Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-07
NOTES OF SHIPPING.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MARINERS
GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES.
painting by Machinery. Lake Owners
Fooled. Afny lie Foreign Built.
Want Two Cruisers.


Want Two Cruisers.
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Devices for applying paint mechani-
caily are attracting attention in ship
yards of Great Britain. The first at
tempt along this line was Made on the
buildings of the Worlds Fair at Chic
ago. The principle adopted in the Eng
lish devices is that Of spraying the paint
by means of air pressure. and it is in
many respects Identical with the vari-
Gus liquid fuel sprays which have
the similar object OF subdiyidng
LIQUID fuel into minute particles I'M
DER air pressure. Experiments have
proven mat paint so sprayed can be up-
piled with greater uniformity and ra-
pidity than with brushes The system.
moreover has the advantage OF apply
1ng the paint uniformly over the rough
est and most unequal surfaces. a task
which was both difficult and laborious
when performed with brushes. Finally
paint can be applied to any desired
thickness. whether it be mixed thinly
or thlckly. Experiments With such n
device in painting ships bottoms are to
be made in some OF the English yards
ana 1t is claimed that not only will
economy of time and labor result from
the new practice, but = remedy will be
provided for the pruverbial wastfulness
OF the class of workmen ordinarily en-
gagged on work of this kind. One of the
reading London technical journals re-
marks in this connection that inasmuch
rs England has of late been somewhat
backward in comparison With the
United States and Germany in adopting
new Inventions it is hoped that this
new system will at once achieve & prac-
teal success.
a Crai 1,G,, ,o11
wooden vessels on the great lakes Will
be as cheap as ham sandwiches. as Mr..
NJ. a. Bradley. of Cleveland, said they
We're not long ago. but no matter how
great the depression it is certain that
the next fellow from New York who
tries to buy up or charter fleet OF
them will have to offer nothing less
than government bonds as security
The owners of a few of these vessels
chartered or sold on deferred payments
to the Manhattan Steamship Company
OF New York for service between New
York City and Portland. Maine. were
met with the cool announcement. q few
days ago, that the affairs Of this COM
Fany had reached a point where i,
sheriff's sale of its office effects was
junction gra4tgl on the application of
ether creditora
Prospective purchasers Of vessels
Which We're in use as 'auxilaries to the
United states navy during the Spanish
American war and may be offered for
sale by the department. have been
warned during the past week to investi-
gate where such vessels We're built be-
tore concluding any purchases. There
is an impression in some quarters that
vessels, even if built abroad would ac-
cure a national character by reason OF
their employment by the United States
navy, but this. according to recent in
terpretations of the law, is not true.
The Warren Line steamer NoreSman
which was wrecked on the NIarblehead
rocks off the coast of Massa chusetts,
some time ago. and later was towed to
Kaiser & Co.. of Philadelphia, dealers
In old metal. for s17,25O The Norseman
was estimated to be worth 100000 when
she went on the rocks. and over $50 900
was expended in efforts to save her
The shipyard here submitted a bid for
repairing the ship.
Officers of the William r. Trigg Com
panE. OF Richmond. Va. announce that
the company will assured1y submit bids
on at least two of the six cruisers for
which specifications have recently been
completed by the Navy Department.
Secretary of the Navy Long. who re-
Gently visited the Trigg company's
plant. manifested surprise at the pro
gress that had been made toward the
establishment of completely-equipped
shpyard, as we'll as the general activity
OF the. place.
Mr.. Robert Moran Of the Moran Bros,
Company, Seattle. Wash, writes the
Review that in his belief the Moran
plant will be- within a short time, one
OF the most complete on the Pacific
Coast. taking into consideration the
large and modern saw mill now under
construction, which will give excellent
facilities for wooden vessel building CT
every description. The Moran plant
now covers more than fourteen acres
within the city limits of Seattle and
has afrontage of over 700 feet on the
harbor
The warship after it's steam trials
may never again be called upon to
make its legend speed, but the mer-
chairman that cannot carry it's cargo.
be 1T passengers or freight, a trial trim
speed. has soon to make way for the
ship that can, and thus While the speed
OF Warship is more or less problemati-
cal, the seagoing capabilities of our lin
ers are based on their every day per-
fOrmances.
1t is estimated that ninety DAYS time
and an expenditure of $500, 900 will be
REQUIRED for the overhauling Of the
cruiser Buffalo at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Among other improvements con-
templated is the enlargement of the
magazines.
The international maritime conference
to be held in London next month will
take up the subject of laws relating to
the liability of ship owners, which was
gone over at some length at Antwerp
last year. The question is one of i'm
portance to both shippers and under
writer's. and the meeting is likely to be
well attended.
It is reported from Pittsburg that