Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-20

; oser two thousand tons.
Machinery.
The l.esiaihan has the powerful en-.
gines Of the great Eelipse-cylinderh
ihirty-six inches in diameter, eleven feet
stroke These engines are as good as
the day shey we're put aboard the Eclipse.
having been veil taken care Of, and
never injured by an accident She has
seven six ilued boilers, lwenty-eight feet
long, and forty.six inches in diameter.
Her wheels are thiftT-eight feet in diam.
eter, with seventeen feet buckets
II viii thus be observed that the Levia-
than is supplied with great power. and
her model being easy, she will doubtless
prove rs far ahead IN speed, as 10 other
respects she viii claim superiority over
all other steamboats, She will also be
provided with steam FIRE engine, ~ a
protection against ere, and the ceie.
brafed Marsh Steam syphon Pumps as 3
security against the accident Of sinking.
All The late improvements in machinery
las driving poxer, means Of safety, and
Of a labor-sayiBg charscter-are intro
dueed and applied on the Leyiathan
Deck Rooms.
Some idea mas be gained Of her ri.
ganiie proportions. when We state that
Der main deck Is 507 feet in length, and
30 feet in breadth, and contains nearly
1850 square feet
Her boiler deck aud hurricane roof ars
each 80 feet in length. and IS feet IL
inches in breadth, and together contain
53, 234 square feet Of deck room. Il re
CURED = 100 Yards Of canvass 10 cover
her hurricane fo0f. Her main deck vii
accommodate 900 head Of stock, with
out crOEdiag On this deck there il
F nothing bot machinery II Is clear d
cook houses, staFs rooms, and all othel
I incumbFanees Her middle deck II ftiel
F up with special referee 10 the accommo
dalton Of deck passengers, Of which SD,
viii be enabled to carry a large number
Her spacious cabins viii berth $50 FRS
( class passengers, and every room will b
I eight feet square. and supplied with
+ French bedstesds instead Of the usnai
cramped berths
The space between decks Is fifteen
feet, - it will be seen that the idea d
spaei0ssness is fully carried ont IN ever
department or the boat
The Once-S s. EaGrieaM
Il has been the aim Of Capt. Reedsl
to make the Lsyiaihan complete steam
boat throughout and no expense or labol
has been spared to this end Her ofic,
Is q model Of eOusenience-just such al
one as should be presided over by >,
genial q gentleman and 30 accomplished
a clerk as Mr 8 = Entriean
From what has been stated, some idet
may be gained Of the magnitude Of Capt
Reeders Lsyiaihan. Her majestic prc
portions may nov be seen at our levee
and she viii Immediately enter the =
Louis and New Orleans trade. he
draft, when light does not exceed ihre
and 0ne-half feet, which will enable be
10 r8n ~ the Lower Mississippi al al
stages Of water
Her cabin : finished in a stvie TIA
eanRO. fail 70 prove attractive 70 trsE
eleTs, ard wilI be furnished with th
most beautiful aud elegant farBitnrs
and one Of its features j. two brids
chambers. elegantly fitted mp and ful
nished
Altogether, the Lsyiathaa is destine
to prove great feature in the eommel
cial facilities Of the great West, and =
wish her enterprising owner al the sur
cess which his outlay and energy d,
serYe.
The Leviathan may be looked for her
TO-DAY.