Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-20
1He wErmoRE IS HsRf .
A Curious Floating Monster Whica Has
Become Nosed Everyw here Now in the
Christiana

A Curious Floating Monster whica Has
Become Noaed Everyw here Now in the
Christiana
The whale back steamer wetmore,
which Is one Of the most unique
and odd looking vessels that has ever
plouqhed The waters Of the Christians.
arrived at the wharf Of. the Pusey
and Jones Company at ~ Is
o'clock this afternoon. Since
the moment of her arrival crowds
OF people have visited the neighborhood
TO inspect or catch a glimpse Of the
curious floating Monster She will re
main at the wharf for several days while
she is being loaded with paper mill and
shipbuiding machinery for Puget
| Sound
The American Shipbailder of to-day
contains the following
The arrival OF the whalehack steamer
| O. w Wetmore, last thursday, fron
Liverpool is one OF the most important
events In the history Of steam navlga-
tion since the introduction Of Ericsson
screw propeller.
| The Wstmore was built by the Aineri-
can Steel Barge Co, Of West Superior
Wis, from plans OF Captain Alexander
McDougall, of Duluth, Mimi, and is the
first vessel to cross the Atlantic without
masts or sails OF any kind On the
passage from Liverpool to New York the
four short wooden jury masts were
stepped in sockets on deck and the sails
set
AS the steamer had only sufficient coal
in her hold rs ballast she rolled atry
mendously, and 10 steaming head to sea
her peculiar shaped bow WAS continually
caught up by both wind ano
wave and thrown to either side
thus making her yaw continuously until
the wind hauled to the ''norlid'
or southwark OF her westerly course. In
ballast the steamers pitching procliyi.
ties developed In a remarkably disagree
able manner. Strange as it may seem
this cheaply built vessel was not even
provided with governor and the engi
neers had to stand by the throttle all
the time In heavy weather, as her screw
was continually out of water
The Wet more Is said to have cost one
third less to build than a ship like tbs
Maekinsw, of the same carrying capaci y
Ii is not unlikely that the American
whaleback will com pete successfully with
the modern English tramp steamer fl 70.
with Two short pole mRsts, triple ex.
panson engines and all the Improvement
for the economical carrying oil
ocean freight The crew of the Wet
more consists of master, first officer
second mate, two engineers, two oilers
three coal passers. three fremen, foui
sailors, cook aud steward. With the ex
eeption of captain nearly all the officer,
and crew are foreigners and "cheaI
labor such as is Nshipped on tthi
, English tramp steamers. The wage
paid is as follows, the sum given afte
, each number corresponds with the posi-
ton named above. First, 1920; second
$50; third, $50; fourth, 500; fifth
$50; sixth, $25; seventh, $25
eighth, 500; ninth, $50; tenth
500; eleven, 500 twelve SEQ; thirteen
SEQ; fourteen, $1s; fifteen, SIS; sixteen
SIS; seventeen, SIS; eighteen, $50; nias
I teen $50 Where is there an America
ocean steamship Of 600 tons carrying
capacity that can be run with 10 me
and managed for SIPS month";
The whaleback steamer is ceTtainl
destined TO work almost a complete revu
lutien in the American carrying trade
!, and we predict thst the building 0
: square rugged vessels lships and bark
! will entirely cease in the shi
; yards Of New England, Pennsylyani
! New Jersey aud Delaware after this yel
= as a direct outcome Of the advent OF CAP
, Alex McDougall's pigs, as his whal
= backs were first called, but 4
:. the sake OF humanity we wou
= earnestly request the owne
: of this wonderful type of ocean stesmi
! TO light and ventilRte the forecastle an
: fire rooms of these vessels SO that tho,
who are compelled to 90 to sea in Il
pig may not have to live like pigs al
wallow in darkness. heat and foul air.