Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-10
THE TWINS,
The Two Floating Palaces City Oh
New Orleans and City OF
Baton Rouge.
Courier-J Journal.

small arIUy VI hHou OhS"S|" -
inc steamboats, and other boating
craft, and to give the public an idea
Of the amount of work they have ac-
complished it is only necessary TO
state that since that time they have
built at their yards the steamers w.
B. Duncan, Ella, E. p. Ewald, City
of Vicksburg and L. ?. Drouiliard;
also landing dock for the Ferry
Company and two barges Tor the
Henderson Packet company. Ihey
have now on the stocks and under
way three crane boats ready tor
launching, a twelve car railroad
transfer barge, Cumberland river
steamer and another large, fine An
chor-line boat, to be a duplicate OF
the already famous steamer City OF
Vicksburg, and to be called City OF
Cairo. and which will be finished be-
fore the first day of next January.
In addition to the above, they have
lust completed for the st. Louis and
New Orleans Anchor Line two OF the
largest, lightest, best and handsomest
steamers that ever graced the waters
of the majestic Mississippi. They
are as "near alike as two peas" ana
have already won the name OF IAN
chor-Line Twins" and it would IN
deed be difficult matter to even tell
(which was which" unless you looked
at their names upon the wheel-houses.
They have been named City of New
Orleans and City of Baton Rouge.
In writing notice OF these two
magnificent steamers it is only neces-
sary for us to describe the City OF
New Orleans, as she is an exact copy
in every particular of the City OF
Baton Rouge, and the reader has only
TO read of the one to know all about
the other. So we will choose the CITY
of New Orleans for our text, and Try
and do Justice to both. The City OF
New Orleaus, although she does moi
have the solidity of the very largest
ocean steamships, occupies more space
upon the water. She is 300 feet long
forty-nne. feet beam, eighty-fonr fee
width over all, nine and a half fee
depth of hold, and in thirty eight fee
from the bottom of her hull to the tol
of the main saloon skylights. On tol
of the main saloon there is a long
large upper cabin or "Texas," on tol
of which stands the handsome pllo
house, and 1t is sixty seven and nal
feet from the bottom Of the hull
the top of the pilot house. The drai
of this boat was to be forty inche
when ready for business, but JUS
think of it for a moment She onl
draws forty inches. Think Of ths
massive and majestic structure, 81
feet long, eighty -four feet wide, sixty
seven and half feet high, with steal
up only drawing forty inches waite
All this, taken into consideration
shows the great difficulty that is
be overcome in the construction
which are required to be of the vel
greatest strength and durability.
The hull is of easy and gracet
model and just such a job of worl
manship as only experienced worI
men can turn out. The cabin is ce
tainly beautiful and rich in desls
and will be furnished in the me
elegant and costly manner. In ia
it is far superior to anothing every
seen in the st. Louis and New {
leans trade. The saloon OF the me-
cabin is 2l0 feet long, seventeen II
wide, and thirteen feet high, and
Of the middle gangways there
twenty-five state-rooms twelve Il
square and ten feet square. A n
departure is the furnishing OF th
elegant rooms in the grande sa
with two elegant bedsteads, instt
of the old fashioned berths. O1
the large rooms forward Of the gal
ways will be supplied with birt
and every room on the boat-m
cabin, nursery, and "Texas"-will
supplied with every convenience
the comfort and pleasure OF pass
gers. There is large and handsc
nursery under the ladies' cabin