The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-31
THE TWO STATES
NEW STEAMER FOR THE sAVAN-
NAH RIVER TRADE.
CHRISTENED BY MISS REED.
WILL CARRY SIX HUNDRED BALES
OF COTTON.

Tbs Eighteenth steamer Built by
can't. John VI. Graham-New Feat
ures to Protect Against Accidents.
The Guests at the Christening En-
.ort,inment on the Steamer I'D.
observation-disclosures of the New
Company.
The programme for the launching of
me new Savannah Augusta steamer
the Two States, at the Plant System
v1harves yesterday was a river event
that attracted many friends of that
comnanv. From the wharves at the
foot of Bull street the steamboat d.
Nurcbison took the officers of the COM
nanv. together with large number of
visitors, among whom the ladies were
literally represented.
The hull of the new boat was formally
cbristened by little Miss Estelle Reed,
who cracked the time honored bottle of
rich beverage on the boats bow and
named her the Two States. This is the
substance of Miss Estelle's remarks:
1--WE are to thank the builder for this
noble craft And now to the captain
she passes. The anchor of hope will
hold her fast until they turn her to-
ward her destination at Au-
gusta. Let our energy and
faitbfulness rise above all opposition
and reward us with the richest re-
turns
Capt. John Graham, designer and
builder of the boat, has embodied many
good points in her construction, par
ticularIy to protect her against the
dangers of snagging, which has always
been a source of great trouble to boats
plying on the Savannah river between
Savannah and Augusta. To protect the
forward part of the boat the bow is a
solid. water-tight compartment, so that
in case of snagging the only inconven-
fence will be the moving of the freight
that may be on the bow further aft.
This may be done, of course, without
stopping the boat. Another feature
that steamboatmen will commend is
a partition through the center of the
boat, making two water tight COM
partments of the balance of the hull.
One object in this is to better support
the main deck. The chief object, how
ever. is to protect the boat further
against the dangers of snagging, as
with IIllS arrangement Tie SlOS
ged may be put to the bank, while
the other side. being water tight COM
partment, will support itself. With
the provision that has been made for
the boats protection against sinking,
1t would seem that with this arrange
ment about the only requirement to
keep her up under these circumstances
is cool and conservative management
when an accident happens. This will
10 he a4o ~
capt. Graham, and he is combining in
her the best points derived from his
experience.
The new boat will be 1877 feet long,
q feet wide. and will draw about a
foot light and five feet loaded to her
capacity which will be between 300 and
400 tons. The builder expect her to
make eight miles an hour against the
current and twelve miles with it, She
viii carry about 600 bales of loose cot
ton And in this connection some one
called attention to the claim that the
largest cargo of loose cotton ever car
Ted on steamboat was by the Mis-
slsSlppi river steamer Charles P.
Cheauto, which took $3.50 bales from
Memphis to New Orleans. Cotton
hauling on the Savannah river is about
I ,he most important, and of course, both
nnes Will cater to it.
after the christening the visitors re-
Turned on the steamer Murchison. On
ehe return refreshments were served,
among which was a supply of iced wa
1eIInelons. The officers of the Savan-
nan River Company. are:
residential. H. Haddon.
Manager-P. II. Haddon.
secretary and Treasurer-M. Currie.
Inc Morning News has previously
, oIu OF the opposition between the in
anu steamers. The facilities which
Or Or now being added by the Savannah
raNer Company are to meet the de-
hands upon it for freight room, as 1T
~, - Ieailzed that one boat is unequal TO
froia Gelhand, and the policy of leaving
freight at landings is not a good one.