Life — April 14, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE NEW STEAMER. DESCRIBED BY THE New REPORTER. and write a thorough Go,” said the editor to the new reporter, up the new English steamer just arrived. Giv account of her from stem to stern.” “From what?" said the young man recently arrives! from a far interior State, and to whom a vessel of any sort was a mystery and a wonder. ~ From stem to stern,” said the editor, fixing a sux picious and threatening eye upon bim. This was the young man’s first mission, to di-tinguish himself. He had already village paper. but he wanted a wider fleld for his aspira: tions. and had come to New York. Yet he went out of the office anxious and doubting. “ Lwill go to the captain,” said he; “he willexplainto me the ship and its uses, He will tell me all.” aptain,” said he, “1am sent to write up me by stating how many masts she has.” ighteen.”” promptly answered the captain Where are they?" We have sent them on shore to be py How much water does vessel draw t" Three inches.” How do you draw it!” “ By steam-power from the well.” Were you ever in a storm at seat” il the cap ck $ Awfully leave my berth from the time we New York till we arrive at Liver Are the rest of your officers and crew seasick t™ pon the deck and about He was eager one so on hix ar ship. nte * Are p01," e only Wh “The © who steers the vessel at seat” ; he's the only well man on board.” For sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. The Inter national News Company, Bream’s Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C., England, Acexts. The Whiting Papers are the “Standard” of American or Foreign From the heavy and lasting Ledger Paper for the Bookkeeper, to the dainty sheet for correspondence purposes. WHITING PAPER COMPANY 148-150-152 Duane Street, New York Manufacture. Auso ay Holyoke, North Wilbraham, Chicago, Philadelphia * Do you sail nights when out of sight of land +" “Never; we anchor.” “What! in mid-ocean ?”* “Of course, you landlubber. There's docks to tie up at regular distances all the way across.” * How do you see to sail dark nights “We send our boats ahead with lanterns, which light up the road,” * Are they there now?" “Yes; anchored in a line all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.” After getting much other information, which the aptain said he was only too happy to impart to such an interesting young gentleman, the reporter returned and wrote as follows: “The new steamer Crusader is a splendid specimen of naval architecture. Her keel revolves on hinges, so as to be readily unshipped in a storm, when it is not wanted. The rudder, also, by a patent contrivance, can be drawn out of its socket and deported on deck during the night and in hurricanes. The Crusader has folding decks,which can be doubled up when she bas but little cargo, and her c in this way can be decreased from four thousand to two hundred tons, The sail can, if necessary, be used sail or wind-sail, and the saving of canvas effected in this manner reduces the wear and tear of her running rigging one-half. The main brace passes from the end of the bowsprit over the fore, main aud royal masts, thence down over the spanker-boom to the taffrail and into the cabin windows, where it is secured by a double-banked sheepshank to the head of the captain's berth, She has compound engines, which boil water at an extremely low temperature. Her screws revolve at the rate of ten thou- sand times a minute, aod can, if necessary, be brought forward and used as paddle-wheels, The Crusader is also constructed on the crab principle. and by bracing up everything sharp on the wind and wearing ship frequently tonng OLORGE H. RICHMOND AND SON: XEW Yorx, jutumn Manceuvres. 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