Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12

castle arc Of iron. There is a cellular
double bottom fore and aft for water
ballast. also deep tank abaft the
engine room bulkhead extending from
i'"ors to main deck. also water ballast
in after peak
The arrangement for the rapid load
ing and discharsing of cargo is very
complete. there being nine powerful
steam winches to work the cargo and
fifteen derrcks. The vessel is also pro-
lNlded with Il powerful steam wind!aSS
steam steering gear and Il steam warp
, ing cspStNn aft. Acco:nmoda ton is
i provided for captain. officers. engineers
ana passengers on top of shelter deck
antships. The crew are berthcd in
| poop aft. and the forecaStle is fitted ,p
for the accommodation Of the cattle
men. The engines are of the triplc>ex-
panslon type. having cylinders .G
! inches. AZ inches and Il inches. BY 4S-
inch stroke, steam being supplied by
! two large multitubular boilers \ large
murine type donkey boiler working at
$50 pounds stcan, pressure supplies
steam to tn" deck machinery.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
IN during the past rs To the cost Of the
| White Star leviatiaun Oceanic H,mo,.
! mas Narlnusiy stated the cost OF this
! mammoth vessels ut anything from
s2.o0o.e 600 10 S1.30O.00o. \ more definite
datum on which to work however. is
the amount Of insurance effected The
" hlte Star Company have given out
! lines amounting to S.. 800 600 and have
| retained to themselves $3.50 900 This
makes the insured value So $50 900 Bur
this figure is probably an unde-eSti-
| mate. for there is good reason to believe
that the ship is by no means insured to
| her full value
I hpr he.
tahliShed in the navy that should at
| tract the attention OF Young men who
are looking for d life position some
how we sec the blue Jackets rolling
;tlon. the street. and we figure cut the
NJ or 81; q month that they may be
| getting and the average young man
does not think that interests him. If
no is simply Il pleasure worker Without
any trade. he is right-the navy does
not want him, and the chances arc thar
it VIII not have him: but. if he is u.
GOOD. clever man. quick with tools ana
| with a head for figures. that he can
ieaNen out with common sense. there
are lots IF chances.
| th!ef carpenter. Which is one of 1hc
new places. draws 81. POO Il Year. ana
TINS. as far as money earning and
saving goes is 4 far better place than
that or :; commissioned officer in the
:"Wer ranks. Again now a special can
is being made for electricians ana
though their rating has not been fixed
yet they will Be sure to get !; good
one.
Vessels built in the United States and
| H'ilclaliE numbered during the first
quarter ended September 80 1899 we're
go Of $3.50 gross tons. comnar.l Nh,
| .'oi. g! s".1"l gross tons. fo.. the cor
! H2Spo'1Hln" quarter of the previous ifs
cal Year. The wooden tonnage was onl,-
1 ~, gross tons. compared With 25,ll3
i"f the corresponding quarter in 1898
| IN spit" of The rise in structural steel
Inc steel tonnage has Increased for the
quarter from i&.lG2 tons in 1895 to 40 :
CAS- tons in 1899. OF the total. however.
Two thirds We're built on the Great
Lakes.
1t has been decided by the Executive
COMMITTEES Of the striking EMPLOYEES
I"i III" Cramps shipyard tn hrjn..
charges against the leading officials If
me company for violation OF the con-
sra@t labor law. Aliens are said to
stfik& vas inaugurated. There ar,
'inout 200 Russian sailors at Cra,nps +.
ana the strikers claim that nearly all
are IT work in various capacities
ImoStlE as labOrers
Colonel +. G. Thompson. the local III
| it'nal revenue agent. is investigating.
whether or not certain vessels charter
ca under Il foreign charter. but clear
ing at I'll" port Of New York or any
other port in the Uuited States, have.
| revenue stamps attached to their GER
tliicatcS The law governing this is
very explicit and reads:
hafte" party: Contract or agree
| sneht Tor N" charter of any ship or YES
| SCI or steamer. or any letter. menoran-
uuhl, or other writing between the cap
| tain, master. or owner or person act
|
steamer, and any other person or per
| sons, To-! or relating to the charter of
Snrh snip. or vessel. or steamer or any
| renewal or transfer thereof if the rc-
SlSlsi'eu tonnage OF such ship Or vessel,
VI steamer dGes>nOt exceed 800 ions 81 y
| Exceeding 300 tons and not cXcerdin Or
600 the fee is So; exceeding COO tons
| $40. 80 us
| Thc Internal revenue Office has dis
covered that Very few ships under for
'sh cha'ter and clearing in this coun-
| - comply With this law. and instrlc-
u"Es have been issued to its AGENTS
AZ eli seaports to enforce the
! "l inns ak. which ought to amount to
| many thousands Of dollars The char
yer is never filed when the ship reaches
lhis port to clear. but is only exhibited
20 the customs officer boarding the YES
| sel:.-NeW York Commercial
inc Philadelphia Times of the SIN
says;
- lhe launch Of the steamship Au-
susta from the Nealie & Levy shipvari
Yesterday afternoon the Unexpected
slipped from the ways at 3:o5 Tia
sponsor, Miss Jane H. Andrews, he
beautiful daughter Of Colonel A. II.
andrews. first vice president Of the
southern railroad, attempted to break
: potlle OF champagne against the prov
OF the Augusta. The bottle hung sus-
Pehdcd from corn. The impact of the
ninW was not sufficient to shatter the
notll", and it remained for {, workman