New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-28

description of the Natohez
More About Her Late Trip-opinions Of
Boatmen, Etc.
From the st. Louis Democrat


As great deal of interest has beer
aroused In regard to the Nstchez, we repro
duce the description of her, which We pub
lished about the time Of her completion:
WCaptain Leathers thinks the Natchez will
be the fastest boat on the Mississippi. She
will. no doubt, be one of the fastest. She
cost large sum, from the fact that not only
is she we'll bpilt, but her cabin furniture and
Embellishments are hrst-ciass. Here are
some of her dimensions: Length of hull,
800 feet. breadth of beam. AZ feet; of floor,
81 feet, and the hold 10 feet deep. Her
boilers. eight in number, double 6ued, each
"a feet long, and 40 inches diameter. Two
cylinders, "a inches in diameter, with 10 feet
stroke. Her water wheels are AZ feet in
diameter, and the buckets 16 feet. Hell
cabins have, in main saloon, Sc stateroOms
for ladies' servants, l6 rooms. The Freed.
mans cabin on the upper deck has rs rooms.
Over the ladies' cabin Is dome, one over
the bar, and one over the Office, affording
excellent ventilation.
No boat, but those possessing speed, ele-
papce and comfort, would succeed in the
Vlcksburg. Natchez and New Orleans trade,
and Captain feathers is. still DESTROYS OF
being, as he always has been, at the bead
of the list. Once in while opposition
arises, but Old Indomitable persevere until
victory alights upon his jack staff"
We presume 1t would be more correct to
SAY that the Natchez is 3O5 feet in length,
over all; her beam 423; depth OF hold, 10
feet, with-a lively sheer. She is heavily
timbered throughout, extra fastened, aud
the root and one under the boiler deck.
She is considered by good judges to be .
masterpiece of workmanship.
The officers of the Natchez are as follows:
Thomas P. feathers, master; Samuel Ayles,
clerk; Andy Pauley, engineer; John Farrell.
engineer; Frank Clayton, pilot; Mort Burn.
ham, pilot; John e. Hukill, steward; Ed
ward Cummings, mate; Joseph Dillon. mate.
THE INTEREST, OPINIONS, ETC.
The Natchez, the Lee, the Eclipse, the
Princess, the White, and sill other fast boats
and the fast runs, that have been made on
the Mississippi, formed the staple of general
conversation yesterday on the wharf, on
'Change and on the streets.
II is evident that Captain Leathers has
high opinion of his boat. He is sure he can
beat the Robert E. Lees or any other boats
time to Natchez, Cairo or st. Louis, and
some of his crew believe he will next trip take
away the horns that the Princess wore 80
long. for the fastest run from New Orleans
to Natchez. The Natchez and Robert E.
Lee are announced, We believe, to leave New
Orleans on the same day and at the same
hour next trip. There will be great excite
A veteran steambOatman sends US the fol.
lowing communication: mo one will dis
pute the time made by this superior vessel;
there is not q doubt but she can come here
on Q favorable stage of water in three
and half days. The time, where boat
runs on time, is now two hours shorter than
when the j. NJ. White electrified the country
st Louis. The various cut.ofs since 1874 has
shor tened the distance between these ports.
These are the remarks Of an 1919 voyager:
THE TIME.
Tho time Of the Natchez from New Or
leans to st. Louis. three days. twenty-one
hours, fifty-eight minutes, was kept by Mr..
w. 8. Pike, Of New Orleans, and Mr.. Blood,
who was formerly citizen Of st. Louis,
and clerk of the J. N. White when she made
her rapid and celebrated run. They acted
as time keepers with the full consent and
appreciation of Captain feathers. The
goal was the arsenal, where the Natchez
fred her gun. and which was also the goal
of the White in 1874.
Captain Leathers is confident he can
make the run in two or more hours less
time. So is the commander, Captain Frank
Hicks, Of the Be1e Lee, in regard to his
boat. At least some of his friends think it
would be sure thing to bet $40 900 that
the Belle Lee can run from New Orleans to
st. Louis in days, - hours, So minutes.
This and great deal more was said dur.
ing the excitement which has attended
this remarkable exhibition of speed upon the
Mississippi.
RMr. John H. Keuthan, q cool and reli-
able gentleman connected with the Natchez,
gives this statement of the run from his own
memorands:
Left New Orleans June IS, at $50 P. M.
Arrived at Natchez at 1928; at Vicksburg on
the 18th at 1882 p. M. u