The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
ANOTHER OCEAN MONARCH.

Ihe New Steamship Ituiy-The Largesl
Transaiiantic Passenger Steamship AGoat-
improvements and Innovations in Ocean
NnViSntion--A splendid and C0mmodi0uS
Floating Village.
NJ SIX O'CLOCK yesterday morning there arrived on
o'noy "ooh rom Liverpool and queenstown. tho
new steamship Italy, splendid addition to the
already line fleet or steamships belonging TO the
National llne This vessel, which was Duilt on the
Cyde, ID the largest OF all the steamships trading
with this country, and. next to the Great Eastern.
tue largest steamship anoa II Il 400 feet long AZ
feet beam and 1900 tons burden. The depth OF hold
Is SO feet, and she mas a draught OF "a feet
There are Ave water-tight bulkheads, ana one
very noticeable feature in the construction OF tn,
decks y the Iron sheeting covered With wool which
forms the main deck. This Is so firmly braced and
rvetct together as 70 add greatly 10 the strength OF
me vessel. There is u distance OF eight feet three
inches between the main ana tween de ks ana this
inSures comfort, convenience and com plete ventlla-
tion seldom found In sea-going ships.
THE SALOON
is ITO feet long, ana there are ample accommola-
lions Tor 100 passengers. The ladies' room Is oae
OF the great attractions OF ths vessel II
cushions and door az one side leads to a
room containing that indispensable article OF
furnture-a bath tub. Another leads to a dressing
room. Ia short, As Lar as The accommodations are
concerned passengers VIII no longer labor under
the unpleasant ieellss that they are not az home.
When they realize al the comforts or a well fur
nshod apartment. win the uXuries OF life at nand
they are at home in one sense at least.
THE srEEHAGE PROMENADE
an extensive, clean ana well ventilated area occu-
pies one-third OF the deck IN advances OF the saloon
No berths are allowed here In the iorepart situated
on each Side are the hospitals Tor males and females
respectN ely and contain ng twelve beds EACH These
are under the immediate supervision OF DR. Charles
D. y D!gges and his assistant, DR.. John Fnnegan.
Fifteen hundred adults can be accommodated In the
steefage, and taking Into account The proportion Of
children the living freight Of this vessel when nod,
Will be over 1000 souls. The seerage beyths arc ~
the tween and orlop decks.
THE MACHINERY
calls Tor more than passing noticc. There are two
compound engines--one u nigh pressure of sixty
pounds to the square inch ana one an ordinary low
pressure. when the steam IN the former performs
It's work 1t passes into tue Latter and has sufficient
power 10 move this also before II Is exhausted.
This, IL Will be at once seen, Is
AN INNOVATION IN STEAM NAVIGATION,
anu Judging from the trial trip Just made. the cx-
pertinent IS complete success. The great object or
the compound eng ines, SO Called Is TO save fuel.
They
CONSUME LESS COAL
than the ordinary engines. The quantity burned on
this trip only forty -one tons per day while otheg
steamships OF equal tonnage would consume one
third more. The cyiadcis OF the high pressure ana
low pressure eneine. are respectively sixty aud
nlnetySiX inches In diameter and the length OF
stroke four feet The diameter Of the screw Is
egheen feet aud the pitch twenty six feet There
Ing surface equal to SIX furnaces.
THE SPEED
was very good, considering tile strong westerly
winds watch the vessel encountered. Sac averaged
ten and half Knots an lour aud made the run from
Queenstown In ten and half days. At the Trial trip
she steamed twelve and q half knots. The engines
are equivalent to $500 horse power.
TIE STGERAiE APPARATUS
at the stern Il worked the screw principle, AMI
has a tremendous power. There Is also steerage
apparatus under the bridge, used cheny IN the sha
low water OF bays and lnlet5 In the working OF
this gear the pullcys SO multplied that great
Increase OF power Is attained. There are two steal
levers called brakes one on each side OF the sh ift
which exert such pressure tina, Ia stormy weather
they can hold the rudder fast
THE OFFICERS
The Italy sailed her first trip under the command
OF the veteran Commodore OF the National Line,
Captain Grace, who superintendent her construction
on the Clyde and who IL proud OF what he modest y
calls his SHIP bus when might be moro apty termed
leviatlan. The first officer Il Hamilton Perry, for
mery captain OF tho SHIPS Star or the
oIlcer DANES Stevensop) is wen known TO American
sailors the former captain Of the Glclcor5e. Bave
law and Lampedo. The third odlcer edward jones'
was for TWO years on the West India mail service
and commanded the George IL. Warren and Harry
Warren. Of Boston. The fourth Ofcer Is w. Is. Bart
ley. The engineer Is W. n. Wilson, aad The assist
ants James Irving William Dover and James
Ellison.
A large number OF visitors inspected the Ialy last
evening, and all were kindly received by the captain
ana officers, well as by Mr.. Mckenzie the freight
agent, and Mr.. w. D. Fleetwood, the passenger
agent.
In addition 10 the feet OF steamers OF this line.
now on ocean service, consisting OF the Italy Hot.
land, Hcivetia, Denmark, Queen Virginia, PennsYl-
vanta, Erin, France AMI England, two new vessels
(the Spain and the Egypt are being built for tia
cOmpany-the former by Laird, OF Birkenhead and
the latter at Newcastle.