Evening journal., 1901-03-23

interest connected with the launch
ing of ship, be 1t ever
so small and inconsequential, but the
OF this mighty leyiathan, the
largest ever launched in America, eX-
cited unusual interest, probably quite
as much as the launching of the several
put overheard here, and
drew throngs Of people from Tar and
near.
Long before the time set for the ship
to take to the water thousands OF
pople were in the yard. Early in the
morning workmen commenced prep
arations for the event, removing all
beams and braces from the sides and
from beneath the ship, till finally she
rested on her narrow ways, held fast
by but two pieces Of timber. These
sawed in twain. she commenced 70
move toward the water. It was then
her sponsor crushed the bottle Of
champagne against her bow saying
with a clear voice, II christen lee
Korea"
After her release. at first, the ship
moved slowly, but moved faster and
faster until she reached the waters
edge, when she was going at a rapid
rate She made a great splash and
roar. and foated fer out in James
river. She was towed back TO the
wharves of the shlpyard and tied up,
where work will be continued on her
She Will be ready for her official trial
trip in six or eight months, when she
will be about finished and ready for
her long voyage around Cape Horn TO
San Francisco.
The Korea is Is feet longer between
perpendiculars than the famous St
Paul and the ST. Louis. Her contract
speed is rs knots an hour. and her dis
placement 1S,600 tons. II is expected
that she will somewhat exceed her con-
tract speed. She and her sister ship
the Siberia, are building for the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Co. and when
will be placed i'm service be-
tween San Francisco and Hong Kong
and other Oriental ports In point OF
completion. the Siberia is "A month or
SIX weeks behind the Korea. and Will
De launched as much later. The SHIPS
are cOuntCrparts Of each other Their
kcels were laid about eighteen months
ago and work on them has been pushed
constantly since.
The dimensions of the Korea are as
follows: Length over all 5T2 feet;
length between perpendiculars. $50
feet beam. 63 feet; depth, 40 feet;
draft, q feet; displacement. Is 500
tons. She will have accommodations
for 200 first-class passengers. and
steerage quarters for 30 whites and
1000 Chinese. The Chinese steerage
place is so arranged as TO be available
for freight space if so desired. Her
hull is of steel and very strong; her
frames will be spaced 80 inches apart.
A double bottom will extend from stem
Ito stern, running up to the turn OF the
bilge. Her four decks will be known
as the lower. main, upper and prOmen-
.ade, and there will also be OrlOp and
boat decks Great attention Will be
paid TO the machinery of the ship. to
perfect adjustment, strength and high
speed. Her main engines consist OF
two four-cylinder quadruple-expan-
,sions Of the vertical inverted direct
setting type. placed abreast OF each
other in separate water-tlght compart-
ments.
The cylinders are Of the following
dimensions: High pressure, 35 inches;
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lsecond intermediate pressure, 20 in
ches. and low pressure. 100 inches
diameter. with a common stroke Of sc
inches. The engines are designed 10
develop $4,000 indicated horsepower
while running at Sc revolutions q
minute The cylinders are arranged in
the following order High pressure
forward; next, low pressure. followed
by second intermediate pressure. with
| first intermediate pressure aft Tn,
lengine framing consists of cast stee
lc0lumns Of / sections. secured to thl
leylinders and bed plates. The be,
pilates are also of cast steel lhl
valves are of the single ported pistoI
TYPE. and are of cast iron. The linl
lmotion is a Stephenson link type. Al
lof the cylinders are steam jacketCC
1.-THE piston rods are of forged steel
lhtted with cast iron crOss-head slip
pers. lined with Parsons white bronzl
(which work in cast iron cross-heai
lguides. The connecting rods are o
forged steel. 1873 inches long betweel
; center of crank and center of Cross
head pin. The pistons are OF cas-
steel. and are of the dished pattern
THE eccentrics are Of cast iron, keye
to the crank shafts. The eccentri rod
and valve stems are of forged stea
1.-THE former being secured to the eccen
trio by composition straps
Each main engine viii be fitted wit
! a eam-hydraulic direct-acting rever.
, ling engine The thrust bearings wi
be two In number of the ordinar
horseshoe type, with IA shoes to eac
bearing. The stern tube bearings wi
. DE OF the ordinary brass sleeve patteri
: fitted with lignum vitae. The Gran
shafts will be forged steel. All shaft
viii be hollow. From the stern tul
Ilstuffing box to the propeller hub, tn
llpropelleT shafts will have sleeves {
| Ilcomposition for protection against III
corrosive action OF the sea water. II
Ilpropellers are of the threeblale typ
the hub being cast steel and the blade
bronze. There will be two man col
densers, one for each main engin
Each main condenser will have ind
llpendent air pump and~two circulatin
Ipumps the circulating pumps to
loperated by a compound engine. III
lauxiliary oondensers will also be PR