The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-21
LAUNCHED TODAY.
FIRST sTEEL afERcHASr VESSEL
EYER BUILT IN MAINE.
Tho City of Lowell successfully Launched
tho incidents Connected Herewith.


BATH, Nov. 81 The shapely hull OF the
City OF Lowell has slowly Rided down
the ways into the Kennebec amid tho
cheers OF thousands. Hundreds
of excursionists from all over
the state were present. Miss
Edith Ball. daughter of tho newly
elected president OF the Norwich line.
christcned her by brsaking a bottle Of
champagne on her bow just as she started.
She is every inch racer.
The City Of Lo ssli is the first steel
merchant vessel ever built in Maine.
The steamer, built for the Norwich and
New York Transportation company Is 336
feet over all. being 800 feet on the LOAD
water line, IL 40 feet moulded beam, or CO
feet from guard to ,uard amidship, win
drew 13 feet vheu loaded and steam nj
least 90 miles al hour; the general i'm
preston being that she will do al OF
% miles and beat anything shs will come
across.
She IL twin screw boat. with triple
expansion engines of 90, 40 aud 6f-inch
cylinder, the stroke being 80 inches and
the indicated horse power about 45OO
Steam win be supplied these engines by
six Scotch return tubular boilers 13 feet
iuc es in diameter and 12 feet inches
long. built for working steam pressure
of l65 pounds.
The keel begins TO curve upward as far
back as the pilot house, and meets the
straight stem just At the surface # the
water, giving the submerged part OF the
hull tue real torpedo boat lines.
The hull is unusually strong. the frames
being steel angle irons covered with steel
plates 1915 Of an inch thick az the keel,
graded TO GIG on the upper works. The
beams are continuous. extending under
the guards, an unusual arrange that
gives great strength. Tho decks arc OF
hard pine. over steel.
The arrangements OF the boat are sc-
cording TO the latest iGeas. The dining
room, kitchen, and smoking room will be
on the gallery deck, which will likewise
have thirty-Ave dosble-bsrth state rooms.
On tile saloon 4 OK there will bs elgh y
one double berth statsrooms, aid twenty
five lar staterooms, with brass bedsteads
and almost nOtel accommodations.
On the after main deck Is a roomy
social hall, aft OF which ia situated thr
ladies' cabin, containing six double
berth staterooms and twenty-ssven
free berths. TIE cabins are hnisbsa
iu gold and white and Will lie mp
holstcred in plush. Tie lower decks for
y ard and aft will be devoted entlroly 10
free berth mmodarions. there being
90 forward and l02 aft. About 100 feet OF
the main deck will be Devoted to freigh
exclusively, being entirely separated
from the living spaces.
The ship has steam steering gear and .
powerful search li3ht on her blot house
She will be lighted throughout 10y cleo
tricity, two large dynamos, each of 100
lamps, and thus capable OF illuminatin
the entire boat without the other being
supplied.
The furnishing and painting through
out will be in the latest and ost artistic
styles of RuiIt and gold, designed TO make
The boat the finest On the SQUAD.
The City OF Lowell wss designed by A.
Cary Smith oil New York : 10 beat III
flyer on he same line, he Richard Peck.
Inspector SAuit. who has watched her
construction, and who was chief engi.
ueer on the Monmouth. Sandy Hook and
Peck when they made their records, viii
handle che engines OF this craft.