Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-12
ANOTHER FLOATING PALACE.
The New Steamship Atlantic, Of the
White Star ra4Rre--Iuxuries of Ira Hsat-
IanE5c Nayigatton-T'he --latest Inn
pEovenncnt in Stea1ss Power.
From the New York World.

The New Steamship Atlantic, of the
/ White star ara,Fpe-T.I,xurics ofTransat-
IanETc Nayigatton-The --latest 1m-
| provemcnt in Sfea1n EoSYcr.
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 " in ten days
and few hours. She arrived at Quar-
antine at ten o'clock on Wednesday
night. In giving 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,
At depth of hold, SO; with the same
registered tonnage as that of the Ocean
ic. There are four masts and SIX wa
ter tight bullzheads, with every facility
for extinguislling 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 tuggil at the wheels-a la
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
across the dial and, like the little tell
tale at school, gives information to the
master how his pupil is acting. Il 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. It is not yet /
two years since the compound principle |
was applied on our Transatlantic yes
sells, and heresWe have further ad- |
vance In 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. III this way
there is a
GREAT ECONOMY IN FUEL.
But IN the present instance there are
four cylinders-two placed in the ord
mary position, seyenty-eight inches /
in diameter each and two others .
forty-one inches in diameter, standing
over the.larger ones, much i'll the same
position as the smaller barrel of tel I
escope over the larger, bnt separated. I
The two pistOns are attached to the /
same rod, and move up and down with .
a stroke of five feet. The great advan- |
tage derived is not simply the increas-
ed power of steam operating upon a
larger surface, but a greater uniformity
III the action of the pistOns, or, as the |.
chief engineer, Mr.. Watson, expresses /
it, there is aneare, approach to equal
ity " in the working. The engines are
registered at 5000 horse power, and /
are warranted to sustain pressure of
cCfCIlUJ Doltl1ltS W UIlt StI udIt IiISli
The maximum pressure on the trip out
was sixty pounds. When it is stated
that only
FIFrY-FIYE TONS OF COAL PER DAY.
were consumed, no further remark is
necessary as to the new principle apph
ed to navigation.
THE MAIN SALOON,
with it's gilded cornices, brilliant
mountings, bronze statues, marble
chimney pieces, carved furniture and
dark red cushions, surpasses in grand
eur anything to be seen in 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 all
the berths of saloon passengers, from
not onty a novel, but a most desirable
innovation.
The Atlantic was built by HarIand
& Wolf, at Belfast, and reflects credit
on the Emeral Isle, which shows signs
of rising prosperity in this revival of
shipbuilding.