New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15
THE IRON STEAMSHIP NEW OR.
LEANS.

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The Latest Addition to the Cromwell
Line-Her Dimensions, Machinery and
|. Accomm odatIons.
We copy the following. from the New
York World of Tuesday:
The new iron steamship New Orleans. the
latest addition to the Cromwell line, was
| inspected yesterday at noon by q number
| Of invited guests, and Notwithstanding that
she was not quite finished inthe pan ticulars
of her intended elaborate uph0lstering, was
found to be a first class vessel of her char
acter, and to combine many Improvements
not found in coasting steamers. The New
/ Orleans was built in hull and machinery by
| Messrs. Pusey, Tones d Co., of Whining
ton, Delaware, from designs by and under
| the supervision Of Mr.. John Baird. Her
| dimensions are: Length on deck, two hun
| dred and forty-nine feet; breadth OF beam,
/ thirty-three feet; depth Of hold, twenty-four
| feet; depth, moulded to upper deck, TWEEN
| ty-six feet nine inches; tonnage &c. H.,
| one thousand four hundred and fOrty-fOur
| tons. Her keel is OF the best forged iron
| nine inches by two and half inches, and
| the frames of angle iron in one length, five
| inches by three inches, and twenty-five
| inches between centres being double under
the engine and boilers. The floors are
| twenty-five inches deep by nine-sixteenths
inch thick, and the reverse bars three and
halt inches by three inches by seven-six-
teenths inch The beams are of bulb iron,
with strong bulb lower ends, and double
angle iron on upper edge, all forged IN
piece, nine inches deep by nine-sjxteenth5
inch thick The beams-ten inches deep
five inches across top and bottom, and nine
sixteenths inch thick-are between the
lower deck and floors. The plating is five
eighths inch on cardboard, bilge and bottom /
outside strakes, and above the bilge strake
nine-sixteenths inch thick. Beam etringer
plates are laid on main and lower deck
beams all around the vessel. and also at
the intersection of beams in the lower hold
continuously around the ship. The rivet- |
ing throughout the vessel is of the double
chain character, excepting the main deck
stringers, tie plates, etc, which are treble |
riveted. The New Orleans has four water
tight bulllheads, two inclosing the engine
and boiler, and two collision bulkheads, !
forward and aft. A new feature in her |
construction is an IRON house which incloses |
all openings in deck to engine and fire |
rooms, WHICH in a moment can be made |
water-tght thus insuring the impOssibiIity |
of water from over the deck ever reaching |
the fires; and this Improvement also consti- |
tutes an admirable protection in case of
fire, as the iron house runs between decks
and will prevent the flames from spread
ing. There are hosting engines on board,
and all other known necessary improve /
ments.
The New Orleans is fitted with one of
Baird's direct acting engines, forty eight
inches in diameter OF cylinder and five feet
stroke of piston. 1t is furnished with a
surface condenser, and has a separate cir
culating engine and pumps, with steam
jacket around the cylinder. Steam will be
supplied from two boilers Ia feet by II feet
inches and 10 feet high. The plates of
these are fve-eighths inch thick, and double
riyeted. The boilers are inspected to carry
fifty pounds Of steam, but have been tested
to pressure of seventy pounds.
The accommodations of the New Orleans
are of the most extensive nature, and such
as to make voyage to the Crescent CITY 1
Dne OF pleasure. There are rOomy rooms,
tilted in luxuriant style, capable of furnish
ng beIths to forty tirst-cIass and extremely
we'll ventilated apartments for fifty second
class passengers. Her owners assert that
has been done to make this yes
eel superior in every respect, and those who
ire acquainted with othe requirements Of
steamship of this character will not dispute
t. after careful examination.
In her recent "Trip from Wilmington 20
his port theNew Orleans Developed great
peed, fully coming up to the expectations !
Il all interested in her construction. Her
arrying capacity ds bsoO0S 6arJels Ors}500
,ales OF cotton.
This vessel will stare gof the initial trip / i
n her intended route OF service between
Jew York and New Orleans on Saturday
ext, from pier No 9 North rivera un4eg I
he command Of Captain E. 20 GaseSo Il