Smyrna times., 1877-06-20
For the Smyrna Times.
- PierrepOnt."

MeSsrs j. L. Tygcrt Co.. propretorS OF this steam
boat have now completed their arrangements to give
increased facilities to their patrons III passenger ana
freight Accommodations 10 Philadelphia The boat has
been dOcked in Philadelphia and IN addltlon 10 re-
pairs of machinery She had lhe ' lille[sGI & nun nun
timbers and plank of Georgia pine well fastened wh
nutted bolts This being done the boat was brought
here and the following improvements were mace Dy
the WOrden Manufacturing Co. and Jacobs Il Scott ::
New timberS placed above light water, new
tenders and fender streak heavy 4Xll ILL., oak plank
sheer bOted i'm all directions and binding the sides
the deck frame Sodly her entire length, ana IN aud
ton to this in. swivel rods were placed under deck
at regular intervals to prevent expansions. STAN
chiOned rail 2 feet high above the plank sheers mas
been projected around the vessel and affords from its
strength security to lfeand freight on the main deck
Inside of this rail- the cabin and freight house has
been built 6S feetong from aft and IL feet wide with
height of feet These dimensions are SubdVldednt
bulkhead compartments of engine and boiler, ulnng
sleeping and freight rooms with ample room on the
the sides with waist rail, being, however, the same
215 feet rail that enclOses the whole main deck.
The top of the newly built portion is called the hur
rcane deck. This space is intended for passengers
and affords, in fine weather, pleasant promenade
seated rail on the sides forward and aft gives sufficient
protection and must be so to insure safety The Govern
ent inspection requires that boats and preservcrs
shall be at hand here elsewhere when on the hull
before license run passengers granted This then
com prises the preparations that the MessrS Tygert
have made to place on the route now substantial
boat, and one calculated, under the guidance of
Skilll pilots to transport goods and passengers safe
ly. And as the question may doubtless arise, does
not all these Improvements toward the skies tend to
undermine the stability towards the bottom? And in
answer let's see. The principal dimensions of the
hull of the boat being sc feet long II feet BEAM and
feet hold, with considerable buOyancy long lon
gitudinal straight floor and easy bilges. This shape
under an immersed draft of or feet of water will
lower the gravity of effort that the boat will be able
to cOunteract the leverage of feet exposure to the
wind, and when it is remembered that the force of
the wind the weather side is met by the lee
ward Of in most cases, nearly equal strength, this
boat having less top hamper, with more immersed
hull than is generally found may be in this respect
Tygert, that when the trade demands it, to run the
boat to the upper wharf at Smyrna Landing, within
easy hauling distance of Smyrna. This is of itself
decided advantage. and shows cOnclusively that the
boat is well suited for the navigation of Smyrna
Creek. She will be placed the route to-day run
ming then on advertised time tri-weekly under the
command of Capt. RObt. J. Thomas an experienced
Delaware Bay pilot with Mr.. Henry Tygert as Clerk
And the difficult problem of steam creek naviga.
ton is in its best formula now it remains for the bust
ness public to pdtronize what is essentially Smyrna
enterprise. JB.S