The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-13


VISIT TO THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE STEAM
FLEET or THE HAMBURG AMERICAN MAIL PACKET
CoMPANY-DEsCRIPTI0N OF THE NEW VESSEL.
The new steamship Allemannia which has been just
added 70 the already fine fleet in the service Of the
Hamburg American Mail Steam Packet Company, was
visited Monday by very large number Of our ct-
xcns-Germans, Americans, English and Irish-and fully
inspected by men Of scientific atainments in every
branch Of shipbuilding, literary and persons in
tending to travel to Europe. The Allemnania lies at
her dock, foot Of Third street. Hoboken, under COM
mand OF the well known and favorte seaman, Captain
N. Trautman who has such an excellent name by
his voyages in the Borussa and Saxona OF the same
line After raversirg the ship from stem TO stern and
penetrating her lower hold and Utmost recesses al
loud b their praise Of the Alemanna as rejecting
credit on the enterprise which built her. as well as
shadowng forth the immense trade now carried on ne
tween New York and the Old World.
We append the following
DEscRIprIos OF TIL. AIIExASMA.
The Allemannia Is iron vessel, having the very
latest improvements calculated 70 insure great strength
adds greatly 70 her strength. She has six watertight
men,s, and is furnished with eight metallic lifeboats
OF great capacity, the officers and men designated
TO command and man them being rated by rank and
number under each boat 1t lies the davts, 30 that
no confusion arise on board In case OF any
emergency occurring which may require their services
Messrs Day d Co., of Southampton, England, and Is
fitted up all through In most elegant and really Iuxu-
r0us style.
THE DIMENSIONS or TIN ALIEnAHNA
are a. folows:-Length between perpendiculars, 3l3
fcct BEAM 10 feet inches; DEPTH 80 feet tonnage (cus-
modations for seven hundred passengers thusseventy
fret class hundred and thirty second class and nve
The apartments are unsurpassed for comfort and
ation. The upper saloon 10 fitted and lighted up IN
very gorgeous manner. Its nohly painted and gilded
partitions ornamented with very fine oil paintings
massively framed, representing German, English and
American scenery, including view Of Harpers Ferry
the village Sing sing ,.;v on sns Is sna
terminates In angle and very beautiful sitting room
for ladies' For gentlemen there is very ne smoking
room The lower saloon is very comfortably httcd up
and contains like the upper, ladics room and smoking
room. The STORAGE s well ventilated and higher than
board other vessels, being eight feet high between
The Allemannia has straight stem, Hush deck and
round stern; Is brig rugged and has iron masts she
Ia fitted with a novel arrangement for steering the
vessel and directing the motion Of the engine This Is
done by electric apparatus, by which the captain
makes signals to the men at the wheel ana % .ne en-
gneer on watch in the engine room. IL enables him
also when the bridge TO ascertain the number OF revo
buttons the engines making per minute and which
way the rudder laws. Tho engines are horizontal and
direct acting of four hundred horse power, nominal or
75s horse power by the indicator The diameter OF the
cylinders Is 70 inches stroke ect inches sne y ~.
OFFS The propeller has four blades and Is 10 rect IN
diameter by 26 feet pitch There are four boilers con-
tanning 10 furnaces each OF feet by feet 252 tubes,
each 81 inches outside the diameter by feet long
After the visit 70 the ship Captain Trautman presided
Mt sumptuous banquet given IN the upper saloon 20
very company In the. discharge OF ms hos
ptable duties the Captain was ably assisted by oheI
officer W. Bardua the Chief Engineer, b. Hciwag, and
the ships Surgeon, DR. r. Geslsr
The Alemannia her first voyage, proved her excel.
lent sea going properties having from Southampton
10 New York in little less than eleven days, arriving
here Sunday, the LIST inst
The service Of the Hamburg. American Company IL
now performed by the following vesses:-Germana,
Allemannia Saxonia, Borussa, Tcutona and Bavaria,
which are consigned 10 the agents, kunhardt Il Co.,
OF Exchange place. New York
The Allomannia will leave for Southampton and her
German port tomorrow