Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-05-11

- Can't ]. ". Cofbctts new ssehse'i " w.
III, lille and st. Louis trade, made her hrst ap-
arance here, last Saturday afternoon, about
,loct and not being able to reach Nashville,
clfAer freight, she lay here nearly all ngn' o's-
she whit Cor reshipment During the afternoon
among wkee wv great many Of our citizens,
through the osrsl ladies al ., ~nOa'
were SHOWN over boat to ths' e. .o,;sfsc.
ton. Mr.. Bell had mis- hands the ga. &c, &c
the boat after she was Nnilt and says ttSS@'
ecuting that duty,Ns had an eye single to plea Ca
the ladies; and we Nve no doubt that, in showing
them the rich troPhies his taste, that adorn her
cabins, and as be lOoSe, himself, at the fine sqfy
he felt pierced with ples,ug sense that his labors
were not in vain We hope.
The Hillnan, 10 her constructiS. and in all her
outfit and appointments, is a model stes--,boat Her
cabins are large, airy and elegant the Oois cover
ed with the finest velvet carpet and the furniture
is of the most costly kind Her state-rooms are very
roomy the berths supplied with elegant spring
mattresses, and fine linen, and each room has wash
stand and c wardrobe.
Her length is 23l feet beam 35. She has four
boilers, % feet long and 40 inches diameter; Q en-
gines with % inch cylinders and feet stroke.
With such bowels as these and good model, no
wonder she is fast.
About o'clock Saturday evening the General
Anderson came down from Nashville bringing q
delegation of Capt. Corbetts friends, who, not ex-
pecting the Halman would be able to get to Nash
vile, had come down to meet her here Among
these friends were Mr.. A. s. Camp, Of the Patriot,
Capt. Jas. T. Bell of the Gazette, and Mr.. Geo. b.
Brown, once of the noble press-gang, but new of
the honorable grocery-tradc. These gentlemen had
in charge beautiful brass cannon, purchased by
them for presentation to Capt. Corbett.
1t bears this inscriptions:
PRESENTED TO
CAPT. j. N. CoRBETT,-STEAMER c. E. HILLMAS,
ANTHONY s. CAM, JAS. T. BELL, and GEO. B. Brown.
1902
Soon after the arrival of the Anderson, the gun
was taken up into the cabin Of the Hilldn, and in
little speech was presented by Capt. Bell to Capt
Corbett, who modestly and appropriately received
il and returned thanks. About bushel Of Z" Held
SICK, aud Veuve Chquot" was then brought out
and the gun was christened in bumper all around.
Besides the parties named, there were hundreds
gathered there to the honors done, and at Capt
Corbetts solicitation, all hands Joined in the lively
flow Of wit and wine, and pledged, in many ear
nest bumper, the gallant Captain and his peerless
boat. During the evening, too, fine piano. q
present from Mr.. Charles E. HillInan to the boat,
was carried aboard and deposited in the ladies' cabin.
Mr.. Hllman was present in person, and bore mod
estly the compliments he could not escape.
Altogether it was decidedly good time Capt.
Corbett and Clerk Bell did all that men could do to
make the occasion agreeable one to their guests,
and Of course they succeeded. They always do in
that effort May they both exist thousand years
and their shadows never contract; and may their
magnificent boat live in honor and success till she
makes bag-full Of money and then die natural
and tranquil death in some quiet eddy where her
rest will never again be disturbed.