Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-21
THE AUGUSTA
Chesapeake Steamship Company's
PaIatiaI New Steamer.
Mayor "nd Promincn. citizen. of
@A"Susta, GeorEin, Will be IN Nor
folk To-dny-A Trip Around tho
IIarbor- Description OF Steamer.

The palntlal new steamship Augusta.
of the Chesapeake Steamship Company.
left Baltimore last night with a party
OF transportation men and others on
BOARD. and will reach Primers Point al
an early hour this morning en- route to
Newport News.
AT Primers Point she will be boarded
by a special party of Augusta. Ga,
people, including the Mayor of Augusta,
various city officials. bank officials and
others. accompanied by Mr. II. w.
Huht. travelling passenger agent OF the
southern railway at Augusta. and Mr..
,. H. Hardwick assistant general pas
sehger agent of the Southern railway,
of Atlanta
at l;So o'clock this morning n special
tug VIII leave the wharf of the South
erh railway with Mayor Johnston,
various city officials. press representa-
tiVes and others, and the party will
board the Augusta at Pinner's Point,
ana all will take breakfast aboard the
augusta. The Augusta will then steam
10 Newport News, where the dry-dock
VIII be Inspected. The return trip will
PROBABLY be by way of Old Point Com
| fort.
AT NORFOLK.
AZ IL a. IN. the Augusta will return
10 Norfolk and lie at the Southern rail-
way wharf, where hundreds of our
| ieaolnE citizens will inspect her.
Wnen Inc party reaches Norfolk those
on the Augusta Will board n Southern
railway tug for trip around the har-
DOT ana TO the Norfolk Navy-yard. re-
turning to Norfolk about l D. m. Then
VIII follow trolley ride for the Visit
TORS all around Norfolk as guests Of the
Norfolk Railway and Light Cumpauv
Inc party will then be in the hands of
me courteous representatives of the
street railway company. Every effort
MI be made to make the Augusta's
ihitiai VISIT 10 this port an event OF in
terest that will long be remembered.
THE VESSEL DESCRIBED.
She was built by the Neafe 6. Levy
Snlp and Engine Building Company. OF
IInilaueiphla, at cost OF $3.50 600 90.
Tier dimensions are: length 26O feet:
Dean on main deck 46 feet: beam mt
water line ~ feet; depth of hold II feet
! inches; depth from keel to top of
mouse on hurricane deck 40 feet
Inc nun is constructed of steel OF the
pest character known to shipbuildcrs
me dimensions are in excess of tho
Rules OF the American Bureau Of Ship,
H.
1ected to the most rigorous test and
inspection.
me vessel Is propelled by an Inverted
Nerucai triple expansion engine of the
latest ana most approved type. with
cyciinders q, 40, and Is inches diameter
win piston stroke OF ~ inches. Run
n1ng nt1i0 revolutions per minute they
are expected to indicate 1900 horse
power and to drive the ship ut Il speed
OF twenty miles an hour.
The shaft is of mild steel and the
propeller of the sectional type the hub
being cast steel. and the blades OF.
manganese bronze
The high pressure cylinder has
valve of the piston type, the interme-
date and low pressure have double
ported slide valves; the pressure is re-
lieved from the back OF the intermedi-
ate valve by the Allan Richardson dc.
vice; all valves are operated by the
Stevenson link motion.
The circulation pump Is OF the centrj
fusal type, operated by independent
vertical engine. The feed pump is Of
the latest improved Blake compound
type and is the first pump of this de-
sign to be used on Il merchant vessel 4
large fire and blge pump of the duplex
type is also fitted. and hose connec-
tons are conveniently located through
out the vessel.
The sanitary arrangements are the
most complete and up-to date, the toll
cts all being elegantly fitted UP with
the most approved aprliane es. including
automatic flushing tanks. Eighteen
marble wash basins. with a constant
supply of fresh water, have also been
installed.
Steam is supplied by four main and
one auxiliary boilers; the main boilers
are 13 feet. inches in diameter, and u
feet long, each fitted with three CORFU
gated furnaces AZ inches in diameter
The steam pressure is l65 pounds.
The vessel is conspicuous by her two
high tunnels. each being feet In diam
eter. their tops reaching 81 feet from
the crate bars.
The boat is lighted throughout by
electricity; the current, which is gener-
ated by two 10 X. w. General Electric
Marine Plants, supplying 450 incandcs-
cent lamps. A 40 ampere searchlight
is located on top of pilot house; the
running lights are also e'ectrc.
The ship is provided with steam
steering gear, steam wndlass, capstans
and cargo hosting engines.
No expense has been spared in max
ing the passenger accommodating most
complete. The dining-room, which Is