New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-20

O board and steam will be raised very soon. In
COMPLETION. Hr- builders say they viii have her
completed and ready for business IN three weeks.
TNK Nrv NrXAMKR JANE. HoWAFo-"e chp the
follOwn from the Louisville Courier OF the seven
taenth instant, in regard to this the largest steam
boat atioat, wbi>h has Just been completed ~
Louisville for the New Orleans trade .,. 49,.
UDOn consultin. her owners. we hnd thas INC
length of the null Is three hundred ana thirty ICY:
she has fty-ive feet beam the depth OF her bold Is
ten feet, and her extreme width Is ninety-eIx feSt
To .host. familiar with the carrying capacity OF
water craft the fact at once recognized tlit the
James Howard \ i'll doat al immense cargo put IN
this connection, il may be proper to remark that
it is estimated she will carry 'ftU tons. Wild hef
guards ten inches out of the water. and 4ooo TONS
OF freight may be easily and prudentiy placed upon
her. -,
This s shown from the fac. that, not"ithstand,
ing her great strength. the immense ahouht or
lumber used in her construction and the weight OF
her powerful machinery, her draft OF wateS a. sne
now lies finished and ready for business. IS only ~,
feet. and with 1000 tons of tire sht on board shG
will hoat over s., feet of wat1r The James Howard
is the largest boat aroat on the western waters,
and is the largest boat ever built for their naHSS-
ton. She may, therefore. be said TO make an
epoch in Western steamboat architecture Isnd. IN
point of size, has doubtless reaced the Climax
the next decade
As the bui.din. OF such q craft the James
Howard is not every day occurrence. we pro.
pose, for the benefit of those who take an interest
ia such matters, 10 give a somewhat particular &C
count of her machinery, which consists OF two
main engines cylinders "a inches III diameter
with 10 feet stroke of piston. Hmk'ns a "ater.
heel 50 feet diameter with 1bi feet leligth OF
bucket. The shafts are Nroushtiron. win 1"nr
fanSes. The steam 10 move this powerful, ma,
chnery is generated III six boilcrs. c1ch 80 tett
long DO inchcsiM diameter, VITA four flies each.
Besides these, there i, ono doctor-ooeI "a ieet
long and 81 inches i'll diameter.
The Howard i. provided with :uA, complement
of auxiliary gines, to work the elevators, cap.
STAINS pumps etc. The machinery loi the Howard
was made al the foundry of HcSsIs Ansiie, Coch
Co., OF this city and no higher guarantee IS
required to convince any one at Az Interested III
such matters ti'ai it is IN every pI;icuaI ana II,
all of its parts and depar. meuta all that the most
eXaCting could demand
The ioor t;mbtrs used A., ; and s.. inches
thick by IL inches deep The centevs -, IA and
Is inches and her bottom panks are A.. inches
thick all Ovc., 5 inches on the knucklc, ~: anu ;
inches on tn. sides Her floor streaks are AS fol
lows stanchron strtaNs ca. II side ny IL noos
streaks each sid. II. by 10, !ioor-streaks each
side y. BY 10: | .io0rstreak each side by 10;
ho"rstreah each side by 10. The main kel-"n ;.
II by 20 inches. aud the lnurkle kelson BY ~
inches. There sets of clamps ! by 10 and j !:
by l. inches, sidc-streaks each ~: by IL inches.
The deck al three AlCles timex. tore anu +f':
bukheads two aud one halfinchc,. double fastened
with three-ci. nth, spikes: nnr-'ixtcentls. hve'
eishths and three touths dr..t bolt. These drift
bolts i'll number amount to over lively" thousand
and are from seventeen TO tihr:y--cTtn III, mes
long. all tightly driven from the outside and xiv
eteJ, with :, burr on the INSIDE.
For RED R!vgr.-Ihe regul3. inr picket IhiT
teenth Era leaves thus evening d; I'VE 0ciock tor
all landings Oh Red river TO Jefferson Itt Fra is
4 first lass steamer. and - commanded by an x
peri-nced and attentive set of officers. captain
! II. kouns commands her. She carries the nIted
| States mail and will leave promptly.
Fox IAHoo AND TAI AHArLHLH R.'ERa.-Ia-
beautiful sidguleel steamer Belle Yazoo. Captain
:. H. Parisot MASTER, continues to ply with anaA
| ing regularity 10 al! points on the abov" rivers
| Tie Belle has not missed single tIlp sine. siA
entered the trade. and his proves her 10 5 d reii
| able and speedy steamer. She leaves aga II ~
| abov. this dag at ) z. NJ. and we hope our mcE
| chants viii 1--WE ii-r full patronage