Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-04

,rD,y,. WurrE.-This beautiful boat, the
- ~ ,L. Upion Line, arrived at our landing
...,,sv Ino,nng, and fully meets the descriptions
--,,of,r. given of her by the papers of Madison
o,,syi! =: and, in orr opinion, fully comes
I'M. high standard adopted by the Union
I T COMPANY for all their boats, both regards
Larno,Iel and speed, and the external and inter-
I.,r,u,e,uents of her cabin, &c, for the COM
t,r, and convenience OF passengers. Certainly no
,rbaaIps man can look at the beautiful boats of
,r;s line without feeling degree OF pride hereto
,nfelt, in realizing the fact that we now have
,r,,,ed in, and adding TO the trade of our city,
numrs,r Of the most beautiful, as well as most
.hs,,ntai and useful boats that floats upo nthe
Western watcTS
We cannot, probably, give our readers better
idea of this particular member of the "Unon fam
;Ivr than by copying from the Louisville papers,
the correctness of whose descriptions we vouch
f,r Werxtract the following from the Courier:
..Tbe cabin of The David White, like the wor-
,bv r;,iZen of Madison, from whom she takes her
name is plain and unoS;entatIouS, Tree from all eX-
tTaneous gliding, and elaborate orname ntal work.
Gorgeous in the very simplicity of her chaSte beau
~ and elegant finish. Our nameSake OF Madison, |
has 50 well and amply spoken of this portion of
the David White that we transfer TO our columns
his remarks:
"FIer main cabin contains state rooms for 142
passeneerS those in the ladies cabin are fitted up
with clothes pIeSscS, wash stands, &C., making |
them as comfortable AMI convenient as the rooms
in a first class hotel. The upper berths in the
state roouS Of the ladies' cabin can be converted
jnoa 'crib'' in which young children and infants
can be deposited without danger OF their tumbling |
ont during their SAUNDERS. Her saloons are hand
Somely and extensively furnished. The paint on
81, tho with a small ~
on the arches gded. Length of the cabin 200
feet. Altogether the cabin of the David White,
with lis handsome furniture, tapestry, gorgeous
chandeliers, mirrors, &c, presents tout en- SEM
bic rarely mel with in the cabinof steamboat.
Immediately under the main cabin, IN the after
mart of the boat, is fitted up, in neat and hand
some STYLE, a nursery, where children may romp
and play with perfect safety. The guards around
this artof the boat enclosed with light lattice
work, extending from deck TO deck.
"The David White was built at Madison, and
is great credit 10 the mechanics of that thriving
CITY. Her length is 300 feet; extreme width IS
feet; depth of hold feet inches Her boilers,
five in number, and 80 feet long, 46 inches in dl-
ameter, with five flues. She has two engines, with
cylinders 80 inches in diameter, feet stroke. Her
wheels are 81 feet in diameter, with u feet tuck
cts. She has three maStS, which extend several
feet above tn, upper deck, over which heavy
chains pass. sustaining and Strengthening the en-
tire structure of the boat.
Several notices of the David White have ap-
pea1ed in the Louisrili= Times, and although the
following is somewhat lengthy for our column, we
cannot well abridge il, and close article by in
serti:g it eniire:
awe mentioned yesterday that the David White |
was beautiful boat. We formed that opinion OF |
her from the cuSOry glance We gave her while ly-
ing at the wharfat Madison some two weeks since |
The term 'beautIfIl' is not sufficiently full, and
pnu t,,.i+b thatC &c nj
di4-magnlfcent-ln every respect We said |
yesterday that she would arrive about O'Clock in
the the afternoon, and within ten minutes of the
time she was atour wharf We had the pleasure |
of meeting on board, the Captain, VIM. McCain,
veteran IN the service, popular and attentive
officer, and one OF the most experienced men on
the rver We were favored by Mr.. w. p. Pigman,
first clerk, gentleman well qualified for his sta
tion and 10 whom we feel under obligations, with
many particulars relative 10 the boat, of interest.
"The hull Ofthe David White was built al Mad
iSOn, Ind, BY A. F. Temple; the cabin erected
and finished by ElOrSly & Ehler. She is just 300
feet IN length, AMI the extreme length of cabin is
266 feet, including the social hall and the recess
back of the ladies' cabin. She has boilers, each
containing ilueS 4G inches in diameter, and so
feet IN length; the cylinders are 80 inches in di
ameter, with feet stroke; the wheels 81 feet in
diameter, with y feIt buckets. The White has
Il state roomS with two beautifully fitted up bri-
dal looms, and can accommodate with berthS 14O
paSSeng IS. ........
ave have seen and examined the cabins of all
the boats OF recent build on the western waters
theytruy deserve prnise, but we have seen none
that comes up so nearly to ideas of perfection
as that of the David White. There is no gaudy
nnSei or extra ornaments about it-all is plain,
neat and beautiful.
"IhlS steamer leaves tomorrow on her first reg
glar trip in the Union Line 10 Wheeling, and will
leave regularly hereafter every Monday. Our
WoEd for II, that with her present excellent OIL
Gers She will prove one of the most popular boats
on lie western waterS.''