The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-22

0|o anu n1enSh VI every piece OF umoer ara metal ID
her.
The following are Ter dinner sions:-
LeDs.n On oecn.... 2sb fest
L<n3,n OF Keel. $50
6 naS =. ol Al
beptn OF poie 70
and measures 3, 0O0 tons, custom house register.
Her frame is OF the best Maryland oak tho natura,
curve Of the root made perfectly solid fore and AFT
and calked before psnAng She has seven tier of ksI-
sons three bge engine nelson's Of which ia placed
directly over the keel and ends OF The noor tnbsrs and
fastened by bolts, binding the whole firmly together
She double honsd, dsgonally braced forward and Aft
with plates lie! into the timbes inside running from,
bge to top large iron band round the sap upon
the top OF tas timbrs directly under the waterways to
which the diagonal plates rivtsd The plates are ali
boted to the tmbers and iveted at each crossing form.
pg perfect truss work the whole length Of the ship
keeping her from "hogginy" In order to give addona
strength ergthwse two bulk heads built fora
and aft on either side Of the engines and boilers,
from the bottom Of tine thip to the second deck,
ared to nelson's below and to beams and stringsrs
and under beams In both decks above. She is
further strengthened By letting int this bulkhea0
srbls iron diagonal bracsa bosi to stsunchions and
nelson's at the bottom strnssrs above under beams
This is entirely new mode o. fastening, before
introduced in any ship She is planked with oak hv0
inches thick boled edgewise and face copper fastsn
ed and coppersd to deep level line.
The machinery is from the Morgan Iron Works and
aecs the highest credit upon the young and entsprisia
proprieto,s Of that establishment She has two power
full engines of 600 horse power esch both working upon
the same crank opposite each other They are called
The 'Oteiatins Engine and have been adopted by gov
side lever combining greater strength, less
pcaed less liable TO accident and occupying less
areers room, which do not think will succeed The
place occupied by the remen is alright apartments
twenty eight feet dsns:s ten feet face ave feet dip,
and constructed upon scientific principle lately
in this country lis called Morgans EscentricO or
the 'featberis foat," by which difficulty has besn
long considered impractiabs account of be-
Ing too cor pex for any practical purpose.
1t is well Known that the resistance to the paddles At
ter passing an suge OF about 40 degrees Ia very great
Stood.
has been adopted used suo .essfuy by the West
Inc ia Mail and Peninsuar and Oriental Steamship Com
pauits for three years
Upon each CT her wheel houses I'm deliberately carved
PtGnix, emblemahc Of the city after which she is
named.
planned and fitted up entirely by Captain Watkins to
whom no higher complement could have been paid, or
cesesvedy conferred tina that by his other
Steamship Companys feet" His knowledge trade
has enabled hi to introduce many important improve
mspte, especially in the mode of ventilation
She has sta'sroom accommodation for $50 CABIN pas
'spgers md steesge bsrhs for ZOO, and may lawfully
carry LOCO
Of the ship On the deck below Is the storage quar
water closets atore oO wash los house. porsers
roou, cooks room bsrbers shop, kitchen, bakery, IA
GERS mess room, engine room, bAth room, and ladsr
cabin The ststerooms are large, with two DOORS
open;sg into the cabin the other out upon ns sp.
cous walk deck where ladies' and children may ut or
pismenade without being mole.ted BY passengers ffon
sshsI parts OF the ship The tops Of ths inside doors Of
nost beautiful description. with the Phesix In the
cantre formizg the most chasts and elsyant
and at the same time of the coolest most airy and
delightful cabins ever seem The sty 10 OF finish
ID Of TIE Cr ORDER face work pure white and gold
The ststeroos carpetsd with Stewards st velvet
tapestry The cabins nre covered with oi..loth The
cabinet work is oak, black walnut and ROSEWOOD 90
vsrsd WITH ,sivst pn,h hom Sou sSsthass. B.osa
top washstand, washboWl, mirror, life preservers and
in fact 81 the lu, uries of modern hotel There
also three or large double ststsroor for families and
q 'brieal reom" furLished and fitted mp with all the
taste and elegsscs of Metropolitan st Nicholas.
This cabin hot cold for ladies' Below
is the genteuen's cabin less costly furnished
the e comfortable Instead Of the old fashioned desd
ehts whoa too small to admit Of light ard air,
windows twelve by iuchs have been intro duesd
keeping the rooms cool and pleasant. Passengers who
have suffered beard Of crowded ships In hos climate
will appreciate such luxury The ond Of this cabin Ia
in h form Of semicirce fur ashed with mirrors tete-
ete circular sofas of rosewood covered with figured
damAsk, one of Chickering'S best pianofories
ing all the p, r. osss Of a drawing room.
On one eide s the ladies toilet the other tho
room and viii dine about two hundred ct :
time. The tables black walnut extension, with
railroad Seats covered with crimson plush. One side Of
tie engine Is the pantry hed with the 6ne't Shelf
field and silver and sdor ing the wine and store
roon where is kept any quantity Of crockery AID glass
Forward the engine the cabin and Of
the second class psssnger which very cool and
Portable. These ststeroemg not Furnished quite
well the etatereoms aft but the passengers all
at the table and pay less price. Further forward
accommodations TO, female steerage passengers With
male attendant. This Is step in the progress Of oiv
zaton which glad has at last been taken. We
have psor but respectable females ships
agd beard Of sound and river steamers crowd
ed into foecaae With Drunken sailors and all sasses
sand shvering ali night 10 the cold This has been
avoided board the San Francisco also have many
other found In ocsan steamers
Her prefence In the Pacific will doubt be hsed with
great satisfaction by all having occasion to travel be-
tween San Francisco and Panama.