Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-17
WILL LEAVE TODAY
MIR. C. P. Huntington to Start
for New York. F..
PLANS OF THE NEW DOCK
dimensions of the Large Basin. May
Build Another Tugboat. Push
Ing the Work on
the BattleshIps. w..

Mr. Coils P. Huntington Will leave
for New York over the Chesapeake. x
OHIO railroad this morning at S o'clock.
His two special cars will be attached
to the regular train.
Mr.. Huntington has been in the CITY
since Friday morning and during that
time he remained at the shipyard in
speeding the plant and attending to
personal business. Usually when MIR
huntington comes to the city he is be-
selged by people representing charita-
bic. eleemosynary and religious insti-
tutions soliciting subscriptions but Oh
TINS visit he was not annoyed by penul1
making requests for donations. When
he was here some time ago Mr.. HUM
ington said if he responded t., every
demand made on him on trip from
the Pacific to the Atlantic h. could
give away every cent he had. If a man
IS accredited with being wealthy all
manner of demands are made on him
for donations. He is expected to keep
up every institution from a brown
stone church down to 4 volunteer fire
company. #|."..
NEW BUILDINGS.
With the visit of Mr. Huntington
came good tidings for Newport News
he has declared in no uncertain terms
that the mammoth dry dock will be
built, and he has given assurances that
an armor plate plant will be located
here to be operated in conjunction with
the shipyard. Other improvements
have been ordered by him. Ii was
learned yesterday that two buildings
Will be- added to the works-a copper
smith shop and a beam shed. The form
er structure will be two stories high
and l15N6O feet in dimensions The shed
will be 200NS0 feet and both buildings
VIII be eauipped with modern appli-
ances. Another Improvement that VII
be made is a new travelling crane
which will be used in carrying matters
al Tor the three steamers that are 10
be built for the Morgan line The
crane will be operated by electricity
ana ITS construction will be COMMENCED
in u short time
PLANS OF THE DRY DOCK.
The plans of the new dry dock which
We're prepared by General Manager. w.
A. Post, We're made publi. for the. flrsr
time yesterday. The basin will be 500
feet long. with a breadth of so feet at
the bottom and 14S feet at the top. The
depth Will be Al feet inches from the
top or the Sill. giving 81 ia feet Of wa
ter at low tide, The keel blocks Will
extend flve feet above the bottom, en-
aiding a vessel drawing 90 Ia feet OF
water to enter the dock. The entrance
to the dock will be LOG feet at the TOP
and 50 feet wide at the bottom with
granite and concrete easements
-, - ~e ~ LILY on uocI>, PROVIDED
with engines and pump to empty and
''oS. - out OF the way, VIII be provided
ana the bottom Will be of stone and
concrete on a row of piles bracing the
Silt'slil ~. AZ eacn SIDE There Will be
iille OF Illes' SIN IN width. down the
.,ie u .he uock on winch the keel
10 WI rest. while on each side Of
this Will be a row of four piles for the
docking keel blocks to rest upon. Piles
~ eN.eo iron. each sloe OF the dock
-. q ussllioe o. 10 1eet' when VIII be
- viii me sloes OF inc BASIN
,hn 49, n.pss piaces ior the purpose OF
80 ~ 10y s.i ',i, .lel1ins II, Inc sides
the bottom there viii also he conc.ats
with granite facing. laid upon rows OF
piles with connecting cross strngers Of