The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
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B.NGoR. Me, oct Twenty years ago
"A schooner hat could carry 500 tons W
coal Wa considered Co boz a good-sized
vessel. Now there arr afoat several four
masters carrying 500 tons or more and
"A CONSIDERABLE" fleet Of hve-maSter- whose
Cargpes range from $500 20 t.oOo tons.
while the siN-ma-tcr George W Wells
CARRIES Close To- 500 tons and the Eleanor
\. Percy about 500 tons.
Any one Of tho larger schooners has
about tho same carrying capacity n tho
average Atlantic frcighter. Their anchors
arr heavier than tho-" carried 10y the odd
frigates ~ the navy. their lmmen-e sails
ara hoiSted 10y steam engines and their
accommodations. fore and aft, ar" lux
unous compared with what was furnished
ten years ago. When steam heat. cleo
trio lights. steam fughornS, steam ~winches.
bathrooms. mahogany furniture, velvet
cnrpets. libraries and even pianos are car
ned In the giant coasters II might seem
that the limit had been reached in that
direction. but the limit in size has not yet
teen reached.
There arr now in process 81 construction
two vessels Of the schooner rig that will
outrank anything now aloat Of that type.
a fve-master M East Boston which will
carry more dead weight than either ~
the six-maSters. and a Seven-master at
Quincy Point Mas. which will ia ma
king Of all schooner-. The
j. ~ wood. and j. "NIsCt,Si 20 carry Close
TO coo tons Of coal. Will" IN" ~'v"n-ma-t"r
IL If steel. and viii carry about o'Fh tons
This monster will ho 315 i'~'t long on thu
keel. and 3Ss feet on the ipad-water line
and sgS f-ct on top. 81 fe~t l-'am and ~
feet 5 inches depth II hold. She will
carry g. .uD -quar' fsrt ~ sail, and all her
sanding rigging will l., ~ st'sI wire. Sho
will have two large vertical hnilers, a large
st.,am engine In tn. forward hou-' and
fla. hosting enginrS on deck, steam S''nr-
me gear. steam neat and electric lights
i'm tho HOUSES and In IN" hold
She j. expected 90 carry her cargo ~
a epn tons oi coal on q draft ui only Is feet
and q inch'~. IN" only question -'"up- To
Ls A. tn her Stiin'-- \ vessel ni her
length. n - argued by some, l. likely 70 10
WEAK without 40" bulkh"ad system which
used ia steamship construction which.
~ c,,ir-. A coal schooner do,- not have,
Tho huIldrr-. however. az" confident that
th.v can ~ brace and strap ~" vessel that
she will H. A. -'if ~ many OF IN" shorter
craft What would hapi-n 80 her in case
IN, should hn grounded amidShll- or t'
hung up a. both cud- IN a loading t'rih, ~
another question Old timers say that a
wooden vessel all give when trained,
and then come hack again n soon a. re-
l.ytS.-d by floating, hut that IN" steel rch"pn-
,r viii surely break IN half should sh" get
iIppsi The sam" predictions, however
wen, made regarding the -iN-ma-t'd wooden
schoonrr-. and those long vessels seem TO
lr griting along all ilghi.
Nothing. apparently can stop the prog
r.-- of the giant -chonurr- The hugaboo
Of tho hargoS me- longer worries ia" owners
Of sailing craft IN" hug ~-choon"r- carry
Cargos-. aud. Gwen WITH hall tho
uumtrr Of men carried nN -quar" uggrrs
Of Ike size, are easily and quickly hhhdl'Ti,
make fat triU- and coin money where
small vessels would starNc The big schuou-
.r- have Vvntur,Sl ahruao. with good
results. hut tn" coast - their. field and
IA. coal trade their sourco ~ profit.