The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-18
is A SPLENDID STEAMER


Came Up from New York Saturday
Afternoon-Beautiful Lines ana An
pointments- Receptio on Board for
Invited Guests-First Regular Trip
To-day.
The palatial new steamer Chester W.
Chaplin, built for the New Haven
Steamboat company by the Maryland
Steel company Of Sparrow Point, Mary
land, and just completed, was first in
troduced to the New Haven public Sat
urday afternoon The boat came up
from New York Saturday, making the
trip in the steamer Richard Pecks usu-
al time, although she had only five boil
ers working. Among those who came
up on the trip were D. A. Geraty, super
intendent Of the line; E. f. De Young,
passenger agent, and Frank soop, SUI
perintending engineer.
From to the steamer was opened
for public inspection and was looked
over by thousands of people, who great
ly admired her beautiful lines and ele-
i CANT appointments. The Chaplin Is
| probably the finest furnished steamer
| that has ever piled on the sound. The
interior fittings include handsome carv-
| ings, rich furniture, polished oak wood
work and decorations in gold leaf. Of
which $4,000 worth was used.
From 4 to Saturday afternoon a re-
ception was held on board for invited
guests to the number of about one hum
dred including city officials and promi-
nent business men Of the city. The
guests were received and shown about
the steamer by Charles I. French, the
local agent Of the company, and Captain
e. J. Hardy, who We're assisted in en-
PERTAINING the guests by Mr. Geraty, Mr..
| De Young and Mr.. Scoop, officials Of the
company.
The Chester w. Chaplin was launched
at Baltimore by the Maryland Steel
company in July last. The Chaplin is
| twin-screw steamer with these measure
ments: 1924 feet on deck, $40 feet on the
| water line, ga feet breadth over guards
and II feet 2As inches deep. It is to
maintain a speed of 211a statute miles
per hour, according to contract, but is
really faster. Her total cost was about
100000. The lower deck has ten state
rooms, with accommodations for TWEEN
ty officers also some passenger accom-
modations and quarters In forecastle for
large part of the crew.
The main deck contains the ladies'
cabin, and in this portion Of the vessel
marked improvement has been made
by the removal Of the bar to the back
I Of the dining room on the saloon deck.
The promenade or saloon deck has a
double row Of staterooms on either side,
and the gallery deck has the dining
room, cafe, bar, kitchen, pantry, Off
GERS rooms and mess. The hurricane
deck is occupied by the pilot house and
captains room. Mahogany staircaseS
are provided from the main to the low
err deck and to the grand saloon The
steamer has steam heat throughout and
Is fitted with two iron water tanks, each
of capacity of 1000 gallons. Two en-
gines furnish power for the electric
plant, which supplies currents to $50
-candle-power incandescent lamps
and also an S,000-candle- power search
light
Power Is furnished by two inverted,
direct-ecting, surface-condensln tri-
pe-expansion engines, with cylinders
of "a, 3S and go inches diameter by 30
inch stroke. The high pressure cylfn-
der is equipped with piston valves, and
the low pressure cylinders with slide
valves To these engines, which are ex-
pected to develop 1920 indicated horse
power, steam is supplied from six
Scotch boilers Is feet in diameter by 111a
feet in length, at working pressure Of
100 pounds. The boilers have three steel
corrugated furnaces 400 square feet OF
crate surface and $4,000 square feet Of
heating surface.
The Chaplin will leave Providence on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ana
New York on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Her scheduled time for leav-
ing this city for New York is 12:45 a. m.
and for Providence 10:30 p. ms She will
leave New York at p. m. She will be
commanded by Captain Edgar J. Har-
dy, who has been captain Of the Rich
ard Peck for some time.
First Pilot Edward r.. Geer OF the
steamer City of Worcester will COM
mand the big sound steamer Richard
Peck in the future having been given
the position of captain. Mr. Geer made
his last trip on the Worcester last night
and he will assume his new duties at
once.
Mr.. Geer's father, the late Captain
Cleve Geer, was an expert at the bust
ness. Captain Geer has worked his
way up from the position Of wheesman
to that of captain, and his good fortune
will be heard of with satisfaction by all
who know him.
The position which Captain Geer as
sumes is one Of great responsibility, !.
but he has both the skill and Judgment
to fill it.
Henry Howell, who has been second
pilot of the Worcester, will take Mr..
Geer's place on that boat.
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