[5] CONSTRUCTION AND WORK OF FISH-HAWK. 7 



Passage. — There is a passage 2 feet G inches iu width on the port side 

 of the engine-room leading from the donkey-boiler room to the cabin. 



Cahin pantry. — The cabin pantry is on the port side of the above pas- 

 sage, 11 feet fore and afr, and about 5 feet wide; there are two large 

 windows on the side ; a door opening into the passage ; shelves ; lockers; 

 racks, and other necessary appliances for a pantry on ship board. 



Cabin. — The cabin is abaft the engine-room, 30 feet in length, has four 

 rooms on a side with one bunk in each. Aft on the starboard side is 

 the Commissioner's office. The lower cabin companion way is amidships, 

 and a bath room and closet on the port side. Between the latter and 

 lower cabin companion way is a passage 2 feet 4 inches in width, lead- 

 ing from the cabin to the bath-room and after deck. 



After (led: — The after deck above mentioned is 14 feet in length and 

 extends to the stern. The sides are open above the main rail. The 

 spare tiller and relieving tackles are on this deck. The cabin store- 

 room scuttle is forward of the rudder ; the entrance to the Commissioner's 

 ofSce on the starboard side ; the lower cabin companion way amidships ; 

 the entrance to the cabin passage on the port side, and just abaft the 

 rudder the after force-pump. 



Fromenade dcclc. — On the promenade deck, forward of the foremast, 

 are the anchors, forward force-pump, windlass brakes, capstan, fore- 

 castle booby-hatch, fore hatch, hoisting and reeling engine, and the 

 dredging boom, its heel attached to the foremast. 



Abaft the mast is a booby-hatch covering the entrance to the main 

 deck, and abaft that the pilot-house and captain's quarters. 



rUot-house — The pilot-house is 8 feet in length fore and aft, 10 feet iu 

 width, and has an elliptical front. The glass windows and Venetian 

 blinds are hung with weights, and all metal work about it, or used in 

 its construction, is brass. 



There is a liquid steering compass on the port side forward of the 

 wheel ; a sofa, signal-locker, and convenient receptacles for fire-works 

 and flags on the after end. The floor is covered with lignum and ash 

 gratings. The necessary bells, speakingand sounding tubes, and whistle- 

 rope are in their appropriate places. 



The pilot-house is raised 26 inches above the captain's quarters; has 

 a door on each side, the upper portion set with glass. There are also 

 windows in the after end, giving an unobstructed view fore and aft, 

 and a door on the starboard side communicating with the captain's 

 room. 



Captaui's room. — The captain's room is in the deck-house, abaft the 

 ])ilot-house, 9 feet 10 inches iu length, fore and aft, 12 feet in width, 7 

 feet high, and has a sky-light 2 feet C inches by 3 feet 3 inches. There 

 is a door and window on each side ; a door opening into the pilot-house 

 in the forward end and one into the bath-room aft. There is a folding bed, 

 a sofa, writing-desk, marble-topped bureau, and book-case of black 

 walnut. There are also drawers for charts, clothing, &c. 



