Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-09
TRIAL TRIP o. rug STEAMER
OLYMPlAN


Ran Up and Down DeIaw are River.
From the Erery Ersning of Novem
be- 18th. paper published in Whining
ton. Delaware, We get the following ful
description of the new and magnitisen
steamer Olympiau. soon to walk til
waters Of Puget Sound like q thing o
| life:
| The Puget Sound steamer Olympian
built by the Harlan 4 Hollingsvor.t
Company. made her trial trip on tn,
river yesterday. Starting shortly befor,
: O'Clock. ste steamed down the river e
Fort Delaware. where she turned about
, and proceeded up the river TO Leagu,
Island. returning 10 Marcus Hook. III
the river and back again, and laudIns
at her wharf here shortly after 3 o'clock
The engines and machinery were given
a thorough test. and each part perfectly
performed its especial function.
The Olympian will run between Vic
soria and New Tacoma. terminus OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad. a dis
lance of l40 miles. calling at lnterme
dates ports on the Sound. She is built
and equipped expressly for carrying
passengers. and has accommodations fol
about 80. In design the steamer i,
handsome, and in finish and equipmen,
exquisite. Her registered length is
26l $40 feet. breadth ~ feet, depth
II $40 feet, with a carrying capacity of
1919 tons. The hull is OF steel plate
and the keel has sixinch swing.
The Olymplan on her trip yesterday
drew feet, inches of water fore and
aft. and developed a speed of over u
miles an hour in her runs. carrying A
pounds of steam and showing 2.l0 in
Dictated horse power. The time was
taken with the steamer running directly
against the wind. Scarcely n vibration
of the machinery WAS felt, which fact
was commented upon by thei steam
er's captain.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany was represented on the trip by
President J. Taylor Cause, Vice Presi.
dent and Secretary Harry L. Cause, N
r. Benson, Thomas jackson. George II.
Carpenter and James II. Carmichael
and others connected with the yards.
Representing the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation Company were j. G. Hen
derson. consulting engineer and super
intendent George II. Crosby, formerly
of this city, assistant superintendent
Captain Ackley and Chief Engineer
Pupsley, who will take the new steamer
to her destination. Among the invited
guests wore Stephenson Taylor, of the
w. 4 A. Taylor Company, New York,
builders of the boilers and engines of
the Alaskan, constructed by John Roach
& Son, chester, Pa; William Harlan
Captain George Il. johnson, I. S. n.
Captain Willard Thompson. David APP
pleby, Chester. Pa; Captain Is. 5. Osbon
of the National Gazette: w. 5. MoNair,
city editor Of the Morning Ners, repre-
sentative of the Ereyy Ereni"g and
others.
Dinner, laid in the steamers magniti-
cent dining room, was served about one
O'Clock.
The machinery of the craft is driven
hy n vertical surface condenser work
ING beam engine, with q l2-foot stroke
and l0-inch bore cylinder arranged with
Stevens's cut off. proportioned through
out TO sustain ~ pounds of pressure to
the square inch; one of Liehthalrs
surface condensers operated by indie
pendent circulating pump ana engine
two boilers with fiues below and return
through .ubes with steam chimney. ETC.
also arranged for 45 pounds OF pressure
| to the square inch. There are also II
donkey boiler with all its attachments
| and small steam pump for supplying
the same, and q donkey steamer fol
pumping bil0e, washing decks, supply
| inc boilers ard fire pipes leading To dlt-
! ferent decks with hose attachments.
| The shafts and cranks are of wrought
iron and cast iron wheel centerS. A
Nass patent mud. grease and ar eX-
! tractor is applied on the hue OF tie
! feed, and az large-siZo freedman
eiector is employed emrtying tho bilge
| The wheels are composite. wood ans
! iron, 3oI1 feet in diameter and IL feel
| face with iron radial paddles and wood
| en- buckets. The Olympian Is schooner
rig, two masts, With wire standing and
manila running rigging. She ls sup
piled with four metallic life boats, fon
! life RATS and full equipment of indi
-, yiduai life preserveTS.
| The interior af the vessel is finished
and furnished in magnificent st,
throughout. The Captain and first an.
second officers. have snug quarters CT
the hurricane deck. directly aft of th'
wa.e,hon,e. TIE formers suit Of apart
fpShtS, hEC bVNi lo'iAs pi'Ni''f>
bath, separated hv curtains. The mid
die, or promenade deck, which ~ c.ea
fore aud aft OF the warehouses, o..en
into the grand saloon. extending almos
the length and breadth OF the steaIr r
Fifty state rooms, ranged cOntipuousi,
on either side open into this saloon, he
sides solicit ROOMS. cents smoking room
ladies' parlor and linen lockers. Eaci
n,.Asa II VT
any wash stand. toilet requisites. IN,
two herths. Fou. of the rooms hav
acrble mahogany bedstead1. hung witt
silk curtains, and are known ~ I'll
bridal chambers. The grand saloon j
furnir he'd with mahogany arm chair
and sofas, upholstered III ,naioon plush
and around the main mast. whicl
passes through the apartment. a Givnl
is bull. The floor ia carpeted viii
Wilton, velvet finish. in neat design
with sage xs the predominatiEg color
The same carpet ia used wherever tn
floor is covered throughout the boat.
Light IL furnished through s,aine
glass skylight, extending the length o
the apart aent. and French plate win
dows. Tue saloon Is finished in whit.
shaded 70 light fawn, with line O
; gliding on the panels and mahoGaE
p,las,srs and csps on ell sides. III
central panel Of tse door is decorate
il liucrusta walton IN gold and silv",
! aud painted in brilliant cs'ors. 1h
J eonbiuation inparts to tie interior c
} ,as saloon an air Of richness and eli
J eanee.
. A graad stairway leads FROM the 81
, leon to the sDcial hall on the deck h
! low. II 10 OF carved mahogany. wit
J newell pests Of rich and artistic design
surrounded BY brass electric chand
iiers. The steps are covered with Rol
J broaDe brass, diamond stamped. FAcir
{ the landing 10 handsome French plat
: mirror, 81 feet by 10G feet in fran
richly carved, with En- inside mountir
] of breans. The stairway is surrounde
By . railing Of mahogany. making
! graceful senieirsular eweepin the salOO
: There are i've ether stairways, CORE
] psndipely handsosne. ere leading to Il
! ladies' besdoir AFT. and the other to Il
, stair house forward.
Ga the main deck. directly aft, is
o social hall. With large pantry on Il
I port side and the captains Office on Il
4 ofAyhnAP6 In the guards forward a