New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-16
The -feam.hip Empire City.

This floating palace leaves pier No. ,, North
River, tomorrow tuesday at 3 clock in the after
noon and sails direct for Chsgres, her proprietors in
tending that her passengers shall be in Panama in good
ume for the e. : Mail steam packet Of next August
Her sailing powers Of the hrst order ,he made
trial trp last Tuesday put out 10 sea sailed some sixty
or eighty mles and satisfied large company OF invited
guests that if those who may desire to reach the mod
ern land Of Ophir away in California are as fortunate
IN getting gold there they will be in gliding along
Nth speed and comfort IN ne Empire en- there vii be
no cause 20 blame dame Fortune sail for ireland when
she may, Englands Queen can never set foot IN no
bier ship nor in one better furnished. II furniture IN
xold and purple with massive mirrors rejecting youth
and beauty all proper occasions Turkey carpets ana
good living could confer happiness, even Aaddns HI
nese princess mi ht envy travellers 70 Chagres
The writer carefully inspected this wonderful speci
men Of human skill and ingenuity last saturday even
ing Could Watt and Fulton have lived 70 witness such
an admirable proof Of the adaptation Of steam power TO
he easy and speedy propulsion of ships, wherein vast
ness OF dimensions Is united with numerous convent
ences and which other ages never even
dreamed of attaining. they might have triumphed ia
death At witnessing the victory OF mind matter
o. such peaceful triumphs 10 our race may the series
never be al an end
The EmDsrc Ciiv measures about 1000 tons she IL
larger aud can carry more freight &c. than a whole
beet say 80 Of our Erie Canal barges Lake schOon
ers OF 90 tons and upward each aud fully 800 tons
larger than her consor the Cresceuf CITY; her length
deck ~ icet breadth OF ieet' OF
hold ~ feet and she draws u, feet OF water We
dd not ascertain from Messrs Howard. the polite and
obhgiDg agents the power OF her propelling engine
winch made by those successful mechanics, secor
Il Co bat II works with great ease, IN charge Of X
Fowler. the careful Engineer.
The hull OF the Z C. was built by w. H. Brown her
engine put up by Archer Guon, whose ability 10
his line has been acknowledged by present OF NASTY
silver pitcher. very 'ssteuly embossed sayre made
her cabinet wOrk-the psnneings and Orna ents are
OF Zebra, rose. and ssun wood inlad and vauegsied
producing effect pleasing beyond our power -
dcscrihe Stephenson furnished the luxurious sofas,
the lounges. rosewood chairs and Al the rich upho
s'ery Hamilton painted the miniature views on the
Norm River. sc. which adOrn the upper saloon, and
attract all eyes wherever the panel Of state room
door could be relieved OF It's samencss BY pencil OF
carved ornament. meet with picture or scene from
Irving. Hall Willie All that could be done u insure
full ventilation and supply Of air. every where seems
% have been done. The family ststerooms have each
OF them bell pull with series Of ndices, as at the
Irving or Astor House that the passenger batting
the 20 ahead movement, will find themselves in well
ordered hotel where the attendants stand ever ready
TO supply their wants.
Nor is the gold, the tsismsnc ore, 90 powerful in
ts effects SAINT and savage, forgotten alsrge, tight
capacious IRON CHEST, IL provided, strong rs The lar
famed sub.treasuTy At our Wall-st Custom house, IN
which the Empire Cny will wait baC the precious
freight which has for thousands Of years uselessy en-
riched the soil in the vale Of the Sacramento.
Snugly slowed away in the iOrecsstle we find the
waiterss berihs right them, sea-story higher
berths of the seamen. There - scale OF prices
for passengers that would rejoice the soul OF sir Robert
Peel in the days Of the Corn Laws for It siide. down
from $50 to $50 having not less than five rates and
Justly co. according TO the extent Of accommodation
The SEQ rate answers 20 our ideas OF sieerage some
of these berths being below dixie those eff the midde-
in war ship and some Of them in airy position
upon deck 0. for twenty. one and well slung ham
mock on board the Empire City
over the main deck there Is Hush deck, IKE mat
of the H,nry Clay (packetshp) which runs her entire
len 9Th forming pleasant promenade the state rooms
are very comfortable the kitchen and cooking appara
tus real curiosity: elegance utility and strength are
neeniously com bined and as Mr. Charles Morgan the
owner has expended some $4,000 in constructing
such superb ship trust that his confidence in the
American public will prove 10 have been, as we think
It is well and wisely placed.