Evening journal., 1899-10-07
ALONG THE CHRISTIANA'
Shipyards, Carshops and
Factories Very Busy.
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FOR BUENos AYREs TRACTION
COMPANY, SOUTH AMERICA
The various shipyards, carshops and
factories in this city are very busy at
the present time, and there are very
few men who are not employed Every
marine railway in the boatyards has a
boat of some description under con-
struction or being repaired, while every
track in the carshops is in the same
position, being occupied with either
new cars or old ones undergoing a gem
eral overhauling.
JACKSON AND SHARP'S.
In the shipyards of the Jackson and
Sharp Company there are under course
Of construction two house barges for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
TO be used for the purpose of trans
fering freight from slip to slip in the
New York harbor They are named
Dover and Croydon, and their dimen-
sions are 102 feet long, 80 feet wide
and S1z feet depth of hold These
barges will be launched about Thurs
day next, and will be delivered to their
owner about November 1.
At the Delaware Car Works. which
are operated by the Jackson and Sharp
Company, workmen are busy, having
contracts for a large number OF street
railway cars from all parts Of the coun-
try. They have just completed and
will ship on Monday seven extra fine
trolley cars for the Brunswick Trac-
tion Company, of New Brunswick, N.
J. The company also has a contract
for fourteen cars for the Southside
Railway and Development Company,
of Petersburg, Va, which will be COM
pleted in about two weeks. The Jack
son and Sharp Company has also sign
ed a contract to build twenty street
railway cars for the Buenos Ayres
T~' ion Company. Of Beunos Ayres,
With america. Some of these cars
are now under construction and will be
completed about December /, when
they will be shipped by boat to their
destination.
Two handsome cars for the Georgia
Pine Railroad Company are nearly
completed. One Of these is a eombina-
tion baggage and smoker, while the
other is a regular passenger car.
II. & H. co.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany's shipyard is the busiest one in
the city, having under construction a
large number of vessels. The large
steamer Maracaibo, for the Red d Line
Steamship Company, launched q few
weeks ago, is about completed, and
will leave her builders wharves on
October 20 for her initial trial trip.
In about six weeks the company will
launch the sister ship of the Ponce, the
San Juan, for the New York and Porte
Rico Steamship Company. Following
this launch the steamship Windsor. foi
the Philadelphia and Boston Steamship
Company, will glide from the ways.
The keels for the Pennsylvania rail
road tugs, Wilmington, Harrisburg ant
Johnstown, will then be laid and tn
work pushed along rapidly. The tw'
United States torpedo boats Hopkin
and Hull win not be launched unit
some time during next Spring.
The torpedo boat Stringham, whicl
was given a dock trial of her engine
several days ago, and which prove
satisfactory. will leave the early par
of the coming week for her initial tri
on the river, and Srom present indica
tions her builders believe she will e1
ceed her contract speed.
PULLMAN SHOPS.
Every track in the shops and in tn
yard of the local branch of the Pullma
Palace Car Company is occupied b
either sleeping, chair or dining cal
undergoing extensive alterations. Tn
is principally due to the cause thu
the Western shops have received
large contract for freight cars for
Northwestern railroad company, whiC
necessitates sending to the local shol
all cars in need of repairs. During Il
past week there have been shipped
various superintendents about thr'
cars per day. The cars Princeton, Yo
kin and Thurle, which had been gel
orally overhauled, were sent to Was
ington to-day.
RIVER NOTES.
The New York Dredging Company
dredge Boston is engaged near t
pulp works dredging the channel
twenty-one feet.
The Delaware Construction Compa
is repairing the wharf Of the Diamo
State Steel Company with pile driy
No. 5.
The Atlas Dredging Compan,
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