Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-10-17
BUCkSPORr LAUNCHING.
Second of the Mckay Il Dix Fleet Is
In the Mater.

In the Water.
No prettier launching could have been
possible than that Of the schooner ed
ward T. Stotesbury," which slid off the
ways Thursday. The bad wealth
prevented anything like the immense
crowd from outside which witnessed the
launch OF the "Thsllium" from the same
yard few weeks ago.
The "Stotesbury" Is four mast ed,
double decked schooner, designed for
general carrying, built on a fine model of
the greatest possible strength and
equipped with the most approved rig
ging, gear and inventory. No expense
has been spared, When ready for sea she
will cost 10000.
Her dimensions are: Length 210, beam
il.6, depth 21.6, gross tonnage 1,446, net
tonnage III. Her mssts are handsome
sticks of Oregon pine, los feet long,
shipped in the rough across the con-
tinent by rail from Seattle to Bucksport.
Her standing rigging Is OF steel, surpris-
ingly small but OF great strength, and
set up by ponderous iron turn buckles,
and double spring-stays between all the
masts.
A distinguishing feature in this craft is
the "spike bowsprit". Her head gear Is
all carried on single mammoth bowsprit
no jibboom being used. This Is but an
elaboration of a custom in vogue on
yachts, fishermen Of late build, some small
cossting craft and some quite stable craft
from Providence yards, but no craft APP
preaching the size OF the "Stotesbury"
has ever been fitted up with a spike bow
spirit.
The white oak keel stem and stern
post came by rail from Pennsy wanna.
The frame, ceiling and decks are OF spruce
not spruce as Maine people understand
spruce, but Bay OF Cuaieur or Nova
Scotia shore spruce, hard, firm. close
grained wood, considered almost II not
quite as good rs oak, holding sa-tenings
well and preserving them better than oak.
The ceiling Is 10, II aud II inch, the p ank-
ing hard pine.
A feat ure OF her construction Is the use
OF heavy wrougnt-iron hanging knee
and strap combined under every beam on
both decks and extending we'll down the
Diibe. MS NV oh'y "uNo
great strength, but is a vast economy OF
room over the old wooden knee.
The ca bin is very spacious and hand
somely furnished in natural woods, a
feature being an open fireplace with an
elaborate mantei OF California laurel.
The upholstering is elegant and all APP
pointments are luxurious. 1t has a"coach
house,. The midship house contains the
galley, crews forward quarters, car
penter's shop, lamp room, etc. The steam
gear, pumps, windlass, etc, are in Tor
ward house OF large dimensions. sys-
tenn OF electric bells communicates with
the engine room from all parts OF the
vessel, also bells from the cabin to vari-
Gus stations. She has all the modern
appliances in the way OF steam gear,
wrecking pumps, etc.
The "Stotesbury's" maiden voyage will
be most suspicious one, from the own
ers' standpoint. Before her masts were
in, and fortnight before she was afioat,
charter for her was closed. She Will
sail for Philadelphia as soon as she can be
made ready for sea to load 1900 barrels oil
naphtha for Liverpool. She gets as freight
five shillings per 40-gallon barrel, the
highest freight paid from Philadelphia
to the United Kingdom for twenty years