Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1882 — A FAIRY AFLOAT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A FAIRY AFLOAT.

The following description of the feiiy vessel represented oa this page is from the Cincinnati Commercial : The hull is of the finest selected white oak, braced, bolted and riveted in the most skillful and workmanlike manner, and is 64 feet in length, 14 feet breadth of beam, 2} feet depth of hold, and draws twenty inches of water. She carries atubnlar boiler,and two beautiful little engines, made expressly for her, by the Ohio Machine Co., Middleport, O. The dining-room is situated between the boiler and engine rooms, and' is artistically grained, with frescoed ceiling. It is furnished in the Queen Anne style, and the silver, china and table linen are of the finest character. The pilot-house, cabin, main talon and Captain's office are on the saloon deck and are luxurious in their furuishin;.

and decorations. The saloon proper is frescoed and gilded in Eastlake style, and the flooring is covered with Turkish carpet The furniture, in raw silk and walnut, ol the Queen Anne pattern, like that of the. dining-hall, and rich curtains of damask complete the impression of a veritable floating palace. The lour state-rooms, containing two berths each, are also carpeted with Brussels and handsomely furnished. The boat belongs to and was built under the directions of Messrs A. Vogeler & Co., Baltimore, Md., for their own exclusive use upon the Ohio, Mississippi and other Western rivers, and is run by a picked crew of officers and men in tiieir employ. The object of this little steamer is to carry neither freight nor passengers. She was built for the firm above named, to be used exclusively by them for distributing their Jriuted matter in the river towns for St. acobs On., the Great German Remedy for rheumatism and other painful ailments.