THE NEXT ’FRISCO BOAT.

Evening Star, Issue 4027, 22 January 1876, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE NEXT ’FRISCO BOAT.

Our telegrams the other day informed us that the next boat of the service is the .San Francisco, which is appointed to leave Port Chalmers ou February 9, with the outward English mails. A description of her, as giveu by the ‘ New Zealand Herald,’ will not lie out of place ;- Th-. City of Francisco, a truly magnificent vesstlof nob e pr> pm tions, is cum manned by Captain J. M'Lachlan, general suuerintendeut of the Pacific Mail Company. She was built especially for this line by Messrs John Poach and Sous, of Chester, Pa., under the special inspi ction <■£ the surveyors of Bureau Veritas and is classed in the “ Fi-st Division,” She is termed a “ thiee-deeker,” and has a hurricane deck tunning fore-and-aft. he dimensions ■ J the vessel are as follows :

ength o /er all 353f r ; breadth of b am, 40ft ; depth »f he d, 2Sf lOm. She Ims six water tight bulk he .ds, fitted between double frames —one at each • nd of the vessel, one at after end of shaft-gull-y, one at e ich end of the nmchiuet v space, >.nd one dividing the forwaid le 11. I he pilot-house D lit ed with one of Sickles’ steam sic ring whe. L. The motive power is < enved from a compound engine of t ie t'.vo cylind v type, havin ■ a diameter re sot tivelv of 5Un and SSin stroke, and a stroke of pi t'»n of 60in. The propeller is of the ‘‘ Hirsch patent,” 20ft dininet r and 27ft pitch. The stcmi cylinders, sto .m andf ed pipes, <vc , are test si for a working pressure of 801b per squat e inch. Bho hj .s six main boilers, of the return tubular type 1 -ft inside diamrt’r, of sina I course of rhell, with a hueth of 10ft 6iu. i'ach boiler has three furnaces, 39 inches in diameter, Kveiything tor the convenience and safety of the ship in this . epartment hj s been provided, iied without exception she s one of the finest v, ssels in this respect afloat. Starting on the sp ir dock aft, on he port side, and goimr forward, we find store-rooms and gentlemen’s retiling rooms. Next to these is the smokingroom, finished in black walnut, mahogany, and blistered maple. This is a cosy, airy room, fitted uji with ell applfaubee. We then vomo ■

to the outride Hate-rooms, which have three berths in each. Aexh in order is the stater.ymi hall, fitted with an ■ 1 ■g-int skylight, iving to it an atmn im :e of l.ghr, and ve it.dit on. The uph Istering is of the riches- c im o i plush and the carnets are if vilvet pda, in very rich bur, chaste c 1 ,rs. Th--st ite rooms are models of nearness ami c info t; the berth fronts nre of rosewood, mo Ile t with maho any, il ldd «ith amaranth and decorated with g M fitted wth maibl-’ t'p wash-stand, towel and tnmbl-r racks, plush-cover d sofa, mirrors, steam heaters, itc., ere. Eac i one is well lighted and ventilate i, richly carpeted and uphu s-ered, and c mtiius three deltas, and all the little odds and ends which go to make life on the ocean pleasant and agr. cable. VV - then proceed d-iwn a splendid staircase and enter the grand saloon and dining hall, which is situated on the main deck, wall forward This vessel and her sisters are masterpieces of strength and good workmanship throughout, and deserve all they are classed for. A cr.tical examination failed to discover a symptom of slight in any part, and we can point with pride to these new pro ds of American skill in iron shipbuilding. The engines have yet to tell their tale, but no one can qaestion but that the experience already acquired, as well as results obtained, leave no question as to their merits, either as to power, efficiency, or economy. She is barque rigs* d, has doub'c topsail yards, and can ■ asily take care of herself under canvas if needs be. She is fitted with tin lifeboati and four life rafts, and all tne known and approved appliances for the procreation of the ship from accident, eit ie.r from fire or leakage. Her speed will unquestionably Ue great —at one tone, on the trip, the City of N. w Yoik, her eis er ship, ran at the rate of 141. knots per hour, the engines miking only iorCy-two turns, while they are calculated to run fifty-six—when tic vessel is in trim and the machinery has work-d it elf smooth.