Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-22

length. The two furnaces are seven feet
deep. The shaft Is 1917 inches In diane
ter, and the wheels which are of
the latest style of feathering paddle
The buckets, which are eight feet six :,
inches long and nearly three feet wide,
work automatically, doing away with the
raising Of several tons of water to the top
of the wheel house, as is done by the old
style of wheel. Her proportions are good
and. as she sails away her width is particu-
arly noticeable. In fact she has more
deck room than the Vermont
The hull being of metal the hog frame
is dispensed with, largely increasing the
space for passengers and rooms. She has
only six state rooms, having been built for
a day boat, but her interior Is so designed
that others can easily be added IL neces-
are fine, being In full keeping with the
high standard of finish of the boat in all
the other parts.
Tue stateroom hall is about 40 feet long
and Is finished in hard wood, maple and
butternut with cherry mouldings and trim
mings, 1t is carpeted with Wilton carpet
from w. 81 j. Sloane's famous house OF
New York, and the chandelier, which are
large fortnight affairs. of handsome de-
sign, were furnished by Williams, Page &
Co., of Boston. The furniture Use black
alnut,.upholstered with figured material
and it harmonizes very nicely with the
finish of the interior
Excursionists will appreciate the location
and equipment or the dining room, which
is an innovation on Lake Champlain. Ii
Is located aft on the main deck instead OF
down in the hold as is usually the case
occupying the space usually taken up by
the ladies cabin. 1t is finished like the
main saloon and hall in hard wood, with
chestnut, maple and cherry trimmings
In case of necessity an additional dining
room can also be provided below, giving
an aggregate seating capacity of about
100. The kitchen below surpasses any
thing of the kind on the lake. 1t is fur
nished with one of Bramhall, Deane 4
Cos. best two fire ranges and the other
furniture and utensils are in full keeping
Her decks are all spacious and well
finished, and every want of the excursion
lists seems to have been anticipated in heI
build, finish and equipment. Nor is the
safety of her crew and passengera over
looked. She carries four life boats and q
llte raft, with capacity of 200, and she
has on board 500 life preservers of the most
improved pattern, consisting of jackets
made out of cork.
Great credit is due TO Capt Rushlow
he chief engineer of the Lake Champlair
transportation company, from whose
model the hull was built at Wilmington
Del, by the Harlan & Hollingsworth com
tended the construction OF the boat in
every particular Her model could moi
easily be eXcelled, as she cuts the water
like knife, throwing little if any spray
from her bow when under full speed.
On the 14th the Chateaugay made the
distance from Essex to Burlington 1871
miles in 80 minutes having been timed by
Col. Cannon and DR.. Webb, which is one
minute and 30 seconds better than the
best time ever made over the same dis
lance by the Vermont or any other steam
boat on Lake Champlain. This was done
with less than 80 pounds of steam. the
average being about 40. The trip Satur
lay was made with an average of A
pounds.
The Lake Champlain Transportation
company have thus shown an additional
evidence of their ente prise and the inter
rests of Lake Champlan cannot fail to
feel the influence of the new and attrac-
tive accommodations for tourists afforded
by the Chateaugay.
The Chateaugay takes the Williams
route and Saturday evening she went tC
the haroor where the transfer was made
Capt. Baldwin took command of the
new boat and she will start this morn inl
from Port Henry Capt. Rushlow will GO
on to the!Vermont releasing Capt. Arbucklt
who Will take command OF the Horizon
on Lake George today.