New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-29
NEWAYORK TRIBUNE.


The new steamship Crescent City. built for the
New York Havana and New Orleans lne, made an OK
pcrimental trip on Saturday lsst The weather wa re-
mark.bly favorable FOR such excursion, and on ar
riving a, her starting place Pier No A. North River we
found large number Of guests assembled on board
Our attention wa. first directed 70 the internal &C
eolnnsodaon. Of toe vessel which are not ~
any steamer afoat Thecsbin "a furnished IN style Of
inini,able richness and taste The wood WORK Is oil
mahogany aud rosewood with coFniees and moidiug-
Of gold and the center d every panel contains paint
iny act In circular carved frame, medahon@ the
ec; Of which exceedingly chaste and elegant There
/. also a ladies boudor, In white and gold with sofas
and fsuieuls Of rich dsmask satin. The dining cabin
which entirely separate occupies the forward part Of
the vessel communicating with the after cabin by two
PASSAGE Two row. Of state msgnihcenty fur
n.hed extend the whole length ofthe vessel and there
additional sleeping accommodations on the io"eI
deck by which from fifty hundred person' might
he accommodated. The speed aud comfort win "'lcD
voyage 70 New Orleans thus be made must ara"
much Of the Northern and Southern ~svo' "oi" '''
Mississippi and Ohio route.
Leaving the uer At ten o'clock We laid ia the stream
Cor so,,e time taking some delayed passengers on
board and finally passed the Battery about quarter
bef,re eleven. The passage down the Bay Wa most
tecbtfu the engines worked steadily that scarcely
any motion was perceptible, and the eearness and
freshness Of the sky the bright blue Of the water and
the enchanting outlines Of the Staten Island shores com
bined 70 heighten stil the gOries Of New YORK
Harbor. We have never Statcnlsland-one Of the
hnest Islands IN the world-ookng 80 beautiful, and
we're never 90 strongly tempted 20 covet one Of the
thousand white cottages which look out from IT, woody
glens.
We reached the Telegraph in twenty nine minutes
from the Battery distance Of between eight ana he
miles Soon after passing the Narrow steamer was
discovered outside the Hook which was soon recos-
nized a. the IIbcrns She passed round ihroush 'ne
sui,s however while the Crescent City took the direct
way to the Hook through the swash. We reached the
False Beacon in fifty eight minutes from the Battery
and IN one hour and FIVE minutes were abreast Of sandy
Hook eighteen miles from the starting point the en-
gixes making Ia TO 10 revolutions per minute Inc
light chip distance Of twenty-five miles was made ia
one hour and forty.fye minutes. gong out and one
hour and thirty nve minutes, returning Ihi' t"Sng
into consideration that there 800 tons Of coal on
board and that, on account Of the many hundreds oi
pas.engers the boat could not be kept properly tim
med. Is equal TO the speed ofany steamship atoat
There was but a slight swell on the sea, and very few
Of the passengers felt any Inconvenience from the mo
ton of the vessel The siesdness with which the en-
CINE worked. was remarked by all on board-nothns
of that arring motion being percepube which Is 20 Sc
were upon all weak nerves Soon after passing the Light
ship the company sat down 10 handsome collation..
The tables in the dining cabin which had seats for
hundred and fifty persons. several times hlled tho
invited guests numbering six hundred but owing
20 the number and promptncss Of the servants and
more than all 10 the attentions OF the indeiatigsbe
steward Mr. Chas. Roadway. the wants Of all were
sbundantly supplied The health of Capt Stoddard
was drunk with reclamation. 10 which he replied in
short address.
Ancr dinner a meeting organized on the after
deck of which Capt Hudson. U.S.N. was Chairman
Commander Sands U.sN. g. w Blunt and others Vice
Presidents and Messrs. Peniz and Lambert Suydam
Secretaries Speeches delivered by Jos. HoNie,
Tso Nd Franklin and others and the following rcsolu-
,ons adopted unanimously with loud scclamaiions
Resored That in the judgment ofthi meeting the steam
ship City, entitled from her speed, safety aud
mKur0us accommodations 70 tue eounaenoe 4' ho'' ua'
veIng ON any route winch sire may be placed
Resoed That the thank. OF this meeting are due 70 Capt
sioddsTd, Isaac Newton Esq and others, for Their pole aud
beautiful hosphany
A number of songs were sung during the trip by
amateur Gce Club and the music OF an excellent Brass
Rand contributed greatly cnyen the spirits Of the
company When about thirty miles from the City and
opposite Barnegst she put about and returned up
the Bay in fine style She then passed down the East
River 10 within short distance Of Biackwefs Island
when she turned about, and some distance up the
North River and back reaching the pier at o'clock all
on board being highly delighted with her performance
and the beauty and convenience Of her accommodations
The dimensions of the Crescent City, as they were
politely furnished Us by Mr.. SscOr. as follows
Length 90 feet by "a feet beam y feet hold drawing
daring the trip IL feet OF water cylinder 70 inches d
ameter and feet stroke the engine has wrought iron
shanks her boilers also of iron her wheel has 3
feet Of diameter, with feet face. She measures
l75O tons being about the sze as the lhbcrnia
We were clad To- observe that the American improve
ment of placing the steering wheel In the forward part
OF the ship. which introduced into those two most
has been retained in her. This plan which ia entirely
unknown abroad. presents a most decided advantage
IN regard both safety and convenience the old
method Captains will doubt be reluctant 10 give
up the quarterback the post Of command but that
supremacy in the speed Of sailing pas Scs which has
been arrived by watching every opportunity Tor Ia
,rcasng sail here be obtained by attention to the
engine oon and to the best and safes, way Of ncress
Ing the number Of revolutions Sails are moro FIRE.
quenily abundance than help to steampackrts.
The Crescent City l. another proof Of the superiority
which American steamships might readily attain II
the same expense bestowed their construction
.s on the English spirit OF mistaken econ
omy with regard 10 the machinery may be attributed
a. the sole cause Of the many moruyiug accidents
which our ocean steamers have been hitherto subjected