Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-25

OceAn, Is well As tno u1O9s c0101Qk Do
and complete in all her appointments,
has Just arrived at San Francisco from
New York. She is said TO be the finest
specimen of naval architecture ever
turned ont from the establishment of
the Cramps, Philadelphia, notwith-
standing their handiwork is marked in
dellihly upon some of the leading steam
ers in the Atlantic and Pacific Coast
trade. The external appearance Of the
Queen of the Pacific is very pleasing to
the eye Of tine Competent critic as well
as TO those who can only judge Of yes
sci by her proportions snd beauty OF
outline. She is pronounced by all to be
a beautiful ship IN model, symmetrcal
proportions. in neatneas OF design and
finish, and in all the points that 60 to
make mp a superior vessel, while inter
nally art has produced some marvellous
results in her adornment, 80 that today
she stands without peer IN the rich
ness and elaborsteness Of her decora-
tiOns.
To give our readers some faint idea Of
this vessel We will lead them abou. her.
beginning on the main or saloon deck
aft. There is small open deck abaft
the deck house where il located Prov
idence capstan. Entering this house
there is n passageway leading to the
deck below, where tho saloon walters
are quartered; on the starboard side
are the gentlemen's closets, and ON the
other side il a state room with two
berths. In the after part Of the saloon
proper, which may be called the
MAIN SALOON srATE-RooM HALL,
which is 30 feet long and IA feet wide,
are Il state-roOms six feet four inches
wide, ten feet deep and seven fest six
inches high, making the largest state
YOos0s We know 0f on any steamer
ahoat. Each state room has an air
port Is inches in diameter, which, with
the half dozen Stat ventilatofs IN each
insures the best of light and ventilation.
Each room communicates with the
pantry by electric bells, and each is
| lighted by an Edison incandescent cleo
| trio light suspended from the ceiling,
and also by DOwner mineral sperm
oil lamp secured 70 the bulkhead. The
walls and ceilings of the rooms are fin
ished in fiat white. the trimmings being
| in mahogany and oak, with Hungarian
ash -polished panels in the mirror cases.
The wash stands, With marble tops, are
enclosed in wood. standing ON fluted
columns highly decorated, and when nOt
| in use are covered by polished mahog-
any top, forming commodious side
table. The mirror ia encased in carved
oak with mahogany inlaying, and the
clothes. towel, brush, comb and lumber
racks are in carved mahogany. Each
room has a sofa covered with dark ma
room plush. and the rooms and ship
throughout are carpeted with dark
ground heavy carpet Of like pattern.
Each berth has Saratoga" spring
| bottom, Il best quality Of hair mattress
and hair pillows. Each room has three
berths in it. the two upper ones -
inches wide and the lower one 30 inches.
THE GRAND SALOON PROPER
il 81 feet long by 81 feet wide, and feet
. inches in hight, and is lighted from
the sides by twelve 15-inch ports. and
contains seven tables capable Of seating
200 persons at one time, giving to each
person seating width of 70 inches
which is greater than usually allowed.
The staircase from the main saloon to
the social hall is exquisitely carved, the
newell posts being particularly nOticsa-
able, and surm0unted by rich electric
lamps. The social hall il finished, both
sides and ceiling, in very deep rich
tinted mahogany in p,nels, relieved by
mouldings and carved work. The for
ward end Is adorned by an immense
plate-glass mirror, and the utter end BY
a piano in u magnificent case, fiauked
by two library Gaze, containing very
well-selected library Of about 250 vol
umes. Rich lounges encircle the hall
on both sides. There are eight grained
gltss windows and two stained glass
doors in the hall. On either side at the
end of the hall is
BRIDAL cABrN,
Twelve by six feet, gotten up in the
in mahogany aud oak, with delicate sat
stead. large wardrobe, tables, etc., and
large sofa fill the appointments of
these right royal quarters. The sides
paper, Japanese pattern. One of tho
the dome which covers the main stair
case. This dome is a true circle IA feet
in diameter and six feet high from the
base, and from tho main saloon deck to
the apex of the dome inside Is - feet.
ments ana the cs;l;rc Il figureS viii
stained olnss. and from the osntsr han0s
an exnuisiteIv ieweisd electric chands.
licr. This dome IL incloeed in a safetv
cover on the promenndc dcnk and Ia.
tween Il And "a dome nroner there ara
nIaoed sir eIeotric liOhts vhioh AZ ni0ht
give 4 most oharminc cfisot Ia the DOME
and sociei hnli- Tafsn m vbois the
saloons ststernoms hriis soc;ai hsi, Ana
bridaI ronms have mo- eonsi in th;s
countrv--or In thc World. Scr that mat
ter-for exouisite and arfistic decors.
tion In its neculiar stvle. Al 70
PRoyIsIoNs AGAINST cAsUALrrRs,
She has EIGHT metallic lifeboats, ton
Calkin's liferafts, a surplus Of Kahn
woiler's cork Jackets. an abundance of
nre pumps ana nose, AND IN short. has
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