The New York herald., 1865-03-03
The New Steamship city OF Boston.

The new steamship City of Boston, the latest addition
TO the ocean steam feet Of the Inman linz, Will sail
Queenstown and Liverpool at tomorrow, 4th inst
from pier a North river, under the guidance Of her
experlpeed and popular commander, Captain James
Kennedy The City OF Boston makes the thirteenth
IN the service Of the company with more splendid
seamersthe City OF Paris and City OF Durham-build
ing, and nearly completed.
This magnificent vessel has been Inspected by our
marine reporter who that she launched on the
18th Of November 1894 from the yard Of Messrs Tod
MsGregor near Glasgow, and perfect specimen Of
iron shpbuiidng and naval architecture ever visited
the port OF New York for purposes or the
transit Of passengers Like all the cther vessels OF the
man line, the City Of Boston built under specia
survey and she Immediately received the highest class
6oation Loyds and also from the Liverpool Associa
ton OF Underwriters Immense strength great speed
with beautiful shape and outline have been combined
in the build Of this steamship, while nothing WHICH can
be required for comfort, health enjoyment on
voyage by either young old persons Of either sex
has been overlooked or forgotten.
The City of Boston Is a05 feet In length % fcct in
breadth, u feet inches In depth and 22Is tons old
measurement. The hull is N six water tight compar.
ments each bulkhead running clear up the spar
from the keel each bukhead being Of the same thick
and strength the outside OF the ship For ad
donal strength the deck Is made OF iron plates manu-
factnred by the MerSey steel and Iron company. The
engines a $50 horse power, nom nal the cylinders
being 50 inches in diameter with three feet stroke
Her screw has pitch OF twenty+ four feet.
Having secur~ both safety and speed the owners and
builders o the City OF Boston evidently paid great
ton 70 all the requirements conducting 60 the health and
comfort of her passengers. Running the entire length
of the spar deck " spacious house. the after part OF
which Is occupied a saloon which Ia a very neat and
elegantly fitted out apartment Near 10 ths the captain
haS at his call complete and rich Of plate A.
ever Manufactured in Liverpool aud Birrpingha
for any vessel Next In order find pantries nhed with
cut glass crockery and cutlery sufficient for tho
u Of about seven hundred passengers The remainder
Of the deck house taken up with the officers and on.
gtneers mess rooms the cabin and ships gallcys q
bakehouse butchers shop, hospital FOR the sick the
officers rooms surgery, cchOuse the purscrs Office &c
Steerase passengers are accommodated on the main
deck IA an apartment the great OF which between
decks secures ample ventilation, the berhs being arranged
for comfort and convenience. Here three hundred and
sixty persons may find comfortable homo during
-voyagc over the Atlantic.
One hundred fk'st cass passengers can be accpmmo.
dated, their ssierooms being below the saloon In the
Arrangement OF the cabins great has bcen paid
" tue comfort VI the lady passengers Of tbe Csty OF
Boston.
The culinary department OF this aDe stcamshp Is built
so that seven hundred persons be fed daily without
any convenience, the saloon ngers having bill of
fare which cannot fa 70 please the taste a an who are
not troubled with sickness
The general agent or the lnman line In the United
states - Mr John q. Dale, who ~ ably assisted by Mr.
= Nicholson, In the passenger department. The ufre In
New York IN at No. 10 Broadway.