Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1851-01-04
cant. Harris sew Steamer Brilliant.

This new and splendid Steamer touched
at our wharf yesterday on her way 70
New Orleans. She will commence her
regular trips between New Orleans and
Bayon Sara next week. The following
description Of the BRfLLIANT, we take
from the New Ilbany Dai2y Ledger,
observing by the way, that it does not
make mention of Steam pipes that run
into the hull Of the Boat and by means of
| which FIRE originating in that quarter is
easily e~xtingulshed.
"Thc entire length Of the Brilliant on
deck is 235 feet bradth Of beam 36 feet ;
depth Of hold "a feet. She is provided
| with five boilers 40 inches in diatnteer aud
30 feet long; two balance valve engines,
| (which is considered a great improvement
80 inch cylinders and s feet stroke. Her
| water wheels are 81 feet in diameter, IL,
feet buckets, 80 inches wide. Her shafts
are II inches diameter; main journals and
everything strong III proportion. She has
an arrangement aft other CRATES to prevent
her f1rnance from choking; it is box
below the bottom of the firebed, Ii inches
deep and 3 feet wide, with q set OF CRATE
bars over the top, SO that wood or coal
| getting in the throat of the furnance will
fall through the bars into the box. In the
lfront side Of this box are 1G tubes with
valves that can be opened at pleasure to
admit "A fresh supply Of oxygen to create
combustion aft of the CRATE bars. Her
safety valve is made with even fifteen
stgiare inches surface. The "P" on the
lever is $50 pounds eve weight, with
counter balance valve and lever, so that
| there are no fractions Of pounds to deceive
the engineers in the weight of steam they
earrv. In addition to this arrangement
she has . steam gllage, which is filed with
alcohol instead Of mercury, which is not
affected by the heat as mercury gagi1s are.
She has also one of Bfooks's patent heat
ers, which, from their many advantages,
are valuable to d steamboat. It consists
Of a drum 20 inches in diameter and IS
feet long, with both SUPPLY pipes passing
tarongh from one end to the other, and
| EGIlElLlIA W LilG GIN ttiSy StdtISu ilOtIli
forming an oxbow at the end of the drum
THE advantage of this heater is in heating
the water between the force pump and
boiler, by which means the contraction
and expansion of boilers by pumping cold
water, when stopped, is entirely obviated
Another advantage Of this heater, aside
from the great saving o%ff,lel, is the passing
off Of the surcharged steam that forms il
the boilers while the engines are standing
and thus preventing the possibility Of al
explosion by the gases that form in boilers
when they become foul by long trips
These improvements in the engines AM
machinery were principally designed BY
Mr.. Brooks, the engineer Of the boat.
The "doetor" and doctor boiler, thu
cargo engine Tor "nigger" y for hosting
freight, are all Of the most approved pat
terms.
The ladies' cabin is to be furnished witt
an elegant tapestry velvet carpet, and thu
.gentlemen's with a tapestry Brussels
The cushions are to be covered with TIL
finest brocatelIe. There are two brides
chambers, to he furnished with matlogan,
bodsteads aud most beautifully decorate'
with lace, sc. All the state rooms il
both the cabins are large and convent
lsaa.A,ie ha.. furnished With sngijeem the bacl
lspart Of the ladies' cabin, and one on cacl
side of the door in the gentlemen's leadin'
ito the ladies' cabin, so that when til,
doors are thrown open, it will look. like on
Immense mirror at the after end of tn
boat. Aft of the ladies' cabin is hall 70
the female servants, and on the secon'
deck their sleeping apartment. There ar
also special sleeping apartments for th'
stewards and cabin boys, apart from th'
cabin. In the Texas" there are room
for the officers and also a card room, wher,
those wishing to play can go and thus b.
seperate from the cabin, many PASSENGER
not liking to be present when card playing
is going On. Separate tables will be spreat
for the officers and also for the servants
SO that the passengers will have the cabir
entirely to themselves at all times"