The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-07-15
ANOTHER FLOATING PALACE.
The New Steamship Atlantic. OF the
White Star Iine-Luxuries of Ira 5 L
Iantic NavisatiOn-Ihe --latest I'M
;,:oyeEaertt in steam Power.

The New Steamship Atlantic. OF the
White Star Line-Luxurics Of Transit
Iantic Navi.atiOn-The --latest Inn
;,rovesasnt in steam Power.
From the New York World
The second steamship of the White
Star feet-the Atlantic arrived at her
dock, near Pavonia ferry, on Friday
morning, ON her first trip, having made
the run across the ''pond III ten days
and few hours. She arrived at Quar-
antine at ten O'Clock on Wednesday
night In giving a description of this
splendid vessel it may be stated at the
outset that every thing written of the
construction and adornment Of the
Oceanic applies equally to the Atlantic,
which is built on the same model and
finished after the same designs.
THE DIMENSIONS
are as follows Length, 40 feet; beam,
AZ depth of hold, 33 with the same
registered tonnage as that of the Ocean
ic There are four masts and six wa
ter tight buikheads with every facility
for extinguishing fire, let it break out
in whatever quarter.
ONE GREAT IMPROVEMENT
in this vessel is the steam steering gear.
We no longer see two aud sometimes
four men tuggi1 at the wheels Ia
Dor in stormy weather fully as severe
as that on the old treadmill reserved
for the dangerous class Of society. One
man standing on the bridge moves a
lever which child could control, and
by regulating the movement according
to the points on the dial over which it
passes this
IMMENSE WEIGHT
glides to the right or the left, or main
tains steady course. An index moves
cross the dial and, like the little tell
tale at school, gives information to the
master how his pupil is acting If the
helm does not follow the direction
pointed out, the index will not follow
the direction of the lever, and it is per
ceived at once that the gear is out of
order.
THE STEAM POWER
calls for especial notice There are
eleven boilers and four cylinders on
the compound principle 1t is not yet
two years since the compound principle
was applied on our transatlantic YES
sells, and here we have further adj
vance III that direction. The ordinary
compound engine consists of two cylin-
ders, one high pressure and the other
low pressure The steam employed in
the former, instead of being lost by
condensation, passes away to the lat
ter and does good service In this way
there is
GREAT ECONOMY IN FUEL.
But in the present instance there are
four cylinders-two placed i'll the ord
mary position, seventv-eight inches
III diameter each and two Others
forty -one inches in diameter, standing
over the larger ones, much in the same
position as the smaller barrel of a tel
escope over the larger, bnt separated
The two plstOnS are attached to the
same rod, and move up and down with
a stroke of five feet. The great advau
tage derived is not simply the increas
ed power of steam operating upon {
larger surface, but greater uniformity
III the action Of the pistons, or, as the
chief engineer, Mr.. Watson, expresses
1t, there is aneare, approach to equal
li3 III tue "OEklltg. Inc eighties arr
registered at 5000 horse power, anC
are warranted to sustain a pressure o
seventy pounds to the square inch
The maximum pressure on the trip on
was sixty pounds. When ii is stateC
thof only
FIFrY-FIvE TONS OF COAL PEH DAY.
were consumed, no further remark i,
necessary as to the new principle appli
ed to navigation
THE MAIN SALOON,
with its gilded cornices, brillian
mountings, bronze statues, marble
chimney pieces, carved furniture ant
dark red cushions, surpasses in grand
eur anything TO be seen iii the transat
lantic service. The saloon extends the
whole width of the vessel, and what
ever the eye falls upon is handsome.
THE ELECTRIC BELLS,
running through the saloon and IN al
the berths of saloon passengers, from
not onty novel, but a most desirable
innovation.
The Atlantic was built by HarlanC
& Wolf, at Belfast, and reflects credit
on the Emeral Isle, which shows signs
OF rising prosperity III this revival o