Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-17
The .Jol,ns IIorl,inr.
NtLiNd or THE VEssEL-A A BRIEF DEscI IPTIoN
OF ITS FURNITURE, &c.

OF ITS FURNITURE, &c.
This morning, at $50 o'tlock, the steamer John
1 Hopkins lett the yard of the Harlan 4 Hollings
worth Company, whore 1t has Just been built, Il
| this city, tor Baltimore. The Hopkins Is Intend
ed for the Baltimore and Boston Line, and, Al
soon as possible after arriving in the former city
| will commence regular trips.
The Johns Hopkins is an iron screw steamship
| Of about 1900 tons, and cost about $500, 600 She
| is 30 feet long SO feet wide and 27 feet deep
Her storage capacity Is Amply sufficient for 5000
bales of cotton or $4,000 barrels Of -four. She IL
| rated as an A steamer, and is in every respect
| worthy to be classed among tue best ships which
| have been buia in this or any other country
Although designed primarily for a freight steamer
she nevertheless possesses speed sufficient tc rem
dar the passage between Baltimore and Boston q
desirable one.
The staterooms, both by reason Of their size and
arrangements, are objects OF interest. Their plan
is something different from that of the ships which
have heretofore been built here Are separated
into pairs by narrow entrances, and communicate
the one with the other, although they may be kept
private If 30 desired These rooms arc also ele-
gantly furnished. The floors are carpeted with
brussels, the beTths are made Of walnut, paneled
with satin wood, are dnped with lace and green
rep aud the washstands are stationary, with mar
Bile baBins. The beds are made upon hair mat
tresses with spring bottoms. these staterooms,
Is in number on the third deck, and just above
them are six others, with double beTths, and are
known as the bridal chambefs." They are no
more nicely fitted up than the stateroohls below,
and differ only In size.
The captains apartments are also luxurious,
and in their furnishing communicate the esteem
with which he - held by the company. No ship
has ever lett this city in which better provision
was made for her commanding officer.
The officers quarters not SO elaborate III their
design, but they are all that man could wish on
shipboard. The fireman and crew are assigned TO
quarters in the fore part of the ship.
The kitchen is provided with aDuparquet French
range.and the panty with all the dishes &C. neces
saTv to spread handsome banquet
The machinery consists of a dlrect-acting surface
condensing engine, with cylinder 60 inches in
diameter and A inches stroke. The shaft connect
with the wheel is 25 feet long and l2l< inches IN
diameter. The wheel is Is feet and inches in dI-
ameter and has 2l feet pitch. The steam Is gen.
Grated In two tubular boilers, of s. inch iron and
with four furnaces each. The engine is $50 horse
power, and is the 4s5th built by the H. u H. Co.
The Johns Hopkins is we'll supplied with
safety apparatus. 10 guard.against fire she hrs
two Cameron force pumps capable of throwing
two streams Of water on each deck, and besides
this there are steam fIe extinguishels in the
several compartments. And in case OF leak
these pumps are also adequate, with the othe
apparatus provided 10 lift 6, 900 gallons Of water
from the bige ia any one or all the cOmpArt-
ments. There are also four large life boats and
one life ratt, the whole capable of accommoda-
ling from $50 TO l40 persons in case of. an ac-
cident, while the total passenger capacity Of the
ships is only sufficient for so persons.
The Johns Hopkins is the seventh steamer of
he Merchants and Miners Transportation Co,
Ill of which have been built or purchased since
he war
Howard NJ. Jenkins, Of the Commercial, and
wife, H. K, BringhurSt and wife, and Col 4.
&. GTimshaW, left on the Hopkins, this morn-
ng for Baltimore