbot, another part owner and the one Cor
whom tho vessel was naned is a OF the de
ceased junior member OF the firm OF Pope &
Talbot. of the Port Gamble mill cyrus Walker
Of Seattle, a brothcr.ia-law of Mr. Talbot, is
another part owner. and Captain Biuhm, who
will have command al the Talbot, Is also n part
owner. She was built for the luEibe- trade, and
will probably take her first cargo to Honolulu.
Captain Bluhm, who will take charge Of the
Talbot, In an old Inret sound ssiio- having
been sailing In here for thirty-fve years. He
3 4 was with the late Captain Rcnion many years
ago He was captain of the Dora Biuhm and
later OF the unfortunate schooner W. s. Bovine,
4 both vessels having been built ut Hall Bros
~ yards II is only few weeks ago that the w. 8.
& BOVINE struck the rocks in the Amoor river, on
#Ita f4<x4< M md and
2fe forced to leave her, the natives asking
y Xpnth an enormous price to repair her that she
: Was snid and left there among the Tarta-s.
Every stick OF timber In the Talbot 10 OF Dong
s3ae nr yellow fir, from the forests of Puget
&1onnd She is four-masted fore and aft
41chooner. He- keel is l76 feet, her extreme
breadth OF beam 20 feet ana her depth of hold
i5ls feet. She Is of $50 tons burden, md
will carry 1.loo0o0 feet OF lumber. The model
after which she was built ia very pretty one,
and the Talbot will not only be good saiier,
but will be one OF the strongest vessels on the
s sea, ms the materials used wee the very best,
= the timbers large and the fastenings extra heavy
The keel is isx2s inches in size, the keelsou
lax24 and tho rider on top OF the keelson isx24,
n making depth of solid wood from top of rider
20 bottom OF shoe OF feet and inches, thor
h oughIy fastened with three tx inch bolts in
81 each frame. The sister keclsons are I6xlS
Inches. with rider on top I4xl6. and two assist
ant kcelsons each l4xls alongside OF the sister
kcelsons The sister keclsons arc fastened with
& four III inch iron bolts In each frame, square
fastened, snd beth sister keelsons and rider are
fastened through to the main kecson The
frame OF the weasel is Il inches sided and
moulded III inches thick at keel and "a inches
at gunwaic. She has bilge strakes l2xl4
inches. square fastened, tour tolts IN each
frame inch in diameter ana sill edge bolted
The ceiling above mp TO the second strake below
The clamp Is i0xii irches fastened with inch
iron, also edge boted The clamp is l2xl4.
square fastened. finch bolts in each frame aud
Tie strakc below the clamp is 1ixl4 inches.
The beams arc iSxi6. aud the hanging knees
average l. inches sided. She has waterways
a,so lock strake inside of the waterways, ali
securely fastened. Tho deck is made OF 4xi
finch tmhers. vertical grain up and down.
when loaded she will draw ISL feet
She will be provided with donkey engine 70,
handling the cargo, hosting sails anchors, etc,
81 and will be equipped with a patent iron wind
|s lass, manufactured by the Bath Iron Works, OF
bath. Me.
lho Tabots mast, viii he three feet higher
Il an the highest ever put on a vessel at Hall
BIZ HOS shin yards. Each OF the four naSts will
he inl feet high. The foremast will be 25Is
inches IA diameter at the keel, the mainmast
& sud mixxca.:aSt II aud the spankcrinast p
4 tsthcs TIE .opmasis each - feet long and
safs inches ii diameter in the CAP The jib
boon is a. feet long, and the fore, main and
nalxzenhconls a-c each sos feet long and II
~ u ehes Ia diameter Inc spabANA' - - tcs
1png and rs, inches in diameter, and the gafs
g . 9 Ssss feet long and inches IN diameter.
rhiS is the third vessel launched al Hal, Bros
81 thpyard this season. and the thirty ninth since
n The firm was established at Port BlaAeiey. Hall
Bros started at Port Ludlow In 1875, and built
thirsy-oae vessels there up to 1881, when they
moved tn Port Rlakeley. In ali they have built
seventy vessels, record unequalled by any
Khlphuslders on the Coast, not excepting the
mammoth Union Iron Works of san Francisco
The record this season will be FIVE schoonevs
with total tom v,c of $500 tons Among tbs
vessels built BY Hall Bros. is the United States
revenue cutter Richard Rush, which has played
sneh an important part in the Boring sea con
t-oversy The firm bull, the tug Wandercr
and \ half dozen steamers fo- the inier-lslant
Steam Navigation Company OF Honolulu. ThC
sonnafre OF the vessels turned out this summer
VIII DC the largest of any seasons work In the
history of che firm.
Two schooners are now on the ways pea
shc place left by the Talbot yesterday. One o
them Is sister schooner % be exactly like thS
Talbot, and win DC owned by nearly the same
4 men she has not been named aud VIII not b
ready ia launch for three months Tbs cthe
schooner is six feet shorter and has one foot lest
beam, with the same depth, She is being built
for Levers & Cooke. OF the Hawaiian islands
and when she is launched, which Will he II
about two months. size will be commanded b,
Il Captain penhallow. of the schooner Robert
Iawers
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