. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . e-rooms, ventilated and finishedin a superior manner; the furniture, carpets, and drapery in each, beingdifferent. Each room has a square window on its side, and deck lightsabove. The after, or ladies cabin, is 30 feet long by 13 wide, and containseight state-rooms and a bath-room. This cabin is a miniature palace. It iswainscoted with mahogany, the entablatures are of rosewood, and the pil-lars of satinwood. The panels are ornamented with flowers, surroundedby gilt scroll work. The capitals and pedestals are neatly covered, thewhole relieved
. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . e-rooms, ventilated and finishedin a superior manner; the furniture, carpets, and drapery in each, beingdifferent. Each room has a square window on its side, and deck lightsabove. The after, or ladies cabin, is 30 feet long by 13 wide, and containseight state-rooms and a bath-room. This cabin is a miniature palace. It iswainscoted with mahogany, the entablatures are of rosewood, and the pil-lars of satinwood. The panels are ornamented with flowers, surroundedby gilt scroll work. The capitals and pedestals are neatly covered, thewhole relieved with papier mache cornices and gilt work. The cabin iswell lighted and ventilated, having four windows aft, a large, square sky-light, and one in the centre, which ventilates the deck below. rrjp* Will Mr. , who signs himself An Eastern Builder, in his query published in our last number, please inform us what has become ofthe Convention of Ship-Builders, held in April last, relative to tonnage andother matters ? 254 The Monthly Nautical \SXi\MaAV GREATER SAFETY IN STEAM NAVIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE STEAM VESSEL ACT OF 1852. The rapid growth of steam travel in the United States hasestablished steam navigation as one of the most popular de-mands of our age. A steam marine transit has now become afixed want of our people. Notwithstanding the early imperfec-tions of the steam engine and steam vessel, hanging dread inse-curity over the adventurous traveller, followed by periodsmarked by the reckless use of this mighty agency, added to therivalry of railroads, we find this mode of ^navigation steadilyattaining increased favor in the public mind. The most shock-ing catastrophes of conflagration, wreck, or explosion, have failedto condemn it for insecurity, and so far from .arriving at thisundesirable result, the people have determined to investigate thecauses of accident and disaster, to gain correct informationconcerning the safeguards for their prevention, and provide for
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