US105438A - Improvement in arrangement op upper works in river steamers - Google Patents

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Dltvlpfnn HAVEN, or naw ORLEANS, Louisiana.

Leim Putative. 105,438, time .my 19, 1ero.`

, M w- I IMPROVEMENT IN ARRANGEMENT 0I' UPPER WORKS IN RIVER STEAMERS.

'Ine Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same' Be it known that I, Davli DE HAVEN, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans-and State of Louis iana,l1ave`invented an Improved,Arrangementof the .Upperworks of :Steamboata of which the following 1s a specification, 'reference being; had vtothe 'accompanying drawing, making part of the same- `Plate yllbeiug a longitudinal Vert-ical secticnof the `same amidship. Q

l Platel2, aplan -ci' the boiler-deckl or main cabin-v floor.

Plate 3, aplan of the hurricane-roof', on `a level withI the second-class-czibin loor.

, -Plate 4, a transversevcrtical'section through the l pilot-house, llooking aft'. L

' Like letters of reference designate corresponding partsin all the` plates.

n tlhe mainfeat-ure of my Iinvention consistsin form; ing the cabin of ajseries of rotundas, extending fore and aft, connected with each other and with the outer guards .and promenades, by means of arched passageways, and surrounded by glazed domes or shy-lights,

, for thepnrpose of light and ventilation.

The bulkheads of thestate-rooms or berths conform to the curvature of the rotundas within, and tothe l `form ofthe` promenade without, the dividing partitions radiating in a manner similar tothat'indicated h The accommodationsfor passengers' will be divided intothree classes. i

The rst-classcabin will occupy ,the boiler-deck,

,'(see plan, plate 2,1) and ja suitable proportion of the- `rooms may have `sliding partitions or hulkheads, so

that several rooms may be thrown `into one for the accommodation of' parties travelling in company.'

` The second-class cabin` is located over the middle et' the first, and occupies the hurricaneroot', (see 'plate l 3,) but extends longitudinally only over the two middie rotundas. The rooms in this cabin will be single.

l The third-class cabin is located between the first or main deckandthe hoilerdeckfat the after part ct' the boat.

In 'the drawing- S and M indicate respectively the position of the" boilcrsrand engines "onthe main deck'. Y Y Y f A A A are arched passages,lprovided withgsashdoors, connecting the rotundas B B B" B with cach other and withthe outer guards or promenades.

lhe' state-rooms or berths fm. an (one bnly oi' each section lettered) of the first-class cabin open into the rotindas nteriorly, and onto the promenades exterior y.

, X indicate the location of `the laundry and cham- `of living, so rapidly coming into use.

'bermaids rooms; and the various promeuades,nur

series, ladiesand gentlemens restaurants, wash-"rooms,

and water-closets, are clearly indicated by full name lettering on the plan, plate 2, as is also the position ot' the walking-beams, should engines of this. class be used.

In plate 3 is shown a plan ofthe second-class cabin,

in which Y Y indicate the position of the rooms, one

only of each section being lettered.

M (sce plates 1 and 4) is the oiccrs quarters,

'usually called the Texas, and over this is the pilotv house D.

lhe glazed domes over the rotundas are shown at F 'ISV Flr Fm n 1 I An important feature in my system of construction consists in the arrangement of the stairways G C in the several rotuudas. are spiral in form.

Those above the boiler-deck Three ample stairways lead from the boiler-deck` to the main-deck, which serve to furnish ready egress for passengers in case of accident.

Four ample' spiral stairways lead fromthe boilerdeck to the hurricane-deck and second cabin, one from the second cabin to the Texas, and oneffrom there to l the pilot-house. y

i 'lwo smaller straight flights of stairs, c c, lead from the main deck to the third-.class cabin.

O O, plate 4, are Ythe restaurants for ladies and gentlemen, Isituatedonthe boiler-deck; and` 'l 'l are the cook-houses onthe main deck. 4

The arrangement of the cabin,` as shown, secures greater privacy and comfort for lady passengers, and

greater safety for all, in case of accident, than the ordinary vmode of construction in use at the present time, and is peculiarly 'adapted to the European plan Having thus described my invention, V)Vhat l claim asncw, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

rlhe arrangement of the upper-works of a steam? boat, in the form shown, having a series of rotund cabins, BB B" B'", extending fore-and-a-ft, connected with each other and Awith the promenades, -hy means of arches A A, and surrounded by the rooms m on Y -Y, the said rotundas being provided with spiral stair- Ways C C, for ingress and egress, and surmonnted by

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