The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-02

THE CHARLESTON STEAMSHIPS IN New YORK.
The New York Bulletin, In its issue Of Tuesday
last, says:
The facilities for docking vessels and for re
ceiyIng and dIschar2iny cargoes being much too
small at Pier S, North River. for the rapidly In
creasing business Of the Charleston line OF steam
ers, the company have leased the large pier at
lne foot Of Warren street. NO ~, anit, as soon as
IL can be nut In thorough order, viii remove to
this pier For the accommodation OF shippers
and passengers this will be very great improve
ment, as the new pier Is nearer the centre Oi
business, and Is very spacious and easy oil access
particularly for freight to and from the northern
nart of the State and the great West. Business has
Increased very rapidly with this line within the pas
year. and has necessitated the oalldlng OF larger
and iaster steamers. The Georgia. which hasjusi
been added to the llne s truly magnificent vessel
and one which will fully answer the purpose, he,
ing OF large carrying capacity, an excellent model
for speed, and htteti with every known appliance
for comfort and safety. The new vessel has an
iron hull Of extra thickness, Is thoroughly 1asten-
cned throughout with iron, and has wrought Iron
beams and knees. Her cabins are elegantly
flushed In blrds-ey maple, black walnut and ma
houany, and the stateroOmS In similar way
each room Is furnished with the best kind oi
sprinr mattresses, and heated by steam. The Geor
Ola has accommodations for about l25 1rst-cass
cabin passengers and large humber IN the steer
age Every at eniion has been pau 10 tile comfort
OF both classes Of travellers, anil no steamer can
excel, and only one or TWO can equal her II this
particular among those now running down the
coast In this or any other employ. This vesse
is a side-whecler aud Is fast, having made the
passage from Charleston to this port In dfty-three
hours. with q large Cargo, consisting OF about
300 bales OF cotton, and n large amount ol
rice and naval Stnrea, which Is very fair cargo
fur q vessel OF 1900 tons register. But she caI
carry even more cotton than this, and Is esti
mated at 5000 bales capacity. The wheels o.
this ship are Of The new kind, which arr
worked with eccentric rods connecting Will
each bucket which turns or feathers, them a.
soon as they have done their work IN tht
wnler, thus saving very large amount o
mower which Is wasted in the OLD style wheel
and riyIug Increased speed With less liability
10 breaKaRe In q heavy sea. Tile engines ART
yery massive aud Oh the oscllaiing principle
which ayois loo much top weight, gives les
LIABILITY to rolling and strain upon the hull, ant
upon the upper works, besides being safer ant
much more comfortable In sea way. The cy
hinder js sixty inches IN diameter, and In stroke
eIphty-four inches. The eng mes were built iI
| chester. Penn, and are iirStclass In every re
snecr. The owners Of steamship lines VINO have
| tile dscernment TO see the recnperatiye power o
| the South and to provide for It are deserving o
| the success which this line mas earned and ar
eDIuying With the present energetic management
| the line will br sure to prosper and make none,
| fer the Stockholders. The new steamer is com
manded by Captain S. Crowell, who is The senlo
captain In the line and ad nirably suited for tn,
position. Mr. Charles E. Denslow, purser, under
Stands his business thoroughly, and has capaci
ty for his position rarely possessed oy omcers
Ia;ei TO make passengers comfortable and Be-
VOYAGES pleasant. this vessel and line must be "a
yorites with the travelling public and shippers o
fre0ht