New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-17
r,,., ry,p 9TH. Mail Steamer Ohio.

and % ade z ron down - ire over Day lol s"r pa
| pose Of .estinz the working OF the machinery
The precision With which the immense engines OF
this ship were constructed may De best judged oy
the fact that FIRE rad never bees made 10 Der iaF-
nsces until Saturday morning, and she never turn
ed awheel until she was ready 70 star upon ins
experimental trip-yet every part OF the r'acnine-
~ worked Is smoothly and as perfectly as u esen
step in the progress the building had been SUD
jec,sd 70 working tests.
Everything being thus new and her blowers lot
being rieged. there was DO attempt made to test
the speed Of the chip. AZ no time did she cary
over four pounds Of steam make over eight revolt
ton, while she Is capsule Of making over ai'een sHe
Va. drawing shout d.. feet Of water.
The Oaio . commanded By Captain seheneE Of tie
Navy. an officer Of much .kil sod experience.
The party on board numbered s5oqt 90 persons n
cludss several hundred ladies' Abou; 60 invitations
were Issued By the owners, but q large number OF
spurious invitations were printed and gwen away ard
the parties who 2; On board with them did No., sd
/ much 70 the asreeabieness Of the trP. The point
good u uuers sser,ed 70 have been entirely neglected
IN their early education, and they bad evidently had
No leisure time TO make up the deficiency Their sb
sence muca 70 be desired
Al about 3 o'clock the dining saloon was filed mostly
With ladies' and the more distinguished Of the invited
guests and the company sss down 70 the most masni
fceni epast which nave ever seen on such an occa
sion Every hcscy which the market afforded vas
there snd cooked in a STYLE OF excellence only 70 be
sqused by Demonico. The wines Of the choicest
description and .nexhausubie ID quantity. After en-
loving this delightful dinner the Company went %
deck ard a second table set for those who could
not End room Al the fret which would have been
equally satisfactory WIKI the other, but for tn- rrup-
ZION Of the Vsndas before alluded TO- who destroyed
all the comfort Of the quiet portion Of the company
and drove them Disguised from the table The getting
no Of this entertainment reelected great credit upon
the libersiiy Of tie Of the ship and upon the
kin If Mr. Burns. the steward. Mr. Burns il well
known to sound travellers hsyrg been connected with
the Norwich line Of boat, i0T number Of ycars
On our return from the lower bay, We we're met -
the Northerner, for Charleston, aud the Empire City
Tor Chsrres and cheers were exchanged A. Ne Psss-
ID the frisaie Rartau anchor oh the battery her
Yards we're manned and three cheers given for the
Ohio which were enthusiastically returned BY the com
pany on board the Ohio
After running up the North River short distance
the ohio brought 10 her dock at the foot oil war
renstreei and the company landed about o.oc"'
highly delighted with the ship and her poAe oNi.ei
and owners. Some. whose robeiious stomscn' hAu
not been satisfied. disposed 20 be Atie oricA'
out doubtless sitter discussing their snpPers they W
ready 10 admit Nth the rest That the y lol tPt"
lid pecnen of naval architecture, and credit to our
/ New York chip md engine builders MI.
The hull Of the Ohio was built by Nessrs' bls1oP
| Slmouson In the most substantial manner ahu on
/ model which combines large siowsse with l-ht
drsft Of water. Her frame i Of hVr-oaH' ana pr.
other tim Der entering Into her builds "uite-oaA Ioeus'
and cedar The srsous and plansing s-e OF wniteoas
Tho ceiiiugs below are yellow pine The dimensions
4 the ship are A. follows keel 200 ieet; lfngth Of
deck us feet. beam IS feet depth 81 hod SO irt enc
4r.v 10 f.et water when she has her coal aud cargo
in Her model such that she sets very easily on the
water will not roll pitch except IN hgn Sea- ana
,hen Ia the most easy and gentle mSnner IL y au,''
needless 20 say that, 70 seaDoai she VI" ho' oniy Or
found substantial but emneny comiOrtaoe-a lea'1le
which /. not REGARDED IN I'll the steamships ST. al
The discussions and some OF the peculiar advantages
Of the Ohio can perhaps be better understood ~ com
| oarnr rer with the Washington. The latter has ~
let keel - feet beam, AMI draft OF p feet "ach
gves tor h-r mmerg-d section 30 square ieet hiir
the Ohio with her greater sz", has an mmerged sec
ton of bu, $40 sql4re leet BY the mmer1ed secuon,
is meant the surface on "Dleh tue pressure Vi tHe va
| ter acts
The OHIO has two engines OF extraordinary d.nen'
sions from the works of Messrs. T. r. secor q 60 -
The diameter OF The cylinder IL ninety inches and the
medium pressure fifteen pounds TO the square Inch
| The cylinders of the Washington have diameter OF
seventy-two inches, with the Jane pressure. Inc
power of tee OniO compared with that oil tue "asn'
iugton l. thus ii sht 10 i've, which, considering that
the resistance OF the is less IN the case OF the
Ohio 10 almost double. The other dimensions Of the
en- zines Of the Ohio are: stroke, eight feet cuteh
ak inches: average revolutions. fifteen per minute
The diameter OF the ~helsis 30 et the length Ot the
paddle. 10. The tonnage OF the ship Is 3uOOi the
engine WEEK lbs 80 tons and the boilers, without water,
l-U tons The en- pines OF OOJ morse power each -
We cannot speak IN high terms OF the manner IN
which Messrs secor & Co. have built these engines -
For strength precision and elegance IL would DC d'
cult 10 mud their superior.
| According To- an arrangement with the Government,
The OHIO is designed to serve IN case OF need as shp
Of war For this purpose. the upper deck is lightly
constructed, that II be easily removed without
ale ting the sOldty OF the SHIPS frame The engines
have 50 arranged IS 70 be- entirely beo" the
second deck, that when the dek u removed, IL VII
offer clear space for working OF guns We trust,
however that this change may never be necessary,
aud that the elegant saloon where Saturday some
two hundred ladies were assembled may never give
place noise aud smoke Of cannon, and 10 cries Of
death filling the sir instead OF the tones OF friendly
| eaiety aud conviyisl good feeling
| The cahinet-wOfk OF the vessel executed by
several different parties. That Of the Ladies' Saloon
/. the mainly the workmanship Ct Mr. Poncesu, the
.tsterooms and the social hall by Mr.. NewnOuse, the
dining sooonsby Mr. Chas. NJ simonson. The putting
IN II the u .hostcry has been superntended hy Mr.
stephens Messrs Suydam, Nixon, Co. supply the
| drv goods linen curtains etc. The looking glasses
! are from the excellent establishment OF Williams
stevens. The LAMPS, and AL the slycrw and also
the cutlery are furnished by the Messrs Cox oi Maid
.nlans; and the china and crockery by Mr. Wet
more The Brooklyn Glas. Company supply the glass
| ware. g.,
The cooper.work. casks, &c. are the work Of Mr..
/ Harris. Mr. Cha N smoason does the Joining Mr..
stephen squires the painting Messrs. Brooks Co.
are the copper smiths
/ About : o'clock 10 tie evening few friends were
invited 20 supper on board The Ohio, Capt Schenck
pre.idirg Among the gentlemen preseut were Hon.
iou~ YoUNc Lieut. Porter and other off GERS ct the
C;,v.ruui.ut Mess-s GEoEGE W BLUM George Law,
a. 81 Smnuson, Col Sloo, Lorenzo B. Shepherd,
Alderman WooD, Andrew Clarke. DR.. James .. Pond
" Robinson Bullock. OF the SardHaaA GeoT-
0t,r &c &c After do NJ iul jsstice % the good
fhinss with " hich the table pentiiuly spread
C.ps Scbenck gave toast which called up Mr. Law
Who reviied 10 very interesting speech on the pro
,re,, Of shv.ou0ing, psrtcu arly steamship building
| IN the limited states lie mentioned remarkable
| f,rt which shows the confidence our American me
cbanics nave Ia the Oi their work In Engaud
the boilers of such huge dimensions are usually tfed
in variou, wave before attempting 70 use t1em Tor
| nros,lug The Oni0'. boilers had hre fTr put INTO
ham Al 10, O'Clock Saturday morning and 10 ie~
minutes alter o'clock they were proPehng one Of The
Iry..t steamers 10 the world down the Bay. In con
cuou he wished to give Col sLoo al toe credit 10
he Inception and completion OF the enterprise which
thew had seen 90 successfully carried out today
Col sLoo in snswer 10 the unanimous cal Of TIE
company rose and said
| GeSrLENES-l th4nk you flr he catering eompin
convey % i the sentiment 1.t spoken anc Tor n- cordial
80 c6--riu. manner n which you are pleased % greet
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