Evening journal., 1899-09-20
The PONCE DEPARTS.
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Heaviest Vessel Ever Passed
Out the Christiana Creek.
sTEAMs 10 KNOTS AN HOUR

STRAhS IL KNOTS AN HOUR
CAPTAIN WILLARD THOMSON IN
COMMAND While ON THE DEL
AwARE-sEvERAL MEMBERS OF
TIE LOCAL FIRM AND OF THE
NEW YORK COMPANY ON THE
TRIP.
With whistles footing and nags OF
all nations flying from every available
point the large and handsome steam
ship Ponce. built for the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship Company by
the Harlan and Hollinsgworth Com
pany, passed out Of the Christiana
creek precisely at IL o'clock on her
initial trip, in tow Of the tugs Laura
b., Meteor and Amanda Powell, and
partially under her own steam.
Captain Willard Thomson was in
command on the run from this city to
the Atlantic ocean, when the command
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the owning company. Superintendent
OF Construction u. b. Sadtler Secretary
W. d. w. Dimock, S. II. Smith, treas
urer of the local firm, and Archibald
H. Bull, vice-president Of the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany, were also on board.
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the Atlantic coast, between the capes
and New York, and there is no doubt
but that she Will come up to her con-
tract speed.
The Ponce was built under Lloyds
rules. under the supervision Of John
Haug Her dimensions are 3s5 feet
over all, S17 feet between perpendicu-
lars, 1922 feet length on water line, AZ
fleet beam, with a loaded draft OF IS
feet Her carrying capacity is $3.50
tons She has six water-tight bulk
heads, four double drum Williamson
Iwinches and Hyde steam capstan wind
lass, Hyde capstan aft, and two steel
masts. The deck-house is OF steel.
She has accommodations for seventy
1.-TWO first-class and twenty second-class
passengers. There is aboard a double
electrlc lighting plant with 232 lights.
She carries an evaporator with a capa-
lefty OF fifteen tons, and five water
= tanks Of 5000 gallons capacity. Her
E engines are direct tri-compound, with
! inverted cylinders a. 3S. 60 and AZ
!. Inch stroke. Her speed is twelve
knots per hour. She is a single screw,
= with two steel Scotch type boilers IA
feet 6 inches diameter II feet long;
. with six furnaces As inches diameter;
r the boiler pressure is 1sO pounds, with
lElis & Eaves inducted draft. Her
E bunker capacity is $50 tons.
Under tire top gallant forecastle are
I the fremen and seamen's quarters, fit
D. ted with pipe berths, closets, wash
. rooms, lamp room. etc. The midship
6 house is Of steel. at the forward end
I being a dining saloon, handsomely
A lpaneled in quartered oak, with orna-
( flmental staircase OF same material.
r This house also contains a number Of
S handsomely finished state-rooms, bath
and toilet roms, mail room, etc, for
= frst-class passengers. SecoRd-class
a passenger accommodations on poop
|. .ldeckhouse are fitted with toilet rooms,
e state rooms, bath rooms, etc. Above
d this is the saloon declxhouse finished in
= white maple. with state room, smok-
/. ling room, handsomely furnished. Above
j. this is the pilot house, chart room and
d Officers rooms.
d She Will be Htted out in New York,
after which she will take part in the
great naval parade in the New York
Q lharbor incident to the arrival Of Ad-
miral Dewey, and to the great yacht
F races between the Shamrock and Co
S Sllumbia. During the yacht races a test
of Marconi's system Of wireless teleg-
l. lraphy will be made from the top OF
"a the mast OF the Ponce She will ply
l. between New York and Porto Rico.