The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-17


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THE EGYPT
Is the newest, the crack ship of the line and her
build is especially adapted for speed. Her internal
strength combined with lightness-a great consde-
ration nowadays on board steamers in which every
linen OF free space is worth so much money. Her
beams are all made OF wrought iron, the
decks underlaid with armor plates and her huh
being OF iron plates OF one inch thickness. This
metallic construction leaves very little room for
woodwork for the doors, cabins and doors and she
Is thus made almost freproOf She has three decks,
excluding the hold. which might be termed the
fourth deck as passengers are berthed there when
ever the other decks are entirely filed The lower
deck and the hold are used for steerage passengers
in her outward trips rom Liverpool as she almost
always books enough emigrants to I'LL them. On
the voyage in question she had nigh on one thou
passengers, on tine voyage previous she brought
over 1,s0o. Since the beginning OF this year she
Ns Se @ea 1en Of ens
who have emigrated to the United States from the
foundation OF the government MP to 1870 or, accord
1908, 0OO viii be largely increased in very brief
period OF time. The engines were built in 1871 by
firm Of Liverpool. They are double acting
engines, Of GOO horse power no2ni1a dly,
is now being used on all steamers built on the
Mersey and at Blackwell. They combine high and
giving speed and the second steadiness On secur-
Ing permission I was enabled to examine, as
struction, and it was easy 70 see they are ex,
pressy adapted for long and protracted voyages, If
rny made during Ri the am
hour going at the rate OF fftyfoar strokes to the
minute, or say something like one million strokes
stroke was duly registered by a most ingenious
contrivance. With iull supply Of coal no engine
OF this class need be the means or such disasters
Atlantic coast and the Messrs. Jack 4
entitled mt to credit the for re1h the
They are engines made for graft-a term
that will. be understood by engineers in general to
room, which is situated about fifty yards from the
stern OF the ship. the bottom Of her cylinders being
Inc with the Had the BEEN eight
instead Of six hundred horse power, the voyage to
America, by the vessel in question, could have
immense cylinder OF the low pressure engine
renders good service to the high pressure one, on
accepted to-day that they can with al vantage be
put into any vessel OF 100 horse power and up
service from the rigging The only defect that
could be pointed out is that they are too small for
ship Az ieet long, AZ feet wide, 80 feet deep. me
square inch; cylinders 70 pounds per square inch:
The condensing cylinder is 0 feet in diameter and
replace the. old tackle her donkey. en-
are no less than eight pairs Of them, and they do
the lifting with wonderful ease and rapidity. Six
are on deck, for heaving the anchor, hosting lug
hot water boiler, the other for hosting the ashes
and other refuse from the firing place. where the
stokers appear to the eye Of the looker-on as SO
many miners working in coal pit In point OF
fact. for mechanical appliances OF the most modern
character. the National steamship Company''s
steamer Egypt may fairly be pronounced AL. 1t is
hardly necessary to remark that these various mod
ern improvements are great help to the crew
nfc yynh0 10y vrhn xrth sham
often experience the benefit OF good sweating.
THE EMIGRANTs' BED OF ROSES
On leaving her place in the docks the Egypt was
fitted up with hunks made or inch boards for the
temporary sleeping accommodations. The hunks
or beds, were ranged on both sides OF the ship,
each compartment containing twenty or two tiers
of ten beds each, divided by single board
At glance they. bear very much the
the centre between these hunks were placed tenn
porary tables, also OF boards. This arrangement
stem to stern-haif the length Of the forward part
being allotted to males and the other hall, abaft,
being given up to the lair sex, or, as the tickets
rules and regulations Of the company allow none
but married men to enter; so 1t Is marked down
were separated from those OF the unmarried, who
are placed in rooms apart under the charge of
matron There re was board division comletey
small door OF admission on each side OF the
bunk ranges tthe machinery OF the engines
OF the ship. Strictly speaking, these doors were
not always kept closed or guarded True, guard
is appointed to see that they are always closed
against undue corners; but walked through from
first TO last without ever being disturbed or turned
back, and saw and met many engaged doing like
wise. took ample time for examination into what
was going on, and whenever so examining could
always see others-young men-having no stint
OF Irolicking with the young women. Notably, the
stewards and cooks appeared to be favored among
the favored, and they were seen to Indulge in no
NOME and without respect to nationality. In re.
turn, some OF the lasses seemed to have the run
OF the Kitchen which Is truly great point for
those who have good stomach on shipboard.
There was great deal or what might be set down
LoosEyEss OF MORALS
but nothing appeared that was positively immoral
in an obscene sense. The opportunities for i'm
moral proceedings must needs be many and ire
quent In such throng so placed; on the Egypt
they were assuredly not diminished by adequate
supervision on the part OF trustworthy keepers.
sunicient entrance was had, with or without pre-
text, and iavoritism and tipping held sway there
on the part Of seasick women, crying on the part
OF the children night and day; plenty OF untidiness
ana uncleanliness perhaps on account OF the
young ones and the scantiness OF water. All
things considered my conclusion was that greater
attention should be bestowed on the womens
department and far stricteT vigilance kept over
IT. The women were required to leave the upper
deck at dusk Or eight p NJ, very properly and this
accommodations. there is one disagreeable feature
connected with the hunks which was much COM
planned Of In consequence or their being put up
quate means Of protection for each compa .tment,
those passengers who have small luggage ana per-
sonal requisites with them (and they must ke, p
some In the bunks) remain in constant fear VI
being robbed, Is there always must be among SO
many emigrants and sailors a class OF individuals
on the
LOOKOUT TO BETTER THEMSELVES
at the expense OF their neighbors. This might
easily be prevented by more permanent system
OF constructing the hunks, and that, too, without
in the least interfering with that most important
consideration--vz., ventilation. Gaps sufficiently
wide to push boy through were left
on all sides. Those who had anything
portable were compelled to sleep with 1t under
some part OF their bodies for fear lest on opening