The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Ships and
shipping.

Local and General News of Ships and
shipping.
The Baltimore Sun of Tuesday says:
Mr. Michael jenkins, president of the
Merchants and Miners TRANSPORTATION
Company and Mr.. Decatur II. Miller, sec
rotary of the company. yesterday showed
some friends through the steamer Ker-
straw, the newest and most beautiful adj
dillon to the line Changes suggested by
have combined to make the Kershaw a
model of beauty and comfort.
The main saloon Is a bright vista of
white mahogany, a wood that has never
before been employed in large steamer
building and very rarely seen in smaller
craft For harmony the chairs. buffets,
grand stairway and dining tables have
been made of the same wood, forming
with the richly carved figures, a picture of
luxurious steamship accommodation. The
pantry, with large steam tables, has been
placed on the starboard side of the for
ward end of the saloon, and the chief
stewards room and office has place I'M
der the grand stairway, and adjoining ID.
hidden from view, is the storeroom, refrg-
orators and a water cooling apparatus
which forces the water from coils in the
refrigerator to the handsome nickel-plated
Doreelaln-lined coolers on each side of the
grand stairway.
One hundred and twenty-five st-class
passengers can be accommodated and at
the six mammoth tables ninety-two can be
seated and served without overcrowding
Staterooms on the deck above the main
saloon, between which great skylights
brighten below, have walls painted in
ivory tint relieved with god. These state
rooms can be entered from the promenade
deck and are independent but are so ar
ranged as 10 be thrown en- suite when
needed.
The saloon floor is laid with rich moquet
plush carpet, having red and gold figures,
relieved with a dark background. The
staterooms each have a different figured
carpeting and rugs. These rooms are fitted
with the latest design of toilet stands, cleo
trio lights, and the open fretwork over
each will admit draughts of air in sum
mer time from powerful electric fans that
are placed at vantage spots in either end
of the saloon. Every berth is fitted with
heavy hair mattress laid upon wire mat
tress of an improved pattern.
The quarters for officers. both of the
deck and engineer force, and for the crew
are about a counterpart of the Fairfax,
standard in every sense of the word
Steam heating. electric installation in
GLIDING powerful searchlight and nearly
800 incandescent lights throughout the
ship, were in the builders contract. MIR.
Thomas Duffy, electrician of the Mer-
chants and Miners, superintended the in
stallation for his company.
The l<ershaw Is a steel steamer, 274 feet
long on the water line, AZ feet beam and "a
feet nodded depth. She has triple-expan-
sion engines with cylinders rs inches, IS
inches and Y inches diameter and "a inches
stroke of piston. Four steel boilers, each
fitted with three corrugated furnaces, fur
nish the motive power for the fine machin-
day against a head wind and tide devel-
oped 1915 miles an hour
Mr.. William b. Turner, the superinteud.
ent for the line, was the careful supervisor
of The erection of the Kershaw and saw
every biz Of work performed on her. He
has been the recipient of many compll-
ments upon the result of his work.
Capt. Frank NJ. Howes, the commodore
OF the Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton Company, Is in command of this new
and beautiful ship. Chief Officer Jobn
johnson and Second Officer Collision War
wick are his deck staff Chief Engineer
John r. Kennard who has broken TO har.
mesa the engines of many new steamers In
the line has charge of the fine machinery
First Assistant Engineer Richard Alner
and Second Assistant Engineer FredeAick
Disney are Chief Remarks able aids Mr.
W. J. lie Compile is chief steward of the
Kershaw, with large corps OF assistants
The American barkenline Bruce tIaw.
kins Capt. Quincy. from Baltimore mr..
rived yesterday with 4 cargo OF coal con
signed 20 the Propeller Towboat Comnar,
The schooner j. r. duBignon. from New
York arrived yesterday for "a rsreo %,
lumber She was lowed from sea bv tbe
steam pilot boat j. 70. EsHn
Passengers By steamship Tallahassee
from New York, April l0-F. W. Angel A.
MOrowltz.