Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-04
THE D0RoH EsrER.
Another Wilmington Built sont in
Active Service.

The new freight and passenger steamer
Dorchester, built by the Harlan Il Hollings.
worth Company for the Merchants and
Mlners Transportation Company Of Balti-
more, made short trial trip on the Della
ware river Friday morning and about noan
she left for Baltimore, where shebIarriyed
on Monday morning. number OF Balti-
moreans arrivsd on Saturday and made
the initial trip on the new steamer.
The steamer Dorchester is as staunoh,
elegant and commodious a vessel us has
been built here for some time. She Is the
handsomeet OF the feet Of 10 fine steamers
comprising this line. No expense has been
spared to provide for the comfort and even
luxury of her patrons. She is an Iron four
deck steamer 280 feet long over ALL $50
feet between perpendlculars, about 40 fset
beam ami 38s feet depth of hold. She is
furnished with triple expansion engine of
1900 horse power, with cylinders "a,
80 and SO inches In diameter and
4S inches stroke OF piston. Steam
will be furnished by four steel boilers
III feet long and IL feet inches In dia-
meter, capable OF working pressure of
100 pounds to the square inch. Her gross
tonnage Is $500 tons and net tonnage 1876
tons.
She is provided with one Of wIlliamson's
steam steering engines, a Providence steam
windlass, steam capstane fore and aft, two
Trottman anchors OF $500 pounds each,
and 1000 pound anchor forward. She
has four metallic aud one wooden life boat
and one life raft, and In case OF fire 500 feet
OF inch hose and $50 feet Of u inch hose
are distributed throughout tine vessel
Auxiliary steering gear is provided aft en-
the fourth deck.
OF her four decks the two lower ones will
be used entirely for freight. The state-
rooms are on the third and fourth decks
nd mill Rl flrgf. aiuuu mud
nine second.cass passengers. The state-
rooms on the third deck open into tbs main
saloon. Each room Is provided with Two
| beds, wash-stand, water cooler and all
necessary toilet appurtenances. The ex-
terior OF the rooms facing the saloon, as
we'll as the entire Interior finish OF the
saloon, Is In natural mahogany. This
| apartment LOOKS as comfortable aud elegant
as home. The floor is covered with Il
rich body Btussels carpet. The furniture
is upholstered in red plush and the entire
| furnishing OF the room is In quiet but ele-
| giant taste, making 1t 4 thing of beauty and
comfort. Back of the main saloon are
rooms with Dath-tub. Forward OF the
saloon are the pantry and galley.
| Ascending from the main saloon to the
| fourth or promenade deck is a handsome
staircase on the landing Of which is rich
mahogany panel with the name OF the ves-
sci carved aud gilded. This staircase leads
| into the main deck house 104 feet long
The latter contains AZ OF the staterooms. Il
Is finished in panels painted In neutra
tlnts. The floor IL covered with a body
| Brussels carpet of neat design.
Forward OF this house are two other deck
houses which Immediately adioin the piloi
house. The fret ono has the captain't
quarters which are flushed In maple. The
furniture is upholstered In red plush. A
handsome folding bed is utilized during
the day as an ornamental. piece OF fnrnt
iure, with French plate mirror In front
A small office desk is provided for th,
traneacting of business. A smaller room
for the captain is used as wash-roOm. Th'
officers rooms a1joln and are finished Il
oak. The second deck house comprises |
cosy little smoking room finished IL
ANTIQUE oak aud provided with card table
and necessary conveniences to enjoy quie
game; an officers mes5 room also In an
iique finish and an enclosure for the stear
pipds Wiii which the vessel Is 6sst6,
throughout. In addition to her stean
power the Dorchester has Ave sails, a for
and main staysail jib and fore and mali
trisail. She is manned by n crew oil 81 mel
including the following officers: Captain
Il. M. Howes; First Officer, j. +. Clark
second Officer, John johnson: Chief Engi
neer, w. b. Turner; First Assistant, j
Sherwood; /; Second Assistant, Mr.. Neenan.