Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-02

the police. Fredericksburg Independent.
TIE JANE MosELEY. The new, elegant and
gracefully proportio6ed steamer Jane Moseley
which is to take the place of the burned steam
er Lady of the Lake, on the line between Wash
ipg,ou and Norfolk, arrived here about five
o'clock this morning. Her length of keel is
POO feet; length over all, 2i0 feet, breadth OF
beam, 81 feet; depth OF hold y feet; draft 5
feet 10 inches; capacity, 500 tous
The hull is built of wood, with double
frame the tiinbers beiog fourteen inches
square, diagonalIy braced with iron live luches
wide and three quarters OF an lUch thick. There
are also three extra Set of nelson's bolted on
every timber with three bolts The hull is cop
percd and copper fastened.
She is furnished with surface .condensing
beam engine Of IS inch cyliuder aud ii foot
stroke. which is supplied with all of the latest
modero improvements.
The boiler is 81 fee, long aud ii feet 10 d.
aueter. There is also an auxiliary boiler tor
the four donkey pumps with which the steamer
is supplied.
The hull was built about two years ago by
Messrs. Lawrence & Foulkes, OF GreenpolDt,
I.oug island, aud the engine was constructed at
the Quiutard Iron Works, New York.
She is furnished with pumps, hose, buckets,
and every other facility tor protection against
fires. In addition to these, there are two
metallic life RATS, three life boats 1.-TWO metallic
aud one woodep), and five hundred cork life.
prcservcrs.
Opening from the main saloon are forty state
rouus, capable of accommodating one hundred
aud fifty 6rst-cass passengers.
The staterooms arc handsomely furnished,
and provided with hair mattresses resting upon
L. Nd ho
main saloon are elegantly furnished, and the
floors covered with rich Brussels carpetlng.
The cabin, saloon, staterooms, and, IN tact,
the whole boat is heated throughout with
steam.
The following is list of the officers: Captain
--Thco. E. Baldwin. First OAiccr-Wm.
Newell Second Ohcer-E. NJ. Baldwin. Pun
SER Isaac Fairbrother. Chief Engineer ohn
White. Assistant Engineer James ODon.
nell. Steward Henry BoIden, colored, long
connected with the culinary department of the
Lady of the Lake.
Although she has been built about two
vars, she has seen but seven months service.
She is one of the fastest boats on the river,
and made the trip from Norfolk to this city 10
little over ten hours. She will leave here on
Monday afternoon next for Norfolk, and rus
regularly after that date.
RIVER STEAMERs.-At an adjourned meet
lug of the Inland Seaboard and CoaSting Co.,
held IN Washington last night, the following
officers were ell, cted: VIM. Thompson, presl-
dent; Samuel Bacon, vice president; A. ii.
Herr, treasurer; VIM. Stickney, secretary The
bylaws OF the company were presented, amend.
ed, aud adopted. In the course of the discus
sion the steamboat question was touched upon,
when it was decided to hold meeting on Mon
day evening, April 5, to arrange for putting
swift craft on the route at an early day. On
motion the meeting then adjourned
Mcssrs Gedney and Foausbcc, of the Upper
and Lower Potomac Steamboat Company, have
returned from Philadelphia, where the new
boat for that line is being built. They report
the work Oh her progressing satisfactorily, aud
that it will be completed 10 the time indicated
III the contract, August next.
The Lady of the Lake will be completed
about the 10Th of May. when she will be run
in conn, ctou with the Jane Moseley, thus CIV
log us daily line to Norfolk.
FIRE IN PRINCE WlLLIAM.-About noon
on Tuesday last the dwelling house of the
widow Latimer, two and half miles southwest
OF Brcntsvc, caught fire from sparks from
foul chimney, and together with the whole OF
It's coutens, except few articles OF furniture
on the lower floor was entirely consumed.
Among the inmates was Mr.. James NJ. Sin
clair, Township Assessor, SOP iu.law of Mrs.
l1a'imer, who a few days before had his leg
bIoken while driving through the woods in
his wagon. He was carried out of the burning
building but few moments before the flames
Invaded the place 10 which be had been lying.
Or. W. 6. Hancock, who was boarding in
the house, lost bis entire library aud all his
stock Of medicines. There was no insurance
upon any of the destroyed property.