New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

,. -, o.,oh~- The Tribune few days
MO pubiirh.d d--cr.ptions OF the "Ns'' '~'''
Idaho and OF tho s,lll iarser W--'m"hth' INC "'''
,.'. ,r,,,h,v the mes, cattle boat ahoAt ana m"
i,,,.r ne largest freight steamship th"' ha' S"''
rom brooklyn. Roth. however. are f"' '"'-o'"'''"
, -. American This IS a t~in-scfe" ''"'-
,ua.,el s'ns~ -flnn-led steamer ana 10 F'' d"
AL. ,ie,e iIca 81 her vast dimensions u = ""'H
On climb ~ he upper bridge ana 80" the "Np'"r'
til ,n,, stretches fore ard art Few masters nave
such a-r.'nmo iafon@ ou ihrr ''"9''' ~
n..rr OF The American ha'-
T.. r,n.f.! arlcaranc~ the ship differs lafseY rom
3D.. majority 81 ocean steamers. The sV't'''N -
uncovered fore and AT and thr drcNhouse' "-''e'
,,o,, hcr apparent F.zc. coming i' eA'i"''e IT,
,., ,.,,r.i,,s a visitor .oou realizes INA, she Is
,,e Cd, the largcst specimens % naval architecture
60, ,,,,ol on, sho Nns bull, M Harlan WON =
,,..,-i ue,,-, ireland whore Just now other
...,,r. M. being constructed 'or tho Hamburg
trade
v.,,,,,no the American heads The list OF steam
.-,ighi.rs contrasting the palm with the 'eors'' q"
30 White star Line. She measures ~ 'e'' o'e'
All .7t feet between pcrpemdirulars. u ieet n"Hh
,,d q, fec, depth ~ hold Sh- IS lifted with the
nn.s, steam steering gear and n"wN hNeh'"'
,oy,rror which prevents accident shouH hhy'h'hB
,,cnr which would send the engines r"'"s anu
Ina. the uoaslbic loss Of the ship. Inc bursting
~ , cylinder and NJ incr"ase 81 FOUR OF "N' ''>'
,,,, IN The speed Will cause the governor 10 smut
~ ~, ,hrot,le valve automatically and stop the
.,c,r.s Her telegraph system IL as fine az any
ming We, invented connecting all IN" necessary
points OF the ship. She IL also htt"d WIN an after
,r,,. where an officer is In direct View and com
muncation with the captain
PLENTY OF ROOM IN HER HOLD
sho has ,wen,v-nve cargo compartments. with II
total cubic space OF 22o feet. and capacity 'or
I, 10 tons OF dead weight. There are nine Matches
zach having lr own steam winch the big wndlass
tslt
GUIDED.
The engineers department ia "A marvel The triple
x,ansion engines have cylinders 49, 81 ana " inches
in diameter with is-inch stroke Tn" Finch shafts
oass through tunnels that have plenty OF room ana
ara "a dry as a paror floor. Two douhe-endcd
ho,ers furnish the steam and are nttei with me
latest appliances In tho OF feed and circulating
,umps chndcnsers and spare parts Tho propcllcrs
are OF manganese bronze with zinc sheating to coun-
tcract calvanic action. The engines make seventy
five revolutions minute and give the ship speed
NJ twelve knots The coal consumption IL far from
excessive averaging about nifty tons daily. while the
bunkers carry Si tons She has tanks for
100 tons OF water ballast and 200 tons Of water for
use She crossed from Cardiff In ten days and her
officers expect her to reach Cape Town I'm twenty
six days That port Is $50 miles from New-York.
which means over ten knots every hour OF the time
with n vessel drawing q feet II inches.
The steamer is being loaded by Barber & Co.. with
Charles vi.
with Thomas f. Merhan. the ship ccicr took a
Tribune man the ship and told him all about tho
II 200 tons Of cargo she is loading for South Africa
What she lacked OF 1900 tons OF coal put on
board early and then the floating elevator Reno
yator. drew up Alongside and began TO pump grain
into the lower holds. These will hold 300 tons OF
white corn. 800 tons OF and 700 sacks OF bran
destined for the East Coast ports Besides this. she
carries 1900 cases OF petroleum and lubrcatinS oils
Corliss engines mining machinery. furniture and
some big trolley
The officers OF this huge steamer are: Captain.
William Stafford Wallace John Miles. chief officer:
John McIaren. second officer; f. Buxton third off,
Ger; W. Bolton fourth officer. The engineers de
parment IL In charge OF John Teare chief with his
asslstants-David Allen. W. Davis. Peter Marshall
James Mcdowell and Hugh Carke-who have
twenty frsmen under them. James McCale Is chief
steward.
The ship carries crew OF hfty-two men all tod
and her charter calls for her departure In eigh
teen days from her arrival here, they Will have
much time 70 stretch their legs ashore. Both Mr..