The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-12-26


the sister craft, approaching completion
at the next shipway, waved flags ane
sang America. Miss Taylor, senior al
I Wellesley, daughter of Charles N. Taylor
treasurer of the Stockton Yard, Inc, stooo
sponsor for her namesake, and in her furs
made beautiful picture as she broke a
bottle of Poland water over the bow and
scattered flowers. The schooner is 175
feet keel, 212 #. over all, 37.7 #. beam and
1871 depth of hold, and measures 891 tons
net. She was built under the inspection Of
Capt. H. L. Rawding for the personal ac-
count of Lewis X. Thurlow, from the
moulds of the first vessel launched by
this company, the Helen Swanzy, single
decked schooner designed by George S.
Wardwell. but modified by extending top
| timbers and stanchions for double deck
| ed craft, and increasing the forward over
A., hang which facilitates the handling of
! the stockless anchors. She has flush
| deck protected by fly rail extending
! we'll along to where the top sheer springs
bove the line of the deck and forms
substantial bulwarks that shield the for
ward house, which latter at the forward
break joins a high and long topgallant
forecastle. The forward house has ample
space for fo'cas'le for men, galley and
engine room. The latter, equipped with
boiler of large size, condenser and winch,
opens on the windlass room where a
Knowlton windlass is installed. The
after house is fitted with two cabins of
ample size, beautifully finished in natural
woods, staterooms of generous proper
tons and a bath room which anybody
ashore might envy, hot and cold water
and steam heat She will be in command
of Capt w. T. McAloney of Portland,
whose sch ooner Stanley M. Seamans was
sunk by U-boat no miles off Hatteras
last summer. James M Parker, native
of Bucksport and veteran of the old
SC hool of Maine shipbuilding, is the mas
ter builder Others who have played
their part as foremen of different Sec
lions are: Hiram Eaton, ironer; Ernest
Fentiman, joiner; Clyde Merrithew, liner;
Frank Larrabee, planker; Alvah Durham,
fastener; Edward Bohndell, rigger; Charles
Baird, calker; Reed Lowell, painter. A
replica of the Taylor is being planked
and has decks partially laid, under the
direction of Earle R. Richards, assistant
to the master builder; and a longer keel
will be laid soon, on the shipway just
vacated. Among those present from out
of town were Charles N. Taylor and FAM
lily of Wellesley, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney NJ Stewart of Melrose, Mass, Lewis
X. Thurlow of Crowell & Thurlow and
Walter Moves, president at the At
lantic Coast Co., Capt. W. H. Harri-
man inspector for the A. C. Co., Capt.
w orcester, inspector for the French
Lloyds, F. w. Thurlow of Cutler and
John H. Gerrish of Bangor. The
Stockton Yard. Inc, is a close cor
poration which had it's inception in the
ambition of Lincoln A. Gardner and w.
H. Morrison to start shipyard, as they
previously had started movement which
resulted in the building of the Lawrence
Cannery. They interested H L. Hopkins
and later C. N. Taylor, the widely-known
water works engineer, when corpora
ton was formed. L. A. Gardner is assist
ant treasurer, and for the Crowell & Thur
low interests, general manager. George
H. Hopkins lis time keeper and account
ant, and John R. Merrithew is superin-
tendent in the yard. Lewis X. Thurlow
gave every employee of the yard din
ner following the launching.