The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-21
NAMES SHIPPING BOON.
MANY NEW VESSELS MULTI OR wow
ON The STOCKS.
Means PaN-Ths Six Mnst~d Marin"
Marvel That Is Being Built at Cam
dcn-Rig Enrnincs Of Mnine Schoonera.

Tho Wooden Sailing Vessels Days by No
Means Pas-Ths Six Mnst-d Marine
Marvel That Is Being Built at Cam
den-Big Earnings Of Maine Schooners.
BANGOR, Me. Dee %. From the activity Of
Mianc shipyaris during the past year and the
1T" partitions for the coming years work Il IL
evident that the days II the wooden sailing
sci are by no means past. There have been
launched from the yards 81 this State
since Jan. ] new vessels aggrcgating more
than nifty thouHnd tons In net register
tonnage and worth about S3.00O.ooO. while
there now the stocks or under
contrac, TO be built vessels whose tonnage
will amount to about flfty-two thousand. and
whose value will exceed "a. 600 600. with pros
poets bright for total tonnage for tho year Of
$4,000 or 5000 tons and q value Of ST. 900. 900.
Nut only In the building Of wooden merchant
men has there been prosperous business this year.
furthermore at Bath three big steel vessels. two
ships and a bark, have been launched, one Of
the finest pleasure vessels a1oat. the yacht Vir-
gina, for Isaac Stern Of New York. has been
built, and several vessels for tho United States
Navy are under construction.
When the boom began In the freight market
this fall shippers began TO realize for the first time
that tho American coastng fleet had been great
ly decimated by wreck and decay and that there
were not enough vessels TO carry the cargoes to
be moved. In recent years there has been little
building for the coast trade, and what has been
done In represented chiefly by schocners Of very
large size for coal carrying. Few vessels Of me
dunn size have been built. and no small vessels
while gales like those Of November 1898, and the
past summer have swept hundreds Of coasters
from the sea. There are to-day upon the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts, flying tho American flag, only
662 vessels OF 400 tons register and upward, and
only go bargcs OF more than 800 tons business
has increased 80 per cont, while tonnage has
fallen oil 20 or 80 per cent. From this il In plain
that more vessels of from 900 to 800 tons must DO
built and with such business opportunities as
have been offered in the past few months down
east shipping people will not be slow to act
There is under contract at Camden a marine
marvel, six masted schooner. the first ever built
and the largest fore-and-at rugged vessel ever
designed for salt water. she is to register 8. 600
carry about 8, 500 tons Of coal, OF more than a
thousand tons greater cargo than tho big Ave
masters John u. Prescott and Nathaniel r.
Palmer. This vessel will be $40 feet on top 3lO
feet keel i4.i feet beam and 20 feet depth Of hold
Her ma9ts will be OF Oregon pine. each / 10 fee.
@ be wi" Is SS long She her wi. Sev.
two anchors each Weighing 1000 pounds, and
220 iatGoms OF 2',.inch caGts Steam engines
will doall her heavy work, and she will have elec-
trio lights and telephone service from tho alter
house to the foIecas,le and engine room Her
pumps VIII lHfON l,OOU RdllOnh Dl water min
ute and she will have a double set in case one
set should break down; This is regarded az
wise precaution, ns should her steam pumps
become useless il would be impossible To keen
her Tree Of leak by hand and she would 20 10
the bottom like a shot with +, 800 tons Of coal
under her matches The moastfr which will
cost aboutsllO.00 600, will be launched on the Fourth
Of July, next, and there will be great celcbrn A.
| ton in Camden She is to be built for Cant.
John G. Crowley Of Taunton. Mass. and Others,
and is designed to he the king Of the coal fleet
, such has been the advance In prices Of material
this, year hor since last March that vessel Tor.
merly costing $50, 900 has cost this year $40 600
! What seems tn he most complained Of Manila
| hemp has dyanCed from about 81. cents a pound
| g. 10 and ~ The pendet9n. Brothers have
| that cost them $50, COO but they refused 10 sell
! for loss than $4,000 saying that il would cost
nearly or quite that amount to replace her The
iour-masted schooner Iona Tunnel recently
launched at Mlbridge cost about SA5. 600 her
materials having Lcon purchn,cd Tor the mos,
| part before prices vent up, She had scar a, y
been launched when 4 9 owners received an oiiei
70 purchase at considerable advance over ~