The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-23
The Liverpool and Philadelphia Steamship
COmpany.


ORIGIN OF THE LINB-wHY THn TERMINUS WAS
CHANGED PROM PHILADELPHIA TO NEW YORK
DESCRIPTION or THE CITY or WARRINGTON AC-
CoMMoDArroNs FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS ETC.
Most sensible people doubtless that the
Of tho Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship
Company msnomer (so far regards the last named
place, nctously called city), the line has long since
been discontinued At that point from pressing pecuniay
considerations Our rural aeighbors had long been
vious Of New York. and especially Of the world wide
lebry OF our steamship lines, whom w~ determined 70
procure, possible the establishment OF steamship limo
with terminus At Philadelphia, and the above company
induced 10 make We experiment Three ships
built named The City OF Baltimore, City Of Glasgow
and City Of Philadelphia and tho regular trips
In 1850, with largo promises from tho Phadelphans that
the line should be supported But year asr year passed.
The steamers ran regularly, al great expense, and the
only proot the company realized vas In the SHAPE
Of promises, and the glory Of having kept up
Q line OF steamers TO Philadelphia at . most ruinous
loss. The funds Of the company could hardly Afford this
expensive power, In January, 1854, the shps were
drawn or and occupied In The transport service for the
French government bringing troops and stores homo from
the Crmea
On The return Of The ships the owners 'ch con
vinced that the line could not pay expenses Pha
depha partly OF the obstruction OF The river
winter by ice, which prevented the ships from going
neshbors plead hard, and promised much, that The
company induced 10 risk tho undertaking again. 70
their subsequent SORROW tho moro trips shey made
tho they OF, until finally, In January, 1887
they proposed stop alternately New York AMI Phs
depha, making the gain the trip make up for the
kiss on ths other Our country neshbors plead hard for
even this small boon but the company could
sand no longer and The terminus Of the line per
mansniy removed 70 this city January last from which
pon. Me ships have been making successful and paying
trips since In order 70 give idea Of the character
Of the line description OF the City Of Washington, fair
representative Of the ships might insppr,pr
The Uy OF Washington Vas buil,ln G'ssgnw, -
the others Of his line, expressly fer eomsoy
iron screw steamer Of ESQ .o,s sarthen, Al feet
beam, ~ feet held, arc ship rggsi Therero trostsepls
engines Of $50 horse powell Win four piston rods
The supplied oy four blsrs Of three fur
nacee each. BY means or gearing he propeller makes
three revolutions 10 OF the main shaft The
Of 10 feet diameter and % feet pt;h and Of
tons weight The engines are very hesyily built The
ship steam from loZ to II per hour, and
steam and sail average from IL W 70 tno. though
me vs,sss sn ~, me have ess po-er mao .ne .as
sometimes even better We pub ished In January at
account Of The trips Of This line, from which unsvors
bic comparison with the others could be der we'd.
The City Of Washington can accommodate one hundred
and twenty I've cabin passengers and hundred the
see. ali The cabin passengers at anner MS u.ssy and
tasteuly decorated and provided with excellent ~
byary for the OF the The accommodations
for sleeping are compact and neat and most o the rooms
are well lighted The steerage accommodations also
well fitted up, and indeed rather N those
dinarhy furnished There be danger Of
suffering Tor want OF water besides twenty tvo thou
sand gallons which can be carried the TANKS the ship
PROVIDED vnn An immense condenser ospaols o. con
densing sixty gallons OF water per hour, gallon par
minute. The ship well provided with small boar, hsv
ing two cutters two quarter boats too life boats and too
pinnsoee capable In all OF carrying about three hus
dred and ny persons nearly many the average
number on passengers There s little probability boz
ever OF thee ever being required the ship provided
With i've vatertNht Compartments bu hcads, that
would be almost impossible for any ordinary sccldest
aunihiAtors ready n hand, which, We are tod, onos
saved The steamer City OF Manchester from being con-
sumed well stoched doreroom and pantry promises
good living 70 well passengers, while the ample
menb vsud make n almost Q pleasure N be si,k,
when could NOT be avoided To healthy person how
the array ~ bottles and bores and lceobee and
surgical Instruments IN the doetors dispcpssry s truly
alarming There are two hospitals q berths each, one
for maize and the oAhsr for females every prospect
for making sch persons we'll they could poss bly, be
under the circumstanoes The officers Of the ship
Capt Peu'e assisted by Mr. Joseph n Halcrow,
Taylor, the chief engineer the senior OF the line and
Dy Hsys has charge OF The medical surgical depart
ments. BY an Arrangement peculiar TO this the
work on the pier done by regular employs instead Of
sevedorcs, me dock being under charge Of Mr.. ysr
Dillon.
with such ships a. these y no wonder that ,he com.
pany has been successful notvhsaodng that they have
since their commencement lost t~o vesseh-the City Of
besides the Cry OF Warrington the City OF baltimore and
Kangaroo regularly the line and CITY Of Manchester
employed In taking troops W India for the British
government The company has recently procured mail
contract for one or two trips.
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