The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-11-13
The New Inman Steamer Fs'CIty Of Brus.
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FGom the Liverpool Mercury, October o. 14e0
This magnificent steamer, built by Messrs
Todd l. MacGregor, at Partick, on the banks
OF Clyde, for the Inmsn Company, trading
between this port and New York, arrived in
the Mersey yesterday afternoon, after q most
successful run from the North.
The keel of the steamer was laid little
more than twelve months since, and her con-
struction was carried for ward with such were
expedition and efficiency that the builders
enabled to launch her on the 10th Of August
After receiving her engines, the requisite to
the completion Of her machinery an other
works The City Of Brussels is built up N
the model of the other steamers of the Ia
man feet, tue only difference being an in
crease in length and speed. She is 406 feet
10 length over all, being about 80 feet longer
than the City of Brooklyn, which has hith-
erto been the largest ship of the feet 40
feet inches 10 beam; 29 feet in depth 10 the
main deck and &c feet to the promenade
decx; and her tonnage is 5000 tons builders
measurement. The steamer has seven
water tight compartments, divided by bulk.
heads, which run up to the main deck so
that her safety in the event of any accident,
is made almost certain. The forecastle, round
house and pOop-decks are on line fore and
aft the ships length, and will form an sxten-
Sive promenade during foe weather. In
medIately contiguous to tue engine room on
the upper decks are large air matches for the
puI pose Of cooling the stokeholeroom below,
in which the firemen, begrimmed with dust
and psrspiration, may be seen following their
laborious work. One pecullarity Of this yes
sci is the employment of steel decks, stretch
ing from side to side from the after part Of
the forecastle 70 the front Of the poop, here
by the strength Of the steamer IS very much
increased, and by the use Of sheet iron the
steam end ships alleys, bakers shop, and
butchers shambies are rendered f1re-prOof.
All The deck beams are on the patent prin-
ciple of the Butterley Iron Cowpany-that
form Of beam, it il said, possessing special
advantages in the construction Of irOn-built
ships.
! Everything in the machinery department
OF the City Of Brussels has been executed in
the very best style, and upon such scale IS
| to justify the belief that the steamer will not
only take the lead among the steamers IN
the lnman feet, but will probably beat every
passenger vessel sfloat. The boilers, which
are arranged fore and aft on each side Of the
vessel, and are fred athwartships, are six in
number, heated by means Of % capacious
furnaces. The engines, constructed on the
horizontal trunk principle, are II 700 horse
power nominslly, but arc capable Of indicat-
ing 3,50O-horse power ,And they are arranged
with all the latest improvements in surface
condensation, feed heaters, &c. Ia the boil
er space, provision is made for extinguishing
ing fires by means OF a centrifugal pump,
capable OF lifting more than 1900 gallons Ol
water per minute, and there are four other
pumps each worked by separate engine,
the i've in combination throwing upwards
1900 gallons &c water per minute. The
snip is also provi led with steam extincters
which can be opened by means OF valves In
to each Of the CABINS and passenger cOmpart.
ments, in addition to several hydranes, SC
that any serious damage by 6re seems i'm
possible. Three steam winches on the round