The Republican journal., 1901-01-31
SCHOONER EDITH 6. FoLwELL
Aa"ncned at Bath january sad. Named for
q Summer Resident of Ts,eshoro

~ "seh January 22d. Named for
summer Resident of Islesboro.
the handsome new four-masted sch
Edith q. Folwell of Clinton. Conn.
made pretty launching Tuesday. Jan
22d, at l P. NJ, from the yard of the
New England Co. She is the 292d craft
that has been built and launched bv this
company, and in model and construction
is the equal of any craft of her class
afioat. She was christened bv Mrs
Kelsey, wife of Capt. Geo, L. Kelsey Of
Clinton, Conn.,, who is going in com
mand. A decorated bottle filled with
American champagne was broken over
the bow when the vessel took her initial
plunge.
Among the guests from abroad who
launched on board were: W. II. Folweu
Jr., vlce-president of the firm of VIM
ii. FolWell, Brother & Co., manufactur-
ers and importers of dress goods, and
brother OF Miss Folwell, for whom the
vessel was named; VIM. H. Evans. edi-
tor OF the Newark Daily Advertiser:
David Murphy, a leading merchant of
Concord, N. H.; Capt. l.. J. Stevens of
the four-masted schooner Rachel W
Stevens; Gertrude Andrews of Clinton.
Conn; A. G. Brooks of New York and
f. G. Allen of Portland.
Capt. Kelsey has been in Bath since
his vessel was started and supervised
her construction, and he is satisfied that
his new command is first-class in everv
particular. She is built of selected ma
terlal and is fitted with the latest i'm
provements, including Hyde windlass,
hosting engines and wrecking pumps
forward and aft.
The official measurements are: length.
1868; breadth, 40.4; depth, 1874: gross
tonnage, 1868.
The keel, stem, stern posts, rudder
posts and apron are white oak; ceiling
and planking yellow pine. The latter is
five inches thick.
The masts are Oregon pine. The lower
masts are 100 feet long; the fore is IS;
Jlgger, ~, and the main and mizZen
26 IL inches in diameter. The topmasts
are 50 feet long. The rigging is wire set
up with turn buckles: will spread 5000
yards of canvas. She carries four an
chors, two 1000 pound wood stock an
chors and 200 fathoms of two inch
chain, also an 800 and 800 pound iron
stock anchor.
The cabin is finished in quartered oak
cherry and mahogany, the arrangements
commodious and the furnishings up to
date. The vessel is heated with steam
She will be ready for sea this week and
Will represent an expenditure of about
$780, 900, and will have carrying capaci-
ty of 1850 tons
Capt. Kelsey was formerly in COM
mand of thew. WallaceWa ard He is man
aging owner of the FolWell. She is
owned in Philadelphia, New York, \ ew
Haven. Boston, Concord Y. H.. West
brook, Clinton and Center Brook, Conn.
She was built for the general coastWise
trade and is rated Al for fifteen years
The master workmen on the craft
were: master builder, Horatio Doug
las; joiner, F. II. Haggett; painter \.
c. Morse; caulkers. Oliver & Tibbetts:
fastener. c. S. Colby: blacksmith, Hiram
Pattee; rigger, Samuel Wade sailmaker,
H. S. Lord
In the afternoon Capt. Kelsey enter
tanned party with a launching banquet
at New Meadows Inn.
Miss Folwell presented the schooner
with beautiful portrait of herself to
adOrn the cabin, also library, and a
fine set of colors, which were flung to
the breeze for the first time at the
launching. Her brother, Nathan Fol
well, is going to erect the magnificent
log cabin on Warren Island in Gilkey' S
Harbor, Penobscot Bay. He graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania
last year apd is at present travelling
abroad. VIM. Fl. Folwell, Jr., will go
to Warren Island while in this section
on business connected with the con-
struction and furnishing of the new
cabin. Bath Times.