Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-19

Under this name, Capt. Gracey's
new steamboat is now regularly
running Cumberland river, and is
numbered among the very best
crafts of her class on that stream.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, she
made a short trip up the river, a
mile or Whereabouts. starting from
the wharf without name and re-
turning with that of Capt. Gracey's
well known. and popular son,
Julian. We accompanied her as
far as the water works and were
most agreeably surprised at the
smoothness OF her motion, indicat-
ing the perfect fitting of all the
machinery. She was not put to her
full speed, only a small fraction of
steam being turned on; this was
considered necessary precaution
as she had not then undergone the
governmental inspection which would
justify the use OF full force.
On Monday, the 14th inst, the
regular government inspection took
place as required by law. The
officers employed We're Mr.. Wolff,
of Nashville, United States sur
veyor of customs, and Messrs. Har-
rison and Jones, local inspectors OF
the port of Nashville. Her boilers
were tested to the extent of 200
pounds to the square inch, which is
70 pounds beyond any pressure to
which they will ever be subjected,
as her valves are constructed to
limit the actual pressure to 125
pounds. The result of the inspec-
ton was first-class certificate for
both freight and passage.
We now give in detail the dimen-
sions and capacity of the boat:
Length, 100 feet width of beam,
20 feet; width, over all, p feet
depth of hold. 3S inches; capacity
of burden, 100 tons. Accommodation
for 20 passengers, sleeping and eat
ing.
Neutrality-suspicious., inches in
diameter, with stroke of three feet
boiler, diameter SO inches, length
IA feet.
The wood work was all executed
by Capt. Till Willis with his able
assistants, Messrs. Jackson, Halli-
burton, Lee and others. The ma
chinery was set up by Mr.. John
McGavin, of Nashville; the en-
gines manufactured by Roman &
Co., of the same city. Capt. CALI
shaw of course stands at the wheel,
and Mr.. McGavin, who set up the
machinery, will, for the present,
act as engineer.
The boat is licensed for all ports
between Nashville and Paducah (;
the extent of her voyages will be
determined by the amount of
freight obtainable at Various points;
at present it will be limited to the
points from Harpeth shoals to Can
ton, Ky.
She started on her first business
trip on Tuesday last for Dover. She
was rather heavily laden with
groceries, farm implements and
and expects to return
with a cargo of agricultural pro-
duce, such as corn, wheat, tobacco,
etc.
The value to the trade of Clarks-
vile can hardly be over estimated,
of a vessel identified with the pros
perity of its trade, in place of others
in transferring that trade
to other points. 1t has been a prac-
tice with boats, running the Cum
herland river, to charge the same
from points below this
place to GAINESVILLE as they do from
the same points TO Nashville. This
will be at once remedied, not only
by the Julian Gracey's more equi-
table charges, but by the effect
which her competition will have on
the freight charges of other boats.
So we predict for the Julian Gracey,
as we do for our young friend from
whom she is named, q long career
of usefulness and honorable actiVi-
ty. We have an expectant and
hopeful eye on both of them.