Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-22
BATH SHIPYARDS
Are Overlooking With Work and
Everyone Is Busy.
Vessels Of All Kinds in the Various
Stages Of Construction.
The Shipping City Keeping Up Her
Worldwide Reputation.

tonight: The chief industry of Rath is
booming this spring, and the summer
months will find the different ship
yards the busiest for years.
At Kelley, Spear Cos. the Maine
Central passenger steamer Norum
bega is having the finishing touches put
on her hull preparatory to being
launched, Thursday. She will slide in
to the Kennebec between 11.30 and -
o'clock. The top work on this steamer
is not completed but as soon as launch
ed work on this part of the boat will
progress as rapidly as possible.
The four-masted barge Santiago,
building for the Staples Coal Co. is
three-fourths planked, is decked. has
her masts in position and part of the
rigging up. The keelson in this barge
is 10 streak, 14-inch square yellow pine.
12-inch ceiling.
The schooner building for Charles H.
Hirsch & Co, New York. is one-half
framed Capt. W. p. Richardson of
New Haven. representing the COM
pany, expects to see her on the Ken
nebec sometime in July.
The Keel is stretched for a 2OO-foot
barge for Hudson Bros, Norfolk. Vir-
ginia, and as soon as lumber arrives,
work on her will be begun. She will be
So feet beam and IL feet deep
The keel is stretched and the stern
post up for the 2000-ton, four-masted
schooner building for Capt J. E. Hig-
bee. Work on her will be resumed up
on the arrival of cargo of frames.
The name Robert H. Stevens will be
painted on her bow when completed
The keel is laid for one of the barges
for the Baltimore & Boston Barge Co
She is to be % feet long, So feet beam
and IS feet deep. This barge will be
launched sometime during the month
Of August The keel of the other barge
will be stretched as soon as Capt. Nc
koWn'S schooner is overheard. Capt
f. Cobb. superintendent of the COM
pany. is locking out for the interests
Of his firm at the yard.
The three-masted schooner Alice NJ
Davenport building for Capt. NJ D.
Mckown Of Boothbay, is framed and
partly planked. Her decks are laid and
the after house partly completed.
The keel for the duplicate of the Alice
Davenport, building for Capt F. w.
Benedict of New Haven, is stretched.
the stern post in position, and about 90
frames up.
The large oil carrying barge for the
Standard oil 90. is one-half COM
pleted. When finished she will carry
$4,000 gallons Of oil. This barge will
cost $4,000 more than one Of the mas
sive ships constructed by the Standard
Oil Co.
The work on the five-masted steel
schooner TO be managed by the firm, is
al present at a standstill. The keel Is
stretched and stern post i'll position.
The stock for this schooner will arrive
in q few days This will be the first
steel schooner ever constructed in this
country.
The battIeship Georgia. is three
fourths framed. There is u large crew
of men working on this immense craft.
The keel for the big oil barge for the
J. NJ. Guffey Petroleum Gulf Refining
60. of Pittsburg, Pa, is nearly all
stretched under the yacht shed.
Work on the dock gates for the Kit
terry navy yard was begun, this week.
on the craft lying at the wharf every
thing is being rushed Most Of the ma
chinery for the Ransom 3. Fuller has
been placed aboard and, Wednesday, the
boilers were put in the steamer. The ar
NOR for the monitor Nevada is being put
on and the two 12-inch guns are on Board.
The masts for the cruiser Cleveland will
be placed in position as soon as the new
wooden topmasts are made. A windlass,
most of the machinery, generators. etc,
are aboard
The yacht Pantooset is on the railway
at the New England yard having her
bottom scraped and painted preparatory
to her trial trip.
The Reed yard at the South End Is to
be used by Mr.. Crosby in the conStruc-
ton of four-masted schooner. the du
plicate OF the Frank I. StinSon built by
Mr.. Crosby in this yard in 1887. Work
will be begun upon the arrival of mate
rial.
The work of planking will be complet-
cd. Thursday, on the three-masted
schooner building for Weston & Co.
Jacksonville Fla The houses are up
and work is progressing rapidly. She
will be- launched in June.
Hon. William Rogers, Baths veteran
shipbuildcr, closed a contract, yesterday,
with Capt Slocum of Somervlle, for
four-masted schooner Of about 700 tons
The vessel will be owned largely by the
captain and Fall River parties and will
nail from the latter port oapt Slocufl
is well known in this city. having had
built here his last command, the Warren
Il. Potter
Work will be begun upon the new yes
sci in Mr.. Rogers yard at the North
End, next week, and proceed just as rap
idly as the materials can be procured,
part of which is already in the yard.
Capt. James w. Hawley's schooner
building in the HoUghton yard is all
framed out She will be called the Fred
A. Davenport for the son of A. II. Dav-
export so well known as Boston's big
furniture dealer.
The four-masted schooner for which
this firm will be managing owners is
ceiled and the keel stretched and stern
post in position for the big six-master
building for J. S. Ninslow Co, Portland.
Work is delayed on this schooner for lack
of frames which are expected soon.
After this summary of work being done
in the different yards it may be seen that
Bath still retains her rank as the CITY
of Ships"
In the death of Augustus Woodbury.
which occurred. Tuesday morning, at
+ha homo If his son Street Commas