New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
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TIE BITII,DING OF IRON STEAMBOATS,.
INSCRIPTION OF THE CETUs AND OF THE OTHER
RoArs TO BE BUILT by TIE IRON STEAMBOAT
COMPANY.
The launching Of the steamboat Cetus, OF the iron
Hteamhoat Company at Philadelphia, on Thursday
s IN he followed by the launching OF SIX Other Doa
now under course Of construction by Crahlp q oon
and John Roach a. Son. within the next thity utH o
The second vessel will be launched aDOut MaIch ~
The Cetus Is to be ready for service about NAY =
and the Others will he completed Dy te of
aud Sound steamboats, in place OF wOo9
to be change of great import anCe, ana OtueI IN
boat companies are resOrtlng 70 the use OF IRON.
Old Colony Line now has a large iron steamboat
building, and other companies are htRo'i','uG t h
similar vessels The new steamboat hloa1H w f
was put on the Hudson River last summer Is also VI
irOn c..u r, which
model the other boats are pe 1Dn n nn the
water line, 210 feet; breadth OF null 81 IfeI
breadth of beam. guards ncludeti % ieeI ~ hEHe'
depth of hold IL feet inches. The Keel ana keel
son are of extra strength to prevent undue STRAIN
ing in case Of going ashore The frames are Oh ezra
heavy angle iron; as are also inc aech Dtais,
extend through the hull to the outside OF the guaTs
On these beams Is laid deck of plate iron nan an
inch in thickness. The bull is divided INTO sixteen
watertight compartments The VesseI Is pun upon
the cellular or doublebOttom system. with an outer
and inner hull three feet apart ms space Is SUI
divided into great number OF Shoud The aner
ekIu be damaged, either by COLLISION OF slTanuinE
The engines and boilers are enclosed III IisllncV
tndlnAl bulkheads made waterught, ana running
from, the bottom of the vessel to the main deck.
There is no woodwork about the vessel below the
water-iine and the frames, plating deck-beams ana
decks are OF iron. The fore and aft DuiwarkS uecK
honses and cabins are of wood, but the house sur.
rounding the galley of iron as precauon avalhs
fire The accommodations for passengers are 10 DC
in the most comfortable and elaborate style anu te
latest improvements ventilation and ignt VIII ne
adonted The engine is 10 be of the walking-Deam
nattern. with piston stroke of eleven leet. Inc
boilers are OF STEEL nine and half feet III diameter
and twenty-five feet in length. On all these bOats
every precautlon will be taken for the protection OF
life although the danger from lire, ETC.. is much less
ON an iron nOat than on one made OF wood. Each
buat rs oi,e furnished with four metallic hfebOats
two bOlsas or life RATS 5000 peservers hire APP
paratus, fire buckets lire hose and extra steam
pumps. -. r----..,
In addition TO the accommodations for passengers
These boats are to BE- of suitable Capacity for carrying
freight and others are to be constructed tOr the
Hudson River and Long Island Sound traffic A
company is now securing calltal Tor a new line
between New York and Providence. The building
OF IRON steamboats, for excursions and local trac, II
is believed, Will be followed TO such extent as TO
make wooden steamboats, obsolete III the next few
Tue Iron Steamboat Company has secured from
rrvate OwAels the rental Of the piers at Rector ana
Twenty -third-sts., North River.