The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20
New Line Or stes-sAaps mr. California.

New Line ~ 0teanash1ps ~ California
In addition 70 our present means OF travel bstwssn
Ban Frsncisco and New York. We are 70 have IN the
ooure Of year . new line Of ssamships, by which 4
aid communication be establisAsd between the two
ports fifteen days, that ID, will take but nsen days
70 accomplish the passage. The company By which this
10 be effected been Incorporated BY IN act Of the
Legislature OF California, and understand that num-
bers among Its members some OF the wealthest and
most prominent citizens Of that State The capital Il
fixed 81 million Of dollars In shares Of I've hundred
each, the term OF incorporation extends to fifteen
years In addition to share In the dividends the oer.
aeate Of stock entities the holder 70 passage TO
nom California, every year. the ticket being attached
to the certificate In the form Of q coupon Tho
holder ia also allowed the privilege OF selling the
ticket for one hundred and fifty delars which il the
fare for first cabin passage the second cabin pas.
aage which fixed at $50 each To enable the company
perform their contract In regard to the time passage
between New York and San they intend build
Ing mammoth four wheel steamers precisely alike
one which will the Atlantic and the other on the
Pacific the transit the Isthmus to be made at
points which may hereafter be selected by agents of the
company. The steamers will exceed in size any vessel
ever constructed Of wood In this country England aud
will each be hundred and thirty five feet long and
five thousand saven hundred tons register. But the
great feature Of these ships not after all their immense
size so much as the great power of their machinery,
and the employment Of four wheels to each steamer
stead Of two TO perform ,ns york Of propulsion
appliance, II has been satisfactorily proved that the
ventor has discovered principle In the art Of
navigation The great difficulty which was to b. over.
acceeretDg the speed OF steamers found to
be not the resistance presented by the body water
'front.' but the pressure about the stern acting as
a eort OF drag upon the vessel and counteracing 70
considerable degree the mpe which she receives
each revolution OF her wheels. This illustrated In
gtan thu Inv
Erie IN steamer some years ago His attention
attracted by piece Of wood which he obser oating
which NAMED in the same place. although the boat was
under full he adway He that II not attached
TO anything, and on close Investigation discovered
clngs to the stern, and which, have stated
drag upon the progress Of the vessel To
the effect OF this he oeved the idea Of constructing
with four wheez the two est the being
added for the purpose OF overcoming this drag we'll
as to increase speed Of the YES, el Herein consists
the superiority which he claims all steamers
a. at preient constructed and he also claims that by
means Of his Improvement steamer be propelled at
Q rate OF at least twenty miles an hour.
Each steamer is have stated to be 435 feet long,
the bull will be bound together and strengthened by
extending nearly the whole length. Each will also have
engines OF three thousand horse power Tue frat
engine, which situated nearest the bow, will have
81 inch cyoder and IL feet stroke and the after engine
s. inch cylinder AMI 10 feet stroke Toe specfca.
tons for the ng of these immense steamers contain
all the requirements OF the steamboat law lately
PRODUCED In the United States Senate By ur Seward of
New York. The accommodations for passengers to
be comm ensurate with the gigantic dimensions Of the
vesees Besites l26 staerooms, each will have 24b
bertbs, sufficient TO accommodate comfortably as many
as three thousand persons Every precauton will be
taken 10 insure q safe well speedy passage, and
for th. purpose they will have thirteen fire engines
eight 10 be worked by steam and five by hand. Then
they Will sgo have five waller tight compartments a
piece, and the machinery will be arranged that the
engree work In perfect unison entirely independent
Of each other Some idea may be formed OF the immense
size OF these steamers from the fact that they will have
four acres OF deck ROOM main saloon $50 feet long ant
will carry thousand tons. Both steamers TO
be ready for sea by August 1867 and 1t is the intention
OF the projectors that for ed comfort and safety they
will Ire unsurpasset. Should they prove successful they
will produce a great revolution in sIeam navigation
IS proposed that when the vessels finished the
designed for the Pacific will be started for her des
paton while her the Atlantic ride shall
pleasure excursion TO England and return time take
her place before tho other gets round The principal OBJ
eci Of the ornaeu Of TINS company for the purpose
OF encouraging emigration TO the Golden State, which
for year two past has materially fallen of owing
mostly Ia stated to the rates which at
present charged for passage.