REPAIRING THE TRIUMPH,

Evening Star, Issue 6491, 7 January 1884, Page 4

REPAIRING THE TRIUMPH,

Mr Fraser anticipates that the Triumph will be rc.dv for clocking within a month from the present time'. It has been decided that she will bo placed in the Auckland dock, but it will require to be enlarged for the purpose, and as yet no conclusion has been arrived at as to the best method of over the dillic'.tv Atnontf the numerous allien havoij'>-n made with reference to tfie repairing and reflttin'-oi'the Triumph, one has emanated from Mr »M-;her,' rhh-i ev/inoer of the vessel. He approves of th. erevtion of a coifcr dam at the mouth of the !'r..,iii',' dock, which will irivc an additional en''th of al.'OliL IlOfr. Tnc \e.w:l, he >bould be placed in the don:, :■.;.-! when the water has hi"" pumped out an in.speetioii o.' the done <'i ~jUi be made an 1 drawiims pr.q.a.ed showing the txU-ut ot tho le.vakaye in the vessel's bottom, the forward compartment bavin-,- i een out ♦■hrou-'h concussion with tin; i\>cka at Tiri Jin. a i.-unber of lar,-e iron platen '.ill !" r quired for repairs, and it is prineil-ali.'. w-:. ; . ti.e object of replacing these that Mr Fisher i;u that a s.:etc-i ohould be made, for he 13 01 opinion that they should i)t- procured from the builders of the u-.ssol. His provjosal is that the Triun.pli should le do. !■:«! for ten days which would permit o' a thorough ".animation Win" made, and thai J.. : should t.hen be lifted out _vid ancLorcd iu the utv ■». unti' the plates arrive irom Home, when she could .'.;-;-:n !'-. placed in the dock and made almost as c-ood as nev,.