1841
Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 July 1864
(19 inches)
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p.4, col.3
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1841 - L. July 8:4/3 - The propeller LAC LA BELLE is a beautiful boat and
has all the modern conveniences. A high rate of speed was obtained yes-
terday in her trial run.
The boat is 225 feet long, with a beam of 31 feet seven inches. Her
hold is 13 feet deep and her tonnage is 872 tons. The boat's draught is
nine feet aft and four feet eight inches forward. There are spacious
pantry and cook rooms, and a smoking room with facilities for washing.
The total number of engines is five. The main engines are of the con-
densing type, with a 44-inch bore and a 34-inch stroke. There are two
separate boilers and smoke stacks. The design of the entire machinery is
simple, yet evinces a correctness of proportion, a regard for taste, and
an arrangement of detail complimentary to her designer, J. F. Holloway,
and the builder, the Cuyahoga works.
The hoisting engines are 12 by 12, high pressure. These are connect-
ed with a line of shafting, running the entire length of the boat, and
are used for discharging the cargo as well as working extra bilge pumps
in case of necessity. The boºt is also supplied with a steam duplex
Westinghouse pump, used for filling the boilers in port, or when the main
engines are stopped, and also, by means of pipe and hose, to throw water
on all parts of the boat in case of fire. -
"Probably no boat yet built is so well provided against any accident
from leakage or fire as this one is."
Painting of the boat was done most excellently by R. L. Willard. The
upholstery ard carpeting was supplied by T. S. Beckwith and company, and
the furniture by William Hart.
The boat will be commanded by Capt. John Spalding, formerly with the
NORTHERN LIGHT. - - (19)
Index terms:
Cuyahoga county; Holloway, J. F. (engine designer); LAC LA BELLE (ship); NORTHERN LIGHT (ship); Spalding, Capt. John; Westinghouse pump; Willard, R. L. (painter); William Hart (furniture dealer)