The daily gazette., 1879-08-16
FnRTIl EDITION
..1o rae WATER

liV' Uccnfur II. ""'o' .,;on
eamer j., p', ,Mi"rrs' Transportation
,"r a,,'' The Boston, n,ona%ea l'a'a,'i''d at The
D (, time ,ne Harlan \ ll0ll'ns'"0''"
sn,, il. il '',s Was s"' an occasion Of con. \.
lsuncn, D., T" interest, aud as many as
hOusia,nSa i,nasi ,le interesting event, EN-.
% wll'rsII If the river was also
sd sd'1 with I spectators, T.. ana nh, aIninp i a
.sa ,a,',tisw ,iew 'csI Of the lannen, , shortly
gara,,,E'',t r,i,nrt a.. a d were watched ,l with
asrs:, r,Syb by the the olscRs we're driven
'e" pnop,, .'y removed, and everything ,,e
sho'es r,r ,he baptism of ,he new
d,|s' T.s uIank ia at The bow, which ., was as
:. l,e ,sip" p'' then holding the boat 70
ly lhl,s ss '," sawed through, and at
ay'' ',0Ssel S~ Sid gracefully from the
l,e aai ,'I InInnaed up the Chris;iana.
and ..!'s Watched with breathless
ven. NV %'' cheers mingled with the
81 '"n ,hc luz boa's, as the steame'
\ e her y. destined element. ,,,.
= ne, saa, W reached the water, Miss
DC d y,IIe,. V daughter of Decatur IL.
"a secretary St',v', and Treasurer Of the
oet 's, and Miners TlarspoiSftion
sov ,s' aiier whom the boat IS ramcd.
~ Ot ,;me pronouncirg the name OF
ne nmer ', in A loud, clear tone. lac
nsed n for this occasion was eai,y
,Sa usIa with Id red, white AMI blue rib
he boat rushed out into the " lter
.e ro C, cable became suddenly tight.
III adasinre a i, could be eased, snapped
% land report. The flying end OF
Sle caught around one OF The
DiIiops. ii, and fo cd it over into
.ier. while an iron rod connecting
~ n lpr. swept over the heads OF
pvd and knocked down two OF
n.n and boys bu. fortunately did
ninre them to ary noticeable ex'
h ,he exception of this slight mis-
v launch wa, ap RECT and com
ucreS. The boat went with con
HE free into the other side OF the
and the tug Fsicon was at once
work getting hef oil.
D. n, Miller, Secretary and Trea
and several other members OF thu
ants and Miners Transportation
any. were present at the launch.
steamer will be commanded b!
Solomon llowcs, one Of the com
most experienced commanders.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BOAT.
NiGicm GaZcitc Of the presen
contains a full minute description
splendid steamer, from which TIN
which the following interesting
lre eXerpted:
BE- Decallr II. miller Is a full
deck vessel, with an iron middle
bud iron beams to all the decks
EAler-ways, bulwalks and enten
br iOlecasllc. She has three ir Il
nd alt tenders, three loading port
rh side, in the upper between decks
ne on each side on the lower be-
b decks, making s in all. Tn
bscr's saloon is oh the upper dec
)nlaining Is staterooms, pantry an
closets, &c. The saloon commer
bOut & feet aft of lhe after f,reigl
and will he fitted up in the bes
with hard wools.with a large, opeI
ar staircase lealing to the socis
on the promenade deck. The SO
$40 feet long, and the width c
Excepting narrow space beLwee
puse and rail. On the upper decl
phps, there is a house commencin
leet forward of the after freigl
which is 10 feet long and Is fec
and which euclosas the macliner,
e-slack, Kitchen, ice house, stee
lld boys rooms. On this deck
ppsallant io.ecislle, 46 feet lon
nigh, and divided for the quartz
sailors and iiremen.
y The promenade deck, abaft I'll
e-slacs, there is a house IS feet lor
lee' wide, containing mess room
Groom, officers rooms, social Ina
'a'e-rooms Tor passengers. On til
forward Of the smoke-stack, the
'ouse ~ feet long and ID feet wild
llhlng The pll 't-house, captains az
y rooms. The vessel is schoone
WIN wire standing rigging,
~ slem, and in general arrang
ana liner work she will be We
Amt line.
DIMENSIONS.
lie Ve,sGl is 80 feet long on the
"Sel-llhc, measuring from the on
VI sem u outside of main DO.
ueSll moulded at the widest pla
,i trc' . inches depth of hold fro
,a''e a.', 10 .op of upper deck beams
,a' IA Is u feet, the depth being 1
~ oliows; lloors, "A inches ; ce
,lncnes; lIwer hold, s feet 3
~ %Ds' ,oSer deck, - inches lower /
'nS"', Sue'as, ''eet u dnches; middle dec
Iae'' ,Ias upper between decks, 7 Il
y, aes, d.. q ilis y ship ha, sharp ends
n .ha Jlaal forward and IA feet aft, a
ios' aooVe, with broad deck lines
N'na;, ,tlll; She has a fine model for
nr% ra%'uan,feishtlng ~ and passenger stea
M" rSs ;a az are employed on our coast,
JObns Uaoih "oih ~ Siinllal to that
.roa,' ns hopkins, and the saloons n
pletsd la'S Will be very attractive VIII
p machinery will consist of n 4.
AiUuha inr%'u engine with cylinders
Fonr S,i ant 4s inches stroke of n
be,e, uyhndrlcal boilers II teet
kin.. ahu ii feet lynp. carr,;no
Ia s us, pressare of so pounds of s,s S
bd, 'ras'e !. are inch. The high nress, S
nder, arc s,li placed owe the owir an
rte:.a'nad,hlla ana the engines placed
ceor,Iaps,,,eS This arrangement he,
\. A"Ve with the compound !,
care in in',s,rn,ctlon wor,. of this vessel.
has bee" Me- "o,k o, and selection of mat
uch prea, onoserved, that have refit
brprlss neai ns esedit upon the skill ,
execmtin,n. u, .he n Il II. Cumpanv
fp ', OF all their nrantv