The southern sentinel., 1901-10-11
THE ALGIERS DOCK
Successful Floating of the Big
Dry DOck..WilI Start South
About Oct. Is.

floating dry dock was successfully
fioated and taken out of the basin in
which it was constructed at the
works Of the contractors. the Mary
land Steel Company, at Sparrows
Point, near Baltimore, Saturday
morning.
The pumping began at $3.50 a. m.
! and was carried OH until 1880, when
stop was made, awaiting the arrival
of visitors, who were expected to see
the dock floated.
The pumping Of the dock de-
veloped that the engines, boilers, ma
chinery and valve mechanism were in
perfect condition.
At II O'Clock the dock was boarded
by Gen. Adolph Meyer, Congressman
from Louisiana. who has given his
personal attention to the dock during
construction, and who was instru-
mental in securing it for New Or
leans.
Others ON board were: Col. Cassels
Of the Pennsylvania Steel Company /;
Jos. R. Foard, president of the Jos.
r. Foard Company; Lieutenant Cum
ningham, the officer in charge of the
construction; Major L. 8. Bent and
E. G. FELTON,, president F. w. Wood
Of the Pennsylvania Steel Company
r. K. Wood, general agent, and
Charles Pettigrew, superintendent Of
the Maryland Steel Company s. An
derson, the superintendent of the dock
construction department Of the Mary
land Steel Company, under whose
management the dock has been built,
and Gen. Victor Meyer Of New Or
leans.
After the dock had been boarded by
the visitors, the pumping was re-
sumed, and the dock, for the first time.
floated free from the foundation work
upon which it had been built.
1t is the intention to start the dock
on her voyage for the Algiers naval
station on October Is. Upon her ar
rival at the naval station nothing re-
mains to be done except secure the
dock to the shore connections, when
she will be ready for the official gov
ernment test.
This dock 10 the largest floating |
dock in the world excepting the one
which has since been designed for
the English government for use at |
Bermuda by about ZOO tons. Since
the original design was made several
important additions have been made
to her in the way Of providing in
creased stiffeners for the deck and the
deepening of tie pontoons.
1t is believed that docks Of this
type will, in the course Of a short
time, become o matter Of great COM
mercial importance, owing to the
quickness and comparative cheapness
with which they can be built, their
ease of manipulation and low cost of
and operation; and in
this line it may be said that the
Maryland Steel Company has about
perfected design for dock which.
under ordinary circumstances, can be
operated as two independent 400 feet
docks. or, in case of emergency, can
be united into ono of 800 feet in
length.
Latest advices from the Philippines
indicate that the military authorities
intend to take prompt and vigorous
for the suppression of the
in the Island of Samar
md that attention will be directed
first to the summary punishment of
The treacherous natives who took part
in the massacre of Company O Of the
Ninth Infantry at Balangiga. There
IS, therefore, every prospect that the
Island of Samsr will be the theatre of
Ictive hostilities for some time to
,ome, as it is the purpose Of Gen.
Jhaffee to teach the rebellious inhab-
tants lesson and force them to re-
pect the power and sovereignty Of the
United States.
By direction Of Adjutant Corbin a
'eport has been prepared at she war
department. briefly describing the isl.
md and its inhabitants, the military
'perations that already have taken
'lace here for the establishment Of
rood order and government. This re-
'ort is Of timely interest, In view of
he aggressive military policy to be
Observed towards such Of the natives
. are disposed still to resist the an
hority OF the United States. In theI
ast mail report Of Gen. Kobbe. de-. 4
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