Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-22
THE NEW STEAM PROPELLER.

The New Vessel for the New Haven
Old Line of steamers Arrives at
New Yorkshire Welcome Accorded
to it In New York Harbor.
The arrival at New York Of the new
steam propeller Richard T. Peck for the
New Haven line created great interest
among the sailors and steamboat men in
New York harbor and East river.
Early in the morning she steamed up by
Sandy Hook through the narrows and the
lower bay, saluting the different boats as
she passed and leaving the Monmouth of
the Sandy Hook line of the Central Rail
road of New Jersey far behind in her
wake.
The New York World in its account of
the new propellor's arrival thus speaks:
As she turned her nose about Castle Will
liam she blew three long, shrill whistles of
greeting to the Fall River, Providence,
Stonington and other sound and harbor
boats which were passing up and down in
the North and East rivers. They answer
ed, blowing loud and long, and then it was
first known what boat the beautiful stran-
ger was, as in the morning light there glis-
tened in letters of gold on her bow the
words "New Haven Line-Richard Peck"
while amidships just above the rail in large
letters was her name, Orchard Peck"
cit was, sure enough, the new boat that
had been built for the Old line of steam
boats to New Haven, and she had just ar
rived from the yards Of Harlem & Ho lings-
worth at Wilmington, Del, where she had
river to the Fifth street dock, where she
now lies, and will remain until. her furni-
ture is put aboard. Her entire course up
the river to her dock was one tremendous
ovation from the river craft and the fac
tories along the shore. The new steam
boat is undoubtedly the finest of her
Glars ever built. She is larger than the
G. d. Northsm, the New Haven lines
other palatial steamer, and is 315
feet long and 48 feet wide, with
1s feet depth of hold. She is butt of steel
pansion engines of 1000 developed horse
power. She is built in six water tight
compartments and is practically unsinka-
BILE. She carries $50 staterooms and will
accommodate fully 500 passengers. In
her trial trip made last Tuesday she made
214 miles an hour for six consecutive hours
over q course of six measured miles in Q
heavy swell. 1t is thought that when her
machinery has run for few weeks she
may MAKE 90 mll6V OF uuOE0 To buo uOuTs
The new boat was named after old Captain
Dick Peck, founder of the New Haven line,
who is still hale and hearty.
SIT is expected that the new boat will
make the trip to New Haven inside of four
hours without pushing. This will be gain
of nearly one hour over the Elm City and
the G. d. Northsm, the present boats on
the line.
"The Richard Peck will be commanded
by Commodore F. ]. Peel, the senior skip
per in the line, who now commands the
@. H. Northam." She will go on the line
regularly about the first of next month.
It is gratifying to--compare this palatial
propeller with the little, old-fashioned pro-
pellor that run on this line forty or fifty
years ago. The company is to be congrat-
ulated on their energy and spirit of enter
prise and progress which they have shown
in thus securing such an elegant steamer
and trying to give their passengers the
best service possible.