Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
TIE JuNlATA.
a Fine Steamship seing Built by tho Har-
Ian Is Hoiiing,worth Co.

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the Harlan & Hollingswotth Co, is now
completing for the Merchauts and
Miners Transportation Co.of Baltimore,
Md, is expected to be ono of the finest
running ON the Atlantic coast She
has been built after the model Ind
general plan of the Fairfax, Howard
and other of the late vessels belonging
to the line. and this means that abe
will be handsome In appearance, Of OK
cellent speed, good sea going qualities,
will carry largo cargo and the accom-
modations for passengers will be on the
most luxurious order. for nothing but
the beet will serve for this company,
which is really large and finely regu.
lated institution.
The new boat, which has been named
Juniata, has been built under the
direction of the American Shipmabters
Association, and will be accorded their
highest rating, is OF the following di
mansions: Length between psrpendicu
lars. go feet; length over all on deck,
2a3 feet; beam nodded, AZ feet; depth,
"a feet, sheer. forward. 6 feet 6 inches.
Steel has heen used throughout the
construction of the hull The vessel
will be heated by steam and lighted
by electricity. and particular attention
will be given to the safety and comfort
of the passengers,
The engines will be of the latest and
most approved pattern. They will be
of the direct triple expansion type,
with inverted cylinders, high pressure
cylinder, "a inches in diameter, inter
mediate 80 inches in diameter and low
pressure 50 inches in diameter; stroke
4S inches. A piston valve is used for
the high pressure cylinder, and double
ported slide valves for the intermediate
and low pressure cylinders. The latter
valves are fitted with springs on the
back. The piston rods, tail rods and
crank shaft, which latter is of the built
up type, are MADE of hammered scrap
iron. The valve rods are made of steel,
with balance pistons at the upper ends
of the intermediate pressure, and low
pressure valve rods.
The lower ends of the piston rods will
he secured with nuts to rough iron
crossheads, and the latter have cast iron
shoes, fitted with bars of white metal.
The packing boxes and glands are
hushed with brass with Katzenstein's
metallic packing, The piston rods, and
tbs connecting rods alao are interchange.
able. The crosshead pin brasses are
of phosphor bronze, and the crank pin
brasses are of hard brass lined with
| white metal.
The bed plate will be OF the box
| form, cast iron, with circular recesses
| for the main bearings, which will be
made OF hard brass. The water service
| pipes are to he of brass and reduced to
suit the requirements for circulating
water through the main journal brasses
The condenser will be OF cast iron,
with brass tube heads arranged for
three quarters inch solid drawn brass
| condenser tubes, and will be arranged
horizontally. The tubes will be set in
| two sections, water passing through in
the upper section and returning through
| the tubes in tine lower one. Tbs tail shaft
is to be fitted with sleeve extending
from the wheel hub to a mint six
inches forward OF the packing hoy
glanc. The sleeve will be bored and
shrunk on the shaft, and further secured
ty counter sunk screws. The stern
tube will he made of cast iron and Sc.
curely fitted in recess bored into the
stern frame of the ship. The brass
hu1hing will be fitting with strips OF
lignum-vitR placed on end. The thrust
blocks will be fitted with brass collars
in cast iron blocks lined with white
metal, suitable for water circulation,
aud a tight box filled with oil fol
fabrication.
The four hladsd propeller will be II
feet in diameter, 90 feet pitch, witt
blades holted to tho hub. The TUNE
will have water tight door aft of the
thrust bearing aud stufling box, witt
gland around the shaft through The
bulkhead. The vessel will have ST,
water tight bulsheads,
Four Scotch boilers will supply thu
steam. The dimensions of the boiler
will he IL feet in diameter and l3 fee
6 inches in length.
The Merchants' and Miners Trans
portation Go. is one of the oldest auC
best known of the steamship lines ply
ing along the Atlantic coast. 0rigi
nally il was Incorporated by til,
General Assembly of Maryland, Apri
oath, 1852. From lack Of confidence il
the enterprise, httle was done unit
1858, when committee visited Boston
but meeting with very poor snGcess. thu
project was postponed until lS54, whsr
subscription lists we're again openatl
and this herculean effort wac crowned
with success Two side wheel steamer
were Immediately built-ths JOSEPH
Whitney, in Now York, ami th
William Jenkins, in Baltimore. Tit
first trip Of the line was made by th
Whitney, sailing from Boston at
O'Clock y. M, December 18th. 1854
and arriving at Baltimore, January 1st
1870, making tho trip in rs hours
The company having met with fai
success, in 1863 built two NOR
steamerG, the $. II, Spaulding AM
Benjamin Deford, being constructed b.
the Harlan & Hnllingsworth Go. Ii
the spring of 1864 the William Jenkin
was burned at her wharf at Savannah
The breaking out of the war il
April, 1861, for a time interfered witt
the Legitimate business, anu in Sep
! TENDER of the same year the Whitne,
! was sold to the War Denartment to b
used an transport. the S. II, Spauld
ing and Benjamin Deford were ais
,, employed during the war as govern
ment transports. In 1864 the Williar
Kennedy was added to the line. Sh
was built at Guodspeed's Landing
Conn. later, in the same year, th
George Appod was built for the con-
2 pany at Philadelphia, Pa.
!, In 1857 tho company commenced
run the steamers direct from Boston
Norfolk, and thence to Baltimore, re
. turning from Baltimore via Norfolk
; Boston. In January, 1853, the lin
= from Providence to Baltimore We
started, but was continued for a shol
!, time only. In 1873 the Providence lin
= was again established, this time
2 ply between Providence. Norfolk an
Z Baltimore. The Savannah line was pu
a chased by the Merchants and Miner