Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
TRIAL OF TICONDEROGA
First Trip Of New Steame, a Sue
cess in Every Way.
Made from ~ 10 20 Miles nm Hour with
Ease, Machinery All working
without n Hitch-The In
acriOr Finish.

The trial trip of the steamer Ticonder-
oga, the latest acquisition to the fleet of
the Champlan Transportation company,
occurred Tuesday afternoon and at its
conclusion General Manager LOOMS and
the other officials had only words of
praise for the way the new boat behaved.
The steamer left Shelburne harbor about
2:3O o'clock and 10 minutes later was at
the King street dock having been saluted
along the way by every craft in sight. A
half hour was spent in coaling during
which time the 200 people who had been
invited to make the trip inspected every
part Of the steamer that could be reached.
At .S:15 the steamer was headed directly
across the lake for Willsboro bay. The
sharp turn made in that bay was ad-
mred by all who noticed it and at 4:l5 the
boat wc1 back within the breakwater.
having covered the distance of Is miles in
exactly one hour. This was considered
good time for the first working of the
boilers and machinery but still better time
was to be made.
The steamer was next headed towards
Appletree point and the run there was
made at the rate of 20 miles an hour. At
:45 the steamer reached the dock and as
the Invited guests came ashore II was
with many expressions of pleasure for the
delightful ride and for the smooth way
in which the boat cut the water The
steamer was in command of Capt. w. w.
Rockwell, with T.. b. Rockwell at the
wheel and Edward Peria in charge of the
engine. All three are at present officials
of the Chateaugay and Will be transferred
to the Ticonderoga when she goes into
commission. Andrew Fletcher of the w.
e. A. Fletcher company OF lioboken, ~ d.,
the builders of the engine, was critical
observer OF the manner in which the ma
chinery acted
The steamer returned to Shelburne har-
Dor after the trip and the work of COM
Melting the interior finishing will be rush
ed during the balance of the week. The
Chateaugay will make her last regular
| trip Saturday evening, carrying an eX-
curson to Cedar Beach, thompson
point and Westport and return. On Sun
day the crew OF the Chateaugay Will be
| transferred to the Ticonderoga ana the
new steamer will go TO Westport mat
evening. taking up the Chateaugay's regu-
| lar trips Monday morning. The latter
steamer will be used for excursions ana
already has large number booked, be-
ginning with next week.
| THE NEW STEAMER.
The new steamer Ticonderoga Is larger
than the Chateaugay and smaller than the
Vermont She is 220 feet long, the Chat-
eaugay being 2O5 feet and the Vermont %.
She cost 100000, as compared with Nlo,e"
for the Chateaugay and 100000 for the YER
mont. She will have speed OF ~ miles
an hour. the same as the Vermont ana
two miles an hour more than the Chateau
gay. Her carrying capacity Is l,5oo peo'
pie.
The steamer is lighted by electricity anc
heated and steered by steam, as is the
| Vermont. She also has searchiight' a
hurricane deck similar to that on the
Vermont, will be finished during the win
ter in readiness for next season.
with the exception of the main stair
case and the floor covering for the
luuarter deck, the interior arrangement
and finishing of the steamer Is more Ike
the Chateaugay than the Vermont Th'
interior wood work was done by tll'
Champlain Manufacturing company o
this city, who also did the like work OF
the Vermont. The dining saloon, quarter
deck and main saloon are finished il
butternut with cherry trimmings includ
ing holdings, cornices. caps and pilasters
The staircase leading to the main saloon
is also in butternut and cherry. TIT
ceiling of the main saloon is pante'
white, with gilt trimmings Tho furnitur
is mahogany. upholstered in green plush
and the carpet Is an administer of new
design IN green, red and orange. Th'
furniture in the dining saloon IS antiQu
oak and a green Wilton carpet cover
the floor. The quarterback, main star
&c IN
terlocking rubber thing. The wash room
is equipped with open plumbing and soli
porcelain wash basins. The stateroom
have lrass beds and the floors ar
covered with body Brussels carperts. TIL
name Of the steamer appears on the SIDE
in block letters of gold leaf.
The contract to build tho Ticon
deroga was let in March, 1905, to tn
q W. & A. Fletcher Co. of Hoboker
n. j., who built the other moder
steamers of the feet and the ne'
. steamers on Lake George. The fir
sublct the hull to T. s. Marvel ShiT
. building company of Newburgh, \.
The hull was brought from Newburgf
4 and put together on the ways at She
burne Harbor. The steamer was launch
4 ed April IS
: With the Ticopderoga in commissio
|. the Champlain Transportation compan
n will have a fleet of steamers that wi
A be aqual to all demands for some year
q will be In keeping with the progressiv
n policy of the company.
e AN ACCIDENT AT THE HARBOR.
Shortly before the steamer left She
burnc Harbor an accident occurred b
which Luke Barrett. one of the foreme
at the ship yard, had three ribs brokes
He was on staging on n scow at tn
side of the Ticonderoga doing som
work on the new steamer, when tn
g wheels We're started. The suction dre'
e tho scow towards the steamer with sue
: force that Barrett was thrown from III
e staging a distance OF some IL feet, strl
q ing The railing OF the scow. He was take
:. TO his home and a Shelburne physical
a was summoned.