New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
SOUTHERN STEAMER.
The sabine, Built at Barmore's for the
sabine River.
From the Louisville Courier j Journal

from the LOUISVILLE COurlerJOurnal.
The new Texas steamer Sabine, just com
pletcd at this port. is lying at the city
wharf, and will leave for New Orleans and
Sabine river this evening at four o'clock
This boat has been built by Captains John
r. Shirley, N. C. Selby and Richard Fuller
all Of whom are steambOatmen Of the first
order. having had long and successful ex-
perience as commanders, owners and build
ers OF steamboats,. They have superin-
tended the building of this fine steamer.
and have, from the time the keel was laid
until the boat was fully completed, scrutn-
lied every timber, and the consequence is
they have succeeded in building a boat that
for strength, durability and comfort is the
equal of any boat of her size that now
floats the Southern or Western waters.
Notwithstanding she is boat of moder-
ate dimensions. yet her cabin is as COM
Portable and cosy as is to be found on much
larger steamers. and is the workmanship of
Messrs. Hippo and Rason. Her stateroOms
i'll the ladies' cabin are furnished with all
the luxury which this department requires,
as are also her main cabin rooms, which pre-
sent those comforts of a home which the
traveller always longs for but does not often
meet with. She has large, airy, rOomy
boiler decks, which is great requisite to
the comfort OF passengers. In fact, no part
Of the steamer has been neglected, but all
the care and attention that interest and
money could supply have been lavlshed
upon her, and she is now ready for the in
spcctiOn and criticism of all who are Judges
of marine architecture. Her builders and
owners deserve great credit for investing SO
much time and money in the construction
Of boat so well suited to the wants OF the
people along the banks of the Sabine river
We know the people of the sunny South
to be warm hearted and generous, and they
will appreciate the efforts that the owners
OF the steamer Sabine have made to &C.
commO,late them with steamer exactly
adapted to the requirements of trade and
travel on their river. In addition to all the
comforts the traveller will find, the planters
along this beautiful stream, and in the
neighbOring country, will have in this
steamer adequate carrying capacity to
transport their products to market at
nominal cost compared to what they have
been in the habit of paying Her capacity
is six hundred tons, or eighteen hundred
bales of cotton.
The hull has been built to come up to all
the Red river requirements, with four-inch
bottom plank, extra well fastened, and pro.
nounced by David S. Barmore to be the
heaviest job ever put up for a boat of her
size. 1t was built by David S. Barmore,
the we'll known builder of Jacksonville, |
and not only fully maintains his well-earned |
reputation, but is calculated to give him |
sui greater celebrity.
Those who are competent to pass judg-
ment pronounce the model faultless. 1t Is
most substantially built. In fact, in this re-
gard nothing is wanting. Every timber has
passed the most scrutinizing inspection, Civ
ing assurance that the Sabine. so far as
strength If concerned, is all that could be
desired. In every particular her hull com
Pares favOrably with the best that has ever
been turned out at Louisville; all who have
inspected 1t pronounce it splendid piece
of workmanship.
She has two main cylinders l5k4 inches in
diameter. with five feet stroke, working ii
waterwheel l7k feet in diameter and II y
feet length Of buckets. This has been fitted
up with great care by Fred Warren Il Co.,
under the supervision OF Mark Wayman
She has five steam engines, besides two fire
engines to work by hand; also two of Bah
cocks fire extinguishers in the cabin. She in
also supplied with three biolers double tlued,
80 inches in diameter and 20 feet long, which
are the workmanship of Jack Pearce, who
has the reputation Of being the best boiler
maker in the West. The work turned out
at his establishment never fails to give sat
!sfaction, and this fact is fully appreciated
by steamboat builders.
, The sheet iron work was done by David
Lane.
The painting, which has done DO much to
add to the appearance of the boat, is the
work OF John DOrrah, Of JeffersOnyille who |
has turned ont this season SO many sDeci-
mems OF his skill that his merits as a steam
boat painter are becoming as well known "a
those OF any mechanic in his line in the city ,
Of Louisville.
Every department of the Sabine CORE
spends with those that we have described.
and nothing has been left undone to make
her what she is, one of the most substantial.
best built and convenient boats of her class
hat has ever been constructed at this port.
Her length is one hundred and fifty five
eet. with thirty feet beam and five feet {
lepth of hold.
The Sabine will be commanded BY
captain n. Z. Selby. with Captain Richard
: :, uiler III the Office. Captain Johu T.
shirley, VINO Is one OF the owners OF this
beautiful steamer, will be a resident of
sabine City. Texas, and will look after the
interest OF the boat at that end of the line
We heartily congratulate these gentlemen {
lpon their success in building a boat 40
veil adapted to the Sabine river trade. or
my other place they may see proper to
place her in. We commend them TO tho
,Ood people OF Texas, and assure them that |
hey are gentlemen in whom they can con
de. Peace. good will and prosperity +,
he Sabine and her cleve, and geptlema,ly
wncrs, say We. {
Julia Ward Howe says: "Thesc grim and
lgged outlines Of theology SO familiar to
ne most OF as are the work Of the mascu-
ne mind. Woman in the pulpit will, |
Ope, carefully guard all that is lust and
but she will clothe and soften II
18th sympathetic coloring.
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