The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-04
HANDSOME NEW SHIP.
The Finest Ever Built On the
Sound Is Launched.
CHANGES ON THE LAKE SHORE.
Two Old Officers Going to San Fran
cisco-Contract for Grading Great
Northern Grounds.

Captain E. Biondi. of Port Townsend,
has sent to the PosT-ISTELILGEycER full
description of the splendid vessel William
Bowen just completed at Hall Bros ship
yard in Port Blakeley at cost of 1000.
lShe is four-mast schooner and one of the
finest vessels ever constructed on the
Sound, combining strength, great carry
ing capacity, seaworthiness, speed and
beauty. Her owners are: ". G. Hall,
Captain Thomas Wallace. of the steamer
Walla Walla; Page Bros. of San Fran
CISCO; Hall Bros. and Richard Chilcott, of
Port Blake.ey; Captain Karl Fjerern and
others. W. G. Hall is managing owner
and Captain FjereIn master. She is now
loading 10000 feet of lumber at Port
Gamble for Melbourne. Following is a
description of the vessel in detail:
Dimeasions-Length, I72 feet: BEAM $50 feet;
depth of hold. l5i feet, ana registered net ton
nage, 726.
The keel is lSx1s inches in two pieces, length
o. scarf l6 feet. fastened with l-inch iron. The
shoe is inches thick, fastened with compost
tion spikes and metaled. The main keelson is
1Sx2s inches, In TWO pieces. Rider keelson on
top of main keelson, is l6xl4 inches, in three
pieces, with 16foot searis, all bolted through
keel with Il Z Inch iron, tour bolts in each frame
Sister keelsons are sided IS inches and nodded
l6 inches IN two pieces, b0lted with finch iron,
two bolts in each frame. and bo.ted to main
keelson, bolts ? feet inches apart.
The frames are sided II inches and nodded IL
inches at keel aud inches at deck, with a
stanehioa sided l. inches on every frame The
spaces on top of keel are 81 inches between cen
ters and flied in solid.
The ceiling to the turn OF the bige is inches,
five lower strakes of ceiling Il inches thick
thence to clamps. 9 inches thick. with two
strakes under clamps lix10 inches in thickness
The two upper strakes aud clamps scaried
The five lower strakes OF thick ceiling are fast
ened with Linen iron, and 70 clamps with "a
inch iron. Enough fastening is driven from
the inside TO work the plank. The balance is
driven from the outside, and riyeted over rings,
four bolts TO frame and everv strake OF thick
ceiling. All thick ceiling edge bolied.
In the deck frame the beams sided to Is
inches and nodded Is inches, secured to clamp
u inches in thickness and worked 70 frames.
They are bolted with four 1-inch bolts in each
frame, down from the outside and clinched
Beams let Into CLAMPS iucn. A chock is
doyetailed between all the beams and within
one inch OF the top of the beam. flush with
clamps, and fastened with two bolts in each
chocE, driven from the outside and clinehed.
Each beam is secured with a hanging knee
sided 10 inches, all securely fastened with l-inch
iron throat-bolts. There are two breast hooks
and pointers forward and two aft, also breast
hooks above ana below the lumber ports, fast
ened with Il ,-inch iron bolts. There is
Sanction under each beam, secured to
center OF beam by an iron strap.
The lower ends are kneet to keelson.
The planking and ceiling are of extreme
lengths some being over 100 feet. The first gar
board straAe is inches thick by IS inches wide,
edge bolted 10 Keel anu worked to vessel with
two composition bolts, and with three locust
tree nails 10 each frame, The second straAe is
hp frOm hst n
the wales the tickness is inches. The fssten-
ings OF the planking are ali square, with locust
tree nails. Below the copper line all metal used
is yellow metal. To give greater strength and
rigidity TO the structure there two waterways
l1xli inches and l0xl2 inches respectively, all
well fastened and bolted 10 beams with two bolts
in each frame, all driven from the outside and
clinched on the face. The rails So inches
thick and 10 inches wide fastened with two IS
inch bolts into the head of each stanchiou The
deck plankiug IS / inches square, vertical grain,
and lasted 10 beams with galvanized spikes
The cabin is roomv and conveniently divided
into staterooms for the captain and officers, with
dinipg-rooU, pantry, siorcrooms, etc. The for
ward house Is also roomy, with comfortable
quarters for the crew galley englne-h house, car
penter shop, sail lockers, etc. For the preserya-
ton Of the frame, it has been sailed between
spaces from the gunwale 10 one stcake below
vale.
The vessel is furnished with one double
cylinder hosting engine, geared 20 wlndlass Tor
heaying up anchors, one steam pump, besides
the regular ships hand pumps, with complete
set OF hose. engineers tools, etc There are
three iron water tanks with capacity OF LEO
gallons, and water-casks OF 400 gallons. There
are two boats one 10 feet aud the other 10 feet,
both fully equipped and fitted with davlts for
hosting. Inc steering apparatus is No 0;
diamond screw OF improved pattern. The YES
sci has four masts, beautiful specimens OF Puget
sound spars, perfect aud handsome in their
symmetry end free from any defects She has
four anchors weighing respectively 2.7OI, $780,
$40 and $50 pounds, $50 iathoms OF a-inch chain,
I'D iaihoms OF finch hawser. I'D faIhons OF D.
inch hawser, 90 fathouls of 6-inch hawseE and
one coil of 81 2-jnch running line.