Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-26
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the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Com
pany's yard on Saturday afternoon
last, 10 witness the launch of the East
srh Shore Steamboat Company's side.
wheel steamer Eastern Shore. Among
those present were Captain William
Thompson, Superintendent Of the Com.
pany p X. Clark, the Baltimore agent
of the line: Captain Raynor, the pro-
spcctive Captain Of the boat; A. r.
'Joynes, Paymaster Of the line: Captain
.. a. Brown, one of the Directors W.
A. Sivillc, and William Shaticr, Inspec-
tors Of hnlls and boilers for the port of
Baltimore ; Hon. Murray Vandever,
member of the Maryland Legislature,
and A. Vosbury, a large lumber dealer
OF Havre de Grace, Maryland.
The boat glided gracefully Off the
ways exactly at two o'clock, and little
Miss Lula Cause broke Il bottle of wine
over the boat and gave it the name
Eastern Shore. The following isa com
pl"tr description of the boat:
Length between perprl,licuars, l75
feet over all, lS5 feet; breadth Of beam
OF hun, 20 feet; over the guards, 81 feet;
depth of hold, 10 feet 3 inches: brtwec
decks, feet. She is supplied with one
vertical surfacr-condcnSing working
beam engine with Il cylinder SO inches
In diameter, 9tcet stroke, arranged with
stems cutoff and properly proportioned
throughout to sustain working pres
sure of 80 pounds of steam to the square
inch Of piston.
The boilers are Of the wagon top-tvpe,
thirteen feet wide by sixteen feet long, |
crate surface sevcnty-four feet, fire sur |
face 2,iOO feet, tested on IL working
pressure Of fifty pounds of steam. She
is intended TO, and doubtless will,
make speed Of fifteen knots per hour.
Her paddles are iron ieathcring wheels,
twenty-five by seven feet six inches,
with revolving buckets.
The boiler and engine are en-
closed between iron bulkheads, entire
ly shutting them off from the rest Of
the boat Five water-tight compar,-
lnrnts, four liie-boats and a full equip
Incnt Of lifr-prrscrvers, thus pruvid-
ing IN every way against drowning
Each pillow and mattress on the boat
Is made of elastic felt and the mattress
IS capable Of supporting two incn in
The water. This plan has been adopted
by the United States Navy Department..
There are numerous pumps, fire pipes,
ETC., to protect the boat against fire.
The boat is To be fitted up in first class
style, and will accommodate 80 r,s-
'engcrs, and will have a freight capacity
If $500 barrels
The main saloon is l3I feet long, 90
ret wide, the stateroOms on each side,
50 in all, running from aft forward,
Nhrre circular room aonllt 30 feet in
iaInrt"r Is used as d dining saloon,
with Il tables capable Of accommodating
~ persons, tables and chairs of nlallog
ny ana the ilttlngS equal to any first
lass steamer on the bay. Forward of
he paddle box nn the Starboarl side is ,
he grn'lcnel's smoking room abatt is
he ladies' toilet. ON the port side is
he pantry and and the gentlcinen's toll =,
t. Fine promenading space is afforded
onward aft Of the saloon ON this deck.
he furniture Of the saloon is solid ma
l"gany with maroon plush upholstcr-
ng.
Leaving the upper deck and descend
ng to the main deck in the aft there is )
ladies' cabin with 30 brrths On the
'ort side is the office, and forward of Il
he wheel the kitchen, ice house and r
ngine"rs' quarters. On the starhoard
idc is a wash room and barber shop
onward Of lh" wheel the package room
nd saloon for colorcd people. There is Il
lso ladies cabin enclosed in an iron
ulkhead. TO the forward of this are a
3 bcrtis for the gentlemen and ahead u
fthis another bulkhead. Enclosed in
mother bulkhcad are the boilers and |
ngnes, coal bunkers and the tircmen's \
ilarterS ahead. T.
There are also excellent accoinmola-
olS for rolorcd persons on this deck, >,
lcrc being 25 hrrths in all Forward -
all these are the sailors and walters :
llartcrS. v
On the hurricancr deck, abaft of the
ilot house, is an elegantly furnished u
'om, used as the captain, room. :"
head Of these are two ruuIuS for the "
Iafcs and guartrr-mastrrS.
On the Sarboard side Of the main {
lloon is the clerks office, aud opposite IL
} this is the pantry. d
Captain George A. Kaynor, of the
Gamer Maggie, will, without donbt,
,lnmand her. The boat, when com
rted, will BE- the finest upon the l.as-
rn Shore, and will start on the line in cl
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