The New York herald., 1868-05-22
sREvIvAL OF SOUTHERN TRADE.

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Practical Method Of Reconstruction-TriaI
Trip Of the New and Splendid Steamship
Isaac Bell to Norfolls, Richmond, Peters.
burg, &c.-A Grand Raid Of New York
ONicials 81 Brilliant Receptions, Speeches,
Banquets, Music-v;sit 10 Battle Fields and
FOrtifcatiOns- Cordial Welcomes Every
where.
NORFOLK, May 20 1868.
The new and splendid steamship Isaac Bell, the
finest that fioated in these waters, engaged In
the regular mercantile trade OF the region arrived
here this morning with her very fun complement Of
New York officials, including Mayor Holman, on her
return trip from Richmond and City Point route
for New York. The telegraph has already furnished
you with brief sketches of the official receptions in
the various ports visited, and will now proceed to
say something about the noble vessel the objects OF
her owners and other interesting matters.
! THE STEAMER AND THE OLD DOMINION COMPANY.
The Isaac Bell is commanded by Captain Henry R..
BOVINE, and is the largest belonging to the Old Do
mlnion Company, which employs six steamers in the
trade with the ports Indicated. The well known and
enterprisng New York merchant, N. L. Mctr ready,
is President of the company, and to his indefati-
gable energy and sagacity is the company indebted
in great measure for its in reving Southern
trade.
The Isaac Bell was built by Messrs. Lawrence 4
Foulks, at their yeard Williamsburg, L. I. Her
length deck is 24O feet; breadth Of BEAM thirty
nine feet eight inches; depth OF hold from main
deck, twentyOne feet six inches. She is 900 tons
Custom House measurement and stow 1,4OO
| tons under hatches with draught of twelve and
half feet OF water. With 200 tons OF coal water in
boilers, provisions board and 5000 gallons water
in tanks she draws nine and half feet She built
with soAd floors from end to end, the mouldings of
which sixteen inches. The bges eleven inches
and the upper ends Of frames are six inches between
each Of which there is ventilator opening outward
| The frames are Of white oak chestnut, hackmetac
and locust tops. The bottom plank is Of oak, three
and half inches thick, and the side plank Is yellow
pine four and half inches thick. The centre
keeson is fourteen inches wide by twentyeght HIGH
in addition to which she has three more on each side,
each four inches square, making q total OF seven,
each Of which is fastened with four onench bolts to
each frame lie ceiling is of yellow pine, beginning
at the biges, which are nine, eight and six inches;
and seven-inch clamps, all of which boted edge
wise and fastened with seven-eghths iron bolts.
The lower deck beams are twelve by fourteen inches
yellow pine, with full set of nine by ten inch
hanging knees, one to each beam. The lodging and
bosom knees are seven inches The between deck
water way is thirty inches high by twenty-six wide;
the between deck ceiling is four inches, upper
| deck clamps six inches upper deck water ways
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| inches wide by seveneighths thick, let into the
heads of the frames and carried entirely around the
hull to- which IL is fastened by four three quarter
inch through screw bolts TO each frame, the nuts
being on the inside. She has diagonal iron straps,
four by hveei9hhs inches, and four feet apart, the
upper ends OF which are rvetcd to the horizontal
strap and the lower ends TO the heads OF the loor
timbers. The main deck saloon IL sixty feet long
eighteen and half feet wide and eight feet high. II
s elegantly fitted with rose, satin, maple and ash
curl woods. There Is EtaterOom accomIno daiOn fOr
| about ninety first class passengers and berths for
about twenty steerage passengers. There is well
where the lovers of the weed may in,
dulge IN fumes and fances undsturbed.
Thecylinder issixty.hve inches diameter and eleven
feet stroke of piston has balance valves and Winters
vantage on other steamers of this line THIS engine
is fair specimen OF the best class OF the American
| marine engine working bealn) uniting az IL does
strength. lghtness elasticity and economy of room
and fuel. There are two boilers with fues below and
returning through tubes There are 1000 square feet
OF fire surface and 1S0 feet Of CRATE. These boilers
| have an advantage rarely given to marine boilers.
They are In excess OF the usual proportion, which
stances without forcing the res thereby increasing
the safety, economy and durability OF the boilers. She
has Eames percolatOr for the prevention ofcale
the boiler. This apparatus Is simple arrangement Tor
ng the lime out of the water before Ii enters the
boiler and thereby preventing the possibility OF any
enters at one end OF the percoaor and Is taken from
the other end by the feed jump; the lime remains
| behind In decomposcd state, to he drawn of from
the percolator at Intervals Of about four hours 1t
has been In Ia the United States states Navy
two years. where Its efficiency as scale preventer
has been approved and its perfect freedom from
any Injurious effect upon the iron Of the boilers has
| been atesed.
There is generally degree OF completeness found
as 10 the beraty displayed in the furnishing OF the
lsaac Bell rarely II ever equalled Ia an ocean
magnincence of our river and sound floating palaces
than vessel whose mission Ii TO breast the storms
and pcrs Of ocean navigation.
"YE JovIAL CoMPANIE.n
IN order to give the readers OF the HERALD an idea
ol tne distinguished company board this magnit-
81 OSq, o ysssel on this her maiden Trip append list
ol passengers, and you win no doubt wonder how
your city government be successfully run in
uie absence OF so many OF her magnates:-J0hn L.
Mrs Hston James Sweeney, Miss sweeney, Miss
IISss Iactsor ROBERT :, NJ; Taylor and family, Joseph
Moore, Miss Moore, Major j. ID. Kelley. r.. r. March
r.. Du bois E.lw. Ayres, w. A. Bass J. Roman
,a ,batos,hsad General sawelle, United states Army;
~. s,enn ana lady. Morgan Jones and family, A. ID.
@ @BsIneI M anu iamlly Henry smith and family, owen
W.BienlHh and family, Isaac Bell N L. Mc(readv
Ss wm oSnsons Ss csp,s HSSae od, Post = Wade Colonel
X. ingalls, Jr.,'Unlted States Army: WIN. Green. MIR
Lacey, Mr. rouIkes, H. Marsh, senator Bradley, G.
THE PASSAGE DowN-THE STEAMERS rIME-wonKrse
OF MACHINERY. &C
Inc isaac BEL sailed from New York on Nav Ia nj
1923 r. NJ; passed sandy Hook at l;l0. wind so,th.
east. with appearances OF storm Sunday Nav ~
passed lgbtshp on Cape May at 2O5 A. NJ; passed
Cape Henry at 132 J. NJ, ana arrived nj Nor,oIk M
315 r. NJ, making the from dock To docL in iess
than twentyfour hours During the trst part OF the
passage. In consequence OF dense foV was ohljoed
70 stop often TO sound, and during the wioIe
time stopped at short intervals 10 ascertain
the water IN the boiler; but notwithstand.
ing these delays the ship nfade an average
Of thirteen miles per hour. Al oJO Y. NJ sailed ior
CITY Point aud arrived there nt 4;3O 4. NJ the 18TH
sailed again at IA. NJ. for Rchmond aud arrived M
1915 NJ. The performance OF the shy was highly
satiNactery. II IL believed that she Ia qne OF the
last,st steamers out OF New York, and that ste will
easily MAKE an average of thirteen miles Der Sour On