The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-07
THE VIM. CARNEGIE.

BATH, Me-. Aug. 10.-The schooner
William c. Carnegie, which launches
tomorrow and which is one Of Baths
greatest old home week attractions.
|. is the largest five-master afloat II
was begun by Percy & Small of Bath
In January, 1900. She is 2S9 feet on
deck line. 46 feet beam. 22.4 feet deep.
The vessel is 1858 gross tonnage and
has a carrying capacity OF 1900 tons.
The cabin is divided into two por
tons. AS one descends the stairway
from the rear he finds himself in the
reception room, which is finished in
CHARTERED oak. cypress and Eastwood.
The furniture b OF mahogany. uphol-
stored In green plush. Leading of the
room Is the captains private room,
bath room and two spare rooms The
forward cabin contains the dining
room. pantry and first mates room.
The house amidships is OF generous
dimensions and has light, spacious
galley. which is fitted with all the
latest conyeniences for the stewards
use Leading off the galley is the
stewards room. There is also a good
store room in the house.
In the forecastle are the engine
room and spacious quarters for The
crew of eight seamen
The five masts. OF Oregon pine. are
each lis feet in length, the two for
ward having diameter OF 80 inches.
while the other three are 90 inches
The foretop mast is hard pine and the
rest spruce. Each is SO feet long and
has an average diameter of 1s inches.
The jibboom is IS feet in length and
the bowsprit 80 feet The fore, miz-
zen. main and spanker booms are 81
feet. The gaffs are IS feet In length
and the jigger gafY IS feet in length. On
the vessel there are over 1900 feet Of
spars. or nearly one-third OF mile.
The rigging Is wire. set up with turn
buckles.
Eighty-five frames OF hackmataek
entered into the construction Of the
vessel and she was thoroughly planked
with five-;nch yellow pine. there being
used in the neighborhood of 500 barrels
of salt In the process. She has q hard
wood deck SO inches in thickness To
add TO her strength she is thoroughly
strapped with 4S-inch iron. there be-
ing IS straps on q side She has seven
matches. varying in size from exc feet
to isxle feet.
She will carry more machinery. and
that OF better degree OF workman /
ship. than any other vessel now built. |
In the engine room is the big boiler. i
seven feet tall and IS inches diameter. |
which is guaranteed TO develop 80 /
horse power on 100 pounds OF steam /
There there Is the hosting engine. |
which may be used for hoisting the car /
go or working the sails. There Is an
extra steam winch aft for hoisting the
cargo
The vessel Is fitted with q deck or
pump Of s-5-inch suction.
having capacity Of 50 gallonA There
ire two wrecking pumps. one OF six
nch suction. having capacity Of 600
gallons q minute. and the other four
nch suction. having . capacity Of so |,
,silons q minute. There are three Il
Loo gallon water tanks aboard. II
The two anchors weigh S,2o0 and
800 pounds each. the chains are 3x Il
nch - In diameter and one OF them IL ,
IS fath0ms long and the other 80 hath
ms. Both anchors are OF the stock {
ess typel II
The total ARA Of eails carried n IN / i
he sicinfty 81 e.eoo square yards. II
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