New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-25
Trial Trip OF the S,cDmship Ncw-h o'"'

The new steamship New York, designed 10
run between this port and Aspnwall made Der trial
trip Yesterday morning Tie vessel is one OF the nooes
tlat ever moved through tho waters OF onr bay.
Tho builder Of the hull and framework is Mr. D. 81
nonsor. the builder OF almost all Commodore Wander
blts fine vessels tho enPincs made at the Aiiaire
Works: Joiner work. A. j. Hennon; painting H. Hut
son. upholstery. A. 7. Stewart Co, and Parton
CO.. aid tie furniture was supplied by drsicass firms
from this city.
by the Naval Department last inter- with the follow
ing results: ,y NJ n Toe,
pection OF tie steamer Newly under the order Of the
rendered by the Board oil Ocr' deard ioi .ne
purpose Aside tho repor these officers represent te
vessel being in all respects svery superior one IN DOH ua
am, ysryiespectiuly, your obedent servant,
4. n. GREGORY, Rear Admiral
John Lcnhan esq., Chief bureau Construction &c. Wash
GENERAL Inspectors oyyrcs, 200 Lew'st
NRv YORK, Dec. 8. 1914.
Apy,RAL In conuiance with Instructions Of the 9Th
instant. rrd Tsgned respectfully report navnr ha1e
careful examination OF the new steamer New
letter Of ar }. Lena. accompanying your ORDERS
mn Dimensions n. follows, pos fee, long n feet beam.
90 1t hod-imu,e 236. Frame IA OF white OAK and TO-
AID Of an i'el tfcs PsnLne; wales inches thick, bot
tom inches al Of oak squse fastened treenaed and butt
boiled cOipo.on nen bolts ero y'd 10 ,eet .p, s1o,s
spar H. OK 10 ~ inches forward 10 by 0, Of white
pre u,rth Deck ofo beams, II by u inches All decks
are wei aucheoled and knesd: IN wake Of engine, y inch
dau, iron tiauchoos used Main und berh DECKS
are b ne.s and psr deck nche. thick keelsonsSevcn
keess. by Is inches, mining fore and aft, 40 wen
thick inches thick, boted eds'way' Ceiling is
inches thick Of OAK. The null generally appears wen
and presents o the features throughout of thoonsibut
ship Is fitted with two ns carrying fore ana iofe
tosal yaid and the usuai calls AFT Rigging Is OF
on snd realty i,d CaDesOne cable tN fho ntl OF
inch, n AieaoT-1wo ahchofs, one weighing JVVo anu
Tngiae-A vertical beam engine with cylinder 90 inches
IN Diameter eud y feet stroke Of piston and Is set over com
e sorfrus-r The air pump Is s,o 'crleh, ~ mohe'
dsmSler and i've ,,oke with rubber disk valves one
delivery pipe enne lfcm eitAor SIDE Of The punt
soirru overload et the iace one out board d''sy,
board de livery ylye h aiac cd TO each pipe tie
feed ard bse isnp.-wo OF eseh-and al pipes coneen-
perfect. The boilers Gre two in uumb'r with '+V tiiee
inn uoe in each they are 49, e, s{ros iGs onf, S s
heating surface 1000 square feet 80 The two boi-T.
Tie 'tean chimney rgns up to ne nuelnr deeh ~he" i 70
et above tie top OF boi!eIa with one snoApp, IA com
mon og boilers The boilers well -isdc. doubFiv'
ei"d in al seams no, exposed to NE ne Oh nso'
gauges an instruments are 1'aoea . inc rneie arc oo'.
Iie donkey boiler cyiirdica viii mes, OF twohch d.
arne,er tubes boiler vertical in upper dek There
tso Woodward prmps, No and No and one Of idfthans
fresh makers. The Iaod..wh are OF the common
rdsl kind vey strong and neatly built Il iron 3; eot N
diameter Length Of buckets, icrt width OF dlio ~
nche, The euslue and boilers aye strongly secured TO
casireu cg; leaving p,ssare way around ard undcr
tire boil c0mmodious the Ventilation ~ TIE en-
81 and perfect The coal buikers are below
on either side OF the engine ard large ore forward OF me
boilers WIN total capily OF ABOUT WO G.
tnd shafts OF wrought iron 20 inches In diame''
by 2 inches length in journals 1akns'he pressure Of
number Of evoations - rsr minute we ,boud consider
low the engine viii exert OF 1900 horses
| NuLrA1 %. BRo'Ns tLiei Engineer.
II ~. LowaY. Carpenter
Captain Tiukcpangh. an old aud well known officer
On tie line between this city and Aspnwall. will take
CO.. mand OF the New.lork. which commences running
someN here about the first Of next month
The excursion Of the pleaslntcst we rcmen'
bor attending About 400 people were on board mnst
Of them distinguished mercantile gentlemen 81 this
ety. Int a large pumber were gentlemen engaged 10
the shipping business between New-IVrk and S,n
Francisco. Ga the line between the metropolis anu
California the Pacific steamers have generally been re-
earled rs the most comnOdiOGs and elegant bus the
Atantic Mail Steamship Company seem to have deter
mined 10 turn the sca!eio give to ihe Atlantic sde
that winch has generally been accorded TO the other
side Of the Isihmus. Certainly there Is no hGnd.oncr
elegant and more swiftly moving craiI aoa than
the NeW.York.
music 81 easy motOn aud 51o gdes through the water
lGe thing vi life.
Leaving tbs foot of Canalst. at 10Y o'clock in tie
morning the vessel proceeded mp the North River. al
the rate Of about IA miles per hour far Gs gluten.
berg when she turned down the stream. and spcd NJ
ul speed down the haf lor. Passing the steamer Van
defbt other Government vessels, she dipped her
coOrs gracefully sud moved paving her respects 10
the forts at Ito mouth Of the haiDor as che went
through.
During the trip IN excellen, luncheon wasserved the
ever welcome and joyia John Hesion conducting the
affair ~ Master Of Ceremonies.
The vessel rounded tie lgtth house outside the Hook.
ana about 90 mile. from the Battery. and returned
ain Z creditabe speed At one time she made over
II miles an hour Throur bout the entire excursion oil
% IT ipnnts were yeiy well sn.istcd. The New.
York returned to Ter pier at about o'clock p. 10. She
buds fair 10 be the favorite ship on her line.
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Naval intelligence.
The II. s. steamer Donegal, Acting Master
George II. Avery fIom Pori Royal arrived on Thursday