The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-02

about the upper houses, excepting
the gossamcr-iko cordage lattice
railing of the promenade on the
upper deck. All the superstruc-
lures are solid and substantial look
ing, yet elegance and richness are
combined with strength in the high
class of material and workmanship
employed. Moreover, everything
being neat, clean and shipshape, the
Mararoa made even delightful i'm
preston upon everybody that in
spected her last evening. Her
modern appliances for purposes of
navigating, the comfort of passen-
gers, and the handling of freight,
were objects of universal admira-
ton. From the moment permission
was given the public to 90 on board,
a few minutes after the steamship
was docked, until her departure at
ten O'Clock, she was thronged with
visitors. Hundreds went over her
from stem to stern before going
home from business and labor, and
probably very few who came out
doors during the evening failed to
see the great object of curiosity.
The general verdict was that the
Mararoa is the noblest specimen of
marine architecture that has ever
entered our port. Her accommoda-
tions for first-class passengers are
truly regal. The drawing room,
besides luxurious upholstery and
airy spaciousness, has gorgeous
stained glass dome, finely wrought
corner and wall brackets, plate glass
mirror filling the space between the
two doors in the after corners, with
row of vases containing growing
plants ranged along the foot of the
mirror, while the paneling is adorned
with pictures and allegorical cary-
ings by notable artists. Accommo-
dations for second-class passengers
are of comfortable description, the
apartments attractively finished and
furnished, and spaces ample. The
smoking-room is exceedingly cosy
and elegant in its appointments, the
floor being mosaic-work in Minton
tiles. There are several very finely
equipped bathrooms, and the lava
tories, etc., are fitted up with the
latest improvements. Electricity
lights the ship throughout.
| The following are the principal
dimensions of the Mararoa, with
cognate particulars of the build /:
Length, 800 feet; breadth, AZ feet
depth, 2G feet; gross tonnage, 1900.
She is built of steel, three decked,
with a promenade deck above the
third one, extending three-fourths
the length of the ship and sheltered
by roof deck. Besides the ordi-
nary first and second-class passenger
accommodations, there are several
Pullman cabins on deck, capable OF
being transformed by day into
pleasant private sitting rooms. With
full poop, midship houses and
topgallant foreoastle, straight stem
and elliptical stern, the ship has
a double bottom on the cellular sys.
TEN, and the hull is divided into
watertight compartments. Brigan.
tine rugged, she has iron masts and
wire rigging wherever that is adj
missible. The engines, by Denny
& Co., of DumbartOn, are direct.
acting and surface-condensing, or
the triple expansion principle-thret
cylinders, high pressure, intermedi
ate and low pressure. Steam il
raised by two double-ended stee
, boilers, having twelve of Foxes cor
rugated furnaces. She was built by
, Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton. He
carrying capacity is about 2,2O(
| tons.
Following are the officers: Gap
tain, James Eddie, who took tn
vessel out from the Clyde; Chic:
7 Officer, II. j. Richardson; Second
, A. Cameron Third, H. Mclean
, Fourth, f. Shott; Purser, Mr.. G
ii. HUMPHREYS (late of the Wal
D hora); Chief Engineer, G. Meal
} lister; Second, Z. Council; Third
, John c. Seed; Fourth, Rober
t Stewart; Fifth, John Anderson
l Sixth, James Ferguson; Chief Stew
D ard, N. McNichol.
\ The Mararoa left for San Fran
, cisco at ten O'Clock, having durin
: her five hours stay in port dis
charged considerable cargo an
!, taken on 2,25O bags of sugar, 40
Q punches of bananas and variou
: packages of sundries. Twenty-fou
passengers went from here, and
mail was despatched containing 2
l54 letters weighing 67 pounds an
945 packages of papers weighing IS
pounds.
The Mararoa left Sydney at !
9 NJ, Dec. 4th, arriving at Aucklan
# Dec. 9Th, at 8 p. NJ, the fastest pas
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