The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-06

THE 1ATEsr RIVER FLYER

Tho New Steamer liassalo a Modg n
llsr Appointments and Cons
yenieDces.
The new 0. Il. 4 N. steamer fsssalo
made her maiden trip to Astoria saiun
DAY night Sunday afternoon she wa'
thrown open 10 the pubic and her ON
cog were kept buy receiving and snow
ing visitors about tho boa.
The uassa.o has Iepgh Of isl foa
and % feet beam with an oghi.foot hold
and gross Tonnage Of 60 tons with coal
aboard ready for rip and without
cargo she draws Gyc feet Her boiler
II extra large Tor ihe szs of the boat
and bears steam pressure Of ~ pounds
She has compound engines. high and iow
psrensure. bor main eyindsr being
2HS2sls inches. with cighl-ioot stroke.
The engines are models for compaciness
and strength 4 large dynamo furnshes
current for a multitude Of lights that
make al parts Of the boat as bright ~
day. The furnace Is for coal burning,
and the bunker IN the fore hold has a
capacity Of 60 tons, though but forty
tons will be taken on for a round ,rip.
steam heat Il supplied to all paris Of
Inc boat The pilot house ~ q model IN
i,s furnishings The wheel Is handled by
Turner steam siearing gear and cleo
trio bells and speaking tubes give com.
municailon with all parts Of the boat
A very large electric search light Il
mounted on top Of the pilot house, and
win the lever just above the wheel the
pilot can turn the light TO a complete
circle. and at the game time give II any
angle OF elevation 20 as 20 light up the
fcrecas,le. or aft Of the boat. or dock
as occasion requires. AZ, Of the plot
house is The texas. IN which Is commo-
d.ous quarters for al Of the officers e1.
ccpl The purscr and steward, who have
rooms on the main deck. The captains
parlor Is as cosy a den as ihe most fas-
lIdlous river man could desire.
The cabin deck Is perfection as to Its
conycElcncs and comfort for passengers.
The mems cabin Il large aud airy while
the adde's cabin bears more OF the re.
scnblaqcc 10 a well furnished parior than
a steamboat cabin. Amidships IS located
tho dining ROOM. which extends from
side 10 side Of the boat there being no
STATE rooms on the sides. The side win-
dows to the dining room. as also those
Of both cabins. are very large and low.
10 that passengers can have an Nasy
view OF The scenery Rs the boat moves
a.ong. The ceiling TO the dining room Is
n,,ed of with large dome set with
colored glass. giving !, a very handsome
appearance. The tables are al small,
thus allowing groups Of friends 10 eat
by themselves.
An innovation new to the Columbia
river steamers is that the upper deck is
fitted up Tor grand promenade having
ample railing TO prevent anyone from
falling overheard. a broad stairway
.cads from the cabin deck to the prom
enadc deck. This permitting passengers
to 20 on the hurricane deck will be great
y appreciated by the travelling public. as
from this deck the best view can be
had. as well as space for a stroll.
The Hassalo is In command o; Captain
W. c. Snow. one OF the most popular
captains on the river Captain ]. L.
Turner is the pilot. and no more compe-
tent pilot than he runs on the river.
Captain John Anderson is first officer,
Jacob Multhauf is chief engineer, with
w H. Hoffman as assistant. Harry
Blanchard is purser OF whom 1t is said
that the ladies along the river have voted
aim the right man In the right place.
George Shay Is steward. which is sufii-
c en-. proof that the table service will be
up TO the mark, George yies with the
purser in his thoughtful attention to the
aides, and is an adept at carrying babies
and bundless
The Hassalo left up yesterday morning
and will be down this morning, and will
hereaf er be on the Astoria route. Her
speed is meeting the expectation Of her
builders and she will make the trip to
Portland each day by o'clock in the
afternoon.