Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-04
THE PEER Of AL CRAFT
TIAL SIDE-wHEEL EXCURSION
STEAMER,
THE FRANCIS ]. ToRRENCE.
She Is New on the Ways at Marietta.
o. Where She Was Built for the
MonongaheIa q Ohio Transporta-
ton Company at a Total Cost OF
About $4,000.

The big palatial side-wheel excursion
steamer, the Francis ]. Terrence, COM
pleted by Knox & Son, of Marietta, o.,
Tor the Monongahela and Ohia river
TRANSPORTATION Company. arrived at
this city late last night and moored to
the wharf at the foot of Twelfth street.
She Is in charge of Capt. ]. NJ Boyd,
general manager of the line.
AS she lay at the foot of the wharf
the boat ahlaze with lights, presented
magnificent sight. towering above the
Urania from the outside.
The Terrence Is new departure in
the excursion line. To say that she is
complete in every detail does not cover
1t, owing to the original ideas carried
out in her construction. She is a YER
liable floating palace.
On the lower deck. which is lighted
with both arc and incandeseent lights,
are the purser's office. kitchen, stor-
age room. blacksmith shop, and cafe.
The latter is lighted with four arc and
twenty incandescent lamps The kitch-
en- is complete in every detail, fitted
out with every modern culinary device.
If the same department are dishes of
finest china, each having the company
trade mark and table linens with mark
interviewer.
The engine room is very ship shape
and compact. The engines are 20 by Z,
and were built by Pattin Bros, of Mar
ietta. She has a battery of four boil
ers, which with the stacks were built
by Strecker Bros, of Marietta. Her
speed on fair stage will be Is miles.
She also has eight separate and dis
tinct steam pipe lines. The big swing
ing stage is worked by steam mig
ger. She is also equipped with COM
plete hosting plant in case it is ever
necessary to turn the boat into a
freight steamer. The hold is lighted
by electricity, having an incandescent
light every ten feet.
The electric light plant consists of a
Westinghouse dynamo impelled by a
Skinner automatic engine.
Leading to the shade deck is a
grand staircase in hard wood, a mag
nificent structure. 1t has twelve newell
posts, each supporting a figure in real
French bronze. At the TOP of the
| stairway the figures represent respect
lively Music" and THE Dance" They
were bought in Paris.
On the shade deck, which will be
fitted out with reclining and easy
| chairs, the lighting is effected by
electric lamps of ground glass, which
| tend to soften the glare. A well lighted
promenade encircles a very handsome
ball room, ITO by 90 The floor is OF
| hard wood, and the paneling in natural
| oak. The ceiling is beautiful relief
work in oil colors. high, lighted with
| gold. A myriad of ground glass lamps
| cast a soft glow over all, making a
| very pretty effect There are ninety
six windows in the room, with plate
mirrors between. On this deck is the
| barber shop, fitted with both hot and
cold water, nickel finish, and the gen.
! tlemens toilet. There are six ladies'
toilet rooms, with lady attendants,
beautifully fitted out. Each toilet is fit
ted with an automatic pump, making
sanitary conditions perfect. On this
| deck will be found the pantry and a
large check room.
| Leading to the texas deck are six
stairways in oak, four forward and two
aft. The idea carried out in the con-