Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-25
THE NEW STEAMER IR6NsIDEs.
Launch Ofthe New Steamer. IrOnsfdes
from the yard Of QuayIe & Martin.-.

The launch of Captain Ed. Turner's new
and handsome steamer, Ironsides, at the
ship-yard of Quayle & Martin, took place
Saturday afternoon at a quarter before four
o'clock. A large crowd of ladies and gen
tlemen eongregated to observe the beauti-
full sight Of vessel first entering her
native element, although quite arge
number missed seeing the launch, owing
to its taking place quarter of an hour
earlier, instead Of an hour later, than the
time set. The boat was launched auspici-
ously and without difficulty, and now lies
in the river, opposite the ship-yard of
Quayle and Martin, awaiting completion.
The Ironsides is a stauneh and beautiful
boat, well worthy to take a place on the
magnificent line of Lake Superior boats for
which she is destined. She is built for
Captain J. E. Turner, who will command
| her in person. Her builders, Messrs. Qnayle
and Martin, pronounce her the finest boat
they have ever built, and she is indeed a
magnificent specimen of grace and strength.
Every care has been taken to make her
st"uneh and strong, and withal she is of
uneommonly light draft, drawing, when
launched, only four feet forward and seven
feet and three inches aft, with her boilers
in.
The following are the dimensione of the
Ironsides: Length of keel, 2l5 feet iepgth
over all 235 feet breadth Of beam, slH
feet; including guards, 3716 feet; depth Of
hold, 1871 feet. The burthen of the vessel
will be nine hundred and twenty five tons.
She has passage way four feet wide
around the whole beat, aifording an excel
lent place for passengers to sit and enjoy
the delightful breezes and the
matchless scenery Of our upper Lakes
Her officers rooms are all on the main and
hurricane decks, leaving the cabin free to
passengers. Her pantry, BARRIERS shop,
smoking room, &c, are all forward. Her
cabin is Is feet wide, and will be fitted up
and furnished in the most splendid style.
The ladies' soloon Is on the promenade
deck, the gentlemen's on the main deck
She has forty state rooms, sixteen of
which are the convenient double rooms, for
slmily use, now coming into such universal
use. She is fitted up with two water-tight
buTkheads and an extra boat, in addition
to the usual number of boats on apropeller,
rendering her facilities for saving life, in
case of disaster, much better than these of
most vessels She is also provided with an
elegant bath room, a nursery, and a gen
tlemen's saloon and smoking room, and
will be amply supplied with all the COM
forts and luxaries which tend to make
Lake Superior trip so enjoyable.
The boat will be fitted up in the very
best of style, and the materials for furnish
ing it have been ordered from our first
class business houses. Her joiner work has
been done, and handsomely too, by Will
EaHs E. Morgan. Turton and Sons are her
painters.
The total number Of her engines is FIVE.
The main engines are A inches bore, "a
inches stroke, and are eondensing engines.
The hoisting engine is u by u, and is high
pressure. This is connected with line of
shafting running the entire length of the
boat, and is used for discharging tho cargo
as well as working extra bilge-pumps in
case of necessity. The boat is also supplied
with a steam duplex Worthington pump,
used for filling the boilers in port, or when
the main engines are stopped, and also, by
means of pipe and hose, to throw water on
all parts of the boat in case Of fire. Prob
ably no boat yet built is so well provided
against accident from leakage or fire as this
one is. The machinery is very massive
and substantially built, and extra care has
been taken to insure against any accident.
As there are two separate boilers and smoke |
pipes, should either of shs engines or boil
ers become disabled While under way, they !
can at once I,e 5irseIIivrted and the steam
er keep on her way with the remaining |
one. Besides this new arrangement of the
smoke-pipes makes it possible to have an
entire cabin through. the whole length of |
the boat.
She has two boilers, "a feet long and 10
feet in diameter and will be rigged with
pumping and hosting engines, she has
Q feet ProPelling screws, with IS inch
pitch. The engines are from the Guy
ga works and are prepared fror Ino-
drawn by the experienced be II plans
Holloway, Esq, IND oi D. +
The officers of she
Captain-I. F i'Oi'''U'' "-'
Mate-Geo- Turner.
Clerk tge Cleveland.
rrq;, ohm Molland.
g. Aeer-J Horatio Merrill.
,ward-Thomas Hrris.
Captain Turner is long and favorabIy
known to travellers in. his connection with
the Iron City, as one Of the most careful,
experienced, skillful, gentlemanly and
| popular officers on the lakes. His connec-
ton with the boat is a guarantee that II
will be managed with care and skill. The
other officers are all men of experience in
their respective departments.
The boat is owned by Alessrs. Husseyi
Howe, and Cooper of Pittsburgh, and Bra
dv of Detroit, for whom Messrs. Hussey
and Mcbride are agents here.
The Ironsides will be completed as soor
as possible, and will be ready to take hel
place on the line about the frstof Septem
Der, The puplic will find her a splendid
vessel, sound, strong, and swift.
| A REPoRTEs CONvESTIoS.-Under th'
above head the Philadelphia Evening Tel
egraph has the following very sensible aut
| mat raroorl,s.