New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06
FACILITIES For OCEAN TRAVEL.

TWO NEW sTEAMSHIPs-MIsCELLANEO NOTES.
The new screw steamship w. A. SchOlten,
belonging TO the Netherlands American Steam Naviga
tion Company has Just arrived at this port and
spected yesterday by friends Of her owners The steam
ers OF the Company to which the Schoten belongs ply
between this port and Rotterdam. regular semi
monthly is to be at once established and the
$,cholteu will sail for Rotterdam June IL. The new
steamer is named in honor OF w. A. shoten, promi-
pent ship builder Of Holland and OF the principal
stockholders Of the Company The steamer is 800 feet
in length a SO feet breadth of beam 20 feet depth
OF hold She Of 5000 tons burden, and has compound
engines Of 400 nominal and 1900 attanabe horsepower
She is constructed Of ron and is divided by bulkheads
into seven watertight compartments each Of which
furnished with two powerful pumps worked either by
hand or steam The steamer is three masted schooner
rigged, and built at Glasgow by K. Napier & Sons
at cost OF nearly 100000 in gold The saloon is the
main deck aft and lighted by large skylight above
and port the stern. 1t handsomely fitted up
The floors are covered with Brussels carpeting. The
walls are finished oak psneng The sofas covered
with crimson velvet. On each side Of this cabin
are the frst-cass state-rooms, which very
commodious and handsomely furnished. no.
tioeable feature is the water-faucet with
which each bowl is provided, water being obtained at
any by the pressure OF spring. Forward ON the
deck is the second cabin with staterooins The
IL divided into compartments eachi containing from six
20 "a berhs The steamers complement Is 80 hrstclass,
ten will be- commanded by Capt. j. Hus formerly of
the Rotterdam The new steamer will probably sail
Thursday with heavy cargo and large list OF passen
gers On the trips from Rotterdam the steamers OF this
line touch at Plymouth.
The new steamship Utopia, belonging 10 the Anchor
Line Steamship Company, reached this port yesterday
after Q quick voyage from Glasgow. The Utopia like
the other recently added 10 the feet
built at Port Glasgow the Clyde Her keel laid
about eight months She Is constructed Of ron and
"a scrow OF 3l TONS She IS 335 feet In length
over feet breadth Of beam. and ~ feet depth OF
hold She Is furnished with compound engines OF 700
nominal horsepower, the cylinders OF which are ga
and Us inches In diameter respectively while the
siroks Of the piston Is As inches. Tho Utopia
has three rnasts, and is bark-ri0ged She Will
accommodate Iso cabin ana 800 Storage passengers
Her cabins and staterooms are elegantly furnished
throughout and arranged with single eye 10 tue
convenience Of passengers The Utopia - buiit on te
ssme general principle the Eyss, Ethiopia and Bo-
lys already well known ~ the patrons OF the Anchor
line but IA some wbat smaller than the last twO Ihe
nrsiass cabin aDidsbps extending the entire width
the IL Is nearly square, mas hlgh celnR
ADD 10 well lighted by skylights and port hoIes. Ihe
carpets psDsDg and upholstery are TASTEFUL Inc nrst
class ststeroOms aft and are nnlshed Win all the
coDyenIeDoes known 70 the traveller OF modern
from port " Glasgow ana will sail on the nrst out
ward UP June
The steamship ALTERNATE, the first Of the Ameri
eau line W Venezuela, Will sali iIom Pier No 81 North
K ct noon D1sy.
Jas new Paeine AS steamship CITY Of Toxic recently
launched from TIE s0pysfd " John Roach d Son. at
fl.e.t<s Penn lst Pblladepb for kewY0rk SIS
~. yesisTdsy aud viii De due al tiis port today.
Gue s.SelsaJy U1yvA landed ssy Immigrants at Castle