The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-23
TWO NEW STEAMERS.
The Stonington Line Adds to It's
Equipment.

Equipment.
The building OF two new steamers by the
Providence n stonington Steamship Com.
pany, to run on their stonington Line, is an
event of much interest not only TO the travel
ing public, hut TO all who are in any way in
terested in marine architecture, as these
steamers present. many novelties in type and |
plan, and are the result of much thought de-
voted TO the question of the best type Of YES.
sci to run on great inland bodies of water |
such as Long Island Sound.
The size OF these steamers, the advantage Of
! their plan and equipment their arrange
ments for speed, comfort and safety, the mag |
nificence Of their interior fittings and decora-
tions, will all combined make them the finest
vessels Of their Kind ahoat.
The first of these vessels, the "Maine," was
| launched at Harlan & Holhngsworth yard at
Wilmington, Delaware, on October 8lst, and |
the second, the Anew Hampshire" Will be |
launcht in about three weeks.
The design Of these steamers, though mod |
eled somewhat on the plan OF the new pro-
| pellers now running on the Potomac River, |
is largely the work of Mr.. j. w. Miller, the
President of the Providence & Stouington
Steamship Company, and they have been
built under the immediate supervision Of
Mr.. s. j. CLARKE, the Superintendent of the
Company.
| To begin with, these boats are steel pro.
pellers, in itself a great innovation on Long
| Island Sound, where the side wheeler has
held sway so long.
Their general dimensions are length on
water line, 8O2 feet inches; length oyer all,
80 feet; beam nodded on load water line, 81
feet width over guards, 90 feet draft, l215
feet.
The passenger gangway is well aft, and
leads 10 a social hall extending the width of
the vessel. On the forward side of this is the
grand stairway and to the rear of a ladies'
cabln.
The grand stairway leads to the main sa-
| loon, which is a magnificent apartment 243
feet long in the clear and will be decorated in
white and gold with beveled plate glass
mirrors, etc. The front of this saloon will be
occupied by large parlor storerooms nnely
furnished with brass bedsteads, and the occu
pants of these rooms will have a fine outlook
Above this and reached by stairway from
the forward saloon will be a gallery deck
The front of this house is on circle which
will be made into an observation room with
nearly the entire front OF glass. Sliding doors
shut it OFF from the dining room which is
reached by passage between staterooDns, two
on this deck is a unique idea which cannot
fail to be popular, especially on warm sum-
mer days, when the dining rooms on the
lower deck, which is where it is located on al
most ali sound boats except those of the
Providence & Stouington Lines, become ex-
tremely hot aud stufy. The pantry, kitchen,
barber shops, smoking room, etc, Will also all
be on this deck. over the gallery is the pilot
house, which Will contain all the latest appll
ances for safe navigation.
Two handsome domes light the main saloon
There isan annunciator service from every
stateroom, and a special service between the
officers quarters.
Thesteam heating service is connected with
both the main and the donkey boilers. The
saloon will be heated by radiators and the
staterooms by continuous pipe. All ihe
plumbing will be first class. The steamers
will be lighted by electricity, about 600 lights
being Installed on each vessel, side snd stern
lighls being also electric and search light
will be mounted upon the pilot house. The
main engine Of these steamers will be an In
vented. direct acting, surface condensiug,
triple expansion engine with four cylinders
28, As, 81 and 81 inches diameter with 42iuch
stroke, The propeller is Of cast IRON, left.
handed, four bladed, and 1875 feet in diameter
-Four scotch type boilers Wul be installed IN
each vessel. These will be l3 feet 8 inches in
diameter and IL feet inches long, and win be
made of steel having q tensile strength Of
10000 pounds to the square Inch. Each boiler
has three corrugated furnaces 46 inches out
side diameter comprising 274 square feet Of
crate surface.
The boilers win be worked at pressure Of
, l6O pounds to the square inch
Blowers with a capacity of 10000 cubic feet
of air will be put in, and the fire room will be
arranged for forced draft This VIII be another
novelty on Long Island Sound. 1t is not
definitely decided that forced draft will be
used but the blowing platform will be in
stalled and the system used II II is found ad'
visBble.
The steering gear will be the williamson
cumbineu hand and steam gear
There Will be seven watertight compart-
ments in each vessel, insuring perfect safety
in case OF accident.
The steamers win carry besides The ull
complement of life RATS, hoats, etc.
These fine vessels win be fnisned next May,
and viii take their places on the StoningtOn
Line at the opening Of the next summer sea
son.
Florida oranges are coming.