The Portland daily press., 1891-08-13
BUSY DAYS IN THE KNOX SHIpYaRDs
a Portland Captain viii commara
One OF the Beauties.
RockIand Men want to Build the New
Life Saving Station.
The Knox and Lincoln Following Its
Original Route.



RocKLAND, August II. = In about two
weeks another handsome vessel Will be
launched from the Gilchrlst shipyard In
this city. She Is q three-master OF about
$50 tons. with these dimensions: length
OF keel. 140 feet; breadth OF beam. 35 feet {;
depth Of hold, 1875 feet. The frame Is con-
structed Of Virginia white oak and put to-
gether to stay. She was built for Captain +.
p. Whittier Of Portland.
l. Il: Snow Il Co. In their yard have 800
ton schooner In process OF building. The
rush OF repairs and rebuilding work keeps
their crew busy, and the new schooner has
tae attention Of the workmen when other
business Is slack.
In Camden II. NJ Bean has two vessels on
the stocks. One Is q schooner Of $50 tons net
for Capt. p. B. Reed Of Linwood, N. j. She
Is tour-masteT, slngle-decker, with hard
wood and hackmatack frame.
The second schooner Is being built for
Capt. j. +: Alien Of Fall River, Tor whom
Mr.. Bean built the handsome Cornelius Har-
| graves, several years ago, which was run
down and sunk by q steamer, soon after her
Launching. This new schooner will have a
| keel 1853 feet long, 40 feet be0m and II feet
depth. She win be double-decker and win
| ton about 800. :
The last schooner launched from Mr..
Beans yard was the Katherine ID. Perry,
which touched the water April %. She was
built for Cape Cod parties and was OF 1865
tons.
When the two vessels now on the stocks
are completed, Mr.. Bean will have a record
Oh % first class vessels built BY himself.
Coombs & Co. at their yard are putting to-
gether fine schooner Of about 700 tons, f53
feet keel So feet beam and II feet depth.
Dunn u Elliott Of Thomaston, who have
lust launched the fine schooner Ella M.
wiley, have nothing at present In their yard
and do not intend starting anything new this
year.
Washburne Bros. are building a $50 ton
three -masted schooner at their Port Clyde
haa - g..
and harm pine ceiling and planking. Her
length OF keel Is log feet, width 20, depth 10,
aud she will be completed November /. The
nrm's crew has been kept so busy with re-
pair work at the railway that the new work
has progressed somewhat slowly. Some fifty
vessels have been repaired there the past six
months. Washburne Bros have a first class
foreman In Ira Vinal. The Washburnes have
built In their rhomaston yard one schooner
OF 800 tons this season, and have frame In
the yard OF another Of about 500 tons, which
they may possibly build this fall, although
they have not fully decided.
lt Is earnestly hoped that the contract for
the construction Of the government life-sav-
Ing station on Burnt Island may be awarded
20 w. III. Glover q Co.. who are the lowest
bidders. The specifications call for a dwell
Ing house 30x50 feet, OF one and one half
stories; an outbuilding for fuel. 12x1s feet,
The Job would probably last into November
and furnish employment TO large crew OF
men.
Notwithstandingt the protest raised by some
OF our citizens at the route taken by the pro
posed Camden extension Of the Knox and
Lincoln railway. IL now locks as II the route
surveyed Is one that will be used, and that
too, pretty soon. Hon. @. u. Llttedeld Is
ascertaining from the various property own
their land. with the evident Intention OF pur-
chasing In the behalf Of the company. such
properly.