New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28
NO NEW VESSEL IN SIGHT.
THE ADIRONDACK WILL NOT BE DUPII-
GATED IMMEDIATELY
GREENPoINT sHPBCI.DERs SOMEWHAT DIsAP-
PoINTED-TRIAL TRIP OF THE ALBANY
BOAT SET FOR JUNE 20.


BOAT SET FOR JUNE 20.
What the coal and railroad traffic is to Jersey
City, the shipping interests to Brooklyn. Con-
sequently 1t is not pleasant TO state that in all
probability the building Of the great Hudson River
steamer. Adirondack. at Engls's yards, Green
point will not be followed by the construction this
year Of sister ship,as was at first contemplated
The fact that the Adirondack was laid and and
successfully launched in Brooklyn was hailed as
a possible forerunner Of the resurrection Of ship
building along the East River. She was launched
on November 90 and is now having her finishing
touches put on at the yard Of w. e. A. Fletcher
in Hoboken. Young Mr. Fletcher said 10
Tribune reporter that he understood that the
owners had decided not to build second vessel
OF the same type until the first one had been tried
AS the official trial Of the boat is set down for
June 20. and may not take place for several weeks
later, ii is pretty certain that the second vessel
will not be laid down this year Well-informed
men around GreenpOint confirmed this idea. This
is rather setback. but 1t is pleasant to know that
the Adirondack will probably be one of the fin
est vessels OF ner class afoat She is 400 feet
over all, with a water-line Of 3S7 feet; beam. 80
feet, and drawing only SH feet Of water. This
hull supports a miniature mountain OF joiner
work, in which there are 32S staterooms, disposed
the saloon deck, first and second galleries. hur
ricane and dome decks. This enormous super
structure Of staterooms will be differently ar
ranged from any OF the Sound river boats now
running. All the partitions Will be panelled, and
instead Of berths the rooms will be fitted with
movable, doube-decked, iron bedsteads. which
can be wheeled around. These rooms. the saloons
and galleries will be decorated in the Empire
style. in white green and gold: the furniture VIII
be mahogany, but the upholstering has not been
decided upon.
The fireroon,. boilers and machinery are pro
tected by a steel chamber that runs from the
keel TO the dome deck.
The engine (there is only one) has had two
dock trials. II is Of the vertical beam sur
face condensing kind, the cylinder having
diameter Of 81 inches. with l2-foot stroke 1t
drives two feathering wheels, 80 feet in dame
ter, with 12-foot face, curved steel buckets on
each wheel The boilers four in number
with return fue II feet diameter Of shell
veloping 1000 horsepower giving a speed OF
eighteen miles an hour.
The vessel will have 1900 incandescent electric
lights and will carry searchlight. The din
ing saloon will be aft the main deck. for
ward being used for the 1900 tons Of cargo the
boat is calculated TO carry. The kitchen, pan
try and officers deck viii be below the main
deck The boat Is fitted with hand and steam
steering gear She Is not sheathed with metal
but with solid oak which can stand two inches
being carried away by the bars on the upper
Hudson without much injury. Her total cost
is at least s75O,ooo.