New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-22
NEIY-YORK TRIBUNE
Tur COLLINS LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.
r,o now Liverpool steamer Atlantic"

The new Liverpool steamer H'i'"'
Amid ,.e busy lun Of oar City shipyards-at
,sor', al of which On extraordinary amount Oh
business Appears 20 have sprung up with lie open
,,g Sorire-the most general interest las Tor many
weeks been directed o. the magnificent pioneer o'
the new Collins Line Of Liverpool Steamships the
aAr,axric." We have bad the pleasure OF IN,
.noct.pc this noble specimen Of Newlork skill
and enterprise: sld purpose giving somewhat
detailed description Of her arrangements the peco
Garly convenient disposition OF The various depart
nsnts Of the vessel, aud the iuimitable beauty OF
dcsjen 50 successfully carried out ia her Interior
decorations.
The " Atlantic was commenced about two
years ago and 40 pains have been spared to rem
der her the most beautiful specimen OF marlre ar
chtecture aAoat. She is intended TO ply req airy
between New. York and Liverpool, and has been
constructed under the immediate supervisor oil J..
X COLLINS, Esq. TIE dock at the Novelty
Works where the Atlantic has been lying to re
ceive her machinery, is surrounded with her mates
for the new Liuc-among which the ATcuc
looms UP Ike q sea cyiathan, fit companion 70 Is
siant neighbor. OF which We are now speaking
These two vessels are OF enormous magnitude yet
snch Is the fsul,iess symmetry Of their proportions
tLat it is only upon exploring their recesses that
the visitor IS enabled rightly to comprehend the
vastness other bulk.
steppng upon The deck Of the Atlantic the
first sensation that strikes the mind OF the oehoder
is the marked combination OF strength with beauty
a rassivcness OF structure without clumshess
and a thorough completeness OF arrangement
These features ore observable throughout ue
SHIN; and IN 10 instance could We detect neon
pruity of taste or defect Of execution Her pcc"-
ljeri,ies of build have the eject o. decei' ms the
.,, respectiug her actual bulk tut rambe fore
and.ait serves quickly to undccciye the first m
pressi,n. and the visitor desceuis to The saloons
with an exalted opinion Of the floating palace from
this his primary examination. The Captains and
Pilots quarters are on deck. with sundry ether
apartments appropriated to different uses
The dimensions Of the vessel, are 300 feet length
on deck. 45l feet beam. and - feet depth of hold.
The Dining Saloon is s. feet long by 81 wide, and
. CAPABLE of further extension OF . feet IN length
whenever required.
The parties engaged ia the construction have
been ms follows Builder-Wm. H. Brown Ma
chniss-S,illman, Alien Co Of the Novelty
Works % Joner-Mr. La,on Cabin Architect
George Plat Tie Agents Of the iua are Mcssrs
t. h Collins Co.
The cost of the Atlantic is about $4,000
Her capacity is 900 tuns Custom House measure
meut, $500 tuns Carpenters measurement She
Is built OF the best material carefully selected, and
has been mainly planned, arranged and completed
under the personal superiuicudence Of Mr. Collins.
Plates or bars Of iron, Is feet in length, & inches
wide and inch thick, ran diseonaily from the
bige-kclson 70 the upper deck-every four feet
each way crossing each other, and firmly bolted
together These braces, thus united, Me locked
on the frame and inside pankinr, biee strcaks'
and the eutre ceiling and clamps, in such manner
IS 10 insure great strength. The frame Of the
vessel is cosccd together with locust coss. three
inches In diameter snd tive inches long, two at
each-making sew eral thousands in the frame alone
The clamps and ceiling between decks a,so
cOsged in The same manner with two IN each frame
aud esch streak The knees in the main-deck sre
likewise cogged throughout. Her outside p'anking
SsecUrcd by copper bolts driven through the en-.
tire side twill thus be seen that exclusive ol
her engines and boilers the amount Of metal enter
ING INTO her construction IS enormous. She Is
probably one Of the strongest vessels that has ever
sailed from this port.
Descending to the Saloons we find continued
series OF rich apartments, finished with the latest
improy emen,s and riyaling the most srstocratc Of
mansions in the appointment Of all their parts The
Aoors are covered with rich carpetins in excellent
keeping with the splendid decorations. The state
rovms opening from either side OF tue cabins, are
ht,ed up in a STYLE which would WOO sleep 10 the
mos, torsakeu, and. much more, conduce 70 the
comfort Of he inmates % tbs pattern Of Ocean
Steamers. There are accommodations Tor 200 pas
sengers-no second.cass. The state rooms can be
made 10 Communicate with each other 10 any cX
tent 50 that large family may be as much a.
home and as distinct upon the land, while each
room IS isolated. with the same facility, whenever
required. This arrangement possesses marked al
'aaisges AID VII 30 ia toward enticiug family
travel One lamp, al nj sht, Eliminates two state
rooms, with the alcove betw cen the heht shining
through ground glass, in three directions. This
IS another improvement The appliances Of the
s,a.e-rooms are provided with remarkable generos
Hy, and altogether there Is nothing LEFT 10 wish for
Five rooms If larger size arc finished oi ia still