New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27

coal ~ hirober they are protected by hght
starchions and wire handra.ls There are TWO
short steel niasts. just long enough 10 S"PP0' '
cargo derricks upon each one
The most striking novelty in the construction Vi
the s,,p however +. her plates. and IT I. valuable
one She = built sin and out" but in far different
STYLE from the ordinary ship In these Yrs"es' the
TWO in plates rest flush upon the frames the outer
plate overaps these, and consequently there IL a.
open space between that plate and the frames eqa
ling the thickness Of the inrer plates mat mas "
he nlled in with backing" piece OF steel on eacn
frame Of a thickness sufficient TO Keep the surface
q, TN. al or plato true. In the Elm Braich the
plates were rolled in what is called josse' "h'c'i
makes scrt OF outward hange on each iohs'"ui,e''
edge which admits the body or the piate ~ lie
flush on the frames while the edge sun oVer'dps "e
inner ulate, thus doing away with the heavy ana
,ssIess hacking needed In the ordinary in and out
huu The weight thus saved in the structure OF the
Elm Branch was stated yesterday by Captain liin
be thirty tons ~
In general structure tho ship has steel wen frames
spaced feet inches apart with steel plates vi
VARYING thcknesses. The turret deck arrangement
gives tho shin A vast advantage in the carrying OF
hulk grain The great difficulty has always been 10
load the snip closely at the beam ends 40 'i'i' III
rolling the grain, which runs like water IN sea-
way cannot shift This tendency has lost scores Oh
grain ships and in order to counteract IL oohe''
called feeders are often built above the hatches ana
settles al the beams this supply Ills the vacancies
Ief, In the Elm Branch the entire turret deck
space above the harbOr decks forms one ionG con-
tjnuous feeder from stem stern which VIII always
keep the ship thoroughly beam filed and prevent
shifting of the grain. Whether the vessel t. equally
we'll adapted for general cargo is a debated point
Above the turret deck forward rises high fore
castle which gives the vessel extremely strange
look. viewed bow or. Considering her low free
board. It must have good effect In protecting the
turret deck from head The vessel made only
one trip across thu Atlantic prior TO this After
being launched she went TO the Mediterranean.
where she took on load o' for Pensacola and
returned 10 England lumber-aden. Including Doth
narbOr decks. Captain llif says she rolls ana
pitches little N comparison with the tumbllnS OF
an ordinary vessel of similar tonnage. while her
carving capac ~ IL much greater. She IL owned
by f. & W. Rtson. ~ the Nautilus Steamship
Com,,any, OF Sunderland. Her general dimensions
are: Length $40 feet beam on harbor deck, IL feet
s inches. beam on turret deck. p fee. inches:
depth OF hold. % feet She is sng.e-screw steam
cr equipped with 300 horsepower tr.pie-eXpanson
engines which enable her II make ten knots when
loaded. Her ballast tanks hold $50 tons OF water,
il q feet; her net tonnage Is 2065 gross tonnage,
3.2f5 AMI deaiweignt capacity. 3fD tons. or about
one-half II that OF the steamship American. de-
scribsd IN The Tribune weeks She has
accommodations for three passengers but the Off
GERS quarters are superior 10 those IN most ocean
liners They fitted ~ in b rd's-eye maple and
mahogany. and. instead Of stoves. have dainty
opens crate nreplaces lnclOsed in handsome tie
work The strorg points OF the vessel her
great relative cargo capacity and her steadiness in
and general merchandise for the African
DOr.s.