The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-14
HTHE ILLINOIS,
The New Illinois central Railroad
transfer Boas-"Tbe HanNsOmest
Bot or Her Class ON the Western
rs'-nescrtptt0n OF the "Thing
OF Bcauty" and iicr OutGt.

W "'""'y ""u iier Outut.
The new railroad transfer packet Hi
no's. viii be ready TO take hor place in @
few days. The following description from
the Cincinnati Commercial of the 10th
viii BE- Of interest:
Considerable attention for some time
past has been drawn TO the neatly modelled
new transfer steamer Illinois, recently,
constructed in this city for the Ilinoi,
Central Railroad Company. Competent
steamboat authorities have unhesitatingly
pronounced her the handsomest boat 81
her class now anoat on the Western
waters and her builders, s. b. Handle.
ton " Co.. have been aaiteringly com.
mcndcd for the admirable taste and skill
displayed IN her construction. Hermodel
Is. aft, that Of o rounded wator line. while
forward she is somewhat followed out.
the better to adopt her for speedy light
work. 1osterdpy afternoon the trial trim
was made. One o'clock was the time
! named for the start, but it was nearer 3
before the boa. left her moorinps
/ ana began TO ascend the stream. In n
! few moments the magnificent machinery
began TO work with remarkable facility
and soon eighteen revolutions per minute
! wero being made with a pressure OF one
hundred and thirty pounds Of steam.
rms propelled the boat at the rate of over
ten miles an hour. When the machinery
Is IN full working order four more revolu.
tions per minute will DO reached, lncreas-
ing the boats maximum speed 20 fourteen
miles nh hour. This insuros Captain |
liomblc;ons fuf!ment of his contract TO |
fdrnish boat that would make the TWEEN. |
ty-two miles distance between Cairo and |
IDIIlfuDue "A 90
The trial was cminently satisfactory. riv.
ing unmistakable evide that the trim look
ing boat will be unusually fast. Tho
boats dimensions arc length 900 feet
beam 80 feat depth of hold o feet The |
distance from main TO boiler deck i, twelve
feet eight inches. and from boiler 10 hur-
ricane roof eight feet Six large double
state rooms carpeted with 6nc Brussels md
furnished with home-likc cottage fur.
hiture, open with two doors into the ladies
cabin Forward Of the saloon cabin are
the mail room, pos,-oflice, bath shop, aud
other convcnienccs. The cabin Is also
elegantly furnished with Brussels carpet
large mirror, sociables, sofas,
easy chairs, and al night will be ilumina-
ted by seven chandeliers. Everything
that art can suggest aud money procure TO
contribute 20 the comfort and pleasure of
80 bfeu IToNlltI. Y
Tho dining room equipm ent is on a cor
style Of elegant comfort; all
ihe appurtcnahccs for the furnishing of I
hrst-class tables having been provided \
under the supervision OF tie Company's
steward. silver plate Is the leading
Characteristics on the table ware, the minor
articles being Of white granite.
The Railroad Co. have no.
"' the contract for the pro-
risioning az their patrons, preferring to
reserve that duty and perform il well.
Ascending 10 the texas Il il found 70 be
ixty feet long and contains twelve rooms,
.iteFwasd 20 DO increased to eighteen, for
he officers aud crew Of the Boat. Sur
mounting the texas Is the handsome twelve
Get spare pilot-house, The two chmnoys
ave az altitude Q. ifty-two feet tx inches 4
Iboye tue roof Tho machinery of the boa, /
Al ~ Cincinnati, manufactured by G.
! Dunont and has been put up under
Ac direct supervision of the company
uelnecr, who il @ run the boat Five Q
oilers, zone more than is ordinaril y placed '
a boats u this si.el th.riy-scycn Inches
. diameter, zach containing two thirteen
nch Hgcs. VIII conaratc the propellng .
'0weF. The cylinders of the engines are 7
wei! -tWo Inches IN diameter, and have
oven 'nHt stroke. \ noticeable speciality
; Ia the sevcn-iuch receiving valves and .
hc ciga;-inch exhaust valves. Tn, c
fhcci has diameter of twenty-five feet, p
hirtcen feet length of bucket; has seven !,
zen arms ia a ilange, and is supplied with '
u extra connection 81 hose on the boiler OF
eek, which will always be attached On p
ionday evening II Is the intention 20 In
art the boat down the river to Cairo her a,
aptain W. a, Lowth, coming up for y
lat purpose tomorrow. Arrived NJ Ia
afro, sic viii be Immediately placed in ca
cr regular trade bet vcen Cairo and $,
olumbus, linking the Illinois 80
entral with the Mobile and Ohio ="
abroad. The regular officers rC
the boat are w \. 10th, Cap o,
I'm ID. !, Person, First Mate Jane. De n,
Ian, Second Mate; j. H. Jones, Clerk; .
1hn Crowley, Second Clerk; Charles
uster Third Clerk; b. = McGee,
nglneeri Alexander McGee, Second
ngineeri j. W. Mckinney, Pilot; James :,
ark, Carpenter and Frank ANorris, y
eward; George Sharks, Deck Watch 81
an Ed..Sturdivant, Cabin Waterman; tr
Ills Mathews, United States Mail
gent, II, \. Winter, Baggage Master