. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. me spent at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard proved ofgreat service to him, and he became one of the mostefficient draughtsmen in the naval service. About1848 he was sent for to be examined at Washingtonfor the office of naval constructor. There were tenapplicants for the position, and but two to be the applicants were two sons of naval con-structors, whose fathers had posted them as fully aspossible as to the probable course of examination, andMr. Delanos chance for favorable
. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. me spent at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard proved ofgreat service to him, and he became one of the mostefficient draughtsmen in the naval service. About1848 he was sent for to be examined at Washingtonfor the office of naval constructor. There were tenapplicants for the position, and but two to be the applicants were two sons of naval con-structors, whose fathers had posted them as fully aspossible as to the probable course of examination, andMr. Delanos chance for favorable considerationseemed poor indeed, as he had neither influence normoney to operate iu his favor, but only his qualifica-tions for the post aud an unblemished character onwhich to rely. The examination was a rigid one,aud, to the credit of the committee of examiners,was conducted on the merits of the candidates. Hebraved the ordeal well, and on Juno 19, 1848, he wascommissioned naval constructor, aud ordered to Pen-sacola, where he superintended the building of theUnited States floating dock aud basin. lie built. <&frtd£& si^v^ti
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