Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-01
The Trip of the Steamer Vanderbilt on
Saturday Last.

The Trip of the Steamer Vanderbilt OIL
Saturday Last.
The trip of the steamship Vanderbilt on
Saturday, was great success. She had in
her bunkers 600 tons of coaI-or about one
half of the quantity required for the Allan
tic voyage-and drew II feet, inches of
water. Carrying pressure of Is lbs steam,
cutting off at half stroke of the pistons, her
engines made II revolutions minute, and
she ran from the Southwest Spit N. The
Narrows--9 miles--in 81 minutes, an -
entire distance up to Castle Garden@f7
miles-was run in 55 minutes, the whole way
against the ebb tide. This performance has
never been equalled, even by river steam
er. 1t exceeded the expectations of the
most sanguine. All on board were delight
ed with the perfect steadiness of the ship,
the entire absence ofiarring motion and the
extreme solidity and strength every where
apparent importing feeling of security the
moment one stood on her deck. The spa
ciousness, elegance and comfortable fittings
of her saloons and staterooms were greatly
admired. The Vanderbilt will sail for
Southamton and Havre on May 5. The
performance of this steamship as rival of
the Persid-the two ships are of the very
first class in every respect-will be watched
with the greatest interest here and in the
Old World. We understand that many of
her rooms arc engaged, and voyagers desir-
ing to embark in the Vanderbilt will do
well to make early application. This is a
hitting occasion to note her vast dimensions,
viz: 5,26s tons carpenters measurement,
and built with seven solid permanent water
tight compartments; length, 240 feet;
breadth of beam, 40 feet; depth of hold, 3S
feet; capacity of coal bunkers 400; capa-
city OF cargo space, 1000 tons; number of
state-room berths, 400. Cost nearly one
million of dollars. She is propelled by two
walking beam low pressure engines, built at
tho Altar Works in this city; cylinders
each ninety inches in diameter, and twelve
feet stroke of pistons. Four tubular boilers,
each thirty feet long and fourteen feet wide
and fired each by eight furnaces. Estima-
ted consumption Of coal 100 tons per "a
hours. Paddle wheels AZ feet in diameter
and ten feet broad, having eight feet i'm
mersion at twenty feet draft Of water of the
AhS nun Ndo SOuSLFuClcu ny MT. D..
Simonson, OF New York. Commodore
Vanderbilt is the sole owner of this mag
niticent specimen of naval architecture. In
the performance Of steamship success is de-
pendent on the happy combination of power
with form of hull, and internal arrangements
in limited space, or in few words "the
perfect adaptation of each of many parts to
the whole"
1t is in this noedful combination that Mr..
Vanderbilt has attained distinguished sue
cess. His attention has been continuously
devoted to steamboats, and steamships ever
since steam was used as motive power on
our waters. The steamers that he has con-
structed and owned, number nearly hun
dred. We confidently expect that tho Yam
derbih will fully maintain his we'll earned
fame, and add to the many laurels already
won by the American marine.-New York
Herald, 2oh.