Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-18
GOOD PROSPECT.
Maine Shipbuilding Promises
Better Results.
Spanish War viii Cause Demand for
Ships for Cuban Trade.
Some interesting Facts Connected With The
industry In Our State.

DdHSOT, ME-, July ls.~Soulp Uuliu-
ing in Maine promises better, this year,
than for long time past, and it is
thought that one result of the Spanish
war will be a boom in West India trade,
with consequent increased demand
for briggs and schooners of moderate
size.
A very few ships or banks have been
built in Maine in the past 10 years, and
no brig has been launched from a
Maine yard since 1883. The only ship
now under construction is a steel yes
sci of about 5000 tons in the yard of
Arthur Sewall & Co, at Bath.
A prominet feature of Bath ship
building, this years was the steel
freighting steamer Winnifreda. launch
ed a few days ago, from the yard of the
Bath Iron Works. She is said to be the
first of her kind ever built in America
belonging to no line. but being one of
the class of wanderers called tramps.
Another leading feature of Bath
building. this year. is found in the I'M
usually large number of barges. The
barge is the modern heavy carrier of
otruction and towed from port to port
by powerful tugs. In former times
barges We're simply old ships and banks
whose rating had run out, stripped Of
their masts and rigging. and cut down,
but now the barges are built on pur-
pose for the coal and ice trades, and
big tugs are built for the express pur-
pose of towing them.
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stocks in Bath yards, while others the
contracted for. They are not hand
some to look at, but are very service
able. carrying from 1000 to 1900 tons
dead weight. The best looking barge
afloat is said to 'oe the Lone Star. for
merly the steamship Brashear. She is
of steel, and has lines as handsome as
those of a passenger boat. This barge
which is now in Bangor loading ice for
Philadelphia, was employed last
spring, in receiving material from the
wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor
Leading Bath concerns have launch
ed, are now building, or have under
contract, the following vessels:
New England Co.-Four-masted schoon-
er of 100 tons for Capt. Lucius ]. Stevens
of Clinton, CT; three coal barges of 1860
tons each for the Consolidated Coal Co
of Baltimore; passenger steamboat fol
Frank Jones of Portsmouth, n. II. 4
crew of $50 men is employed at this yard
Kelley, Spear & Co-Ferryboat. 13S feet
long, for Maine Central Railroad Co; two
coal barges for the Black Sheridan &
Wilson Co. of Baltimore, 1900 tons each
barge, 800 tons, for the Staples Coal CO
of Taunton; six barges, 1000 tons each
Schooner cf s @ sdward Smith G 4 CO. %
Brooklyn. Kelley, Spear & Go. are nov
employing 80 men at average wages o
81 a day.
William Rogers-Three barges of 100
nsp}each, for the Atlantic Transporta
ton Co. One hundred men are employed
Arthur Sewall & Co.-Steel sailing shil
of 5000 tons for builders account.
n. +. Palmer-JAt this yard is beins
built the largest schooner in the world
300 feet over all, 2S3 feet keel, A feet beam
% feet hold and 22o0 tons net register. She
will carry about 1000 tons of coal. On,
Charles Harrington-Steam yacht FOL
Bath parties; several sailing yachts.
Gardiner c. Deering Four maste
schooner Of 1900 tons.
Charles S. Minot Phippsburg)-Four
masted schooner of 1900 tons.
Bath Iron Works-Steel cargo steame
Wnnifreda, recently launched two 90l2
knot torpedo boats for United States gov
eminent; training ship for United State
naval academy; large steel steam zach
for Col. Payne of New York.
At Thomaston, Washburn Bros & Co
are building a four masted schooner o
1900 tons for Capt. Hamilton of Rockland
and Dunn & Elliott are to build a four
master of 100 tons
At Camden, H. NJ. Bean is building
four-masted schooner Of 40 tons net reg
lister for Capt. j. G. Crowley of Taunton
Mass. AT Milbridge, Sawyer Bros. will
build a four-master of 1000 tons. and a
various other points along the coast
schooners of 100 to 800 tons will be built.