Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-25
A NEW STEAMSHIP.
Two New Boats on the Red Star Line to
Run to Antwerp.

Run to Antwerp.
The Red Star Line have added two
splendid new ships to their line, to run
to Antwerp. The Belgenland, the first
of these splendid steamers, is now in
port. She is four-masted iron screw
steamer. 416 feet long over all, 4O2 feet
between perpendiculars, 40 feet beam.
81 feet, s inches deep from the upper
part oft keel to the top of the upper
deck beam midships. She measures
800 tons, has straight stern and clip
tic stern, with turtle backs forward and
aft, and on the main deck are substan-
tial iron houses, containing saloons,
ladies' room, smoking room, chart
room and the officers and engineers
quarters, pantries, mess rooms, ice
house, store rooms, &c; n gallery and
appurtenaces, fitted TO cook for $50
cabin passengers and 1000 Storage
passengers. This magnificent steamer
is fitted with all the modern improve
ments far making the voyage comfort
able TO passengers and also with ali the
modern improvement for navigating
and handling the ship with safety. The
saloons of which there are two-one
forward and one aft-are on the main
deck. The state rooms are all in the
centre of the ship ana under the
main deck. The forward saloon is fin
lshed in polished paneling of satin
wood and mahogany. The upholster-
ing is grained leather The furnishing
is most attractive and substantial. At
one end of the saloon is fnely-fur-
nished library. The skylight is of hand
somely polished teak wood, the fore
and aft windows of which are orna-
mented with the coat-of-arms ofthe city
ofAntwerp and the city of Philadelphia.
On top Of the house in which are the
saloons is II spacious hurricane deck,
where saloon passengers can prone
made without interference from the
crew, who work the ship from the
main deck below. On this hurricane
deck is the wheel house, luXuriously-
furnished room for ladies and very
comfortable smoking room for gentle
men, with lavatory, etc. Such is the
elevation of the hurricane deck above
the water line that even in the very
worst weather it affords comfortable
place for promenading, which is not
possible under the old plan of arrang-
ing passenger ships. The pantry and
galley NJ e large, spacious and well ven
tilated, so arranged as to give no in
convenience to passengers from the
smell of cooking, etc. In the pantry is
II register to which all the state rooms
are connected by electric bells, by
which system Il servant can be called
at all hours, day or night. The state
rooms are in the middle of the ship,
where the least motion is felt at sea.
They are ali of the same size, spacious,
we'll lighted and ventilated, and com
pletely furnished. Perfect ventilation
in warm weather, and in stormy wealth
er, when it might be necessary to keep
the companion-way doors shut, is Sc
cured by means of u special engine
which drives a large blower, pipes from
which pass into every state room the
supply OF fresh air is regulated accord
ing to the convenience of passengers as
you would turn on and off heated air
in the registers Of your houses. About
the deck and all the necessary places
the steamer is fitted with the latest inn
proved machinery for handling anchors.
warping the steamer in and out of
docks, etc. Her engines are COM
pound, of about 1900 indicated horse
power; cylinders fifty and 90 inch, and
length of stroke, 4 feet inches. There
are three boilers, containing IA fires,
calculated to consume 45 to IS tons of
coal per day, producing al average
speed at sea of Is to ii knots Phlia-
dtlphia Times.