Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-09

the other Of polished birdseye maple,) an'
the windows hung with curtains OF lace ant
silk The ceilings are tastefully frescOed
The upholstery Of one OF these beautiful
rooms is crimson and the other Of blue silk
and the furniture in them cost between 500
and $500 apiece. They arc so arranged
that on special occasions they may be thrown
into suites with the adjoining stateroom;
From the carved front Of the saloon, paneleC
with glass, the passengers viii have an un.
obstructed view Of the scenery Of the Lake
or in fine weather they may step out upon
the open deck, extending IN unbroken SWEEP
front and rear to each end Of the boat may
sit under a sheltered gallery, or if they
choose hang over the railing, over the cut
water in front or the rudder at the rear,
with the lreest Oppo rtunity for observation
and enjoyment Of air, sky and water.
As our tour of inspection, under Col.
Cannon's guidance, was taking place, the
Adirondack was making ready for her first
essay at lOcomotIon. At a little after FIVE
O'Clock her mooring chains were cast of, and
she backed slowly from the ship yard, now
half filed with the dismantled and half
sunken hulls Of the old burlington. once
the pride Of the Lake the Whitehall and
the Saltus. the Saranac, and the x. ".
Sherman and with portions even still re-
naming Of the PhoeliI and the Franklin
whose bones was laid there to rest more than
a generation ago. Soon turning, under easy
steam, the Adirondack pushed out Of the
harbor. As she rounded Shelburn Point her
qualities AZ sea boat became at once evi-
dent. Turning the Pom. in a sharp curve
with a stiff south wind, she neither careened
or rocked a particle, and she stood out across
the Lake, with as little apparent vibration or
motion from either the waves or her engine
as if she were beng towed across mill
pond. Her pilot, John Rushlow, declared
that she 81 steered as easy as the Montreal.
In the broad lake she met the Canada, but
stopped not for any trial Of speed.
In fact the question Of her speed was as yet
and it was a point Of con-
doubt. Some Of the knowing
ones have pronounced the engine, which was
taken from the r. W. Sherman, too small
for the much larger hull Of the Adirondack,
and predicted that she must be q slow boat.
Col. Cannon told Us that If she could equal
the speed Of the Canada, it would be con-
siiered a splendid success. The result agree
ably disappointed those who anticipated
most. She ran over to Essex IN ifty-fye
minutes, under moderate steam, the engi-
neers fearing foaming Of the boilers. Then
turning she headed for Burlington little
more steam was given her, and in IS min
utcs she passed the end Of the Breakwater in
our Bay. As the distance Is Ii miles, this
j. at the rate Of about Is miles an hour,
and is five minutes faster than the best time
of the other boats, which is 50 minutes for
the same distance This was done with a
pressure on the boilers Of but 80 lbs, where
as they are expected to carry ordinarily 40
lbs. The Adirondack may thus be set down
as the fastest as well as the finest boat on
the Lake. OF course all her officers, build
ers and friends were immensely pleased
with the result. No one could find anything
to COMPLAIN of in the behavior Of the boat
and after taking a turn in our bay, she landed
a very delighted little crowd at our wharyes
which were also covered with admiring spec
tators, and with three rousing cheers for the
Adirondack and three for Capt. Flagg, hel
commander, from the crowd, she pushed Of
and returned to the harbor.
The success of the boat is due to the skill
and care Of the engineer and builder, Elijal
Root, who had the chief superintendence O
her construction, and to the veteran builder
Can't. Layater S. White. The good taste an
beauty of her decorations are due largely t
the cultivated taste Of Col. Cannon, who ha
been the moving spirit of the work. Capt
Flagg has also gwen his time and unwearie
attention to every detail, and We congratu
late all, most sincerely, on the success
their labors.
We have space to add only few detaili
The new steamer has sc state-rOOms and
family rooms in the main ball. In the cabi
below are 10 state-rooms and lO4 ope
berths. She can thus " sleep" about 2
passengers. Her crockery, sllyer-plate
table furniture, &c, is tasteful and costly, ar
each bears her name or initial Her engir
was originally made by Mott & Aver, Che
sea Works, NY, but has been partially
modelled and thoroughly reftted by NJ
Root. Her boilers are new, made by HarI
SON & Fletcher of New York. The doc
and wood carvings are by Chase & Smith
this city. Her painting was done by CaI
John W, Chase. The bedding and curtai
was furnished by Stewart, Patton Il Co.,
New York; the carpets by Sloane of M
York plated ware and the crockery by '
+. Daily & Co., Of n. York, and the fur
! ture by E. Galusha Of Troy. and DeGraai
Taylor, of New York. The ornamen
glass work was furnished by G. Belcher
, Co., of New York, the kitchen furnitr
by BlOdgett & Sweet of Burlington, q
s the glazing wac done by Harvey Burnett,
-. Burlington.
c She will be commanded by Capt. W.
It FLAGG, who has spent bis life on the La
d and whose experience, care and courtesy
/ guarantee for the safety and comfort OF
is passengers. Her crew, Of forty ODD m
d will be in uniform Of blue pants and sh