The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-09
9itlsmond 1ispatrh.
Observation-Disclosures o. 1880
A Fine Steamship,

A Fine Steamship.
TIRE roCoNA" NOW LOADING At xruro,-
NEws--A FULL DESCRIPTION OF rms uonr,
SHIP.
(Correspondcncc Of the Richmond Dsr,,c,,
NEWPORT NEWS. November : 1890
The steamship "Tocoma." now cosii,u
At this place, is well worthy Of mcn,in,,
and Is considered by the inspcctors ,hc
be>t-constructed vessel In the commerc;",
world. She is owned by the Pecif;c IT,
movement Company, the executive of,;ror
az which Is &. Il. Huntington, ESQ nros;'
dent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
She is intended 10 carry coal from tbcir
own mines, in Tocoma. Puget Sound
Washington Territory, 10 supply the Cen,
tral and Southern Pacific railroads and
also built and adapted 10 run in the China
and Japan trade in connection with thc
Central Pacific Company.
She is $50 feet long over all, and S37 foot
& inches at losd-linc; has a 42-ioot hearo
moulded. and is 80 feet s inches from bose,
line. She is titted with water-bo,tom in
three wator-ueht compartments 1 feet deem
smidShipS. leaving - feet 6 inches denth
Of hold clear for tonnage.
The water or doublc-hottom contains
80 tons Of water for ballast, and can no
filed in forty minutes and pumped out in
one hour and fifteen minutes av a novcr,uI
cvntriiical pdmp and independent engine
and is 50 arranged rs 10 be filed nj sen in
any compartment. and pumped out again
II pleasure.
The waiCr-bOitom Is constructed in such
manner that any part Of it can lie reached
f. De kept in order and painted. having
>,>i,m OF eighty patent man-holc doors 10
each. any. and AL part, Of same: also. a
perfect system OF bilSc pumps rcachinr
any and all parts Of the ship. She i 81
constructed that the coal can run down
from the SchuieS ut the mines without trim.
ming. the matches. four IN number. being
aoNl0 feet. 30Xl0fCot. 2iXl0 feet, and 2Oyl0
feei. The upper or main deck is iron. and
wsier-,i-ht. covered with f0ur-inch yellow
pine. The tween decks in wake OF boiler
and cncinc-roomS j. inclOSed in watcr-tigbt
iron decks and hulk-hcads. forming in the
centre 81 the shipa great element of strength
and safety. Besides that in tween decks
the iron deck i carried fore and aft eight
ret oft irom1hc ships side. which is stiff.
cncd by angle bar At the edge. giving dou-
be strength 10 said deck and forming i'm
the hold a ship with double bottom with
solid floors twCnty->oYcn inches deep
alhwart the ship and eleven bearers or
intsrco>ials running clear fore and aft
ihe ship, forming IN element Of strength.
She !, fitted with every modern improve
mon, that skill or science can Suggc-t. such
- steam >tccring-gear. steam windhss, live
friction winchCS on deck. with gyVSicS at
tachfd on conical friction that are always
in motion. enabling them to make or re-
tU.c sail in any weather b. a syst IN Of
leading locks. 20 that ~ the crew have 10
DO j. literally to fWi the sails; and under
hi, system only eight >caMen are carried
before the mast. She i claS,ed The highest
s'ialnahlc class II any steamship IN the
American Shipma>terS' Association rules
VIZ. Red star. Al. twenty ycar~; also,
Chased IL English Lloyd, leo y, III, lat
tar class having been given after The ship
Wa, bull, under Americas rule. which is
TIE fr>t time in the history Of Lloyd'>
Ca>>if alton where they have accel ted
,Aip that they did not inspect and super
VS. while building. The ship can carry
$500 tons on u icet inches moan draught
and 5000 tons on - fect, or = displacement
of 800 tons 10 the f00;. and stands to-day
In equipment. workmanship. strength. 81
M.ty. and -ca-goiug qualities unliyalled
anywhere The "tlei1 Centre, or ri-ht-
in effort. together with tie centre OF
bu0y.ncy. Is in ships centre, ard - feet 6
inchc, from oaSv-line. which. with an H.
inca Keel. i a dlaught Of - feet inches.
showing that in the designing and build
ing the carrying Of heavy weights are
placed at the easiest points for stability.
The engines are Of the compound in
ylred type-high-prc'>cd cylinder, u
incho,; low-prcs>ed, 5 inches, and the in
dependent engine and pumps for con-
den>ar. Also. Tour hr-e boilers y feet 6
inche, by IA feet 6 inches, with shells an
inch thick. best lange iron and stcei iur-
rasa>. douhlo-lutt strapped and super
heater. developing q power Of 2300-horse
confined. Her average speed Is about l.
kno.,. She can make : knots, and con-
sumo, On an average 30 tons Of coal per
DAY. She will probably leave this port To,
morrow for SIN Francisco, and is expected
L. make the trip in - day, hich l' the
fist one she has ever made. She wants
1000 tons fuel coal l'lAIE'