Evening journal., 1896-03-17
BIG STEAMER LAUNCHED
Montauk Company's Shinne-
cock Is Now AAoat. "a
ONE OF THE FINEST AND FLBETEsr

She is the THIRD Successive steamboat
Bunt Here to Serve BROOKLYN and the
East End Of the Island-wm Have the
stateroom Accommodations OF Her
Predecessors on the Ways.
The new steel steamer shinns cock was
launched this afternoon from the ship
yard Of the Harlan and Hollingswortb
Company. 10 was the third big steamer
constructed by the celebrated Whining
ton concern for the Montau1 Steamboat
Oompany's New York Long Island ser
vice
Among those at the shipyard to wit.
ness the launch were: President, Fl. r.
Cook. Vice-President George Fahys, of
the MontAuk Steamboat Company; Rich
ard Denning, New York agent of the
Harlan and Hollngsworth Company;
o. @. Bowers, Of Elizabeth, N. j.,
designer Of the steamer aud who super
Intended her construction; h. T. Cause.
vice president; j. T Cause, president;
N. r. Benson, general superintendent;
T. Jackson Shaw, chief draughtsman.
The New Steamboat. when Finished.
Everything that ls new and Improved
In design, arrangement aud appointments
will be embodied In the Shlnnecock
The noble ship Is 23S feet long, (62
more than her fye-year-old sister. the
Montauk) 80 feet beam and has a mouided
depth OF IA feet. She will be classed
'A1," fitted with steam steering gear,
driven BY 100 horse power combining
Inclined surface condensing engine,
taking steam from four Scotch boilers of
steel, constructed for working pressure
Of 1870 pounds per square inch,
Her wheels are OF the featherIng type,
with curved steel buckets.
Eighty three state rooms, Of which
nine will be on the main deck, forty
eight on the saloon deck forward, and
twenty six on the galley deck. will be
provided, together with thirty six
berths Ia the w0meu's cabin. On the
8alopn deck forward will be the dinning
sRloon, and at the extreme afterend Of
the gallery deck will bs a smoking room.
All the Shinneoook's employees win be
quartered on the main deck forward of
the wheel. while on ths gallery deck will
be the rooms Of the president, the cap
tain and the pilot Thus the new
steamers accommodations will be nearly
double those OF either OF the other bosts
Of the line, and she will possesses every
convenience Tor the comfort and accom-
modstion OF passengers.
Fast Time Is Expected.
Il is anticipated by conservative ship
/ plug men that a speed Of severeen knots
an hour will be obtained from the new
boat. Thus the run can be made from
Pier 90 East river, In season for an early
evening dinner at the Shelter Island
points, and similarly upon return In tho
morning, New York will bs reached In
season for full day.
Her Two Predecessors.
The Shelter Island, built In 1886 and
the Montau k, built In 1891. both OF steel,
were constructed by the Harlan and
Holllnes worth Company for the MontAuk
Steamboat Company. These steamers
are each l75 feet In length between per
tpendiculars, 81 feet beam and 10 feet
depth, very much smaller than the ine
vessel launched TO day.
II r Cook is president Of the Montauk
Company; George Fahys, vics-presldent; (;
Il French, secretary and treasurer.
Captain George Gibbs. who formerly
managed tue line, Is now proprietor OF
the Orient Hotel at Orient. Captain
Joshua Gibbs Of the Montauk, Is senior
captain OF the line The company offers
the only competition to the old Long
Island railroad. The increased and rapid
service has caused the company to have
built the Shlnnecock.