The New York herald., 1849-06-11
Marine Affairs.

@THE NNw WoRLD."-It is worthy Of remark that
while the railways of Great Britain, for speed durab
y, and excellence Of construction outstrip very far
any lines ever yet projected in this country the Amo
rcan river steamers maintain superiority over tho
whole world not only in point Of speed In size and
of equipment Sixty miles an hour
stantly travelled by railway in England, and single
engine has been often known to accomplish 80 miles
an hour even 100 miles have been performed extra
ordinary occasions; while here speed OF from to 40
miles hour all that has been yet attained and tho
average is far below those figures Ga the other hand
IL miles, at the utmost IA miles an hour are con-
sdered highly respectable speed ut the side of
the water-here 1t has been doubled with ease. But
the difference in the gorgeous cos y fitting up is
equally great There you will find ,ons no decks
above the main deck; and the cabins, though pretty
comfortable generally plain There is the
costly part Of her. too Even the engines above this
level thing unknown in the old country as is
steamers in the United States, the spirit of progress
to pant for higher degrees Of it, and accordingly
the New World has been built to cast in the shade any
thing that has foated on the American wators.
Her projectors, Mr.. Isaac Newton and Company hal
already distinguished themselves by their peculiar
s. The Isaac Newton the Henk Huson ani
other boats, monuments Of Their enterprise aud
skill. In the New World they have excelled them
selves. No cost has been spared nothing that mon.y
could purchase render her superior to s her prcde
cesors She is the longest boat put the
in this country the longest aoat In any part of the
world. Her dimensions follows:-Length 35T
feet extreme width, 50 feet engine, 20 feet in cyn
ter She draws IL feet of water Her hull has been
built by VIM. II. Brown, the eminent architect of tho
new line of ocean steamers; her engines by secor ss
Coz her joinery work by Alexander Hawkins; she has
been painted by William Holmes; the fancy painting
by Moline and Allegra; her decorations by. Jackson
& Caionette stained glass by +. Schultz; upholstered
by ID. G. Taylor. Her commander is Captain Roe,
so well known and so popular captain, for many
boat The steward Is VI i-tar, who hs: supcrn
tended the fitting up and decoration Of the Isaac New
ton which stood alone till the erection OF the New
World His taste has been singularly displayed upon
the new boat. Tho kitchen is a perfect model auI
presents more the appearance of paror than what it
thing yet It's I s"a
with novelty peculiar to il that supplies beside.
ratum so long felt in steamboats, render it sort OF
curiosity. In these large boats where so many sit
down together to meals has been always compaiscd
of that the first dishes placed the table per-
fectly cold when the last served up To obviato
this Inconvenience genious contrivancc has b,ea
resorted to; portion Of the steam by which the
CINE is worked is conveyed underneath the pantry
stands which the dishes placed preparatory to
their being cent TO table and the result is that they
are kept perfectly warm.
sumptuousy furnished and decorated witk very
handsome lustre in the centre, But when you enter
the after dining, cabin, you forget the other in tho
superior magnifcencc OF the new attraction The
chandeliers and the furniture in general far richer
while tho walls Of tho room decorated all round
with beautiful oil paintings But the grand re-
mains yet to be mentionedthe ladies' saloon-whch
casts all the others into the shade. It is like
room you would expect in royal palace than in .
steamboat The chandeliers of the most exqusite
workmanship; the chairs covered with dauissk
satin and finished TO the last degree with most luxu
rous conversation chairs OF the tcrials Three
Italian marble centre tables Of the finest venng with
q host OF small but extremely beautiful mahogany
tables all round the room; tho softest and richest
pet and rugs that be made and in fact all the
niture and ornaments to correspond The oil paintings
In this room admirable and there is q very hand
some clock ut the after end while oil round the
there pier glasses Of the superb description
reaching from top to bottom This has
been equaed In any steamboat in the world To the
rear OF this saloon and nicalng with 1t. Ia tha
ladies' wash room of which it is sufficient say that is
Is quito in keeping with the style Of the to which
1t Is an adjunct.
his steamer being day boat has no bedrooms ex-
cept lew Tor such ladies' as may happen to be sick
and they are as elegant all tho sher appointneats
She will ply between Now lork and Albany going there
one day and returning the next Her first trip ha,
been liked for tomorrow Her wheels of nouA
size being by far the largest the She but
cngine IL exces in size that the Isaac New
ton which cost $4,000 IL pressure and therefore
the most safe. IL might bo suppoed-and indeed IL
has been asscrtedthat from the length of this
boat 1t will be difficult to steer her Now the contrary
happens To be the fact she yields to the helm with as
much facility as pleasure yacht; though long and
large, she is clean built and very easily mantgrd
So little stsniBg Is there that her IN otion is never
felt and the most nervous hand write with
perfect ease None of her space being occupied by
berths there the for grand
We have described and they only lofty but spa
cious ana vide. The promeDsdes the main and
urIicane decks are truly magnificent Tho distia-
gushing feature in the manner Of supplying meals la
This boa. is that IL s upon the European PLAN that u.s.
every individual or family party of friends,
what they want and at such time they want it, aad
accordingly, instead Of sets Of long tables there arc
number oisma ones Thisss tho custom adopted not
only in England but In all the boats the Rhine
we wish every success to her enterprising aud go
shead propctors Isaac Newton will be famous foe
MS inventions in improving and decorating steam
coats as his great nanesakc for his discoveries tn,
avs Of grayitation