New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-08
THO NEW STEAMSHIPS.

ADDITIONS TO THE CROMWELL And METROPOLITAN
LINES.
Two new steamers have arrived at this
port, within few days from Wilmington, Del. where
they built at expense OF upward Of $4,000
each. The first TO arrive was the steamship Knicker-
booker belonging to the Cromwell line to EcwOrleans
The Knlckerbocker is iron vessel OF 1900 tons regis
ter being feet in length "a feet breadth OF BEAM and
% feet depth Of hold. She cost about 100000 The iron
beams of her frame are substantial and the plates
are from llI6 OF an inch In thickness Her lower
deck IS constructed OF Southern yellow pine, and the
main deck OF white pne each four nches III thcAhcss
she is fitted with four water-tght bulkheads running
from the floor TO the main deck beside partial bulk
heads and a watertight compartment for the shaft as
well as wa,erught trunk surrounding the shaft from
this compartment 10 the engine bulkhead. An Iron
house on main deck over the engine ana hreroom
companonways gives thorough protection against nre'
and companionway safeguard is also provided as a
barrier which might otherwise reach the IRE
room and extinguish the fires. The new steamer Is
fitted with vertical inverted condensng engine whose
cylinder is a. inches in diameter and whose piston has
Pinch stroke There are iorf tIou ths otSer
The boilers and machinery are All tns
most substantial kind hydrostatlc pressure OF 100
TSs G Ss as On her from Whining
ton 10 this port the KnckerbOcker made 10 knots per
hour though the fires were kndled In oniy two OF the
four boilers with which she is provided She bnt ia
all respects according to the measure Oh me highest
having under its inspection during Construction
The Kurkerbocker IL owned by Mes.rs. Clark and
Seaman ard WI. be placed at once on their Cfon well
line fetwecn New York and New-Orleans. She VIII sail
from this port on tue 10Th inst The hnicAersocker VIII
be commanded nv Capt. T. " eager the Commodore 81
the Cromwell line VINO has held the command OF each
new vessel az che appeared during the past G ears
The chef engineer il l.. NJ Stats who has for long
time been IN the service OF the Company
Ire other steamship also iron. and ike the kncket
is from the extensive shpyards OF Wilmington In
size .cos elegance and general appearance the two
sci, mike The vessels called the General Whit
new and was built at expense OF about s3J0OO1. She
belongs TO Metropolitan Steamship Company. and
bears the name of its president. She Wa ply between
ti port aud Boston, she IL 25 feet in length ~ feet
breadth Of beam, ana 70 feet depth OF hold. She II
registered f,s48 TOMS and Is built OF iron. She Is
furnished with pair OF inverted engines, win u
cylinder Of sc inches diameter, and piston OF COnch
stroke There three cylindrical furnaces 10 eacn OF
the boilers. Tue engines and boilers are carefully
iueOscd in Iron, the engine room Is unusually
| connections aud wclighted, and convenient
has five separate water-tght compartments.
sbe diff rs from all steamers heretofore constructed in
that she supplied with four Independent hosting en-
glnes operating seven freight stationed at sep
arate points The time consumed IN receiving or dis
charging cargo thus materially reduced Her port
shutters, too, are constructed "a design, ani
though remarkably heavy can he easily worked by one
man The Cen Whitney IL to be heated Throughout Dg
steam. The steamer Is 10 ply between this port
and Boston freight boat only regular accoi1lno-
dations being provided for passengers. Tne new
steamer will start for Boston with full cargo today.
Her captain Is j. W. H1llott.