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Show LAR.GEST SCHOONER. AFLOAT i no mi, ol nov. ii inuated achooui'r Tboniaa l.awaon. ha Jnat had her trlnl trip off IIohIoii, .Miiino, recently, ami It will bo Interesting to the maritime mari-time world to bear that thla veasol, tbo first of bor kind ever known, proved prov-ed speedy and eny to handle. It took five t.iKboata lo inovo the big schooner out to a. ii. ami tliu old yulucy Point rT J ' lirlclge had to be torn down before eb could got out of tho river. It waa then aeen ttiat her sails, which weigh eighteen eight-een tona. wore hoisted by engine on her decka. Bh ipreatl 43,000 square feet ot caavaa, and her complete outfit. In-eluding In-eluding awnlnea. contalna 83.000 aquare font. Knch of the seven ateel n.asta la 1.15 feet hU:h, and thlrty-two Inches In diameter throughout, with pine topnianta lltty-elght feet long. Her overall lonuih Is 4u3 feet, her beam fifty feel, her depth thirty-four feet five Inches, and her cargo capacity capac-ity about K.lun tona. Her displacement displace-ment w hen loaded la 1 1, mm tons, tho load draught being twenty six and a half feet. aiateee men form the entire crew, s alz engine do the heavy work. On of forty horse power will hoist tha two flve-ron anchor. Tiie other, of twenty-five horse power each, will handle the tails and do etovodoro work. The acbooner baa coat fCCiO.OOO. |