New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
DICK PLAN.

passages in ancient manuscript II appears nat was
custom pr, vaing among the Norhmrn throughout the
latter centuries ~ pacanism In >cdniinavia I" b"rN
mon Of note with one of their wai-hil- '"'h Han
no. ~ Iutcrmcnt seems surprising AT this day, h"
when TIE nature and character 81 people given up
TO n scafarng life considered such kinI "i b"il'I
seems les, peculiar The results 81 thls Gus
ION, have proved Of SINGULAR lmporianc" 10 modern
arrhocolnplcal research Oh cAchvniing some 81 '
grave mouads ships Of that remote pcrri nav ~"
brought 10 NE In NOR" ar les p'ii'ct s"'e ="
prcscrvation From such ship. II l. possible 10 form
a far more precise and conipf 'hcnNivc IDEA "i ''
naval architecture Of the tim. and ia" adventurous
M. ~ s viSIDc voyarcrs than any II the vnii'h
record. cytint convey. Excavations Of these grave
monna. having been fruitful ar" Low beng conducted
Scientifically particularly In Norway ana dlFcF-
hiptombs have been discovered.
All the ships so far discovered belong To the period
termed hy Selndinavnn archa"ol r-'s ia" later iron
. ar a.. Wiling period The ve--cl- found vary
considerably In Size ranging from m"rr boats twenty
'cei long 10 >.acoue ,hp, "i;h h1eth al "'I
measuring from forty - ,iX1y feet Ia "a" majority
Of "a ses 4, appear, that when "" N'-'I> """ ~"
hailed ashore ana PLACED on m even Keel ana INC
ronon. of The dead deposited Therein along VIII ~ %
article, as according to the Nag" Of ID" times "rr'
8, cco,nnony tho hero for III. Ia The Other World
a mound 81 earth thrown over t9' vessel "n" "''
covered with STONES. small vessels nave ''Il '"i'
up:ifrncf over M. body, ana IN -"n' cases '' '"f
nd
thrown over IT, II s. unusual for tlo~' grave NOUNS
,n cousl, Of ,uh-innc" which pre- rv'' 10" WON
tt,c. in mos, shin tomb. far examined h' Hll'
,r,A,rorl remains often. indeed no, more IMAM N"'"
suffice 10 determine the IN" Of the V''N'' "'" ".
,,.l,i,n in the mound. In the southeastern lr' "
Norway several mounds OF llu" clay have Deem "''
covor,d and {, assumed 10y arclA"ol'el~i7 '"''
his material was purpo,"ly selected I" W'."N' ~.
wood. The ship tomb referred - a having p.'h VI,
covcrrd in tho parish Of Tune was covered WIN tIi'
hin. claw and upon excavation Wa l"lnd !" ~ III
q state Of good pr"S'r'Ai"h' "mN S'-'' '
the up,-.r ,idcs Of th" vessel being d"oay"h.
Thr shin from which Captain And"rs"n'S V'''ei
&, modelled was remarkably large for shN oil tha' "nE
Her length from stem 10 stern Is ''Voh'y-''tn ',r
,h el alone measuring sixty siN feet. Her hr'a"'h
NJ hcan IS sixteen and olo half feet. ana depth h"p'
fur feet She I, made entirely OF OAK, ciih'r "''
tbc n,anhs connected With iron nails ana 'h' '''"'
cound with oakum made Of cows hair. spun mo
three. 81 rnndcd cord. The connection Of IN" p'nN'
with tho frames In the new vessel IS cn'''co !" w
same pecuar manner as in the tomb ihe Top
Sides only have nail iascnings. Elsewhere we
lrts and frames are tied together through holes IN
IA. uudcr,id, Of the latter and corresponding h"'S
in cleats. which project from the p!anlins III"
l.a,, and the planks are In one piece Inc pi"ih'
are fastened the frames with ties made oi ''uEn
roots ~ frees Such mode Of fastening Is thought
10 have been ndopicd to coun''ract inc nJ"'''"'
effect of expansion and contraction In the """n Wren
alternately wet and dry. tn" plankne ha' III "N''"0'
tIcIncss Of about one inch. The scantline Is not
Uniform throughout but the tenth strake ir"" 'h'
keel Is almost twice rs thick. but somewhat mar
rover and the fourteenth strakc, that III "hoh VI"
holes are for the Is about one ana "h'-l"'
inches thick. A. the with even inc hrt'st
vessels Of the viking period. the ""Ks'"h snip n'i
both oar, and canvas to propc her. She had but
mast.
Thc mast fitted : that II conll be lowered
when proceeding against head wini oil when preparing
for battle The peculiar arrange mcnt oil the pom
dcio Gus beams at the mastsicp served 10 l"'i"'"
raising and lowering. when slowed away Inc mast
was perhaps laid on stanchions which were provided
with crOssbars. placed fore and an ana fastener
ot tho Lat,om Of the vessel to beams having Tho
ends cut I'm the shape OF fsh's tail These ci"sslrs
probably supported the masts yhu' h'hNE spar
compared with the Size OF the vessel n In &C. square
sail carried the yard ~ all the ydI"' -
far discovered fragments only remain. ami II Is i'm
pcssiLIc therefore, accurately to determine their
length In calm weather. and when preparing for
battle the ship was propelled by oars abon twent'
feet long. the length varying sheh'F a'co'"ng y
their po,iton They projected through hobs bore
I'm the third strakc from the top of Inc she AMI
were provided on the inside with slifn- vers which
when the oars were unshipTed, co"d bc pishei over
the holes TO prevent the sea from entering The
oars were Inserted into the holes from thc inboari
side Of the ship and In those cAcVa'eu ho'oh'S arr
cut In the edge Of the holes Ior 'hr pLu,H VI the
oars. NJ trace has been dscoVo''n oi ""hr" or
seats for the oarsmcn From The number Oh h"ies III
the Gokstad vessel Is shown thai she carried SKI cn
oars ON coch side At least thirty-two men would
therefore BE- required to serve the oars, nnd n
number OF men for other pni1Oscs Ncrc no doubt
qulred on board. 1t Is Thought that the crew OF the
vessel numbered ut least forty or foriy-ilvc.
ON tie vessels so far rNcavatd no decks are
found only loose boards, RESIN; on shVnlcfs cut
I'm the frames OF the ships, were provided as
sbeIter for the crew and the ships supplies T,
provide protection against The weather 1t was Gus
tomary TO stretch tent cloth above some part OF the
vessel under which most Of the men could find