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WOODEN PACKAGE FREIGHT STEAMER HENRY R, JAMES. (HULL DUPLICATE OF OOV. SMITH, JAMES R. LANGDON, ALEX. MC VITTIE AND F. H- PRINCE. • BUILT BY THE DETROIT DRY DOCK COMPANY FOR THE OGDENSBURG TRANSIT COMPANY, (VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD.' Yard No. I04. Built in 1890. Length, over all............................................................... 253 feet 4 inches Beam............................................................................ 42 •' o Depth .................................................................."........ 25 " 6 Gross tonnage 2048.01, net 1552,71. Engines (duplicate of the Gov. Smith's), compound, 28 and 52 by 40 inches. Engines of the other six of the fleet, compound, 27 and 44 by 50 inches. Boilers (duplicate of the Gov. Smith's), two cylindrical, 12 by 11 feet. Boilers of the other six of the fleet, two cylindrical, 8 by 15 feet 6 inches. Special Features: The dimensions of the fleet of the eight steamers of this line, all built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company for package freight service between Ogdensburg and Chicago, are limited to the size of the locks of the Welland Canal. 150