The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-23

| ed in New York, formerly piled between that
city and Bridgeport, Conn, and is now rum
| ming in connection with the steamer Forest
City. The passenger accommodations on the
steamers are frst-class in every respectively
large, roomy and comfortable, while the boats
| are noted for their regularity, officered by
| skillful and capable men, long in the business,
| who are always found gentlemanly and courte-
| GUS, 'a very important feature" and, as line,
| can present a record surpassed by none, from
| the fact that during the. company's existence
| several millions of passengers have been car
ried without loss of life or injury to single
person. But its rapidly increasing business,
both summer and winter, has necessitated the
building of another boat, and hence contract
was made last fall. with John Englis & Son, of
Greenpoint, L. l., for much larger vessel to
accommodate the patrons of the line
| The fremont is side-wheel steamboat,
built Of the best selected woods, put together
with great care and strength, and is of fine
model and good carrying capacity. She is $50
| feet long, 81 feet beam; over all, ca feet, and
| 1913 feet depth of hold.
The Quintard Iron Works, N F. Palmer, Jr.
| & Co.. have built the machinery for this boat,
which consists of vertical beam engine, Sc
| inches diameter of cylinder, IL feet stroke of
| piston, operated by Sickles' cutoff, of the
most approved pattern. The engine ir hand
somely polished and nickel-plated, and is sup
| piled with Lighthall's surface condenser and
| patent tubes and packing. She has one ma
rine tubular boiler 16 IL feet wide, IA feet
high, and IS feet inches long, braced for car
| rying 45 pounds steam pressure. She has Ma
honey patent wheels, SO feet diameter over
buckets feet inches face. Her speed will
| average 16 miles an hour.
| The machinery of the fremont is credit to
| its builders, and one Of the neatest jobs they
| have ever turned out. She has been built un-
| der the personal superintendent of Capt. J..
| B. Coyle, president of the compsny, and he
has taken especial pains TO have her the best
steamer plying on the New England coast.
| Entering her port gangway, you are ushered
| into the social hall, which is to be used exclu-
sively for passengers, no freight or baggage be-
ing carried here as on her sister boats, and the
change will be marked by the patrons of the
line. This hall aIeoantiO finished in hard
I noted features OF this elegant steamer. Moth
| ing superior to it can be found on any steamer
| that floats. At the after side of this gangway
| is a large stateroom, the forward side being a
| parcel and baggage room. On the starboard
side is the purser's Office, and opposite is an
| other large stateroom. The social hall is got
| ten up in John E. Hoffmires highest style of
joinery art. and is rich, tasty and very attract
| i've, being finished in hard wood panelings, re-
| lieved by rich mouldings and carved work The
ladies' saloon, on the main deck, is spacious
| apartment, well lighted and ventilated, and
| and contains az berths. The lower ladies' sa-
| loon contains more berths, making so in all
The berth fronts are cherry, with black walnut
panels and mouldings highly polished, and
| form fine contrast to the choice upholstery
| and curtains with which the saloon is furnish
| ed. The furniture and Competing are beautiful
indeed. Abaft the saloon are the ladies' lava
| tories and closets. Coming out of this saloon,
| we turn our steps to the main staircase; the
newell posts, which are marvels of art, are sur
mounted each with very rich lamp standard.
Beneath the staircase is the passage way to the
| lower cabins and dining saloon, while ascend
ing it we are ushered into the grand statsroom
hall, the beauty Of which is reflected back by
a large French plate glass mirror, which stands
at the head Of the staircase
The entire length of this saloon is domed,
and the effect is exceedingly chaste and charm
ing, taken In contrast with the tinted side pam
cling and its charming hard wood pilasters and
mahogany network, the heavier moulding be.
| ing brought out on rich chocolate color, re
lieved with gold. The staterooms, of which
there are 100, are remarkably large, the lower
berths averaging four feet in width, furnished
with spring bottoms, the best Of hair mattress
| es, and the newest and sweetest Of linen and
blankets. These staterooms are nicely carpet
| ed and upholstered, and are among the most
| inviting Of any to be found in any Of tie pala-
| ial steamers OF the co asst.
| The closets are on each side on this deck and
| the engine room is amidships. There is a
small promenade deck forward and aft on this
deck, but the grand promenade is on the hurri-
| cane deck, where 500 passengers can sit or walk
and enjoy the lovely scenery on the coasts OF
| Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, as
/ she sails along. Abaft the pilot house Is the
| captains room aud rooms for the pilots, while
there is Texas" in the wake Of the paddle
boxes; on either side are the rooms of tho off
GERS Of the boat. We will now descend to the
| lower deck, whore we find the dining saloon
| and gentlemen's cabin, which contains 151
berths In the 'eyes Of her." next to the col
lision bLlkhead is the gentlemens wash room
on the port side, and the pantry on the star
board side. This saloon is very well ventilated
and when lighted up is very cozy, attractive
| place. 1t is reached by staircase forward and
| aft. Ont main deck, starboard side, are the
| ice houses, mess rooms and kitchen, fitted and
furnished by III. G. & J. III. Cakins. On the
| port side is the donkey boiler room, the porters
lamp room and the deck closets. The Ire
mont has large freighting capacity, while her
| passenger accommodations are simply exquis-
lite. She carries of Raymond's metallic life
boats, 3 of Calkin's life RATS, full compile
ment OF Kahnweler's cork life jackets and Is
liberallJ supplied with pumps, hose, axes,
buckets, ETC., for protection against casualties
of any kind.
| Thursday afternoon the fremont had short
trial trip in New York harbor which was emi-
nently successful Next Thursday she will
leave New York for this city. and 60 on the
! route to Boston.