Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-17
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for establishing at Collingswood a mod
err shipbuilding plant of very large
proportions, at first capa BILE of build
ing four full canal-sized ships az once
or. II necessary. to build a 5OO-foo shin
ne tools and entire equipment will be
capable or turning out any steel shin
mat Will De required in lake u,. canal
,rade Arrangements for all this have
hrcn Quietly going on for several
months. and lately Capt. Alexander
McDousall, OF Duluth, formerly gener-
Al manager of the American Steel
large stakeholder ana director in The
company. and is at present helping the
other directors to select machinery,
supe!lntendents. forcmen and men 20
properly start the enterprise. 1t is ex-
pectsd to have the works in full opera
ton in four Or five months. so that th,.
ilrst steel ship can be launched by the
'nAddle OF next summer. Some special
arrangements have been made in re-
sard to TIE ship plate and material
w cannot be explained at present.
Inc CollinSwood dry dock and grounds
VIII he turned over to the new ccnpa-
ny, who will enlarge and rebuild the
present dry dock up to the full re-
luirements of trade"
Within few DAYS the Detroit shin
building Co. Will launch at it's WAN
dotte ward steamer No 13S. building for
the american Steamship Co. (Senator
Mcmillan. \. McNitte and others of Da-
troiD, and which viii. of course, BE
ready to so into service Immediately
upon the opening of navigation next
spring This steamer is d duplicate Of
the Angeline, recently completed FOR
the loresQue Isle Transporta ton Co
tNr. w. g. Mathcr and others) Of
Cleveland She is 435 feet over. all. so
feet beam and 2S feet nodded depth.
l.. ! n rl y nae .NS. ~
triple expansion with cylinders Of -,
80 and 3S inches diameter and 40 inches
stroke. The boilers (two of them) arc
|" ieet inches diameter and II feet G
inches length, having lO-inch furnaces
ana ftted With HoWden hot draft APP
ntiances. The lighting equipment Of
this vessel will include electric mast
head and side lights. and she will have
steel spars, steam Windiass and can
SLAMS, steam steering gear. stockless
anchors and. in fact everything IN the
way of modern equipment that is found
on the best Of the lake freightcrs
Aroused mainly by the growth Of the
American navy the German Empero"
IS actively agitating the subject OF an
increase Of the navy. His plan is TO
immediately double the navy by form
ing two new sGuadrons. each Of which
IS TO consist of ten ships of the line
WITH cruisers and torpedo boats One
fourth of this increase is to be made
up temporarily Of the present coast de-
Tense i,onclads. which will be renInc.d
later by modern ships Of the line. Ac-
cord!ns TO the new naval program for
ty-ciSht large ships will be launched
between 1901 and 1917. One will go
INTO the water each year, in accordance
with the last naval bill; then three
yearly until 1911. and of these eighteen
Will De additional ships and six will re-
place the antiduatcd vessels; then three
ana Il haif yearly until 1917, of which
three viii be additional ships and eish-
teen viii replace the antiquated ones
An international congress Of naval
a:chltccture and construction will lie
held under the patronage Of the French
government during the exposition. 1t
viii open July 10. 1905, and continue.
three decays. a general invitation has
hecn issued for the submission of "a
pcrs or communicating to be read, and
me printed report Of the communica-
IONS and discussions will be presented
TO each Of the active members OF The