St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-09-06
Big DREDGER CHINOOK
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$50 men to operate her. but as a
dredger there are but 75 men in
the crew. There is complete ice
plant on the vessel which would
be good property in St. Johns II II
could be purchased from the gov
ernment and might be worth look
ing after. II is not in use but is
stored in the vessel. II was used
during the time the vessel was in
the transport service.
In the rear OF the second deck
is what was the hospital where
during the transport days there
were cots for some 90 patients aud
there are still some relics OF the
hospital stores there. The wards
aud cots have all been removed
and the space fitted up for a ma
chine shop with drill, lathe, shaper,
emery wheel, grind stone, two
forges, one hand power another
furnished with air from the cont
pressor. This air compressor
is located in mid ships OH the
second deck aud furnishes air
through pipes to all parts OF the
ship so that by attaching rubber
pipes the pneumatic riveters can be
operated on the plates In aiy part
OF the hull. The machinery OF the
shop is so complete there were but
two or three instances when they
were obliged to 90 ashore TO have
work done during the entire year
of 1904 when they were dredging
at the mouth OF the Columbia.
The occasion of the big dredger
being tied up here is that the boil
ers have now become unsafe by
reason of their age. The life of a
marine boiler is II years, while
these have been in Use IS years and
their last season were not consid-
cred safe to use. II will cost $780,
900 to replace these boilers. There
are four single enders or those with
ireboxes under but one end, and
two double enders or those with
6reboxes under both ends of the
boilers. The coal is passed down
from the bunkers through chutes
directly in front of the boilers, max
ing il most convenient to tine fire.
men. The stokers, too have the
best of ventilation through the big
tunnels which carry the cold air
down to them. The highest tenn
perature they have any record of
in the stokehold is 90 degrees.
There are four full decks and
two half decks aud they are COM
pletely filled with machinery and
equipment. Under the shade deck
which is a half deck is located the
officers quarters. The quarter
masters Office is still in the shape |
as when used for transport service
and is used now for the business
Office of the ship. The captain S
quarters are occupied by Captain
Dunbar when on tn vessel. The
saloon, as the diner is called, is in
the same condition as when used
as transport, except that one OF
the tables has been removed. 1t
is finished in mahogany with blue
plush cushions on the settees, fine
piano at the end of the saloon aud
the table furnished in the best OF
style. Fine French plate mirrors
adorn the walls and in fact the
though small one, is nice
enough to satisfy any one.
There are quarters for all classes
from the chief officers with hunks
suitable for their stations from the
finest finished. veneered, uphol-
stored suites of the officers to the
,rimy, plain board table aud bench
IS OF the stokers in the lower decks.
II is impossible for us to describe ,
he splendid engines. They are
immense machines located deep in
he hold, serving themselves as
,allast, being entirely below the
water line. They are OF the ma
inc type, beautiful specimens,