The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31

oD''o"e stage or the Rivers.
Daily telegraphie report Of the. stage Of water
ct various points, with changes, In the "a hours
.ending yesterday ct 5 D. Hi Rbove low o,,oxuo
Stations Feef. 1'"1c inch. Feet Inch,
Cincinnati .......'..-''.- 10 ~
lacrosse. ...'-'''-''' ~ =
Nashville ........,.....".. .
sHeW Orleans .........''. II
Omaha. a..-.,....-.........- Il y
pfttsburg .........',...... ~ o
Bhreveport .....''..'... F."
Ct. g, Louis Low ''.'-'.....'..'', 70 8 :" :
ERqe aileIoW high water mark of 1874. Indicates
Ths weather continues cloudy and threaten
ing, but much cool er than 1t was On Iuesday.
Business on tho landing about the same-ho
CAPT, Wenzel arrived on the John. wilson, and
p ssrVWSe Wapzs Ids5"ns ams ae iESe1f Sf to s
sunken Ella Hughes, who loft last evening Oh
II The J. NJ White was brought to tho landing
yesterday. and will leave oday on her first tip
10 Greenvile. under the command of Capt. j M
Mhs he osms S1s 0gnf a5ssea sdo}G by Mesrs
Smith. Harry McCrinde and Curt Lewis, . +, u
August last we published description oa : s1e t
was at time when 50 many places Wer9
f9sed anns agans sspr gs we that i Cannot
bt1t prove interesting to our readers. Ihe hull
ID bal feet long. SO feet beam, 81 feet wide over
iii, liz feet hold amldships. and ~ feet aa at
. deep. 4A and S inches thick, placed H., 10 and
a Inches apart from centre to centre; main
kslsou 1tx1g inches fore and ait: bulKnehd OF
az inches in poplar. doubled; knuckle kelson
s9x13 inches clamp 4y15 and aHx1s Inches
with nine floor and side streaks on eaen sides ee
Inches her bottom plank and up and at2unia idit
the knuckle to light water are ~ inches thlGk *
and he IF bd ba sn 81 bos ers
eight arches in the bold Of heavy timber run
ming fore and aft well boltod and fastened. SO
there IS no possibility Of the bull saggiing r
Under the boiler--a new feature in eduaizing
the weight and pronounced by experts com" p,
ss gen11ity is displayed in the arranging OF
u chains braces, bulkheads and, stanchions. So
as to meet the strain Of lohd OF cotton: ana
vet utilize all the space for the st0Wage OF cot-
Her main deck frame and guard beams are q
great feature IN her ona ha hto hayhg tho 70
greater portion Of which is overhanging, on the
guards. The beams aud outrigger Of ne @ fore
castle are 8and inches thick. 20 TO % inches
apart from centre to centre. and II inches deep
at the breecb. Her guard chain outrgger ls 8
inches tbick and 2 inches deer. deep Guard ehain
The huge timbers to support the engines and
shafts have their foundations in tho bottom o.
the bont. The mhin cyfnd ttmbers are 82 feel
long, 18 By. .2e inches, on solid pine filling 10 and
20 inches thiek,
TheJ. M. White y the Two hundred anu Sow
a snty sixth boat built by the HoWhrds. and theli
crowning effort, She is efourth boat they have
built for Capt. Tobn.
Great core was taken II H. the m rejection t OF Il, I'm
from Pennsylvania, and the heavy cylinder, tim
Der. wheel house ,ehocks, etc, were from Scot
county Ind. In her construction there were
i 100000 pounds of "hogchain" iron used, In cd
dition to drift bolt, spike and other f'stenings
which iron. was made OF an extra quality, az. ant
less. with shape, fair at every point. r9qunt
knuckles, and water Lines to cause , the ~ leas .1
T. resistance and give her buoyancy when being
driven. Her draft OF water Is SIX and q hal
feet II Hight = n running 1 m ana she as c@'eala'ee
Tbg work Of on bndng 19"H the cabin was
menced August 16, 1877 and finished june ID
1873 The designs nnd plans were mane ftn, qh 70
. contract was made the plans were REVISED an
new ones made took fr2m or iI thn to t3 orty me- 81
81 maobnery nyened for the purpose oge1
ting out work for steamboat cabins, ton month
to,eompete tho ~ massive 81 I've YORK 90 soo. ,,,h
95 feet wide, oyer oil: area OF boiler deck
The main cabin is 10 feet wide 1898 feee
long. IS feet high In clear on each slo
q OF cabin; state rooms Sxlo ana 9Hlo 10 W
of wheels, and from there, oft the room room
are OKLA. and the two alt rooms. Whlc
are the bridal chambers, r., are 14Xl4; ~ ~ "
the rooms ore feet high Ottlce f and 9nr aoxlz
with Qctag9nal aome oyer it eGn ainbt g1E
sashes, and ohandeIier IN oach one one maklnn pa ilt
on each side Of the csabin, twenty three let gth
OF rooms and one length for chimney mole
making In all twenty.tour inside state-ro9n
doors on side, and hnlf~gircle hall forward 9
the cabin. II 2 by & 5s feet. The hoor Is lald VIII
mosaic WOOD oarpet; it, ,.z,oa, a,,, tho.o !,
Immediately aft OF the ladies' CABIN theTe II
hall with twelve large windows aronnd Gun m
stern. the hall being i7xtG feet and feet hlgh e,
fitted UP for a ladies', private parl9r & oil OF tn tn
twelve windows with ornhmented glass, an
made 20 as to OPEN to take IL we" Oh Inc sur
roundings. s..--.., - o,,,, ~, h,,,,uo ~
Immediately forward OF each Wheel-house. o.
boiler deck guards. are the the barber ri5 shop an
pantry each l7X36 feet, l3 feet hlgh. me one o. o.
the starboard Is divided up into pantry. l7X2
feet, dish hing room. 7%x17 feet. and stair
way to the cook which Is y, beow he 3Gie h1a
deck The pantry i1 finished on IN s2l,d a p,tc ',
walnut floors: also the shelving ana dlsh cup
boards are walnut; ceiling paneIed and brack
etg ,,., a,za l., ,,,,;aos =,
Tho one on the lnrbohrd side Is dlylded y
into q barber shop 17y22 feet and 13 ieet higl
bathroom Tiki. and water closets; also stair
wag to store room below tne poiler ai dsck' 5