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Show A Yessel In Two Tart. A vessel constructed on tho Bhirrws of Lake Michigan was recently floated tlowu to the sea in two sections. TLu course was through the Welland canal, down Lake Ontario and on to Montreal, which was reached in eleven days. The after section of the ship, containing the machinery, had steam in one boiler and backed at the rate of seventy revolutions per minute, eteamiug btern first, whilo the forward section followed in charge of two tugs. On arriving at Montreal the two sections were placed on greased ways in a dry dock, aud when the parts were closed in upon each other tho buttn cume together so closely that a knife blade could not bo inserted between tho plates. Tho re-riveting was accomplished accomplish-ed with facility in the usual way, and tho vessel was floated out of the dock a complete hull, defying the eye of nny expert ex-pert to tell where the junction had been made. New York Commercial Advor-i Advor-i User. |