New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . y oflive oak and whiteoak, copper and ironfastened. Her plank-ing is of white oak, andshe IS sheathed withtuo mch hickory topiotect her hull from GROUP OF OLD WHALERS. BARK ROSSEAU 40 NEW BEDFORD. the ice. Her stem is protected by heavy composition plates. Toprevent her from being crushed if pinched by the ice, she has threesets of pointers forward and two aft. She is provided with a Provi-dence steam windhiss which is worked by steam power and is a verypowerful labor-saving piece of mechanism. The vessel has a
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . y oflive oak and whiteoak, copper and ironfastened. Her plank-ing is of white oak, andshe IS sheathed withtuo mch hickory topiotect her hull from GROUP OF OLD WHALERS. BARK ROSSEAU 40 NEW BEDFORD. the ice. Her stem is protected by heavy composition plates. Toprevent her from being crushed if pinched by the ice, she has threesets of pointers forward and two aft. She is provided with a Provi-dence steam windhiss which is worked by steam power and is a verypowerful labor-saving piece of mechanism. The vessel has a 4^ com-pound engine, of 22 inches diameter of high pressure cylinder, 38inches diameter of low pressure cylinder, and 26 inch stroke, fittedwith independent adjustable cut-off valve. The shaft makes 100 rev-olutions per minute. The main cabin is unusually large, finished inash with black walnut trimmings. A mahogany dining table occu-pies the centre of the floor. It has an extension at the forward end. IllilllllilillllJllillliiilllllliliilliillllliiilllllilllllilllllliliiliiil^. SEAMENS BETHEL AND MARINERS HOME. On the port side are three staterooms and a water closet, the lastnamed leading from a passage on deck just forward of the wheelhouse. On the starboard side out of the main cabin are two largerooms, — the chief engineers room and pantry, the latter being wellsupplied witli lockers and drawers. Just forward of the engineersroom, in the passage-wa} to the main deck, are two state rooms, fin-ished for other officers. The cabin is heated by steam. Alt of themain cabin is the captains cabin, in ash, with the same trimmingsas the main cabin, and supplied with furniture of the most attractive THE WHALE-FISHERY. 4I patterns. The chairs and sofa are upholstered in brown plush and aBrussels carpet is on the floor. Adjoining this room on the star-board side is the captains state room, furnished in a stNJe in keepingwith other furniture on the ship. The steerage on the port side
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