The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
TEE NEW STEAMSHIP DoJiU.

The New Vessel OF the North German LlOyd's
Conpany-Her Dimensions, Appointments,
txc.-Ifst Of Her Omcers.
The new steamship Donau, belonging to the North
German Lloyd's Steamship Company, which arrived
at this port Sunday Is now lying at the dock Of
the company at Hoboken and dIscharging her cargo.
The Donau OF the finest steamships OF the line,
and is very complete in all her fittings and appoint
ments She is iron OF full brig rig, and was built BY
the Messrs. Card Co., Of Greenock, last year. beng
launched In the month OF October last. She has
length OF keel and fore rake OF 1872 feet,
Is 20 feet in breadth Of beam and has depth OF
80 feet She Il provided with three decks the heghs
between the rrst and second being seven feet, and
that between second and third being also feet
clear Of beams Her tonnage Is 1870 tons, old mea-
feet Of water. Her keel and stem are OF hammered
iron IL inches by ", and her outer and inner stern
In which WIN vSs her o
compartments the divisions between which are
also Of iron. The steering apparatus Of the vessel Ia
remarkably strong, the rudder being provided with
hammered iron stock and further bound with Ave
bands and plates of the material half an inch in
e a lme seling ge sd ~ w.9
tller be rugged in the saloon the second deck
should anything happen to tho apparatus above,
the ship can carry no less than 1900 gallons Of
water. She has eight boats four OF which Of the
class known as Francis patent metallic lifeboat,
each "a feet long with q beam of feet. The
other boats are OF galvanized iron, ana oil are sup
piled with the clifford patent lowering apparatus.
rue Donau has accommodations for seventy first
class passengers, 12J second and 600 steerage The
convenienccs OF the vessel passenger carrying
upper saloon is magnificent cabin. eirhty.one feet
In length. The sides are Of maple. mahogany and
rosewood, In panel work, and are surmounted by .
massive gilt cornice and relieved by pillars with
very elaborate glded capitals Every other panel is
filled by picture representing some scene upon the
Danube, after which splendid river the vessel "a
named. Along the centre n Handsome
table, over which are very elegant fittings for the
lamps AT the forward end Is a very splendid mar
BILE top sideboard, surmounted bv q large pier
glass. The furniture, consisting OF benches, arm
chairs and lounges, Is all covered with nne claret
colored velvet, and the whole appearance OF the
saloon Is a. once elegant and substantial. The en-
entrance to the saloon is housed over, making
Sy da s up % sood Snd mare
bic top Wristbands and contain all the conveniences
Of bedroom.
The second class saloon ia also large and comfort
able not differing much from that described, save
In the quality OF the fittings. The steeraGe h more
than usually large ana Is more consenien. than IN
Der OF water closets and Mushrooms have been pro-
vided, and these are OF more than usually large IN
mensi0ns from the fact that the wlndlass has been
removed to the upper deck. thus giving more room
between decks. The cooking apparatus Il very per-
feet that Tor tue secrage passengers being worked
by steam only. Life belts are provided for every
passengers In every stateroom there several and
over the hunks Ia the steerage some hundreds are
ranged IN such manner as TO be easy OF access On
deck there Is chart house, where the captain and
frst officer repair to consult their charts instead
OF running below, "a IL usually the case
The Donau Is, In fact fitted up with all the recent
improvements In naval architecture. and Is re-
markedly well finished and handsomly appointed
vessel. She has already proved herself possessed OF
rare seagoing qualities. During the recent gale She
made the passage from southampton IN twelve days,
without any damage or even danger. The following
IL list OF oiiccrs:-Captain, George Ernst; First
O1icer, g. Reichmann; second 0nlcsr, 4. Buow;
Third oiilcer, o. Kuhne; Fourth onlcer u: wertner;
Chief Engineer w. fucker: Second Engineer, q.
Grayennofst; Third Engineer, W. Hoburg; Fourth
Engineer, r. Reimcrs.