Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-07
rHE nrsssxs sas PABLO.

Francisco Dee. l9sk for China and Js-
usu. since which time she has not been
scr. She had coal on board for run
Of swsnsy-ous dayA and besides vaa
provided With sails, which In an snnsr-
esncy would carry her along at slow
rate Of speed. She Il either broken
down or lost. Her of1eefs were: Capt-
z @. Reed. commander u. =. Wise
chief officsr: A. Esscomb. second Of
fcer: z. Reed, third officer. ). y. HaiDes,
chisf engineer: J. HAaghtOn, hrss ASSET
ant enRinaer; J. Leseh, second assistant
engineer. J. Hanna, third assistant en-
Qinear; W. ]. Ramage. purseF' o. stan
lev, freieht clerk; EavArd Iildsnr sore
kesu>f: b. Dogina. sis~ard- Sc has 90
beard 3 valn2bie cargo. oonslsfin2 OF
eOOo barrels -four. 10, rs pounds onster'
GOO hasua, and Chinese Eoefehandls So
bassdss fsss 81 IN gold and silver she
Ala had on board hfty seaEoen ana
ahouf Eve hundred Cinnamon lne
sslue OF The ship vas not far from bali
a million dollars
The San Patio was sister ship 10 ine
Tacoma and San Pedro. With lf2prove-
rnsuts, and vas reckoned among nAatl
cal men the staunehest vessel on the
Pacific ocean, the best freighteF and as
fat A the fastest. few vessels OF iste
have attrnated more attention among
freight shippers on account OF superior
carving capacity than this magnificent
vessel. The took the largest and most
sxpensive cargo Of mere hAndiSe ever
aarried from Amerioa 10 China, ons val
mad Al s5DO. coo, and abe then broughs 10
San Francisco q full cargo OF tea, the
largest ever carried. She arrived At
Sinenpore from Philadelphia via New
York April 2Ist, In IS days VIA the Snez
Canal. where she WA detained two days
BY grounding, and made the passage 70
ShanQhaa In ~ days. She discharged
her cargo In good condition, which -
not always tbs case after such long
voyage. Hhe made tbs fastest time 90
record between those pofts-
The San Pablo, according 30 de.
soription given of bar when new, last
oae year ago, vas built by Cramp q
sons. Philadelphia, having been finished
Al thsir ward In February. she IS OF
5000 tons gross, depth 20 feet, beam "
fest and go feet long. She is double
bottomed. on the cellular system, and
can carry BdO tons Of water as ballast,
when necessary, in three different wafer,
tight Compartments, which can be niled
10 Is minutes and pumped out IN one
boar and a quarter, and by the same
means the ship can be trimmed N any
manner aesired, In very brief space OF
time. Her main deck 10 OF iron, GOV
cred with yellow pine piankinR- No
thing has been spared 20 make her the
staunchesl and strongest ship OF her
size afloat, and d survey OF the steamer
will convince every one that great
strength has been secured. Her bunker
capacity IL 600 tons, and her carrying
capabilities are 400 tons dead weight.
She il fitted with large double Aciisn
Ere pumps At each end, in fire and
waterproof rooms, which can be worked
by hand or steam, besidea very large
d0ubls-aetio worthinRton pump. - by
20, In engine room, which h also availa
BILE for pumping out the ship from any
compartment. On deck forward she u
built with an iron whslebsek. planked
with wood, with n A-tneh breakwater,
enabling the ship W be driven against a
head sea without taking quantities of
water on board. Her anchors weigh 81
tons each, with 2-inoh Bradlse d 20.
chain cables tested MP to 20 tons. The
sailors and firemen's quarters are lOcat-
cd under the whAlebaok, and are lifted
in the most comfortable manner. The
windlass 10 OF the very latest improved
pattern, made by the American Ship
Windiass Co., with the engines bedded
on the deck and net overhead, connect
ing with steam oapstan OF powerful
make, At each hatch she has two large
cargo dofrieks. Each OF her masts has
four derricks, two before the mast and
two aft, besides her fore and mainsail
booma. Her supply Of steam winohes Ia
20 adequate that by means of leading
blocks two men eau either Set or take in
any sail In the ship in any weather, thus
enabling the ship 10 be sailed with the
assistance Of very small crew. There
10 remarkably strong. bailt iron deck
house auaidships, containing n galley,
mess rooms and officers quarters, be-
sides three stale-rooms for passengers,
elegantly lifted up. Her patent steam
steering gear is the latest and best i'm
provement in that particular branch Of
her equipment. Aft she is lifted with a
turtle back, containing very powerful
hand screw steering gear, carpenters
quarters, lamp room, and two powerful
engines, with gipaies ON each side for
varying ship. A novelty In her rigging
IL that she 10 auppliea With inch gal
vantzed iron pipe In place of ratlines,
covered with canvas 10 prevent the feet
from slipping. Her two polaoca masis
are Of iron, In oae piece, the foremost
being rugged with two topsails and g
topgallant yard. The uaastg are also
utilized foF ventiiators, and the draft
can be shut OF With damper. II re-
qsirod. The piston rods and crank
shafts are Of rnild steel; the size Of the
latter being Is inches and the propeller
shaft i6A inches. brass lined In the usual
way. she has an independent censrifn,
eai niFcnlAttng pump, also used In con
neetion with Wofthineton pamp, 20
sznpty the ballast water. The boilers
are foer IN number and Of steel, carry.
snE " pounds Of steam. tested as psF
Ldoyds 70 $50 pounds. aud large don
key boiler capable OF working all the
wsnches IN The ship. TIE ashes are
hoisted up by an engine In the donkey
boiler roczn, and are dumped In large
pipe. through which water u forced,
thus dumping the ashsa overheard I'M
der water. VASES mad, grease and air
extractor has been adopted, therehy
teedinS clean, solid water 20 she boilers.
She has bean Constructed With q view
that with hurricane deck added she
can Be made hFst-elass passenger
ship. Her engines have Developed 230c
hosse power, making spcsd of II knots,
And Is " knots per heur her cousnmp-
ton Of Newport News, Va, coal 10 only
thirty tons per day. Her Westinghouse
governor Il one OF sha moss sensitive
pieces Of mechanism ever introduced 30
the marine engineering world, as IL con
trols ths propeller when the ship Is pitch
ina hessily, and consequently prevents
the disastrous racing Of The engines.
+, S-Sinee the above vss prepared
for ths press the san Pablo has been
heard from, having arrived al Yskos
hama Feb. ssh, after voyage OF e
days-neAsiy thfee tiaes longer than
her average voyages. Il is relieving 70
know that she was 20 vail built and 50
well furnished that, oii enoonntering
even q uost sestaus naiAhap. she VAS
able 10 continne on her way unaided 10
her place Of final destination.