The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-21
Steam and Sail.

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Steamship Co. will establish line OF
line to Galveston.
A number of owners Of steam yachts il
| New York intend to utilize them to trans
port themselves and their friends to the
Exposition by way Of the st. Lawrence
and Welland Canal. They believe it will
be of great advantage to live aboard theil
yachts, and thus be Independent of crowd
ed hotels. 1t is reported that the owners
of many steam barges in Canada will fit
them with comfortable living quarters,
and carry Canadian visitors to and from
the Fair.
Capt. Mart Phillips of Taunton man
aging owner of the lost four masted coal
ing schooner Tecumseh, has arrived at a
conclusion as to the fate Of the Tecumseh
1t is his opinion, formed from reports of
captains who have heard Of or seen float
ing wreckage. that the big vessel was swept
on Fenwick Island Shoal; that she was
pounded to pieces by breakers, and that
all hands We're drowned Fenwick Island
Shoal is off the Capes of Delaware. Cap
tain Phillips estimates the value of the
Tecumseh and her cargo at SO, 600.
y submarine boat building at Detroit
the past winter was given a thorough trial
last week and proved Il success in every
particular. With crew of three on
/ board, the boat started from dock on the
river Rouge Just below the city. At first
1t SKINNED along over the surface toward
Detroit river 1t was then submerged, go
ing down gradually and under control of
the pilot. Under water the boat was able
to attain a speed of over ten miles an hour
turn around and rise, or sink with the
greatest ease. The boat was submerged
several times uuder different circum-
stances and it was proved that the pecu-
liarly constructed propellers are well
adapted to the purposes. In sinking or ris-
ing the boat maintained a horizontal posi-
ton. The boat is equipped to run by
| steam power while on the surface, while
underneath water the motive force comes
from powerful electric storage battery.
The present boat WAS built only as an eN-
pertinent. 1t is shaped like thick cigar,
is 30 feet long. IA feet deep and 9 feet
beam. Its inventor is Geo. G. Barker OF
Chicago.
\ line of steamers between Belize,
British Honduras. and Boston is shortly
to be lnaugurated. Three twin-screw
steamers of 1900 tons each are being built
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Honduras Fruit Company, which is COM
prised OF both English and American cap
italists. These steamers will be wholly
employed in the fruit trade, conveying the
bananas. cocoanuts, pines, oranges ETC.,
which are now and have been hitherto
taken to New Orleans and New York, di
rectly to Boston. The British Honduras
Fruit Company have Just completed the
work OF laying a railway from their eN-
tenSive plantations to the seashore, 50 that
now a ships cargo of bananas can be con
veyed from the plantations to the seacoast
i'll few hours. whereas before, when the
fruit was taken down the river in dories,
it occupied from two to three days. The
entire arrangements are expected to be
completed for the shipment of British
Honduras fruit to Boston in a month or
six week time. and the first steamer from
Belize may be expected at that port some
time in July.
Harpel's Weekly says of the prospect
for the yachting season: Despite the
fact that a great deal Of newspaper
booming is being given the approach
ing yachting season, the truth is that
the prospects for racing arc not 50
good as they We're last year. Then we
had half a dozen new boats building in Il
new class. all unknown quantities, and
every one the product of an able designer.
1t must be acknowledged it did not take
long to settle the relative positions of the
yachts, but then that ) another story.
This year the one matter of discussion is
what Mr.. Rogers Wasp, the new 46- foot
er, will do against last year champion,
Nh +. ID. Morgan Gloriana The fact
that both yachts have been designed and
built by the same man adds greatly to the
interest. and persuades some superficial
| thinkers that the last model will naturally
be the faster. Aside from these two the
only other active member of the class
known thus far will be the BeatriN which
the Adams brothers have recently plr-
chased and will put in racing trim. There
are no additions to any Of the larger rae
ing classes, and there does not seem to be
any evidence OF activity among those now
in existence Mr.. Morgan is building an
addition to the 5-foot class. freak by
the HeTeslotfs, but there is little likei-
hood of her having any worthy compel
itors. She will probably have the class
to herself. The sun made the excellent
suggestion to the New York Club officers
some days ago that they give a race for
small yachts, and thus by its recognition
stimulate interest that seems fast becom-
ing stagnant. The 21-footers are apt to be
the salvation of the racing year; number
are building, and if they do not prove alb
normal examples of designers fancies,
| they may become useful members of the
yachting world.