The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-19

FACKEr 81. LAWRENcE.-ENef since the
conception Of the building Of q new Gin.
cinnatl aud Wheeling packet by Captain
List, designed to be fast 80 as to
wrCst the honors for speed from the Pitts.
burgh boats, the people In this city In
tCrestedin such matters have been anxious.
ly awaiting her completion. The boat Is
now finished and starts on her initial trip
In tho trade this evening. While In pro.
cess Of building the st. LAwrance made
several narrow escapes from serious
damage. Last winter the Ice threatened
to demOlish her hull, which was only
saved by q combination OF fortunate cir
cumstances. The recent accident happen.
ing IN her collision with the bridge, while
Il cost something to repair the damage,
improved her appearance In necessitating
tho abbreviation other smoke stacks. The
friends Of the boat can now look upon the
steamer with pride, and Justly claim that
she Is the model steamer OF the Upper
Ohio. She Is eminGntly q Wheeling boat,
and particularly the handiwotk OF West
Virginia artlEans, and whatever may be
her success in the iutureit will be enjoyed
as a triumph Of the skill Of our native
workmcn.
The hull was built at Murnyville, Jack.
son county. West Virginia, by Messrs.
Flesher & Skillinger, the construction be.
ing superintendent by Capt, Dan. Morton.
The model Is perfect, and indicates that
her speed will be great. Hsr keel meas.
ures 800 feet, with length Of go feet over
all; Il feet beam and o Ieet depth OF hold.
Her measurement Is 0l3 tons. The ina.
chinery is powerful, her engines being
taken from the old Express. She has 81
inch cylinders with Q! feet stroke, fully
capable Of driving her immense wheels.
She has four steel boilers, double ilusd
and double rivOted, % feet long and t2
inches in diameter, built by Hobbs 4 Son.
The doctor" was furnished by Redman 4
Co., m~uchinlsts Of this city and her plumb.
Ing and steam fitting by Trimble 4 Horn.
brook. Mr.. Samuel Kuglen did the sheet
iron work and furnished the kitchen and
stove ware. Her large and roomy cabin
was byilt by Hanes 4 Wilson. There are
IS state Fo6Ins, capable OF accommodating
1855 people. The cabin Is finished in
dark wood, and was grained by MIR, Ben
Higgins, and Is u novel innovation in
cabin painting, Only one other boat on
the Ohio river has cabin similarly fur
nished, which Is the Guiding star, run,
ming from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
The cabin was carpeted by q. Mendel 4
Co., the state rooms and texas carpets be-
ing furnished by VIM. Graham. VIM.
link & Son furnished the chairs and sofas
in the ladies' cabin, and the tables in the
main cabin. The chairs in the main cabin
were furnished by Barret& Waters, aCin-
Cinnati firm. All the furniture Is dark,
and corresponds with the cabin finish, %
also does the carpet. The cabin will be
lighted by six pressed glass frame chande-
.liers, Of SIX lights each, trimmed with cut
glass prisms, Of Hobbs, BrOakppier 4 Co.'S
make, furnished through Cummlns 4
Woods, which firm also furnished the
quecnSware. The upholstery Of the state
rooms wal furnished by Messrs. link (
Son, the mattresses being filled with mo-
hair and curled hair, and are handsomely
gotten up. In the ladies' cabin stands q
Steinway square piano, rosewood finish, OF
q octaves, being the finest and most coul-
plete instrument turned out by this firm.
1t has all the new improvements, having
a cupOla steel plate, the cdpO d'ddnO attach.
ment regulating the duplex scale. The
piano was furnished by Mr.. C.Y. Lucas, the
company's agent in this city. The silver
plated table service, Of Reed & Barton's
make, Taunton, Mass, was furnished by
SIr. II. o. OFT, of OFT, Hall & Co. The
outside painting Of the boat was done
under the supervision Of Mr.. Joseph Ste
wart. The boat was diminished at a cost
from $3.50 to $4,000, and by inspection,
the people will find her to be tho most
complete craft in all her appointments
that has ever touched our wharf. The
steamer will be commanded by Capt. Will
liam List, and tho office will be presided
over by Mr.. Charlie y. List, as nFst clerk.
The careful pilots, Messrs. Joseph Alex
ander and Jason Curtis, will bethe helms
msn Of this elegant steamer. The cuisine
department will have the careful attention
OF Mr.. Jno. E. Reed, who is known as the
best steward on the Ohio.
Mr.. Lee Petit, the celebrated mixologlst,
will have charge OF the bar and hand out
libations- TO the thirsty traveller. On the
boiler deck, Mr.. VIM. Bowen will act as
First Mate, and Frank MCKernan as Sec
ond Mate. NRssFs. JHo, Mcclure and Jas.
Moore will regulate lie revolutions OF tbs
wheels as first and second engineers re-
Spectively, while Mr.. Cyrus Goldman will
attend to any c%arpentering that is needed.
This vessel, manned by these well.known
mon, will become the popular steamer Of
the Upper Ohio. The boat begins It's ca
reer this evening, and when shsis limber:
ed up, we advise those Boosting fast boats
OF Pittsburgh to give her a wide berth, II
they do not want to be left far in the rear
some day. We, in connection with many
others, wish tho St Lawrence along and