Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-17

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.ohpA.sned' ms work VIII dc done VIM
.n1 sniP on the stocks, 50 that when 50
- h'uncheu she may the same TIDE De SCI
uPon "ei ''i.'i 'riP- Inc vessel, 10 mover
ner oons'ructioh' san ooIect oil great intel
e1', anu scarceiy day passes without sevel
~, al 'i,'ors rom a Instance inspecting hel
Inc snip Is 5oo H. long at the water-lin'
ana LOT 10 IL. at each end the deck Is oni
.'oou' f,'' aoove the line ol notation, 50 Una
III roush weather .iie sea VIII wash owe
'neSc 10" eiius. Inc ueeks on this portio
ot 'lc vessel na'ea eonS'deranie curve an
.ne sues Oh the snip arc rounded on 80 iha
.me water may escape as speedily aS possible
luz ioriil vi emu mas peeh Seieeted wlth
we" u Uo'la'e any tendency 10 ptehing
Ano'e these low decks Il breast-work .
erected about = ieet high 1t Is 2o4 fee
long ana all the width OF the vessel. Tn
Whole OF tins breast-work deck is to be de
voted ior the use OF the passengers. and thai
portion fore and ait oi the raddle-boxeS vii
De protected with stanchlons. The vesss
VIII be propelled by four Iaddle-wheels, and
~ ieet Oi the space between the paddles will
be occupied by the swinging saloon Beyond
TINS anu at each end the space Is occupied,
nearest the saloon, 10y the engines and next
by the boilers. At one end of the breast
work there will be accommodation for the
crew of the ship, and beneath their quarters
stowage room for passengers luggage, etc
At the opposite end of the hrcast-work the
space Is fitted with cabins Tor the SPECIAL use
OF ladies, and below these cabins there i a
saloon . feet long, and fitted with sofa seats
"'fk deck between the ladd.e-b'XeS. there
are 'ther cabins ior passengers besides
rihoA'-roohi> anu ACCOMMODATIONS he
n'7-e'nef swinging saloon IL making good
progress, anu airelhy s'od uif'' oi the
principe may ne o"iain'd 10y an INSPECTION
OIL t"e "ork- ihe Saloon proper Is ah'nt
seventy leet ,i long, t"en'y-.iN iert WIDE and
very lolty. Inc "eiS"t"i inc >li"un Is borne
~ iouI I',i ili''-->, one III e''H ehi ana
Two near 'He centre. me en1 bearings are
HAed On IRON liai-''s-' h"lShcidN, winch
are "ei'-Stiuened ny l'i' ana alt ways {"
prevent 'heih "ucklh5. Inc Nl"'n Will he
one oil uie most Nuper'!y !y-htted apartments
%ntil' me ''p ol IL VIII l'rih PRONE made
ue'A anu .r Ii VIII ne Attel III! I'ahd Win
seats. Inc saloon VIII hc entirety under the
T'h'I'i "i 'he hhlchihery mIch'ei hy Nj
.' b'-.'llef' anu II l. declared tHat 1t VIII hr
A'f' i'iiecuS zee 'f"" i''I"S during t"e
80 cue .5, '''''''i's'' ANA i''0'''i'SerN'
II ! eA e'.eu' VIM NOT l''' any more an
t'''S'ii' Se''sa''1ri , ''''h ''.x "'G'u i'' S,.s
"p oI u1"h ,ne li''ihc-' ihe >h'p VIII be-
SIpllie,I .,, win Two very lar.e NE r'iit~' and
Snc VIII oe 1'e5red anu ncr ''ISt'I'N' ETC.
"''Ner 'S nS'''''"l'' '''c''i','y-
VIII conclude my rec!ileci'ol. ni my oil
Oxford tutor by an anecdntc oi hi archie
piNeolal days which Is highly characteristic
oi the man ami OF the nature OF bis mind,
ana which IN itseli l. very well worth the
teiins' rev OF my readers probably Will
have forgotten the terrible story oi the barn
lng oi paeket-ship going from New York
to Liverpool. 1t may be remembered also
that a Doat-load OF passengers Succeeded in