Smyrna times., 1883-07-11
The New Pilgrim " of the Fall
River Line.

To say of anything that it is the best
of its kind in the world is to make a
bold claim, and yet this is what may be
safely asserted of the new steamer |
Pilgrim of the Fall River Line, between
New York and Boston. The Pill
grim, which after several years of con-
struction and preparation took her
place last week in the regular passen-
ger service of the line, has been aptly
christened 1.-THE Iron Monarch of
Long Island Sound" and is not only
larger than any other inland steamboat
in the world, but is also unsurpassed in
the perfection of its finish, the COM
pleteness of its appointments, and the
extent and variety of its equipment.
The hull of the Pilgrim, which is of
iron, was built and launched at the
well-knOwn Chester Pa yard of John
Roach & Son, and her boilers, engines
and machinery supplied by the same
firm at their works in New York. To
fully describe in detail all the features
of the Pilgrim would be to the unpro-
fessiOnal reader a tedious task, but a
few figures may give some idea of her
magnificent dimensions and varied
equipment. Among her measurements
are the following: Tonnage, $500
! of
guards, 81 feet; depth from floor to
top of dome, 60 feet; aggregate horse
power of twelve boilers $500; dame
ter of paddlewheels, IL feet; of steam
cylinder, 10 inches; weight of walk
ing beam, 33 tons and of cylinder, 80
tons. In the equipment of tho boat are
required ten miles of electric-light wire,
five miles of copper signal wire, 1000
feet of fire hose, 5000 yards of carpet
ing, 4,5OO sheets, 1000 blankets, g, SOC
towels, 10000 pieces of china and crock.
cry, and 1900 pieces Of silverware
The Pilgrim has sleeping accommoda.
tion for 1 900 passengers, and dining
hall seating 10 persons at once. In
every detail of construction and fur
nishing, the principle of the builders Of
the Pilgrim has been to "get the best ,
Iron bulkheads, dividing the hui
transversely, render it unsinkable ; the
casing in iron of the engines and boil
ers, and the practical abolition of ga
and lamps, reduce the danger from fir,
to a minimum, while in the decora
r tions and the furnishings nothing
E which could please the taste or en-
4 hance the comfort of the passenger
, has been omitted. The grand salool
a and its galleries and ceilings, the mai
/ staircases and the bridal staterooms
! are marvels of the decorators and ful
), nisher's arts, and in all departments o
:, the great steamer, and for all classes Q
passengers, all the latest and most e.
n fective appliances of modern skill an
If taste to insure both comfort and safet
q have been called into service.
r, round numbers, the total cost of tn
is Pilgrim has been one million dollar
l. and the Old Colony Steamship Con
IT pany, her owners, may safely cha
k lenge the werld to produce, for Ion
E. time to come, her equal, With the az
y dition of the Pilgrim, the Old Colon
h fleet now numbers nine frst-cla
ss steamers, of which four are exclusive
e. in the freight service, enabling it easi
ne to hold the pre-eminence it has lOr
n. deserved and maintained as the fine
of and the favorite of all the lines plyir
n. the waters of Long Island Scum
in The service for the Summer of 1888 /
90 cludes separate line to Newport al
ny daily line to Boston Uia Fall River.