The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-16
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE. /"
A New Steamer for the Stonngton
Launched To-day.
PROPELLERS FOR THE SOUND,
Twin Vessels which Excite Much In
terest I'm shipping Circies-A Change
From the Old-Tashioned side-W Wheeler.
To be Ready for Service Next Spring
ESPECIAL TO THE SEws.l

WILMINGTON, Jan. 16 - The steamer
"New Hampshire" the second of the two
twin steamers being Quilt for the Stoning-
ton Line, at Wilmington, Del. was
launched at Harlan & Hollingsworth's
yard to-day. The steamer Maine"
the sister ship of the New Hampshire" ."
was launched on October 3lst last, and is
now well along toward completion.
As the first propellers to be put into ser
vice on Long Island Sounl, these vessels
are exciting much inter st among ship
ping men, as IL Is expected that, If success
ful, they will bring about "A revolution in
Sound travel from the old-fashioned side
wheeler to the more modern propeller.
These two vessels are TO be exactly alike
in every detail; their general dimensions
are: Length on water-line, 302 feet 7inches;
length over all, 80 feet; beam nodded on
load water line, "A feet; width over guards,
90 feet; draft. 1915 feet.
The passenger gangway is we'll aft, and
leads to a social hall extending the width
of the vessel. On the forward side Of this
is the grand stairway, and to the rear
ladies' cabin.
The grand stairway leads to the main
saloon. which is a magnificent apartment
BIB feet long in the clear, and will he
decorated in white and gold, with beveled
plate glass mirrors, etc. The front of this
saloon will be occupied by large parlor
state rooms finely furnished with brass
bedsteads, and the occupants OF these
rooms will have a fine outlook.
Above this and reached by n stairway
from the forward saloon will be gallery
deck. The front OF this house is on a
circle which will be made into an observa-
tion room with nearly the entire front of
glass. Sliding doors shut Il of from the
dining room, which is reached by pas
sage between staterooms, two on side.
The location OF the dining room on this
deck is a unique idea which cannot fail to be
popular, especially on warm summer days
when the dining-rooms OH the lower deck,
which is where it is located on almost all
the sound boats except those of the Provi-
dence and StoniDgton lines, become ex-
tremely hot and stuffy. The pantry,
Kitchen. barber shops, smoking-room, etc, I,
will also be on this deck. Over the gal
lery Is a pilot house, which will be extra
large and will contain all the latest ap-
pliances for safe navigation.
Two handsome domes light the main
saloon. There is an annunciator service
from every stateroom, and a special SER
vice between the officers quarters.
The steam heating service Is connected
with both the main and the donkey boil
ers The saloons will be heated by radia-
tors and the staterooms by continuous
pipes. All the plumbing will be first
electricity, about 900 lights being in
stalled on each vessel side and stern lights
being also electric, and search light will
also be mounted on the pilot house. The
main engine of these steamers will be an
inverted, direct acting. surface condens-
ing, triple expansion engine with four
cylin lert %, 45, 81 and 81 inches in diane
ter, with i2-inch stroke. The propeller is
of cast iron left-handed four bladed and
1875 feet in diameter Four Scotch type
boilers Will be installed in each vessel.
These will be IL feet inches in diameter
and III feet q inches long, aud will be
made of steel having a tensile strength OF
10000 pounds to the square inch. Each
boiler has three corrugated furnaces 46
inches outside diameter, comprising 274
square feet of CRATE surface.
The boilers will be worked ut pressure
of l60 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 will be
another novelty on Long Island Sound.
1t is not definitely decided that forced
draft will be used, but the blowing plat
form Will be installed and the system
used if IL il is found advisable.
The steering gear will be the William
son combined hand and steam gear.
There will be seven water-tight compart-
ments in each vessel, insuring perfect
safety in case of accident. The steamers
will carry besides the full complement of
life RATS, boats, etc.
Both Of these fine vessels will be fin
ished by next May, and will take their
places on the Stonington line at the open
ing OF the next season.