The New York herald., 1872-10-29
ATLANTIC TRANSMISSION.
The New Line-'The Steamship Giamor-
gan Arrived from Wales-The Voyage
from Cardiff to New York.

The New Line-The Steamship Giamor-
gan Arrived from Wales-The Voyage
from Cardiff to New York.
There arrived In the harbor OF this city on Satur
day last vessel that is the pioneer OF new line OF
steamers which, under the auspices OF the Marquis
OF Butte, destined to directly connect Wales with
this country. The steamship Glamorgan sailed from
Cardiff the 18th inst, making her initial passage
in fourteen days. despite strong westerly gales and
heavy head sea. She Is consigned to Mr.. Archi-
bald Baxter, the agent OF the South Wales Atlantic
Steamship Company, and Is now lying at their dock
In Jersey City.
She is built OF iron, was constructed by Simons,
OF Renfrew the clyde is full brig grgged 1856 feet
In length SO feet inches beam and 20 feet inches
draught when fully laden. The engines which pro-
pei her are from the workshops OF Messrs SimOns h
carries three donkey engines OF unusual strength,
for the purpose Of lifting railroad iron and SINH
AT be Whole ieng Of the vessel which has berths
for 700 steerage and forty-1ve saloon passengers.
Her crew consists OF seventy-eight hands, all told.
There Is a gas0meter in the forward part Of the
ship, which is lighted throughout by
PURE GAS MADE ABOARD
nate its appointments being simply sybafitic and
its decorations beautiful In the extreme The fur
niture is OF mahogany and white oak, highly pol
ished, the seats and lounges being covered with
rich green velvet. The mouldings are magenta and
gold, ana the lintels OF each door OF the saloon
Dertns are suIWouh'eu Ml,n the insishia VI thc
company-a Prince Of Wales plume. The gas
brackets are all siverp!ated.
MAGNIFICENT PIANO
fills up the rear OF the saloon, OH the statb0ard
side Of which Is q library well filed with hand
somey bound books. The state rooms are spacious,
well lighted and ventilated, and pneumatic telc
graphic communication exists between each one
OF them and the stewards pantry. The berths are
all heated by steam, the bathrooms, closets and
napery are nicely fitted up, and nothing that could
promote the comfort or passenger seems to have
been omitted. The kitchens are marvels OF clean
liness; the bar looks sensuousy inviting in its
pactness, and the officers berths are
COsEY HOMES.
Among many progressive INNOVATIONS, the Glanl0r-
gan carries stewardess to attend upon the steer
age passengers as well as one to wait upon the
ladies' 'sabat the sm0kestack."
The following IL list OF the officers OF the
Glam0rgan captain, Joseph Laybourne; II. G..
Williams, Chief Offlcer; w. Robson, Second 0fcer;
j. w. Samson, Third Ofhcer; g. w. M. Thompson,
Fourth Omccr; Pur5er Alexander McCubbin; Sur
ge0n. @. II. Waffle; Chief Steward W. Atterby;
Engineers-Chief, Clark Ncoll; second, William
william Sneddon; Sixth, J. Macarthur.
AT present and during the Winter the YES
sells OF this line will pass directly 10 ana
t0p New York and Cardiff; but in me
Spring they will call at Queenstown; me
Marquis OF Bute who is the largest shareholder Ia
the company and who may be considered the
originator OF 1t, has undertaken 10 pfoy,le seal
and wharfage in Cardif free ci cost roi the next
| twelve months. The Pembroke Is now very nearly
| completed and viii follow the Glamorgan ON the
| latters third trip to this country. Ihc Camar-
then, which Is laid down, will be hity feet longer
and 200 tons greater carrying capacity than the
| Glamorgan, whose pretty bousc-lag-climson
/ Prince or Wales' feathers, on white ground dat
| tracts the general attention OI all passengers
J across the Jersey CAty ferries.