The Portland daily press., 1868-06-10
Tonnage of steamships $4,000
= " sailing ships 21,32s
Total tonnage 1888

The company have now ON the stocks at
Glasgow two iron sailing vessels of about
400 tons each, which will be ready for the
Allan fall feet. OF the general character Of
the Allan steamships it is needless to speak
to Portland readers. The following descrip-
ton of the Germany, which has just arrived
at Montreal on her first trip, shows that each
new ship continues to excel in convenience
and capacity all that have gone before. The
Germany is commanded by Captain Graham,
late of the Belgian, an excellent officer. thor
oughly acquainted with the navigation of the
American coast. We quote from the Mon
treal Gazette:
The Germany was built at Stock ton on-rees
by the famed naval architects, Messrs. Pearce
and Lockwood. The hull, masts and lower
yards are all very heavy and of iron; the hull
fitted in water tight compartments, and SO
carefully adjusted that any one can be closed
inside of one minutes time thus proving of
the utmost Importance to secure safety in case
OF disaster. The braces, knees, beams and
stays are all iron. Her dimensions are, over
all, 355 feet; breadth of beam AZ feet; depth
OF loading hold between decks, Is feet inches;
carrying about 1000 tons; has accommodation
for 1,150 steerage and 100 cabin. The state
rooms are large and fitted up in the most lux
urIous style, especially for family accommods-
take passage can have suit of two three or
four rooms, the arrangement being such that
connection can be made clear through the en-
tire suit without entering the main cabin.
The engines which are surface copdensing
and have all the modern improvements at
tached, were built at Stockton by Messrs
Blair q Co., and work so smoothly and easily,
that sleeping in the adjoining apartments is
not disturbed. They are of 463 nominal horse
power as per Admiralty rate, and are capable
OF being worked up to 1000 actual The coal
bunkers hold 800 TONS She is baraue rugged.
spreading 80 square feet of canvas. The of
ncers quarters and mess are on the upper
deck, midships. She is sister ship to the
ship Denmark" of the National Company's
line and has crew of 80 men. Where she
now lies at the Companys dock, her ponder
GUS size looms up largely, completely over
shadoTing the long storehouse. As sailor
Capt. Graham, who is a veteran on the line,
speaks well of her, being dry and steady, in
deed there must be good sea ON to be at all
felt. When her sails are all spread she makes
excellent sailing, her lines being very ine pre-
senting clipper appearance.
The accommodation for passengers cannot
be surpassed. The state or saloon rooms are
luxuriousy fitted up with all the modern i'm
provements, for comfort and security; are airy
and we'll ventilated In the steerage particu-
lar attention is paid to the comfort of the emil
grant during the voyage, the captain or the
first officer inspect this part of the ship twice
DAY, and the passengers, if they have COM
plant to make on account of inaUtention, on
the part of the steward, or any in
clvlhty OF the officers or men have the oppor-
tunity of doing So and the matter does not
rest in mere report, but is Immediately recti-
fled. From this fact, we have the best reports
from passengers that they have been well
treated, and the best of food supplied album
dance, during the voyage.