The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-16

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The following is description Of the new steamer the
Dean Richmond Of the Peoples line, intended 70 run
between New York and Albany
This coating palace Ia trhe smaller than ths s.
John, but has cost hundred thousand dollars
more than the Inter making her cost delivered at the
dock ready for service little seven hundred thou
sand dollars In point of workmanship and finish che is
said to outrival all Of the Hudson river steamers The
Dean Richmond has accommodations for nine hundred
rst class and six hundred second class passengers the
vessel being 10 arranged that the most perfect ventilation
Is and also great have been taken 20 make
seventy feet IN length six beam Of hull eighty fee.
over ALL depth OF hold ten feet eight inches; draugbt,
when loaded, i've ana a half feet.
MAIN DECK LADIES' SALOON.
Entering the boat at the after gangway, and passing
aft the ladies' saloon is entered This contains sxty-ss
open bers while the entrance are two state rooinf
containing each three ber,hs The httinss-up of she
saloon rosewood and black walnut; Of fiuted
columns stand of from the berthe upon which are drawn
nne damask curtains The berth corsins are OF lace
The ceiling though highly ornamen,ed is not by any
means candy and the pale green stripe forms pleasing
contrast to the aye A passage way leads from tb
saloon 10 the lower one which viii deser be a. We
pass from point 10 point ret
GRAND SALOON.
Passing Cub of the ladies' saloon upon tire mai dcck,
which y very large and roony you end broad stair.
case or mohogany relieved with rosewood the foo,boats
being c0vered with gold coloresi composit.on. The
grand saloon with liz Corridors contain one hundred ard
my very 1ne ieroOms Those from the s-Yn ~ the
forward part oil the engine hatch arengad that
two can be thrown nio one these contain French bed
scads The remainder oi the rooms are single and con.
lain brrths There two bridal roonls- each
SIDE near the entrance 10 tho saloon from the main dec~
These when complete with their paintings and fittings,
VIII be nnequacd IN the beauty and spend0r Of their
appointments.
The il lighted with two gss JETS Ia fact the whole
boat 10 lighted with gas but Of The rooms have
fixtures in except The bridal Al convenient IN
tervals are situated The card and smoking rooms which
are fitted up tasteuly and oaoy. Tho state rooms,
we'll all the rooms in the cabin are decorated with
black walnut The corridor not quite large
"a the lower saloon rooms are but their elevation gives
them more advantages than can be here enumerated.
The pilot house Is perched high alos, aud contains two
enormous wheels which eleven fec. in diameter
The view from these is commanding in every quarter
Leaving tho pilot house pass down 10 The engine
room, where we find cylinder seventy inches In diane
The wheels are forty feet in diameter The wheel hores
are moulded and painted in perspective, sad present
pleasing and novel view.
THE CABIN
unlike most steamboats, has only eighteen open borts
the space being occupied instead IL usual by three
tiers OF open berhs neatly fitted up with rooms that
the lower cabin contains seventy state rooms each
having three berhs The plan good one, and will
he duly appreciated by the travelling public, az every
body can have state room.
The rich style pervsdcs this part tho boat and
many improvements have been made in locating the va
fious departments of the stewards branch.
The pantry Is model Of convenience and well planned
arrangement Immediately ming II Is the Kitchen
where there are facilities for preparing the choicest disbcs
In quantity sufficient 30 the demands ~ the pub
lie, even II the boat crowded. From the Kitchen
there Is stairway leading up 30 the ice house
The forward saloon Is large and airy and neatly fitted
up AT the extreme fore part OF this saloon are two
large rooms for the use Of the walters.
All the saloons lighted with gas, which Is taken
from the city pipes and confined in two large tanks
which placed the top OF the hurricane deck Two
large meters located the main deck and register
the gas N each tank ~ Is comcs on board
THE MAIN DECK
10 spacious, and beside large freight accommodation
she has ample room for the emigrnnts, who are as
signed quarters in the fore part Of the boat
On the starhoard side IL located the donkey engine
room, where there Is powerful independent engine
Of fire. The Dean Richmond viii be we'll provided
for IN this respect in the engineers department The
addition Of boats life preservsrs and othcr precautions
will render her safe boat--ono which any may
feel Of ssenry fe barbershop the engine
the mate occupying one near the vdng line be-
tween the nrEt class snigrsnt passengers.
On the port hand side ~ located the room OF the bag
gage master for The crew. stove rooms, and
ice house The latter large, and upon principle
The bar Ia large room, worry tasteuly arranged the
doors being Of alternate panks OF oak and black walnut.
The whole arrangement Of the boat her fittings &c,
In keeping with the age Of progress From keel TO
top of srnokesiack the Dean Richmond model boat
The Peoples limo determined not 10 he exceed In
floating property; ard they have ordered the construc
ton Of two more boats, OF them being fifteen
feet longer than tho a. John, which Is the largest steam
boat in Tie world The other vessel will be of the
dimensions ~ the Dear Richmond