The morning call., 1890-12-28
TRIAL TRIP
OF THE UKIAH.
She Went Across to Tibur0n in
twenty-five Minutes.
Details Regarding the Latest Addition to the
Ferry-5oat Fleet-She Is Surpassed
in Size by the Solano Only.

The trial trip of the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railway Company's new ferry
steamer Ukiah took place on the bay yester-
day and was success in every respect.
About two hundred guests were on hand,
including representatives OF the Southern
Pacific Company, Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, Oceanic Steamship Company,
local representatives of the various Eastern
railroads and members of the press. The
ARRANGEMENTS for the trip were made under
the direction OF President j. F. Burgin, Pas
senger Agent Peter J. McGlynn and General
Manager Fl. c. Whiting of the railroad.
A large number of people assembled on
the dock to witness the steamer leave ON her
initial trip. which she did at / 30 p. NJ. She
was finely decorated with flags and forward.
or at the end furthest from the apron; floated
the burgee and the company's flag, each
surmounted by long pennant. At stats
en- the promenade deck were displayed the
Donahue house flag and the initial burgee,
while at the jackstaff aft were punched two
fine American ensigus. which we're "broke"
and tloated to the breeze as the steamer left
the dock amid the cheers Of the assembled
multitude.
A VETERAN AT THE HELM.
A string band was Oh board and enlivened
the proceedings. Captain ID. Van Pelt, the
veteran, was in command on the trip and
George Scott, the company'S experimenting
engineer of steamers, had charge of the ma
chinery, with Walter Scott assistant. James
Spiers and ID. 3. Hinckley of the Fulton
Iron Works, with Foreman Harry Christie,
also watched the performance of the ma
chinery and were more than satisfied.
On the trip across the tide was ebb and
fresh northwest breeze and cboppy sea were
encountered in the channel. Alter leaving
her berth the vessel made directly for the
slip at Tiburon, and, from the time Captain
Van Pelt jngled the bell to go ahead until
he rang to slow down on entering the slip
on the other side was just % minutes, q
grand performance.
The steamers engines and boilers were
built by the Fulton Iron Works. The mo-
tive power is a beam engine of 300 horse
power, having cylinder 90 inches in diam
eter. with 12-f0ot stroke. The paddle wheels
are 81 feet in diameter, having "A buckets
with a 12-foot face. There are two steel
boilers, each 25 feet long, with 11-toot shell
the steel being 1.532 inches thick. with a
working pressure of 60 pounds to the square
inch.
NOT A HITCH OBSERVED.
On the trial trip these engines were worked
up to % revolutions a minute and not a
hitch, not the slightest friction was OBJ
Scfftu. HOt even IL ana all H.
terested were greatly pleased thereat. After
working little 1t is expected that "a revo-
lutlons a minute will be made by the engines
with ease aud corresponding higher rate
of speed attained.
After crossing the bay the Ukiah laid at
the slip at Tlburon for about twenty min
ntes and then steamed out, passed through
RaccOon Straits, up by the Oakland mole
and then crossed the bay again to her berth
on this side and landed her delighted pas
H. ~. II.
up the bay splendid dinner was served in
one of the large cabins.
All the delicacies Of the season were on
the table aud there was no stint of CHAM
payne and other liquors. Toasts were
given and responded 10, songs were sung
Boehn OF the Tiburon, and for the last forty
years on the Sacramento River boats, acted
as caterer. Speeches were made by Presi-
dent Bnrgin. Martin Bulger, w. II. Mention.
w. Hart, Luman Wadham. Jabez l.. Swan,
Master Mechanic Reynolds and others.
THE LARGEST SAVE. ONE.
The Ukiah was launched at Tiburon on
the night Of May 18th, of the present year,
and as she slid into the water was christened
by Miss Olive Mcguire, cousin of the late j.
Mervyn Donahue. Next to the Solano, she
is the largest ferry-boat afloat in the waters
of the bay. She is built after the latest
pattern of the New York ferry-boats, and
has accommodations for passengers on the
main deck. On this deck are two tracks for
railroad cars, with capacity for sixteen
cars.
On either side of the deck, fore and aft of
the paddle-wheels, are the cabins, those on
one side being for ladies, those on the other
for gentlemen. The floor of the gents
cabin is covered with oieloths, that OF the
ladies' with velvet carpets. The seats in ali
are composed of half-round strips Of cedar
and black walnut, with arms of black wal
nut separating the seats. The seats are self
supporting and, like their composition, are
the device of Robert Bragg, who did all the
homework on the vessel. In addition to
these around the sides of the cabins railroad
seats are set in the center. The gents
cabin is furnished in grained paneling, ana
the ladies' Is painted in parti colors, with
gilt holdings and headings.
AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
Between the gentlemen's cabins are
toilet-room and restaurant. On the main
deck, next to the engines, is the bar, and
between the ladies' cabins, around the pad
dle-box, is movable partition, by means
OF which ladies can move from one cabin to the
other without encountering those on the
main deck. When cars are run on the boat
this partition folds up snugly against the
paddle-box. at the end of each cabin is
also yestibule or entrance room, provided
with doors, so that no drafts can penetrate
the cabins when people enter. All the
cabins are provided with steam heaters aud
are well lighted.
From the main deck a broad stairway
with branches to port and starb0ard leads to
the promenade deck, where are located the
pil0t-bOuses and four staterOoms for the
officers OF the steamer. The quarters of the
crew are located in the hold. and are SPA
cIons and well lighted. The Ukiah carries
crew OF sixteen men. From the large
promenade deck ladders lead to smaller
decks, which are over the cabins. They will
prove very agreeable to excursionistS during
tine picnic season.
READY FOR SERVICE.
The new boat will commence to run to
IIburon about Tuesday next, taking the
place Of the steamer Tiburon, which will be
laid up for painting and general over
hauling This operation will take about
sixty days, and it is expected by that time
the LOmbard-street slip and the railroad
.c0mpany's slip at Tiburon will be COM
pleted, and then this the finest ferry boat
on the bay, will commence her regular trips,
carrying passengers and freight-cars,
Among those who were present on the
trial trip were: John f. Eurgin Jr., Presi-
dent; ii. G. Whitney, General Manager;
Peter j. McGlynn, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent; W. II. Merton, General
Freight Agent; Edwin Reynolds, Master
Mechanic; Phillip N Lilienthal, Louis
Sloss yr. and Scion Pattee, Directors of the
San Francisco and Northern Pacific
Railroad; Mrs. p. McGlynn, Mrs. w.
II. Merton. Misses Agnes and Teresa
Burgin, Mrs. Stevens, the Misses Mamie and
Jennie Finley, Mrs. J. Hayden, Miss Mary
Hayden, Miss Amelia Hayden, Miss Chris
sic Kennedy, Mrs. Captain L. Hughes, Miss
Lizzie Hughes Miss Fanny Kannadv Mrs