The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-10

The steamship Coatzacoacos made her trial trip down
the bay yesterday. Her Dimensions folows-Ion-
nage 2ooo keel ALL 900 feet; breadth OF BEAM 50
feet depth, IA feet She is capable of accommodating
about one thousand passengers.
The Coatzacoalcos s to from New Oreaus to Mini
titan for under the direction Of the Tehuan,epec Tran
sit Company. She has been thoroughly overhauled and
lifted up for the service upon which she about to enter
E. H. saulner has had the general charge Of fitting her up
Her machinery has been repaired by the Neptune Iron
Works Company. The carpenter work was done under
the direction of Andrew j. Hennion. The old wooden
wheels bave been replaced by new iron ones the diameter
meter at 81 feet 6 inches. A donkey engine new
boiler and furnaces, have been put in her. is claimed
that The Coazacoicos has been made as strong as IL Ia
possible make any steamship while she has certainly
been finished with much art and taste Her steerage 10
particularly fine, being well ventilated, commodous and
comfortable indeed 1t is said that other vessel has
ever left this port " it'll so fine q one
The Coatzacoacos left the pier the foot OF Eighth
street, East river, between and 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, with quite number Of invited guests board
passed down the East river thence down the bay She
tbrty-tvo minutes going from the Battery to Fort
Hamilton distance OF seven and half miles, against
strong food tide under twenty pounds Of steam, and
making nteen revolutions minute. After passing
below the Narrows she returned making the distance
from For; Hamilton to the Battery in twenty four mi
uncer the same pressure Of steam After seaing
about In various directions till between two and three
o'clock NJ she landed at the foot Of Spring street,
North river.
During the trip splendid collation. was served up for
the guests among whom were the Mcssrs HArg0us, L.
f. Meyer. J. Mcloud Murphy, and f. n. Saunier On
the 5h inst the steamship win start for New Orleans.
The following are her principal ofcers-Thomas W. Will
son, Captain; Charles y Bcardman, Chief Engneer John
Nelson Purser; John F. Mills Seward J. W. Hutchin-
son, lst officer; J. J. Woodbine, second officer
The mate OF this steamer is being prepared fitted
up Just Ike her for the service. Both of them
have been purchased by Hargons Brothers. agents for
the Tehuan,epec lpe These built 1855
for the Great Western Railroad Company to be run on
Lake Ontario. They were used this route about
month";, and In June. 1858, Capt Wloughbv and Capt
took them down the Grand Rapids 10 Montreal and
thence 10 New York They were taken to Hunters Point
and paced uron the railway to be coppered and fastened
Aier which they taken TO the yard Of Mr. Snecden
for the purpose Of being altered The guards were cut
on 70 within three fee: of the hull other alterations
made TO 6t Them for service. These changes were
made the expectation that the boats would be put
the vapara,o and Panama route, but the negotiations
faiug some caufe offer made by the United
stats government TO charter them for the Paraguay an
expedition fnally, the government decided not TO EN-.
poy sLon for that purpose, and they have been dis.
fossd u as above stated The boats are well and sub
siarlay built, and originally cost 5000 they are
10th hney finished IN the cabins and the alterations
made viii increase the cost 10 sicoo0c The engines are
seventy nch ndcs twelve feet stroke and wcro built
~ TIE Wet FONT foundry. The boats were built at the
town az Ma raTa, on Lake Ontario.