The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-11
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday, June II, 1873.
Arrivals.

TUESDAY, june III, lo'o'
Arrivals.
Henry Tete, Era No. TO- Fanchon Belle, =.
Lee, Mary Ida. Gov Allen, Alvin, a. y. Don
nally.
wild Gaaelle, Isabel. Belle. Henry Tete, Eva
Coy, Allen.
To ArFfvs'
Gov Allen, ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara !. st
Mary, Eva, Assnmpttiolnl. Henry Tete, La
Gourche isabel wild gs ssS lover w;as
Ouachita; Golden Rule. Qlncinnati; Belle,
upper coast; John ". Cannon. L9nisvillei
Tensas: City 81 Alton, st. Louis.
10 rained almost the whole Of yesterday: con-
seuuently. there was but little business done on
The Era No. TO- from Boeuf river, arrived yes
terday morning. and will be taken to laying up
The John A. scudder. from st. Louis. and the
Charles Morgan. from Cincinnati, both leave to.
The Danube was telegraphed to arrive at day
The John w. Cannon.
The Courier-Journal of the eighth publishes
the following description OF this splendid boat,
due here the last Of this week:
Capt. John W. Cannon has. during the past
four years, spent near 100000 in this city and
Vicinity. building fine. fast steamboats, for the
Mgn Il u s ho5e sde 9 lee t sbe R %osd
prove TO be the last Of the fine, fast boats that
could be built, but In this PUBLIC opinion, has
been agreeably disappointed, He leaves here
to-day for New Orleans with his beautiful name-
sake; no doubt the finest and fastest boat that
was built she cost Na abon ssS ooo d dp Ra was
Sara trade. The veteran builder, owner and
commander, seeing the necessity and knowing
the wants Of the people. has certainly had his
efforts crowned with success. for he has built q
boat OF which any people In the world would
feel proud, and patronizs most chcerfully and
Work was commenced on the boat In June
Aaat. In 1877, at the shipyard OF the famous
81 fhe third OF September. and she was
Launched on the twenty-ninth day Of January,
1878, which goes to prove that much time has
been required to build such hull as hers. 1t
IL 26s feet long over ali, l3 feet beam, . u feet
depth OF hold; In extreme width she is so teet
and one half inch over, which necessitates the
taking of OF her nosing TO admit OF passing
through the canal. The hull is built of the very
choicest material, Is heavily timbered, and extra
pains taken In her fasteninRs. Seventy thou-
sand hounds of iron were used In making
her hog chatns-iron mAde expressly for her
and for that ,purDoee., The hull is one Of the
looked at II was modelled by and built under
the supervision OF Mr. Ed. Howard. the junior
meaber Of the famous firm who built the boat;
IL was built with an eye especially to speed and
carrying capacity, and the Messrs Howard GER
tainIy have bad their efforts crowned with sue
a more beautiful and elegant cabin was never
built west OF the Alleghenies. It was designed
and built BY the Towards with an especial eye
besides the large office and bar forward. thirty
sight large, well ventilated rooms, with q door
N MAIDS 81 ~ mar Besde bsse terra ares
la the rear end of the cabin two large bridal
chambers. handsome saloon cabin and for
ward of the wheel. houses the large barber shop
upon the one side and the pantry upon the
ether The main cabin is high and well pro-
pQEtioneds besides handsomely, ornamented
will scroll work and brackets. The texas" Is
beauty and well proportloned, being set off
gracefully by the pilot. house on, top Of It: 1t
c0lored passengers. Besides these. there are are
fourteen more rooms. with large central hall
loF tie officers Of the, boat. These rooms are
well furnished throughout. there being two
bridal chambers In the colored cabin.
she has two main engines, each 80 inches In
diameter q cylinder and feet stroke. driving
Q wheel 81 feet in diameter, 16-toot buckets rs
inches wide. and making 21 revolutions per
minute. She has q mammoth doctor" for sup
T ae bo% and asS %okeg by re
A freight holster; making In all q total of nine
engines. All the machinery was made by Aims
one of the best Jobs they ever did. Mr.. w. j.
Perkins, the engineer OF the boat was there to
@ ak could ssse ana II has oer
tainly been done to the satisfaction Of all con-
eerned. Tor more perfect, mammoth and ex-
eeilent lifting out OF fine. fast boat never was
She has seven steel boilers, each thirty-four
feet long, forty-two inches In diameter, with two
Tues. They were made by the pioneer boiler
maker OF this city. Mr.. Joseph Mitchell.
The ladies' cabin Is adorned with the largest
sfeainboas 1t is Ia style renaissance. and the
trAIne Is OF gilt and rich and beautiful design.
All the composition ornamental work and gild-
lax In the main cabin and state-rooms. the We
neerng and polishing Of the state-room doors
the finest Of various kinds of veneers being
used. the panel work, inlaid work-in fact, oil
that is rich and beautiful we're furnished and
executed byJ. v. Escott 4 Sons OF this city.
The entire cabin ceiling, including all the
rooms: e richly frescoed in OIL and the designs
are different.
The rich and elegant rosewood furniture in
the ladies' cabin, covered with French moquet,
NAS made expressly for the boat by Ieiger q !
Cos. New York. It Is the finest that could be
chambers was made especially for them by
Wrampelmeier. Keisker & Co., of this city.
All the other fine furniture on the boat, be-
sides the splendid Panel and ornamental work
Ehrader. Sri. of New Albany.
Nearly all the furniture on the boat bears the |
aive.
The carpets were furnished by W. al. Sloan
sd a. y steTart %. Of New YORK. They are
and expensive ones were never put down IN the
cabin or rooms OF any boat. The highly col |
the magnificent cabin add g randeur to the pa
lAtlHl appearance of the entire view. The linen
q fine also. and are from the house Of Ander-
son AZ simpson, New Orleans. The chinaware,
which is costly and fine was furnished by e, |
Onner, New Orleans. Stauffer, Macready Il Co.. |
III NOV OftSaus, 1urn1Sn6u all the OILS, paints,
etc, used on the boat
THE OFFICERS.
The officers Of this new candidate for public
say n In the new Sunny South are as follows:
VIII Il. Cannon, captain.
John III. Mossop. first clerk,
John II. Wilbank, second clerk.
w. j. Perkins, first engineer.
John Holmes, second engineer.
Henry s, Carnahan, steward.
Nose Gibbs mate.
Nick Hooth, bar
CONCLUSION.
We have endeavored to give an account OF the |
boat. To appreciate and admire her is to see |
ner. and as she leaves for New Orleans this af- |
Eernoon at o'clock, visitors had better go |
aboard OF her this morning.
As she now lies at the foot Of Fourth street, |
With 500 bushels of coal on board and ready for |
business she draws feet inches forward and |
= feet 10 inches aft. When under Roadway she |
Rs AS graceful as she Is swift and Wa do not |
hesitate In predicting that she will prove her |
selE to be the fastest boat on the Mississippi |
She is certainly the handsomest boat ever built |
We know she is the finest, and in leaving us to- |
day we lift our hat and give three hearty cheers
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