The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-04
THE ST. PAUL UNLUCKY.
The Finest Passenger steamship Ever
IuiIt in the United Stste'.

The Finest Pass niger steamship Ever
IiuiIt in tho United stste'.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The St Paul. while not in point or
speed the highest type of passenger
steamer anoat, is by far the best ever
built in this country, and with her SIS
ter ship, the St. Louis, compares very
favorably with anything ever launched
on the other side. She was built more
with an eye to convenience and COM
fort than for speed alone, the design
of her owners being to make her
part of a transatlantic ferry, whose
trips could be scheduled as regularly
as those of an express train between
New York and Philadelphia. Her
builders never expected her to beat the
Campania in an ocean race, but a
great many people who were better pa
triots than they were seamen have fire.
auently boosted that she could.
The travelling public have learned
that comfort means more than few
hours Of time on an ocean voyage, and
II is the travelling public that the ST.
Paul was built for. She was launched
at the Cramps shipyard on April TO-
1895. Thirty thousand people saw the
launching Miss Frances c. Griscom.
daughter of Clement A Griscom, pres
| ident of the International Navigation
connpanv chriStened her as she took
her initial plunge Among the distin-
| guished people present were Robert
| Lincoln, formerly minister to Great
Britain; Governor Hastings. Mayor
| Warwick, Representative Bingham,
! Colonel A. Ioudon Snowden, formerly
minister to Spain; A. ]. Cassatt, Chris
| Macee of Pittsburg; A. j. Parker, pres
! ident of the city councils of st. Paul;
! Judge Otis of the same city, and hair
a hundred other prominent residents
of the city which gave the big liner
/ her name.
she was built as one of the first two
/ of a fleet Of first-class ocean steamers
| which should fly the American flag,
| and with special reference to naval
service in case Of war. The other was
! the ST. Louis Both ships were built
| in 1894 by the Cramps for the Interna-
| tional Navigation company of Phila-
| delphia Special laws were enacted by
| congress in regard TO their building
| and control. and under those laws the
| same American line company placed
their two fast ocean liners, the New
York and Paris. in commission under
the American flag. The st. Paul and
Ct Louis were first transatlantic pas
sen-er steamers to be built in the Unit
cd states for a period Of over 20 years,
and they compared with the most re-
cent productions of British shipbuld-
ers. which represent the elimination
/ Of the worlds skill and experience.
They are the largest vessels ever
| constructed in America, their principal
dimensions being: Length over all 55i
feet. length on load water line, $50
, fect. extreme breadth. 63 feet; nodded
depth. - feet; tonnage, gross register
, II 600 tons The huh OF each vessel has
a double bottom. constructed on the cell
Iular principle. In designing these ves-
| sels special attention was given to the
question of safety under all condl-
tions. Each of the vessels carries S2C
2 tirst-class and 200 secOnd-claSs paSsen-
GERS. and 900 emigrants
, The engines Of the two steamships
are the most powerful qu2rruple eN'
mansion marine engines in the world
They develop about 10000 indicated
. HORSEPOWER each. The contract Gale,
Gov speed Of - knots an hour. In eV'
e..v particular the -. Paul ana he
t,.f, the St Louis. are American pro
/ ducts The design. material ana con
st-5l,tion were American. The beS
T. Z American steel was used in the huh
a NJ /, quality considerably above Llyod
$ Standard The ship carries II collap
y sible life boats, IA ordinary IRE ood's
I ON, cuttcr. one gig and four mo-a
| h,,rs all secured to and operate
[ from the shade deck.
The cargo capacity is l,S2O tons on
norman mean drauEht OF about 20 Zee
With a full coal supply; but the tota
: hold capacity when loaded % the max
;r,un, New York harbor draught @
about . feet. is little more IMAM S.-V
q tons The displacement at 70 Zee
o Srsurh. is nearly $1,000 tons
!. - wafer The officers an
~ consist Of. Captain. l; OIL
q es,,s 6. see men. IS. hrvntn' L.
: srrfncers and mach.n.sts, 20, oilers, 81
p Stewards and cooks. l-i. styN.Fie Sc
, 10. chefs Dc cuisine, :, man e!eINs'