The Republican journal., 1902-08-28
The New Dredger Cumberland.

| improvement of Cumberland Sound, Georgia
and Florida, which G. A. Gilchrest of this
city is building for the L. S. Army Engi-
neers, is nearing completion and the con-
tractor expects to launch her on Or about
| september ID, if the weather conditions are
favorable. The dredger is a-gOing vessel,
SO constructed that she may work on the
outside bars of harbors in all kinds Of wealth
| er. Her capacity is about LOCO tons, or
LOCO cubic yards of sand mud or gravel.
This will be equally divided between two
bins which have capacity of 800 tons each.
The material is delivered into the bins
through two 1S-inch suction pipes operated
by two forty horsepower rotary pumps,
| Either of these engines will pump into the
forward bin or the after bin. About 80
per cent of the material raised is sand
or mud and about 70 per cent is water. The
mud and sand settle in the bins and the
water flows overheard at the top of the bins
| The propelling engine is a vertical nvert-
ed compound condensing engine, taking
steam at 125 pounds per square inch pres
sure. There are two Scotch boilers four
teen feet in diameter and twelve feet long,
with two AZ inch furnaces in each boiler.
These supply the main engine, pumping
engine, and auXiliaries with steam. The
dredger when steaming under ordinary con-
dltlons will make about II knots per hour.
| The general dimensions are as follows:
Length over all, 200 feet.
Length between perpendicuars, 1s5 feet
Moulded beam, 40 feet.
| EXteme beam, 40 feet, 10 inches.
Depth at midship section, 20 feet.
| The keel. keelson, stem and stern post
are made of southern oak, the garboards and
wales of western oak, and the frame of ma
6-inch and the planking 5-inch Georgia
pine.
The capacity of the dredger will be about
5000 cubic yards per day
| The WlndlaSS, capStanS and steering gear
are operated by steam. The anchors weigh
2515 pounds each and the chains are heavy
stud-linked. She also carries heavy kedge
anchors. She will have boats. The
| Smoke-stack is feet in diameter and will
stand - feet above the deck. She will have
two masts, equipped with sails for use in
ali emergency. The main shaft is 10 inches
in diameter, the propeller 9 feet inches,
with 10 feet pitch. The arch over the pro
peller is in one piece, IA inches in thickness,
a stick very hard to find.
On the lower deck forward is the store
room, and the rooms for the cooks, quarter
masters, carpenter and oilers The coal
| bunkers, sand bins, engine and boiler rooms
occupy the space amidships. The crew S
| quarters, mess room, etc, are aft The
rooms between decks are finished in cypress.
| There are ample toilet and bath facilities
for the men as well as the officers, the yes
sci being well provided with bath rooms,
set bowls, etc, plumbed in the most approx
ed modern method.
| The after house on deck contains the Off
Ger 5 quarters, spare room for Government
officials, mess room, and galley. These
rooms are finished in oak
The forward house contains the work
room, the boilers for the smaller engines,
| etc.
The dumping doors for the sand bins are
operated by heavy screws worked by hand
wheels feet in diameter, on deck. These
were made by the Belfast Machine & Foun-
dry Co.
There are 3 coats of white paint above
, the water line, and another will be put on
before she is delivered to the Government
! The bottom has 3 coats of copper paint, and
She is coppered between the keel and shoe
/ to facilitate the work of coppering, which
will be done later, before she goes into ser
vice in Southern waters. All the fasten-
; ings and outside iron work were galvanized
! b. c. W. Coombs.
The master workmen in charge of the
! various departments are as follows: Mas
ter carpenter and draughtsman, Isaac L.
Wilband; joiner, Fred V. Cottrell; calker,
Iucius H. duncan black ksmith, Chas w.
Coombs painter, I. A. Hoyt; plumbers,
Mitchell Il Trussel; fastener, Luther Cal
derwood liner of outboard planking, John
Predecessor.
The pilot house and bridge are above the
| forward house, with the captains room
abaft the pilot house These are nicely
finished in oak, and have all the modern
Rnprovments.
Fires at Rockland.
RoCKLAND, August. % At 1915 tonight
fire broke out in the Maine Central hotel.