Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-09
THE NEW STEAMER ARRIVED.

THE NEW STEAMER ARRIVED.
Many People witness Its Arrival at
the City-What the Wilmington
(Del.) News Says of Her-A Public
Inspection of Her Tomorrow from |
2 to s p. m.
The elegant new sound steamer Richard |
Peck left dry dock at New York yesterday |
morning and arrived at Belle dock shortly
after $50 in the afternoon. She was OBJ
served by many people in the city and at
Savin Rock, and created much interest and
admiration among all who saw the elegant
boat. There is no one on board the boat
at present but the crew and officers. She
lies at Belle dock The boat will be open
for inspection tomorrow between the hours
of 2 and p. m. Captain Frederick J.
Peck is in charge Of the boat. Her first
regular trip will be next Monday afternoon.
She comes here from New York for the
| first trip.
The boat on her trial trips on the Della
| ware has made a run over a measured
course and against the tide at at an average
| speed of 214 miles an hour. Her builders
pronounce her the fastest boat they have
ever constructed. Her designer, A. Cary
Smith of New York, was the designer of
the famous fast yacht Priscilla, and he says
| that this boat is satisfactory in every re-.
spect.
The following description of the vessel
is taken from the Wilmington Morning
News, at which place the boat was built:
The Richard Peck stands we'll up in the
water, the distance from the water line to
l <1,o 4ov of tho nil lot hoir hor
forty-three feet. Even to an observer not
familiar with the construction of vessels,
the steamer presents the appearance of
a handsome craft, and her graceful lines
are readily detected. She is painted white
and has q jaunty air that will make the
river men open their eyes.
The dimensions of the new twin. ecrew
propeller are: Length on water line, SOC
feet; length over all, 316 feet; breadth Of
beam on hull, 48 feet; breadth owe,
guards, 81 fee feet; depth of hola' e 1sa feet
gross tonnage, 2,966.
On the lower deck is the nerve center Of
the beautiful and fast travelling boat. Thii
| consists in the first place of six steel Scotch
boilers i3x12, with 200 square feet of graf.
surface. These boilers furnish steam fo
two triple-expansion surface-condensint
engines, the low pressure cylinder beinf
sixty inches in diameter, the high pressur
twenty -four inches and the intermediate
thirty eight inches; the engines have
2 | thirty inch stroke; the horse power i
, 1000. On the lower deck, in addition t.
| the motive power, are the electric ligh
engines and dynamos. They were put il
, place under the direction of F. 81. Altes
kamp of the Edison company, whose in
? | candescent system is used for lighting
The electrical machinery consists of tw
I, compound dynamos, two straightline On
I gines, the united capacity of this powe
4 being sos incandescent lamps and scare
: light with brilliancy of 5000 candles
u On the lower deck, in addition to the Coz
:; and other supplies, there are 200 ope
berths for the crew and others.
In the after part of the main deck is th
social hall, and it is here that passenger
are taken aboard. Forward is the freigh
e space, cut off by bulkhead. The fri
impression that one has upon entering tn
It boat is the warmth of color. No particl
l. lar shade strikes the eye at first glanc
A and not until a careful observation is mac
# is it found that the effect so successful
l. produced is the result of an artistic BLEND
II ing of cream and terra Gotta, the latter a
70 in light shades. The prevailing effect
If lamps are all in harmony The floor
3, the social hall is of selected on
If laid in "ringbone" pattern, and
d highly polished. The after bulkhes
p of the hall has glass windows
d the center, through which can
rs seen the stairway leading to the graz
Q, saloon. Back of this stairway is Il
=, women's cabin with toilet room. To tt
)6 right as one goes up the stairs is the pu
ser's Office, where tickets are sold; to IL
left is the Office of the freight clerk tt
l Aoor 10 1ojd in, mosaic fi1ipo T-o loo
ct open from the lobby, one to the right an
a. one to the left of the stairway, making
convenient for those who have busine
with either the purser or the freight cler
t. Looking forward in the saloon bett
I'd idea is gained of the effects of the saline
no and cream tints than is obtained in Il
~ lobby. The panels are of light cream, tt
~ fillets of dark cream, and the stiles
light salmon; the ceiling light crea1
F. Whenever it is possible, in order to q
4 nance the general harmony of effect, go
~ leaf is placed.
ne The carpets and furnishings are of g,
IN mon shades and in keeping with t
It. painting. On either side of the saloon a
&c the staterooms, 10 in number, each O
- arranged according to the latest ideas
comfort and convenience, and lighted
as electricity. Some of the staterooms q
to reached only from the outer deck. The
-s are all the necessary accommodations
~ the passengers in the way of toilet room
IT, The grand saloon is lighted by t.
y. eight-ight clusters of incandescent lam
ck in the dome, covered with opaleace
of globes. The side brackets are clusters
at three lamps. The center and upper lam
which is without shade, protrudes frc
lit the mouth of what is said to be the he
on of medieval griffin, but which remin
he the layman of winged dragon rampal
Az The other lamps of the cluster have
to salmon-tinted shades morning gle
Nd shade of pale crimson tint" as some O
on board described it. The metal work
90 of steel. The outside deck lights are &C
n cred with ground glass shades.
ice In the forward part of the saloon decl
,as stairway rises to the dining room on
~ upper deck This stairway is lighted
,r- day by circular and peaked fskyligl
divided into eight triangular panels
on ground and plain figured glass. Arou
bv this skylight are electric lamps to furni
50 light by night. At the head of the sta
way is to be placed large oil painting
named. Beneath, in letters of light VIC
gel inlaid in mahogany, are these wore
Id "Built by the Harlan & HollingQwor
mt Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 49,
- from designs by A. Cary Smith of N
w, York"
suit The stairs, the woodwork of which
uit mahogany, are divided on platform a
The turn to the right and to the left as tt
nd rise to the dining hall. To the right goi
red up is the smoking room and to the left
cid pantry and kitchen. From the DIM
the room, which extends across the ent
;le- width of the boat, magnificent view is
ht be had. The painting of the woodwe
in here is the same as in other parts of
to boat and the furnishings are in keepi
on- Forward of the dining room are the Q
GERS rooms and pilot house. In the at
part of the main deck are the mess roo
of the officers and rooms for officers. 7
Luz floors of the pantry, kitchen, barber sh
at bath and toilet rooms are covered W
by small tiles.
LILO Petrillo Keeping Quiet.
out Angelo Petrillo, the condemned m
lay derer, is nowadays keeping very quiet