The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-05
poRTLAND's EASTERN BUSINESS.
1t Will Receive Great Benefit From the
Frank Jones.

the steamer Frank Jones OF the Foru-
land. Mt. Desert & Machias steamboat
company, which sailed into our harpof
yesterday afternoon. The Jones Will DC
put on the ways and given thorough
overhauling before resuIning hertrlps to
Rockland aud all Maine coast ports TO
Machiasport.
Tbs steamer Frank Jones is registered
as vessel of about 400 tons, and OF the
following dimensions: Length at LOAD
water line, $50 feet; length over oil, Zoo
feet; width of hull, S6 fest; width OF out
side guards, SO feet; depth OF holo' 10
feet, 4 inches.
The usual huge walking beam anu
towering paddle boxes are conspicuous
by their absence. The paddle wheels are
comparatively small, this being possible
by the use of the feathering bucket, more
pressure on the water being obtained
than with this old style. The engines
which were built at the Bath Iron WorKs,
are compound, inclined, of the new pat
tern adapted for the wheels above de-
scribed.
The steamer is lighted by electricity,
and has electric bells and steam steering
apparatus. She has 100 staterooms. In
GLIDING the officers rooms Passing
through the after gangway on the main
deck, entrance ia gained to the main
hall, 10 feet by 10. On the port side Is
the ticket office, and on the starboard
side the clerks room. Aft of the main
hall is the lower cabin, Ga feet in length,
from which open the doors Of 20 state
rooms, each containing two berths. The
ladies' toilet room, II fest square, and
equipped with all modern convenienoes,
opens into this cabin. which is reserved
for ladies. Stairs lead from this cabin
to the main saloon on the upper deck.
Forward is the freight deck, 30 fest In
length, and about 40 feet average
breadth. On the port side of this space
aresthe kitchen, ice and storerooms, the
cooks stateruom. lamp room and porter's
room. Opposite. on the starboard side,
are the engineers and boilers rooms,
toilets and lalge closets. The machinery
takes up the centre space on this deck
amidships, and two large package rooms
are located next the after Rangways.
Stairs lead from the forward deck to the
main saloon, and Hyde steam wind
lass occupies the forward part. Descend
ing into the hold we find the space re-
served for machinery and boilers, and the
mems cabin, with berths arranged along
the sides of the vessel. The dynamo
runs 800 lights.
From the main saloon to the prone
made deck, the staterooms ga in num-
Der, besides four bridal rooms), are ar
ranged in alcoves. The centre space is
left open, except for the smokestack and
enclosures for the machinery. The pan
try is on this deck. There are four gang
ways opening on to the promenade deck.
and two toilet rooms over the paddle
boxes. On the hurricane deck is the pilot
house and here also the officers find
their quarters.
This magnificent steamer will prove of
great advantage to Portland merchants
in taking care of their eastern trade,
taking as she does. the place of the old
steamer City Of Richmond which was
removed from the route three seasons
ago, since which time she has run from
Rookland east instead of from Portland.