The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-25
The Steamship -CoPtio.-

Inc Steamkhap Oopue-
While of our port Captain Ridley Of the Copfie
invited His Majesty and Messrs. Cleghorn J. Patty,
r. MacFarlane and A. T. Atkinson to go over his
vessel The party eft Brewers wharf at noon on
Thursday last, being carried out to the monster
steamer by the s-eam launch OF H. /. G. VI. $
Leipsic. In spite Of the representations of the
weather wise, the sea proved fairly smooth and as
all of the party were tolerable sailors signs of
sea sickness married the pleasure of the trip The
steamer WAS gaiy decked with Hays. IN gala COS
tuners In fast. As the party approached 1t vas
hard TO realize her size 50 we'll Is she modelled
and 50 tine are her lines
The Copfie IN built of steel she is $50 feet in
length feet beam and 81 feet in depth of hold.
She is registered 1851 tons, bot she has carried
700 tons of freight this tup she had con-
siderably over GOO tons, contained IN 1O,OoO
packages. She was built in Belfast and launched
September ISL. Once on deck il was easy to real
ize the euormous length of the vessel, Of
the rty Witty remarked, If you do not like the
climate az one end why you can go the other.
The main charm OF this vessel however, lies in
her admirable fittings and arrangements Tor the
Comfort Of the passengers No vessel that has Wis
tied our waters has afforded such great advantages
to the traveller One feels more If one
a floating palace than In an ordinary steamship.
A casual glance such as the party were able %
give did not afford room for gaining materials for
extended description, but sufficient could be OBJ
tanned 70 give some idea Of the comforts Of the
ship.
On the upper deck were houses for the ladies'
saloon and smoking room, these were spacious
apartments, the walls Of which we're covered with
embossed leather, hand painted: in the former the
subject was the spider and the fly, suggestive Of
the nursery poem Of " will you walk into my par
lur; the latter, handsome sun flowers suggs sted
the taste OF Oscar Wilde. Moreover special
rangemeuts had been made for the comfort of card
players, and there was even little stand which
would take care Of the glass OF 5. and b. or iced
water: nothing apparently had been forgotten.
The next glance at the ladies' room on the
main deck: this was was extremely comfortable,
fitted with sofas, chairs, tables and forth, and
having bath rooms and other conyeniencies open
ing out of II. The staterooms were next inter
viewed: these Of two kinds, single and double:
tie single staterOOms are comfortable enough, but
the double ones are really spacious apartments.
The fittings are elegant The beTths are inviting
and cool there is lots of air water can be obtained
by turning on tap, the waste runs right out of
the Cabin II servant Is wanted. all that Is re-
quired TO touch electric bell, and straghtway
he or she appears. The electric light illunines,
without heating every part of the ship; there is not
a cabin, not galley even, without it, in an instant
the whole ship can be made to blaze with light.
The accommodations for gentlemen in the shape
of bath rooms are especially luxurious: the rooms
have tiled floors and walls half way up, the baths
are r10my, the fittings silver plated. The " kitch-
ems" no other ulms will suIt them, are az large
ID NOT larger luaE good sized room: here again
tie floors are tiled and can thus be easily kept
clean, pantry opening from The kitchen was ele-
dishes not until required at the saloon table. The
Chinese had "A kitchen to themselves, tiled IN the
same manner, and only tTlhe less good than the
kitchen of the saloon Well aft are the hospitals,
6 IN number: here the the sick get excellent atten
ton and are thoroughly isolated from the we'll.
Before the engine room, and in the broadest part
of the ship is the saloon staircase the saloon is
entered through a pair of handsome doors: here
also, walls are Ornamentod with aesthetic lilies,
the tables are large, the seats comfortable, light
good. 4 very fine lunch was spread, showing
what excellent resources there were in the cuisine,
ana tue shore party did ample justice to the dAin
ties set before them.
An adjournment 20 the Captains cabin showed
Us the very gem of 4 little room. Captain Ridley
Is evidently man Of taste; beautiful little water
coiors hang on the walls amatourish work, Tor
ON enquiry found the price OF one WIS 5000:
then there were cuTios, and delicate flowers, bril-
hAutly col0rud rugs, an excellent library Of we'll
chosen books, among which We noticed some Of the
very latest publications Captain Ridley is highly
popular with his passengers fine specimen of the
sailor and gentleman.
Among the passengers we must not omit to men
ton a grandson Of Lord Byron Of the Blonde, the
Commander who brought back the bodies OF ke-
mehamgha II and his Queen, and after whom By
ron's Bay IN Hawaii is named. His Majesty had
considerable conversation with this gentleman and
expressed himself sorry that in consequence Of
the quick dispatch of the steamer it was not pos
sible TO show him those attentions which he would
have been glad 10 show to the grandson Of one who
had been connected so intimately with Hawaiian
history About three the party left for shore: as
they entered tine steam launch, a regular ringing
British cheer was gwen, which was answered from
the boat the Ensign was dipped and the word mis-
was written to one Of the peasantest little excur-
sidns 1t has been our lot to tniOy.