The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-04-04
THE GREAT REPUBLIC.
Description Of the Largest River Beat
Ever RUitt

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The Great Republic is the name of
mammoth Mississippi river steamer Just
completed at Pittsburgh, and which is
the admiration of the river towns. She
is $50 feet long, 81 feet breath Of beam,
10 feet depth Of hold, draws four and
one-half #. water light, and carries ?, 500
tons Of freight. The motive power is the
most astonishing feature Of the boat.
She Is provided with two OF 4. Hartu-
pee $ patent duplex condensing engines.
The two small cylinders are % inches
in diameter and 10 feet stroke. The
two large cylinders are IS inches In diam
eter and 10 feet stroke. The small cyiin-
ders are supplied directly from the boil
ers-the large cylinders by the exhaust
steam from the small cylinders conse-
quentiy, all the power derived from the
large cylinders is gained without any ex
pensc Of fuel, which power is almost
therefore gives a saving OF about so per
West expenses Of running a steamboat
of machinery boats can run on a much
less pressure of steam than boats with
the old style of engines. and consequent
" are much safer from explosion from the
fact that that they will carry a low pres
sure OF steam on boilers designed to sus-
tain high pressure. She is provided
ter. and % feet long, with four fues in
each, OF the very best material and work
manship. Her wheels are 40 feet in di-
ameter,' Is feet buckets with 80 inches
face and are a model OF strength. She
L., 81, l,..l
one engine III the bow to work the capstan
and one engine alnidships to work Robt.
Lea patent freight elevator. She has
steam fire engine with II connections,
with Too feet og hose always attached to
each connection, capable Of throwing 400
gallons ct water per minute on any part
weigh 81 tons each. are of wrought iron
from the forge OF Joseph Z. Haigh. Her
chmneys are seven feet in diameter, and
- feet high above the hurricane deck.
The cabin of the Great Republic APP
laces of the East. The extreme length
Of the cabin is 270 feet, and i; % feet
two inches wide. 1t contains 81 state
rooms, each eight feet square, and fitted
up in an elegant and comfortable manner
hihihS NalttlOOC, NdSufoldiiu cIitt SOtiCb-
stand, and bed hung with brocateIle cur
tains. The design of the cabin is strict
ly gothic, and although the work is elab
crate 1t Is not overdone.
The furniture of the cabin was made
TO order, of modern style and costly ma
terial. The carpeting is English velvet
and cost So per yard-the whole expense
for carpeting being $4,000. Pendant
from the hurricane deck are eight elegant
chandeliers, valued at $500 each, which
when burning she'd brilliant light over
the entire cabin, which is ornament by
&c oil paintings, chiefly transcripts from
nature, and all the work of artists of con-
siderable repute.
The tables of the Great Republic will
be supplied with the richest description
OF ware. The most attractive viii be the
handsome service of plated silver ware,
numbering four hundred pieces, made of
nickel silver and triple plated, aside from
value more elegant and tasteful than if
made Of solid material.
The Board of Trade of Pittsburgh fur
nished the handsome and costly set of
colors. whose dimensions and elegance
are III keeping with the character Of the
boat. The Board of Trade also presented
grand piano, valued at 81 900
The entire cost of the boat and her APP
pointments will approximate $3.50, 900.