The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-05-08
THE MONARCH OF THE OCEAN.
THE INMAs fOYaI MAIL STEAMER
CRY or BERLIN "


go II ''U' i''l III Nolhi'eree' MATth III I'''.
The City No b Rim. tho latest ana largest
OF the uoole u 'cI II ruvai mail steamers
winch form the magnificent fptIlla Of the
lntuAu steamship Company. arrived Id
Liverpool uu Thursday. after pleasant
ruu from the q td-. his grand steamer
was hrIlt az Green ck by Messrs. Card
aud C'.. iron sauhW.dcrs and engineers
ut that town. she Is 10 very large dlneu-
sl"us. being the largest mercantile steam.
ship ah a. except the Great Eastern.
ana tu.ly taxed in. building space Di
VI s,r> Car. 5 establish tntut Us provide
r.il for uer construction. Nn- measures
A. t.rt in .ru-th prt"ean prrp.naIculars.
a.. nv rcrt m l-nsth over All her mould
ri "IdtH IS II feet, tnt she Is - feet ma
e.. ith T. f.- ar d'cA. with depth "t -
i". '' 'A' '-'7e 1ttk Nl' In .f
"'o'N- WIZ w. 'f ara mann q. &c. lhT
-''. "r'"' '"' ne ~ "P dsr' hrr gross
H''i'.'r"ieHt i > ~ t'h't str i pot
l'hS '"ll1 Fl h' tsu .-'I'eii'' Ali her rr-l'-
,r t'rhas- i7 . ioS t'.> iI may "r
"'iiH anne '' 'tate llai hrt .lr'su5elnru'
"''N'I 'HT ''.'."-1 "voA Il I RIM ...n-, mn
., w
TN, IaueuS, -fiii l. fi..g..l..f Ey a taIr
nf inverted direct -ac,,is 'rouiU,uni bish
aud .uA press fr- engines NJ 900 horse
power naII.u. but capable il being
worked ....tt lvr times that ar,,unt 81
uuw.r Indeed NJ her trial trin Al thu
m-.-ur,a YitI- sh- Indicated : 21l. horse
r.s.r I.-U.s. pr.ssurs r,.IId ~ these
ty.Tu,., Is l2O rc5.. and That nf th.. HIGH
,r..,yr- ...y....d.rt. -3 iUcb.. IN jt,.....-,7r
.tr rt.-..r str.t. ~ ) r.at \ ,,.b.s
---...f,3 ...,,t. .-.,-.. b, -. t,,,iI
... g.H.h .~. ba,,.J I, ,bir.,-.s,v f,r.
mas ara TIL. r,r..ytsi,,r.. f.,r s-.L,,,, i i,
every pay admirable annie means being
aiapt.l tn ensure ventilation fu the fur
mace room. and indeed IA every rortion
NJ the vessel AHA the boilers are %
arranged that amy number 10 them can be
cut ut.
II Nli! hr ready apparyu that IT, ensure
safety fIr :" VAST SaIp she uust be Of
very -rtC strength m all her particulars
m CONSTITUTION. aud this has been most
carefully Hu- amply provided Inr. She
has extra a..s.us and her ribs a.i beams
are % I-i.ti strength The main deck Of
e City Berlin Is uf strong iron plating
stretc.u. .T.m stem tu stern and from
Size VI. slle.uf III, vessel. securely rivetad
-s every beam and RIO 81 the vessel. and
h-r spar G-c1 ls also iron plated nearly all
through, thus c''lfgrring Oh her hull an i'm
n.euse resisting power IN every direction.
Tie decks are II course covered with wood
In order -u atf,rd SAT- footing anl comfort.
sun further ro ensure safety ana strength.
the City 81 Berlin j. Htted with eight
strong "at-r-rght IRON bulAhears, which
reach from th, Agvl q the Aain deck, thus
"''dl!S 'hr H'iA I'M" Alhr Ntter-ught
e''"f@f lhents' ana aid.hS Doth % the
''t5'I 2 ana safety M the SNIP particularly
:" III ing event " either collision VI hre-
as 20 case ~ either calamity occurring. the
effects . the accident and the danger at
tending ~ could ue confined r. the com
partmeHt tH "h,eh II tad occurred This
Is an advantage winch VIII readily com
mend itself I. those even ~ho are least
acquainted @lth nautical matters but %
practical men lrs value can hardly oe over
estimated.
The general exterior appearance Of the
CITY of Berlin l. -Ee-rduLly pleasing. her
symmetry being w tile most pleasing Kind.
suggesting great taayau,v. while her large
dimensions are almost disguised ~ the
b-a..v If her lines and General contour
Like all the steamers Of the Inman line.
she s ship rugged, and from the size and
strength oi her spars she j. capable of car
ryiug Z very large spread If canvas, sOtfi
clent indeed, should any accident occur to