The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-14
W. ?. HALLIDAY.
THEBEs, January II, 1879.

IALAllAL eIEhhER BEARING HIS NAME
has BEEN COMPLETED, AND WILL BE At
OUR WHARF On THE OPENING OF NAvIGA-
TIoN-A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HER.
From the Louisville CourerJournal llth.l
The fine business boat is now completed,
and will leave for New Orleans on the open
ing of navigation.
She has been delayed several weeks be-
You'd contract time, in consequence Of the
large number Of boats being built here this
season. But Capt Gould says it was be-
cause he could not get mechanics to work
on so common Il job as long us ToOin, Can
non Il Co. wanted them on their palaual
crafts
Be that as it may, the Halliday is fine
enough, and Is said TO be the strongest boat
of her inches ever built for st. Louis and
New Orleans trade She stands of course
A with tn Underwriters, and will carry
1000 tons Of freight. Her dimensions and
power are as follows, viz Hull 300 feet
in length, 4 feet beam, 8 feet hold, wiki
full model
She has forty State-rooms in the main
cabin and twcnty-siX in the texas. Many
of those in the main cabin are unusually
large, and are furnished with bedsteadS,
dressing bureaus, curtains and all the APP
pointments OF a nice bed chamber Those
in the ladies cabin are connected bya door
from one into the adjoining room, for the
accommodation Of families.
The finish OF the cabin is novelty, and
entirely original with Captain Gould, so far
rs its application to steamboats, isconCcrncd.
The work. although plain, is chastc, and
the effect very pleasing-a departure from
the old style OF finishing long needed, and
will be often copied, it is presumed.
The design seems to have been to COM
bine novelty with economy, which is car
ried out in the painting, stained glass, etc,
The furniture is plain, but very substan-
tial carpets, bedding, etc, all that need be
desired ona tirst-cass boat.
The machinery is all new and Of the fol-
lowing dimensions: Cylinder "A inches in
diameter, 10 feet stroke; watcr-wheel "a
feet in diameter II foot buckets. Five
s,cel boilers, 30 feet long, AZ inches in di-
ameter, with an extra boiler for freight
hosting, pumping etc.
The following parties have contributed to
the building and furnishing Of this fine
boat
ID, $. Barmorc, hull and cabin; Ainslic,
Cochran Il Co., engine; Joseph Mitchell,
boilers; NJ. Zicr Il Co., sheet iron work H.
n, Duval ~ Co., tin, copper, stoves, plumb
ing, etc. Dickinson Manufacturing Com
rany, furniture and upholstering. Jaeger y
CO., queensware, silverware, chandeliers,
etc; j. j. Hare, blocks trucks, etc; Nc
Knight, carpets, curtains, ETC.; Escott 4
Sons, looking-glass and ornamental work ;
VIM. Kaye, bells, gongs and Whistles j. B.,
Hill, gliding and lettering; Voolfolk &
Co., cordagc, tarpaulins, etc; VIM. Plum,
stained and stencilcd glass; George Pcisch
Il Bro, st. Louis, painting and granting; p.
Mannion st. Louis, chains, anchors and
blacksmith tools; Thos Morrison, St. LOUIS
full set of colors; A. T. Stewart u Co.,
New York, blankets, table linens, table
cloths, curtains etc, z, Getchell, Cincin.
natl, patent composition roofing; Van Dusen
Il Co., Cincinnati, metallic life and sound
ing boats.
This very substantial business boat, being
the first one built for nine years for the ST.
Louis and New Orleans trade, will doubt
less be appreciated by the patrons Of the
great Anchor Line, and prove fine card to
the numerous parties engaged in construct
ing her.
Capt. Gould, the owner, has given his un.
divided attention to all the details of build
ing and equpping, and says that, of all the
boats he has ever built (thirtcca of which