Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-24
AN OCEAN PALACE.
The Largest aud Most Magmifi-
cent Passenger steamer
AflOuI.
New York World

On the 18th proximo the steamer
City of Rome, the latest addition to
the already large fleet of the Inman
line of transatlantic steamers, will
leave Liverpool for this port,
whence she is advertised to leave
on her return voyage on the morn
ing of Thursday, Oct. 20, at 10
O'Clock. Without exception the City
of Rome is the largest passenger
steamer afioat, and, with the eXcep-
tion of the Great Eastern, Is the
largest vessel afloat. She was built
ut the yard of the Barrow Ship
building Company, at Barrow-in-
Furness, Lancashire, alongside the
FurnesSia, the last new steamer of
the anchor line. Her dimensions
are: length between perpendiculars,
546 feet, and over all, 60Ofeet; beam
80 feet; depth of hold, 81 feet. The
breadth and depth give the ship un-
usual stability at sea and decrease
the resistance, giving her a great
advantage in speed. The immense
hull is divided into ten water-tight
compartments; and besides, each of
the bOiler-rOomS and coal-bunker5,
which are built on each side of the
boilers as a protection In case OF
collision, are also water tight. Ev-
cry mechanical cOntrivance that
can make great strength possible in
the building OF her hull has been
used, and no expense has been spar
ed to make her not only the largest,
but the sOundest and strongest ves-
sci afioat. The gross tonnage OF the
City of Rome 10 5000 tons, of which
about 1900 tons Is taken up for en-
gine and coal room. For safety in
the event of her coming in collision
with another vessel or stranding on
rocks, she has collision bulkheads
and q double bottom. The engines
that are to propel this immense craft
through the water are of the style
known at the "Inverted Tandem"
They consist of three high and low
pressure cylinders. Steam is sup
piled by eight cylindrical tubular
boilers fired at both ends. The en-
gines are intended to work up to
5000 indicated horse power con-
stantly, but when necessary they
can with perfect safety develop 10,-
600 horse power.
AS has become the fashion on all
transatlantic steamers, the City of
Rome has her saloons and state
rooms amidships. There are accom-
mOdations for over three hundred
saloon passengers and the dining
room will seat that number at one
time, each passenger having his own
revolving chair. The grand dining
room is ~ feet long and feet high
and takes up the whole width Of
the vessel. The lower berths in the
state-roOms are made TO slide In or
out while the berth above is made
on the Pullman principle, so that IL
can be folded up when not in use.
Amidships are placed the lavatOries
baths and barber shops. AccOmmo-
datiOns are made on the main deck
for 500 passengers, and on the lower
deck for 1000. Every precautiOn Is
taken to separate the sexes. The
berths are arranged in single tiers or
bathrooms, not double, as has hith-
erto been the practice, each being
separated by a passage and having a
large side light, thus adding greatly
to the light, ventilation and COM
fort of the passenger, besides the
advantage of small number of per-
sons in each room. Comfortable
wash-rooms are provided for the
sexes, and every convenience is fur
nished.