The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-06
Fsom the Boston Atlas, July 81.
The New steamer 3. .. Lewis,
The pioneer of The Ocean Steamship Compaays Line Of
Bosto. and Liverpool Paesets.

few weeks since we stated that The Ocean Steamship
Company Of New England contemplated establishing
line OF packets 10 run regularly between tins po
and Liverpool thai the pioneer ship OF the line pro-
guessing rapidly her outfits and that three others. OF
larger dimensions and gIeaer power, would soon DC
built 10 complete The line We have since inspected the
poneer ship, and, 50 tar qualified TO Judge
have hesitation In stalng that, IN strength OF con-
structon and power OF machinery she is all ihat yes
sci OF her size ought TO be An experienced haval en
gineer who examined her machinery. stated iha ne nau
inspected nearly every ocean seame. ne,onss ,sam
United States, and many OF The best BRUSH a,
ere, and that for compacDess, seng "a, anu 49, @
of prncipe he relative difference IN SIZE always con-
sidered her motive power was decioeu ''p,ossI ~
upon all thai he had yet seen apea rn"sIar me
onss,ion,hle Her hull was built by Mr.. Theodore
BrIey who is esteemed as one oil Inc best mechanics
in Philadelphia indeed, his workmanship Is OF the hrs'
Tne Lewis is 30 feet long the keel. and 225
feel on deck has 80 feet extreme breadth OF BEAM 80
fer width at the gunwaes 20 Tee, depth from the upper
deck divided as follows: loa feet depth OF hold, "a
height OF lower deck. and height OF The main deck,
and she registers JOB ions but measures 1850 TONS
cubic capacity. Her dead rise at hall floor is inches,
swell or rounding of sides loot, and sheer feet Be-
fore detailing the style of her construction, may
well state that her frame IS almost entirely white oak
and thai of her plankng aud ceiling of the
materials where other woods used, we will state the
places proceed. Her keel is sided Is and moulded
l6 inches forward aud 20 inches aft and the stem is all
piece, sided the the keel, and moulded %
inches and the apron is moulded feet al the heel anu
IL inches al the head Beside these uprghls. her GU
water is sided the same as the stem, and moulded to
correspond with the sweep OF her llnes and inside OF
all she has semson which extends along the apron 10
the main deck, fays to the keelson below, making
her whole forward thickness OF upIshts 50 feet Sht
has two stern posts, feet apart The inner one, 10
which her pIankn boiled, is sided the same as The
keel and moulded sixteen inches. and the rudder-pos is
feet abait with feet space between and
the main post. for the propeller TO work in The ruddcr
post is itself knee, the lower OF which forms
part of the keel. THIS framework is not only bouno
together outside by massive composition knees, which
q IN
post both sides, but is kneed inside in every angle
and bound above to the hull in the style II may
whatever with the rudder-p post but is dependent upon
the hull alone that if The framework were SWEEP
away The propeller would not be affected by the loss
The knees for the main post are very stout and
the propeller passes through the centre OF this pos,
il is bound together and supported inside and out with
heavy mouldngs OF iron and composition. Her tran
SONS. the main of which is twenty inches square
also secured with iron braces, and the whole stern
frame is made as strong as possible.
AS the weight OF her engines Is IN her centre, not
chock aft, The frames and other work amidshps are OF
course heavier than in the Her main frames have
butts the keel twenty long, sided thirteen,
and moulded eighteen inches, and have through every
OF them and the keel an inch and quarter copper
bolt and also another copper bolt through them and the
first depth of keelson for she has two mdship keesons
of oak, each fifteen inches square. The other floor Inn
bers moulded the The above, and sided from
ten twelve inches and bolted with copper in the same
style. The upper keeson is botei with iron, driven
blunt into the keel
Her forward aud after space OF frames. from centre 10
centre, is % inches She has also sister kee>ons Is
inches square. bottled dagonay through The naval i'm
beTs into the keel, and horizontally through each other
and the lower midshp keeison In the wake OF the en-
gines the floor ned square to the bige with solid
oak every piece boiled horizontally TO one another and
vertically through the tmbers Before this bed OF oak
was laid the frames bound together with diagonal
iron braces each so feet long, inches wide, and inch
thick These braces another are let INTO the
timbers boted through them and nveed on the out.
slde and every intersection also boiled together
and through the mbers The other braces OF the frame
inches wide by Of an inch thick are let apart
fastened with l-IDch bolts, and extend IRON the hoor
heads TO the top tmbers Independent OF these, the
frames also checked together opposite every JOINT
and boiled fore and att She has hooks forward and
Aft including the deck hooks and all but the latter span
the angles OF the ends completely and are all bottled IRON
the outside and riyeted on the inside
The ceiling the floor before and abaft the engine
ROOM ia 81 inches thick and her bge keesons 5
inches square Then follow 10 strakes OF 10 by inches
above which three strak OF Clamps double, which,
combined BY IL inches, and all are OF white oak
square fastened, the fastening driven IRON the outside
and riveted on the inside.
The beams are Of hard pine-ihose under the lower
der The upper deck by 7. The sanchions in the hold
of oak inches square, kneed above and below, and
those between the other decks OF oak urned6 inches
in diameter, with iron bolts through their cenres which
bind both decks together and with nuts and screws
below The hanging knees under The lower deck beams,
eided from TO IL inches and are 22 inches &c IN
the throais have from ~ 10 Ia bolts IN each those
under the main deck moulded and sided about inch
less but all OF oak and those under the upper deck
oil hacmatack, sided IRON To inches, moulded 10
inches in the angles, and boed proportion. The lodg
ing knees scarph together in every berth, and, commenc
ing with those the hold, sided respectively 7, 81,
and inches.
The lower deck waterways are IL inches square, the
lock sJake inside OF them by IL inches, let into the
beams below, and boted from the outside at every
three feet horizontally and vertically through every beam
The standing strake the waterways OF the SAINT
the lock sirake, and fastened and Is also
boed down through the waterways and the beams She
has two clamps each by IL inches and the ceiling be-
low TO the standing slrake is inches hck and all this
work is of oak.
The main deck waterways are the same in substance
those below but the thick work inside and over them
10 of hard and white pine, one inch lee. IN substance,
but fastened in nearly the style The two clamps
are OF bard pine each inches Thick and the ceiling be
low them Is OF 4 inches thickness, All the hanging
knees under the beams of the upper and main deck
have the ends OF their bodies ayed 10 the upper or stand
ing stakes the waterways.
The upper deck waterways are OF white pine, oil by
~ inches and the lock stake inside of them is inches.
le. into the beams, and boiled All her decks are
of white pine. inches thick.
Her outside planking up 10 the waist Is OF white OAK
Her earboards by Ia inches, boiled through the
eel and the iimbers and the pankng her bottom
incbe. She has 10 rtrakes OF wales, 81 by inches,
and the waist pankng OF hard pine, eacn stake by
inches
n Y outside fastening corresponds we'll with that OF
the inside Every bolt and teenail IN her that could be
has been driven IRON The outside through all In every
plank through every frame up 10 the waist, there are
two locust eensils wedged in one end and plugged in
the other snd also two composition spikes, inch on the
square and inches long Below the main deck she has
IL, 600 bolts. driven from the outside through all and
veted on the inside In iron fastening alone ndepend
ent OF the frame braces she has 1875 900 lbs aso 900