The Portland daily press., 1899-12-04
The New Boat Arrived HcreSaturday
Evening.
Will Receive Her Fur
nishings Here,
AMI May Go Into the Service
This Week.

who have seen the Governor ~ tleyt tno
nav boat Of the Portland Steamship CON-
pf ny, agrte IN this. She reached Fort
llni about half past seven O'Clock Satur-
day evening. AS she turned into the up
per harbor about the breakwater she
looked as large as one OF the English
steamships. Her sides were ablsze with
electric lights and powerful search light
Illuminated her path AMI rendered the
approach to her dock as bright as day.
Her arrival WAS witnessed by hundreds Of
people and all who saw her ss she slowly
steamed up the harbor were impressed
W ith her size. She seemed much larger
In tae darkness than abe really Is, but as
matter of fact she 10 the largest and
the fastest coastwiss steamer to bo found
on the Eastarn coast.
As she nsared the dock the Governor
Dingley gave four short blasts with the
deep toned whistle aud q crowd at onos
| gathered about the docks to soc her swing
into her berth.
Shs seemed to tower up above the
sheds Of the New York slip as high as
City hall Her mammoth screw onurned
up the water In the dock as she was
swung easily into the berth Usually oocu-
pied by the New York steamers. Seen
from the wharf the lines Of the new
ship were very beautiful and she appeared
to be- very strongly constructed.
The Governor DinRlsy was delayed on
her trip here from New York by fog. she
passed Chatham Saturday morning at
10. 80 clock, 1t was then very rough but
her officers say that one would never have
realized this fact on tn, Governor Ding
ley. Ste did not roll o particle. "A man
could walk from the pilot house to the
after ccmpan .onway with his hands In
bis pockets and without his SEA legs ::on.
on could have written letter In the
pilot house without ary difficulty. We
were In the trough Of the sen all the way
down from the Cape but the greatest land
lubbsr in Portland would not have felt
the slightest suspicion of sea Sickness"
said one of her officers.
fShe Is ths fastest craft on the Eastern
coast" said another, "I have run as
quartermaster q on ths st. Croix which is
considered as fast as the best of them.
The Governor Dingley can give her a
good start and overhaul her easy. We
have not crowded her bit and have
made good I6 Knots all the way. We
were much lsss than two hours in run
ming from Cape Ann to Boon island. IL
takes the best of the other boats three
hours to make this distance In a smooth
sea. She could do better than this too,
II she ware pushed"
The Governor Dingley brought big
oarso into Portland from New York. The
ststsrooms and saloons are only partially
oarpeted and none Of he- furnishings are
aboard as yet but when they are put in
her she will be floating palace. Her fin
ishings are Of the richest and the best
throughout. Her arrangements about
berthing are superb. The ladiss' cabin Is
entirely separated from the rest of the
ship and is entered by flight Of stairs
which will be used BY women only. She
Is finished within In white and gold
with rich mahogany trimmings and
lighted by handsome inoandssoen:s.
Tie officers who. brought In the Govern
or Dingley into Portland were Captain
Thompson. with Captain Kelsey and
Captain Harding a. her pilots. The mate S
were J. Ward and Mr.. Fiokett, the chief
engineer. MIR. johnson with Assistant En-.
gineers Richards and Limo oln. The stew
ard Is Mr. Harris and the quartsrmasters
were q. Hall and W. q. Smith.
As soon as the Governor Dingley was
tied up to her dock she was boarded BY
Hon. Charles +. Libby, the president Of
the company; Mr.. j. n. Lisoomb, Its
general manager, and by Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Bartlett the agent of the Mains Stsam-
ship company, and others who gave the
boat thorough inspection and ware
much pleased With all they saw.
MIR. Liscomb thinks that the boat will
be ready for service by Thursday. She
will be fitted out at the dock of the In
ternational company and the work will
be hurried to completion. A fine portrait
Of the late Governor Diagley, painted
especially for this steamship by Barclay,
Is to be placed In q conspicuous place at
the head of the staircase leading up to the
nrst saloon deck. Those who have seen
this portrait say that 1t Is q very good
likeness. II will reach here from Boston
In short time and be placed In position
at onoe.
The Governor Dinsley 10 one Of the
haudsomest steamers that was ever seen
here and she has been admired By all sea-
faring men who have seen her. Her lines
are almost perfection and 1t IL certain
that she will be source Of pride to all
o ur people.
The new steamer was built at Chestsr.
Penn, and she is the largest steamer ev-
er built for the eastern oosst service. Her
length is $40 feet, bsam ct watsr line so
feet, depth from base linz b, top Of freight
deck bsains % feet. depth between decks
fact