The daily critic., 1890-10-14
NEW IRON SHIPS.
MAGNIFICENT VESSELS THAT WILL
RUN FROM HERE TO NORFOLK.
the Two Boats, and a Third one
VIII Re Buut.

/ over Half q Million Dollars Invested IN
the Two Boats, and Third one
WIN re Buut
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Com.
pany have now on the ways Of their
shipy ard at Wilmington, Del, the
bulls Of two iron steamships which are
10 be built for the Washington and Nor
folk Steamboat Company Of this city
A party, including William +. Clark,
president Of the company, Levi Wood.
bury one Of the principal stockholders
Colonel Joseph c. McKibben and S. c.
Bsmage, president and general mana
ger respectively Of the Mt Vernon
nd Marshall Hall Steamboat Company
and a number uf newspaper men, made
visit 10 the ship yards yesterday. The
party was met at Wilmington by ex.
REPRESENTATIVE IT, Lbbey of Virginia
and General superintendent Callahan,
who Is giving his personal attention to
the construction of the boats
One Of the steamers Is now nearly
completed and will be launched about
the lst of December, the other will fol
low In a month or So The steamers
are constructed entirely Of iron and
will be 2f6 feet long with a beam width
Of as feet at the guards and a depth Of
% feet, and will cost when completed
about 1924 600. As soon as the two now
building are finished a third one will
be commenced According 20 contract
the steamers must be complete In every
respect and In readiness for service and
capable Of CnCountering the r0urhest
weather on the Chesapeake Bay
The hold will contain berths on each
side for the firemen and crew and the
second class passengers The dining
saloon. kitchen and stewards pantry
will also be In the hold The room of
the stcwardess will be aft Of the dining.
room and will be completely fitted up.
The main deck will contain twenty
two staterooms, a social hall, barroom
barber shop and purser's office. The
main deck forward will be fitted up with
a mail and baggage room.
The saloon deck will extend the com.
plete length Of the vessel and will con
tain forty. eight staterooms.
The interior Of the main saloon will
be handsomely decorated, and will be
lighted by a dome skylight The hur.
ricane deck will contain the pilot. house
and rooms for the officers Of the boat
All the state rooms will be finished In
hard wood, and the plumbing will be OF
the latest and most approved pattern
The engines Of each boat will be 1000
horse power, and will be fitted out with
an inverted, direct acting, surface.con.
densipg engine.
There will be two steel boilers, each
l3 feet In diameter. with a total fire
surface Of 4 ,lS0 feet The capacity Of
The coal bunkers will be 50 tons. The
IIoTellCr will be 10 feet IN diameter
lie sretd Of the boats from 49, 10 Is
miles an hour. The draft will be about
~ feet
The trial trips will be held in the
Delaware River but the vessels will be
given previous sea trip The inspec.
tion yesterday was very satisfactory TO
the visiting party.
The boats will be completed and really
for use by next March, and they will be
put In service, running from this city tO
Norfolk In twelve hours, making the
trips at night A third boat will
also be constructed 10 make day
trip The whole amount invested BY
the company Ia the enterprise will
probably reach $3.50. 600