The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-30

RIVED IN ST. PAUL LAST
NIGHT.
THE BIG CITY OF DUBUQUE.
CROWD AT THE Dock TO WELCOME
THE APPEARANCE of THE
BOAT.
FAIR LIST OF PASSENGERS ABOARD
"JOIIy Jim" Bolland Says There's
No Better Boat ON the Old Mis-
sip.

With deep bass to take the solo
parts, and a chorus Of smaller whistles
to fill in. the immense river packet
City of Dubuque" Of the Diamond
10 line. swung up to her dock at the
foot of Jackson street at $3.50 o'clock
last evening, the first boat of the line
to come I'D this season. The "Du-
buque" emphasized her arrival with an
unusual amount Of whistling, which at
tracted large crowd to the docks.
The landing was made safely, notwith-
standing the high water.
The Dubuque brought UP a good load
of freight and for the first boat Of the
season had aboard a fair list Of pas
sengers. She cleared from St Louis
at o'clock Saturday night with
twenty-seven feet Of water under her
keel and had a quick passage up.
Wednesday night, however, she was
laid up near Winona on account of a
gale. Otherwise she would have ar
rived in st. Paul yesterday noon AS
the big boat came up the river hun
dreds of people lined the bridges and
followed the flash Of the electric search
light as it sought the landing.
The Dubuque. is the largest boat on
the upper river and is now acknowl-
edged to be the finest packet above or
below st. Louis. She looks new from
top to bottom. No one would recognize
in her any trace Of the City of Pitts
burg, which was blown across the
river and sunk at st. Louis last sum-
mer during the terrible cyclone Her
hull and upper works are entirely new.
The Dubuque will be kept on the upper
river between ST. Louis and St Paul
during the entire season in connec-
ton with a fleet Of four big boats. The
Dubuque is a larger boat than the
Quincy" which created such a sem
sation in ST. Paul last summer. If
anything, she is also a finer boat, hav-
ing adopted many new ideas in river
steamboating.
The Dubuque Is 275 feet long with a
beam of forty-one feet, which gives
her larger dimensions than any other
packet above st. Louis. There are not
many boats on the river that are larg-
er. Rivermen who inspected the Du-
buque on its arrival said she was the
idea of her accommodations can be
gained in a statement Of her capacity.
She will put to bed 234 persons COM
fortably and without crowding. Her ia
BILE accommodations in the main cabin
will seat 140 people at one time. Her
main cabin is the striking feature Of
the packet 1t is finished in pure white
and is nearly 200 feet long, Fore125 feet
the saloon is, finished in hard oak
and walnut to afford dancing space
for her passengers.
Unlike most river boats the Dubuque
has ample space on her upper deck
or in Texas" as it is called in river
parlance, for twenty passengers. The
speed Of the new boat was put to a test
on the way up, and her engines devel-
oped 400 horse power. A new feature
in upper river steamboating is the
steam steering apparatus, which re-
duces the labor Of the pilots to a min
imum.
The master Of the Dubuque is Capt
James Bolland, Jolly Jim" as he il
known along the river from st. Paul
to New Orleans. Capt. Bolland was
raised in the river service. He has had
more experiences than almost any 9th ..
er river master. When a lad Capt.
Bolland was cast adrift at night on
the bottom Of yawl which had gotten
loose from the packet milwaukee," i'll
the middle Of Lake Pepin. Bollan
played Jonah for fifteen hours, and was
picked up but little the worse for wear.
Last summer Capt. Bolland was aboard
the Pittsburg when the latter boat was
caught in the terrible cyclone in ST.
Louis. The captain had hard fight
for his life, but, having nine lives,
came out without a scratch.
This boat is a Bird remarked Capt
Bolland last evening. 81 think she IS
the best boat on the river. There used
to be a time when boats were finished
more elegantly, but there was never q
better or safer boat built on the old
Missip. I don't believe there is hotel
in town that can put as many people to
bed as we can on the Dubuque.
The Dubuque received an ovation
all along the river from St. Louis.
Capt Bolland says the river south OF
Keokuk is much higher than 1t is In
st. Paul. At several places landings
were made with extreme care. The
crew Of the Dubuque, including fifty
roustabouts, numbers about sixty-five
men. The officers are:
James BolIand, master.
| Charles Mather, first clerk.
Jean Curry, second clerk.
Arthur Williams Albert Hill, pilots.
Michael Murphy Tom Connor, mates.
Charles GillaFd John Pickety, engineers.
Julius Kemp, steward.
John Buck, carpenter.
The Dubuque will clear about noon
| today with cargo of freight for the
South. She will arrive in st. Paul May
| 8 on her next trip.