New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-07

IL by feet Thete are eight principal boIrs,
hsrtn's pelent, with UPRIGHT brass tubes. Each
boiler has ak furnaces, rnBged side by side; the
whole number Of furnsces forty aud each fur
mace Is II feet long and 81 feet wide. Beside these
there are two extra boilers which may be employed
when desired IN working the safety pumps, Sc. Soc
viii carry for the supply Of her boilers during single
pssssge tie Atlantic from 800 to 500 tuns Of
coal
Her condensers are Of a novel style, designed to
supply her boilers at al times with fresh wster. They
are somewhat analogous 10 those on the steamship
Ericsson ard are filed with small thin tubes through
which constant current q cold water is kept Up BY
the aid Of large pumps provided for the purpose.
These pipes, being slways cold, viii condense the
steam presented to their surfaces in the manner
rs would the injection Of cold salt water in the usual
manner, while the water reformed by the cOndeass~
ton Of the steam viii trickle to the bottom and he
again pumped into the boilers. Thi, avoids all Of tn.
crustation blowing Off and other difficulties incident
to the use Of sea water. The diameter Of the
moth shafts at the point where they emerge frem the
side Of the ship and enter the wheel-houses, is III
inches The length of each extending from the crank
in the center to the outer bearing of the wheel is 81
feet and the weight Of each after being turned and
finished, is Thirty -four tuns. They were forged at
Proceeding forward from the engine gallery the
visitor passes large ice and store-houses built against
tie padte-boxes fae-haches for the delivery of the
reiuse of the fre-room the forward gangway leading
TO the cabin state rooms Of oilers, boats vain,
pe1ters. The puisers room and other Offices the
arpe dining saloon Of the secondcabiu passengers.
This is fitted up plainly and substantially in oak. and
Upholstered in leather 1t communicates direct by an
inside stairway with the sleeping apartments Further
forward is the sailors forecastle capsans wilder
ness Of chsin cable together with strong favor OF
tar and oakurn.
Returning aft to the principal gangway we descend
TO the main cabin. TAis apartment is furnished in the
most luxurious manner. Alphabetically considered
the arrangements and decorations so carefully
studied and eristsauy executed as to excite both
surprise and admiration an effect which Is aug
men,ed rather than diminished on a closer and more
critical examination. The stern Of the vessel forms
semicirce, supported by antique spiral columns of
PAPER mache marbled in different colors, and pure
white caryatdes. Between these recesses,
upholstered as scots, in fine cloth, with bouquets
Of rare flowers wrought a white ground.
Above the seat-backs the stern windows,
composed Of elaboretey -stained glass pictures,
through which streams soft and rosy light. Both
sides Of the cabin are occupied by the passengers
state-rOoms broken at every twelve feet by acoves.
each leading into four ROOMS, two on each SIDE The
ceiling is painted in imitation Of fresco, and adorned
with gilt diamond ornaments through which a
slant but mperceptbIs ventilation is kept up. En.
eausc paintings, covered with thick plate glass,
let into the panels a. regular intervals while around
them nlaid woods marbles, bronzes and gold are law
ishly bestowed. The center panel OF each compart-
ment contains group of fruits and flowers, carefully
iy,k b.e al.
On each side Of it are figures symbolic of the elements,
the the four quarters OF the globe the arts,
sciences the muses. the months, and on to the
number Of several hundreds, all Of which worth
more than casual inspection. The corners Of the
alcoye being circular, and the floor laid with the
patterned carpet the cabin, give the saloon much
more spacoas and airy appearance. On each corner
Of the alcoves esoons Of rich flowers, which, he
ing painted on the back of polthed plate glass on
white ground, produce a highly luminous and chastc
effect All Of the carpets and furniture coverings are
Of pure white ground, with wreaths and bouquets OF
flowers Of brilliant and many-tinted cOors None of
the woodwork Of the furniture is vanished, but
deliberately carved and hardpoGshed in antique Style
Tie same description o. decoration prevails all through
this cabin. At every available anglo mirrors have
been placed with such happy perspective effect that
the visitor frequently finds himself brought to sudden
stand, when he thought himself merely passing
through door into another part Of the cabin, BY
walking against them.
The state-rooms, 30 in number are well lighted
and ventilated and replete with all the eonvenences
of firs-class hotel. Fresh air is admitted through
pratrgs under the door of each stateoom, and when
yattd escapes through registers In the ceiling which
nav be regulated BY the occupants out of windows
openng along the main deck. These windows are
situated under the seats of the dining saloon and afford
both fresh air and light to the saterooms. In stormy
weather when they cannot be kept open, the tmoers
ofthe upper saloon are followed a. to allow the Inn
Iiisoned air to pass up and escape from the outside
through metallic goose-neck tubes level with the under
side Of the promenade deck.
Past the forward smoke-stack on the same deck
with the first cabn stae-rooms are the rooms Tor the
second ca bin passengers. These finished in plain
oak and somewhat smaller. In other respects, they
are the same as the first indeed, occasion is de-
signed TO use them for the same class of passengers
In the bow on the deck below, store-rooms, and
be,ths for the walters and other servants. On the
same deck the cargo will be slowed. The lowest or
coal deck entirely of ron aud the engine and boiler
rooms are covered with the material. At every
POINT where the panelng confines the machinery, 1t Is
se On thick telling and other conductors, 20 as to
keep out the heat and deaden the sound and vibration
The entire disposition of the interior of the vessel to-
eetler with its elaborate decorations, are the work of
Mr. Vim. Gibson, Of Broadway.
Capt James West, formerly Of the steamship
Atlantic, will command this vessel. Her working
force numbers lSS men, distributed in the following
order:
CcmnsEdor.............. Steward ................
Na,e. Assistant Stewsrd.........
w scrs. -
l'Stewi Tdesses.
Ou,rernasters .......... 4StOekerpers
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