The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-03-14
The New White Star Line 6 teameT
Greyhound, Launced At
Detroit.

The Greyhound, new steel passenger
steamer of the White Star Line, was sue
cessfully launched at ) O'Clock yesterday
afternoon in the presence of about 1000
people, including many from Detroit and
a party from Toledo.
Among the interesting spectators were
General Manager Parker and Traffic
Manager Beilman, of the White Star
line, who have watched the construction
of this boat with considerable pride.
J. w. Conrad, general agent of the
White Star line in this city, accompanied
by number of friends and newspaper
men from Toledo, witnessed the launch
ing.
Built expressly for the White Star line
service between Toledo and Detroit, when
completed it will be one of the speediest
and most magnifcently equipped day
boats afoat, and designed for lake and
river service will be one of the staunchest
and handsOmest passenger steamers on
the Great Lakes.
The hull of the greyhound was built
at the Wyandotte yards of the American
Shipbuilding company, in the winter of
1901 and 1902, and is constructed of Sci
mans-Martin mild steel throughout. The
steamer is being built under the SUI
pervision of the Board of Veritiles and
will carry their "Star Crescent certif-
cate, proving that she is one of the best
passenger steamers afoat.
She measures about 900 feet in length
and 68 feet in breadth. The engine is of
the walking-beam type, and with the
feathering type of side propelling wheels,
the jar or theamor common to boats is
absolutely done away with. Steam is
supplied by three non-explosive boilers.
Steam steering gear, as well as all other
modern equipments. is used, and the
steamer will be lighted by 500 incan-
descent electric lights, besides a power
full searchlight.
The exterior of the Greyhound's up
per works, will be, as usual, of pine,
painted white. The interior will be
finished in hard oak cabinet work, quar-
ter-sawed oak being used on the main
deck, mahogany in the dining room and
grand saloon, and chestnut, stained mala-
cite, in the gentlemen's smoking room on
the hurricane deck, She also has ladies'
parlor, or observatory, on the hurricane
deck, which will be finished in gold and
white. This is an entirely new feature
on the Greyhound that is not found on
any other passenger steamer Another
particular feature Of the Greyhound, es-
pecially worthy of note, is the number
and size of the windows (all plate glass;
which are so numerous and low that
passengers can sit in the grand saloon
dining room or any other room or parlor
on the steamer and enjoy equally with
those outside the unrivalled scenery
through which the steamer passes.
The private parlors on the Greyhound
are provided with bay windows and are
very 1uxuriously furnished The socis
hall, or lobby, Of the Greyhound will be
covered with an elegant design of inlaid
rubber thing, and the steamer furnished
throughout with the best and most hand
some designs CT carpets and furniture
that can be found.
The carrying capacity of the Grey
hound, will be 5000 passengers, which is
about double the capacity of any other
steamer that has ever run out of Toledo.
Toledo Times.
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Mr.. John Tippis, Cotton, o., says