Evening journal., 1897-06-02
TRIUMPH IN NEW BOAT
The Steam Steel Pilot Boat
New York Completed.
WENT OUT TODAY ON TRIAL TRIP

MORSE AND OTHERS WE'RE ON
BOARD-NEw CRUISER WILL
STAND THIRTY YEARS OF CY-
CLON1C SEAS.
At 1890 this morning one of the finest
boats yet built in Wilmington went out
on her builders trial trip from the yard
OF the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany
She is the steam steel pilot-boat New
York. built for the Sandy Hook Pilots
Association, and is in every respect "a
eorker" Beside her modern. finish she
is able to stand as much buffeting In
cyclonic seas as the staunchest OF the
liners.
WELL-KNOwN MEN ABOARD.
The New York went out in charge Of
Superintendent N. II. Benson, assisted
by Thomas Benson. Her chief engineer
Is Charles Wood. and her crew was
composed OF employees OF the company.
President II. G. Morse, Andrew G. Will
son and Captain Willard Thomson, of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany, were also on board The guests
from distance were: Designer A. Cary
Smith, OF New York; Superintendent
and Chief Engineer Turner, OF the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company OF Baltimore, and several OF
the Sandy Hook pilots. There are 166
men in this combination OF pilots.
THE NEW STEAMER.
It was on November 30, 1896. that the
/ HARLAN anH IIoIIIs e.a.ttrf,,.fh C,,, ,,.r
signed a contract to build for the Sandy
Hook Pilots, from the designs OF A.
Cary Smith, the largest and most ex-
pensive steam pilot-boat ever contract
ed for in the United States. A few
months aferward, by an almost unani-
nous vote, this boat was named the
New York II is expected that she Will
be turned over TO the pilots the first Of
next week. The name Of the builders
should pass as a national guarantee
that the pilots have a vessel that will
in every respect fulfill their greatest de-
sire, which Is to be staunch, speedy and
a good sea boat. She Is a pilot steam
ship, capable CT weathering any gale
with plenty of water under her keel.
Her dimensions are: Length over all
155 feet, beam % feet, depth 19 feet and
Z inches. The engine Is compound sur
face condensing, OF 500 horse power,
having cylinders 26 inches fS inches
with 80 inches stroke OF piston, which,
with two Scotch type OF boilers, 10h by
II feet, carrying 10 pounds steam each
will enable her to make all the speed
required. but when on station duty sht
has been so arranged as to use but one
boiler.
She is built OF steel, having a stee
I deck-house with mahogany pilot-hous'
and chart room on TOP Of same Hel
Accommodations forward have berths
I for four firemen and four OF a crew. aft
OF which there is a saloon with foui
state rooms, two on each side opening
from same.
Aft OF this is the pantry and cooks
and stewards rooms. Aft OF engine
I, space are rooms for the engineers, foul
! rooms for pilots and n social hall OF
. cabin. Aft in the stern are located ths
4 bath and toilet rooms. She will accom-
modate twenty-four pilots. In the deck
house forward are the captains anC
mates rooms, aft OF which In regular
: order are located the officers mesl
: room, galley, boiler room and small
room for the hoisting engine.
, A smoking room in separate stee
: deck-house is located aft of engine
, | which is fitted with tables, lounges
= etc, complete She has two steel poll
= masts and will carry sufficient sail 4
: steady her. A great feature in the fit
= ting of this boat is the derrick an'
= hosting engines that put out and TAX
: In the boats used for boarding, in les
: than one minute. There are two life
: boats.
RESULTS OF ENTERPRISE.
u The Marine Journal OF Saturday says
e 'eThe Sandy Hook Pilots are TO be con
J. graduated upon owning a thorough
practical steam vessel, as well as beln
a beautifully designed and staunchl
II built, and should nothing out Of the OF
dinary happen to her thirty years fror
s now she will probably be the tempo
L rary abiding place Of some Of tn
younger pilots, while the older one
that have been called to their father
will be praying for a still longer leas
II OF life for her, besides commencing tn
J. sagacity and foresight OF her origlni
le conceivers, realizing that they eve
Il ."builded better than they knew.