Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-11
TlSGS cf sUpaCEIPTIcT.
,scs, W. co. 3n. 6m. l VT.
GOdern Ocean Travelling.


tr1n America TO Europe YES ressrded as a.
undertaking. not to b, ga:ly entered upou, sac
| be Thc hravsd tho dapgsr5 OF The broad Atan.
tic wlthcu. Gis: mskiog hid will a56 adjusting
lis temporal Affairs was c3mpoply regard q a:
foolaardy so': Of pgrscn deliberately flying il
the face OF Providence. Bu. nowadays people
thlak DC moro OF takiCg o trip 10 L;Vegpoo
thar ihcg Go Of icuEn yjag 10 Plttsiuig or CHI
casc, and The accommodates sGd cuisine 50
nesr'y approach perfection on Tie 6nest lc.Rn
stet N .rd that, siven sou8d digestion, na even
temper sad z 9ell liosd pcekstbonk, it is su
open question WAHthrr tip to Europe end
back Is &c: as CT icy, b 8 method OF spcndiec
mouths VACATION rs lah3tiouslS clamtcrlag (
taoua:a;Cs, Intellectually s:russitg With seaside
ennu! a: tsthlon.b b.s watering p ace. OK bua..
loS Big GAM Ia the tsr away Businesses of the
olnttreas, Gl:h the nua7oltabe dsou mforts at
,euGant thc:aoa, The ilorense 10 tas uumber
OF passengers crossing sbo Atlantic duiisg lis
n.s: decade les been sJmatSicc ulxIv 1!lcus.
F!teco 2ears ago Que boat weak W.s 3rii.iout
to accaa Iii ,das0 patlon.. Now ucrc than thir-
ty pssSeoScT steamers l:aV: New Y9ik F.. Lon
lGu CT I.va-poo! lrius caob m5nta.
The Cry OF Rome, ss: gmplc.cd by tho
Barrow Shlpoaltlas ConpaGy fer the Iuusu
line. is a5aDUncsd rn stgr! % her fisi rsio trcu
Liverpool 70 n " Yok ca Oyobsr Is rEe
IS ime!cd Teisht OF this ova lsv!a hsc i S 600
LOGS. complete aot ready FIR sss, aud he. q,
rIno ment, ut t~snsy-s ieat N 40 Grsught, is
l3 500 tOns. 20 that abe siiI hsvs 4 I'd wcir",
oslrylng poser of S 500 sous. The ship is 600
feet in slsth ever all. srd $40 feet De. ssera
rerpspGisuars Her tX.rcue utead h i. 81 fee.
lrcJrs. AID thc depsh Of bur ouid 81 tue.
I'm propeller IL 24 ice. ie ii ,meter, a.(i i,
d l7eu o. ;hr"s soss OF Inverted "taadzu" Gu
gInes Wo k!ng 90 three crans5 disposed OF 20
'bgie OF l2O degrees @i.h oDo anottr5. Tue
.rre5 5semen tGr the eco c0lnmcd4: ui the isrye
nuN0er OF pas-eosers tbs Ciiy Of RoDe IL de-
signed to caSry sIs 7srS con plc:e. TIE L., 20
upper smoking rcvta Is 90 lae hurricane ok
auc 10 !he at.erdeck house ls | u4ys ter Ia.
ries, e!cSauti? h!te6 ~, 9heEo th 81. talr sex Can
take their esso 10 sacTs.y Ta.iaeF Eih. u;
go:0g nsloT. Twelve llteS1s's a.a carried op
thls deck, oco OF Waicn is & It'd az g;esm
lauaci. lie uoDar uslaoa or drswiug 1ouin,
neatly hundred fout 10 lgrg.n, is on tae ppDcr
deok. Ii ls hspds ,myly ti>tad Ei,h Iourrss
4rOaud The sida I'D is 10 .he fsrm of vida
gallery. with lGrge r,cG,r2uar oprnng io,o
he uioug saloon bg!cw. thus g'9i ,cl. c(p.s d
he:Rht snd planiy Of lish: to tnt sale n,anqer
be lower smoking roum is e!so On tu.sur,k
Oa each slde Ut .hs Vessel, from tho saloon 10
the after eud OF the engine rouu ara the gts.e
rooms. ehien will 5000 10 cds'e 800 pss;sus,rs
Abatt the csbin bulkhoad the N Gin deck i, fit, d
tor about Z50 eni igfants; their Is accommod ,.ion
10! as maAy OF The SANE elias CT passengers for.
ward, and ihsre Is room for eco more OF the
lower deck.
The Cunnrds ilittalt from Liverpool on the 22d
OF OCTOBER aaolhGr mun,!er shlp-n2mely, Lne
berVla. She hss been tut by ii ess7s j. 8 q.
Thomson, OF Cyce Bank, noar Glasgow, aud it
10 Claimed thai her engines are more powerful
than those OF any other vcfse while in size she
ls surpResed only By the Great Eastern. Tee
Serrla's dimensions are as follows :-LenRth
$50 feet bresdth. 81 feet; depth ii feet inches:
gross tonnage, 6,b3 tens. She has Cylinder
mpound surface conGanaing eDglses with
stroke of piston of 6 feet inches; one cylinder
III sssufes II inches aud two 100 inches in dlsns.
tor, he engines are ca2eb:e of Working
up to O,5CO horse power The Seryiws keel
is Il inches thick, and is composed of five
layers OF steel, selu;ed By hydraulic riyeter.
sac hes double bottom, aud is divided oto
niEs ws!er!i8nt buikhesds aad, is provided with
.welVs !ifebosts. 1ha vessel may De fsirly styled
five. decker, ss she has four decks end g prom.
enade for passengers. The utpar, luWer AID
mein decks are OF steel, the frbt named being
covered with yellow pine and thu others win
tex. There sIe l6S ssatarcoms, and the ship Is
lifted 10 carry 45J first Cla:s and 6 U s.esraee
pssscnSer in addition 10 crew Of ajO officers
snd mer; the saloon is u feet long by 49 f. al
wide, with seats for 80 persons; The sm 1king
room is 81 feet by I2 feet end the music roc m 60
feet by Y faot the ship is f.,ed thr9ughCu. lux.
ufiously, and the comfort ana safety of ps.sen.
gers has been studied down 10 the most miou.o
point.-N. \. Herald