The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-31
A MAGNIFICENT LINER
Addition 10 The Fleet Of The Old Dominion
Steamship Company.
THE ELEGANT PRINCESS ANNE ARRIVES
from New YOrltO n Her aIniden Trip
She ~ one or tho Most Elegantly
Appointed CoRstwise Steamers Ia
tho WOrid-A Description Of tho
vcsscI-A Distinguished Party.

\ ga W sASfAS N'N
up the iarbor yesterday morning, her
gay bunting floating from bow. stern
and mast heads, In holiday array, she
looked every inch of her great length n
Princess, of the Deep. She Is the latest
addition to the Old Dominion Steam
ship company's magnificent fleet Of
coasstwise steamers, plying between
Norfolk and New York, and her advent
on her maiden trip was the occasion for
the gathering Of q large crowd at the
ccmDany'S wharf, at the loot of Church
street. For the past several days, MIR.
Milton Il. Crowcll, the popular and
genial general agent OF the Old Domln-
ion Line at this port. has been smil-
Ing In anticipation OF the sensation the
Princess would create, and as he stood
on the end of Une big busy pier and
watched her gracefully glide INTO her
berth. swinging her tremendous bulk,
%26 feet length. d2 feet beam. into the
commod!ous slip. rs easily as a racing
shell rounding TO its b%oatfuuse. he was
not disappointed. The spectators were
surprised and eve the stevcdores and
dock laborers who have for months
past loaded and unloaded her big sister
ships, the jamestown and Yorktown,
were delighted at the handsome proper
tons and symmetrical design OF the
Princess Anne.
THE TRIP DOWN.
Driven by her tremendous trIple-ex-
panSiun engines of $500 horse power,
which are supplied with steam by n bat
terry of four boilers, the ship developed
Il speed of sixteen knots, and arrived
here about eighteen and n half hours
out from New York. She had pleasant
weather in the main. ~conquering with
no effort head winds and seas likely
10 annoy 4 craft less powerful than the
Princess.
Deep down In her capacious hold she
had stored away more freight than an
Old Dominion steamship has ever trans
ported before. More than one million
six hundred thousand pounds of heavy
boxes and bales arc consigned via the
Norfolk and Western railway alone, and
the remainder Of her 300 tons capacity
was we'll filled.
ALL ABOUT HER.
The Princess Anne was built by the
Delaware River Iron and S%hip-buildinE
company at old John Roach yards,
Chester. Pa. Portions or her equip
ment were also constructed by the Nor
a Iron Works, Of New York, n joint
concern. She was chrlstened n name
sake of the famous Virginia county, in
Keeping with the Old Dominion's sys-
tenn of giving all their ships historical
Virginia names.
Iicr passenger accommodations are
unsurpassed, she having sixty state
rooms. elegantly furnished. 4 number
Of which have Pullman berths, and
twelve of them iron and brass bed
steads. 1T Is Il matter of interest to
note that she has no Stateroom No. -
in Difference TO the aversion of the
travelling public to q room with that
number. The saloons or the new YES
sci are palntial, being furnished In
highly polished mahogany and carpet
ed and Upholstered IuXuriously. An
esDccial feature of the new ship Is her
large SmoklnG-room, trimmed in halle
wood and upholstered in leather: It
Is located on the hurricane deck. and
gives her the appearance Of one of the
ocean steamers.
Her culinary department Is excellent
ana her |d!ninE-room most inviting. Her
Storage department has been by no
means neglected and Is comfortably
lifted. The electric plant is the most
modern consisting OF Isl high power
incandesccnt lights. which at night
makes her resemble Alladin's palace
ailoat. She Is steam-hcated throughout.
me ladies' saloon on the main deck
contains IL piano n library and is Gle
giant in all respects. Social hall, on the
promenade deck, is a spacious and Ella
horateiy furnished apartment, possibly
the most attractive on the ship.
OFFICERS AND PASSENGERS.
iifr "fcrra are as follows: ]. G..
liulEhcrs, captain: |. Z. Taplcy, first
officer: George Perkins. second officer:
John Sunhall, chief engineer: G. il. Os-
t2nhars. first assistant engineer; Henry
Noklander. second assistant engineer:
w. II. Mayer, purscr; w. j. Owens,
steward.
Included In cler passenger list Of about
100 were the following: Capt. II. a.
i6ourne. president OF the Old Domin-
ION company; Mr.. VIM. Rowland. direc-
Tor: Mr.. George V. Sloat. supcrintcnd-
ing engineer; Mr.. Ct. NJ. Gallagher, spe-
cial agent of the company; Mr.. John
~ Reach, of the Delaware River Iron
S~hip-ou!lding company Uhe buildcrs);
Mr.. George T.. Weed, oC the Morgan Iron
Works. New York; Mr.. II. II. Dickin-
son. Constructor Of the vessel: SIR. C. T..
Ross. superintendent Of n ruction OF
engine: Mr.. Thomas Mooney, Morgan
IRON Works, designer OF engines; Mr..
Joseph Barre, OF New York. who plrt in
the electric plant: Mr.. A. Fletcher ana
Ar. +. Il. Mead, OF the Fletcher Iron
NcTfs. I~ioboken. N. j.. builders of the
boilers; Mr.. II. c. Calkins. OF New York
VINO did Tie plumbing. steam fitting and
life boats, and Commodore Loriu. thn
WGn-knowN constructor.
me %cssel will be open for Jr.ncc-
non I'LL his evening ut 7:SO o'clncl,
When she leaves on her return .r,n TN
New York. Many persons accented no
invitation Of Mr.. Crowcll TO inspcrt H..
SHIP yesterday. s
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