Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-22

lands. The main deck will be planked
with 3-inch by finch yellow pine most
carefully calked. and the hatch coam-
ings. of stout white oak. will be nearly
as high as the top of the bulwarks,
thereby adding to the effective free
board OF the ship.
The vessel will carry two deck
houses. and the forward one. will be
portable. When the ship has reached
as far north as II is possible to force
her. this deck house may or may not
be carried ashore to serve as winter
quarters. and. upon the departure of
the sledge expedition. as a store-house
for the more important supplies. The
crew will be comfortably housed in the
forecastle. II is highly likely that the
Eskimos and their dogs, which Com
mander Peary will take on at Whale
Sound will be housed under the fore
castle; but this Is a detail not yet set
tied.
The living spaces will be comfortab-
ly but very simply finished. and the
ship will be lighted both by electricity
and oil lamps.
The motive power will consist of a
single inverted. compound engine, driv-
ing a single 11-foot propeller. and
steam will be supplied by two water
tube boilers and one Scotch boiler Un-
der forced draft the engine will be
able to develop 1.5O0 indicated horse
power. and under natural draft 1000
indicated horsepower.
There will be steam capstan and
steam steering gear.
The vessels rig will be sufficient to
render her manageable and fairly
speedy under sail alone. All masts
will be pole masts and the rigging
crucible steel wire
This ship presents a complete re-
versal of previous custom in Arctic
and Antarctic ships. in that instead of
being a sailing ship with puny auxi-
liary engines. she will be powerful
steamer with merely auxiliary sail
power.
She will combine the qualities of
shape which. as in the Fran and
Gauss" insure her lifting under
heavy ice pressures. with the raking
stem and irresistible ramming quail
ties of the largest Scotch whalers. and
power equal TO or greater than the
most powerful ocean-going tug in New
York harbor
She will be the first ship ever built
in the Western Hemisphere for Arctic
Discovery. and will be the ablest ever
built anywhere for this purpose"
The Roosevelt as the new ship
will be called has been building in
Maine shipyards since last fall and
for the past two months has been in
Portland receiving the finishing touch
es. the engines and other equipment.
Visitors have been frequent and the
interest shown is manifested by the
desire for souvenirs. which goes so
far as to- create a demand for canes
made from the greenheart wood of
which the outer sheathing of the
ship is constructed.
The Roosevelt will sail on to New
York as soon as possible. probably
within a week, as the start from that
city is scheduled for the early part
of next month. The plans already de-
cided upon provide for a supply ship.
which Is to follow the expedition next
fail, carrying coal and supplies, in Sor-
der that the Roosevelt may not be
Obliged to stint the use of power in
ramming her way through the Polar
ice. Commander Peary expects her
to walk steadily through one and one
half feet of solid ice and to be able to
advance at good rate by ramming
through ice two and one-half feet in
thickness. Her cost fully equipped. is
estimated at about 100000. most OF
which has been raised by the presi
dent and members of the Peary Arctic
club.