The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.



he New Wod) left the foot Of Cha
wharf, her first "Trip for Albany and she presents
fair type Of the combination OF the improvements of The
day in steamboating in this region, she is well worthy
notice. Fourteen such boats placed In line stem TO stern
will reach within ll2 feet Of mile Only think OF it-she
1857 feet long 1.-THE longest vessel built and set aoat
In any age country. Her width lover alb across The
wheel houses is 81 ieet inches; daught OF water but ~
feet Her engines OF 76nch cylinder and Is feet stroke
Her wheels, which OF iron, i6 feet in diameter
Her boilers calculated to carry 80 of water Alto
gehe her steaming machinery is the most stapendous
and complete ever behed. on land water Your read
who know aught Of seaming, will reaize the immense
power of her machinery learning these dimensions.
Yet in their proper place, in stupendous machine as
the boat ITSELF the engine, boilers wheel houses &c look
light, ''natty and comparatively small. VIM. II. Brown,
the Drydock Yard, is the constructor of her hu her
machinery is from the foundry Of T. F. Secor and Alex
ander Hawkins her master joiner These artisans be-
ing famous here. for getting up work in their respective
lines well it is made anywhere in the world their
guaranty that she is sanch she is we'll fin
shed
The New World is built to ply 'day boat;' 50 she
only furnished with thirty forty berths, imgnedia teIy
under rich saloon designed for the of ladies, and
gentlemen in company with ladies' the cabin in which
berths situated being fact the ladies' retiring
saloon The forward part of the hull is appropriated 10
the purpose of huge retiring saloon for gentlemen. I'm
der the machinery the kitchen, pantry servants hall,
and other offices ted with the Stewards department
Meals furnished aboard the European plan. There
is no ringing of bell and rush of women, and chill
dren the dinner tables Each passenger chooses his
own time for bre akrsting dining, and "ea by in
French English" Full thousand passengers went up
the North in her the day before Yese day you
may fancy how extensive be the arrangements OF the
Of such craft Indeed in these days, be
competent such position .'crack" North river
boat, must be capable of taking charge of the cuisine
of D3imonico's Bonvard's. The pantry OF this boat
object of curiosity, for il contains neatly and CON
venienily arranged, table fixtures sufficient accom-
modae what is considered full complement of passen-
TOR herr people. The table was
ticulary object of curiosity to This is fifty
long, and arranged TO surround the bottom of
each dish Of vegetables required be kept hot
with water which in turn Is itself kept hot by the Injection
of steam into through pipes. This table, having lately
been patented being adopted by all the keepers of large
hotels region The dining saloon huge apartment
running the whole length of the aterpar of the hull,
that portion appropriated TO the retiring saloon for
lady passengers. This cabin is fitted up the
style Of the prime pal dining apartments in the fashionable
the city In the panels between the windows
there series of beautiful oil paintings; the ceiling has
been painted in fresco by skful Italian artist and take
il all in all, it the handsomest of the kind ever
But the remarkable apartment is the dra wing
conversations ROOM for ladies and gentlemen, pre-
yiousy mentioned; the entrance to which abait the
engine is through veslbue, under high dome,
cred with fanculiy stained glass The panes of this
saloon like those Of the dining ROOM also filled wh
fine oil paintings; while tho furniture, the ans,
handicapped tables rocking and chairs equal
luxurious spiendor TO those IN paror in The country
The promenade deck above, which is covered
than hundred feet long Here there comfortable
such desire study the magnificent scenery
the river. But must not make this description of a
crack" North river boat long, will but add that
officers who know well their business and all the minor
arrangements tending TO comfort and convenience Of
course provided presume there thousand well
dressed persons and around the wharf Tuesday
morning her up the river, which shows that
the community of New York take great
the progress of the science Of s,eamboang for such
has to be here Success to her and her eneprisng
owner, who has for twenty years been the leader in
tho industrial enterprises OF this in this port
But while in the hurior for gosspping the ''go-a
hadapeness OF this cry in matters Of business
forget tell your readers of my visit the factory
of VIM. II Reebe " Co.
As Philadelphia, many years ago. famous for the
skill Of her aiors now, the hattcrs of New York
considered the worhmen in their line, the world
When was youth, IL was not uncommon for English
men send from London to Robb and Wneburner, of
Philadelphia for their clothes and now there
three factories in this city which make hats order
or persons in every civilized quarter of the globe Bcebe
u Co do OF this foreign business, we'll
than any other house towards supplying the fine city
and the southern and western demand for very fine bats
Last fall recoect being struck with the admirable APP
pearance OF military company, numbering about seventy
then ug from shooting excursion and
learned inquiry, that the members were all employees
of Beebe So in beating round town after sights recently
hed H.'s establishment Broadway, where hats are
finished" sold, and sent off.
1t of seven-story warehouse, Appropriated as
shall describe first reuarkug that this house make their
bodies branches in Williamsburg and Newark These
fabricated OF the best hars be obtained from Rus
great northwest The bodies being received
the Broadway establishment hoisted by steam to
the 9TH floor Of the building, where they stlened
and then dried Running from this floor down
cellar floor dumb walters which take down the
They are brought up in bulk n a series OF boxes
driven by the engine These "waters' re arranged
on the principle OF the scoops by which grain from
the hull of ship and deposited in the 9Th 7h story
the warehouses Of the Atlantic DOCKS described in pre-
in this the work done being take the down.
not up. On reaching the 9th foo the foreman takes
each off the machine and here the bodies prepared
receive the plush if Of fur they receive the dressing
preparatory being 'uered This being DONE the hats
again placed singy the machine lowered the
fifth floor, where, il OF silk the plush put by
Next they thus lowered the lth floor where they
undergo the brushing operation, technically known a.
"laerng." This friction with wry brushes, is for the
most part, done by machinery.
In the uering-room the engine of fvehorse power is
the least attention from the Stranger until his
eye happens upon it, The boiler fire to
heat the irons of the workmcn here engaged while the
binary is ployed do the caming neces-
sary pressing They then lowered each to the rhlrd
floor trimming apartment, where fem aes line and Trim
them and from thence they descend the second aoor
where the best workmen give them the np" &c to finish
them in the peculiar fashion of the day Afterwards they
lowered to the first ground story Here such
kept their magnificent as intended for