The sun., 1898-12-21
MANY SHIPS UNDER WAY
Harlan & Asllingsworth Com.
pany Working Day and
Night on Vessels.
CONTRACT FOR NEW STEAMER
The Firm Will Construct a Ship for
the New York and Porto Rico
Steamship Company.-Em.
ployes Buy Food for
Needy Woman.

The busiest plant around Wilmington
is the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany. During these dull winter months,
instead of laying off their help they are
taking on more men and working over
time as we'll.
They have been working two nights a
week, but now they are working three
nights, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights,
Work on the new Merchants and
Miners ship is being pushed rapidly
ahead. There is time set for her to be
launched next month, and she will be
launched if she only has enough plates
on to float her. The balance of the plat.
ing will be done after she is moored to
the wharf. The room she now occupies
is needed for other purposes.
The tubular boilers for the torpedo
boat Admiral Stringham are about ready
to be placed in the boat. They weigh
80 tons and will be placed in the String
ham before it is launched. The time for
its graceful slide into the waters of the
Christiana is not get yet.
The contract for the new twin screw
steamer for the Red D. line is not Of
ficiahy given out, but it is understood
that the company will get the contract.
The steamer Ulrica was taken from the
dry dock Monday after having her steer
ing apparatus put in shape.
The Standard Oil Tanker Maverick is
now in the dock having new propeller
put on and receiving other repairs.
The terryboat Pennsylvania is under
the shear poles having her machinery
repaired and adjusted.
New machinery is being placed in the
boat shed and the new shears and
punches were furnished by the Hilles &
Jones Company.
The contract to construct a new ship
for the Porto Rico Steamship Company
was officially given TO the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Company yesterday.
The contract has been pending Tor
several days. The New York 4 Porto
Rico Steamship Company was among
the successful bidders for carrying the
mails between New York and Porto
Rico, with the understanding that at
least three steamships should leave the
terminal points monthly.
The length of the vessel will be 1856
feet over all; length on the load water
line, 222 feet; beam nodded, AZ feet;
depth in centre, 10 feet 10 inches. The
engines are OF the direct, tri-compound
inverted cylinder type, with cylinders
24x38x62 inches. with stroke Of AZ
inches. The boilers are of the Scotch
type, IA feet 6 inches in diameter and
II feet in length and must give a
working pressure of 1870 pounds to the
square inch, and will be fitted with
the Ellison Eaves induced draught. The
dynamo will be capable of furnishing
200, lamps Of l6 candle power each,
besides supplying an immense search
light.
Dennis J. Mention has resigned his
position in the joiner department of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company and
has accepted a position as foreman of the
joiner department at Sparrows Point.
Mr.. Mention assumed his new position
last Monday.
Frank Murphy, an employe of the
frightfully mangled in milling machine
while working last Monday. After re-
ceiving medical attention Mr.. Murphy
returned to his work.
The committee Of the employees Of the
machine shop who were instructed to
purchase monument in honor of James
Carmichael, deceased, superintendent of
the machine shops, reported balance in
hand after all expenses attached to secur-
ing the monument had been paid. 1t
was reported that an old woman who re-
sided close to the Harlan & Hollings-
worth works was in need of food and
other necessaries of life. The committee
at once repaired to Bubenzer's grocery
store and invested the residue Of the
money in the sneeded articles and
replenished the poor old SOULS store
room.
BUILDING A PIER.