New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

thcIr vov ~ thev co 10 Hampton Roads but Il Is not
vet decided upon what day they will start from the
other Side The Santa Maria, built by the Spanish
Government. IS from designs copied from the painting
Of that vessel which served as the flagship OF the
Columbus fleet The santa Maria OF 1892 IS I'm every
respect and in the mnut,~t detail reproduction OF
n, prototype Of 1892 II has the old fashioned
shape the same primitive masts, the same peculiar
,tylr Of rig and sails and it is reported that She has
the same armament 81 ialcoBos small cannon, the
mllzzlc Of which IL about hx feet in length carrying
only two-pound BALI and mortars halberds and
arqleblls,.s. She is vessel Of about $40 tons dis
placement, and reminds OF the Chinese junk. She
IS manned by a special obtained from among the
fishermen and sailors around Cadiz and san Fernando.
while the officers a detail from those Of the Spanish
Navy. The cabin OF the commander Is above Oh the
poopdck or over the apartments OF the other officers
IS furnished In the style ~ the fifteenth century, with
map, documents and nautical Instruments 81 that
spreading largr squnrr sails, and on tho miznon q
latccn ria. The ma,thcads are decorated with the
royal standards OF CASTLE and Leon, In exact lmlia-
i'm 81 tho n-,S witch Columbus planted In me new
world on October II. 100. /. .
santa Maria ard while both 81 th~@c smaller vessels
are apparently from the model and Of he same
Sne,;t Ten ton.-S.r tonnage being about 10 tons.
Tho two fac SMILES Of the two OF the same
built NJ Rnrcclonn By two shipbuIlderS named Parkc
and CardOn- Their construction was begun in Judy
n
Tinted States Government In september They arr
for the tinc being American nr of,Nsr as they arr
corh manned hy TWO officers and eight sailors, and
naval dlS,itIne is observed To the letter In letter
written hy one OF the officers Of the Bennington, he
says. :. Tic appearGncr Of tho Nina, nom the
horc IS deceptive but rDfnr OH board II Is At once
perceived that her apparently di.propnronatc height
above tho wntcr-linc Il DUE IN hcr lofty bulwarks
particularly psr running round t'c pop: and as nor
breadth. some tNeny-thrc- feT IS very great In pro
PORTION to her length which Is fifty seven feet, she II
really much more sraworthy craft than clI~ory
dance would lrnd 70 expect The space under
,at tho poop divided by partition into two cabins
ono Tor ,he crow and the other tr the officers From
here hatchTav leads down 70 the hold, which Is
omen the whole length OF the vessel ana which gives,
therefore, n better .dca or her size
writing the forcc, Ing letter IS eyid mt that the de-
signrrs and the builders have done their best to TO
produce everything exactly 1t was when the original
vessel sailed from the harbor OF Palos. Even the
pmn furnished the vessel TO be used In case she
s,Ic, \ leak is made OF wood and after the Old print
typ form and looking n the vessel either acrcSs the
beam or from her bow realizes that there must
have boon greater proportion Of for the twenty
four whom the Nina carried than Is allowed to either
oncnrs or mon on the war-vCsSelS OF to-day. The
thrnn nosts are placed close together for symmetry
Tho foremost being rhe largest; while I'm tho modern
sailing vessel the mainmaS Is the largest These two
vessels are atcen rggc and, II necessary. the sails
NAV b. used. On the buwark 81 the poop mounted
-Four crlvonA Crcech loading hnc and slender guns
ornamcntod MI the figures Of scrpcnsl. each carrying
SIX .ounce ball These are mounted upon swlves. and
hy means ~ levers may be trained IN any direction.
There are also two small boats each 81 the caravcis
tbcr model being peculiar I'm rhat A. gives broad
bow MS 4, the stern. The principal dimensions OF
these three peculiar craft are:
H.