The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-31
TOWN AND UNTRY

AtOfH- UtSt, Dultt diil III
Manitowoc by g. S. RAND, succeeded in
crossing the bar at the mouth of the river
on Thursday evening of last week, and laid
at the pier until Friday evening, when she
started for Milwaukee under fine head
way. The North Vest arrived in
that city early next morning, and was visit
ed during the day by many of the citizens.
/. As she is specimen Of the skill and hand
icraft of our village we make no apology
for re-publishing the following lengthy de-
scription of her from the Sentinel.
1.-THE dimensions of the North Vest are
ss follows: Length 260 feet; breadth of
beam over hull 80 feet over all SO feet
depth Of hold IA feet; she will register
about 400 tons new measurement. She
is built of the very best material, and
strongly put together. Her top timbers,
transom, keelson, ceiling and outside plank
ing are of the best oak, her beams arc of
Norway pine, and she is kneed eff in the
most thorough manner throughout. Her
the cardboard streak up. The cardboard
streak is five inches through. She is edge
bolted throughout. Three Bulkheads di-
vide her told into four water tight com
partments, and render her perfectly safe
against the danger Of sinking in c4se Of col
lision or spring leak They are built into
and form a portion Of the frame Of the
boat, as in the Orion They are kneed off
under deck beams and made as Erm as the
hull itself The first bulkhead is placed
about thirty feet from the stem, the second
eighty feet or thcreabouts, and the third
about fifty feet from the stem. In the
third compartment are located the boilers
and freehold, the boiler room and fire hold
being encased with sheet iron, both to pre-
vent the danger Of fire, and to avoid the
decay of the timbers through the action Of
the heat. Her builder deems these rooms
models for the construction of similar de
partments on other steamers. Her bridge.
or what is more commonly known as her
arches, are forty seven feet long, built of
eighteen by eight inch timbers, kneed to
four of guard beams. Her beiler and en-
CINE occupy the space Of about one hundred
feet below the main deck, aud the engine
twenty seven feet on the main and prone
made decks. She has the old steamer Planets
engine, but the perishable portions have all
been replaced with new work. Her cyin-
der is sixty three inches in diameter and
ten feet stroke. A new principle in pack
ing cylinders, now becoming generally used
in the British navy, has been applied in
the North Vest 1t does away with steel
springs, and is so arranged that by simply
serewing down the follower bolts the cyl
inder will be tghtened She is also provid-
ed with pony engine of six inch bore
and tweIveinch stroke, for hosting pur-
poses. Her arrangements for extinguiSh
ing fire are excellent. For this purpose
she has pony engine, rather larger than
II ! I
pumps, the former having two hundred
feet OF hose and the latter three hundred
and thirty feet. The hand pumps are in
tended mainly for washing down the decks
but can be rendered very scrviceable in case
of fire. tier wheels are thrty-four feet in
diameter. The height between the main
and cabin decks is eight feet six inches
which is six Inches more then upon any
other boat on the lakes On thi trip she
had one million and sixty thousand shingles
slowed between decks, and was not badly
crowded at that. The mention Of this fact
will give our readers an idea Of her i'm
mcnse carrying capacity. She is supplied
with two large anchors, ore weighing 900
and the other 1850 pounds tie former
supplied with ssventy-fve fathoms OF one
and half inch chain She draws seven
feet of water light, and nine and one half
feet loaded
'The cabin of the steamer Planet has
been transferred to the North Vest, and is
by far the finest that can be found upon the
lakes at present 1t has been thoroughly
renovated and painted with the best white
zinc paint, and is as good as new. 1t is of
the gothic order, with beautifully arched
skyhght roof, and is very high and airy
the distance from the floor to the center of
the arch being fourteen feet. The panels,
doors, skylieht, Roof and brackets are all
gothic. The cabin is divided into two
large saloons, forward and aft The for
ward saloon is set apart for gentlemen, and
will be used as dining hall. 1t is about
eighty-two feet long by sixteen feet wide.
The best of English Brussels carpet covers
the floor, and it is furnished with solid ma
hogany furniture, richly covered. A hand
some oil painting, representing a hunting
scene, decorates the forward end of this
saloon. At the other end is mirror six feet
high and tour feet wide
''The Ladies Grand Saloon is all that its
title claims for it. The furniture is all of
solid mahogany, covered with the best of
French moquet, while an English velvet
carpet of handsome pattern covers the
floor. At the rear end of this saloon
is hung large French mirror, ten feet
high and five feet wide, with highly or
namental frame 1t is worth, probably,
about 5000. At the forward end is beau,
tiful solid rosewood silver case, ten feet
high and seven feet wide, fitted with mar
Bile slab. This case has large mirror
above and three oval mirrors below
the silver ware. The ware itself is of
elegant design, and is exposed to view,
being protected from dust by French plate
glass windows. Above this case is hung
very rare and beautiful oil painting, entitled
1.-The May Party" A stairway leads from
this saloon into the nursery below, which,
beside the usual dressing rooms, has three
large state rooms. and is fitted up in the
same elegant style as the ground saloon
The Ladies Saloon is about one hundred
and thirty feet long by twenty feet wide. =
1t is furnished with windows Of the very
best Bohemian stained glass, as is also the
nursery below. The cabin is reached BY
grand staircase leading UP from the after