The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-09
THE GALWAY STEAMSHIP LINE.

The New Steamship COnneught-GrH-
phsc Dsscrtp tAon % the VasssA-fe
Spacious Passenger Accommodations
The Oh. istsnins scene-Grand Csiia-
ten Gwen by the observation-disclosures and
sent,ms pts-speechea OF Nr. Lever, M.
p, apd Piiny MMss-sststory OF the CAL
way Ms Il steamship Line. &c., Sc.
The new steamship Oonnaugbt-the pioneer steamer OF
the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, which,
with the other steamers nov building he Munster, Ulster,
Leipster, and stberD, will form weekly mail line be-
tween Galway and New York-was launched on the 2iss
uh 1t Jaxron the river Tyne, four miles below New
castle.
The susirs q this company have lately been rather
prominently before the public IN connection with the
annual meeting Of the shareholders and the proceedings
and testimony before the Pocket Contract Committee
Consequent y the launch Of the FIRST vessel OF the line
- overt o. considerable interest Further than this,
the Counsusht beirg destined 70 commence new loe
and open packet staaion-ibe first service direct
from lreand-there great deal Of interest attaching
70 th ship. ASIDE from the fact Mat she has combna
ton Of al the latest improvements relating both 70 speed
and Me comfort Of passengers.
From . survey the hull, a lay on the
ways ready fer launching, she best opportunity
was Afforded for seeing the lines and form Of .
vessel Inc Connausht, before launching. appeared
daue OF the late George Steers She shArp Is knife
thin - . wedge and graceful . swan, and, II her
gnes are good for apythng, win Nike sreindeer. She
paddle steamer aciaspg engines Of 800 horse power
nenns 1000 real a7S feet long and 10 feet beam, with
Q saoou that will seat 200 passengers and sleeping
pacity tf 100 persons.
Tho yadde wheels are thirty four feet in diameter and
the Aoas-on the "feashering prnciple-four feet BY
twelve.
she has . spsr deck, straight stem, and elliptic
Stern; u built Of iron, in water tight compert-
Eents and forty feet Of her bow cut Of stove
in By IN iceberg she would still Host On comparatively
even keel.
Her hull on Il very dark green; bowsprtor figure
head, but female figure, IN low relief, either side Of
the stern.
On going board the spectator Is Impressed with the
grandeur 0 ben proportions, and the fittings and acco
Hodations, 70 good advantage. The deck what called
flush deck, very much ike the Collins ATTAIN
beholder Of the Collins steamers than any others ia
the Atlantic trade. The deck clean level from
Stern to bow just Ike The Great Eastern and the Arabia
Many long promenade and jolly game Of shuttle board
will Epglsh Irish and American ladies' and gentlemen
have on the deck Of the ConDaught
The entire space between the paddle boxes b laid OF
into broad swinging bridge quarter deck and one,
believed Is too large, too elevated, too nice and too
agreeable TO be claimed and occupied altogether by
captain and nrst ooer. THIS quarterback, smoking
deck, viii be compens alton 10 the "nobs" for having
There viii be only two cssses, "cabln'' and "forwsrd
The saloon 70 magnificent; beautiful and rich. not
ssncy s adorned with sieht or ten beautiful
Lake Of Killarney, . Scene in CopD~mara, and various
grand pieces Of coast scenery Some Of the other
Of the line to have American in the saloon
The panels between the pictures Of beautiful walnut
root (Hupgaran), Get in bordero OF American birds eye
The sssieroome are ssle smaller than the ssserooms
Of the Arabia and Persia but Of ample dimensions The In
terror proportions whether of saloon stAtcrooms, off,
uy ,s,se md upneoessary ao,seous ma he man ma
plain Not one appliance OF comfort seems 70 be wanting
All the eiaterooms on the saloon deck have water
closet to each pair Of rooms with direct socess without
Below the saloon is another deck, With large state.
he prices passage viii be regulated BY position
berth ell having the name privileges otherwise Of saloon
The forward part of the ship and an Immense space
below quarters for the "forward" steerase pas
serFer, and In comparison 70 the old fashioned emgrsn
sailing ship these quarters nt for princes Ia this
spect this steamer and Der sister ships viii stand alone
BY this line emigrant passengers The
the Of speed Of the mails and erandee passen
gers, and all without being In one snother's way, or Ia
isrferirg, clsss with class, In The least
THE LAUNCH.
Atfour O'Clock than thousand spectators
the banks the builder and friends were on board
All things being ready, orders given 70 "ct her
co. when Mrs. Charles Palmer wife Of he builder broke
bottle Of champagne The bow, amid The cxclsnA
sons Of "God bless The good ship couDsush and
Of artillery, and away the huge bulk moved into the
water ike duck guided into the water - smoothly
that four ounce vial on the wheel house would not have
been upset
large company Of ladies' and gertlemen-soms 300
member invited by tho builder, assembled IN
one Of the spacious warehouses or workshops
Of the nrm ard partook Of q Substantial dinner where
Champagne, sherry part and roast turkeys, with black
foss s' we're erunf me eu: ,oys .e Ss
totc ones. TO which appropriate responses we're made
The Chairman Of the Atlantic Royal Mall Company vas
company beng Lord Bury, Wee Chairman; Mr.. Joho
orfen Lever, NJ p and Mr. Iam,c1i, late Iord MAYOR
and broker o. the company; NJ Pnby Nlss, an Ansr,
cen author OF several works the rfcam service from
galway to america, snt Mr. EdvSd NJ Sweeney, Of Boo
ten. one Of The agents OF the company IN thai CITY,
Lord BURY, a. the Wee Chairman, answered IN Tie
toAsi Of The company and the Directors Mr. Lever fc
and NJ Niles, for the iosr Of /" The Press"
LORD Bury maze "a very telling and eloquent speech
On The Affairs aud prospects, OF the company.
Mr. ISttR raid he felt quite Of the hstter
rg remarks thai bad been made rsspscung himself an
his tssrions, and he could well vbh that the reply
tbs io.,t bad oevoivsd upon some oompcten,
70 90 psiee IN ooA pg at the proportions Of the noble
stesrer that fsd been successfully launched thai day
and 10 neetirg ihtir congratulations IN the VAIN spa
faf,srrr ram thai they had received bn In
psettn ~bh The toast, "Fyo@rer 70 Ireland" he
sss med the rropoesi moment Of hts NE. They have
u. Of htm FOOD reWons 70 hope that prosperity 10 Ire
srd wtuid be treaty scvsuced ny the appearsnce Of
rsst Of STEAMERS q ibe size end power 81 the Coz
tsrslt IN Vie noble bafbor Of Ga~sy- mail paadls
steamers The fret ciass 10 connect not only thai
~ bot oil Europe, with the American Ccotpert In The
,horis.t possibie time. hec) To ,he Ncssrs Palmer
he able aud scisrufc shpbuilcers and crsreers
try indebted for the splsndd triumph of marine ARCH
iefure thst tfey hs6 met successully launched
urcn the dep lie confidently anticipated that this
ss ard her sister chip would greatly extend The rsputa
ton of thcse stntimen and make them known em
bsni shpbulosts throughout the world. Commercial
tss we're truly the embkms Of pcsce and We might gel
fore that The powsrul ncstrs battery they bad m
TIE gard OF kssns Palmer, and which they nov
boicpg Tor her hsfsiys sovGpmsnt could be ehapgcf
rom en- tpsre o. var 70 messenger Of commerce.
tAprausel With that exisrsiop OF commerce.
bat n brought shout by enterprise, and
very largely BY means Of marine foreign
rsee that row snouru 20 nearly four hundred mloDa
nd n N pew sigan linN