The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-06
TEE NEW TUG GIs.
The Vessel Reaches Savannah at 1880
O'clock This Morning.

The Vessel Reaches Savanr eh ct 1890
O'clock This Morning.
The tug Regis, built BY the John 81,
Dialogue engineering and surrounding
works. Camden, n. j.. for the Savannah
Lighterage and Transfer Company, which
left Camden Tuesday, Sept %. arrived
here at 1890 O'Clock this morning, after q
run Of SixtY-one hours from NoTfolk.
The Regis, named after the charming
| little daughter of President Elton A. Smith,
is handsons as a yacht, able as a snip and
designed 70 do good service.
President Smith ard Supt. A f.
Dewey have given their personal attention
10 the building of the tug. Her dimensions
are SIS feet in length, 1917 feet beam and
| feet deep. She will draw 81 feat forward
and 8 feet aft and can be trimmed to Z
feet even keel. Her hull Is OF steel. She
has five water-tight compartments: two OF
whl-h form fresh water tanks OF about
! 5000 gallons capacity. The joiner work is
OF white pine, house grained, and black
walnut with white combings.
TIE pilot house and engine room are I'm
ished in cherry and sycamore and the after
cabin in mahogany and sycamore. There
are two berths, closets and washsfand in
the cabin. In the pilot house the cushions
ore upholstered in tapestry and leather and
can be made into berth.
Tho boiler is 81 feet diameter and IL
feet long, of steel with corrugated furnaces,
and is allowed 100 pounds of steam. The ell
giDes are compound surfacs-c ,ndensing
cylinders l4x26 feet and 20 inches stroke,
with air pump and feed pump
connected with the low pressure engine.
She is provided with a fire and wrecking
pump or tho "Dean" pattern. The fire COD
| necsions are 21S-inch New York standard
| and will connect with the hose Of the Sa
vannah fire department.
The tug has seam capsten for hauling
| lighters alongside and a crane on each side
! to hoist cotton falling il the water.
! The ruGder is Of the balanced pattern
With powerful steering gear, the invention
Of Capt. Van b. Avery of the tug jacob
Pau!sen. Other novel and important feat
ures are the split columns TO the engines
which make very solid engine. and thu
only ones on a tug in the United States.
The steam reverse gear is of Dialogue
fec control of the engine with
very little energy required Il
work it. On the trial trip the engines madl
100 revolutions with 10 pounds of steam
and with no apparent vibration, turning {
propeller feet in diameter and . feet pitch
the boat making u nautical mile. by
patent log, in 4$4 minutes.
The dining room has a seating capacity TO
twelve people, with black walnut table and
mahogany glass rack. The galley is con
venient aud airy with numerous dish closet,
aud lockers Tue forward cabin has sil
berths, drawers and lockers, and leather
cushions. The engine room skylight ha'
red and blue glass with the namo Regis
flashed in the glass and mahogany gratinSs
| with brass rods
The crew which brought the tug out il
Capt. Joseph Hatterich Frank B. Avery anC
James A. Nicely engineers; Asa Van Scrier
mate, J. A. Cavalier, steward; William
Wilson, quartermaster Frank Reous and
Ferdinand Anderson, iiremen. The only
change in the crew will be in Capt. EdwarC
Payne taking command with Mr.. Nelly a:
chief engineer.