The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30

the severe test OF an Official trial trip,
aud each department. Is managed as care
fully as II IL were separate corpora
ton.
In addition TO the executive this large
corporation IL divided into two great gen
eral departments. the chief OF which IL
the engineering department. which IS
under the immediate supervision and
charge OF Edwin 8. Cramp. The latter
has had many years OF experience, and
has acquired fame that Is world Wide
as one OF the ablest men Of his class.
and whose MANAGEMENT OF the trial trips
OF the many large vessels constructed
by the company Is as near perfection az
that function can be attained II is In
this department that he powerful machln-
erv and motive payer for the vessels.
and the machinery Tor all purposes, sta
tionary engines, mining machinery, etc,
a. constructed In this department also
are onerate1 the extensive boiler shops,
which I'm capacity are not cquallcd nv
any similar shops In the united states,
ana which are claimed by MANY foreign
naval officers TO be the largest In the
world The gun plant and ordnance de-
partment. which also comes under this
head proulses 10 develop into one Of the
most important parts Of the company
me other general department Is that
which has to DO with the construction
of hulls. fittings AMI all other leading Gle
ments in the building OF vessels eNc'pt
that Of motive power. This l. under inc
direct SUPERVISION Of Lewis Nixon. a
former naval officer. and one OF the
brightest constructors ia the service
THE GRrAT DRY DOCK.
The yards OF the company contain
many features. one Of the most inter
cstng Of which IS the immense dry uolk'
situated al the foot or PaInrr SiIet a.,
which Is the largest dock OF it's KIND ~
the United States. 1t IL i62 feet long ana
i'll feet wide. and has a draught Of TWEEN
~ feet. An idea Of us working capacity
may he obtained when Is IS told thtt
the centrifugal pumps have capacity
Of 10 90 gallons a minute. and IT. water
holding capacity OF 6.40yGg gallons can
be emptied in forty-hye minutes. IT cost
over $4,000 when built
The FLOATING DfRR1cE.
An object that always commands con-
siderable attention from visitors, ana ~
rick Atlas. which IS the largest piece OF
machinery of that character ever con-
structcd in this or in any Cihcr cnuu-
Try. The arms of thus ,r !'-see' co RAJ
helmet, and all its fituuR and trdNeTsins
gear, in fact-arc formed of the touShe9t
steel possible, while the ponton Is OF
iron. The Atlas can ut with cas-" the
heaviest boiler constructed. It's MAXIMUM
load is ~ tons. All four of the Indiana =
boilers were taken from the boiler wharf
and put on board during one afternoon
I'm four hours and twenty minutes, one
OF them weighing seventy tons. beng
TRANSPORTED eighty feet ana deposited in
the hold OF the ship In tWeny-si minutes
from the time Of hooking TO sings.
ln addition 10 the extensive property
IN KensiuEt9n, upon which IS operated
the Cramp industries, the company four
years ago acquired possession Of tity-
seven acres Of land on the Delaware ifoht
at Greenwich Point. laCeut 70 The
League Island naval station. When the
tract was secured II WAS not intended
for present use bat II was thought a the
time that the limit Of eNpa-ion ana OK
tension i'm the present plant had about
been reached.
Tho ordnance bureau was an important
addition made to IN" Cramp e-tabl.h-
mcnt in the month OF -l1r'h. INf2. the
property devoted 10 the purpose HAVING
formerly been a large brass foundry. The
character of the ordnance produced was
iirst-cld-s In every detau from the very
start, and the department iS now one OF
the most important Of the yard. Gums
Of every description and OF the iHrst
character. from oue-pouudefe up 90 Tour
inch rifles, which throw prpJe. TIT"
weighing thiTty-SiN pounds. are being
made by the company and government
experts have reported VERY highly me
quality of the armament made In
the establishment \ great num-
Der 81 the small guns on board the new
cruisers were made there.
EyTFNT or TIE YARD.
The capacity Of the ship ana engine
building plant Is prodisiouS, and no gen
eraI statement can adequately describe
the amount of cork which the machin-
cry and large working fore" l5 CAPABLE
OF performing. To b" fully 'cWrrrh nd
drtaN me qleg of the We, - vrieh
are located I'm the Flshteeuth all Thirty
first wards. is 81 acres. Whi'o toe water
cont is 1908 feet along the Delaware.
The pav-roIls of the company at the
present linz contain the names of 500
employees. ana the total tonnage under
construction Is 1850 which is some
ming unheard of in tn" Estory of
American ehiu-building. and 10 is doubt
ful if there are any shipyarls in the
ali ,,,rlI tnaf are buUJinl u.H Sims 10
his extent The total machinery that
Is now under construction hy tine com
trha total number of engines bui't since
1Sso is 2y5 while al marine engines have
Laen constructed since lS72
Tho two ships 10 be- named respectively
The -. Louis and the ST. Paul are under
constitution by tIa tTamp Company
for the account ii the international
k.a,,ioatiou Comu1uv These are the
most jnportant commercial ships eyer
Tuilt I'm the Western Hemisphere and.
oYleptinP m. Campauia and Lucania.
shine I'm existence
The rolicy which produced these ships
was inaueiirated about the year 1891 by
r. ji.ti,,,.,IieL.J president Of the Inter
Tationai %ayi,afi6n Company. the only
ION ~ American capital I'm tha
Mann Atlantic trade. Among the ships
n,,nej hy mat company were the two
Great tyin-scrcw grcyhounds. The New
York and the Paris. and Mr.. Griscom
rronoeeJ 10 Congress that if an act
~ Toseaj which would have the effect
Of admitting those ships 30 American
rac,e,I,r ne would cause two other YES
tcHg Of a. least equal Tonnage t1 bee built
"a "a. United states 4 hin 10 his effect
-, ~ iptroduced I'm the House Of Repre-
ecpfatiyes by Hon. W. Ipurke cochran.
az Sow York add became a law in 1872
(yban the international Company i'm