The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-10

/ steamer he has constructed since he has been
engaged In boat building at Cincinnati, d adj.
son and elsewhere. The hull IS $50 Feet long
on deck, Al feet beam. 81 feet h9or, ~ feet
depth Of hold ID the clear, .and 70
! feet Wide over all; 49, feet between
decks, and has capacity for over 55on
bales OF cotton. The cabin, by Geo. spapgler,
Of Madison, is plain and very neat. but
elegantly furnished In every particular 1t
| II 900 feet long and 15tls feat wide, containing
~ staterootps, by i3 feet, being unusually
| large and furnished with lace curtains, Brus-
sells carpets. fine large bsdsteads, spring
| hair mattresses. marhla~top bureaus, WASH.
| stands and wardrobes In each, which VIII
/ bear the closest inspection aud must he seen
10 be fully appreciated. The CABIN 10 illu
minated with six hrnnze-brasB Rlx-hhfDef
| Chinese chandeliers with crystal pendants.
made by MeHenry 4 CO. The panels IN the
| forward and after cabins are emnellshen
| with scenes on Black river. u tributary oil the
| Ouachita, where Capt. Fred. a. BLANKS, aIter
whom the steamer is named. may pc seen
| indulping IN hia favorlte sport OF shooting
allipatols. which abound In that stream The
| lapdscanea are by MIR. Corydon Brentinger.
son-n-law of Capt. Dan II. Morton. The
steamers machinery and complete Quilt are
entirely new and OF the most modern and
approved styles. The machinery entire IL
| by q. r. Dumont. Esq. who completed the
/ work and was ready Tor steam In twenty
eight days after he received the hull at his
wharf, which is one of the quickest lobs ON
EhtHIH4 EHP Hh9 U HtteI HtittiF. tbbhttibthB
iG-inch flues each, AZ inches In diameter and
80 feet long. The cylinders are 26 inches IN
diameter. with feet stroke. working pair
Of oval water wheels 32}s feet In diameter
and IA feet length ofbueketa, ~ inches WIDE
with III arms and tlangea. The negro boiler
Ia % inches In diameter and II feet long. CON
tanning t0-ineh iues, and Ia located on the
top and above the main battery 81 boilers
The doctor, like the cylinders. is from new
pattern. The chimneys are 55 inches In diame-
fnf nd hn fun
above the hurricane deck and oe feet from
the water. She Ia allowed 175 pounds
of Hteam. The texas contains t6 rooms
for the accommodation of the officers
and crew. and are furnished as line
rs those In the main cabin. with spring mat
treases. etc. An easy and graceful pair OF
stairs lead from tho lower TO the boiler deck,
and are an ornament TO the boat. they We're
made by John A. Pattie for Capt. Dan Il.
Morton. Notwithstanding her great capacity,
the Fred. A. Blanks, In complete running
trim, only draws feet aft and y inches FOR
ward. The painting and gliding OF this
steamer is BY the Western Paint Company,
and the lettering on the pilot-houso and
hair and spring mattresses. lace cur
tains and upholstery complete, by A.
Ii. Strauss, and the Brussels carpeting
by Aims X Doapke: silver, china, glass and
pantry ware by lice n huntington: stoves
Ivy Brdgererd 4 Go, of Louisville, steam
tables by Dumnnt; screens and tarpaulins
by Gilmore. Hte & 90, Loutsvtle, The
nursery, like the pantry, barber and washing
saloons, are unusually large and neatly fur
nished. The beautiful stained glass fore and
aft In theeabin is by Coulter y Son, and blocks,
rigging, etc, by Harcaurt. The Fred. A.
Blanks cost $4,000, and IL the twenty-eighth
steamer In which Capt. Blanks although q
young man, has been interested and COM
manded since the war, the majority of which
have been engaged In the Ouachita trade.
Among the number were the Idaho, Talaqnah,
Lottawana, Fleta. Rapides. Trenton w. J..
poitevent Little Bob b. John II. Hanna. John
Wilson. Ouachita Bell, Cornelia and others
Too numerous TO enumerate. Capt. Blanks is
also n practical pilot In the New Orleans and
Ouachta trade. The Blanks will be ollcered
as follows: Clerks jos :. Holiness James v.
Jordon and LATE Meredith. Henry Fogle
will make the trip as freight clerk to New
Orleans Capt. Jos. =. Holmes has been on the
river. In the Southern trade, since 1854. and
Il brother of tho late Capt. Truman g.
Holmes, and Capt. Curt. Holmes, commander
Of the famous j. NJ White. Capt J. s. Holmes
has been clerk with Capt. Blanks during tho
past eight years. and like Capt. Blanks. Is
extensively known aud universally respected
In the trade. He will see that all receive
polite attention at the Office Of this nonpsrell
steamer. Chief engineer, Wilson Jones;
pilots, Lev. IL. Patterson and Henry Joles: .
mate. sam Bryant; steward, Father Patrick
Ryan, alias Ben Butler, an old Ctncinnatian,
stewardess. Mrs. Della Stevenson; carpenter,
Henry j. Dudley. Mr. Dan Bachino, of New
Orleans, on his way here on the Guiding Star.
has leased the bar privileges for the season
He ran the bar on the Thompson Dean and
other steamers for several years. Capt.
Blanka has a great Improvement against fire
on the Il. A. Blanks, In the shape OF 1, e-inoh
pipe, running I'll around her decks. with
hose attached. 50 water can be thrown in
case of fire anywhere around the cabin as II
Ia attached TO the donkey engine, which Il
good thing for all cotton boats. The Fred A.
Blanks will commence loading and leave for
New Orleans direct giving through bills OF
lading. without reshippng, 70 Monroe and
Trenton, on the Ouachita, and to all points
above 10 Camden, with the privilege of re-
shipping. She leaves on Wednesday, twenty
fourth instant, as an independent packet aud
don't you forget 1T, either. She Ia the steamer
to take II you are going South, as everything
is new, with clean bedding, sheets, etc, and
no old machinery on board and everything
new from stem 10 stern. And, In the Ian
guage of Capt. Dan II. Morton If you don't
believe IL. so down on board and inspect for
yourself" Fhe Blanks is now ready to make
freight engagements. Call down at the foot
OF Ludlow street, on board, and consult Cap
tains Blanks and Holmes.
The above is from late Cincinnati CONNER
cidi As this majestic steamer will arrive
this morning at . o'clock, our readers will
have an opportunity Of seeing and judging
for themselves.
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