The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24

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I'm NEW STEAMSHIP BAN FRAHuso0.-This beautiful a.
diuon to the steam nsst Of the Pacific Man stsanship
Company, lately launched from the yard Of M. VIM. H.
Webb, foot Of Sixth street, has bssn built In the most
substantial manner and with special attention to the
trade she ID intended for. Her model Is very sharp,
havirg copcave liDes Ut each end, and it Is fully expected
abe win excel in speed, the celebrated stsamihip Golden
Gate, (snother of Mr.. Webb's construction which has
run from San Francisco to Panama. stopping at Monterey,
Ian Diego and Acapulco, in eleven days and four hours, .
distance OF 5000 miles beating all competitors from two
to three days. Her length on deck Is 2s5 feet; breadth of
beam, Al fest; and she is 24A feet deep. She has three
decks, with q light joiner's deck So feet above the FAX
feet deck, making a covering for cabins, state rooms, and
the officers rooms On the latter deck, besides o clear
SPACE above, and forming . splendid promenade fore and
aft. She will be rugged with two masts.
The hull is remarkable for its immense strength. The
bottom is solid, and there are double diagonal iron braces
as an additional security for the frame, running from the
floor heads to the upper deck, all bolted to the frame and
rivetted together at each crossing, and still further
secured BY a large iron plate which runs fore aud aft
over the upper ends of the diagonal braces, to which il is
~rivetted, and also boted to the frame. Ia addition to this,
another method of Strengthening has been introduced
into this vessel never before adopted. This consists in
having two bulkbesds, running fore and aft, one on each
side OF the engine and boilers, and secured to the bottom
and the Diddle deck beams, and diagonally braced with
iron the whole length, These immense fasteDings make
her as solid al a block, rendering it an impossibility for
anything much less than a complete wreck to start .
timber.
The interior is to be arranged with state rooms above,
and with single open bertbs, similar to the Hudson river
boats, and with open steerage bertbs below. Having a
great number of very large ~sideports and ~skylignts, af-
fording an unusual amount of light and ventilation, this
oxx;or - H. 49, ar,ap u;l - a "A s,b;oct l.. ~
inconvenience resulting from the want Of those two ne
c~essities for comfort that render travelling in warm lati-
tudes on board some steamships quite a serious considera-
ton.
The machinery is now being completed at the Morgan
Works. 1t will consist of two oscillating eogines, vita two
boilers. The engines will oscillate With a new adjustable
cut off arrar cement. The cylinders are 65 inches in diane.
ter, with feet stroke, and placed fore and aft in the ship.
The wheels, which are fitted with feathering buckets, are
2Sfeet in diameter, with q face of eight feet; wheel shafts
Is inches in diameter; one pair Of cranks, and one crank
pin, and four piston rods. The air pumps will be worked
with an auxiliary engine. The dimensions of the boilers
are Is feet 5 inches in diameter and "a feet long. The
engine frames are made of boiler iron. The fire rooms
are placed fore and aft, with air tight arrangements. The
danger from FIRE is well provided against, by having two
independent fire pumps, with boilers attached.
The San Francisco, when completed, viii be the auest
steamship on the Pacific. Nothing VIII be spared to rem
der her worthy Of that position. Her beautiful con-
sl uctio on must excite much attention there, and she will
command a large share of the travelling pa.
trorsge between San Francisco. and Panama. She
registers about 2 200 tons.
STEAM LINE BETWEEN ANTWERP AND New YoRK.-A bill
was presented last Tuesday. by the Minister ,f Foreign
Affairs, to the Chamber. for the establishment Of . regu-
lar service Of steamers between these places. The SER
viii be undertaken by q company with a capital OF
five million Of francs, and the government Il to guaran.
lee a minimum of interest Of -four per cent for ten years,
upon the capital actually employed, as also to allow a
bonus Of / ,20of. yer voyage out and home. The COM
papy are bound, after the first scar Of their formation,
10 have two departure s from Ant rerp and two from New
York each nonth.-BTussels Herald, June4.
STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CIrY,1
AT SEA, June 81. 1853.
The undersigned. cabin and steersgs passengers on the
stea nsl ip Crescent City. on her voyage from Aspinwall to
New York, now about terminating, take this method of tes-
tifyiDg, withou qualification or reservation, to the polite
ness, skill and vigilance, as gentlemen and scamen, Of John
koGowan, commander, and Charles \. Howard, first officer;
to the urbaDity and attention of H.. J. Bnllay, prrser: to the
.assiduisy and ability Of Sands Davis, surgeon; to the always
exertions Of the indefatigahle steward, James
S. Oakley; to the capability and faithfulness of all the other
officers and their subordinates; and last, though not least,
to the supe rior sea going qualities and well ordered comforts
Of the good Crescent CITY herself. And we take pleasure in
rendering 30 Captain McGowan and bis officers our best wish.
es for their health and prosperity: and do most heartily re-
them and their noble ship to the travelling pub
lie. Signed hy the passengers.