Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-24
The New Anchor Liner.

WE are promised the opportunity of See
ing the last edition of the Anchor-Line series of
to-day, commanded by the veteran steamboat
man Capt. Dan A BILE. The City of st. Louis is re-
Puted 70 be somewhat larger, being 10 feat Longer
Baton Rouge, the two last boats built By the How
ards for the st. Louis snd New Orleans Anchor
Line. The City of st. Louis is not only the equal
OF her predecessors but has the improvements
suggested by the experience of time aud trial In
her motive power she gains in the Increased ex-
ceilence and strength OF machinery and the hull
has q more perfect model from the fact that 1t is
longer than the hull OF the other boats In her
construction the same skill applied, and
while the additional length enabled her builders
10 odel her hull 10 perfection, it did not cetrsct
She sits light upon the water, and po.s,s-
that First requisite in business boat
on the Western waters, her draught light, being
but little more than 81 inches Her water lines
are admirably proportoned, being pretty sharp at
The bow. rather full in the harpi gs TO make the
bow rise the steam power presses, with 10
square knuckles, but rounding and q ring upward
and outward 10 the surface. making the great boat
| float as mai sstic a. AVIAN upon the waters The
stern is lie and well proport oned, vita the pad
dies their full diameter al OF the center, which
gives the motive po its full Leverage of propu-
| sioa. The dimensions of the Cisy of st Louis are
a. follows: Extreme lelsth of hull 80 feet; beam
40 Ieet; depth OF ho,d, ~ feet; width OF guards.
freight capacity for the weight OF 2l00 tons The
boat stands 20 feet from the bottom OF the hull to
| the articles upon her chimneys The cabin for
passspger, is equal m size, design finish and on fit
| 10 that of any boat adost The main cabin is 90
| feet in length and II feet wide clear of the
\ sate-rooms each of which is II feet square with
| wide on the outside aio, the guards, suita-
| BILE for promenade. This max each passenger
| staie-room. as the rooms have doors of cut 4 ce
| both ON he main cabin and the qua DIS, a sep =
| rae paror aud bedroom comb ned. The vie of
the bin is in cousonance with the other boa in
the line wnl- the outfis will not be surpassed Dy
| any other craft The machinery consists of two
| high pressure main or driving engines, each with
26-nch dIsmet of cylinders with 10 feet STR ke
| with balance valves and expsnsi n 10 nts he
| cylinder timbers are extra fastened with heavy
| wrought iron stiffeners between the tmbers. The
main shafts of the best wrought iron, the N ain
Journals being Il inches in diam-tsr, WORKING 9
| water-wheel bucket Is feet in length. The crank.
| are of wrought iron with steel wrist pins, al Of
superior workmanship and finish. She has boil
| ers eacn A inches in diameter aud 80 feet il
| length with return iues in each, made of tn.
| best steel Of extra tensile strength, whilI
| in addition she is supplied with \ doc
| tor boiler Sc inches in diameter anC
| II feet in length, all made of Psrl
Brothers steel. The doctor engine to supply tn,
| pow srful, with 1O1z inches diameter of cylinder
| The fore and aft steam-pipes are Of iron riveted
and the cross steam-pipes were made of extu
heavy copper. The capstan is driven by two steam
engines working at right ansl les with each other
They are stationed forward in the hold. She
also supplied with an engine TO work The inc in
elevators in the hold for handling freight also t
| work the stages. The fire department is thoroug
and complete, consisting OF two large stear
| pump ample to flood the oost, and so connecte
as to supply the boilers in case of necessity. Tn
| sheet-iron work is mat extra neavy throughou
and every department is thorough and complete