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Re: [TSL] Virginia - Glasgow and Larne to New York 1873
"Dale Liepins" <dliepins@optusnet.com.au> on 02/07/2010

Dear Marj,

This is fantastic, just what I wanted plus more.

Thank you so much for your help.

kind regards,

Dale


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marj Kohli" <marj@uwaterloo.ca>
To: "Dale Liepins" <dliepins@optusnet.com.au>; <THESHIPSLIST@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TSL] Virginia - Glasgow and Larne to New York 1873


> Dale
>
> On June 10, the NY Times reported:
>
> GLASGOW, June 9.--The new steam-ship Virginia, of the State line, 
> sld.[sic] from here on the 5th and Belfast on the 7th inst., for New-York.
>
> On June 25, 1873 there was this bigger item:
>
> The New Steam-ship Virginia, of the
> State Line.
> The second steam-ship belonging to the
> State line arrived at this port on Saturday
> morning, having left Glasgow on the 6th and
> Lorne on the 7th inst. She is named the Vir-
> ginia, and the arms of that State are carved on
> several parts of the vessel. She was built by
> the London and Glasgow Iron Steam-ship Build-
> ing Company, at Glasgow. The engines were
> made by the same firm. Her dimensions are as
> follows: Length, 330 feet; breadth of beam, 36
> feet; depth of hold, 28 feet 6 inches. Her gross
> capacity is 2,500 tons, net 1,600 tons. She
> has two cylinders, 44 and 87 inches in diameter,
> and the horse-power is 330 nominal, but capable
> of working up to 550. She has two boilers heated
> by twelve furnaces, the average consumption
> of coal per day, being thirty tons. The stroke
> is 4 feet, and the steam pressure sixty-five
> pounds to the square inch. The screw is 16
> feet in diameter, with a pitch of 25 feet. She
> is rigged as a three-masted schooner; has three
> decks, which are divided into six water-tight
> compartments; five boats, and five winches.
> In case of fire, she has several fire-engines,
> worked by steam, and an ample supply of
> hose-buckets, &c. The wheel-house is on the
> top deck, and is signaled by telegraph from the
> officer on the bridge. She has accommodations
> for sixty-two first-class, thirty-four second-class,
> and 400 steerage passengers. The saloon is
> amidships, extending from side to side. It is
> elaborately fitted up, and contains a good piano,
> library, &c. The state-rooms are aft of
> the saloon, and are large, airy, and
> comfortable. A ladies' boudior adjoins, and it
> is finished in elegant style. The woods used in
> decorating the saloons and state-rooms are
> English oak, maple, and rosewood. The ac-
> commodation for steerage passengers is excel-
> lent, separate apartments being provided for
> married and single. On the top deck is a nicely-
> fitted up smoking-room for the cabin passen-
> gers. The officers of the Virginia are as fol-
> lows: Captain, John W. Sadler; First Officer,
> Greig; Second Officer, Ramsey; Third Officer,
> Richardson; Fourth Officer, Savory; Purser,
> Tongue; Steward, Genero; Surgeon, Dr. Camp-
> bell; Chief Engineer, McGregor; Second En-
> gineer, Pollock; Third Engineer, Mitch-
> ell; Fourth Engineer, Johnson. She is in
> every way similar to her sister vessel, the Penn-
> sylvania. On the voyage out she encountered
> severe head-winds, but notwithstanding this
> she made a very good passage. One singular
> event occurred during the voyage which is
> worth mentioning. Among the steerage pas-
> sengers were a man named Joseph Reynolds
> and a woman named Elizabeth O'Hagan. They
> became acquainted with each other on the ship,
> and neither had any friends on board. When
> near Sandy Hook Reynolds approached Capt.
> Sadler and stated that he wished to be married
> on board to Miss O'Hagan. The Captain replied
> that there was a minister on board who would
> perform the ceremony, but Reynolds insisted
> that the Captain should do it. The Captain then
> said he would, and all passengers were invited
> to the saloon, the officers appearing in their uni-
> forms, and the ceremony was performed.
>
> Regards..
>
> Marj
>
> At 04:24 AM 2/7/2010, Dale Liepins wrote:
>>Dear List,
>>
>>I have the passenger list and details for the Virginia - the State Line 
>>Steam Ship Company.  It left from Glasgow and called at Larne and arrived 
>>in New York on
>>23 June 1873.
>>
>>I would like to find out the date it sailed from Glasgow and more 
>>importantly the date it left Larne, Northern Ireland.
>>
>>I would be grateful if anyone could help me or suggest where I might find 
>>this information.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>
>>Dale
>>Canberra ACT
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