The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-12 00:00:00

£l3B 13 6

Decremo in 1851

THE SCREW STEAMER CANADIAN.

The pioneer steamer of the new Canadian line of
screw steamers, constructed expressly for the trade from
Liverpool to the River St. Lawrence, arrived in the
Mersey on Saturday morning from the Clyde, where she
had been built by Messrs. William Denny and Brothers,
making the run from Greenock in 13i hours, coming
round the Calf of Man. Her engines, which had'not
been previously tried, made fifty revolutions on a pres-
sure of 101bs. The vessel was so light that the screw
was half out of the water, so that what was gained in
lightness of draught was lost lost in power of propulsion.
The Canadian is constructed to carry 68 cabin passengers.
The state-rooms, which are models of elegance and com-
fort, contain every convenience of life on board ship,
from luxurious velvet-cushioned sofas and strong berths
tastefully curtained, to mirrors, patent lamps, and wash-
hand basins. They are each 7 feet 3 inches in length
and 8 feet 6 inches in breadth, fitted up with two berths
2 feet wide. The saloon, which is an apartment of sur-
passing beauty, 58 feet in length, is heated by steam. The
style of carving is the old cathedral ; and nothing could
have been more finely adapted to give the great length
of the saloon its full effect than the plainly arched roof
and unohrsusive panelling which belong to this style.
The light in this magnificent room is excellent, being
admitted from the end of the cupola by four panel
panes of stained glass, the work of Messrs. Ballantine
and Allan, Edinburgh. The ladies' cabin, which is to
tue right of the saloon on going out, contains fourteen
berths, and is everything that could be desired for pri-
vacy and comfort. This cabin is also heated by steam'.
Before ascending to the deck again we are conducted to
the steward's pantry, a splendid room, 13 feet by 8,
superbly garnished with silver plate of all dimensions
and crystal of every imaginable cut. The cooking
range has been fitted up in the most complete style and
on the most improved principles. On deck, also, there
are two large ice-houses, 12 feet long each by 7 deep
and 6 in breadth, and a respectable cowhouse. The fore-
cabin is admirably fitted up. There are 280 berths in
all, disposed in two single ranges along the sides, and
one double range in the centre of the ship. Air and
light are abundant, and there is no lack of space to
promenade when the deck would be a doubtful scene for
bodily exercise. About a ninth part of the whole num-
ber of berths are boxed off from the rest for the use of
unmarried females. There aro also two hospitals for the
use of steerage passengers, one for males and the other
for females. The machinery of the Canadian is on a
scale commensurate with her size. She is fitted with a
pair of direct-acting engines, cylinders 62 inches dia-
meter, 3i feet stroke. They are immensely strong, and
are expected to make upwards of fifty revolutions per
minute. The boilers are two in number, firo at both
ends, have brass tubes, and are constructed to give an
ample supply of steam. The propeller is 16 feet in dia-
meter, and of 25 feet pitch. The Canadian is full-
barque rigged, and has a very handsome appearance.—
Lirerpoof