A Mammoth Steamer.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7965, 31 October 1905, Page 2

A Mammoth Steamer.

I The Cuuard Company are making ja. hoi,l hhl to win I'roin the (.'er- : mans the supremacy in ocean sleau:- ! itig, and 1o thai' t'M'il have given or- , ders to Iheir 'builders R-. supply two | lio-knol boats, thai are to "lick creI at.ion" J'or speed, Ui.xury, ami passenger accommodat ion. The new steamers art* not likely -to In; ready until the eivil ot livxi .war, and 'by that lime the I'.S. (Jovernnn nl w ill have dee|>< m d Hie n-ew Ambrose Channel, a work Unit 'has 'beun spotin-Hy undertaken to perni'it the new Ctniarders to enter and leave New Ycrk Jlarhour. During the \nesent. month 1 tlie newest (jonnau-Ailantic Hner/the Ainerika, belinying to the Hamburg American Company, will make Iver maiden trip, ami it- will he interesting to compare the relative imvri'tr-} of the. vessels. The Anierika is tlie milliona-ires' 'boat. She lias not 'been hwll for cspc^vl. Agui'i:usi ( the. twvn-ty-fjve knots of the turlii'nv Cuuarders her seventeen knots would make hut -a poor show, as woukt iirdeetl th« ])>i'iisijniL (lernuaji record of 2ifr.s knots. Klvelri'e lilts will carry passengers of the Anierika from one deck I o another. Buoh lifts w ill he a feature of the. (,'uivarders ; iivdeed, it is claimed that t'he Cumird Company were The first to 'incorporate the. idea iu l-heir plans for new ships. Ihe sirggvstion coming in J 1)02 from a member of tire stall of the Scientific American. The principal'diningroom on the Aim-rika is H)c>ft long II is titled in l.ouLs X.YL style, the walls are l'ref-/:oed iwihb t-opies of Houchvr'.s pictures, t'lie cost of the decorations -being about £I.OOO, A novelty in Transat laiil ii; travel 'is rtvat saloon passengers uii the .\mm i-' ka may hook pasnagvs <. uly. aird pay a la carle in the restaurant. while the nrt ire tuhl'C service uillhe goklplated. Tlui waiters will dress as waiters, not as stewards. The vessel is also iitted with a gymimwinm, , and the walls of the day nursery are iitoisf.rated with pictures specially interesting -to children. The room is. light aiuE airy ; indeed, the wMiole atmosphere of the ship is a I'li tic-ally changed wvei'y few minutes. In addii ion io ihe ordinary and sen water 1 baths there will be an vied rie 'bath, 1 to which will be attached specially, trained attendants. The ieivgth of l tho Anverika. 'is fVSTfI. hreadth "lit, | displacement just under • 1'2.000 tons. The nx'W turbine Cunarders will l.anish all vibration. Iu length they will be 80r.it. breadt h SSvt, ami <>oft in depth, with a displacement of 13ttoo tons, mvd nn Jaggivgalv hoßsepower of To.OOO : -the double bottom will be. oft Gin 'between 't'he. inner aivd outer shells. The great, width of the s-hip enables the. Scotch boilers, of the largest size, to 'be placed abl'east and still k-ave room'l'oi* large jceal bunkers in the wings. There will ire eight -decks in all. Above the orlup deck will be tho lower deck for third class jvas.si<ngjers, am! •a- failure! t w-Moh! will iviUh to •lh« comtort, -of these passvugers will ho tiro subdivision ol ti»> space into separate stale rootr-f. The. waiter line, will 'be nt iho h-vel of this deck. The great dinin. saloon on the upper deck for first class passengers will lie l-oft long, aird will seat .">OO people. The first class statu rooms are to behalf as large a-gain- as. ordinary slate rooms. As turbine cn?«JV.s almost invariably develop lurrse-power iu excess of tin' contract. il is believed tluil 'lhvse I'nnnrdei'.s will make twen-ty-six limits an hour on their ■trials.