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8 MARINE One of the New Coast Revenue Cutters. A sectional view amidships and outboard elevation of the United States revenue cutter building at the yard of the Columbian Iron Works & Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, Md., is herewith presented. This vessel is intended for the New York station and will cost about $150,000. She has a De) y 3 a ny ; 2° 0 pects es Lbs 29' 6" Beam Molded SECTIONAL VIEW OF NEW REVENUE CUTTER. poop and forecastle, beside the berth and main decks, and auxiliary sail power is provided, each mast being of a single stick 87 feet high. The length of the vessel over all will be 188 feet and between perpendiculars REVIEW. eed Se frames, which are spaced 2 feet apart, are of Z section 5 by 3% by 38% inches and weighing 11.6 pounds per foot. The upper flange of the Z will be cut off from the turn of the bilge to the lower end of the frame, forming an angle bar 4 by 3 inches. The main frame bars are to be cut off against the lower angles of the vertical keel plate and the revese bars are to butt against the vertical keel plate. The vertical keel will be 214 inches deep and of 15-pound plate. The flat keel plates are double and are worked in 18-foot lengths. The flat keelson plates will be 9 inches wide on each side of the vertical keel, and tapered at the ends of the vessel. The' bilge keels extend a distance of about 110 feet amidships, and stand normal to the bilge; they are to be formed of 10-pound plates, riveted at the outer edges to a 2% by %-inch flat bar, while the inner edges are held to the plating by angles and tap rivets. The bilge keel plates will be filled in with yellow pine, as shown in the midship section. The main deck beams are to be angle bulb section, 6 by 3 inches, a beam being provided at every frame and the spring being 6 inches in a length of 29% feet. The berth deck beams will be of 3 by 2%-inch angles and straight. The forecastle and poop deck beams will be of 3% by 2%-inch angles. The stanchions are to be tubular and.of wrought iron. There are to be three longitu- dinals on each side of the vessel, and continuous angles will be placed on the inner edges, while the lower edges will be flanged to the outside plating and all will be formed of intercostal plates. The outer plating is shown in the larger sectional view, the bulwarks and sides of forecastle and poop are to 'be of 10-pound plate. For a length of about 100 feet amidship, an additional sheer strake or doubling plate will be used anda similar method of strengthening will be used on the bow to a point 28 feet each side of the stem and 4 feet above and 4 feet. below the water line. The stem will be of one piece of 7 by 234-inch iron rabeted to receive the plating. The stern frame is to be of wrought iron in three pieces. The pilot house and chart room are the only projections above the forecastle deck. The roof of the chart house will be extended to the sides to form a bridge. The quarters of the petty officers and men are under the forecastle deck. The steering engines are under the pilot house, and it is not yet decided K ae f- i Tt dle aaah | iE NM 4 Z , °° COC ferrmene | Sotthe ° 00000000000 \ - - et 5 - a TTR nm mn wn a ne ee ee ew ee ww -- ee ee een eee wooo? mr ee ee eo ee a ee ee ee em OUT BOARD ELEVATION OF NEW REVENUE CUTTER BUILDING AT COLUMBIAN IRON WORKS, BALTIMORE. 170 feet. The breadth molded will be 29 feet and the depth from base line at side amidship 16 feet 6 inches. The displacement to mean draft of 10 feet amidship will be 706 tons which will be the cruising displacement. The main engine will be of the vertical triple expansion type, having one hhigh pressure cylinder 2034 inches in diameter, one intermediate cyl- inder 32 inches in diameter and one low pressure cylinder 50 inches in di- ameter, the stroke being 27 inches. The total horse power will be 1,500. The main valves will be of the piston type for the high pressure and the double-ported slide type for the other two cylinders. The valve motion will be of the Stephenson link kind, with double bar links. The engine frame will consist of three front columns of cast iron and three short columns at the back, cast on the main condenser: The crank line and propeller shafts will be of forged mild open-hearth steel and will be solid. The piston rods, connecting rods and other working parts will be of high tensile open-hearth steel. The main condenser will have a cooling sur- face of 2,343 square feet, the water passing through the tubes; the air pump will be independent and the circulating pump will be of the centri- fugal type. There will be two single ended steel boilers of the horizontal return fire tube type constructed for 160 pounds pressure. The boilers will be placed in a water tight compartment by themselves, and will have one fire room. Each boiler has three corrugated furnaces of 3 feet 3 inches diameter, and the total heating surface will be 3,392 square feet, the grate area being 112 square feet. The outside diameter of the boilers will be 13 feet, and the length 10 feet over all. Forced draft will be furnished by one blower discharging into the fireroom. The ash ejector will be of the hydro-pneumatic type. Open hearth steel is required for the boilers, and each shell will be in one course of two plates 1 3-16 inch thick. The engines will drive a single propeller of manganese bronze, with four blades, the diameter being 9 feet 4 inches. The thrust shaft will be 9 inches in diameter with nine thrust collars, and the intermediate shaft will also be 9 inches in diameter, and the propeller shaft will be 914 inches. A distilling apparatus with a capacity of 3,500 gallons will be placed in the engine room. The main steam pipe will be of copper and 7 inches in diameter, There will be nine transverse water tight bullcheads in the vessel, stiff- ened by 3 by 2-inch vertical angles spaced 2 feet apart. The transverse whether steam or pneumatic gear will be used. Each stateroom contains a berth, with drawers and lockers below, a small bookcase, portable desk and a locker, all furnished in quartered oak. Death of Stephen D. Caldwell. Stephen D. Caldwell, until about a year ago prominent in the man- agement of railway line boats at Buffalo, died at his home in that city Thursday. From 1856 to 1866 Mr. Caldwell acted as manager of the Erie railroad's lake line with headquarters first at Dunkirk and later at Buffalo. He left the Erie company to go abroad in the interests of the Lay tor- pedo and in this connection conducted extensive personal negotiations with the various European governments. Upon his return to this country he assumed charge of the freight department of the New York Central Railway, known as the Red Line, and continued in that capacity until his identification with the Western Transit Co., in the management of which he continued until his retirement from active business, something over a year ago. fas Mr. Caldwell was known to many vessel owners as the first president of the old Lake Carriers' Association--the Buffalo organization instituted to aid in securing legislation favorable to vessel interests and whose con- solidation with the Cleveland Vessel Owners' Association later resulted in the present Lake Carriers' Association. Mr. Caldwell, in addition to the possession of many strong personal qualities, was a man of energy, executive ability and capacity which amounted almost to genius in the conduct of certain branches of the transportation business. Mr. Caldwell married twice and is survived by his wife and several children. Just What You Want.--An artistic booklet entitled "Summer Outing," published by the Nickel 'Plate road, describing vacation resorts along south shore of Lake Erie, also a fine list of country homes open to country boarders, sent to any address on application to B. F. Horner, General Passenger Agent, Cleveland, O. 64, June 30 ; John A. Williams, constructing engineer with the Newport News Ship Building Dry Dock Co., died at his fiome in Newport News a few days ago.