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'From Keel to Truck." 
The work to which the author, Capt. H. Paasch, has given this 
comprehensive title, though less known than it deserves in this 
country, has in the nine years that it has been before the maritime 
world become the standard marine dictionary of the English, French 
and German languages. The second edition, just published, is an 
enlargement and extension of the first, a quarto volume of 700 pages 
of text and plates, the revision including the latest developments of 
marine engineering. The book is a nautical dictionary and encyclo- 
pedia in three languages, English, French and German, arranged in 
three parallel columns. In the opening pages the ship or vessel is con- 
sidered (1) as to materia], wood, iron or steel, (3) as to type, (3) as to 
mode of propulsion and (4) as to rig. After the general subdivision 
of the subject resultiEg from the definitions in this chapter, each par- 
READT FOR LAUNCHING — SCHOOLER PILOT. 
ticular branch is treated in detail, and at considerable length, first, 
the wooden ship, then the iron or steel ship, machinery, engine-tools 
and sundries, mechanical expressions, equipment, sundries and mis- 
cellaneous terms. Nearly 500 pages are devoted to the triple defini- 
tions, including every part and appurtenance of a vessel, as well as 
all the terms connected with navigation, shipping, marine insurance 
and the allied industries. 
Capt. Paasch is qualified for the work he has so successfully carried 
out by a knowledge of the leading languages of the Continent and 
also by an experience of nearly fifty years, both at sea and as sur- 
veyor to Lloyd's Register for Belgium; so he has been able to avoid 
the errors of some writers, who, while familiar with a number of 
languages, lack the technical knowledge necessary to deal with such 
a complicated subject. Not only are the definitions complete and 
exact, but what is more difficult and important, the translations 
from one language to two others are free from the errors which so 
often accompany such work. 
Following the definitions are tables of weights of material used in a 
vessel, and then the remainder of the volume is given up to the plates 
and accompanying descriptive. Beginning with the common wooden 
construction and continuing to composite, iron and steel, every de- 
tail of a vessel is illustrated and named. Excellent illustrations of 
UNDER WAY— SCHOONER PILOT. 
the various types of boilers, engines and screws are given, with details 
of all parts of the machinery. The details of the equipment, anchors, 
cables, boats, capstans, pumps and steering gear, are also fully illus- 
trated. The different rigs of sailing and steam vessels and of small 
boats, from a five-masted barque down to a ship's pinnace, are ex- 
Elained by accurately drawn plates, with every sail and rope num- 
ered for reference; and the numerous details of spars, blocks, 
cordage, etc , are also included. The utility of the work is materially 
increased by three separate indexes, one in each language. 
If the good work of building up an American navy is to continue; 
and if, in the future, the work of creating an American merchant 
marine is to be begun, the most potent factor must be the realization 
by Americans, throughout the whole country as well as on the coast, 
of the general nature of the vessels of war, commerce and pleasure. 
To this end we wish that such a work as that of Capt. Paasch could be 
found in the public library or some educational institution of every 
town in the country; especially those where no other knowledge of 
ships and vessels can be had. 
YACHT NEWS NOTES. 
Margharita, steam yacht, has sailed from Southampton for the 
Mediterranean, her owner, Mr. A. J. Drexel, sailing for New York on 
the Paris. He will join the yacht by steamer at Gibraltar or Genoa. 
Iroquois, schr., R. N. Ellis, has been sold through Ashton Lemoine 
to H. G. Rouse of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. 
Suit has been brought in the Supreme Court of New York by C. C. 
Clark, owner of Idlewild. schr., against Bayard Thayer, owner of Con- 
stellation, schr., for $25,000 damages for personal injuries and 82,750 
damages to yacht. The two yachts were in collision as the fleet came 
into Newport on Aug. 4, 1892, on the New York cruise, Constellation, 
while racing, striking the smaller yacht and unshipping her main 
boom, which flew forward and struck Mr. Clark in the head. 
The St. Lawrence River Skiff. Canoe and Steam Launch Co., of 
Clayton, N. Y., is now working with a full force of men, and reports 
a large number of orders. N. S. Bowdlsh has been engaged as super- 
intendent of the manufacturing department, and the company will 
probably use the Bowdish Patent Compressed Seam in planking some 
of their boats and canoes. Among the new orders are a 21ft. cutter 
of modern type for Mr. F. S. Christy of Rochester, N. Y.. and an 
improved "Scarecrow" of 18ft. 1. w. 1., both designed by Mr. W. P. 
Stephens: also a half-rater racing bulb fin for a member of an English 
yacht club. 
