The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-14
of the Barkentine Josephine.

ldub'5ii az iilSH w ultl oo-oeN iloIi UiC Sdlu
of Mcdonald & Brown. This vessel is own
ed by C. Morton Stewart & Co., of Balt-
more, and has been built to take the place of
the barkentine Steadfast, which was built in
the fall of 1890 by Mr.. George w. Cottrell, of
this city. 1t will be remembered that the
Steadfast, one of the finest vessels that ever
left a Maine shipyard, was lost on her first
voyage The vessel left Baltimore for Rio
and on the return passage was totally wreck
ed on the Island of St. CroiX.
When the firm wanted to replace their
lost vessel they naturally came to Belfast,
where they have had so many fine vessels
built. The contract for the present one
however, was made with new builders,
Messrs. Mcdonald & Brown. The Joseph
inc has been built under special survey and
rates A l for fifteen years in the Record.
Capt. e. Bonner has been in Belfast ever
since the vessel has been in frame, and she
has been built under his critical nautical
eye as well as under the eye of the special
survey. Capt. Bonner says he is more than
delighted with the vessel, and says no better
one was ever built in the United States.
L lit hulittIS lOll MN tlVN NoHlNt give Hill
as good a vessel as could he constructed
and if he saw anything about her that was
not right, to speak about it, and it would be
made right. They have kept their word in
every particular. Capt. Bonner in CONVEX
satlon with a Journal representative. said
he was much pleased with everything He
said every workman on the vessel was me-
,.11o
what to do.
The Josephine is $50 feet on the keel 2l2
over ALL 1866 feet beam and 1876 deep, being
a trit1e wider and deeper than the Steadfast.
The frame is of Virginia oak, the ceiling,
planking and deck beams being of southern
hard pine. She has what are known as full
deck beams, they being but two and a half
| feet apart. Her keelsons are stout and the
thick streaks very heavy. She has double
| grub beams between decks, the outer one
| locking over every beam. She is double
decked vessel with half poop running to
amidships. The vessel is kneed of in the
most substantial manner the builders spar
| ing no expense to make her as strong as
wood and iron could be put together The
| AiASN'ei l,
one of the best marine architects in Maine
She has sixteen feet overhang forward and
| the same number of feet aft. The vessel is
very sharp both forward and aft with GOOD
body and perfect line. 1t is safe to predict
| the Josephine Will he a good saler as Me
! Donald & Browns vessels all sail We'll. Her
| foremost is 6S feet long, furtropnast j. feet
! and tnnya llaptO11S+ ~ +l.r =
masts are 80 feet each, with topmasts 81 feet
each. Tie lowermasts are handsome sticks
! of Oregon pine. The forward is Is feet
| long: lower topsai ward 80 feet upper top
sail yard so feet; topgallant yard - feet :;
| royal yard A feet and skysail ward - feet
| The spanker boom Is feet long gait IS fore
! and main hooms % feet each. and gatts 81
feet each. The boWsprit is Is feet cupboard.
and jibboom 81 feet. The after house is "A
by 80 feet the midship house Il by IA. and
the forward house % by y feet The cabi,
| is precisely the same as was the Steadfast
the finish of the latter having been saved
ami put into the cabin of the Josephine. 1t
equals in elegance the saloons of many ocean
steamers. The after cabin, 10 By ii feet. is
| lll!S!ittl III ASH anu NdlHUl. LIE Columns
| between the rooms and the panels are new
in design. The lower portion consists of
double pilaSters Very richly carved. and the
| upper portion of the columns contains a
/ heve-tdged mirror. There are fourteen of
! these mirrored columns, besides 4 large mir
ror at the after end of the cabin. The ceiling
| is handsomely decorated The filigree work
is artistic and the e"lllmn-caps tasteful The
| forward cabin, 8 By T. feet is Handsomely
painted. The captains room is by l6 feet
and contains every convenience The bath
room is large. The passenger rooms are
| large and each contain a dressing case The
| pant is a model Of neatness and conveu-
| passengers. for which She is especially de
! Signed. The second mate and steward oc-
F! cllpy- the nidshio house In tile forward
house are the engine room. galley and fore
castle. The engine house contains twelty-
/ five horse power engine and boiler. wreck
| ing pump and other machinery Tie sails
pumps and windlass all work hv steam Be
sides the wrecking pumps there are two
smaller ones. The windiass. engine. etc.
came from the Bath Iron Works, and are
superior in their line. She also has an Edi
son steering wheel The wndlass and can
stan are 50 arranged that they may be driven
by the engine or by hand power The en-
CINE has, in addition to the rope drums for
hosting cargo, winch heads on each side of
the forward house for hosting sails, etc
condenser is used in connection with the en-
CINE for saving the supply of fresh water,
and it may, in case of accident be used to
make a supply of fresh water A steam
pump is used for washing decks, or in case
of fire. The wrecking pump has double 10
by 10 inch cylinders is driven by the engine
and has a capacity of from 300 to 400 gallons
per minute. The deluge pump, when driven
by the engine has a capacity Of 100 gallons
per minute.
The vessel has been corpered on the
stocks Above the metal she is painted
white with red band around the waist.
She has fly rail as far as the poop, a hand
some cutwater, billet head. trail boards,
stern moulding and quarter boards The
chains and anchors, standing rigging, sails
and yards were saved from the Steadfast.
and will be used on the new vessel The
Josephne's dead weight capacity is 1000
tons. She will carry 040O barrels of flour