The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-14
EXCHANGE Clippings.
To the Editor Of the Cincinnati Commerc

To the Editor OF the CINCINNATI commercial:
LOUISVILLE. March 1o-As the Commercial is
the best representative OF marine interests In
the West. L deem IL not inappropriate to furnish
your readers a brief description OF the City OF
Greenvile. She was designed and built under
the supervision of Capt. John p. Keiser. to ply
regularly In the Mississippi river trade, between
81. Louis and New Orleans. In the Anchor Line.
There are several good. servlceable boats In
That line. and as all are competing for the carry
Ing and passenger trade OF the ieeming Missis-
sippi. a description Of this new representative
may proye beneficial to other asDirants for fame
and wealth Tnat she combines many advan-
tages and improvements must be admitted by
those who examined her capabilities. construc
light. running trim has draft Of only
ga feet OF water, and when fully laden
can carry 1900 tons. she is extra staunch In
light drauRht and good amount of power well
applied, must make her rs fast rs any boat in
the st; Louis! trade; Her light draught and
City OF Greenville to remain longer on the
track than any, other boat In the trade. This
hns steamer. built by The famous Jefferson
vile boat builders, the Towards for the Mem
phis and st. Louis Packet Company. to ply be-
tween st. Louis and New Orleans, viii have
re- s ~ he month S NV Il u about
really magnificent cabin and outfit. all the ap
planes Of which equal II they do not surpasa
any river craft In anas srade ba will
G @ents f6p cemto and luxury s ana
credit 10 the Well Known dul StaUDlfY
of the owners and managers Of toe line. The
hull Is 300 feet In length with IS feet beam. and
9 feet inches depth Of hold. The floor timbers
are inches deep. varying from s. to ~ and 4
inches In width. with centres OF ID inches. IA
inches and Is inches. and all the work in the
hold heavy In proportion. Although thus heav-
lily constructed to meet the requirements n st.
Louis inspection. her draught OF water is re-
markably light. only ga feet In running trim.
with wood and water on board. This is the
great desideratum rejecting the highest credit
to the builders. The main deck frame and
guards are sufficiently heavy and staunch 70
The machinery. from the foundry Of Ainslie.
Cochran a Co.. com bines all the modern I'M
provements. and Is flrst-class In every respect,
including two driving engines, high pressure.
with cylinders 26 inches in diameter and 10 Ieet
stroke, working water-wheels "a feet IN dlame-
ter. with Is feet length of buckets. She has 8
steel boilers each 81 feet In length and 40 inches
in diameter with return flues In each: also
supplied with an extra boiler Tor doctor.
anu all the needed engines for the auxiliary
work OF the capstans. freight elevators: ere.
The boat is 70 feet wide over ALA neat ne Ior
the canal locks-which. with length q nearly
800 feet gives ample room for the, full length
cabin, boiler deck and guards as she Is. In 1act,
one OF the 'roomiest" packets ever constructed.
The main cabin is 2O6 feet in length inside. with
q staterooms for passengers. the cabin proper
peing 16h feet wide, and the staterooms al
large, with very wide guards and PASSAGES
outside the rooms. Most Of the rooms are