Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-18
EARLY NEXT MONTH,
FL Sorte WIN be Given Her Tr:nl TIN
Notes Of the Shlpyar<a.

The trial trip of El Eortc, the sister
ship of FL Sud. which was given her
trial "Trip on saturday, and the second
vessel for the Morgan Line to be COM
pleted Will take place between the 10Th
and 18th of next month unless there is
some unlocked for delay before thar
date.
Ell Nortc was launched at the same
time Ell Sud was and has been rapidly
nearing completion since She has been
in the water. The other ship was fur
Their advanced when she was put over
board and was. quite naturally. finish
Cd first. lei Norte, however, is now
getting toward completion with re-
nrarkable dispatch and will certainly be
sent on her first trip not later than the
middle OF August
'1Gl Rio and El Amigo. also for the
Morgan Line, are also getting along
nicely and will be ready for service bv
the fall l1l Amigo is the tugboat that
is being built and WILL of course, be
finished before the big liner. although
they We're launched on the same day.
With the completion of these. two ship,
there will only be one here in the
course of construction for the Morgan
Line
FL Cid. the last of the Morgan ships
is now on the ways and will be launch
ed during the lrtter part of the summer
or early in the fall. y gentleman who
is connected With the s}rpyard and is
in position to know what he is talk
ing about said that the launching of
TINS ship would be not later than the
lSt OF October at the most conservative,
estimate
The Cromwell Liners Porteus and
tomas are on the ways recently occu-
pied by two of the Morgan Liners and
are beginning TO look like ships Work
on them is being pushed so that they
can be launched and gotten out OF the
way for the building of the ships for
the Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY.
The Cromwell ships are exactly like the
Morgan ships except that they have
for passengers as we'll
as freight. They will, it is understood,
De put overheard some time in tile fail,
PROBABLY month or SO later than Ell
Cid
The Pacific Mail ships are almost
f'nished-'that is, they are almost COM
pieted on paper. Ali the engine draw
ings nave been turned out ana many
OF them are now out in the pattern
ADoiiS. = Ilt uTspWlNSS Tor the hullS for
the new vessels have not been finished!
but will be ready in the course Of a
rev weeks, at the latest. The steam
snaps Will be among the finest passen-
ger ships afloat and will be the most
elegant ever turned out from the ship
yard IN Hze ard equipment.
Work on the new dry dock is going
ahead with all possible speed and a
great deal has bcenaccomplished in the
past few weeks. About half Of the ex-
chvating portion Of the work has been
done and the other half will be com
pleted IN much faster time than the
llrst The great cofferdaan has been
almost completed and as soon as 1t is
Hone the lnasons win commence to con-
strnct the sea entrance to the dock.
l'h's Will be built Of stone, while the
deck 'tsalf vii! he constructed of tlmhs y
like the old dock,
The trial trip Of I'll Sud Saturday was
successful in every respect. Although
no record was made OF her time 1T was
UP TO All requirements She will leave
CURING the latter part of the week for
week, Tor New York, Where she will ID
ntted out preparatory to going into
the service of the Morgan Line.
Skiiful Watch Repairing and IN
craving Sprague, Jeweller. 26O5 Wash
lnCtOn ayenllf.