The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24
Marine Affairs.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEw STEAMSHIP CAuAwBA-The new
and splendid steamship Cahawba built the New York
Havana and Mobile trade went on trial trip on Satur
day, previous to being placed permanently ON the line
She left her dock at the Aaire Works. foot of Twelfth
street. East river at O'Clock Saturday evening and
returned at O'Clock yesterday morning Her perform
of the most satisfactory character She made
the Light Ship in two hours from her dock after two
short detentions with average pressure sixteen
pounds Of steam, the revolutions averaging Tx per
minute The engine which supplied from the Al
laire Works, was built and placed board under the
suIcrintendonce Of Mr. Alexander Mcmillan one of our
most experienced engineers, and is most magnificent
piece of workmanship 1t is single beam engine of the
following Dimensions Cylinder rs inches in diameter
II feet stroke air pump, 40 inches diameter feet
So inch stroke two feed pumps, feet diameter,
feet, s& inch stroke feed pipes, inches diameter
two waste water pipes, 10 inches diameter; inJec-
tion values, So inches diameter conducting steam
pres, wrought iron,) "a inches diameter. The
wheels which have twenty eight iron in EACH
81 feet in diameter outside of the buckets the latter
feet inches long, IL inches wide and inches thick
There are two boilers with return ues IL feet inches
wide in 'front.' and II feet inches high SHE'LL IL feet
diameter, extreme length, 81 feet inches Tho steam
chimney is feet inches high Each boiler has three
furnaces, equal to 10 feet 10 inches wide in eac
feet long She has single smoke pipe rs inches daeter
safety valve inches in diameter. The hull of the
vessel was built by Mr.. VIM Coyer who also built her
consort, the Black Warrior, which has been in active
service for the past year She registers about
tons, 245 feet long the keel 81 feet beam &c
fest deep She is handsomely modelled three decked
chip, built Of the best and most durable materials AMI
put together in the first style of the art Her internal ar
engagements unsurpassed convenience and comfort
opassengers no money apparently having been spared
to render everything complete The Cahawba leaves here
her first voyage to Havana and Mobile tomorrow at
O'clock from the foot Of Harrison street Captain
shufeld late of the Black Warrior, who superintendent
the construction of both of these vessels is her com
mandcr. Chief Engineer Stephen d. anor and Purser
J. Gideon Also formerly OF the Black WARRIOR are
attached to the Cahawba Messrs Livingston Crochero
Co. are the agents Of the line.
Or THE STEAMER NoRru STAR April 49, 1854
We the undersigned passengers board the steamship
North star, her second voyage from New York to As
rinwa desire to return thanks to Capt Miner and the
icers OF said ship, for the gcntlemanly treatment
oeyed by from them and to the Purser Henry Oxey
for their untrng attention to all our wants and their
eeavors TO please all and every one, in which think
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Rice II Armstrong, Spraguc John VI Atkins VIM Miles
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ton, ColoAel Daniel Reed, south Abingdon.
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STATE PRISON A. si2G SLSG-The State prison at Sing
Sng appears to lave larger number Of convcts this
year than any previous year since IL organized
The following is the statistics OF the prison up to last
Saturday
Number OF males Observation-Disclosures. 0iS
Numter Of females. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III
Total. ,059
Eight States have agreed to render aid TO the erection
q monumcntsto tie sgnors OF the Declaration oil In
fctr N Tn.