The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-03
SHIP LAUNCHING
WAS POSTPONED
ICE IN RIVER PREVENTS CITY OF
COLUMBUS FROM SLIDING INTO
THE WATER AT CHESTER, PA.
DESCRIPTION OF LINER.

Travelling Passenger Agent John w.
Blount of the Central of Georgia railway,
with headquarters in Birmingham, yester-
day received a telegram from officials
of the road who are at Chester, Pa, stat
ing that on account of the ice in the river
the launching of the steamship City OF
Columbus of the Ocean Steamship COM
pany had been postponed. The pro-
gramme, however, which had been ar
ranged was carried out.
Miss Maude Burnett of Columbus chris
tened the new steamship which is the
latest addition to the Savannah fleet 1t
will probably be put in commission within
three months time and will ply between
Savannah and New York The liner is
being built by the Delaware River, Iron,
Shipbuilding and Engine Works at Chess
ter.
Major ]. r. Hanson of Macon, the pres
ident of company, Mayor Lucius II. Chap
pell of Columbus, Miss Burnett and others
went up to Pennsylvania several days
ago to attend the launching. Major
Hanson has presented Miss Burnett in be-
half of the company with a beautiful
Tiffany gold watch inlaid with diamonds,
with diamond pendant. Engraved on
the inside of the watch is a life pass for
Miss Burnett over the lines of the Ocean
steamship company.
The hull of the City of Columbus is
constructed under the cellular water bot
tom system, channel steel construction,
with channel frames, beams, stringers
and ties, and Is constructed In the high
est class under the United States Steam
ship Owners and Builders Underwriters
rules, and especial survey by their repre-
sentative to class AL for twenty years.
Scantling and material used In the con-
struction of the hull were tested to the
highest STANDARD by experts of Robert
w. Hunt & Co. at the mills and also re-
ceved a yard test during construction.
The dimensions of the new steamer are
as follows: Length on tweve-foot water
line. $40 feet; length over all, 396 feet;
depth nodded q feet. The spar and mid
die decks are Of steel; the hurricane deck
is OF steel covered with asbestos and then
planked aud covered with canvas, maxi
ing the passenger deck apart from the
freight accommodations and fre-proof.
Water ballast capacity. 916 tons; bunker
capacity, 42S tons; cubic freight capacity,
SS2O6 feet; dead weight capacity of
cargo and coal on mean draft, IS feet and
inches, $500 tons; speed when loaded,
II to 10 knots. The gross tonnage of the
steamship "City of Columbus will be
about 5000 tons, or $50 tons larger than
her sister ships, the City of Macon and
the City of Memphis.
There are four decks, extending all
fore and aft; accommodations for eighty
first-class passengers are furnished ON
the hurricane deck. The dining saloon.
which is located forward, Is deliberately
decorated. while the smoking room, sun
parlor, officers quarters and pilot house
are located on the Joiner deck. rhe ship
is archaeological throughout with per-
feet system of electric bells. Only first
class passengers will be carried on this
steamship.
The vessel will be equipped with one
triple expansion engine. Diameter of the
cylinders, high pressure. IS inches; inter-
mediate. As inches; low pressure 70
inches; stroke of piston, As inches; steam
inches in diameter, length 10 feet and 6
inches; pressure of steam, $50 pounds;
Blake pump feed water heater and filter
will be used; steamer steering engines
of the most improved style, Hyde cap
stan and windlass, also Baldt psltern
stoclkless anchors.