Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-10
QUINCY is A QUEEN.
New 10 Line Packet Puts in
an Appearance.
HEARTY GREETING AT THE LEVEE

A Beauty of a Boat, Built for Practical
| Parposss-An was Expected of Her
Will Mako . Few Trips in the Through
Trade.
The Quincy, the new queen of the
Diamond 10 line fleet, made her first
appearance this morning, coming
through the draw at 1920 and after
landing at Davenport, whistled for
Rock Island at noon. A large num-
Der of people had congregated on the
levee and about the 10 line ware
house to see the new packet and as
soon as her nose had touched the
bank they swarmed aboard to in
spect her. The boat was constructed
at the Eagle point ways By the Dia-
mond Jo company TO succeed the
q IN City in the short trade tributary
to st. Louis.
The Quincy is the gem Of the fleet
and is said to be by all odds the
most complete and the handsomest
packet ever run on the upper Mis-
sippi. She will run between St.
Louis and ST. Paul as long as the
state Of the water will permit and
then enter the keokuk and St. Louis
trade, for which she was built and
which sometimes lasts we'll into De-
Gem Der.
The Quincy.is 266 feet long, ~ feet
beam and 65 feet over all. Her depth
isl feet. She is equipped with
Scotch marine boilers, compound
condensing engines and electric
light plant. The boiler neck back of
engines is roomy and much higher
than formerly seen on the upper
river. There are large spaces in the
rear and on the sides for carrying
live stock, there being much de-
mand for these accommodations
in the lower river trade. She is in a
word built for business; is a practi-
cal steamboat. There is an art in
producing boat which will burn as
little coal as possible, and economy
is studied in the construction Of tn G
furnaces. The Mary Morton was
sold because n mistake was made in
the construction of her furnace pipes
and she consumed $50 worth of coal
per day. The other boats Of the Dia.
mond 10 line get along on $40 worth
and the Quincy is expected to do the
same, though her tonnage is 1900
and the Mary Morton's is only 700.
The Quincy furnaces do not devour
much fuel. yet she is capable of car
lrying great loads and making fast
time. She treads the water like q
swan.
The Crew.
The Quincy is commanded by Capt.
John Killeen, superintendent of the
Diamond 10 line. Ed West will be
in the pilot house and with him will
be Al Hill or Iii Beadle, bo,h well
known to patrons of the Diamond 10
line. The clerks will be Charles
Mather and Ed Paul. The former is
an old hand at the business. while
MIR. Paul. who was formerly in the
lcompany's Office at Dubuque, has
been on the river long enough to be
thoroughly familiar with his duties
The boat has been heretofore de-
scribed. but the cabin is the Quincy s
chief glory. The interior is a great,
long apartment of the purest white
relieved by gilt and borders of the
palest blue or steel. There is a great
mirror at either end, luxurious car
pets and rugs between, and over the
door painting Of the city of Quincy.
There are 73 state rooms including
the bridal chambers, and the tables
will seat $50.
Capt. killeen stated this morning
that he expected to make several
trips with her in the through trade
before sending her south. 1--WE did
not expect to dc any business. being
right in the wake of the St. Paul"
said the great skipper, "but we find
it along the river and we are taking
it along. We are receiving both
passengers and freight"
Capt. Killeen is, as may be mag
ined, proud of the Quincy-and he
has brought out every new boat the
Diamond 10 line has put on the river
for 20 years.
River RipIets.
The Boardman and Denkmanu were
in and out.
Ten boats passed through at one
opening Of the bridge today.
The Cyclone. Irene ID, Inverness
and Pilot each brought down eight
strings Of logs.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge this morning was 2
foot and stationary; the tempera.
t1re 50.
Boats up were the George NJ.
Waters, j. ". Van SAINT, Nettie Dur.
ant. &. W. Cowles. Pilot, Inverness
and Irope ID.
The river is either falling or sta
tionarv at all points save at Du-
buque. where slight rise is re-
corded. The forecast is that very
little change in the river stage will
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