The workingman's advocate., 1872-10-26
NUMBER 49.


poses is OWING, In n very large degree, 10
the friendly intercourse which exists be-
tween the two great nations On either side
OF the Atlantic. Ths necessity for speedy
communication between America and Great
Britain has always, since the adoption Of
steam as q propelling power, kept the ocean
shipping companies on the outlook for any
new invention likely to afford increased "a
cilities for the accommodation of the vast
passenger and goods traffic which has been
for years carried ON across the Atlantic
The great shipping companies have hither-
to provided in a princely manner for pas
sengers, and n commendable rivalry has
existed - to which should furnish at once
the speediest and most comfortable and at
the same time cheapest mode of passage.
Every new invention, ~ we have already
indicated, has therefore been readily taken
up, and the perfection nov attained in the
ocean-going fleets excites the wonder and
admiration of all. The Liverpool, New
York and PhiladelphiA Steam Shippiaa
Company, better known mm thm InTmmn
I1ne, ndA @WAys hsen m llIg HUtgznBsSna
in this respect, and BY the foresight Of Mr.
Inman, their feet Of steam vessels has
hitherto been one Of the finest aaoat As
vessels have been constructed, and the
time occupied in crossing the Atlantic has
been reduced to a surprisingly short space.
The wants of the traffic, however, are ever
growing, and the colossal proportions Of
the vessels are continually being augment
cd, and increased speed is in constant
demand. The Inman Company, anxious
to keep pace with the age, spare nothing
IN the way Of attention and money to thor
oughly meet this demand. In order to
MAINTAIN their high prestige, they watch
keenly for the ship-builder likely "a sup
ply the best article. The Clyde has sup
Piled them with not a few Of their admira-
bic vessels, and a short description Of two
new screw steamers recently contracted for
On the Clyde, which are TO be superior in
every respect to any yet constructed, will,
no doubt, be read with interest both in
England and America.
THE CITY or CHESTER
The City Of Chester is to be the name
given to the larger Of the vessels mention
ed Her builders are Messrs j IT. Card
4 Co., engineers and IRON ship-builders,
Greenock. The firm has not before con
structed any vessel for the Inman Com
Oul IL HAS all Civ idbAG ldlilE hlllbAlA
builders Of the Clyde. and IN no better
hands could such All order have fallen. In
the matter Of speed, the Messrs. Card es-
pecially excel the German vessels, Uf
which they have turned out very great
number, being very fast boats. No doubt
it is owing to tins latter qualification the
building Of the City of Chester has been
entrusted to them. as she IL intended tu
outstrp III speed anything yet put on the
Atlantic passage, while in size she will he
the largest vessel hitherto supplied for
mercantile purposes, the Great Eastern
alone expected. The contract Mas closed
last year, and the keel was laid III the
month Of November Since then the work
OF constructed has been steadily prosecu-
ted, and operations have 50 lar advanced
/ that the massive ship Is likely to be launch
ed, with bDiieT- Dn t-sard. Ia the course Uf
the month u November The dimensions
Of the CITY ~ Chester are a. follows
Length over all. 4JO feet length between
4 PerpendIculsrs. 49, ieet length Ui main
deck, 426 fee, breadth, nodded. ~ feet !;
depth, amIdshIps a. spar deck. ~ feet 4;
burden, IN tons. I. la . NJ gross regis
ter. ab,,ut 6.tED tons
The steamer will t.. ship-rigzed and have
masts of iron. She will have three cargo
holds, each having steam wInches. and will
he fitted up with NaPIers patent windlass
and capstan. Accommodations will be
provided for |, $40 emigrants, and cabin
space supplied sufficient for loo trst-class
passengers. The saloon viii be very hand
somely fitted up with rnsewood, maple and
walnut, and there will be All elegant ladies'
{ ~. IL.
some mirrors, and furnished in the best
style. Among the other provisions are a
bullion room and mail room capable Of
holding 80 tons Of mails. There will also
be bOatswaln $, carpenter $, engineers and
butchers store-rOoIns, and water tanks ca
pable Of containing 10, OOO gallons of water
TIE vessel is fitted up with eight water
tight compartments, and her cargo carry
ing capacity viii be about 5000 tons. She
will have ten boats, SIX life boats, and four
cutters. The crew will consist Of l60 Of
ticers and men, for whom ample accommo-
dation is provided.
Such are the most salient features Of the
City of Chester, which may aptly be des-
cribed As q floating village, 50 commvjious
and complete are her arrangements for the
"1hNS VI NhC AoA sic Nr
intended t. carry. more minute des-
criPtion of these might have been gone
into, but that would net have gwen the
reader any better idea Of her varied re-
sourses, and when IT Is mentioned that all
the latest appliances for steering and man
aging the vessel, as well M for cooking and
caring tor the health Of the passengers and
crew, no more is needed to show that tho
! Ill r..
too, it is needless to state will ~ III keep
ing with her internal arrangements She
1 is clIpper-stemmed. with a hglIre head.
and, notwithstanding her large Dimensions,
presents a handsome and synetrical as
pect. The general mode % construction is
different from any other vessel bwilt IN
Messrs Card 4 Co. The plates used arr
Of greater thickness, and while only the
best material has been employed. new ar
rangements have been introduced To- add
tho vessels stability. The work u con
struction has employed several hundreds
Of men. As We have stated, the speed oi
the City Of Chester is being specially looked
to. Her builders guarantee n speed, on the
official trial, at the rate of between sixteen
and seventeen knots an hour and an aver
age speed Of fifteen Knots Asruss the
Atlantic, To propel 50 large a steamer
at such high rate, the machinery must
be Of the largest and most powerful con
structiOn. A visit t. the engine works oi
Messrs. Card enables us "a give few de
tails Of the engines, which are la a forwar,
state The ProPelIing power lis to be Oh.
tanned by compound inverted cylinder
engines. q 40 v. n. p, the cylinder,
being IL and l1O M. m diameter. bott
iacketed- The length II the piston will be
about y f., the largest, We understand
yet aPplie'l 70 the screw propeller tn,
boilers will be high pressure, with larg,
surface cOndensers- They are eight II
number, and. owing g. the want Of Gran,
accommodation M Greenock, are to b,
fitted up On bcarl before the steamer i
launched. Although the City of Cheste